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Year: 1873

sitting next them, giggled at eacn otner unrll
worthy Friend upon the loitiest seat near the
middle aisle arose out OF the common inanity and
raised his voice TO the utterance OF TWO words.
Then he took OF his coat and when this was done,
completed his opening sentence. The speaker was
David III. Barnes, oil Portchester, Westches-
ter county. minister somewhat noted in
the Society OF Friends, but never heard of
outside Of its sober circles The subject oil his out
pouring on this occasion the old one OF the
direct inspiration Of the heart OF man by Jesas
Christ, which he thoroughly believed in as the
source or true religion. IL spoke through q
voice which was audible only when waited upon IN
the most humble ana holy silence and then IL
showed TO US our faults and Ioibles, ano pointed
out To us the spiritual way IN which we should go.
III was this power that was the instrument OF the
wiping out OF the sins OF the world. IL spoke en-
couragenent Comfort, peace, admonition, re-
proach to us, and all for the good OF our souls Tor
whose keeping we must give an account at the gates
OF that beautiful city which was promised us rs our
last abiding place and maven OF rcst If we did the
work given Us TO do, well and truly. lie said that
this same Inspiration vouchsaled us at the present
day was that which in former times had prompted
the authors OF the Holy Scriptures in the uterance
OF divine truths. He urged the cultivation oil a
deeper reverence OF and belief In the Bible TO
counteract the growing tendency OF the age to-
wards scepticlsm.


Brother Edward Brown followed in similar
vein OF thought. kndly-laced lazy in one OF the
ministerial seats then knelt. and offered a
prayer for the whole multitude. Alter an interval
OF silence the meeting separated with shaking OF
hands,
Year: 1873

The New Order Of Things-Sermons on


Direct Inspiration from God.


The schermerhorn street Friends meeting house
in Brooklyn was Yesterday morning unusually
crowded The audience was very earnest and
solemn in Its aspect when the mantle OF silence
had iallcn upon II, and the thoughts OF each par
ticular worsnipper seemed TO dwell uncompromis-
ingiy within the "inner SELF"


Yesterday was the first Sabbath upon which the
innovation OF the sitting together OF the sexes In
stead OF discreet separation, as has hitherto
been the custom OF the Church, was put into prac-
tice. The meek-garbed Friends did not seem
altogether tree rom embarrassment at first
entering and taking their seats in this unusual
manner. The young ladies and gentlemen smiled
visloy. and the dear little boys and girls, who al
ways enjoy themselves during service by humping
audibiy the 1vor and kicking the shps OF people
Year: 1873

resigned the Bench another was dlsgraced there
from aud OF the Ring are in prison, others IN
the way of going there, and few are in Europe
ION businessu He thanked the press for the aid u
gave TO Justice in the prosecution OF these men,
and applauded Judge Davis as an incorruptlDle
and upright Judge. The discourse was repeatedly
applauded and was patiently listened to Tor an
hour.
Year: 1873

wicKeu unscrupuous ring nau possession OF
the ballot box and the jury box. OF millions Of
money and all the forms OF law, and IL seemed as
though rugalty and common honesty and moral
itN, TO say nothing OF liberty and public virtue. had
gone from us forever. Then morning paper,
having some faith still in the integrity
OF the people, assalled this ring. Day
by day the facts were printed and the true charac-
Ter OF the men IN power made known Others
joined IN the assault and soon there was a grand
uprising OF the people, VINO proclaimed IN thunder
tones their purpose TO purge ana iree the city
from


THESE GREAT FRAUDS.


what do our glad eyes behold Already TINS great
and impudent ring Is broken ana most oil It's tre-
mendous power Tor evil destroyed through the
mighty and unseen power OF conviction and 10y
atty TO truth. said its leader anu organizer IN tie
days of his seeming success with proud insolence
In his soul and defiance OF just opposition TO those
who would question ana resist has acts, "What are
YOU going to do about ii ~ Let the answer come
today rom that banled, broken-down man, who
sits in his felonis cell on Blackwelrs Island sick
and snOrn ofal his 10 rmer greatness, without power
or friends peace OF soul, without Goa anu with
out hope IN the world. We talk OF justice, and Ia
nent sometimes tnat the age OF romance Us over;
but surely there IS nothing in the ARABIAN
Nrhtsi entertainment that surpasseS Tor strange
ness


THE CAREER or WILLIAM NJ. TWEED.
Let us pity the mis- ortunes OF poor OLD man, and
pray the good God 10 have mercy upon him. Mr.
Christian faith is not radically different rom the
common sentiment OF trust. and that faith Is the
inward substance, Of which worth IS the outward
manifestation, closing with direct and earnest
application OF the sermon 10 the analrs or the
church over which he presldes.
Year: 1873

A SEVERE TEsT.-The Commissary
General of the United States, after trial
of all the principal starehes in the country,
decided that Duryea's Satin Gloss
Starch was the best that could be procur-
ed, and the government from that time to
the present are buying this article. This
is fact worthy the attention of consum-
Year: 1873

Robert Dale Owen, writing a chapter
Of autobiography in the Atlantic Monthly


for March, thus sketches dancing
master of half a century ago: This ar
tist, whose name was Podge, had grad
uated," as he was wont to tell US, in
Edinburg; whence he returned with ex-
alted ideas of his profession. No Pundit
skilled in Sansorit lore, no Doctor of
Divinity in the middle ages, could have
INDUCED in manner more stately, or die
ton more pompous. After year or two
in the various Scottishe dance and the
cotilliou, as the quadrille was then called,
he announced to us his intention of
going step further; not to teach US the
waltz, for that was spoken Of in Scotland
then as we speak al the oan.can now;
nor the German, for that was an unknown
term; but something very different.


He came, one day, more deliberately
dressed than usual, and, after he had
called us upon the floor, paused, kit in
hand, before the leson began, Young
ladies' and gentlemen" he said at length,
F" have had the honor of teaching you,
so far, few of those simpler exercises
in the polite art of dancing which no
person moving in good society can pos.
sibly dispense with, and, on the whole,
am not dissatisfied with your progress.
| shall now proceed to induct you into
The higher order Of motion. propose
to give you some idea OF the inimitable
Minuet de la Cour and the Gavotte,
which is, as it we're, its appropriate pero-
ration. use the term give you an idea,
for l can do no more than
that. A man'g life is too short to learn
to walk a minuet properly"
Year: 1873

THE ADVENTURES OF BOSTON Boy
One might naturally suppose that the boys Of
Boston would not enjoy less grave and dig
nified authors than Schopenhauer and Emer-
son. Doubtless the majority do thus amuse
themselves, but we regret to say that one de-
generate son of Massachusetts, has the vulgar
ity to read the History of Robinson Crusoe,
and, having read it, and furthermore having
liked it, like any common little New York
boy, he took it into his head to rival the in
genious hero. With pleasing sensations he
read that Robinson had habitually delicious
menu OF mutton and raisins. Those raisins
fascinated him. They seized his fancy and
dwelt in his Imagination, while the mutton
faded into pallid dream. For two or three
weeks he saved his pocket money. Net
cent did the heather get from him, not a
penny did he contribute to the 'Society for
the Cultivation of Intelligence in Boston,"
At last he saved enough to buy two pounds
of the beguiling raisins. On the following
Saturday he reinsed the matutinal mackerel
and brown bread, and camped ont with lofty
heroism in the attic, gracefully wearing an


old fur cape and pair of fur mittens. All


was bliss and raisins. By noon-time he had
Year: 1873

The Academy, in revie wing recent vol
ume of American poetry, remarks


There is a curious resemblance, in more re-
spects than one, between the kind of poetry
that finds favor in America now and that
which found favor at Rome under Augustus.
There is the same com mbination of refinement
in form with sterile elevation of thought,
which in both cases it would be safe to trace
to the natural enthusiasm of the few cultivat-
ed minds of vigorous but backward popu!a-
tion for the best commonplaces that have
been recently imported. The population of
America is at once more vigorous, more vir-
tuous, and upon the whole less ignorant than
that of Rome in tie days of Horace, but as it
is incomparably more numerous its other su-
periorities only make its influence on those
who address it more oyerpowering and more
rnisohieyous
Year: 1873

Nature gives intelligence pleasant to the
vindictive and those who justly feel indigna-
tion against the pestering house fly during
the weary weather we are now going through.
Most flies have from one to twenty parasites
to bite their bodies, ard the observation of
these is an Interesting microscopical study."'
in the morning these parasites get up, and
would be pleased to hear that they take no
rest at all, 1t seems probable that when the
flies seem to be sharpening their bills-the
commonest of practices among them
they are really scratching themselves and us
ing profane language.
Year: 1873

When there is not breath Of air stirring,
and you are in danger Of sitting, attempt to
light cigar out doors, and you will be sur
prised at the breeze that will start up. We
have seen man try this experiment, in
dead calm, and by the time he had scratched
thirteen matches it was really so windy as to
be uncomfortable.
Year: 1873

The last of the Chattaquiddc Indians died
lately at Martha's Vineyard camp meeting.
He was an interesting member of the ''Lo"
family, and would make modern Cooper.
He was very religious and devout, and during
the camp meeting attended all the services.
The rest of the year he was mostly drunk.
Year: 1873

A Cincinnati police arrested an early rising
but otherwise inoffensive German citizen,
the other day, because the latter failed to re-
spond to his salutation, "Good morning.2
The morals of that city are not quite what
they might be, but observance of the minor
courtesies of life is rigidly enforced.
Year: 1873

The Troy Press says shrewd (unmarried)
damsel of that city invariably carries DUN
my baby with her while travelling on the
horse cars. so as to get seat. No matter
how crowded the car may be, compassion for
the sawdust baby does it.
Year: 1873

OA1MEAL PORRIpGE This is now 50
much in demand that it has been intro
duccd into bills of fare of the best rcstall-
rants, though few serve ii well cooked
that is boiled long enough To insure
this, use Il brown pipkin, instead of 4 tin
saucepan; have it tWo-thirds full of boil
my water. into which put 4 half tea
spoonful of salt. Into this drop the oat-
meal and stir with a wooden spatula held
by the other. When it is the thickness Of
mush cover ii and set it where it will keep
boiling slowly for an hour, beating it up
occasionally to keep it we'll mixed and
free from humps Dish and eat il hot


with cold milk OF cream Butter and
sugar melted upon it destroy its fine diu-
retic qualities, and makes it really less
palatable. Porridgc cruel thin cakes
and sort of crackers are the principal
methods OF using oatmeal. AS a break
fast dish, the porridge made in the way
described above has no superior. 1t is
excellent food ior children. quickly eaten,
and warming and comforting, without
The injurious qualities of -'hot cakes It
Stimulates the action of the liver, and. in
conjunction with cranberries, eaten as Il
sauce, will restore q torpid liver to health
tul activity ii employed tor the morning
meal to the exclusion of tried meats and
potatoes, boiled ham and the like
Year: 1873

TABLEAU. A certain city not a thousand
miles from Bangor, has the usual amount
of amateur dramatic talent which occasion
ally finds expression in home entertain
ments of a superior character A perform
ance of this kind on Christmas Eve year
OF two ago, closed with some excellent
tableaux, the final one being a represen-
tation .of Cleopatra in her galley on the
famous sail up the Cydnus to meet Mark
Antony | was absent on the evening al
luded to, but next day meeting some COM
pany at the house of friend in the city,
conversation turned upon the subject, and
a vivacious young lady present, gave me
a glowing description of the affair, ending
her enthusiastic account with the following
choice bit Of information: The last tab
leau was just splendid! Miss d., naming.
belle Of the CITY, ''got it up and took the
leading part in it. 1t was from Shakespeare,
believe, and represented Cleopatra going
down river in splendid barge to meet
Marx 7w0in" Portland Transcript
Year: 1873

An Old man who has had much eNpcri-
ence in handling and dealing in horses for
Gently that he had never known q horse to
get ''tender footed that was kept loose in
y shed and yard, or in a box stall. That
turning round and treading with their
forward feet in the manure kept them con
stantlv moist and soft. His theory APP
peared perfectly reasonable to me, | have
no box stalls, but use shavings loi bed
ding, and every morning with a large
shovel move the wet shavin@s under the
horse forward, in front Of and under his
forward feet, and then the last thing AT
night cover these with dry shavings lol
him to lie on. lie also remarked that he
had never known a flat-footcd horse but
what was a great worker
Year: 1873

A blacksmith has succeeded in changing
the gait of pacing horse to that of
trotter, by simply fastening an extra pair
of shoes heavier than usual to the fore
feet whenever he wants the horse to trot
and taking them off at all other times.
The sudden change OF weight on his
fore-feet forces the horse TO change his
gait
Year: 1873

80 much the worse; as q shrewd imam


cier said yesterday, "You can fight rea'
! son; but this is a prejudice" Yet there
| is after all some reason for the pre- cjudice
or whim or terror, whatever we may call
| it; and we have to look for it in the fac
titious basis on which all business has
been carried on among us for years; the
restless ambition which drove every man
and still more, every woman, to live in a
style beftting larger income than he
or she possessed That the first great
failure was that of a man trusted for his
integrity and high principle may account
for the electric rapidity with which the
chill of alarm penetrated through the
country to quiet country towns and farm
houses, where great financial operations
were unknown. but where Jay Cooke
literally represented the religious part Of
the Government If there was some
thing rotten in this part OF the State oi
Denmark, what part is sound? Who can
be trusted?


In that distrust is the secret of the
hard times; in no failure of crops or
other rational cause beyond our own con-
sciousness of misdoing. We stand like
gamblers arrested with the cards in our
hands, eying each other suspiciously.
Perhaps the suspicion may last long
enough to teach us an effective lesson.
When A will not lend 10 B, nor C credit
D as far as his weeks expenses, the day
of destruction will have come for Wild
cat banks, Hypothetical railroads, fraud
ulent insurance companies. The mil
lionaire will not make US absurd abroad
by aping royalty, the clerk will be salts
fed to live as a clerk, the mechanic as a
mechanic; the 1aborer's scanty wages
will go to buy bread, instead of sleazy
silk for his wife's Sunday wear. In short,
we shall all be driven perforce to con-
duct our business on prompt cash pay
ments, instead of interminable debts on
paper-to honesty instead of sham.
Whether, when the panic is over, and
the money actually in the country oozes
out into its accustomed channels, we
shall go back to our false systeln-to
building, each for himself, toppling gilt
palaces on sandy mains
to be seen 1t is to be hoped that the
suspicion and real, biting poverty which
many of us must experience will not fail
of their salutary effect. but leave caution
and fair dealing as their wholesome
fruits.


In the mean time, let US urge upon our
readers the prompt necessity of render
ing the coming pressure as light as possi-
BILE 1t is to people of moderate means
and to the laboring classes that the panic
will cost most dearly, and it is from their
domestic lives the cost must come. Much
can be done by the prompt pay
ment of all small bills, and the immedi-
ate adoption of cash payments in our
daily expenses. By this means large
quantities of currency will be thrown
from these innumerable sources into the
under strata of social life, where they are
so much needed and the whole load
lifted and lightened from below.
Year: 1873

were filed again by promotion, and all
officers were showed upward step.


We feel all that the country owes to
its defenders, but American democracy
recognizes no greater patriotism in the
officer than in the private soldier. Ex-
travagant emoluments and honors be-
slowed on few are unjust to the mil
lion who periled as much, who sacrificed
their all, and who returned to work to
support themselves, their wives and chill
dren. A great establishment and high
grades of officers is always a powerful
lever to increase the army and navy, so
as to give to high rank its due dignity
The promotion to the grades of General,
Lieutenant-General,a and to the three
grades of Admiral, as they fell vacant,
was wrong. The elimination of the con-
scienceless element by this revulsion will
prevent repetition of that wrong. 1t
will also cut off our expanded army ex-
penses, and cut down our worthless navy.
A reduction of salaries also will eliminate
that tconscienceless element which, secure
in the possession of fine provision by
government, can take savage gratifica-
ton in the public calamity.
Year: 1873




The hard times of which we warned


our readers are upon us already. and the


signs of them may be read by the most


Ignorant to whom the reflex action OF
capital and labor and of currents of trade
are inscrutable mysteries. They can see
that sudden paralysis has fallen on bu-
siness; that half the meat is left on the


butchers stall; that the dry goods stores
with their purple and fine linen are al
most empty of customers at this the bust
est season of the year; that rubies and
diamonds are left to blaze unnoticed in


the jewelers. cases, and worst of all, that


in every manufacturing town thousands


of unemployed men and women are
swarming ready for starvation tomorrow,


The millionaire broker locks up his
check book when the millionaire manu-
facturer comes for a loan; and the trades


mans wife draws her odd hundred or


two out of the savings bank and confdes
it to a stocking or teapot Both of them.
as indeed all of us, are quite convinced
! that there never was more money in the
country than now; better crops, more
/ foundation for solid prosperity, yet every


man looks askance at his neighbor.
! There may he no reason for the penic
Year: 1873

A writer in the Caitornia delivers a
Sunday-school address, of which tho fol-
lowing passage is an example; You
boys ought to be kind to your little sis
tiers, once knew bad boy who struck
his little sister blow over the eye. Al
though she didn't fade and die in the
early summer time, when the June roses
were blowing. with the sweet words of
forgiveness on her pallid lips, she rose
up and hit him over the head with a
rolling-pin, so that he couldn't go to
Sunday.school for more than month, on
account of not being able to put his best
hat on
Year: 1873

A gentleman in this city who lately
chewed tobacco has been induced to drop
the habit He was travelling in the cars
a few days ago, and having opened the
window beside him, chewed and spat out
on the landscape with great gusto. Dur
ing temporary absence from his seat it
was occupied by lady, and when he re-
turned he was compelled to sit on the
outside next to the aisle. The quid in
his mouth finally troubled him, and lean
ing behind the lady he discharged the
mouthful square toward the window,
but, as the lady had let down the win
dow in his absence, she was rendered a
sight to behold! The gentleman in ques-
ton is now convinced that even with
mouthful of tobacco the angle of incl
dence is equal to the angle of reflection,
and the incident has induced reflection
on his part, too. With him no day in
the week is now chewsday.
Year: 1873

The second arrival of spring and summer
goods is just received at Hugh j. Gillen's-
purchased during the late panic in our east
ern markets, in the unheard of slaughter OF
spring and summer dress goods.


Specialties in all the new styles OF
grenadines, fancy silks, &c. great reduc
ton in black silks. A large assortment OF
worsted dress goods, all the new shades and
colors, sold at least % per cent. below late
prices. The general stock of dress cooks at
this house, to say the least, is immense, as re
CARDS quantity, quality, and lowness Of prices
and nothing will be left undone for the next
30 days to show the merits of these goods to
the public, as the season is advanced and the
goods shall be sold. "A great reduction OF
stock " is the watchword


A new stock of shawls going in the same
direction. Clotls-fne and fancy cassimers
and everything pertaining to cloths offered in
proportional reduction. Table linens reduc.
ed in price, and everything in the line of do,
mestics also reduced In fact, the most com
,plete stock Of the season is at this house, for
all who have money to spend, and they will
find it richly to their interest to call and eX,
anime this stock before making their pur-
chases, because they will save both time and
money by so doing.
Year: 1873

LECTURE ON INDIA.-Thc second lecture Of Rev
J. Baume, on India, was delivered to a very fair
audience at the Methodist church on Monday
evening. The lecturer appeared before his
audience in the picturesque costume of Hindoo
of the middle class, in white toga, turban and
red sash. The lecture was confined to the rclig-
ion Of the Hindoos, subject so vast that in the
brief hour at his disposal the lecturer could only
present it in few of its most salient and strik.
ing aspects While the Hndoos were shown to
be the most religious people on earth, they pos
sessed the least pcty, their religion being purely
formal. The last lecture of the course will be
delivered on Monday evening next, the subject,
(" The Domestic and Social Life, Manners and


Customs of the lindoosn
Year: 1873

To Our CUsTOMERs.-Owing to the strngency
in the money market, and the fact that all ouI
goods have to be paid for, either when purchased
or soon after, we have concluded to adopt the
cash principle on the first day of June next (ex.
cept where we have exchange accounts, or pre-
yisus arrangemcnt)
We intend to keep a full assortment of first
class goods and will sell as low as any other re.
liable house in the city. We will endeavor to
make it an object for our numerous old customers
Ito continue with us, and for new ones to give us
a trial. Two per cent. discount on all cash pur-
chascs amounting to 81 or over.


We promise to make everything satisfactory to
all who trade withus. Goods delivered promptly
to any part of the city, and when not satisfactory
will be brought back and money refunded.


BLACK & FREEDMAN.
Year: 1873

The LAUNDRY.-1t gives us great pleasure tc
mention that we have trst-class laundry in thi:
city. 1t is no ordinary affair; on the contrary, il
contains all that can make L good laundry
Every article of linen or cotton is washed to the
perfection of cleanness and "done up" in the
highest style Of the art Patent finishing and
French futing a specially We advise ladies and
gentlemen who take pride in handsome linen
and cleanliness topatronize the Ottawa Laundry,
No. l49 Main st.
Year: 1873

THE MINsrRELs-Them minstrel part of the chill.
dren's exhibition at the Opera House on Friday
evening last, though perhaps not exactly in place
in such an entertainment, for an amateur per
formance was very good Mr. Bartel acquitted
himself very creditably as an imitator of Joe
Murphy.