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Year: 1871

THE STOLEN MAsk.-This is a short tale
by Wilkie Collins, and, like ali the works Of
this pleasant writer, extremely agreeable
reading. The work strongly illustrates
Nr Collins remarkable talent for making
great deal out Of nothing For, attrac-
tive as it is, the book contains as little ma
terial or plot as it is possible to imagine in
a work OF fiction. A decayed actor, Of
little prestige in his palmiest days. takes a
plaster east of the bust OF Shakespeare in
the church at Strattord on Avon. This
east is broken by u disappointed burglar.
and the old mans heart is nearly broken
also. His pretty grand daughter and her
awkward lover succeed in procuring an
other east. the old man becomes colntortcd
and the lovers become married. That is
all; but whoever starts to read the book
will not stop short of the end.
Year: 1871

Colonel McComb received a dispatch last
hight at ten o'clock from Major Frost, Gen
eral Superintendent Of the Mississippi Cen
tIal railroad, that he would run through
trains at and after twelve o'clock to-day,
be repaired. The injury to the road was
caused by the twenty four hours rain. and
the prompt speed and energy displayed by
Major Frost in making the repairs is emit
tied to the utmost praise
Year: 1871

OPPOSITION Il THE LIFE OF Trade
The above trui>m is well illustrated in the
success of the steamship Kelso. lately pat
i'll the Texas trade, between this port and
Galveston and ludianola, Texas. For the
first and second trips there was scarcely
enough freight offering to ballast her, but
ON her last trip out the agent had to refuse
freight for two days before sailing. This is
accounted for by the immense number of
orders coming to this city through the
mails, for the merchants here to ship all
the goods possible on the kelso. The Chat
tanooga Railroad Company are alive TO the
interests thus offered through their Texas
friends and will be up and doing to meet
the required wants Of this community by
putting on the route more boats as soon
as they can be found and suitable for the
trade.
Year: 1871

SACRED SONG.-The power of sacred song
to touch the heart and reform the life has
been acknowledged in all time The growth
and influence of the Methodist Church of to-
day is owing largely to the fact that as q
church it is noted for its singing. Mr.. Wes-
icy was an eminent poet and a lover OF
music, both OF which facts contributed
largely to his power over the masses
Since the days OF Wesley, there probably
has not been SO popular an author and
singer of sacred song rs Philip Phillips, OF
New York. He is the author of the Sing
ing Pilgrim Musical Leaves" Singing
Annual" etc, etc. The effect of his singing
is remarkable. One Of his private pieces is
The Litcboat."


An old sea captain. says Zions Hraid,
who has charge of the liteboat in "A certain
town in Massachusetts bay, was induced
some time since to 90 and hear Philip Phillips
sing his thrilling song of the "Lifeboat; or.
Rescue" The happy result was that on
recent Sabbath, he with his wife united with
the church, the captain testitying with JOY
that hearing the "Lifeboat' sung was the
means Of saving his soul.
Year: 1871

A Chicago hacklnan made stranger,
from whom he had taken a seven dollar fare,
believe that policeman who stood near was
the "boss, and he would be mad if he heard
about carrying passengers so cheap
Year: 1871

The Christian Catholic Society of Algiers,
which is numerous body comprising nearly
every Catholic male adult in the Fifth
District will, to-day, celebrate st. Joseph's
Day, by a procession through the streets of
New Orleans as well as through Ngiers
This will be followed by a banquet at the
house of Mr.. Graves, who is to be Grand
Marshal for the occasion
Year: 1871

A has a pasture which contains just 427-50O
acres, inclosed by a trotting course which is on
true ircle. Wishing to pasture COW on said pas
ture without fencing It, and being somewhat eco
nomical, he proposes to drive stake in the center
of said pasture and tie end Of rope to it, and
the other end Of the rope to the cows tail Now,
how long rope will he require, to give the the
benefit of the whole pasture, the COW being nine
feet six inches from the end of her tail to her nose
It takes four inches of the rope to tie it to her tail
and seven inches Of the rope to tie to the stake.
Year: 1871

Johnny was telling his ma how
he was going to dress and show of
when be was a man. His ma asked,
Johnny, what do you expect to do
for living when you get to be a
man ?" dwell, I'll get married and
live with my wife's pa"
Year: 1871

Our religion is to be estimated, not by
few intensities, but by vital and
generous glow and activity throughout
our whole life. We are not to mourn
because we feel; but if, having feeling
in that life, we may well mourn.
Year: 1871

FOLLOWING OUR LOVE TO HEAv-
EN.-Ah! how many men have
found heaven by following their
children there! How often it
is that a man wretchedly follow
ing his companion, has found heav-
en- by standing on the thOeshold of
it and looking in upon the loved
one that be lost The brute erea-
tion can be led and allured by tax
ing their young and carrying
them on before them. And where
a heart loves idolatrously, and is to
be trained for heaven and the OBJ
ject loved is taken to heaven, how
how often does it follow, crying as
it goes, as a bird cries out who fol-
lows the boy who has the nest in
his hand How often have men
learned at the cradle what they
would not learn at the altar; and
at the grave what they would not
at the sanctuary Beecher..
Year: 1871

Never do things by halves. If you
have task before you, do it at once
with all your might and all your mind,
and do not leave it until it is finished.
This is the way to get light heart and
an easy conscience, as well as a full
nurse
Year: 1871

Ny first is in poem, but not in verse.
My second is in bad, but not in worse.
My third is in coat, but not in suck.
My fourth is in spine, but not in back.
My fifth is in Jenny, but not in Jack.
My sixth is in man, but not in boy.
My seventh is in Iesce, but not in Joy.
My eighth ia in respite, but not in pardon.
My whole is a flower that grows not in every ones


garden.
Year: 1871

by members Of the royal family and others In
close attendance on the Prince fully confirm
the statement Of bearer of this despatch and 1t
Is evident that all hope has been abandoned"
Year: 1871

The Weather In this City Yesterday.


The following record vii! show the changes IN
the temperature for the past twenty -four hours IN
comparison with the corresponding day OF last year,
as Indicated by tho thermometer at HudnuJs
Pharmacy. HERALD Building, corner OF Ann street,


Q1n
Year: 1871

ABOUT STRAWBERRIES. In the supplement
for this issue is an article headed 1.-The Straw
berry Trade in New York" to which we call
the attention of all whom it may concern. The
m ist important item referred to in the article
Is relative to the time at which the berries
should arrive in New York, and we suppose
this is as applicable to peaches as TO berries.
Fruit that arrives in New York later than 4 in
the morning misses the early market, and it is
estimated that $50, 900 were lost to the PENN
sular growers from this cause alone, this season.
1t is rare that glut occurs if the fruit arrives
in time for the wholesale grOoers to reshp it
further north, and for this reason it should
reach New York not later than o'clock. FIRE.
quently the train was as late as or G o'clock.
The loss for one days shipments alone was
$4,000, from this cause. The Jerseymen are
posted on this point and frequently secure the
top of the market for an inferior berry. The
delays this season We're less frequent than for
merly, but were still to frequent for the good
of the growers. And it is stated that the
growers were mainly responsible for the delays.
They clamor for late shipments, thus making
the trains suit them instead of they suiting
the trains.
Year: 1871

IT is said the English holders Of Con
federate cotton bonds will present their
claims to the Commission Of Arbitration
at Washington. They have had several
meetings recently upon the subject, and
this Is continuation of the farce.
Year: 1871

gress derives the right to appropriate the peoples
money in making harbor improvements from the pro-
vision of the Constitution which gives to it the power
to regulate commerce between the different States,
but it is abuse of that power to favor State at
the expense of another destroy good natural har
Dor, amply sufficient for all the demands of commerce,
because it is partly in Wisconsin, and contributes to
the advantages of that State with the intent to build
up another artificial harbor in Minnesota at
nous expense with the single view of depriving Wis
consin of the advantages nature has given to her.
The proposition monstrous yet such is the act
ual and necessary effect of the bill pending before
Congress, if it should pass that body. We call the
attention of Congress the report of the Government
officers las set forth in Ex Doc No. 66, Senate, 41st
Congress, End SESSION. who in 1859 examined this
location thoroughly, under resolution introduced by
Minnesota Senator and with instructions TO seek a
harbor for Duluth and claim that such report
clearly shows the injustice and impropriety of the
lately introduced by the Senator from Min
neSOta.
Year: 1871

The Steam Saw Mil at Milford, with a
good dwelling and eighty-seven acres of
land Situated on st Louis River about
SIX miles from Duluth and Superior, and
accessible by railroad and water.


Also for sale several tracts of choice
PINE LAND
Year: 1871

TRUE Az GOspEL.-There are thou
sand OF persons In this world who
were cut out expressly for an editor,
and the, are not backward about
giving advice how to run IA paper.
They think they know the whole
thing and that the editor IL fool, or
does not devote his time properly to-
his calling, or perhaps both. The
country is full of these imaginative
knights of the quill. An exchange
hit them with the following truthful
remarks:


II some of these gen tlemen could
be put forcibly in possession of a
newspaper and to edit IL for a month
or two, they would have their eyes
opened most wonderfully wide. They
would learn that to sit at desk
quietly and write pretty editorials,
bears about the same proportion to
the whole work OF all editor, AZ a bolt
ia the single tree of IA carriage does to
the entire vehicle. They would learn
that work never ceases In printing
Office: that constant watchfulness
and care alone brings success; that u
steady drain on the brain of the editor
IL the rule and that In addition, ths
head of the establishment has to-
bear philosophically more grumbling
abuse aud advice, for less pay, than
any other professional man would
dream Of In short they would find
that an editor is a hard worked man,
a much abused maH, and In most
cases a mighy poorly paid one.
Year: 1871

Ruskin, i'm one of his Oxford lee.
lures, says: ~ pray you with all
earnestness to prove and know with
i'm your hearts, that ail things lovely
and righteous are possible for those
who believe in their possibility, and
who determine that. for their part,
they will make every days work
contribute to them. Let every dawn
of morning be to you rs the begin.
ming of life, aud every setting of the
sun to be to you as its close then lei
every one of these short lives leave
its sure record of some kindly thing
done for othere, some goodiy strength
or knowledge gained for yourselves
SD from day to day and strength to
strength you shall build up indeed,
hy art, thought, and just will, al
ecclesia of England, Of which il
shall not be said See what manner
of stones are here but 'See what
manner of men,"
Year: 1871

The Davenport Gazette relates tic
following: Not many moons ago a
young man and lady of this go0dly
city united their fortunes for life. and
settled down TO the enjoyments Of
the marriage state. For "A cOupl. OF
months the wheels of life's car NOV.
ed smoothly, and then change
came. The husband began to enter
tain ideas that the wife of bis bosom
was untrue to her VOWS. The green.
eyed monster appeared to him big
| ger than a woOdchuck." At length
he resolved to solve the question and
accordingly packed his valise, in .
formed his wife that business called
him to Chicago, and departed. In
stead. however, of going to Chicago
he secreted himself In town. The
wife being timid and afraid to stay
in big house alone, invited mar.
ried sister to remain with her during
the absence Of her spouse. The sister
consented and came to the house of
our hero accompanied by her hus~
band. When night came the guests
were conducted TO their chamber and
retired to sleep. when The lights
were all extinguished tie jealous
swain quietly entered tn house by
back window and made his way to
the bedroom, and then tumbled over
pair Of boots. Advancing TO the
bed side he discovered, by the light
of the moon shining i'm through the
window, man and woman quietly
sleeping. His worst fears. were real
lied. There was proof incontestible.
He seized a chair and "went for"
that somnolent individual. A huge
row was the result, aud in the midst
of it a door opened, and in came the
suspected wife. bearing a lighted
candle and intensely interested to
| find out the cause of the commotion.
| The tell-tale candle revealed the fa ct
that he had been pounding his
brother-in law, who was occupying
the room with his wife, while the
suspected choice Of his heart was
keeping lonely vigil in an adjoining
room. The broken heads were
promptly patched up and peace de.
clared. The impression among the
neighbors is that there will be no
more jealously in that family.
Year: 1871

The music of the wakened lyre


Dies not upon the quivering strings,
Nor burns alone the minstrePs fire


Upon the lip that trem bling sings;
Nor shines the moon in heaven unseen,
N Tor shuts the flower its fragrant cells,
Nor sleeps the fountains wealth, I ween,


For ever in its sparry wells
The spells of the enchanter lie
Not on his lone heart-his own rapt ear and eve.
[ look upon face as fair


As ever made lip of heaven
Falter amid its music-prayer;


The first lit star of summer even
Springs not so softly on the eye,


nor grows with watching, half so bright,
Nor mid its sisters of the sky


So seems of heaven the dearest light
Men murmur where that face is seen,
My youths angelic dream was of that look and


mlen.
Yet though we deem the stars are blest,


And envy, in our grief, the flower
That bears but sweetness in its breast,


And fear tn enchanter for his power,
And love the minstrel for his spell,


He winds out of his Tyre so we'll
The stars are almoners of light,


The lyrst of melodious air,
The fountain of its waters bright


And everything most sweet and fair
Of that by which it charms the ear,


The eye of him that charms the ear,
A lamp is lit in wOman's eye
That souls, else lost on earth, remember angels


by
Year: 1871

''HIs HEART WAS NOT VITAL Wilson,
the murderer, who was hanged in Hartford
few days ago, had tried to kill himself by job
bing sharp wire through the left ventrlcle of
his heart, and even this did not kill him The
Hartford Times says:


''We feel inclined to speak again of the case
Of this extraordinary man, because, after hav-
ing pushed sharpened wire thoroughly into
his heart, and by that instrument actually "lif-
ted up" las he expressed it) that most vital
muscle, so that he was conscious that 1t had
thus temporarily ceased to beat, and then let
it do@r again, and felt it resume its life-giving
throbs-it was because of this, and the further
and more noteworthy circumstance that after
having thus pierced his heart, Wilson lived
nearly twelve hours, and was actually hung at
last--with the steel still sticking in his heart,
that we again speak Of this revolving but inter-
estlng case.


The heart is the central organ of animal life.
By its contractions the blood is sent through all
the arteries to give life to the body. In man
it has four chambers, and one of these is the
left ventricle, from which the purified and bril-
liant blood from the lungs is driven out into
the arteries. 1t was this left ventricle into
which Wilson drove the sharpened wire, and
where it was actually found, firmly embedded,
by the post moFtem examination.
| The doctor books may contain parallel cases,
but if so, we think they must be extremely
rare The only explanation of Wilson's case
seems to be that he did not withdraw the wire.
IF he had Withdrawn it the result must have
been quickly fatal


| His neck was enormous He wore sixteen
and a-half inch collar For man of his gen.
era frame and size, this showed the tremen-
dous vitality of the man. The body was still
warm, and the life or soul not fully gone out
of it when the surgeons knives began their
work.
Year: 1871

Further accounts from the Northwest say
that the published reports of the widespread
destitution and suffering in that region caused
by the late terrible fires have been in no respect
exaggerated, and that nothing that has been
related can give an adequate idea Of the extent
of the calamity.
Year: 1871

In the obituary notice of lady the editor
wrote: 1T is feared that her husband will not
be able to bear her demise," which the care.
less compositors with but change or two OF
letters transformed to ut is feared that the
husband will not be able to wear her chemlse.
The horror of the editor and the bereaved nus
band and the mourning relatives may be im-
agiDed
Year: 1871

A western editor has discovered that many
of the young ladies' of that town wear their
corsets in bed with the strings tightly laced
The editor negects to say how he comes to
know so much.
Year: 1871

We should ike to see this busi-
ness a little brisker than it is-it
does not exactly keep pace with
the progress of the times in other
departments. Ina recent beautiful
marriage ceremony the minister in
vested the ceremony with peculiar
charms. He said it contained the
germ Of the two most important es-
Establishments on earth, viz: The
Church and State, that it was ne
cessary for their perpetuation; aud
from this he drew strong incentives
for the young to enter the gates Of
double blessedness. Hurry up
young men, don't wait to get rich;
a moderate sum will do 70 begin
with, then secure your hearts cho-
sen one, and together ascend the
ladder step by s. -ep. Be sure, how
ever, to select the right sort Of
woman. A noble girl with good
common sense, viii not disdain to
be your help-meet, and viii work in
her allotted sphere with as much
diligence as you viii in yours. But
don't let Cupid blindfold you; mark
well the doll baby beauty who is
devoted to fashion and show, while
the sold woman" at home docs AL
the work-beware Of such IS these
if you value your own prosperity
and peace.-EFehange.
Year: 1871




Money can buy many things,
good and evil. All the wealth of
the world could not buy you
friend, nor pay you for the loss OF
one. Il have wanted only one
thing to make me happy" Hazlitt
writes; "but wanting that have
wanted everything" And again;
"My heart, shut up in the prison
house of this rude clay, has never
found, nor will it ever find, a heart
to speak to-"


We are the weakest Of spend
thrifts if we let one friend drop Oft
through inattention, or let one push
away another, or If We hold aloof
from one for petty jealousy or heed
less slight OF roughness. Would
y0u throw away a diamond because
it pricked yon?-one good friend
is not to be weighed against the
jewels of all earth, If there is
GOODNESS or unkindness between US,
let us come face to face and have it
out. Quick, before love grows cold!
Life is too short to quarrel in, or
to carry black thoughts Of friends.
If was wrong, am sorry; if you
then l am sorrier yet, for should
not grieve for my friends misfor-
tune? and the mending of your
fault does not lie with me. But the.
forgiving it does, and that is the
happier office. Give me your hand
and call it even. There!it is gone
and I thank a kind Heaven I keep
my friend still! A friend is too
precious thing to be lightly held,
but it must be a little heart that
cannot find room for more than one
or two. The kindness I feel for
you warns me toward all the rest,
makes me long TO do something to
make you all happy. is easy to
lose a friend, but a new one will
not come for calling. nor make up
for the old one when he comes.
Year: 1871


Is there an answering thrill in your
heartg' and be looked wistfully in
to the white face as he spoke.


There was an answering thrill
His words had swept the deep, in
ner chord of her heart; and its Vi
brations filed her soul with rapture,
but calmly she replied to his pas
sionate words.


Frank" said she, "T fear you
have been hasty in your decision.
should you mingle with society it
is probable you would meet with
some one who is better fitted to
grace the position your wife viii be
called upon to occupy"


Were all the grace, beauty and
virtue of the most attractive wo-
men in the world centered into one,
and every art employed by her to
win my love from you, my own pre-
cious darling, I would turn from
her in disgust. You are everything
and everybody to me, and I can
not live without you. Come then
into my heart and. home, and shed
your sweet influence around my
life"


Unable longer to resist the plead
ings of her own heart, she permit
ted him to draw her to his breast,
and folding his arms tenderly about
her, he pressed upon her lips the
first kiss Of love.


With her head resting upon the
bosom that cherished her SO fond
ly, she told him of the long years
she had struggled to drive his
image from her heart.


81 thank God," said she, that
He has enabled me to endure to the
end, and have learned that it is
useless to endeavor to crush out a
love He has planted in our hearts;
we can only wait patiently His own
good time to Bring about our peace
and happiness"


"Nfy love-" replied her compan-
ion, "hand in hand we will still trust
in His mercy and goodness, and
may He help me to so brighten
your coming years that the gloom
of the past will be forgotten"


MabePs parents would not con-
sent for her to leave them,.and it
was decided that the family circle
should remain unbroken. Anna
was delighted with the idea of hav-
ing aunty for her mamma.


In the mellow days of Autumn,
one calm beautiful morning, the
kindred spirits which had so long
been held asunder, were made one.
AS the gentle wife, with her deep,
pure love beaming through her
blue eyes, looked into those of her
noble husband and read it's return
there, the clouded past was as a
dream, and the weary heart was
'.happy at last"
Year: 1871

John Fiske says: Battles far
more deadly than those of Gettys-
burg or Grayelotte have been inces-
sanity waged on every square mile
of the earth's life-boaring surface
since life first began. 1t is only
thus that the enormous increase Of
each species has been kept within
bounds. OF the many offspring
produced by each plant and animal
save in the case Of those highest ia
the scale, but few attain maturity
aud leave offspring behind them
The most perish for want Of susie
nance, or are slain to furnish food
for other organisms. There is thus
an unceasing struggle for life-a
competition for the means Of sub-
sistenee--going on among all plants
and animals, In this struggle the
greater number snecumb, but a
few favored ones in each generation
survive and propagate to their of
spring the qualities By virtue OF
which they have survived"
Year: 1871

The Detailed meteorological Report for


To-day.


The following is the meteorological report OF the
Signal Bureau OF the War Department for this
morning, all the observations being taken at 743
A. NJ, Philadelphia time The barometrlcal reports
are corrected Tor temperature and elevation. The
velocity OF the wind is given in miles per hour,
and the force is an approximate reduction to the
Beaufort scale -