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Year: 1873

SEEING IS DEcEIvEG.-Hero is n
row Of ordinary capital leetters and
figures


Observation-Disclosures
They are such as are made up Of two
parts Of equal shares. Look care
fully at these, and you will perceive
that the upper halves of the char.
acters are gerry lWie smaller than
the lower halvcs-so little that an or
binary eye will declare them TO be Of
equal size. Now turn the page up
side down, and, without any careful
looking, you will see that this differ
ence in size is very much exaggerated
that the real top half Of the letter
is very much smaller than the bot
tom half. II will be seen from this
that there is a tendency in the eye To
enlarge the upper part Of any object
upon which it looks. We might
draw two circles Of unequal size and
50 place them that they shoAld ap-
pear equal.
Year: 1873

BAREUM AND BALLooNs.-P. T.
Barnum announces that if q balloon
does not cross the Atlantic this fall
he will spend $50 900 if necessary in
having that experiment tried as early
as possible next year, provided one
or more aeronants can be found in
America Or Europe who will heartily
make the attempt He evidently
does not intend to make the expert
ment with a cheap balloon, for he
says: GAS at present advised, / shall
.haye the silk manufactured in China,
put together and prepared under the
direction of scientific men in London,
an experimental ascension made from
the Sydenham Crystal Palace
grounds, then bring the balloon to
America, and make the Transatlantic
trip from New York. I trust the
public viii believe that if I put my
hand to the plow I shall not look
back"
Year: 1873




How wife was swapped for O
house is thus told by the San Francisco
Chronicle Comstock, the man who
took all the prestige Of the discovery
that bears his name, had lots Of
money, houses, and lands, and he get
out to find u loving companion to
share his worldly goods with him. A
Mr.. Carter, living near Comstock
camp, was poor, but he was possess
ed Of q young wife, and upon the
ground that fair exchange was. no
robbery they made a trade Com
stock gave u horse valued at 1925 and
SIS in money, making $500 for the
wife and TO make the matter still.
more binding Comstock gave Carter
q bill Of sale Of the horse, and Car
ter gave Comstock similar docu-
ment with the usual guarantee that
the animal was sound, kind and true,
and warranted not to kick in the bar-
ness. But the novelty Of the trans
action 30 revolving to a woman Of
any spirit soon wore away, and Com
stocks wife and money left him
about the same time. Soon after she
left him Comstock told the writer
that he could not compel her TO live
with him if he chose, and in proof
produced bis bill Of sale.
Year: 1873

WASHINGTON, December g.


The Secretary of the Treasury points out the
falling off in the revenues caused by the financial
crisis, and bases the estimates of receipts some
what thereon: shows that the coin receipts
still more than the interest on the public debt and
other coin expenditures recommends economy
and reduction in appropriations, and if the effects
OF the arrangement in business should continue
and make it necessary to provide additional
rather than to resort to borrowing and in
ereasing the public debt The operations under
The Refunding act for the year ending December
81, 1873, make saving of ZOO 600 in the annual
interest. The entire saving of the annual Interest
under its operations is $3,000,000 He recon-
mends that action be taken before January next
for the payment of the $20,000,000 loans of 1858.
The Secretary condemns the practice of paying in
terest on deposits as tending 10 accumulate cur
rency in the large cities, where it is used largely
in loans to spectators, whose operations tend
directly to increase the annual recurring strngency
in the money market and to derange business
generally.


ment that more elasticity should be given to the
volume of the currency, and earnestly commends
to the wisdom of Congress careful consideration
of the subject, and that in such inquiry the fur.
ther imitation of irredeemabe paper currency
should be avoided and o permanent return to
the sound basis of specie payments TO be kept in
view. He regards any large augmentation of le-
gal tender notes in the time of peace. as depart
ure from the declaration OF public policy and the
pledge of the public faith to the national cred
itors made in the act of June 30, 1864,
that the amount of such notes should
never exceed 0OOO0,0o0, as well as from that
more solemn pledge contained in the first act of
the Forty first Congress to provide at the earliest
period for the redemption of United States notes
in COIN He refers to the uncertainty in public
opinion as to the right and policy of issuing The
$44, 600, COO called the reserve. and recommends
that the exact status thereof be fixed by Congress-
He opposes the issue Of any part of the same to in
fate the currency AID suggests that 1t be held for
a reserve under restrictions.


He also recommends changes in the law au-
thorizing the National Bank notes to be replaced,
as there are practical difficulties in carrying out
the purpose of Congress under the present law


A thorough revision of the custom laws is rec
omeended. The tonnage tax should be repealed,
and new laws regarding the enrolment and licenses
of vessels should be made far they affect
canal boats and similar craft employed the in
ternal waters of the States The reorganization
of customs districts the Atlantic coasts and va
rious changes in the laws respecting our naviga-
ton, are recommended.


The Secretary details what has been done in the
matter of the Louisville and Portland Canal, and
suggests further legislation.
Year: 1873

Dastardly Attempt to Burn the Town


of GilrOy


GILROY, Nov. 81.
This evening, daring attempt was
made to to burn the town. A house
belonging to Mrs. Hunt was discover
ed to be on fire, and at the same time
three men attempted to set fire to a
vacant blacksmith shop, situated in
the lower end of town, by igniting
some hay which they had placed in
the shop. Fortunately they We're dis
covered by a lady, who gave the
alarm, but before any one could reach
the men they had escaped. The house
of Mrs. Hunt is total ss.
Year: 1873

The Butler school think there is Mt any
hereafter in politics That is their mistake.lSprngfield
Republican. Ind.


The House has covered itself with public de-
rison and disgust by this pfu sequel TO its loud pro-
fessous since the beginning OF the sesson.-iWorld.
Dem.


The House of Representatives has failed of
its duty The Senate Is more obdurae than the House.
There is little hope that the popular demand will be sat
isfed-lAlbany Argus, Dem


The members of the House of Representa-
tiyes are laborng under serious mistake n they think
their action upon the Salary bill will satisfy the eoun-
try Baltimore American, Rep.


The way i'm which this defiance of public
sentiment was carried is infinitely more Objectionable
than the additional $500 extracted by each member from
the Treasurv.-lBOston Journal, Rep.


This is a complete triumph of the salary
thieves and capped by the manner Of taking the
a deliberate studied and most offensive insult 20 the
people, Rochester Union and Advertiser Dem.


You can't plant joke in it and make it
.sprout 1t barren any growth that OF ndig
nation from the people II serious matter it should
he a straightforward matter in it's repeal-Ceyeiand
Herald, Rep.


Congress should repea. all the act OF March,
1873 so far as 10 increased salaries restoring them to
what they were before the date Of that act Nothing
less will satisfy the country, and nothing less ought 10
DO So There must be total repea mere tinkerng Will
not be suflicient.-t Chicago Tribune, Ind.


Much was hoped from the action of the pres
en Congress Salary Grab. Their action yesterday
and day before sadly disappointed the expectations
of the people They may be euro that day OF reckon
ing will come The which we live Is not favorable
to covering up such leGisation-lEiza0eth Journal,
Year: 1873

VIEWS or THE RIGHT HON. JOHN BRIGHT.


The following letter to a member of the
Merchants Exchange of Cincinnati is published in The
Commercial Of that city:


RocHDALE. October 10, 1878.
DEAR SIR: duly received your interesting letter OF
28th April last, and have submitted 1t TO Mt Bnckmas
ter vino has beeu giving lectures on cooking at South
Kensington tat the international EKhibton) and have
asked him consider how far anything can be done on
the subject OF the OF Indian corn in this country
Hitherto nothing has been d0ne and there difficult
ties the which IL will take time to overcome The
greatest difficulty that which attends all new things
the lndspOsiion of the people 10 give favorable or
even an impartial attention to what is new The chief
hnderance the Indian has always been the
of know 1dge to the various modes OF cooking
It. speak OF those who are rayoraby disposed
toward It, There must be men and women In this coun-
try who familiar with this branch Of cookery as
practiced with you; II not, 1t would not be difficult
to engage American man or woman cook who
would undertake to instruct in II. shall probably
Mr.. Buckmaster again when l up to London, and
shall urge him. those with whom he is associated to
arrange for provision by which all that known
in the States with respect to Indian may also be
known in this country. We have always TO import
large portion OF c0d and seems strange that
article Of such great consumption with you should be
little favored or known among us. cannot say
the subject but will not forget IL. your let
ter upon it, am very respectfully yours


JOHN BRIGHT.
Year: 1873

nothing about the moral obligation Of
the men of means to help these suffer
ing people to right themselves 1t may be that the
little negroes In Borioboola Cha have superior
claims TO the consideration of the cash-boxes.
have only taken the condition of the section of Ala
hama through which have just passed as case in
pont If there be any man, class of men. rich in
unemployed pecuniary resources and business ca
pacity who pretend to be able to put forth adequate
reasons why capital should not be Immediately in
vested in Aabamas cotton belt and in similar Sec
tions of many Southern States then with that man.
or with that class. am prepared sternly, and trust
intelligently. to disagree. EDWARD KING


Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. IS. 1878,
Year: 1873

The two weeks adjournment of both houses.
from Dec 10 TO Jan. Oonso against decency so
gross "a to revive all the other shortcomings Of our
public servants al Washington t was bad enough to
waste nearly month In useless and vulgar recrmins
uon but TO break of before sin gle thing was done
TO relieve the people from the dstrass under
which they labor OF those outrages that ought TO
be remembered, ought all who had hand In it
-lPhiadelphia Press, tRepj |I y"


We believe the country would be entirely safe
II all the who In Washington were 10 die
We are sure IL would be great deal safer II great
many OF them to resign and 20 home There N
need for new dealfor sending new meu who have not
been in public life long as to become corrupted and
are probably t-(Lafayette rnd.l Journal tRepJ


The people Of this country will not silently
and tacly submit 10 any further Increase of
Honesty economy retrenchment, and reform In every
department. OF the Government must be had and had t
Once.-t Illinois State Journal (kepJ H9. ..IT'-'


Possibly these men are wise in adournipp
They certainly less harm during the ut fsw
weeks out Of sosso than they have d0o The pas, three
Year: 1873

THE work of building the new post has commenced. Citizens are being employed to make the adobes. We are glad to have the soldiers relieved from this unpleasant duty, for many of them have just come in from an arduous campaign.
Year: 1873

LECELNDcEF tl V ELielA nave tLttIcu into a copartntrship for the purpose of .a 9ucting a general merchandising 3usi- ness. See advertisement next week.

 if every a. would strive to find out and make known so+ue world the good qualities and virtues of their ueish5ors as ada--rioosly as they do their faults how much less s.rf- heo,- -a~~nioc end contention we would have, and how meoh n,o-e hap piness there would be H the c,n- muaity Some persons iu all age. and countries make 1t @ business to ind out and retail the news. With such. the uiseIi3s and faults of their naigbbors are what tley have to deaI with. A precious little oit of scandal. whether false or true, they roll under their tongues as 0 sweet morsel, and they retail 1t at first in low whispers and as a particular flavor to So friend. Jt is not the inclination ot such to speak well of any one. If pcrchauce the status of a man or woman happens to beCiscussed. who seems to be nearly freefrom faults, our gossp-monger will look nvs. .elIouslv and speak in vague terms of a circumstance which he does not like to speak of; God forbid that he should refer tl t, but his nearer may judge for himself; he never says any thing about his neighbors if he can avoid it, but then you see MT. or

 Mrs. - once lived in Slippery Gulch; but 1t is all right; no one can get him to tell what he knows. We have been led to these thoughts by 8 statement that was made some time ago by 6 man who was sent here in the employ of the government and It

 became necessary for him to mingle freely with the people. He declared that taking all the statements which were made to him and putting them together it would be made to appear that there was hardly 8 man in Ari- zona but who ought to ornament a ra lows or inha bit nenitentiarv This man derived this testimony mainly from 8 few oe these gossip mougers and any one else can obtain the same information by taking a little time and trouble Now kind friends this course of conduct does no one any good, and does the people and country a great deal of injustice and harm, aud in all kindness let us ask you to try for one week to see how many good qualities you can find and report in your neighbors. If you will do this we will venture the assertion that you will feel better for 1t and you will have served your country to quite as much advantage as if you did otherwise. Jesus Christ never said @ better thing than If the time when the multitude clamored for the persecution of poor broken-hearted Mary Nagdalene who had al one time done wrong but whose poor soul was crushed in sorrow and who was trying to lead @ new and better life He that IS without sin let him cast the first stone"
Year: 1873

WE have received a card " from Mr..
John Whitworth, denying that any kegs
had been made for the Tredegar company
by convict labor. AS Mr.. Whitworth was
not referred to by US, and as our informa-
ton came from what we supposed to
be an entirely reliable source, we shall
follow up the inquiry and make such cor
rections as the facts in the case shall
require. The fact as published by us was
publicly stated on two occasions by one of
our public speakers, and if it be without
truth, we shall promptly correct it, and
that probably tomorrow.
Year: 1873

The fondness of the Scotch for meta.
physics was never more happily hit than
by the story Sydney Smith tells of hia
hearing young lady at ball. in the
midst of momentary lull in the music
saying to her gallant: ''That may be trpe
my lord, of love in the aJstraci.u And
mere the iiddling began again, and he heard
Year: 1873

These periodicals constitute u wonderful mis-
cellany of modern thought research, and criticism.
The cream of all European books worth reviewing
is found here, and they treat of the leading events
of the world IN mastery articles written by men
who have special knowledge of the matters treated.
The American Publishers urge upon all intelligent
readers in this country liberal support of the Re-
prints which they have so long and so cheaply
furnished, feeling sure that no expenditure for
literary matter will yield SO rich return as that
required for a subscription to these the


LEADING PERIODICALS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Year: 1873

Wien woman puts three mackeral TO soak
over night in dish-pan whose sides arc eight
inches high, and leaves the pan on stairway
she has accomplished her mission and should
go hence. This ia what a Division street VIC
man did, Friday night. She filled the pan at
the pump, and then left it standing on tie
steps at the st0op, while she went into the
next house to see how many buttons would
be required to go down the front of q redin
cote. And mighty important affair that
was, to be sure. Aud there was her husband
tearing through the house nseaTch of a hand
kerchief, and not finding it, OF course. And
there he rushed out into the yard, wondering
where on earth tnat woman could be, and
started down the steps without seeing the pan
or even dreaming that any one could be 50 i'd
lotto as to leave 1t there. OF course he step
on it /; or, that is the suppostiOn, as the
neighbOrS who were brought on by the crash
that followed, saw a Mortified man, and u
high dish pan, and three very demOralZed
mackerel shooting across the garden, and
smashing down the shTubbery. And he was
O nice sight, was that unhappy man when
they got him on his feet. There wasn't a
dIy thread on him, and his hair was full OF
bits of mackerel and one of his shoulders was
out of Joint, and his coat was split the whole
length of the back, and he appeared to be oui
of his head. tie was carried into the h0usC
by some Of the men, and laid on bed Whll,
others went after the doctor, and sixteen Wo
men assembled in the front room, and talked
Elm whispers about the inscrutabe ways q
Providence, and what q warning this was Il
people who never looked where they wer
going .-Dan6aTy NctoS.
Year: 1873

A few days ago an inquest has held at Liver,
pool on the body of Owen Cain, who had died
from hydrOphCbia caused by the bite ola cat
About five weeks before his Death he was bitten
by strange cat on the wrist as he was trying
to remove the animal from the housc-yard.
The wound was cauterized aud heald upin a
few weeks. On the Friday proceeding hls death
he showed fear at the sight Of water and died
on the following Monday IN great agony.
Year: 1873

The supreme court of Arkansas yes
terdsy declared, four OF the five judges
concurring, that it had no Jurisdiction
OF the question involving Governor
Baxter's right to his Office. Mcclure,
the ehiefSjustiees held differently But
the question is nov finally disposed Of,
and the people Of Arkansas have every
reason to congratulate themselves that
they are now assured OF public peace,
aud Of a wise and just administration Of
the laws.
Year: 1873

Our large study room, containing one
hundred and sixty desks, is given up to
the pupils for their own purposes. No
teacher sits in it to keep order. Ifa pupil
wishes to leave his seat or to whisper, he
does so. He is presumed to be the best
judge of his own wants. Glasses pass to
and from the recitation-rooms called by
the pupils. If the teacher does not imme-
ately appear when the class assemblies,
they commence recitation. Ifthe teacher
fails to come at all, they finish their work
and return to the study room. The
pupils ring the bells, call and close
recesses, and attend to all the minutie of
school work. If any pupil sees a pencil
mark on The wall, he will erase it a piece
of paper on the floor, he will pick it up
any thing wrong, he will stop and right
it. One may often pass through the
school-room without attracting an eye
Let band of music go by or an alarm of
fire be heard, and a pupil could not rush
to the window or leave his work without
hiss from the schooi and general call
to order Many time have ! gone into
lower room and found some wild, music
loving boy with his fingers stuck into his
ears, his head bent down over his book,
and his brows knotted in his earnest
determination to achieve the joy of a
self-victory.


Awell ll-goverend school, in my esti-
nation is SO we'll poised that, in the
absence Of the teacher, it will run of
itself till nlghtfall, without noise or
friction. is this too much to expect.
Fellow teachers, we can take iron and
brass and make watch that will keep
time when its owner is sound asleep
that will run on correctly for year He
is poor matchmaker who cannot make
one that will run twenty-four hours.
Can We do more with dead dumb metal


than we can with living, loving, throb-
bing human hearts? Can we accomplish
more accurate, definite, reliable results
with our skilled. hands than our trained
minds? Shall a teacher of immortal
souls yield to maker of machinery =?
Nay, verify ~ D0rmdn Steele.
Year: 1873

The school law OF our State has recent
ly been remodeled. We hope that the re-
suit may be beneficial to the schools in


the State, especially in these parts.
More money has been appropriated to the
schools, teachers are obliged to attend
teachers township associations, the Office
OF Superintendent OF schools has been
created, and the township trustees are to
constitute board of education for their
county. A part of their duty is to elect
the county superintendent. In addition,
teachers are to get their certificates with
out paying for them. The question now
is, will this better the condition of things
We think it is possible. A few things
are necessary, however, to make it prob
able. The forthcoming board of cduca-
ton should be composed of men who will
take an active and Intelligent interest in
the prosperity of the schools in their sey-
eral townships. They should select a
superintendent who can and will Judge
for himself who are properly Qualified for
teaching. One who will enter the work
determined to make the best of prevail
ing circumstances. Every school officer
should be, not only good citizen, but a
man who has some practical ideas of the
ODJONo oAiO tuO iCSuIbS VI Jul SCAOOlS.


Step either compulsory or otherwise
should be taken to enforce regular att end
ance of pupils at school. Then teachers
should be employed who will not have
to use q key to Rays third part arithme-
tic, and will not parse such words as
James iii the sentenee-James, come to
meas nouns in the nominative case, or
was killed as an intransitive verb in she
sentence-The man was killed suddenly.
| Many things are needed, but our great


est need is school officers and school
teachers who will care more for the sue
cess OF our schools, and less, if need be


for the money connected with them. L
they who oversee and conduct the educa


ton of the youth of our country are
poorly educated, how can the latter be


come well educated? is a question that
deserves an immediate answer Who
! will answers G. PEDANT.
Year: 1873

If the idea meet with sufficient APPROX
al, a teachers class will be taught during
the summer vacation


1t will have especial reference to the
wants of teachers in the way of review,
preparation for examination and teaching
&c. A portion OF the time will be given
to the discussion of questions of school
government and methods of teaching.
The term will necessarily begin during
the first part of July and will continue
five weeks


The class will not be organized with
less than twenty members, and not more
than forty will be admitted. The tuition
will be 5000 for the term, payal'le N ad-
vance. Board ca be obtained at reason
able rates, and rooms ior self boarding
can be had.


Those wishing to enter the class will
confer favor by sending their names to
Mr.. Mcdonald, o. myself, before June
10th, as the class will not be begun un-
less sufficient number are obtained by
that time R. A. CHASE.
Year: 1873

A hummer came to this city last Satur-
day and got so drunk that he was entire
ly helpless and almost lifeless. He
crawled under Michigan street bridge
where he was visited by number of our
citizens. A good samaritan in the person
OF constable Maxey, assisted by two other
persons. carried him off to place of
safety. He was probably from Warsaw,
or some other place where they water
their whiskey, and was not used to TAX
ing his alchohol straight.
Year: 1873

Newspaper editors seldom get rich by
advocating temperance. Temperance
men want the editors to pitch into sal
DON keepers, but do not like to assume
the responsibility or pay the expense of
pitching.
Year: 1873

A justice at Vernon, Iowa, wound up
a marriage by saying: And now send
you to the county jail for thirty days.
He was thinking of another case; but
corrected the error by saying, 81 pro-
nounce you man and wife,