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Year: 1872

At Marion, Indiana, a lew days
ago, two thirsty young men
thought to secure free drinks in a
drug store during the temporary
absence of the proprietor. BY mis-
take the laudanum bottle was
seized hold of instead of one con-
tanning eau de vid, and while one
put down very hastily a two fin
ger drink from a glass the other
sucked from the bottle. When
they came to plank down five dol
lars each for medical services
and the use OF a stomach pump,
they found they had paid a pret
ty round price for free drinks
that wouldn't remain on the stom-
ach.
Year: 1872

Guided by the advice of a for.
tune-teller, a Cincinnati youth
sought to make a girl love him by
means of electricity working from
under her chair. When the time
came she sprang into the air
about three feet, and when she
came down she landed in her low
er's hair and took about two
handsiul therefrom, and told him
that she hated him No match.
Year: 1872

Horses are excellent musical
performers sometimes. A hum
cry horse has been known togo
through all the bars of an oat
field correctly and never miss an
cat, although the owner of the
oats missed all of his.
Year: 1872

An honest country parson, who.
in the time of a great drouth, was
desired to pray for rain, answered
"I'll willingly do it, but it will be
to no purpose while the wind is in
this quarter" .rf
Year: 1872

There has been great deal of an
grN and heated party discussion
about the act popularly known as the
litigant law, in this State A great
deal has been said from mere party
malice. in the hope of party gain on
ly, that is without any foundation in
reason. Now we affirm that the prin-
cipie of the litigant law is right; that
it is so practically acknowledged by
all parties in, perhaps, every State
of the Union; and finally by the Re-
publicans in the last Legislature OF
this State, who affected to introduce
a measure to repeal it, though they
did not Go so in fact.


There are certain legal papers that
tho law demands, in order to forward
the ends of justice, shall be publish.
ed, in some form, either by written
notices posted up in public places, OF
by publication in the newspapers,
where newspapers are published. 1t
has been found that the newspaper
is much more effectual mode of
making such documents public than
posting up written notices; and ac-
cordiagly in all the States the Legis-
latures have substituted newspapers
for such uses, rather than the writ
ten posted notice. Recognizing the
utility of this mode of publication,
our late Legislature, in the very bill
which purported to repeal the liti-
CANT law. provided that ell legal no.
tees should be published in some
newspaper in the county where the
proceedings were had; but if no
newspaper was published in such
county, then the publication should
be made in some newspaper publish
ed in the county nearest to that in
which the legal proceeding origina-
ted. Was this repeating the litigan:
law? Far from it. On the contrary
it was clear recognition of the prin-
ciple which underlies the litigant
law, to-wit: The publication of the
legal notice in a newspaper. The
bill, which Was subsequently vetoed
by the Governor, did not repeal the
litigant law, it only changed it. The
cry of partisans on the stump and OF
the Republican papers was, "Repeal
the litigant law;" but when the same
men who uttered this party cry came
Year: 1872

A young man out in search of his
fathers lost pig near Strenton,
Pennsylvania accosted an Irishman
along the road with, tHave you
seen a stray pig about here?"
Faith, said Pat land how could I
tell stray pag from any other?"
Year: 1872

A young man asked young lady
her age, and she replied: six times
seven and seven time three added to
my age will exceed six times nine
and four, as double my age exceeds
twenty The young man said he
thought she looked much older.
Year: 1872

Look OUT FOR THE BoYs.-The boys
of to-day will be the men Of tomorrow.
Parents, look out for the boys. Keep
them off the street keep them out Of sa-
looms ; keep them out Of bad company
know where they are and what they arc
doing. This is your business. They are
being educated By somebody; they arc
being moulded under some influence il
not by you and according to your ideal,
their education is nevertheless going on.
Take them in hand yourself. God and
State hold you responsible for their flu
ture characters. Home is the best place
for boys. If homo is duh place, make
it attractive. Let them have company
at home, and let them visit other boys at
home. The kindcst of parents has ru-
ined many boy, and will ruin many
more. BE kind and strict indulgent and
positive mild and firm. Look out for
the boys, save yourselves and them fu-
turc years of sorrow.- J0lJ0 Chrontcte.
Year: 1872

GENERAL GRANT.--If the Govern
ment is economically conducted, the rev
enue honestly collected, the taxes fairly
adjusted, and the peace and honor of the
country maintained, they are satisfied,
without running the risk of change
which might be for the worse. All these
things have been done under General
Grants administration if not to the en-
tire satisfaction of everybody, yet to the
general satisfaction of the country, and
there is no reason to believe that change
would bring about any improvement.
Besides, there is feeling of security in
the conntry while General Grant is Pres
idcnt that would not prevail under an
other Executive, even though he might
have more experience as a civilian and
statesman. The revolutionary spirit still
exhibited by large portion Of the South
ern people, including many of the rebel
leaders, is not calculated to make the 10y
al people Of the country forget, as they
would like to do, the events of the late
civil war. If the declaration of univers-
al amnesty, which we trust the Presi-
dent will be authorized to make before
the adjournment of the present Congress,
does not produce better effect upon
Southern feeling than the partial am
nesty granted already has done, there
will be just cause for apprehension that
Il large portion Of the South has not ac-
ccpted, and does not propose to accept,
the results of the war as final. In such
an event, the people choose to have Gen
Grant, above all other men, in the Pres
idential chair. They have perfect conf
dence in his fealty to the principles of
the Republican party-in his devotion
to the Union of the States and the su-
prcmacy Of the hag-and they know from
experience his ability to maintain those
principles and defend that Union against
all opposition.-Ne,c York Times.
Year: 1872

PROOF PosITIvE.-A student in one of
the New York colleges was charged by
the Faculty with having had barrel OF
ale deposited in his room contrary, OF
course, to rule and usage. lie received n
summons to appear before the President,
who said Sir, am informed that
you have barrel Of ale in your room"


" Yes, sir"


" What explanation can you make ?'


Why, the fact is, sir, my physician
advised me to try little ale each day rs
a tonic, and not wishing to stop at the
various places where this beverage is re-
tailed, determined to have barrel ia
ken to my room"


Indeed. And have you derived any
benefit from it ?"


" All, yes, sir. When the barrel was
first taken to my room, few weeks since,
| could hardly lift it. Now | can carry
it with the greatest ease"
Year: 1872

FLORENCE, tho comedian, tells a capi-
tai story Of IL waiter at one Of the London
taycrns who was sadly given to drink
A party Of young men determined to re-
form him, and one day they read an i'm
agnary paragraph from the paper, relat-
ing a terrible accident, in which an inc
briate on blowing out candle was killed
by the flames igniting with the fumes of
his breath. jerry pricked up his ears at
this, and requested that might be read to
him again, which was done to the evident
horror Of the poor man, who Immediately
went in search Of the prayer-book. Re
turning with this, he expressed desire
to take solemn oath upon it. bemoaned
the fact that he had been a sorry tippler,
and was bringing himself to ruin, and
then swore that never again, as long as
he lived, would he attempt to blow out II
candle.
Year: 1872

Not long ago an inventor applied to
the Patent Office for patent for a new
process Of embalming, and in order to
comply with the supposed requirements
Of the law, that a model be deposited in
the office, he prepared a neat little coffin.
with glass face, in which he deposited
the remains of tiny infant which had
been embalmed by his process. 1t being
considered not desirable to make the
Patent Office catacomb, the model was
returned to the inventor for burial.
Year: 1872

The Louisville ledger says: "The outlook
Just now is not Watering for Horace. He is
the Democratic nomine. but he is not a Demo-
crat, he is a Liberal ~ Republican nominee; but
by accepting the Baltimore nomination, he ceases
to he Liberal Republican, and being neither pig
nor pun, it will require another convention to
determine what he is. The verdict is likely to be
that he is an old man who has spent his life war;
ring upon the Democratic party, who never had
q heart throb in unison with its principles. but
whose thirst for Office has become an intense that
he is willing to accept hOnors and emoluments
conferred by Democrats, proposing to square
accounts by comforting here and there an Office
upon those who have distinguished themselves
in the work of political qualification"
Year: 1872




Many years ago, child was born in a powerful
family in this country; but it was mysteriously
taken froa the cradle, and something else substi
tinted In Its place. This was believed to be the
work Of another influential family, rival vf the
FIRST. sequ-lshows this to have been the case;
s this second family, niout that Time took to raise
what they represented to be panpcr child; and
1t seems that they took especial pains to instill
into the mind Of the child deep hatred Of the
other family, and anything belonging to it. The
boy grew up, and would omit no occasion to abuse
and annoy the other family. He would curse them
publicly, call them all manner of hard names, and
revle all that belonged to them, to their wo-
men and their religion. But experts in human
nature saw something in the case to excite their
attention, and they observed innumerable little
things in the character and disposition Of the
child, (now man, resembling the family he 10
much abused. As be grew older, those traits
came out stronger, although, from long habit, he
still kept up his revilngs. But nature will assert
itself; and rs the man grew older, his natural
character and family traits became so strongly
developed, that there was no longer mnch room
for doubt. great family meeting was called, in
which the question was fairly discussed, and the
conclusion arrived at that their long lost boy
found. They appointed committee, who went
to visit the man, when a mutual recognition (the
mysterious recognition of blood and nature) took
place, and they fell upon each Others necks and
wept. The past was forgiven and forgotten, and
they promised thenceforward to he one in name,
as well as in nature. Since then, numbers Of the
family from all parts have been crowding in to see
the long lost, but now found; and they are sur
prised to discover how strong the family resemb-
lance is, notwithstanding the long years of sepcr-
| alton and forced hatred.


The lost had lived under the fictitious name
of Greeley; but heuceforth he will dwell under
| the paternal roof Of Democracy.
Year: 1872

wv V. Barr. of Topeka, is croaking for the
Greeley Democracy. If anything were necessary
to do that, We are now convinced that Greeleyism
is doomed Barr was never known to run with a
party that had the remotest chance of success;
and if it had, he changed the situation in very
short time after fastening ON to it. He was for
ever fighting some imaginary wrong i'm the Re
publican party, when he pretended TO belong to
that-the wrong generally consisting of the little
fact that Barr was not sufficiently magnified.
Year: 1872

.V Since writing our article on Greeley men
in the County, last week, Frank Drenning has in
formed us that the few Republicans about Wa
thena that went of on the first excitement, are
gradually coming back, and that large number
of Democrats down there will not swallow him,
any way il can he fixed.
Year: 1872

F The Greeley Democracy are now engaged
in showing up the extravaganza Of Grants Ad-
ministration, as compared with that Of Lincoln.
During the war, when they were trying to destroy
the Government, and before they murdered Lin
coin, they used to dcnounce the extravagance Of
his Administration
Year: 1872

THE PENTTENTIARY. - A bill has
passed the Senate providing for the lease
Of the State prison. 1t authorizes a COM
mission, to consist of the Governor, two
citizens, to be appointed by the President
of the Senate, and three by the Speaker of
the House, to invite proposals for the lease
of this institution, and the hiring of all
the convict labor thereof. They are au-
thorized to enter into contract for term
or terms of not less than three or more
than ten years, subject to certain conditions,
one of which is that the State shall be
saved, during the continuance Of the lease,
all cost and liability on account of the PEN
itentiary, the repair, management, discip-
line, or maintenance thereof, or of the con-
victs and the penitentiary may be removed
to any site which may be authorized by
law, provided, that the State shall incur no
loss or liability by reason of such..removal,
or from the purchase of new
site, or the erection of machinery and
buildings thereon, over and above the pro-
ceeds, arising from the sale of the present
grounds and buildings; tn, lessees to give
bond with security in a penalty not less
than 5000, 900. The members of the COM
mission Except the Governor) are to re-
eeive the per diem allowed members of the
General Assembly for not exceeding fifteen
days. This bill is yet to be acted upon by
the House of Delegates.
Year: 1872

New BUILDINGs.-Mr. j. G. Shaffer
broke ground this morning for block of
new buildings on the southeast corner of
Bank and Tenth streets. The buildings
will be three stories high, constructed Of
brick, and will embrace all the elegance
and convenience of modern architecture.
They will be arranged with view to busi-
ness purposes, the lower story divided into
store-rooms, and the upper floors into Of
flee rooms. This block will form desira-
BILE Improvement in that locality, and be
an important addition to the business ca
pacity of the city.
Year: 1872

The FRENCH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SEES
sIoN.-The members of the National Assembly
Of France will reassemble in session, after the
recess adjournment at Versailles tomorrow.
The occasion will be of very great importance
to the Republic as it is, and for the system of
rule which may prevail within the emanci-
pated territory in the future. President
Theirs message may be very serious utter
ance. It is intimated, however, that the aged
Chief of State will endeavor to be non-com-
initial in his magisterial expression. Political
party feeling runs high in France, as will be
seen from the statement which we supply to
our readers elsewhere, SO that the more silful
leaders in the Legislative debate may endeavor
to extort from NJ. Theirs personal definition
of his opinion as to the public condition which
may ensue in the country after his decease,
provided he still holds to the idea of a life
term tenure of Office.
Year: 1872

Es- There is an important lesson in
the comment made by murderer who
was recently hanged, upon the instrno-
tion and cares bestowed upon him by
missionaries and ministers during his
last days Of life "If had received as
much attention before being put into
prison as | have since, I should never
have been here. " To prevent is better
thau to cure evil
Year: 1872

anything. The grating and the neck
cloth told the story Of his fate as
plainly as though we had seen the
final struggle.


In my minds eye I saw tho poor
fellow as the ship moved rapidly from
him; the first bewilderment of his tall;
then his horror and despair, as he
realized his condition; the gleam of
hope Us he caught the grating and
heard the loud tones OF command as
the ship rounded to; then the long,
long agony of hopes blasted and, the
final despairing cry to his Maker, as


"Environed with wilderness of sea-
he sank to rise no more.


Well, he had gone, and there was
no help for it-men must die at some
time or other


So reused me from my sad reverie
and gave the order to step the masts
and get the sails ready to hoist, when,
as the ioresail was hoisted. | heard
one of the men cry, There's the ship,
sir" and, sure enough, there she was,
dim speck to leeward in the south
west, but rapidly growing larger as
she sped onward toward us under
steam.


We kept near the spot where the
grating had been picked up, and in
about two hours were all on board
again and my tale told.


But the captain still clung TO the
idea that Seavy might have got hold
of the life buoy, and so we cruised all
that day looking for it-sharp look.
outs with glasses aloft, but We saw
nothing more, and, when the sun
went down, the "old man" reluctantly
gave the order 10 steer the course
again.


"IIe might have kuowed," said old
Maui, that ere bird was Bills speer.
it,


And, rs we shaped our homeward
course and the watch ran away with
the stun's halyards, and the ship
blowed away toward her port, had
food for reflection as / thought OF
poor Bill and wondered ii the good
people in their cozy homes on shore
realized how much of the tragic is in
volved in that brief notice which they
so frequently see III the marine col
umn of their newspapers, as they sip
their coffee at breakfast before Il suug
iire-"Lost at Sea"
Year: 1872

Everybody rode horseback in that
town. I never saw such magnificent
horsemanship as that displayed in
Carson streets every day, and did
envy them, though was not much
OF q horseman. But / had soon
learned to tell horse from q COW,
and was burning with impatience to
learn more. l was determined to
have horse aud ride myself. Whilst
this thought was ranking in my
mind, the auctioneer came securing
through the plaza on black beast,
that was bumped, and like a
dromedary, and fearfully homely.
He was going at Twenty, twenty
two dollars, for horse, saddle and
bride"


A man standing near me-whom l
didn't know, but who turned out to
be the auctioDeer's brother-noticed
the wistful look in my eye, and re-
marked that that WAS remarkable
horse to be going at such price, let
alone the saddle and bride. I said
l had half notion TO bid. "Now,"
he says, II know that horse. know
him we'll. You might think he is an
American horse. but he is not any
thing Of the kind. He's Mexican
plug" but there was something else
about that mans way of saying it,
that made me Just determine that I
would own genuine Mexican plug
if it took every cent that I had.
And said, HAS he any other adyan.
tages?" He hooked his forefnger il
the pocket of my army shirt and led
me to one side. "Sh!' don't say a
word! He can out-buck any horse
in America; he can out-buck any
horse in the world" Just then the
auctioneer came along. "Twenty-
four, twenty-four dollars for the
horse, saddle and bridle." 1 said,
"Twenty-seyenw "Soldw


took the genuine plug, paid for
him, put him in livery stable, let
him get something to eat and get
rested, and then in the afternoon /
brought him out in the plaza, and
some of the citizens held him by the
head and others held him down to
the earth by the tail, and I got on
him. And as soon as these people
let go he put all his feet together in
bunch. let his back sag down, and
then he arched it up suddenly, and
shot me one hundred and eighty
yards; and I came down again,
straight down, and lighted in the
saddle, and went up again. And
when / came down the next time
lit on his neck and seized him, and
slid back into the saddle, and held
on. Then he raised straight up in
the air, on his hind feet, and just
stepped around like a member of
Congress; and then he went up the
other way. and just walked around
on his hands, just as a school boy
would. Then he came down on all
fours again, with the same old pro-
cess of shooting me up in the air.
and the third time went mp I heard
a man say, "Oh. don't he buckl'
So that was "bucking" was very
glad to know it. Not that I was en-
joying it; bit then I had been taking
general sort of interest in it, and
had naturally desired to know what
the name of it was. And whilst
was up somebody hit the horse a
whack with strap, and when I got
down again the genuine bucker was
gone.
Year: 1872

Cream is allowed to mold and
spoil.


Silver spoons are used to scrape
kettles.


The scrubbing- brush is left in the
water.


Bones are burned tha. would make
soup.


Nice-handled knives are thrown in
to hot water.


Brooms are never hung up, and
soon are spoiled.


Dish-cloths are thrown where mice
can destroy them.


Tubs and barrels are left in the
sun to dry and fall apart.


Clothes are left on the line to whip
to pieces in the wind.


Pie-crust is left to sour instead of
making few tarts for tea.


Vegetables are thrown away that
would warm for breakfast.


Dried fruit is not taken care of in
season, and becomes wormv.


Bits of meat are thrown out that
would make hashed meat or hash.


The cork is left out of the molas-
ses jug. and the flies take possession.


Pork spoils for want of salt, and
beef because the brine wants scald-
ing.


Coffee. tea, pepper and spices are
left to stand open and lose their
strength.


Potatoes in tie cellar grow, and
the sprouts are not removed until
they become useless.


The bread is sifted in wasteful
manner, and the bread pan left with
the dough sticking to it.


Vinegar is drawn in tin basin,
and allowed to stand till both basin
and vinegar are spoiled.


Cold puddings are considered good
for nothing, when often they can be
steamed for next day.
Year: 1872

THE railroad question is again troub
ling the city Of Wheeling. a part of the
people appear intensely anxious to get the
city still further in debt, legally, If they
can, Illegally II they must. Arguments
pro and con ill the columns OF the papers
and the mouths OF thC citizens. WhQl
the result will be cannot as yet DO told
but OF one thing We feel sure: any con,
siderable increase in the already high rate
OF taxation in Wheeling will largely
benefit Bellaire. Capitalists already com,
plain oil their burdens under the present
load, and many OF them, in case OF an In
crease, will seek investments here and
elscwhCre.-Bel'aire Independent.