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Year: 1873




1t is quite unfortunate that wephave
not fresh, living streams Of wafer, in
ceaseless currents, ever flowing along
the streets and rushing with resistless
force through the sewers. There is TO
such means of perfect puriication as
fresh, living, moving water. Every spe-
cies Of filth would be dissolved or swept
away, and nOxious vapors would not
arise as now from every street and lane
over which water is hourly ditfhsed by
thOughtless people, who only poi
son, when seeking to cool the air they
breathe. just enough water is distrlb-
uted over the streets each day by busy but
ignorant street-spriakiers to clay the
dust, and liftup every poisonous gas gen
Grated by dissolving the filth that COW
ers the street surface Heat and moist
ure are the agents Of decomposition. A
stupid fellow on top Of g cart, or holding
a hOse-pipe, supplies the one, and the
SUMS rays the other requisite TO dissOlu-
ton; noxiOus gases are developed, and
then death stalks down the 'clesnly"
thOroUghfare. StTeet-sprinkleTs might
do the public good service if there We're
nothing but soil upon the street surface;
but there is offal and decaying matter of
every description, and when the elegant
street-sprinkler Of the period deluges
the ola DOdrida with steaming water,
the villainous efiluvium that rises up is
often deadly and always offensive.
Away from the main thorOughfares the
condition of the streets, covered with
filth and garbage, should prohibit abso-
lutely, in weather like this, the use Of
hydrants for street-sprinkling. It is
surely unfortunate that We must have
heaps of filth everywhere; that the city
can pay policemen by the score, and yet
secure the services of no corps Of scaYen-
gers, and infinitely aggravated becomes
the public calamity when all this filth
is drenched with hot water and
sodden, filling the air with dis
gusting noxious vaI1rz. Inodorous
and harmless enough when left alone,
the Iilthy streets-the cleaners Of them
become agents of pesdlence when the
ignorant or unthinking manipulation OF
a hose-pipe burdens the wind with foul
stenches, begotten by forced fermenta-
ton Of filth. If the board of health have
properly developed olfaetoTies let them
be lifted up and distended widely, as
when the war-horse snuffs the battle
from afar, to catch odoTs on a hot
afternoon that come yelling up
fgom the surface OF wstered streets
Ike the loftiest Inspirations Of
poetic genius that twine about and
exalt and adOrn a mayors message. IL
fact, the beard of health, since we have
no sewers, and not enough water is used
to remove the filth even from the gut
ters, should either have the diffusion Of
water discontinued, or daily have each
gutter become a self-cleaning Tivulet.
Year: 1873

The question in Alabama is fast mar
rowing down to one of existence. The
elections next year will tell the story.
If We stand and fight together as Dem
ocrats and Conservatives, we will sue
ceed in the contest, and all win be well.
The State will, in time, recover, and
Alabama will not fall into the desperate
condition Of Louisiana. But let the
WarmOtbs and Kelloggs and Pinch
becks Of Alabama save the State, and
soon our condition will be as desperate
as that of Louisiana. After time we
will not be able to say which is a white
man and which a negro Montgomery
AdUertiSer.
Year: 1873

WHEN the board Of health wants to
expend any money, it must recommend
the expenditure to the mayor and eoun-
ellis. These good people get together
about twice month, and The mayor
thus accomplishes his original design,
and we have, practically, no board Of
health.
Year: 1873

Harvesting commenced on Monday
last. In the course of five or six days
the entire wheat crop of this neighbor-
hood will be ready to be cut. The wheat
looks well, and it is supposed will yield
a fair MdySUiJle Bulletin.


Some six thousand railroad ties for.the
Kentucky and Great Eastern have been
delivered at the Widow CreWy's, near
Bull creek, to be used between this
place and the mouth Of Cabin creek.
AS the road-bed is ready for them, we
may expect soon to see the laying down
of the rails. The work is going on rap
idly, the number of hands increasing
daily, and we have no doubt the reason
able expectations of the friends of the
road will soon be realized in its compile
ton to Portsmouth, when our farmers
and other shippers will have an easy
and short outlet to the eastern markets
for their prOducts.-MdySuaLe Bulletin.


Mr.. King, an industrious and enter
prising mechanic of Carlisle, is making
speciality of the manufacture at that
place of an implement for the stripping
and gathering of bluegrass seeds, and
we are happy to learn from the Mercury,
he meets with ready sales and has the
piOSpSCb VI q ldA SS DuSiucoSs II y iAOIn
just such beginnings that many of the
large manufacturing establishments of
the country have sprung up, and one
such man as MIR. King in a community
is worth a regiment of drones. We
have seen the machine referred to, and
from its perfect adaptation 10 the work
intended to be accomplished, we cannot
see why it may not be in demand in
every place on the continent where it is
important to save bluegrass or similar
seeds. = AldysrRle Bulletin.
Year: 1873

High on the dusty rolls That ages Keep
Within no two years that are TO come in
the future is Alabama likely to add so
many bright names to the neurology Of
the times. 1t is poor consolation TO be-
lieve that such a misfortune could not
be repeated. HCtyReUiHe E.rdDsiner.
Year: 1873

Everybody has heard Of the quack doctor who
was in the habit of giving his patients medicines
which would throw them into fits I'd then doc
ciHlity This has been paTalleed by that of an
old man calling himself DR.. Teasdills who ives
found dead in his Office in BuffIlo few days
ago An examination of his correspondence and
accounts led to the belief that the prncipel pslt
Of his income was gained by persuading credul-
Gus patients that they were suffering from the
presence Of frog in each of their stomachs. and
then going to work vigorously to exterminate the
frogI
Year: 1873

An inventor proposes to substitute
metals for coal as fuel for ocean steam
ers, and has taken out a patent for the
method of carrying out his views, his
object being to obtain q large amount
of steam from given quantity of fuel.
When coal is burnt, and solid coal is
turned into gas, large portion of heat
becomes latent, and is wasted by vola.
tiling the solid. The oxygen in the at
mosphere is gas by reason OF the large
amount OF heat combined with it. When
zinc, iron or maganese are burned, the
resulting oxide is dense solid; little
or no heat Is wasted, as it is not turned
into vapor. In addition to this, the
inventor obtains the cosmical heat
latent in the oxygen of the atmosphere.
and the result is that one portion of
zinc will evaporate more than four
times as much water as one pound of
coal, the advantages of which, on long
sea voyages, is obvious. The zinc or
other metal thus becomes vehicle of
power, much larger than can
be obtained from the same weight or
bulk Of coal, and the oxide of the met
al may subsequently be economically
reduced at any convenient place where
coal is accessible. The following is
the manner in which it is proposed to
carry out the invention: The furnace
of the boiler is divided into two or
more parts !; first, the hearth or CRATE
in which the metal is burned second
ly, a chamber behind the hearth to
collect the oxide. In case of tubular
boilers the heated gas from this cham
ber is made to circulate through the
tubes. The furnace has the bottom
and sides, and sometimes the top also,
of brick, tire-clay, or any other refrac-
tory substance. The air is admitted
over the combustible metal, or by a


blast through the same; in the latter
case pipes or tuyercs are built in the


bottom or sides of the furnace.
Year: 1873

It is the essential nature of all wines
and spirits to send an increased amount
of blood to the brain The first effect
of taking glass of wine or stronger
form of alcohol is to send the blood
there faster than common, hence the
circulation that gives the red face, 1t
increases the activity of the brain, and
it works faster, aud 50 does the tongue.
But the blood goes to the brain faster
than common, it returns faster, and no
special harm results. But suppose
man keeps on drinking, the blood is
sent to the brain so fast, in large guam
titles, that in order to make room for
it the arteries have to enlarge them
selves they increase in size. and in
doing SO they press against the more
yielding and fiaccid veins which carry
the blood out of the brain, and. thus
diminish their size, their pores, the
result being shat the blood is not only
carried to the arteries of the brain
faster than is natural or.healthful, but
it is prevented from leaving it as fast 80
usual; hence double set Of causes OF
death are in operation. A man may
drink enough brandy or other spirits in
q few hours, or even minutes, to bring
on q fatal attack of apoplexy,
Year: 1873

The Metropolitans are in quiet pos
session, with United States troops in
the rear supporting their station. The
militia have all dispersed.


The citizens generally seem to regard
the attack last night as premature. The
object of the fusionists in making it
does not clearly appear but it is sup.
posed to have been with the view of
showing that the people would not
quietly submit to the Kellogg govern
ment,
Year: 1873

Officer Fitzsimmons of the Third Sub b-Prccinct,
Brooklyn was informed yesterday morning that the dead
body Of a man found floating in the river nj the
foot Of Kng-st. The remains grappled and drawn
ashore when the officer found that leather yase was
attached TO the ef by stout cord and il IL were
three six.pOund fatrous. The valise was tied about
the body such position to make it evident that
the work had not been performed by the man himself
but that he had probably been fOully dealt with. In
the pockets OF the pantaoOns were % pistol cartridges
The body was conveyed to the station-houso in Van
Bruntst where it underwent another examination,
which disclosed small round pisOl-shot hole in
the right temple The body had been so long in the
water that the features almost beyond recognition
but the deceased was apparently German, age about
30 lie was about feet inches in hight. His clothing
consisted OF dark purple cloth coat blue vest, white
shirt gray ribbed pants, and heavy calt-Sl1n boots
Coroner Whtehi and the detective sent 10 investigate
the ease concluded that the man committed suicide.
Others who viewed the body inclined to think
that IL had been thrown overheard from some
vessel Tue man had evidently not been robbed, rs one
$40 and one 81 Creenback aud 10 cents IN currency were
found in a vest pocket ~


The body Is now at the Brooklyn Morgue in VIII
Year: 1873

awhile. $50 that fault is all mine" she
said, ."And now you may call him what
you like-farmer Hills nephew or farmer
Hills hired man-to me he is, and has been
from the first, simply Ralph Strong. the


ruest and best man | ever have known"
And all Arabelas arguments failed to con-
vince her that plowing and reaping for farm
er Hill had in any way lessened his man-
hood, ,or that in marrying farmer she
wonld be booming herself to life of daily
drudgery. So there was nothing more to
be said. She was of age, and had perfect
right to do as she pleased but it seemed so
odd that Frank, who had refused more
offers than she could well remember, was,
after all, going to marry farmer Hills hired
man. 1t came to light little later that he
was himself the owner Of handsome farm;
and had hired himself 10 farmer Hill chiefly
for the purpose of learning how to manage
it, having discovered, on leaving collegeb
that he knew far more Of astronomy than
agriculture: but even this modifying fact
could not restore Arabelas compospre.


Father and mother came home in the Fall,
and we all went back to town-7and at
Christmas there was wedding. Arabella
declared it was a disgrace to the family but
father, who is quick at reading men, said
Ralph Strong was worthy of any woman,
and that Frank had shown her gpod sense.


They have been married three years now,
and Grace and 60 every Summer to visit
them. Their home is a little Eden, ana
Frank is as happy as a queen. TO be sure,
she has some care, as every wife and moth
er must have; but | can't see that she is
one bit more of drudge" than any city
woman; and, as for her husband, he grows
nobler and better every day. as every, true
man must who has tue wife to help him.
Arabella has not yet been to see them, but
| don't think her injured dignity can hold
out much longer; for Frank, with the sweet
forgiveness of her nature, has named her
baby for her, and dainter "baby Bell p
was never seen. They are going to bring
her to town soon, and Grace and feel sure
that she will prove little peace-maker.
| Speaking of Arabella reminds me that last
Summer we met farmer Hills nephew him
settle other Ralph. They say he is
rich; but, poor fellow, he is greatly to be
pitied,ss ssor he not only has weak "narves,"
put weak head as well; even Arabella-
world minded as she is-could she once
see him, would be quite willing to acknowl-
edge that Frank had made happy mistake
in taking the hired man instead.--Mary 3.
Sleight, IN Hearth and Home.
Year: 1873

There is every prospect of coal famine
within the next 30 days. Some OF the largest
turing establishments paying 10 and IL cents per
bushei by the barge load This cannot last, far
they are concerned yet the operatives and operators
stubborn, and refuse To abandon their respective
pOsitons Why not submit the whole To the judges
Of tie respective courts OF Allegheny county, such
other tribunal might be mutually agreed upOn whose
decision should be tnall Let have an end Of the
Year: 1873

The discovery is said to have been
made that il is not necessary to
groove q rife barrel tho whole Of its
length, but that n few inches Of groov.
ing near the muzzlc will give the bull
let all the necdful amount of spin.
Year: 1873

A very sad instance of lonelines
will be seen ut the next session Oft
Legislature of Maine, when a solitary
Democrat will tako his scat in the
Senate as member from Somerset
county.
Year: 1873

A DIFFERENTIATION Thursday night a
fireman was arrested for shouting fire"
while the bells were ringing for the second
fire district. This took place at Magazine
Market. The next night a barouche filed
with prostitutes made night hideous in the
same locality and were not disturbed. Will
some one explain why these things are thus!
Year: 1873

Importance of Healthy BlOod.-Every drop
of blood that circulates through the veins even
tually becomes . solid particle of the body. Flesh


bone and muscle are merely solidified blood, and
upon the quality of the blood depends the condi-
ton of the whole physical system. Unless the
liquid material by which the human substance is
renewed and sustained pure and nutritious, it is
impossible that the body can be healthy and
strong One of the most important properties of
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is that of improving
the condition of the vital fluid when infected or
impoverished. Acting directly and powerfully
upon the stomach, in which the manufacture of
the blood is commenced, and upon the liver which
secretes a fluid next in importance to the stream
of life itself. this powerful vegetable tonic and
depurent has an immense indirect influence upon
the circulation. Hence the extraordinary cures
wrought by the bitters in of general debility.
malarous fevers, rheumatism. biliousness, consti-
nation. etc. jyl6 3t cod W
Year: 1873

BETTER THAN GOLD.
Better than grandeur, better than gold,
Than rank and titles thousand fold,
Is healthy body, mind at ease, ~.
And simple pleasures that always please;
A heart that can feel for neighbOr's woe ..
And share hi. Joy with genial glow,
With sympathies large enough to enfOld
All men as brothers, is better than gold.
Better than gold is a conscience clear,
Though toiling for bread in an humble sphere,
Doubly blest with content and health,
Untried by the cares of lust and wealth;
Lowly living and lofty thought


Adorn and ennoble a poor mans cot,
For mind and morals in Natures plan
Are the genuine test of gentleman.
Better than gold is the sweet repose
OF the sons of toll when their labors close.
Better than gold is the poor mans sleep;
And the balm that drops on his sumbers deep,
Brings sleeping draughts to the downy bed
Where luxury pillows his aching head;
His simple opiate labor deems


A shorter road to the land of dreams.
Better than gold is q thinking mind,
That in the realm of books can find
A treasure surprising Australian ore,
And live with the great and good of yore,
The sages Lore and the poets lay,
The glOries of empires past away,
The worlds great drama will thus enfOld
And yield pleasure better than gold.
Better than gold is peaceful home,
Where all the tlreside charities come,
The shrine Of love- the heaven of life,
Hallowcd by mother, or sister or wife,
However humble the home may be, 4 ..'
Or tried with sorrow by Heavens decree,
The blessings that never were bought or sold
And centre there, are better than gold.
Year: 1873

snchuycttS superintendent. y .


The following is from the report of the
Superintendent of Education in Massachu-
sets 1.-The vigorous and effective system of
military drill provided for all the boys in our
high schools has, in my judgment, been of
incalculable advantage; and its moral results
have been no less valuable than its physical
effect. 1t is good both for those who COM
mand and those who obey. Still ! feel bound
to say, and TO say with emphasis, that there
is still great room for improvement in phys-
cal culture. We ought to aim, not merely to
avoid in juring the health of pupils while car
rying on their instruction in our schools, but
to increase their physical health, strength
and beauty. | dare call that system OF edu-
cation a failure, which sends out into the
world, to fight the battles of life, its finished
graduates with narrow shoulders, flat chests,
crooked spincs, pale faces, weak muscles and
low vital energy. Our boys receive less
physical injury from their schooling than our
girls Nature helps the boys more. The
boys manage to get some wholesome play.
But the poor girl is easily crushed under the
terrible weight of school lessons. Her strong
love of appreciation, given to her for wise
purpose, is easily made to work her physical
ruin by the machinery of examination. l do
not hesitate to- tell any mother in Boston
that in the present state of things the head of
q class in school is not very safe or desira-
BILE place for girl to occupy. In conclusion
Iurge two items of immediate reform in this
matter. First, that the rules in regard to the
home lessons be rightly enforced; and Sec
ond, that our high school girls shall no longer
be seen carrying home daily, for study, large
bundles of class books.
Year: 1873

"We said the party was divided-hon-
est men forming one wing and rogues
the other. We now class the TRINITY
JOURNAL in that wing of the party which
Governor Booth does not lead. d."-S. II.
Chronicle.


The Chronicle fails to tell us which
wing Governor Booth does lead. But,
rs the Chronicle seeks shelter under
Booths wing, we suppose it intended to
class the TRINITY JOURNAL with the
honest men. The ChrOnicie is apparent
ly attempting to establish a reputation
for truth and veracity.
Year: 1873

THE Wilson Credit Mobilier Investi-
Ga Ing Committee is considering propo-
sitors first, to annul the charter of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company; second,
have the Government to take possession
of the road third, compel the company
10 pay the accrued interest on its bonds,
and set aside five per cent. of its net saw
ing to pay them.
Year: 1873

NOTHING makes n Minnesota husband
So mad as to fiji his boots with buckwheat
cakes in the raw, and then laugh at him
when he pulls them on. Mrs. Smith, of
Winona, will indorse this statement as
on as the swelling in her nose sub
sides sufficiently TO enable her to read.
Year: 1873

IT is claimed that the San Francisco
City Hall will cost eight million of dol
lars by the time it is completed, and that
it will then be mile outside the business
center Of the city.
Year: 1873

The Committee on Pensions in the
House of Representatives have unani-
mously agreed to report II bill to amend
the pension laws now in force, and make
an important change in the salaries of
those engaged in that bureau. The sala-
ry of the Commissioner, Chief Clerk,
and heads Of Divisions, will be raised to
sum more in accordance with the amount
of labor performed and responsibilities
assumed. A new Office will be created
that of Assistant Commissioner-with a
salary Of 5000, the amount now received
by the Commissioner. The fees of ex-
amring surgeons all over the United
States will be raised, thus enabling more
experienced physicians TO fill positions
which they now positively decline ON ac-
count Of insutliciency of compensation.


Ono Of the most important sections Of
this bill is contained in the proposition
to publish in each county newspaper list
OF the pensioners Of that community thus
by publicity preventing gross frauds on
the Government which are now daily be-
ing porpctrated by reason Of the secrecy
Year: 1873

The Modoc war, in which so many of
our troops were recently killed and woun
ed, turns out as usual to have resulted
from attempts on the part Of the Govern
great injustice. The disposition to en-
courage settlers in taking all the good
land and making Indian reservations out
Of rocky barrens is mt the bottom of this
Indian war. The Klamath reservation,
to which these Indians were assigned, is
admitted to have been badly selected. 1t
is subject to killing frosts through all the
Summer and deep SHOWS in Winter, be-
ing high valley among the Cascade
Mountains. No more cherries region
for farming purposes could perhaps be
found in the country. GOaded by cold
and hunger, the Indians killed few set
tiers and ravage n settlement as the means
their experience teaches them to be most
certain Of calling the attention Of the Gov
ernment, and securing better treatment.
1t appears that Agent Dyar says his m
dians, the Modocs, cannot sustain them
selves on the reservation assigned them,
and the result is they are turned upon the
settlements. They are therefore fighting
for their lives and those of their families.
They fortify themselves in the tastness of
the rocks on the mountain sides and fight
with terrible energy, seldom giving the
troops a chance to reach them while they
pick off the troops with impunity. This
mismanagement Of the Modocs is in in
direct violation of the Presidents Indian
policy, and the sooner the injustice is re-
cedcd from and the Indians are treated
with justice and humanity, the better it
will be for the settlers Of that region as
well rs the finances of the country. A
war carried on in that section must take
with it millions, before actual force can
catch and compel the Indians to succumI
to what, to them, is worse than death
glow starvation and constant dread OF
famine from snow-drifts hemming them
into compass just small enough to keep
the dreadful end of their miserable lives
continually before them.