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Year: 1873

THE CHOLERA This terrible disease is
still prevailing to an alarming extent in
Nashville, Memphis and other vicinities.
Precautions are being taken in New York
and other cities to prevent it's arrival. Va
rious opinions have been expressed as to the
best means to prevent it's spreading. The
New York Duty Meas states that the dis
ease is most prevalent among the colored
race In Nashville, 70-I00 of the deaths
are among the colored people. This disease
is not occasioned among the negroes because
of their color, but from their manner of liv-
ing. In many cities it is customary for
large number of them to occupy the same
dwelling, and proper attention not being
| paid to cleanliness of habits, the cholera and
other contagious diseases are engendered.
In most parts of our country no care has
been given to the culture and education of
the negroes, so that they live in a semi-civ-
ilized manner, which would naturally bring
on diseases among people, be they black OF
white. If necessary care is taken, there
need be no fears in regard to the cholera
visiting Bridgeton. While the Overseers
are keeping our public roads in such good
order, we hope they will give their speedy
attention to the various lanes running be-
| tween the streets. We could point out
| lanes where filth of all kinds is thrown, un-
til it becomes not only source of annoy
ance to the neighborhood, but would tend
to spread the cholera, if it should appear
among us. Special care should be taken by.
householders in regard to the condition of
their cellars. Decayed vegetables, or any
thing likely to occasion disease, should be at
once removed, and the cellar thoroughly


whitewashed, lime being one of the best
disinfectants that can be used.
Year: 1873

At it's recent meeting in Wilkesbarre, the
Pennsylvania Editorial Association adopted
a resolution calling upon Congress to repeal
the new law for collecting postage on news
papers delivered in their respective counties,
and prohibiting free exchanges. There
seemed to be little difference of sentiment
on the subject The new law was consid-
cred as an act of retaliation by Congress
upon the newspapers for their advocacy of
the abolition of the franking privilege. AS
public opinion on the subject, in and out of
the newspaper profession, is practically
unanimous in favor Of repeal, it is pretty
clear that Congress will have to back out
and restore the old order Of things.
Year: 1873

SILKS DowN.-Silk goods are greatly re-
duced in price; but fathers with many
daughters complain that the reduction is
Of no valne to them, as the cheapness tempts
both wives and daughters to insist on hav-
ing higher priced qualities, or two dresse-
in place of one. Fathers may solve this
problem at their earliest leisure. Again,
ready-made dresses are now coming more
and more into use. They vary in price
from as low as only 5000 all the way up to
$1000-enough to buy a respectable house.
But if foreign wares wese not consumed by
our people in this lAtitudinarian style
where would the government find the mon
ey to pay the national debt? Our shoddy
people who thus use them are great helps
in this line of business. .-Burlington Ga
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Year: 1873

proyable there was a chance for him, and the preacher did not believe God would cast him away. NIT. Bcechcr did not believe there was a person on the face of tlIe earth who had heard tue Gospel and in whose soul there was anything improyable who would not find an entrance into heaven--low down, 1t might be, but tue lowest place there was infinitely better than the highest here.

 We saw ragged lad in the street, un- kempt, uutaught, rude, groycling. Our Christian sympathy was touched. Initiating Christ, we set to work to transform him, and in course of time we had the satisiac- tion Co see him grow up and dc'clop into a man of intelligence, worth and plcty All this was done by ou' only initiating the spirit of Christ. And should we be able to per.

 form more than the infinite love and tender

 ness of the God and Father of our Lord

 Jesus Christi If any perished, 1t Sas the

 pcrishing of the beast--dcstruction. Down

 in the South one could sec slaves seventy

 years of age sitting over their books learning A, B, C. And in the other life we should

 see slaves of sin sitting in heaven learning the alphabet. Better to start at the bottom ! of heaven than not at all How many persons were there, NIT. Beecher

 said, who lived in perpetual sorrow, and !

 son-a young man-had died without giving

 evidence of a saving change. "l'ye lost him forever" they say "I don't know how it is

 with you," said Mir. Beecher, with tears

 choking his voice, but my sun would go

 out and leave ail dark if l thought such z

 thing. The dropping away of a child to joir

 that procession--to enter that life of infinite

 misery Every loving parent would bc vii ling to say, Would God l were accurset

 from Christ to save thee, my sonn Whcr' there is a germ of good in it, don't believe ! a soul is going to be thrust away by tha hand that was pierced. don't believe tha

 that love which was shown in Christ is goin. to throw away one soul with germ of goo, in it. And so hope--I hope"

 This subject ought to comfort those unable ! in this world to resist temptation, yet de string to do so. There was hope for them il the future, though there seemed none now. His passions died out. Many A man call ing himself a sinner had that in him wort saving, which might have given him place not high up--but still place to grow il heaven.

 Let us, then, go to our daily business, be lievng that there was a germ God would no let die unless we ruthlessly trod it unde foot and put it out. Let us remember tha

 II We pore up 10 the throne or uod-no that which was perfect, but what was wort planting-not one germ would God throy ] away. Let us not think that by any mysti sorcery or secret change we could becom heirs of heaven. Tbere was warning for tn over confident as well as comfort for the i'm perfect and simple.

 A short prayer and hymn closed the ser vice Mr. Beecher spoke with great power l. and tine audience were affected to tears r, peatedly. At the close, lady who ha , listened with deep emotion to the discourse ' stood up and said aloud to the preacher, wit streaming eyes, "God bless you sir, for tha 2 noble sermon"
Year: 1873

An exchange says: "When you see a bare-headed man following a COW through the front gate, and filling the air with garden implements and profanity, you may know that his cabbage plants have been set out"
Year: 1873

A Pittsburg man had his head shaved be- fore he loaded up bis hat with bricks, all be. cause he told his better half that he would not drink drop while he had hair on his head. This shows that when Pittsburger makes a solemn promise, he always keeps it.
Year: 1873

M ANY persons think that when leaves
1xl turn red and yellow in the Fall it is
because they have been killed by the frost
But q little observation will show that such
is not the case, and that the Autumns
when the leaves are the most beautiful are
those in which the frost is the latest. This
has been notably the case this year.


A severe frost kills the leaves at once,
and they soon fall, brown and withered.
To be brilliant they must ripen naturally,
and our hot September and October midday
suns have probably much to do with it. In
England where the Falls are apt to be
damp and cloudy, the leaves are not SO
bright, and American artists, who strive
to paint our naples and dog-woods as they
see them, are unjustly accused of over-col-
oriDg.


The leaves fall because they are ripe and
have performed the services that was al
lotted them. The leaf is the laboratory of
the plant, and in it are performed most of
the operations essential to its growth. 1t
takes the crude materials gathered by the
roots, refnes them, rejecting all that is not
essential to the plant and out of the re-
mainder constructs the highly complex
bodies that are found in other parts of the.
plant. These rejected parts consist mainly
of earthly matter that was in solution in the
water taken by the roots, and it is depos-
tied in the cells of the leaf This is shown
by the fact that the leaf contains far more
ash than any other part of the plant. In
some plants the ash of the leaf amounts to
over 20 per cent, while that of the wood
rarely exceeds two or three. When tho
cells become completely clogged up with
this matter, the leaf can no longer perform
it's functions, and so ripens and falls off.
Provision has already been made for this
separation. If the foot-stalks of most
leaves be examined, it will be found kind
of joint exists near the body of the plant,
even when the leaf is quite young /; as it
grows older this joint becomes marked, and
finally when it is ripe gentle breeze will
shake it off, and no wound is left, moth
ing but the scar; the wound was healed
even before it was made. The same is
also true of fruits, which by botanists are
regarded as nothing but developed leaves
joint may generally be found in the stem,
at which it separates readily. This is very
marked in the grape it is situated at a
little swelling that is to be found on the
stem. A slight bend will sep arate the
stem at this point, while it takes strong
pull to sever it above or below. Even on
the evergreen trees, which apparently
never shed their leaves, the leaves exist at
most but two or three years, when they
are replaced by new ones, the old falling
away as they become unfit for active duty
but the leaves in this case being shed most
ly in the Spring, we do not miss them.
Year: 1873

A ludicrous performance occurred on
Fourth street yesterday afternoon, the
scene being laid near the Metropolitan
Hotel, and the principal figure being COW
of mild aspect, but not remarkably hand
some. The front door had been left open,
and the lady Of the house hearing tremen-
dous clatter of hoofs on the stairway lead
ing to the upper story of her domicil,
started hurriedly to ascertain the cause of
the phenomenon. She arrived in time to
see cows tail swinging aloft at the head
of the stairs, and soon the animal had
found her way into small closet in the
vicinity, and at once became profoundly
interested in sack Of meal, or some other
pleasant object stored therein. The lady
failing to appreciate the transformation of
her tidy apartment into common stable,
at once inaugurated battle against the tres
passer, and by the use of signs, movements
ans passwords, which only lady can re-
call on such an occasion, undertook to eject
the COW from the premises. Bossy failed
to see the signs and did not seem to care
cob about the lady's wishes. The lady
shook her apron at the cow and reached out
her hand carefully for more effective
weapon of warfare. The COW comprehend
ed the situation at last, and her head was
lowered, her tail was flung in the air, and
her back was curved majestically. The
lady concluded the air in her stairway was
not conducive to health and rushed out
doors calling for help. 1t came in d short
time, and the COW was eventually elected,
but not until some threatening demonstra-
tions had been made on the leyies or rein
forcements operating against her within
the fortress. st. Paul Press
Year: 1873

The repndistion ofthe carpet-bag State debt |
IS agitated in North Ca.oliua, and it would not
be surprising il similar question was raised in
all OF the Southern Stat which have been sub
jected to carpet bag rule While repudiation of
Just debts, or any breach of faith on the part Of
State ora nation, is not only most dishOnOrable,
bat generally disastrous to lis citizens, it ia a
question for arguLIent whether there would be
any breach Of faith in repudiating debt like
that which HOLDEN saddled upon North Caro-
lima, or that with which South Carolina was
burdened under SCorT. Of the methods Of
creating debt in the latter State Assistant
Secretary SAWYER, one cf the few honest men
sent to the Senate from the South soon after the
clo7e OF the war, has freely and openly stated
that the State officers would buy the passage Of
bill by the Legislature of such an infamous
character that even corruptcarpet bag Governor
dare not sign it. The lattez would then veto il,
and aiterward purchase its passage over his veto
by the Ignorant blacks who composed majority
OF the Legislature, and who neither compre
hended the nature Of the bill they were passing
nor had any characters to lose.


Were the parties who knowingly accepted


bonds issued by such means innocent purchasers


Did they not connive with the carpet bag StatG


oticers to rob the states, and did they not COZ
tribute considerable portion of their i'll gOiteT


gains toward maintaining the same style o


robbing rascals in power?. Even if the .presen


holders Of these Statebonds are innocent parties


ought they not FIST to call upon those from


whom they Obtained thCm, and who are moral,


in the position OF endorseFs?
: Did the people of the Southern states eve


authorize the contraction Of these debts2 Wer


they not contracted by dishonest men from othe
states, who were forced as rulers upon them b
Federal bayoneta, and sustained in authority b
the same military power? Under a republics
Government can people be bound by the aei
: of officers whom they had no voice in electini
. and whose ac'' they denounced as robberies I
the time?


> These questions are not mere conundrum


but are worthy of the serious consideration
a the people everywhere.
Year: 1873

WE see that bill has been introduced
into the lover House of Congress to per-
init publishers Of newspapers and of the
press to exchange, and permit publishers Of
weekly papers to send, within the county of
their publication, one copy to each actual
subscriber, free of postage. This bill
should receive the approval of every men,
Der. A law to the contrary never would
have been passed, only through spite to the
newspaper fraternity for dutifully exposing
the unholy abuse made by members, of tile
franking privilege.
Year: 1873

VOU are individually and collectively mott
Il fed by this announcement that by the end
Of this month and year, am about to make my
first 20 years clean up. Having been in bust
ness over that length Of time amongst you, and
never called on you Ill this way before, hope
you will


ALL COME AND SEE NE!
And il you have not all got the coin to iqu date,
COME AND SETTLE, BY NOTE OR 9TH


EIWISE.
But in any event come and settle, as | am in
need of all the money can get hold of, to pay
my own debts,
CONTRACTED FOR YOUR ACCOMMODA-


TiON.
Any who disregard this invitation may feel
annoyed hereafter, this is no Joke, for l will
commence the first of January, 1874, by
laying nm embargo on your commissary and
take such other steps as may be necessary to ei-
feet the objects set forth herein.


Your Friend,


ROBERT GORDON.
n17-3w
Year: 1873

Gov. Davis wants all the Federal officers re-
moved personal grounds; In making such reguest
also asserts what Is not ought not 10 be- faci
that Is important the welfare OF political part
whether ths that holds particular Office "A
mere professional politician he may think So IL "a
mis- interest TO think for Instance, that the Republican
party OF Texas cannot get along without him as Cover
nor and II Is 10 his interest to think, also that with
one OF his personal friends In the place OF Gen Clarke
as Postmaster Of Galveston, State affairs would move
much more smoothly. We assure him he Il mistaken
Clarke Is much OF but for that matter
L. Davis They both belong TO the noisy breed OF small
politicians who TO be among the necessary owls OF
our beloved country and II they and all their tribe were
suddenly removed hence, their reyistng spirits would
be asonished TO find how little they were missed and
how much better the world would get along without
them We appeal to Messrs. Davis and Clarke 20 settle


their differences and attend TO their respective business
pursuits for we assure them that hrstcass dog fight
has more public interest just than can attach to


quarrel between two such politicians as they arc.
Year: 1873

The impression seems to prevail that, under
the new law murder in force IN this state II Will
he very difficult 10 obtain verdlcts for the hrst
degree OF the crime. Therefore, while capital punish
ment may sti remain as an exceptional punishment
10 used where 10 can be indubitaby estaD
Ished that tho killing "perpetrated from de-
lberate and premedltated design TO effect DEATH, We
may expect that for murders OF ordinary atrOcy Ike
those OF Nathan, Putnam, Walworth and Gilen, the
degree and will be followed by the sentence OF inn
prsonment for life. In this rather circuitOus way,
very likely the longsought result OF the abolition Of
the gallows wf he virtually obtained. III this be so.
there Immediately reverts upon US an old problem but
under the multiplied agency Of new needs. That
problem IL indicated by single phrQse-the pardoning
poWer The weakness OF our present system, always
patent now becomes garng, and II continued Will be-
come frghtfu It will not do to substitute for the bar
barism OF O bad punishment the folly OF no punish
mept at ALL Yet SUCH practically, Is the effect in many
cases OF sentence OF imprisonment for lfe wherever
fine power 20 pardon ia lodged in the will OF one man.
Take the case OF young Walworth. Who that knows
the sOcia influence OF his family in this state ana the
pressure which II bring 10 bear upon the ulnd OF
The average Governor can suppose that TINS arlsto-
cratic parricde will suffer the full punishment 10
which hls sentence dOoms hint True, we have In New
York State something mucn more than the average
Governor at this moment; but who can tell what we
NAV have five years from nOw In place or the unap-
prOachable virtue and tho Spartan infexiblhty or
Gov DiXf The suggestion Of THE TRIBUNE carries gOOd
sense on s front either abolish altogether the pardon
ing mower in the OF life sentence, or, better s


transfer that power I'm all cases to court OF pardons
constituted of select number of wise and good men,
and acting with the solemnty and the impartaity OF
Year: 1873

The New-Y Workers are evidently alarmed that
Boston ia rapidly becoming port for exports through
which the cereals OF the West can find foreign markets
They have years endeavOred TO make It appear that
Boston was merely distributing depot for the manu-
factures OF New England, and that any effort on her
parf 10 become commercial city bit OF presump-
ton which they could afford 70 laugh at The fact that
the receipts OF i'm bushels at Boston by railroads
direct the West have increased from 4s385 bushels


"a 1868 10 519l9 bushels in 1872 significant Of the
growth of our commerce to escape observation The
Increase i'm receipts OF oats is also large and tho
same is true OF other products OF the soil writer In
THE NEwYoRK TRIBUNE in a lengthy article upon thls
subject sorey at these facts and while he has
a vague idea that great canal facilities might check the
condition OF things he frankly states some facts OF IN
terest to merchants. Years 1t was popular out
West 10 ask derislyey, "Where is Boston " The pro-
ducers OF the West feel that their interests demand
not single export city, but dozen large Cities with
tonnage enough their surplus products to the
hest markets They have given New-York the prefer
ence partly because the merchants OF Boston were some
what doubtful whether it would pay 10 make Boston
shipping port for such products and partly because
Sew-YOrk took special pains TO make the west DeeVe
thar no other port had could have equal facilities Tor
doing the business. This fallacy has been somewhat
dspeed and the West is rapidly realizing the Tact that
Boston has advantages which II IS for her interest
10 develop. II merchants do not allow the present
Golden opportunity to pass by instead Of 5000 bushels
OF corn we shall receive double that amount for ship
ment and within very short time
Year: 1873

GLEK CLUB.-Wih the approach Of the pleas
ant evenings, numerous glee clubs are being or
ganized, which peTambulate the streets and dis
penss all the popular sentimental airs, for the
benefit and amusement of all who may choose to
listen. Some Of these organizations are really
excellent, but the majority of them only produce
a series of discordant howls, which almost freeze
ones blood in listening to them
Year: 1873

Fashion has decreed that the beau
tiful redingote shall be all the go this
season. One of the leading fashion
magazines of September says: The
favor attained by the redingote, with
the fact of its general adoption by
persons of refined taste, is convincing
proof of the popular and convenient
characteristics it embodies. Con-
spicuous among these qualities is its
adaptability to all wearers, whether
old or young. Upon the little girl it
is all ease and grace, and the older
sister has the consciousness of being
modishly and elegantly arrayed if
clothed with such garment, while
the mother loses nothing of her dig
nifty by adopting a style that ma
terially heightens the effect of her
costume"
Year: 1873

A new and useful phase of pulpit oratory
is its tendency to discuss practically the
practical affairs of everyday life. From
California comes a report of sermon on
Christian craftsmanship; from New Hamp-
shire one of a. sensible discourse on COM
mon schools. The California clergyman
begged the citizen TO vote intelhgently,
and to forbid the professional politician to
do his thinking for him; and furthermore
to vote for candidates known to be honest
and capable. ALI of which, we submit,
does him honor, and does not impair the
sacredness of the pulpit, from which man
should not only be taught the highest duty,
but also his duty to the State. The New
England preacher deprecated the over-tax-
ing of the vital powers which the methods
of our schools demand from delicate young
children, the heedlessness on the part of
parents and teachers, which lets the young
mind be strained and the physique ex-
hausted
Year: 1873

A very pleasant and suggestive little note
concerning woman's work comes from San
Francisco. Several years ago two young
sisters of that city resolved 10 prepare
themselves for active business life, and
their parents asserting, they came to New
York and studied the art of engraving
thoroughly at Coopers' Institute. Then
they went back to California. opened an
engraving establishment, and began their
work skillfully and faithfully. The result
is that they now have an excellent business,
one 50 large that they are obliged to engage
assistants. Engraving is an art to which
the taste and ability of women should natu.
rally lead them. There will always be work
for those who thoroughly and practically
understand their business.
Year: 1873

1t is an interesting fact that the
imports of dry goods at New York
during the month of August have
been a million and half less in val
ue than in 1872, and four millions
and quarter less than in 1871. Our
total imports since the beginning OF
the wear are nineteen millions less
than last year, and eleven millions
less than the year before last. We
are not running in debt abroad as
fast as we were.
Year: 1873

A correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Press, now travelling by rail in
southern Kansas, was allowed toride
on the cow-catcher. Rushing along
at full speed they struck an army of
grasshoppers, and the writer says,
''the driving storm of these insects
was perfectly incredible to any but
an witness. It was like being
driven through a shower of hail
stones, and I had to protect my face
with handkerchief against the force
of their blows.
Year: 1873

Hiram Powers, in his early days
in Cincinnati, wishing to put quiet
us upon a scurrilous, black mailing
sheet in Cincinnati, thrust some burn
ed-out matches and a few shavings un-
der the door OF the Office, one even
ing, after its editor had gone away.
The next afternoon the paper had an
article about the base attempt of a
vile incendiary to destroy the freedom
of the press, etc. The owner of the
premises becoming alarmed, expelled
the libeler; nobody else would rent
him any place to print the sheet, for
fear of fire, and so the paper, as Pow
ers had anticipated, was forced to
suspend.