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Year: 1873

What blessing would it be to us,
one and all, could we but really wake
up to the glory of this creation, III which
we live Most men are actually
asleep for their lifetime in this vast
and magnificent world. Mighty changes
are going on around them, fitted to en-
trance their souls in wonder and thank
fitness and yet they are moved no
more than if they were shut up in n
mill, seeing only the perpetual rcvolu-
tion of spindles. and hearing only the
monotomous hum and clatter of ma
chinery had the Creator so pleased.
And mems insensibility often deserve
no better lot. But, instead of being
pent with narrow walls, we live amidst
this immeasurable universe. Instead of
a few pale lamps giving only necessary
rays, oceans of light daily overflow this
planet whereon we dwell with ineXhaus-
tible splendor and beauty And the fire
that sustains the life of earth's creatures
is forever freshly kindlod millions of
miles away.-C ChdnHiRG.
Year: 1873

The camp has had its year of song;


The sword, the bayOnet, the plume,
Have crowded out of rhyme too long


The plow the anvil, and the loom.
O, not upon our tented fields


Are freedom heroes bred alone,
The training of the Workshop yields


More heroes true than War has known.
VINO drives the bolt, who shapes the steel;
May with heart as valiant snite,
As he who sees foeman reel


In blood before his blow Of might
The skill that conquers space and time,
That graces life, that lightens toll,
May spring from courage more sublime
Than that which make realm its spoil.
Let Labor, then, look up and see


His craft no faith or honor lacks,
The soldiers yet shall be


Less honored than than the woudmaps AK
Let art his own appointment prize:


Nor dream that gold nor outward hight
Can compensate the work that lies


In tastes that breed their own delight
And may the time draw nearer still,


When men the sacred truth shall heed,
That from the thought and from the will
Must all that raises man proceed,
Though pride should hold orr calling low
For us shall duty make il good;
And we from truth TO truth shall go,
Till life and death are understood.
Year: 1873

Georgia is getting scarce of wood,
and wants her Legislature to interfere
in behalf of the young trees. But she
finds consolation in her affiiction in the
hope that it will lead to the develop
ment of the coal fields in her noun
toinS
Year: 1873

The Home Journal thus dis
courses on the etiquette of bow
ing, The difference between
a courteous and a familiar bow
should be remembered by gen.
tlemen who wish to make a IA
vorable impression. A lady
dislikes to receive from a man
With whom she has but a slight
acquaintance, a bow, accompan-
led by a broad smile, as though
he was on he tmost familiar
terms with her. 1t is tar better
to err on the other side, and
give one Of those stiff ungra.
cious bows which some men in
dulge i'll. Those gentlemen
who smile with their eyes in
stead of their mouths, give the
most charming bows. AS for
men who bow charmingly at
one time and with excessive
hauteur at another, according
as they feel in a bad or good
humor, they need never be sur
prised if the person thus treated
should cease speaking altogeth.
er, A man should always lift his
hat to a lady.
Year: 1873

fore the kind hearted Mrs. Lo-
renzo, could again summon
courage enough to ''break the
subject" abruptly cut short in
our last chapter. The uncere-
monious manner of her husband
in breaking off the conversation
Just when she had reached her
object, had wounded the ten
der heart of the noble lady, and
again, her love for her compan-
ion, whose moral sense was
none too lively, caused her to
dread the idea of coming in
contact with his preferences !;
so she tried to be more kind
and obliging to NJ L. than ever,
and if possible rouse those finer
feelings to be found in al
most every heart, although we
behold a frigid exterior. Some
of the most unfeeling men have
the tenderest feelings if you can
only arouse them, and such
were the thoughts of Mrs. Lo-
renzo when she did her very
best to cause affection to appear
conspicuously on the exterior life
of her husband. She had not said
a word about his keeping Willie
out of school to "help clean the
wheat" nor when he kept him
at home two days more in the
same week to keep the chick
ems out of the garden; and
with these and many other
submissions, she had Gre
ateG g more thoughtful
and plant disposition - as
she thought-in the mind of
her husband. 1t was true that
he seemed more attached to
her personally, but still as stern
as ever toward others, for Mr.,
L. was selfish and cared for no
one but himself and wife.


"Husband," said Mrs L., as
she came out on the front porch
and took a seat beside him,
"Mr. Woods called to see us
this morning about the way we
were sending Willie to school.
He said that it would be just
about as we'll for us to keep
the boy at home entirely and
teach him ourselves, if not bet
ter, than to send him to the
Academy about half his time,
and often not that"


"Professor Woods had better
undertake to run the families
OF this town. Suppose he
comes over and instructs US a
little in what we should eat and
wear ? Guess that we can do
as we please about sending Will,
and for my part, | don't want
one man to run me and the
whole town."


''Hark, Mr.. Lorenzo, you did
not hear me through; Mr., Woods
means all for the best; he says
that if we give that boy a
chance he will be a useful man
and an honor to u.s."


II am Of the opinion, wife,
that other folks think they
know more about my business
than [ do myself and / would
feel a great deal better if / was
left alone to do as | please, par
ticularly by outside parties.
When | have work for that boy
he must do it,"


"But, husband" interfered
the noble lady, eve should be
obliged to Mr. Woods for the
deep interest he takes in the
youth of our town, and should
esteem his suggestions"
Year: 1873

first resolves.


If the old people tell you to
pull down, and the young ones
build up: pull down.


You must not drink out Of
one cup, and look at another.


He who cannot moderate his
grief will soon have a new grief
to weep over.


Where Satan cannot go him-
self, he takes wine as his mes
senger.


Whoever has been bitten by
serpent is afraid of a rope.


He who has bread in his
basket should not be compared
to him who has not: Though
neither be hungry at the time


When the jackal has his day,
make him a bow.


The way man wishes to 60,
thither his feet will carry him.


Seven years lasted the fam
inc, but no workman starved :;
seven years lasted the plague,
but no one died before his time.


An old man in the house is
a sorrow to the house; an old
woman in the house is a bles-
sing to it.


Honor your wives; they will
enrich you.


Eat below your means, dwell
according to your means; but
spend upon your wife and chill
dren above your means.


First understand, then argue.


You must not refute a lion
after his death.


Much have | learnt from my |
masters, more from my col
leagues, most from my disci-
pies.


In a quarrel it is always the
well-born who will first give
way.


Do not stand in a place of
danger, trusting in miracles.


Iron sharpens iron scholar,
the scholar.


Man has been created on the
last day; even the gnat is Of
more ancient lineage.


The thought of the sin is
worse than the sin.


Eat quickly, drink quickly
this world is but q brief we'd
ding-feast.


Tie older the wise man gets,
the wiser he grows the fool,
when he ages, becomes but an
old fool.


He who studies for a good
purpose, to him his study be-
comes a blessing; to him who
does not, it grows into a poi
son.


Why is the lobe of the ear
soft ? that you may close up
your ear when you hear aught
improper.


A bad wife is like a hail
storm.


DO not dwell too long upon
your friends praises you will
end by saying things against
him.


Do much or little-so that |
you do it for good purpose.


Refined music is liked by re-
fined people-weavers do not
much care for it.


To cry out but get no pity ;I
he who lends out his money
without witnesses, and he who
cannot get on in one place and
does not try another.


Even the common talk OF
the wise should be pondered
over.


Bad servants first ask only !
when they have already COM
mitted the blunder.-Quayterly |
Repie,0.


BE DoCILE.-Cultivate a hum
hle WILLING and docile mind or
Year: 1873

|grief


One thing acquired with
pain, is better than a hundred
with ease.


Let the grapes pray for the
welfare of the branches; with.
out branches there would be nc
grapeS


Silence is beautiful in a wise
man; but how much more in a
fool.


Mote than the calf wishes tC
drink,Ithe COW wishes to give il
suck.


H they tell you that your
lrielss ~ dead, believe 1t; thai
he has come into a fortune
doubt it.


He who lends money to the
poor is often better than he who
give them aims.


Here is a table, and meat,
and knives; but we have no
mouths to eat.


Be prudent and silent.


The world is like the wheel
Of the well, with it's two buck
cts; the full one is ever
empted, and the empty one is
ever filled.


A quarrel is like a squirt of
water issuing from a cleft !;
wider and wider gets the cleft,
more and more powerful the
squirt.


He who has been legally
deprived of his ill-gotten gar
ment should go his way re-
joicing.


He who has learnt and does
not teach is like a myrtle in
the desert.


There is a threefold death in
the slanderer's tongue it kills
him who ISLANDERS, him who is
slandered, and him who receives
the slander.


Some peoples judgment is
that OF a blind man at a win
dow.


You cannot touch a fool a
dead mans body does not feel
a knife.


For a man who has been ru-
ined by woman there is no law
and no judge,


Many an arrow-Smith is shot
by his own arrow.


Greater is he who causes
good deeds than he who does
them.


Great is peace ; it is to the
land what leaven is to the
dough.


He who struts about the mar
ket in the philosophers toga,
will not come into the dwell
Iing-place Of God,


Woman spins her little web,
while she talks.


Throw no stones into the
we'll whence you have drunk.


A small allowance at home is
much better than large one
abroad.


He is a bookcase, not a
scholar.


Cut off his head, but mind
you don't kill him.


1t is the hole that makes the
thief.


In his own house the weaver
is king.


The salt of money is aims
giving.


A hundred shillings invested
in trade will give a man meat
and wine in acres, it will give
him cabbage and salt.


When the ak already touches
thy neck, still hope in Gods
saving grace.


Flight is the beginning of
defeat.


Hang the sweetest grass
rnnnl q nim,s nnnlr Il will GILL
Year: 1873

TmE inmates Of n negro cabin that
was recently struck by lightning in
Jones county, Georgia, are said by u
Kentucky paper to have "retired
through TWO doors and three Windows
before the lightning got down the
chimney, and though the head Of the
family stopped four miles of to ascer-
tain the damage, the others are still
running"
Year: 1873

DETROIT boy stood an umbrella,
with cord tied to 1t, in public DOOR
way. Eleven persons thought that
umbrella was theirs, and carried 1t
with them the length of the string.
They then suddenly dropped it, and
went off without looking back or stop
ping to pick 1t up again.
Year: 1873

A PARALLEL TO THE WEST CAsE.-The
Wilmington and Chester county papers had
exciting articles on Monday about a horrible
murder that had just come to light near
Oxford, Pa. a short distance above the Della
ware line. The particulars are as follows:


On the 3Oth Of June last, a young man, who
stated that he was an agent from Baltimore,
put gave no name, took up his quarters at a
hotel IN Jennerville, Chester county. The
next day William g. Undertook drove up to
the hotel, and invited the agent to take a ride,
which the latter accepted. This was the last
seen OF the stranger alive, aud it is known that
Undertook lett the neighborhOOd very abrupt
ly. On the llth inst, it was noticed by man
that n large number of buzzards were lowering
ABOUT the woods, short distance off Newport
and Gap pike. The man went to the place
and toun1 unearthed the head and BODY of
man, and his arms and legs which were sepa-
rated from the body. He gave notice to the
neIghborhood, and the horribly mutilated body
was eventually recognized as that of the
stranger who had been stopping at Jennervile
he murdered man was stabbed in three or
four places and his throat was cut Both arms
and both legs were severed close to the body,
the operation having been performed in far
from bungllhg manner. Undertook cannot
De found. He IL, or was till lately, on the
Baltimore police force. He is young and has
red whlskers. There were no clothes to be
found except shoes. 1t is reported that the
man was known to have a considerable sum
of money.
Year: 1873

In New York they have what they call the
Civil Damage Law" which makes liuuor
sellers responsible for the acts or loss of time
Of drunkards to whom they may sell liquor.
The first case under this law, which was passed
at the last Legislature, has just been reported
from Oswego. A woman notified tavern
keeper that she would prosecute him for
damages for the loss of time of her husband
whilst drunk, and also for the recovery Of a
tine hich had been imposed for drunkenness.


The issue, however, was avoided by the
tavern keeper. who promptly paid the fine, and
managed In this way to compromise the suit,
Year: 1873

How TO CURE TT--The disagreeable odor
arising from perspiration, which is a source o {
great vexation to those who are subject to II !.
may be removed much more effectually than
by such ungents and perfumes as are now in
use. 1t Is only necessary to procure some com
pound spirits Of ammonia, and place about
two tablespoonfulls in basin of water. Wash
ing the lace, hands and arms with this leaves
the skin as clean and fresh as one could wish
The Wash is perfectly harmless and very cbeap.
1t is recommended on the authority of an
experienced physician.
Year: 1873

THE GAYS AT DELAWARE GAP-"BLow, YE
WISDY MOUNTAIN, Blow, BLOW, BLOW l"-NA-
TURE's REFRIGERAToR.-Two or three years ago a
Mr.. Frear bought loo acres OF land on the Kitta-
linny Mountain, near Delaware Gap, New York.
One day last summer Mr.. Frear, while cutting
wood on the mountain, discovered near the base
a wall ten or twelve feet high laid up against a
perpendicular preeipice o. apparently solid rock
lie took down a portion OF the wall, and came TO
an opening in the rock large enough to permit
the passage Of his body. The instant the OPEN
ing was uncovered strong current Of air escaped.
Il was so cold that Mr.. Frear was in a very short
time chilled through aud through.


Determined TO explore this singular cavern,
Mr. Frear entered the opening. He found him
self in large chamber, the walls being of rough
and Jagged rocks. The cold was so intense that
he could not explore the cave further than fifty
feet. Since then no person has penetrated fur
ther than sixty feet under the mountain. The
draft of air is so strong at the mouth that trees
thirty yards distant are kept in constant motion.
One can stand but few minutes in the mouth.
thermometer standing at 80 degrees above zero
will in a short time fall to 30 in the current


piece Of pure lead, gun barrel, and a col
lection of bones were found by Mr.. Frear in the
cavern. He threw the bones in the river before
ascertaining whether they were human remains
or not.


A dog accompanied him on his first exploring
tour. The dog logged on into the cave. Since
then it has never been seen.


Hundreds of people have visited this remarka-
BILE cavern and witnessed the mysterious phenom-
enon of the cold current of air. No satisfactory
explanation has as yet been given as to its cause
There are q number Of crevices in the rocks near
the opening from which the cold air also issues.
Mr.. Frear erected temporary platform in front
of the cave A person standing ON this five
minutes would experience a sensation of almost
complete numbness. 1t was the owners inten'
tion to excavate passageway and erect build
ing over it for the accommodation of inquiring
visitors. He was killed on a railroad however,
before his project was carried out. The cave is
considered one of the greatest curiosities of the
d.-E1change.
Year: 1873

QUAKER MEETISG.-"Amethyst," who has
often contributed sparkling gems of thought to
the st. Louis Globe, gives us the following pen
sketch of Quaker meeting:


Ponce de Leon sought long and vainly for
the fountain of youth, and died without the
sight. How would he expect to find the foun-
tain of youth in Florida, where the hot pulse
of tropical life beats away so fast, and death
turks in the everglades?


If his geographical faith had led him up the
coast till he found the peaceful valleys of the
middle Atlantic slope he might have met with
better success.


What the eager Spaniard missed so utterly
the placid Quaker came much nearer finding.
If the fountain of youth exists anywhere in
this weary world of ours it must be in Quak-
er meeting house. How else is it that year at
in the silence of the meeting-houses do not
gather new lines of care and shadows of age 7?


They grow old they do not grow older
The outlines of youth fall away little; but
what they lose in contour and color is made up
to them in expression. That, after all, is the
highest beauty that grows higher and higher
till the coffin lid, closing down over its last and
sweetest smile, makes of it ga thing of beauty
and a joy forever"


They keep the red in their cheeks and the
blue in their eyes long after the "world's peo-
pie" (feminine) have begun to rouge. Weary
women of the world worry themselves into their
graves, while these clear -browed Quaker women
come up week after week, to "meeting" with
something in their faces that makes you think
of the "peace that passeth understanding"
Year: 1873

Ns-An Ohio bce-keeper was stung on the
nose about 6fty times the other day while fool
ing around his hives, and his bugle swelled so
rapidly that he could not be taken into the
house through the door, and hole had to be
cut in the side of the building by which he
gained his bed, and rested his proboscs on the
Goor until the doctor came.
Year: 1873

TOM MOORE.


FAREWELL but whenever you welcome the hour
That awakens the night song of mirth in your bower
Then think OF the friend who once welcomed it too
And forgot his own griefs to be happy with you
His griefs may return, not a hope may remain
OF the few that have frightened his pathway of pain
But he meier will forget the short vsion that threw
Its enchantment around him, while lingering with you
To the highest top sparkle each heart and each cup
Where'er my path lies be it gloomy or bright,
My SOUL happy friends shall be with you that night:
Shall join in your reves your sports, and your wile
And return to me, beamjng all DER with your smiles
Too blest If it tells me that, mid the gay cheer
Some kind voice had murmured 81 wish he here ~
Let fate do her worst there are relics of joy,
Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy
Which come in the nighttime of sorrow and care
And bring back the features that joy used to wear
Long, long be my heart with such memories flrdi
Like the in which have been distilld-
You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will
But the scent of the will hang round it STILL
Year: 1873

An ingenious lady in Iowa discovered
during the late cold snap that q good
place to keep eggs from freeing was un-
derneath her feather bed. The value Of
this discovery uepends urcn the discre-
ton with which it is used, for when the
lady went to bed without thinking of ths
eggs, the effect was worse than freezing.
Year: 1873

The general belief in New Jersey now is that q
brush with the Spanlaras is inevitable. Governor
Parker is reported to have said recently that New
Jersey, In the event OF call for volunteers by the
general government, win take but few days TO roll
up O quota OF 1000 men, one-half OF whom have
served in the United States army.
Year: 1873

The Weather in This City Yesterday.


The following record will show the changes in
the temperature Tor the past twenty-four hours in
comparison with the corresponding day OF last
year, as Indicated by the thermometer at Hudnups
Pharmacy, HERALD Building
Year: 1873

As we expected. the Fair and Festival,
given by the Ladies' Of the Methodist f.
Church, on Christmas Eve. proved a perfect
success. Both rooms upstairs and down Of
the Court House were occupied Below the
tables were set for the Supper. which was
complete in its every arrangement. The
very cold night prevented some from attend
ing, but nevertheless a good many were out
and showed unmstakable evidence that they
enjoyed themselves.


The success attending the efforts Of the La
dies on this occasion has renewed our con-
victions in one thing, that If the Ladies set
out do any thing. they will DO 1T and there Is
no use in holding back, but it is better to
jump on the train and go along with them
for they know no such thing as fail.


When We taks into consideration, that this
is the first time they have ever attempted
anything of this kind. and the very short
space had for preparation. the Ladies of this
Church have had, the Fair has proved tinsn-
cial success. Two hundred aud forty three
dollars was realized, after pay ing all the ex-
penses attendant.


The Ladies' thoughtful Of many that were
not able to be there, = large amount Of the
good things, turkey, chicken, pig, ETC., etc.
that WAS left over from the abundance, WAS
distributed to those deemed most need that
was brought to their knowledge.


To the young Gentlemen who kindly as
sisted them through the entertainment, they
wish to return special thanks. Several fine
cakes that were left from the Fair were sold
at auction, after the close of Prof Bruun's
Concert Tuesday night, and brought good
Year: 1873

A FABLE. Tie Sacramento Rccord is
responsible for the following: "Anagcd
aud irasciblc bull, who had long worked
under the yoke in fertile field, conceived
an aversion to locomotives, which began
t. run in that part Of the country. The
fluttcr Of the red flags borne by them for
signal purposes, seemed to his imperfect
Intelligence wanton insult to his gather
ing decropitude and impaired usefulness.
AT sight Of the pondcrous engine, he
would Waye his nerveess tail and make
an effort to roar. The broken voice emit
It'd a qnavering wheeze, usually ending
in "A paroXysm Of coughing. One corner
Of his fed, a resort in earlier years of a
beloved Goat the Old bull guarded with
Fenie Jeolousy. The locomotive at last
approached this spot, and the venerable
beast became quite beside himself with q
rage which was less governable from a
sense Of his own impotence. When he
heard the locomotive approach, he clam
bered upon the track, and lowering his
head, waved it to and fro in face OF the
unconscious enemy. The humane engi-
neer caused it to emit its warning scream,
but the iniuriated animal disregaded it,
and in another moment a numerous hash
rained down amongst flock Of chicadeo
birds which were feeding in the old BULBS
meadow. Moral The bearings of this
singular history will be found in the ap
pieaton Of it to an obscure morning con
temporary"
Year: 1873

SPIRIT OF THE Associated PREss
MpNoroLY,-Down with Stanford Up
with Orton The Government can ben
eft the people greatly by taking charge
OF the railroads Private corporations
can run telegraph lines more to the peo-
pcs advantage than the Government
can Death to the Central Pacific
Ticai Ia Western Union Let everybody
tnvel and receive freight by railroad
ee Let nobody receive news by tcle-
graph at any price except ourselves
We are the peoples friends and are OPP
y E d to all monop)lies wherein we have
no interest! Great are we, the Magpies
Of the Press