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Year: 1871

that, ifit is to be taken as a
specimen of MIR. Garvey's work,
manship, | would not hire him
to plaster a hen house tor me.


When l had done with the
plastering l began to look at
the furniture of the rooms.
Here | naturally thought l
should see something fine.
Many insurance Offices and
banks are now' a.days furnished
with great magnificence, and 1
have lead that even Mr..
Tweed's stable is a marvel of
fine wood and costly furniture.


Well, | assure you the new
Court House is very plainly
furnished. The wood, work is
Of black walnut, true, but it is
all common in style, a little
shabby. If it had been of oak
or some high>colored wood,
the rooms would have been less
gloomy. 1t is not easy for one
to guess at the actual value of
this furniture, but it consists
largely of common black wal
nut chairs, and seventy,five
thousand dollars would be an
extravagant estimate of the
real value of all the furniture
in the new Court House.


But you say that 81, 1,476,9OS
were paid to one firm by Mayor
Hall and Controller Connolly.
| should say they had paid at
least 81 100000 too much.


To look through this new
Court House, a stranger to
your recent revelations would
think that the county authori-
ties were the most economical
or, indeed, the most miserly of
men. Everything in the build,
ing is common, and is cheap.
1t has been "scrimped" to use
the builders phrase, in every
detail.


The City Hall Park and its
buildings are by no means exs
hausted in this little account
OF the new Court House. ]
must defer to another day some
account of the old City Hall,
and of some of it's surroundings.
But l advise every citizen
whose taxes have been raised
to meet the furniture, curtain
and plastering bills of the new
Court House, to 60 and look al
it with his own eyes.


Yours truly,


CHARLES NoRDHoFF.
Year: 1871

Too Poor to Take q Paper.


Brother Moore, of the Rural
New Yorker, was sitting in his
Office one afternoon, when a
farmer friend came in and said:


"Friend Moore, | like your
paper, but times are so hard |
can't pay for it,"


"ls that so, friend Jones? Pm
very sorry to hear you are SO
poor; and if you are really
hard run, 1 will give you my
paper"


ooh, mol l can't take it as a
gift"


"Well, then, let's see how we
can fix it You raise chickens,
l believe.


"Yes, a few; but they don't
bring anything hardly"


"Don't they? Neither does
my paper cost anything hardly.
Now l have a proposition to
make to you; l will continue
your paper, and when you 60
home you may select from your
flock one hen and call her mine.
Take care of her and bring me
the proceeds, whether in eggs
or chickens, and we will call it
square,"


Gall right, Brother Moore"
and the old man chuckled at
what he thought a capital bar
gain. He kept the contract
strictly, and at the end OF
the year found that he had
paid about four prices for his
paper. He often tells the joke
on HIMSELF says he never had
the face to say he was to poor
to take the paper since that
day.
Year: 1871

A WESTERN New York drug
gist has been sued by the ag.
grieved husband for selling
laudanum to a woman ad.
dicled to the excessive use Of
the narcotic. The case has not
yet been decided, but the su.
preme court of New York has
decided that the suit can be
maintained. The principle is
the same as that of the provi
sion Of our Ohio law in regard
to the sale of liquor TO inebri
ates.
Year: 1871

STOUT people contemplating
suicide are warned not to try
drowning. An old fellow who
weighed eighteen stone at
tempted it in that way in
Cleveland lately, and just roll
ed on the surface like an in
nated life preserver. He had
to hitch on to another stone
before he could get himself
down.
Year: 1871

that she need not mind anything ! say,
for | am nobody.


There is one thing more in this beau
tiful programme. once had man that
loved me, but these blood thirsty demons
murdered him, and then took everything
had away from me; and this brute in
human form got good deal of it by be-
ing sealed to me for time and assuming
the responsibility of taking care of me.
| have had quite a number of rivals, and
have managed to put up with all, until
the last one came, and now forbearance
has ceased to be virtue, and being
abused beyond endurance, l must and
will leave this den of infamy, and hope
to live few Of the last days of my life
in my native land among my friends.


In conclusion, dear brother, do all you
can for your affectionate sister.


Lucy A. WARDLE.
Year: 1871

From the Bellevue (Ohio) Gazette.1


Below we publish letter from Nor.
mondom, written by Mrs. Lucy A. War
die to her brother, Mr. N. Foster, of this
village.


About twenty two years ago Mrs. War
die started with her husband to omigrate
to California. Their route lay through
Salt Lake City, at which point they stop
ped few days to procure supplies and
give rest to their jaded animals The
next day or two after reaching the Nor
mon capital the husband of Mrs War
die was foully murdered by the saints,
and his property confscated. Mrs. W.
found herself penniless and friendless in
a strange land, and so far from home
that, in the condition in which the coun-
try then was, she could not return. She
was not made aware of how her husband
had met his death until long time after
ward, and in the meantime was induced
to marry Mormon. For a time her
new husband treated her with some little
affection, but ere long he grew more and
more matrimonially inclined, and pro-
ceeded to marry new wives as often as
opportunity offered, and at the present
time has about fourteen. With every
new conner Mrs W.'s troubles were in
creased, and the last addition has proved
too much for her endurance, and she
emphatically AYERS that she will no longer
submit to the tyranny Of her tormentor,
let the consequences be what they may.


MIDWAY, UTAH, June i, 1871.


DEAR BROTHER Il am we'll, and
hope this will find you the same. am
blessed with good health, and that is ALL
My troubles have no end, but keep
coming, one after another, until my cup
of bitterness is running over. The time
has come when | must leave my country
and my home. I can not endure it any
longer. | must become wanderer in
strange land, unless you send me some.
more money to help me to leave this
woman's hell.


My husband has got another little red
headed imp that he calls his wife, and
she says she has got just as good right
to everything as | have, and he tells her
the same. and then because can not sub
NIT to it he whips me like dog. / can
not stand it; so, dear brother, pity me,
and help me away, and then l will tell |
YOU of troubles that cannot write. = z
cannot stand whipping No pen can
tell what l suffer. | cannot wear the
yoke any longer, and now, dear brother,
for the love Of heaven help me away, and
[ will thank you more than | can tell.
Help me away from tyrant who never
loved me. only once in while, and then


n - /
For shall never call him husband any
more. tells this little red head that he
rot last, that she is boss over all, and
Year: 1871

Halls Journal of Health says: The
majority of people pay little attention to
the cleanliness of the feet, aud yet a
square inch Of the sole of the foot de-
mands cleanliness, perfect cleanliness,
more than any square foot of the sur
face of the body, as far as health is con
cerned, because the spores" are much
larger than anywhere else; so large in
deed, that they have been called "sluices"
for carrying away the impurities of the
system. Hence the bottom Of the feet
should be washed and well rubbed every
Year: 1871

CLEANLINESS NEXT TO GOODNESS
Wesley was the only revival preacher
we ever heard of that had the moral cour-
age to tell his hearers, "Cleanse your per-
sons and dwellings, else l shall never
believe that you have cleansed your
soulsl'' Wesley's directions to his
preachers on this matter are models of
plain speaking. SO often did he repeat
his favorite saying, and to such good
purpose, that among his people clean
liness became not only household word
but a household virtue; and to this day
many Wesleyans regard the words that
head our article as a saving of Holy Writ
Treasury.
Year: 1871




Governor Brownlow, in a card which
We publish this morning, complains that
the testimony of General Forrest before
the Kuklux COMMITTEES the other day
wssss.ot only in the abstract sup31ressi0
rerf, but IN many material points the
very reverse of what the General swore
to. The ex@Governor insists that it was
on account of the operations of the Ku.
klux Klan that he called his militia into
the field. AS between the Ku klux and
the militia, so far as any interest we may
have in either is concerned. "honors are
easy" But it is unfortunate for the ex-
Governors argument, that the facts do
not sustain it, unless he takes refuge in
the fgurative language that the Ku- klux
Klan was in existence in 1862 when For
rest led brigade of them at Fort Pill
low That the organization of the mill
tia preceded that of the Ku-klux is one
of the most familiar facts in the history
Of Tennessee while under Radical rule
In fact, was clear case of cause and
effect, the Ku klux insisting from the
very outset that their operations were
purely self defensive-intended to
protect the people from the
depredations of the militia, and not to
resist the execution of the laws. Had
the militia not been called out the ghost
ly brotherhood would never have been
heard Of in Tennessee. e.-Bdnaer.
Year: 1871

BETTER STILL.-A person in high
life once went to Sir Eardly Wilmot.
at the time Lord Chief Justice of the
Court Of Common Pleas. under a
feeling Of great wrath and indigna-
ton, at a real injury which he had
received from a person high in the
political world, which he was de-
termined to resent in the most effect
nal manner. After relating the par


ticulars. he asked Sir Early, if he
did not think it would be manly to
resent it? Yes" said that eminent
man, lit will be manly to rssent it;
but it will be God-like toforgive it.
Year: 1871

The New York Standard says:
president Grants suggestion that
the money appropriated for his re-
ception in Boston should be given
to those who needed it in Chicago is
characteristic of our warm-hearted
President" There is perhaps moth
ing on earth that is easier to do than
TO be warm-hearted with other peo-
pies money.
Year: 1871

On an Old Latin Text Book.
This contains the suggestive and graceful
recently Engsreang public Thor ch of thought
the remarkable culture they their delicate humor and liter
ary charms active and valuable addition
Amer cau literature
Year: 1871

The following is from the Scientific MIS-
cellany: Damp, when it enters house,
says DR.. F. r. Smith, comes in at the
roof, at the doors and windows, through
the walls, from the ground, or through
leaking of pipes. The enterance of damp
through the roof itself is fortunately so
unpleasantly conspicuous, owing to its
staining the ceiling, that it is not long in
being found out, and before repairs more
or less complete are made But for this,
roofs would be more commonly untrust-
worthy than they are, and injury to health
and life would oftener occur through their
failure. Many roofs are, however, SO con-
structed that in times of great rain and
snow an inudation is inevitable; and the
situation of such houses as are near trees
exposes them every autumn to the danger
OF overfiows from cutters stopped up with
dead leaves. Roofs, to remain dry, should
be of sufficiently steep pitch for the
nature of their covering; flat tiles re-
quiring a sleeper roof than "pan tills,'
and these latter a sleeper roof than states.
Whatever the covering, the material should
be good and well secured. Roofs should
be SO arranged as to dispense, as far as
possible, with cutters and flats occurring
in the middle of the builing, but should,
if practicable, throw off the whole of the
water to the sides. The point where they
join should be especially vulnerable, and
should be especially protected, either by a
lead flashing" or by cement fillet, with
small projection formed to overhang it
in the brickWork. 1t is essential that tiles
or states should overlap one another suffi-
ciently, and that if the covering be OF
metal (as lead, zinc or copper it should
be so laid as to be free to expand or con-
tract with change of temperature; and in
exposed situations it is essential for tiles
and desirable for states, to be bedded in
mortar. This, however, must be so done
as not to prevent their being free drip
from one tile or slate on to another; other
wise the mortar will become saturated
| and will conduct the water to the inside
of the roof
Year: 1871

A LADY in Berkshire, Mass, recently
applied camphor to an aching tooth, and,
sitting by a stove to warm it, suddenly
tainted, and falling ov er the stove burned
herself SO severely that her life was in
danger.
Year: 1871

TRUE, EVERY Word OF IT.-IIon. A P.
S0inetord, Representative from Marquette
county at Lansing, in a speech in favor of
appropriating money to carry on the geo
logical survey, very truly sail, in the course
of his remarks, that cit is a fact easy OF
demonstration, beyond the possibility Of a
doubt, that no one political State On the
ftce of the earth can beast Of ron and cop
per of the quality and in the same abun-
dance as they are known to exist in oar
Upper Peninsula. And what may MT be
said of its location? Would it have been
possible to place it in better position
1t lies in the very heart OF the great Amer
ican continent-on the shores of the great
est fresh water sea in the world. Whoever
shall wriCe the mineral history of the world
one hundred years-nay, quarter of a
century hence-wlll begin with the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan, As the greatest,
most import1nt, most prosperous. .'-P,rt-
age Ltthe Gazette.
Year: 1871

distance from it. The entire volume of wa
ter being confined to such narrow pas
sage, had no difficulty in thoroughly re-
moving the bar and effeetuaIly securing out
deep channel and maintaining the same
permanently.
Year: 1871

NEVER trust a man who assents to every
thing you say, who falls in with all your
views, without making any suggestion or
correc ion OF his own. a man who is an
incarnate eyes" is either a tool or a knave.
Year: 1871

The expense of construction Will not be
excessive, remembering that The grade is
much lower, that there will be no tunnel
ing, not as much trouble from snow, as on
the New York roads, and abundance OF
the very best wood and productive coal
fields all aIoh5 the route
Year: 1871

The Grand Jury Ask for Further Extension Of
Time till the End Of January Doubt as to the
Validity Of Their Indictments Already
Fould-Remarks Of District Attorney


Garvin and Judge Bedford.
Year: 1871

The barroom Of the Metropolitan Hotel was
crowded with prominent politicians last night


Several candidates for ONCE under the Tammany
banner at the last election were present. but the
Boss was conspicuous BY his absence. HERALD
reporter made inquiries At the office a. 70
whether Mr.. Tweed was In the house or whether NO
had becn during the day: but he waa informed most
Year: 1871

From the Utica Herald republican) Dec. 2s.l


One or the most important and delicate steps
to be taken will be The election OF q speaker
by the Assembly. Tie moral effect OF this
choice Will be very great, and Will do much
to strengthen or weaken popular confidence.
There must be no indication of ring combinations
In the matter. We do not want to come under q
republican ring as soon as we get rid OF the demo.
CRATIC That would be to exemplify the fable OF the
fox aud nles We DO not want to welcome q more
hungry set. This Is not what the people have over
thrown tine Taminany Ring for. We want to get
rid OF oil ring Influences anu all combinations to
control the Offices aud divide the spoils Leave
every thing possible TO the people and dispose OF
each case on It's own merits as 1t comes up. Let
members OF the Assembly be cautious how they
make pledges 10 any man.
Year: 1871

Outside political circles Mr.. Tweed's Whereabouts
formed staple article or conversation yesterday.
Few business men with whom the HERALD reporter
conversed could bring themselves to believe that
ne had ned from New York. The general opinion
seemed to be- with Sheriff Brennan. that Tweed had
TOO much 10 lose and too little to gam BY leaving
New York 70 take such step. or course he could
hardly hope escape the ends Of justice by nying
from New York, and such action would ct once
stamp him as guilty Of the charges against him,
whatever his chances Of conviction might be.
There might be hitch; but the general opinion
was that ne had not ned.
Year: 1871

knowledge. There are those who
wish to know, only that they may
know il is curiosity; that they may
be known-it is vanity; that they may
sell their knowledge for money or
honors-it is greed; that they may
edify others-it is charity; that they
may be edifed-it is prudence. The
grand idea Of knowledge is to acquire
truth.
Year: 1871

HEA EN YIN EAhlI IL.


When gifted girls in their hours of
musing east the horoscope of their lives,
and paint a rosy future, the picture is
not perfect unless it contains the model
home. Those that are Eighty and ro-
mantle may use the language of Claude
Melnotte and see in their dreams


"A palace lifting to eternal Summer


Its marble walls, from out glossy bower


OF coolest foliage musical with birds


Whose songs should syllable their names,H


But the average American girl is too
sensible for that. She knows that pal
aces are no every day structures in our
work day world, and recent events in
Europe have taught us that those who
live in palaces are not the happiest of
mortals; but she does sketch pleasant
village or country home, a front yard
odorous with roses and bright with
violets, a parlor with warm tinted bro
catelle and cozy arm chairs. The gen.
tleman who is the central figure of this
scene isintelligent, virtuous and noble;
he is all consideration, fidelity and truth;
his home is the dearest place on earth;
he never leaves his door without kiss;
his eyes dance with delight when he
drives in at the front gate; their love
like old wine gains flavor and mellow
ness as the years pass on, and wrapped
In the warm folds of an affection ever
fresh and ever r,',i;.y y.tbseS.t that
Adar- sas rgarnai-S,..oy forgeS -,
..densssTwas expelled from the eastefh +
gate Of Paradise, that the earth was
cursed, that Sarsar frosts may scar the |
tree Of life and its golden fruitage at
the hight Of its succulence. Now,
dear girls this sketch is not taken right |
out of one Of Bulwers novels as it
seems to be. In the numerous and !
gratifying letters that pour into this
column week after week, this edtress
catches glimpses of many home as
bright as hope and as warm as love can
make them. Nothing can so surely re-
plenish the fountain of domestic sweets
as the consciousness of growth in the
true honor and worthy achievement,
and this must be mutual. The lamp
of love must be trimmed and filled with
odorous oil the garden of the heart
must be TILED and fertilized and irri,
gated. The wife who would absorb
more qnd more of the large heart of a
noble husband, must do it by an ever
growitg s and more resplendent woman,
hood.


Let he girl who would change this
dream into reality determine that
neith4 the demands of the kitchen,
- outcry of the nursery, nor the plat,
itude of the parlor shall ever keep her
from feeding her intellect with the pure
food of knowledge, and warming her |
heart with perpetual aspirations toward |
things higher and better. Where two
persons are united in the pursuit of
what is noblsst and best, where thei,
hearts are full of gentleness and warm
with charity, they will not need novels
or roses or glowing tapestries to make
their home a heaven. Their honey
moon will run into the years of bIanch-
ing hair and wriHkling cheek. Good !
ness has made them superior to physi,
cal attractions, and 'inn unimportant
sense they have already entered within
the pearly gates Erchange.
Year: 1871

A foolish fellow called at the house
of neighbor who was cutting and
and sailing hog he had killed the day
before. The fellow stood with mouth
open and hands in his pockets, looking
on with vacant stare until the job was
nearly done, when he said: "Mam
told me not to ask you for any pork,
but if you offered me some to take it,
He got the pork.
Year: 1871

In Great Britain and Ireland the


wealthiest and most independent OF


farmers are those who occupy large
farms OF good grass land. and who
fatten and sell annually large nuns


bers Of cattle. This class of farmers
are called graziers. They keep very


little Of the land la tillage, do not


winter large numbers Of cattle, but
buy two or three-year old helfers and
steers In the spring, keep them on
choice pasture during the summer
and autumn, and sell them before
the animals begin to lose flesh late in
the fall. The vast herds OF Texan
cattle are sonnetimS ! managed In I
similar way, being purchased when
In low condition, and driven on
the rancho and succulent prairie
grass until they have become nearly
fat. Farmers who have good grass
lands should devote at least portion
of IL to fattening stock; good two or
three-year old heifers and steers kept
on rich pasture for six months, would
probably pay better than inferior TIL
lage. The money would al come to-
gether, and the cost Of Transports
tion, compared with that of cereals,
would be trinlng. Every farmer
should fatten all his young stock that
are not required for the dairy or yoke
Selling stock OF any kind before they
are properly made up for the market
is very bad management. and q great
deal Of money Il lost by farmers eve-
~ year In this way.
Year: 1871

An extraordinary divorce case IL
coming up I'm the Supreme Court
The plaintiff Is q highly complish-
ed French woman, who married the
proprietor Of one OF the largest and
most popular hotels In the city. -
After ten years of welded life her
husband sold the hotel for 500, 900.
and also some real estate In Worth
street. but on obtaining the money
he refused To live with her. Finding
all entreaty useless. the wife went to
the home of her parents la France,
and was about 10 return, when her
husband sent her several letters, re-
questing her not to come, az he would
not support her. Before his depart
.ure he prevailed on her to give him a
power OF attorney TO sell the proper
W, and her counsel is about 10 apply
to the court to revoke that instru-
ment. The husband complains that


his wife sis too old for him." al.
though they are OF the same age
NeW York Sun. ...f.
Year: 1871

Many persons apt to comparison between
the Union Pacific and North Pacific Railways as to
the Government aid received by them, arguing that
the former is in with its bond creditors the
latter may fall into the same condition This idea
manfesty of thoughtlessness of ignorance.
Leaving out of sight the local advantages of wood,
water, arabic land, future way travel etc, which the
one possesses the other, it must be remember
ed that the Government aid extended the North Pac


c is far beyond that given its less favored and less
fortunate rival


The North Pacific land grant is twice as large as
that of the Union Pacific and confessedly, in the main
better land, The Union Pacific received it is true,
largess of bonds to the mile, but these bonds, it must
ever be borne in mind, were not gift, but loan
From the very start they load to earry-a deb
and lien Now, when the money raised on them i;
used and spent they but burden and in the race
for the empire and the trade of continent the old
road ruas heavily handcutfed against the new.
Year: 1871

BURNED OUT,


Perry's Insurance ofce.is removed to the west Cor
of fNeteton Avenue and Second Street and open
ed for business every day


Now is the time insure. The late disastrous fire
should mpe those who have property that will burn
to seek indemnity Delay has proved dangerous. The
-Etna and Andes are live Companies and policy IL
either would prove great blessing after being burned
out. i" Get the best" WILLIAM r. PERRY Agent
Superior Dec 9th 1870