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Year: 1872

Norfolk.

 Miss Bradley gave one of her public read ings in the Congregational church on Tues day evening, and only small audience was present, yet all speak in the highest terms of the entertainment. Had it been free lecture, undoubtedly large audience would have been present......Th order of Good Samaritans some time since organized here seems to be attracting considerable at- tention, and promises to supercede the al- most defunct order of Good Templars. Not that tue organization itself is to be blamed, but it shows to any one who chooses to give it moments thought, that there is screw loose somewhere, and we think 'twould be decidedly hard work to make many conversions under such circum- stances, and the cause of temperance is not we think likely to greatly prosper under that kind of management. We take it that the object of this and similar orders, is the pgreatest good to the greatest number, there fore we think it not good policy to decline receiving into membership man, because he is not clothed in purple and fine linen every day, and because he smells of the shop, or because he has been known as a drinking man. Hundreds of similar notions which have, if we have been correctly in- formed, directly or indirectly been the cause of the rejection of numerous appli- cants. No, Messrs. Good Templars, it seems to us the object of your institution is or should be, to call sinners, not tht righteous to repentance. We don't say this to cast any reflection on the order, fol we do believe the institution a good one, having within it, clements which if rightly used would do great deal of good, but we do like one thing above all else and that is to see man stick to his text eoery dag Sn the soeek, SEET SE-BEA.
Year: 1872

Just one more story, grandma, about
when You were a little girl and lived in
the woods" said Frank.


And grandma drew off her spectacles
and shut her book. She leaned her head
back against the large easy chair and
shut her eyes, thinking.


IL remember as if il were only yes.
terday," she said. raising her head and
looking at the children, who had gather
ed around her. II was only seven, and
my little baby brother wasn't year old"


I'm going TO the spring house," said
mother, land you must stay in the room
and rock baby if he wakes" So took
my knitting, for had learned to knit, and
was very proud of the stocking that was
growing under my hand.


1t was cool day, late in the Fall, and
the doors were all shut, Baby slept. and
knitted for half an hour. Then he
.awoke and began to cry. As got down
from mothers great easy.chair, where |
hal been sitting ] thought | heard a
strange noise outside. II wasn't Lion for
he had gone off with father to the mill.
Something rubbed against the door and
made the latch rattle felt afraid, and
went to the door and fastered the holt
l stood still, listening. with the baby in
my arms-he had stopped erying--and |
could hear my heart beat, thump, thump,
hump.
Year: 1872

Have the patient placed in one Of The
upper rooms OF the house, the farlhest
removed from the rest of the family,
where is TO be had the best ventilation
and isolation. Keep the room constant
ly well aired Remove all carpets and
wooden goods, and all unnecessary fur
niIure. Change the clothing of the pa
tient as often rs needful, but do not
carry it while dry through the house, but
first place /, at the bedside in bucket OF
scading water before removal from the
room II infected clothing cannot bo
washed ut once, et it be set to soak in
water, TO which may be added saturat-
ed solution of per-naganate of potassa
or of chloride OF lime, about table.
spoonful TO the gallon. Small pox is
supposed to be the most contagious dur
ing convale.cence; Therefore, strictly
observe that the patient does not mingle
with the family until the scabs are nearly
all of. and only after thorough purfca-
ton by washing and entire change Of
clothing. Alter the patient IS well, or
leaves the room, let it be purified by the
use of disinfectants, by whitewashing,
and by scrubbng the paint and floor with
soap, soda, and water, and let such rooms
or apartments be well aired before being
again occupied. In regard to food and
medicine, always rely on the advice of a
physician, who should be sent for rs
early as possible.
Year: 1872




All at once there came Il short, cruel
kind of bark, and then n snari. A mo-
ment after the window broke with loud
crash, and saw the long head, open
jaws, and fiery eyes of n wolf glaring in
upon me. An angel sent by our good
Father in Heaven must have told me in
that instant Of terror what TO do. The
wolf was climbing in through the small
window, and to have fingered but Sec
ond or Two would have been instant
death. Moved rs if by power not my
own, and without thinking what it was
best TO do. | ran, with The baby held
tightly in my arms, 10 the stairs that
went into the loft. Scarcely had my foot
left the last step when the wolf was in
the room below. With savage growl
he sprang alter me. As he did so | let
the door, which shut like cellar. door.
fall over the stairway, and ii struck him
on The nose and knocked him back. A
chest stood near, and something told ME
to pull this over the door So laid baby
down and dragged at the chest with all
my strength. Just as | got one corner
over the door the VOLTS head struck it
and knocked il up little. But before he
could strike it again | had the chest clear
across This would not have kept him
back if hail net dragged another chest
over the door, and piled ever SD many
things on top Of these. How savagcly
he did growl AMI snarl But was safe


For long time the wolf tried and
tried 10 get at us, but mt last could hear
him going down the stairs. He moved
about in the room below, knocking
things around for ever 80 long, and then
| heard him spring up TO the window -
At the same moment heard my fathers
voice shouting not far of. o, how my
heart did leap for gladness Then came
Lions heavy bark, which grew excited,
and soon heard him yelling down the
road in the widest way. The wolf was
still in the window. could hear him
struggling and breaking pieces of glass.
Lion was almost upon him. when my
father called him off in stern command.
All WAS silent now. but the silence was
quickly broken by the sharp crack of a
rifle, which sent bullet into the VOLTS
head, killing him instantly


Father lather!" | cried from the loft
window


He told me aftcrward that my voice
came to him as from the dead. He ran
around TO that side Of the house Mother
WAS with him looking rs white as sheet.
| saw them both clasp their hands to.
gethcr aud lit their eyes in thankuIness
to God.


When uied TO pull the chests away
could not move them an inch. In my
great danger God bad given me strength
to pull them over the loft door, hut now
that the danger was past, my little hands
were too weak To remove them. So
father had to climb up the ladder to the
lotl window and release baby and me
from our place Of refuge. Mother did
not know anything OF our danger until
she had finished her work in the spring
house. just rs she came out she saw
the VOLTS head nt the window. and at the
same moment father and Lion appeared
in sight"


II wonder that the wolf didn't get
you, said Frank, with wide open eyes,
breathing deeply -CGolden Hours.
Year: 1872

They say" is thread upon which
an immense deal of scandal j. strung
Halt the time, this little phrase prefaces
something which, il not actually SANDER.
Gus, i, at least damaging To the character
of some absent person. Watch its use,
and see if this is not the case.
Year: 1872

of having saved not only his own life but
the lifeOf an innocent young woman and
the live, of nine children by an act OF
severe but practical wisdom and virtue
the which is commended to all seekers of
suicide. e.-rL louisville Courier.
Year: 1872

Considerable excitement was aroused
| yesterday by the extraordinary action
| of Judge Abel, of the Criminal Court, in
| sending for the grand jury, charging them,
| in excited terms, with being tools of Gov
ernor Warnoth and finally ordering them
| disbanded.


As several of the members are Democrats
and opposed to his excellenoy, these false
assertions created unbounded indignation
among them and tEeir friends.


The grand jury was in its rooms, deliber
ating and waiting the return of a messenger
who had been sent to Recorder Macarthur
for papers in the case of Mccullough and
the two McCormacks, as the matter was
then undergoing investigation. At this
iuncture Judge Abel sent for the members,
| and on their entering began harangue
about their not having attended to their du-
ties, particularly asking if any action had
been taken in the case of j. NJ. Chester, who
an irresponsible newspaper concerning the
subject, which, to say the least, was a very
small thing for grave court to base pro


ceedings on. The judge was somewhat ex-
cited and perhaps querulous and garrulous
He hastily ordered that bench warrant
issue for all the persons named in the squib,
except P. Il. Canonge. He then as hastily
countermanded this order, and directed
that a warrant issue for G. w. Carter.


In his erratic fight he accused the grand
jury of acting in the interest of Governor
Warmoth, and for that reason failing to do
their duty. He said that Shoriff Masicot
was acting in manner that indicated he
was packing jury, and uttered some more
froth, which was not even full of sound and
fury, and really signifed nothing in par
ticular or generally.


The judge was particular in asking the
Jury if it had taken any action in the
Wheyland murder case. He was informed
that the matter was then undergoing in
vestigation.


Unable to longer control himself he pro-
contents being to the point that the grand
Jury was working in the interest of Cover
nor Warmoth, etc. If the letter was signed
by any real person. the name was not read,
nor would the Judge inform the members
who wrote it. He peremptorily refused to
answer questions put by the members, and
after the reading informed the grand jury
that they were finally discharged. This fell
like thunderbolt, and the gentlemen were
scarcely willing to believe their ears.


Several of them are politically and indi.
vidualy opposed to Governor Warmoth.
and could not be induced to favor his excel
lency for any consideration. The asperson
fell with a double force on them, and when
they left the court room they did not sound
praises to the honor of the Judge.
Most of the members afterward held a
consultation, and agreed to hold a formal
meeting for the purpose of taking advice in
this extraordinary case, and if they are
wronged we guarantee that Judge Abel
will hear from them in thunder tones.
What was the result of the meeting has
not come to our notice


We hear that the letter was signed John
Wallace, and now the question arises: Who
:,
Year: 1872

CHICAGO, January ct is rumored that
the secretary of a well known life insurance
company of this city is an embezzler to a
large amount, and has, also, been speculat-
ing in stocks belonging to the company.
Some of the directors informed him that his
affairs were not satisfactory, when he at
once handed in his resignation, and found
himself in such poor health that he had to
go West with his family. Since that, it is
said, the deficits have been made good, and
the secretary has returned.
Year: 1872

necessary to maintain the purity and eff
cheney of the public service. and to con-
tinue and firmly establish its Fundamental
principles, and we invite the cooperation OF
all the citizens of the United States


The committee adjourned sine die. with
the understanding that the names of those
present shall be appended to the call and
the signatures of the absent members OBJ
tanned, when the call will be officially pub
1ished
Year: 1872

The Eceming Times had paragraph
headed Members Of the Bar Petition for
Martial Law" which states a petition for
such an order was circulated in the court
house building to be signed by members of
the bar 1t is not stated whether any sig
natures were obtained, and we infer that
the movement received butslittle support.
Year: 1872

York Herald interviewed President Grant
while he was in that city, and telegraphs


The Louisiana troubles were next alluded
to. l was informed that instructions have
been issued by telegraph to the Attorney
General to order the Attorney General OF
Louisiana to make an immediate investlga-
ton. This was on Friday last. No official
advices have been received since that time.
Hundreds of letters from Interested parties
on both sides of the question have reached
the President, some OF them quite bitter.
All offer adv of one kind or another. The
President gave me to understand that he
would await The result Of the investigation,
and act as circumstances shall require. He
is determined to preserve order at all haz
ards.
Year: 1872

Scolding is mostly habit There j,
not much meaning to 1t. IL is often the
result of nervousness and an irritable
condition of both mind and body. A
person is tired or annoyed at some tri
vial cause, and forthwith commences
finding fault with everything in reach.


Scolding is habit very easily formed.
1t is astonishing how soon one who in.
dulges in it at all becomes addicted to il
and confirmed in it.


1t is an unreasoning and unreasonable
habit. Persons who once get in the
way of scolding always find something to
scold about If there were nothing else,
they would fall ascolding at the mere alb
sence of anything to scold at.


1t is an extremely disagreeable habit.
The constant rumbling of distant thun-
der, caterwaulings, or hand-organ un-
der ones window would be less unpleas-
ant. l1n ai',


The habit is contagious. Once intro
duced into a family, it is pretty certain,
in short time, to affect all the mem
bers. If one of them begins always
finding fault about something, or moth
ing, the others are very apt to take
it up, and very unnecessary bedlam is
created.


The people in the country more readi.
ly fall into the habit of scolding than
people in the city. We suppose it is be-
cause they have less to occupy and d.
vert their attention.


Women contract the bad habit more
frequently than men. This may be be-
cause they live more in the house, in q
confined and heated atmosphere very
trying to the nervous system and the
health in general; and it may be partly
that their natures are more susceptible,
and their sensitiyeness more easily
wounded Women are sometimes called
divine; but scolding woman never
seems divine. But we will say no more
on the subject, or some pretty creature
may feel inclined to scold US for what
we say about scolding. aor.rs l1a nf
Year: 1872

necessary to proclaim to the world the
fact that the clothes upon your back, or
the personal adornment IN which you
delight, belong to you and are bought
and paid for. People have given you
credit already for owning them seeing
that you are wearing them, although
they may not be paid for. And, there
FORE as the principal object for setting
q mark on individual wearing apparel
and various little articles of personal
use and establishment is only to serve
as means of Identification, the best
taste indicates that such marks shall be
as little obtrusive as is possible. What,
then, shall we think OF initiated ear
rings2 Could anything be more vulgar2
The truth is that according to the
rule of good breeding, it is net proper
to obtrude your personality conspicu-
ously upon others. And upon this
foundation rests the whole superstruc-
ture Of good taste and surroundings.
You are very unfortunate if you have
to advertise yourself and your business
by carrying them into the surroundings
Of private life; and il not compelled to
this by necessity, the taste must be
hopelessly yitiated which is constantly
challenging public attention by meretri-
clous efforts at personal prominence.
Year: 1872

Tea roses and lilies of the valley appear to be
the favorite flowers this winter


We notice that many ladies' have the heels of
their boots shod with plates of BRASS


The fashion of always Carrying silk umbrell
on the street has been given up.


A large number of New York young ladies will
spend the coming winter in the south.


We have seen some exceedingly pretty jewelry
lately made of black onyx and oxydized silver.


We see that the fashion of wearing high
feather stuck in the hat band has become general
again.


The Lord Stanley scarf seems to be going out
Of fashion. Its principal merit was that it saved
washing


The fashionable kind of cane now is a plain
stick, made from palm frond, with little sill
yer cord around it.


An accompaniment to full toilette this win
ter is chatelaine consisting of beautifully
mounted ivory tablets and pencil with which Ia
register engagements to dance


A little common wax rubbed on the sole OF
ones dancing shoes make ones feet glide smooth
ly over the heaviest carpet Almost all our best
dancers Invariably carry with them to parties
small piece of beeswax.-N. Y Mail.
Year: 1872

Especial invitation is made to any one deslrous et
visiting our Truss Department. TO call and examine
our superior assortment OF 1russes all made of ex-
cellent material. We claim the largest stock and
assortment OF trusses, braces and suspensOry BAN
dages OF any retail house in the State, and we feel
satisfied in establishing our claim on the fact Of
various truss makers constantly calling on us, and
our assO tnent " the best they hare in GTb
Retail H0 Sc and that tact es for applying are
superior To any.


In view of this fact we can offer patrons and the
afflicted such Inducements as to quality, price and
fitting, as can only De found IN our establishment


Every truss sold at our Truss Room is guaranteed
to be the finest quality afforded in the mark I, eacn
one being practically examined and handled before


Irusses from so cents to slO.OO and finer finish at
higher prices.


Great pleasure taken in showing Trusses whether
wishing to purchase or not.
Year: 1872

This young woman is only eighteen
years of age, yet she was able to find
the redress which the law does not give,
by silencing forever the slanderer, the
man Cummings, who had embittered
her life, injured seriously her reputa-
ton, and driven from her the husband
whom she devotedly loved, by malicious
falsehOod against her fair fame. We
hold that the feelings of this young wife
are as much entitled to consideration as
those of husbands, brothers or fathers
under like circumstances; and we know,
in justice to humanity, that i'm crimes
at least women have equal rights with
men. This young wife deserves the
sympathy of every woman and man in
the community, who may even una
wares be now beset with such defamers
of home, who prowl about under the
guise of friendship, seeking whom they
may devOur; and if disappointed in
gaining the desired victim, they then
attempt, by false threats, to rob them of
reputation and everything else that
makes the life of a virtuOus woman of
any worth to her; for in such cases il is
impossible to tell how long this system
of slander shall continue or how far it
shall 20. Yet society has no mercy for
/ AOlAAEl VIII OINN Attlt lutllctlNtci
then should they be slow to recognize
the deep sense of wrOngej innocence
and despair of virtuous, good wife, be-
reft of honor, husband and home, by a
villain who, prompted by the foulest OF
/ incentives within the human breast
that of disappointed lust plundered
this young woman of every hope of heI
young llfel Driven to desperation-de-
serted by her natural protector, her hus.
/ bandit is not strange that she dared tC
rid herself and society of this incubus
This case should enlist the sympathy Of
all husbands and wives who recognize
I the law of necessary self-defence.n II


is pitiable that boosters of Cummings


class are countenanced by decent mel


and women of our communication sc


long as they are, so long will there b,


records of despair and death.-S. +. Pio
UeCF
Year: 1872

To YOUNG MEN.-Lay it down as a
foundation rule, that you will be "faith-
ful in that which is least Pick up
loose nails, bits of twine, clean wrap
ping paper, and put them in their places.
BE ready to throw in an odd half hour
or hours time, when it will be an ac-
eommodation, and don't seem to make
merit of il. Do it heartily. Though
not word be said, be sure your en-
ployer will make note of it. Make your
self Indispensable to him, and lie will
lose many of the opposite kind before
he will part with you. The young men
who win watch the time to see the very
second their working hour is up, who
leave, no matter what state the work
may be in, at precisely the instant; who
calculate the extra amount they can
slight their work, and yet not get re-
proved, who are lavish of their employ
er's goods, will always be first to receive
notice when times are dull, and their
services are no longer required. Re-
member that you are not slave. Then
serve your employer as friend; in due
time he will be true to you.-BOston In


UestigdtOr.
Year: 1872

THE HEATHEN BUDDHEE.-A Budd-
hist priest, desiring to raise money for a
temple at Suchau, came TO Shanghai for
assistance. The project of creating the
temple had been started ten years ago,
but the zeal which had raised $1,000 Of
the SIS, 900 that were requisite subsided,
and IL WIS felt necessary to resort to
more energetic measures. Priests were
accordingly sent throughout the prov
ince TO beg assistance. The priest who
was detailed for Shanghai labored for
weeks without success. This is evil
IDENTIFY dollar-wOrshiping community.
With a devotion more than worthy of
the cause, he determined to create 4 SEN
sation, and thus excite interest in his
mission. He announced that he would
allow himself to be locked up in n
wooden box for seven days, during which
period he would remain in an upright
position without food or sleep. He was
accordingly placed in a cage D feet wide
and high-just sufficiently large to adj
nit him standing upright. The bottom
of the cage was studded with nails so
that his feet should have space only be-
tween the nails to rest on, and a couple
of slight bars i'm front formed a rest for
his arms. The native public were
invited to prove the genuine character
OF the mOfllicaLlOn ON locking up the
devOtee themselves if they pleased, and
about so people brought padlocks Of va
rious kinds and secured the door as
many times over. The cage was a close
one, with q few open bars near the bot
tom for the admission of air. The cage
and the enclosed priest were placed in
temple situated on a great thoroughfare.


During the seven days thrOngs of peO-
pie passed in and out as spectators, re-


ligious exercises being conducted mean
while by the priests of the temple. The
poor man endured his painful incarcera-
tion with remarkable fOrtitude, the only


relief afforded being an occasional cup
of water, and he emerged at the eXpira-


tiOn of the seventh day looking little


the worse. On examination his pulse


was found to be G4, and was steady, while


his skin, though hot, was moist. After
his release the cage was broken up and
sold piecemeal to the Chinese, every


nail bringing more than its weight in
silver. The desirable result of calling


forth liberal subscriptions was obtained,
amounts from $500 downward being


freeley paid by wealthy Chinese.
Year: 1872

ANEcDOTE OF QUEEN NIcToRIA.-A
gentleman relates that many years ago
he was on visit to the Isle of Wight,
and during his walks he strolled into
the quiet church yard. Near a grave in
the corner Of the chureh-yard he noticed
a lady with little girl-the latter about
twelve years Of age-tO whom she was
relating the story of the Dairyman's
Daughter, whose remains lay beneath
their feet As the lady proeeeded with the
narratiye. he observed the little girl lift
up her ewes, filed with tears, and heard
her saw that she would try and be as
good as the Dairyman's Daughter had
been. After paintings a lily on the grave,
they walked slowly away. The gentle
man, upon making inquiry, found that
the lady was the Dutchess of Kent, and
the little girl her daughter. The latter
is now the Queen of England.