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Year: 1873

The Washington Territory papers
are chuekling over a curious incident
that happened in 4 lodge during the
initiation of a new member. The
candidate was in position taking the
impressive obligation Of the First De-
gree, when the earthquake Of the 14th
shook the Masonic Hall TO its fOUnda-
ton. 1t was a new sensation to the
OIympians-MOunt Rainier might
tOpple over and crush the town, or
Budd's Inlet send a great earthquake
wave to engulf it-sO the Master, and
officers and brethren beat a wild and
undigniiied retreat, carrying the Ty-
Ter bodily with them. After the
shock had subsidized, and their nerves
quieted by mutual congratulations
and libatiOns, they returned To the
body Of the lodge to commence anew
the work and found the candidate in
sIatu qUO. Upon demanding why he
didn't run, he innOcently replied that
"He thought the whole thing was a
part Of the ceremony -
Year: 1873

Sometime last fall or during the
early part of the winter, two children,
a boy and a girl aged ahnuL aight and
ten years respectively, found their
way to our County InfirmaTy. They
had been picked up somewhere along
the line of the P. & F. w. Railroad,
homeless and friendless, and had be-
come a charge upon the county. Some
time subsequent, a gentleman's wife
in this city, needing the services of a
little girl applied to the Infirmary Di-
rectOrs, who assured her husband that
they had a little girl of the age
desired, and for whom they would
be glad 10 find a good home
Shortly thereafter the lady went to
the Infirmary to see the girl, and up
on questioning her as to her name,
etc, 10 her surprise found that the
little waif was her own sisters child.
That their mother had lately died in
Pennsylvania where they were then
living, and after that occurrence, her
father had started for Indiana, and in
a fit Of intemperance, had abandoned
them, and had not since been heard
of. The lady was OfcoUrse greatly re-
jOiced TO know that Providence had so
strangely thrown Der sisters children
into her pathway. We understand
the lady has made arrangements and
probably has ere this taken them to
her own home, and she baving no
children of her own will give them a
good home and kind care. Rs7ttOH Re
I1lfb1ieqU
Year: 1873

Here is q good thing to know Ceie-
ry Is IN season now, and It Is asserted
or Il tnaL II Is one OF the most potent
nervInes known. Until recently It
was said that celery possessed no me-
dIcal qualities; but a writer Ia
leading article asserts that he has
"known many men and women, who
from various causes have become so
affected with nervousness that when
they stretched out their hands they
shook like aspen leaves on a windy
day, who, by daily moderate
use Of the blanShed foot stalks Of the
celery leaves as a salad, became as
strong and steady in limb as other
people. I have known others by ner-
vous agitation, who were in almost
constant perpiexity and fear, and who
were effectUally cured by daily use
| OF celery" It Is said 10 be cure for
palpitation of the heart.
Year: 1873

Male flirts are ordinarily made 10
pay pretty roundly for trifiing with
the affections of young women. A
young lady Of Liverpool, / lately sue
ceeded in convincing a jury of her
eOuntTymen that the curate Of her par
ish had injured her, in the matter of
the affections, to the amount of one
hundred and twenty-five Thousand dol
lars, good and lawful gold dsmoney. A
lady not so young or good looking a
few years ago succeeded in getting a
verdict of an even hundred thousand
dollars against an elderly lover who
had Tilted her. Had either of these
ladies proved false it is not likely that
an action could have been sustained
in any OF our courts. In truth, il is q
question If damages were ever reeOv-
cred against q woman for a breach Of
promise. Now, the Piute Indians,
may not have courts organized as ours
are, and possibly their Judges may be
so familiar'with the'writings of Coke
and Blackstone, but they certainly
areifree frOm.any prejudice in favor Of
the fair sex, and hold them rigidly to
their contracts. a young lady of that
tribe having played the agreeable to a
large number of braves, and won from
them an infinite number of trinkets
by promising to become the wife Of
each, has at length come TO grief At
ter a solemn trial, at which each Tilted
lover was allowed to give his testi-
mOny, she was condemned to be
burned at the stake. The sentence
was Immediately carried out on the
spot, her Tilted lovers joining in the
dance around the burning faggOts.
Year: 1873

We are told Of a boy up in Column
bus who would not go 70 the circus
when his father gave him leave. He
preferred TO go 20 school and study
his little book. We are sorry for that
little boy, but no properly managed
insurance company wOuld issue a pol
icy on his life. His health cannot be
good.
Year: 1873

Let US take care how we speak of
those who have fallen on life's field.
Help them up-nOt heap scorn upon
them. We did not see the conflict.
We do not know the scars.


The purest joy is unspeakable, the
most impressive prayer Is silent, and
the most solemn preacher at a funeral
is the silent one whose lips are cold.


Grief knits two hearts in closer
bonds than happiness ever can; and
common suffering is u far stronger
link than common joy.


a cheap way of getting credit for
liberality WAS devised by the manag-
ers Of a fair in Illinois, who offered q
premium to the OldestspinsteF present.
or course nobody claimed IL.


Few men know the force Of habit.
A cObweb-a thread tWiue-a rope
"A cable. Venture not upon the first,
the last is nearly past human effort
10 sunder.


The sweetest word in our language
is love. The greatest word in our Ian
guage il God. The word expressing
the shortest time is now.
Year: 1873

A lad in Michigan did not believe
half the stories ne heard of nitrO-gly-
eerine and kicked a can just for fan.
He has learned to hop about one one
foot quite well, but has given up base
ball and tag.
Year: 1873

We would be glad to say cheering
words on the financial situation, but
trcth compels us to declare that all in
dications are that we have not yet seen
the worst of it. The President should
call Congress together at once, in special
session to consider the finances exclu-
sively. Every hours delay is big with
ruin to the industrious classes and to trade.
Let the President take the responsibility
and the whole country will sustain him.


If congress could come together promptly,
relief might begin to reach the people be-
fore the holidays. Every public man who
is not alive to the critical nature of our
difficulties should be branded as traitor
to his constituents. The reserve legal
tenders should be at once let out by
law, and all bonds made instantly conver-
tble into legal tender notes. This would
prepare the way for more permanent meas
ures of relief.
Year: 1873

Speculation is not strong in these Western


cities, and the banks there send their money


20 New York, where it is again loaned on cal


at still higher rates. Being on call, the banks
cannot invest it permanently, and they, in


turn, loan it on call at still higher rate oI
interest to bankers and brokers, such as
Fisk & Hatch and Henry Clews & Co.,
who again lend it at from one.quarter to
two and half per cent. day 10 what is
called the street." or the parties who get
up corners in gold and stocks. Now,
here we have the traditional row OF
bricks. The time comes when many Of
the original deposltors simultaneously
want their money. They call on the bank
ers with whom they deposited. They in
turn call upon Chicago, Sc. Louis and Mil
waukee. The latter make demand upon
New York banks, and so on to the end of
the line or, on the other hand, one great
failure occurs in New York or Philadel-
phia, as happened on the 18th of Septem.


Der, and behold, every depositor and every


bank with whom balances were deposited


wants all the money standing to their credit
with any other bank or banker. Now,
the issue of such bonds as | have spoken
OF would effectually put a stop to this
whole vicious system. The bonds should
be issued in small amounts, twenty five
and fifty dollars, with those of larger de.
nominations. The smallest balance of
farmer put into such a bond would earn
him higher rate OF interest than he is in
the habit of getting from his local banker.
The security would be absolute, and he
would know that the money would be
forthcoming in greenbacks on demand.
SO much for the country. Our merchants
would adopt these bonds as the proper
means of employing their capital
during the dull months of the gear,
and capitalists having large sums of money
with which they do not wish to speculate,
but hold for investment when opportunity
offers, would place them in such bonds,
and while the country would thus be pro-
tectcd against the gold and stock gambling
of Wall street its capital would be en-
ployed. Any bill providing for the issue
of such bonds should require the secretary
of the treasury to invest the money thus
obtained as closely as prudence would
permit in the purchase of five-twenty gold
bearing bonds. and to hold any surplus gold
that might accrue for the express purpose
of calling in and extnguishiug overdue
soiu-oearinS ponus. IN thls way INC
American people would soon become
owners Of large share of the indebted


ness of the country. The interest account
against the government would be greatly
reduced, and the amount of gold to be paid
annually be reduced still more largely, as
these bonds would carry interest in lawful
money. We would then be on the high
way towards resumption of specie pay
ments, the lion in the path being, as have
said before, the annual payment to foreign
ers of hundred millions Of gold.
Year: 1873

VIRGINIA 0PERA-HoUSE.- Franl
Rivers management disappeared from tht
city last night, leaving one of the bes
corps of artists ever in Richmond in the
lurch, without dollar to pay their bills OF
to return to New York. 1t is supposed that
they took away with them some eighteen
hundred or two thousand dollars. When
the fact was known this morning the com.
pany held meeting, and Captain Brown,
the proprietor of the Opera-hCuse, on


learning how they were circumstanced,
generously profiered the gratuitous use OF
the house until Saturday night for their
benefit, and large number of citizens
came forward to tender their sympathies
and pledge their influence to secure them a
full attendance upon the opera during the
remainder of the week. Acting upon these
assurances, the whole company decided to
carry out the programme for the balance
Of the week, and divide the proceeds
pro rata Saturday night.


The case is one that appeals to the gener-
Gus sympathies ofour people and we are GER
tam that the lovers of histrionic, Terpsicho-
rean, and genuine musical entertainment,
will do all in their power to aid this most
excellent company under the circumstances
in which they are so unpleasantly placed.
No one will regret the money he spends
alter he has seen their splendid acting.
The Rlgl girls, unsurpassed as artists in
their tavorite specially, will remain, with
Polly DAILY and the balance of the company.


No matter what may be the weather,
give them q glorious house.
Year: 1873

Sons OF TEMPERANCE There will
be a grand mass meeting of all the officers
and members of the Sons of Temperance
at Fidelity Hall, Seventeenth street, in this
city, on the 9th instant, at eight o'clock
p. m. The appointment and election o.
deputies will take place. All the past Off
GERS of the various divisions are invited to
be present.
Year: 1873

CHARGED WITH INTENT TO KILL
Thomas Duffy, charged with assaulting
and beating his wife with intent to kill her,
was brought before Justice White to-day


The case was continued until the 10th, or
account OF his wife being unable to appear
owing to injuries received. The accused
was committed until the time above speci
fed
Year: 1873

THE NEW YEAR, AND THE TIMEs.-The all
vent of the year 1873, finds the people laboring
under excessively hard times, with taxes high,
and farm products far beidw rcmunrrative prices.
Dissatisfaction and Encouragement exist, and
many are talking Of selling eut, and removing in
search of better quarters, as if hard times would
not in turn assail them there, perhaps before
they are comfortably settled down.


The best plan is to weather out the storm where
weare. Theproduce market has evidently touched
bottom, and by Spring, press Will at least
be bearable, if aot high could he disired.
Europe, it is said, will require many million
bushels of grain from ahroad, much of which
must be supplied by the United States, and this
heavy demand must materially increase prices.
The result of the Presidential election has settled
the financial policy of the Government, re-assur-
ing capitalists, and arcrting danger Of a money
panic.


Taking all in all, there is good reason to hope
that, with the opening of Spring, business will
assume more lively aspect, and that the press
ure of hard times will yield, and prosperity
again smile upon the land.
Year: 1873

T New subscribers, who wished to commence
with the story of Glove and Skates" are inform
ed that we printed only our regular edition, last
week, and the numbers were soon exhausted.
We are sorry we cannot accommodate them. The
story will be concluded next week; and the week
following, We shall commence the publication of


story that cannot fail to to interest all readers
Those wishing it complete, would do well to send
in their names at once
Year: 1873

~ They tell a singular story of man in
New Jersey swallowing set of teeth, during
sleep. 1t is coming TO pretty pass, when a
man can no longer safely go to sleep with his
teeth in his mouth.
Year: 1873

n The Fort Scott Monitor is instructing the
Republican Legislature, not only whom to elect
Senator, but also whom to choose to the various
Legislative offices. Its suggestions will have
heavy weight with the Legislature.
Year: 1873

E9S~ A communication from DR.. j. Al.
Nash, on the condition of the Graveyard,
appears in this issue. 1t is timely sug-
gestion, aud one that should receive prompt
action. That the graveyard is in an ex-
posed and dilapidated condition no one will
deny and the longer il remains in this con


dition the more it will require to repair it.
The appearance at present is a sad one
aud it does not argue well for the pride Of
the place. 1t does not manifest the proper
respect for the remains Of those who are
sleeping their last sleep for some Of their
graves are almost concealed by briars and
bushes. II shows that no careful or afIec-
tionate hand has taken care Of the neglected
mound. No favorte flowers appear to
mark the last resting places Of SONG Of the
silent sleepers but the spots remain un-
touched BY tender hands, as though the dead
had been forgotten. The enclosure is worth
less; stock Of all kinds roam al pleasure
over the sacred spot, This should not be
allowed. The graveyard should be enclosed
at once and all the rubbish removed from
the ground. It should be made d place Of
attraction-a place Of resort--where mourn
era and visitors might spend few solemn
moments, in their evening rambles, at the
cemetery Of the dead. Tho Doctor suggests
that a meeting be held at the Mayors office
tomorrow Saturday, at o'clock !. NJ, to
take action in the matter, and all persons
feeling interested should attend and give
substantial aid and encouragement to i'm
prove the condition Of the graveyard.
Year: 1873

ssg- 1t is matter of some consolation
to the citizens Of this town to know that
corporation warrants are going at par. The
financial condition of the treasury is i'm
proving some, and if it continues to do so,
it will not be long before all the outstand-
ing warrants will be taken up.
Year: 1873

ma Last Wednesday afternoon We had
shower of hailstones and shortly after
wards we had a shower Of rain drops. Some
Of the hail-stones were as "big as a piece
Of chalk" and the rain,drops were about
the usual size.
Year: 1873

A man was once employed to provoke
a certain preacher to anger, and he IN.
dertook the task in the following man,
ner:


Sir" said he, "you are fool 70


Il know that" said the preacher, 'and
knew it some time before you mentioned
to me-"


"You are ignorant"


II knew that. and have been trying to
be clear from it by learning to know my
self"


"You are fit not to preach"


"I know that, and daily wonder that
God should bless an instrument so unit
for such an important work.


"You ought to be carried out Of town,
to have justice done you"


81 know that, and, according to jus
tice, out of the world too, for | long ago
forfeited my life."


"You are not worthy the notice of any
respectable character on earth"


Il knew that, and yet these are the on
ly characters who take any respectable
notice Of me"


"You are not worth talking to, or
with.


III know that, and it is singular that
YOU should acknowledge it, aud then
spend your time in acting contrary to
what you say is true.


II never saw such person as you are" F"


ST know that, but | cannot say so OF
You, for your fathers children are mum
erous. and there is a family likeness
through the whole"
Year: 1873




earned. So the man rubbed his hands
cheerfully, and said;


"Another year has passed and still the
wish is ours, and yet we have all we want.
What good luck We have"


The wife however began to be very
impatient, and tried seriously to induce
her husband to wish for something.


You are not like your old SELF" she
said GROSSLY formerly, you were always
grumbling and complaining and wishing
for all sorts of things; and now, when
you might have a whatever you want, you
toll and work like slave, are pleased
with everything, and let your best years
slip by. You might be king, emperor,
duke, grea: rich farmer, with loads of
money, but no-you can't make up your
mind what to choose"


"Pray do cease continually worrying
and teasing me" cried the farmer 1--WE
are both of US young and life is long
The ring contains but one wish, and that
must not be squandered Who knows
what may happen to Us, when we might
really need the ring. Do we want for
anything now? Since the ring has been
ours, have we not risen in the world that
all men marvel at US !? So do be sensible
and amuse yourself, if you like, by think,
ing what we shall wish for"


And so the matter was allowed to rest
for the present. 1t really seemed as if the
ring brought blessings on the house, for
barns and granares grew fuller and full
ler, from year to year and, in the course
of time, the poor farmer became rich
and prosperous one. He worked all day
with his men as if the whole world de
pended upon it but in the evening, when
the vesper bell sounded, he was always
to be seen sitting, contented and well to
do, at his threshold, to be wished Good
evening" by the passer by. Now and
then, when they were quite alone and no
one near to hear, the woman still remind
sorts of propositions to him. He always
answered there was time enough to think
about it, and that the best ideas always
occurred to one last. So she gradually
fell into the way of mentioning it less OF
ten, and at last it rarely happened that
the ring was ever alluded to at all. The
farmer, it is true, turned the ring on his
finger twenty times day and examined
it closely, but he took good care never to
express the slightest wish at the time.


An so thirty and forty years went by,
and the farmer and his vile grew old and
their hair snow white, and still the wish
remained unbrosen. At last it pleased
God to show them great mercy, and He
took them to Himself both 10 one night
Children aud grandchildren stood weep
ing around the coffins, and, as one OF
them tried to withdraw the ring from the
dead mans fuger, his oldest son said


Let our father take this riog to the
grave There was some mystery about it
Probably it was some love token, for our
mother often looked at the ring, too
perhaps she gave it him when they both
were young"


So the old farmer was buried with the
ring which should have been a wishing
ring, but was not oue, and yet had brought
as much good luck to the house as man
could desire. For it is strange, as re-
CARDS the true and the false, but bad
thing can be turned to better account in
good hands, than a good thing in bad
Good Things.
Year: 1873

A fearful epidemic of small pox pre-
walls ia many parts of South America,
and many fourishing towns in Chill have
been completely devastated by the loath
some scourge. In the town OF Lata, In
in that Republic. the people have given
way to utter despair ia consequence OF
their inability to resist the sway OF the
grim destroyer. and the remnant OF the
stricken population are fleeing from the
doomed town.
Year: 1873

There is q man Danbury, Conn.,, who has
been engaged in the past two months in
mighty effort to kill cat In that time
that unfortunate animal has explored the
bottom of every sheet and stream Of water
within six miles of Daubury, has had an
unintentional taste Of the several new yarie-
ties of powder, and has got so it can tell in
the dark without looking around, the differ
.ence between half brick and whole one
The man himself hasn't got whole piece Of
clothing in his wardrobe, and has almost
entirely lost the use Of one leg from rheu
matism contracted while drowning that cat
and has more scratches on him than the
survivor of fodr wives. His aged father
saws he will take chair out in the yard OF
pleasant afternoon, ard will sit there fol
two hours at time, and will look at thai
cat and swear.
Year: 1873

WHAT SIZE saba colored man living
on Macomb street, having long admired q
colored widow living in the block next above,
but being afraid to come out boldly and re-
veal kis passion, went to white man of his
acquaintance, the other day, asked him to
write the lady letter asking her hand in
marriage. The friend wrote, telling the wo-
man in few brief lines, that the size Of her
feet was the talk of the neighborhood, and
asking her ifshe couldn't pare them down a
little. The name Of the colored man was
signed, and lie was to call on her Sunday
night for IN answer. Yesterday, the writer
Of the letter met the negro limping along the
street, and asked him what the widow said
The man showed him blood-shot eye,
scratched nose, lame leg, and spot on the
scalp where a handful Of wool had been
violently jcrked out, and ho answered. IN
solemn tones "She didn't say muffin, an
didut stay dar morn minute y
Year: 1873

We owe many of our happiest moments to
the moon. We have hunted coons by her
soft light; we have Watched the dance and
heard the banjo "on the bench by the old
cabin door" while she held her gollen lantern,
years ago, and We respect her for the sake OF
old times. But if she really controls the sea-
sons, and is the same planet in the north
that she is in the south, why does she burn
mp Michigan with drought while she browns
Mississippi Alabama with ineessant rains !
Year: 1873

The fifteenth resolution refers to the fact
that every civilized nation except ours uses
iron hulls for vessels, and asks Congress to
ascertain the cause of this and apply the
remedy.
Year: 1873

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The sixteenth asks that tie laws be so
amended as to restore the prestige OF the
American Commercial Marine, and enable
it to do its share of the carrying trade OF the
world, and that if it is necessary that Amer
lean iron masters must be shielded from for
eign Competition by laws which etfectua'ly
interdict iron steamers on the rivers of this
valley and which drive its products into
Eugllsh and German ships o. the ocean,
there shou d be some substantial govern
ment encouragement given to the construc-
ton of iron vessels, and such Federal pat
ronage as will sustain American steamship
lines against this unequal competition, and
lift our once great u Merchants marine from
disgraceful infericrity, and keep the lives
and property of our people from being long
er imperilled in wooden ships and floating
tiDdpr hovao
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 disguised
with what he had seen, and almost