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Year: 1873

The Br1ns,otcker says that print


that office had such a bad cold that he dis
tributes all the "n's" into the I'd" box.


A MISSIONARY among the freedmen in
Tennessee, after relating to some little col
ored children the story of Ananias and
Sapphira, asked them why God does not
strike everybody dead that tells lie, when
one of the least in the room quickly ans
wered, Because there wouldn't be any
body left."


The Professor of Natural Philosophy in
a certain college recently gave the class
problem to think of during the night, and
answered the next day. The question was
this If a hole We're bored through the
center of the earth, from side to side, and
a ball dropped into it, what motions would
the ball pass through, and where would it
come to a state of rest?' The next morn
ing a student was called up to solve the
problem. "What answer have you to give
to the question:" asked the professor.
swell, really" replied the student, II
have not thought of the main question, but
of preliminary one. How are you going
to get that hole bored through"


WE have regular little George WASH
ington i'm our neighborbood, but his moth
er don't act her part well at all. A few
evenings ago our little hero tried the edge
OF his little axe upon the nasal organ Of
his mothers fayorite cat, and completely
demolished the smelling apparatus of the
innocent feline. The cat expired, and he
carefully concealed his victim in the meal
barrel, where it was resurrccted late in the
evening by the old woman, who was get
ting meal for supper. She called George
and questioned him. George hung down
his head, and said, Mother. can't tell a
lie, you know l can't; but I'll be swizzard
If can tell you the truth about this little
affair."" HIS mother said, "Come across
my lap, my son; come aross my lap.'
And he come. The little fellow had been
sitting in the dust, and they say it is fact
that that old lady has not got all the dust
out Of her eyes yet.-FdlnouM bldepend-
ont.


Our people ought not encourage extrav-
agance in these times of general financial
depression, yet man exhibiting luxuri-
Gus and elegant milking-stool of black
walnut in front of the post-office the other
day, kept an interested and symp ithetic
crowd about him for an hour. 1t was a
sort of easy-chair milking-stool-a nice
seat for the operator, a swing-shelf for the
milk pail, and slotted standard in which
to secuse the cows tail, with sliding rod
to shoot the tail out when the milking is
done. The pail shelf shuts up like jack
knife blade when the pail Is removed, and
the operator marches of with the stool
under one arm and the pail OF milk in the
other hand, leaving the COW too surprised
to remonstrate. 1t Is too elegant for a
milking-stool, but is just the thing for a
smoking chair, the shelf being admirably
adapted to hold spi--cuspidor, and the
shooting rod to ram home the tobacco,
provided one uses pipe, or to knock of
black walnut is extravagant for milking
ool.-Danbury NeDs.
Year: 1873

A NEW cereal has been grown in Oregon
which has puzzled the farmers, as it is un-
like any grain with which they are famil-
lar. From seven to ten stalks grow from
one root to height of about four feet, and
these stalks, or straws, are thin and hard.
The radicals are tough and spread widely.
The heads are six inches in length and
covered with heavy beard, each filament
being five inches long. The grain is double
the length of kernel Of wheat, and, in
stead of being firm and compact, is hollow,
the cavity containing glutinous matter.
While the grain bears acloser resemblance
to wheat than to anything else, the straw
looks more like that of rye or barley. Its
origin is somewhat peculiar, the first grain
having been taken from the stomach of a
wild goose by farmer in Tillamook coun-
ty nearly three years ago. Tie was struck
with its appearance, and plantedit, and the
succeeding season sowedthe product. He
distributed portion Of the second crop
among few friends in different parts of
the State, who this year raised small guam
titles. 1t will require another year to de-
termine the value Of the grain.
Year: 1873

Iremember well couple with whom /
was for years on terms of closest intimacy.
Tha husband was a gentleman of God s
creation. He filled with honor an import
ant office under the United States Govern
ment he had a large private fortune which
he spent generously on his family, for he
desired above all things their happiness.
His wife was young, beautiful, and had
been raised by his love from life of bitter
poverty and toll. She had splendid
home, devoted husband, and four fine
sons and daughters. Her power over her
husband was very great, and not the weak
est of her weapons was this sulky, fearful,
injured silence. But she had no tact, she
strained the bow too far and it snapped. l
shall never forget the months Of misery
preceding their final separation.


And in society he bore all the blame.
Was his wife not strictly virtuous? Was
she not careful and conscientious moth
er; an acknowledged beauty and a pattern
housekeeper? What then did he want ?
He answered them as an old Roman did on
similar occasion. STOPPING down, he
loosened his shoe, inquiring, ais 1t not
new? Is it not well made? Yet none of
you can tell where it pinches me-" That
Is just the kind of misery. Try if you can
DCtu SlOC inOuih aItCi
year after year-yet it is not so irritating
as sulky woman.


Husbands as a general rule are what
wives make them. II a woman complains
to me of an unsympathizing husband l
listen with closed mouth, and closed
heart too. do not indeed deny but what
there are men too utterly bad for any wo-
man to influence; but men do not become
bad, sour and spoiled by some sudden
Lightning stroke-all at once. A woman
of any penetration must see suspicious cir
cumstanccs in such before marriage, and
people who run risks voluntarily ought
not to expect immunity from conse-
quences. And if the man was good man
when she married him, and grew bad UNI
der her management, and in her society,
she cannot be altogether blameless. De-
pend upon it there are as may ill-used hus-
bands as wives, only the former keep stiff
upper lip about their mistake, and the lat
ter bring theirs before the foot-lights and
ask the world TO cry with theni.-Gotden
Age.
Year: 1873

OMAHA, November l9.-The prize
fight business is decidedly mixed this
morning. Eagan remained in the
county jail all night and his friends are
making every effort to get him out.
Looney and the other manager want
to get back to St. Louis and settle
things up there. Tom Allen declares
positively this morning that he will
never go in the ring again. Riley was
forced to say the fight was fraud by
parties on the train, but there are a
good many who claim that his formal
decision On the fight will be given this
morning, and that he will decide IN ia
vor OF Hogan, if no outside influence
is brought TO bear. The sporting men
are getting out of town as fast as pos
sible. Every body is disgusted.


The fight OF yesterday still continues
the exciting topic in this city. The
disgracetul conduct Of Allen has Won
Hogan the sympathy OF many who on
general principles condemn the prize
ring.


The Herald says: Boosting bragg
garl Allen, who declared be could whip
his antagonist in twenty minutes, got
knocked some ten feet in the first round
and then, seeing he was overmatched
by the Pennsylvania, dealt him an al,
most fatal foul in the second round.
This is the man who calls himself
the champion OF the world. In
the fight OF yesterday this Euglish
bruiser was probably backed by q re-
teree who was trained to his service,
who decided a foul, but refused the
victory 10 the man who won it by all
the known rules, and decides it draw.
fprize fghing must continue. we in
common with 9th ers, desire to see fair
play. The overwhelming sentiment is
with Hogan, and nine out OF ten who
saw the fight believe Hogan whipped
Allen. Hogan's physician says his pa
tent is splitting blood from the blow.


Hogsn's friends agree that as Allen
struck toni, as Is admitted by the re-
leree, the fight belongs to Hogan and
that the cutting of the ropes was not
done by Hogan nor at his suggestion,
and he cannot be blamed for it. Both
OF the princ pals remain here for the
present After the fight James Eagau
declared he would not deliver up Ho-
gan share OF the money and he has
beer arrested and is now in Jail. 1t is
believed that Hogan is determined to
have another match with Allen as soon
as his health permits and that Dakota
will be the next battle ground.
Year: 1873

TIE Danbury Neaos man classes
a letter declining an invitation to
go over TO Europe in the Crap
hic balloon as follows:


On tie whole | think l shall
have TO decline the invitation. l
feel just as enthusiastic in the en-
terprisc rs any one can, but 1
can control and manage my en-
thusasn' to better advantage if l
am standing on something hard.
Besides, it makes me sea sick to
cross the ocean, and when l am
sea sick ] become so excited and
reckless that l squandcr away
anything that 10 handy in my
possession, and would just as like.
ly throw away something valuable
as not. In that case, l should
like to bc where / can recover II.
This is natural to us all, I think.
I do not wish TO be understood
as having any fear in the matter.
I arm not afraid Of q balloon. l
would Just as lief ride in a bal.
loon as ip a street car, ifit wasn't
for getting cindcrs 10 my cyes. I
am afraid Of cinders.
Year: 1873

SLANG is not wit. Neither is
the misspelling of words humor
And We may go even farther, and
say that the prevalent disposition
to present everything, serious as
well as trihing, in a ridiculous
light, is not only bad as a matter
of morals. Yet there are many
people whose sole efforts in writ
ing and in conversation appears
to be in the direction OF what
they consider "smartness." This
constant trifling with tho sad real.
tiles of human life; with the SER
ions work of human kind; with tho
events Of the day and with the
facts of history; with the character
of the living aud with the memory
Of tho dead, is lowering the tone,
not only of literature, but Of NOR.
ais. The world itself is not huge
joke, however some people may
so affect to consider it.
Year: 1873

THERE is at least one juror in
the IichborDe case who will be
impartial. lie has received two
among many letters, one of which
declares that lie will be shot
through the heart, should he vote
in favor Of the claimant. The
other assures him ofthe same pun.
ishment should he decide the
other way. lie is the most care
ful listener to tho plcadings, and
ia determined to be right and a
martyr to his conscience. Detroit
Union.
Year: 1873

ABorT thirty carcasses of dead
horses were discovered floating in
the sea, near the shore, at Long
Branch on Thursday. Several Of
them wore stranded on the beach
and presented an unpleasant sight
for nasal or optical contemplation.
Bathing has suddenly grown un-
popular there.
Year: 1873

On Saturday, just nine months
after the great Boston fire, a heap
OF burning leather, which had
been smouldering ever since No
vember, was found in the ground
in the rear of tho Postofficc on
Congress street.
Year: 1873

A PIrrsBURG man had his head
shaved before he filled his hat
with bricks, all because he prom
ised his better. half that lie would
not drink drop while he had a
hair on his heal. This shows
that when P'ttsburhger makes
a solemn promise railways keeps
q
Year: 1873

RHODE ISLAND does not, as is well
known, allow naturalized citizens to vote
unless they possess a certain amount Of
real estate. 1t has been held for some time
that this is in conflict with the fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, and a test case has been made
up to decide the question.
Year: 1873

tie COrtes this afternoon the Mlnlster
of War spoke of the atrocities committed
in Alcoy by Internationals. He said the
Government was detern to punish all
those guilty of assassination in that town.
A dispatch has been received at the war
office from General Velarde announcing his
arrival before Alcoy and his determination
TO attack the town to-day.
Year: 1873

LONG BRANCH is not doing well this
year. A correspondent Of the New York
Tribune aser .bes it to the cost and exIrav-
agance which have now become the chief
characteristics of the place, since it has
been made the summer capital for the
country. So much for our republican
simplicity,"
Year: 1873

NEVER since the enactment of the IA
nous compensation bill of 1916, which
came very nearly unseating Henry Clsy
himself, Notwithstanding bis great popular
ity in the Lexington district. have the peo-
pie been so moved to indignation as they
have been by the back pay law of last ses-
sim
Year: 1873

Judge Daniels, recently holding Supreme Court
Chambers in this city, rendered decision yester-
day refusing to continue the temporary injunction
restraining the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Com
pany from paying rents reserved in lease made
to it by the Pacific Railroad Company OF Missouri.
several Western railroads are involved in the
controversy, and to them, OF course, the decision
Is important The points OF Judge Daniels opinion,
& embodyng his decision, will be found given pretty
fully below.


James Ryan, who was member OF the last State
Legislature. still persists in being entitled to his
pay for the same time as Deputy Clerk Of the
Court OF Special Sessions His application for a
1mandamus against the Comptroller, directing him
to pay him his salary such clerk during the time
he was absent in Albany, which was recently re-
fused In the Supreme Court was renewed yester-
day in the Court OF Common Pleas before Judge J.
r. DAILY. The Judge listened patiently to the argu-
ment but did not give his decision In view Of the
fact that there are so many holding two city
offices and clamoring for double pay, the decision
will be looked forward to with interest.
Year: 1873

Suit by q Foreign Corpora


JurisdictiOn OF the Court.


Before Judge Curtis.


The Peters Manufacturing Company VS.. Denty ct
al-The plaintiff is a corporation deriving its legal
life from the laws of the State Of New Jersey. The
defendants are merchants, doing business in
Havana in the Island Of Cuba. The plaintiff claims
that 1t shipped quantity OF 'duck" to defendants
for which they had only partly paid The action
to recover the balance due. The defence con-
tended that under the original contract the plain
tiff agreed to furnish quality of duck equal in all
respects to that manufactured by Peter Neninger
& Co.; that the duck received by defendants was
Of an inferior quality, and defendants were
damaged to the extent OF two cents yard; and
for this they asked the jury to give them con-
sideration.


Judge Curtis charged the jury that the Court
had jurisdiction, although the plaintiff was what Is
known as foreign corporation, and that the mat
ter OF proof was on defendants to show that the
tract Contemplated the furnishing Of duck equal
in quality to that manufactured by Neninger Co..
and also to show that the duck shipped was of an
inferior quality, and that under ordinary circum-
stances 1t was the duty OF vendee, where
opportunity OF inspection was allowed, to return
offer to return goods found to be defective.


The Jury disagreed.
Year: 1873

1s the two duties sre conflicting and cannot by
their own nature be performed by the same person
at the same time. Two ofnces are incompatible
only where the holder cannot In every instance
number OF cases in support OF this principle.
The whole practice OF official life In England was
against any such principle OF common law. Al
most all the high State Of1cials were members OF
Lord Mayor OF London, the Lord Mayor OF Dublin,
were members OF Parliament The only rule was
one OF common sense-that where there was IN
herent contradiction between two ofiices one OF
venient to hold two such ofices. and may serve as
a ground for the removal OF the official by the
proper authority, viz, the power that appointed
the Board OF Police Justices. The incumbent
The law did not assign any special duties
to the Deputy Clerk OF this Court; it says
the duties may be performed by the
clerk or deputy. 1t must be assumed that they
trary. There is no ofllcer OF the government who
does not occasionally leave his Official duties for
while. The President OF the United States some
times enjoys the cool breezes Of Long Branch while
sometimes spend weeks at saratoga. The Judges
absent themselves from the bench. Should a de-
ducton be made from the salaries OF these omcers
for each month"; week or day Of absenceY and is the
all such absences q deduction from their salaries
must be made There Is nothing In any OF these
objections. The salary Is an annual salary, paya-
BILE in equal monthly payments. There Is no power
fuse to pay them while the offcial holds the offce.
Section 20 of the new charter expressly prohibits
the Comptroller from tnquiring as to the perform
ance OF duties OF an o1cer whose salary Is fixed by
law.


After the argument, which was very lengthy, the
Judge took the papers aud reserved his decision.
Messrs. O'GOrman and w. +. Mcnamara for the
relator, Mr.. Dean for the Comptroller.
Year: 1873

What is called an awkward man
sat on jury down in Maine the
other day. The case involved a
claim for money for building a Gel
lar, and the number of perches of
stone used was specified. But this
awkward man knew something by
experience about building stone
walls, and this little item was not
quite clear to him. So when the
jury went out he took his pencil
and quietly ciphered little while
at the table, and then in the most
matter-of-fact way, he told his fell
low jurors that rs he made il, there
was enough stone put into those
cellar walls to fill the cellar COM
pletely up and have some three or
four perch of stone left, and he was
puzzled to know where they put
their potatoes and garden sauce.
Year: 1873

There is nothing in reason to
warm or move the soul it is cold
and passionless; it operates in sub
ordination to some other of the
faculties of the mind. We use it
as light to.our pathway; we coun-
ell it, but do not always profit by
its admonitions; we ask il to point
out the rocks in the ocean on which
we are sailing, and when it shows
them to us, and indicates which
way to shift the helm to avoid them,
we often shut our eyes and ears
and float on to destruction; thus
giving tho lie to that system OF
philosophy that teaches that there
is sufficient in reason TO insure the
happiness of the race.
Year: 1873

A pensi7e man with basket full of new
hats, was passing the Wooster, when q
quarter of a ton of beautiful snow slid
from the roof of house into his basket.
Not being profsne man his suffering was
iYtanea
Year: 1873

GRANDMoTHER.-For long time |
did not understand it at all. | thought
that because grandmothors often wero
feeble and oldlashioned, they could never
really feel rs We children do that they
needed no particular notice or enjoyment,
for it was their natures to sit in rocking
chairs and knit. They seemed quite diff
terent from tho rest Of the world, and net
to be especially thought about that is,
by girls who were as full of merry plans =
as we were.


Grandmother lived with us, as father
was her only son. We had vague idea
that she helped mother mend the clothes
and knitted all fathers Wiutcr stockings,
besides some pairs for the church society.
We were supposed to love her, of course,
and We're never openly rude, for indeed
we had been taught to be polite to all
aged persons. As for grandmother, she
was one Of those peaceful souls who never
make any trouble, but just go on in their
own way 50 quietly that you hardly know
they are in the house. Mother sat with
her sometimes, but we girls, in our gay,
busy pursuits, rarely thought of such
thing. She seemed to have no part in
our existence.


1t went on for some time, till one day
happened at sun-down to 60 into the sit
ting room, and there sat grandmother,
alone. She had fallen asleep in her chair
By the window. The sun was just sink
ing out Of sight, leaving a glory of light
as he went, and in this glory l saw grand
mother-saw her really for the first timo
in my life She had been reading ner
Bible, and then, as if there had been no
need Of reading more, since its treasure
already lay shining IN her soul, she had
TUNED the book oyer upon her lap and
leaned back to enjoy the evening. / saw
it all in a moment-hor gentleness, her
patience, her holiness. Then, while her
love and beautiful dignity seemed to fold
about me like a bright cloud, the sweet
everyday lines in her face told me Sc
cret, that even then in the wonderful sun
set Of life she was, 0, how human SO
human that She missed old faces and old
scenes +; so human that she needed a
share of what God was giving us-friends,
home interests, little surprises and ex-
pectations, loving offices, and, above ali,
recognition in the details of our fresh,
young lives.


Girls when grandmother woke up she
found Us all three stealing softly into the
room for God had helped me, when |
went to tell my sisters about it. Mary
only kissed her and asked if she had had
good nap; Susie picked her ball of
yarn off the carpet, where it had rolled,
and began to wind it, all the while telling
her pleasant bit of news about one of
the schoolgirls and well, l knelt
down at grandmother's feet and, just us L
was going to cry, l gave her knees
good hard hug, and told her she was
darling.


That's all, girls. But its been different
ever since from what it was befo-e.-lS.
Njchoias.
Year: 1873

the largest and best stock of goods he had
ever seen. The rural gent thought he
would look through the different stores in
this city and Davenport, and compare the
goods and prices before purchasing. he
called at an old established Carpet House
in this city, and also at several stores IN
Davenport, and after long and careful
examination of goods and prices, he re-
turned to this city, thoroughly disgusted
with what he had seen, and almost
Year: 1873

two hours from the time he came into the
store, he started home with S48963 worth
of goods for himself, and good supply for
some of his neighbors. The last thing he


aid when starting home, was this: Il shall
always come to
Year: 1873

IF every family in this town know the
value of Renne's Magic Oil, and would
keep bottle of it on hand, to use In case
of accident, we should be happier If not
a handsomer people Try this Oil
Year: 1873

SAYS the New York Tribune Of the
first: "a new manner Of catching rats Is
exciting great interest among the return
ing householder IN Madison avenue. A
barrel IS filed half full of water. A layer
OF powdered cork is laid on its surface,
and over this a layer Of c0rnmeal is
sifted. A chair and a box or two are
placed unobtrusively in the neighbour
hood, whereby the rateains the edge Of
the barrel. He sees nothing but the
zeal. he has no innate ideas which
teaen him 70 beware OF the treacherous
foundation On which that tempting sur
face rests. he snii1s, he leaps, and goes
gently down through meal and cork to
bis wstery grave. II any Of his friends
see him disappear from the edge OF The
barrel, they hasten after him to get their
share OF the probable pluDder, and are in
turn taken IL by hospitable desth. The
plan seems effective as against the rats,
but is calculated TO destroy their conf
dence in human nature