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Year: 1873

Buffalo has many "reminiscences of Mark
Twain, and of his remarkable attempt at
publishing newspaper on an entirely new
plan. After his Ietnrn from the Holy Land
(per Quaker City,, Mark took a wife aud pur-
chased the third interest in the Buffalo Ex-
press, owned by A. M. Clapp. public printer.
They say that Marks style of newspaper
work was unique. He is not an early riser,
and is as slow of movement as ofspeech, cor. .
sequently he didn't get to the office very ear
ly in the morning, And when there his
movements were net characterised by nerv-
Gus haste. Seating himself in a capacious
pivot chair, his first move was to deposit his
boots in the waste basket. Eand replace them
with roomy slippers. Then elevatipg his
slippered feet to a comfortable cushion on the
exchange papers (their only Legitimate use in
his estimation), ii was his wont to lay back
in his chair, swinging himself lazily on his
pivot, and tell stories of wit and wisdom by
the hour TO the associate editors. This was
vastly pleasant to all concerned, but some
how il did not work ia the way of making q
newsy paper, and at the end of six week
Mark came to the conclusion that publishing
a newspaper was not his forte, He, however
retained his interest in the Express for about
year and halt, though, as aforesaid, he
did not take part in the "active" manage
ment for more than six weeks.
Year: 1873

For good or evil the press Of the
country wields mighty power.
It shapes and controls public senti-


ment by a silent. influence always
at work. A good paper is like the
pure ART inparts health and
purity wherever it goes: A bad
paper is like the noxious gas that
steals unnoticed from the earth,
carrying its pestilential poison and y,
corrupting and destroying whole
communities. Yet good men are
to be found who permit bad papers
to enter their households to poison
the minds of their children. The
seeds of depravity are scattered by
the evil hand, and no efforts is
made to prevent it. Parents, may
not approve the sentiments uttered
by these papers, but many appear
insensible to their bad effects, and
neglect to apply the correction.


While they are careful to provide
for.:the physical growth of tnelI
children, they neglect their moral
training. They provide fresh air
and wholesome food for the body.
vet allow the mind to feed upon
the poison elements of a corrup,
ting literature. .>:.. s-'s:


This should be stopped at once.
The papers that contain immoral


sentiments should be as carefully
excluded from the family circle as
if it came from the pest-house:
stamped with certain contagion and
death. A rigid exclusion OF these
organs of wickedness from the. de.
cent family in our land would Cob
fine them within the, limits where
their influence would soon be lost


They might still tend to encourage:
vice, but their power to corrupt and
destroy would 81 on be gone forever.


Every great citizen should have al
least ,,ne family paper. It should
be chosen from among the many,
as a friend would be, or a daily
companion. It,. tone should be
elevated; it's sentiments pure; Its
integrity unquestioped. With such
a silent companion in your family
you can feel confident that gooo
Impressions are being in the minds
of your children. The impressions
may not be noticed in day, a year


but.insensibly they will mould the
character that is to lead the you'll
through the temptations of early
manhood; protect and advance
him through active life, and sustain
| him III honorable old age.
Year: 1873

David--remembcrs tho battle Of
Lookout Mountain distinctly. He
was not a man 10 care about being
above the clouds, or TO DO impressed
with the grandeur of the scene of ac-
tion. David's attention on that day
was turned toward Missionary Ridge.
David's regiment charged up the ridge,
and careered forward on the limo that
took them to o building occupied by
General Bragg as headquarters. The
boys were in the fiercest Of fierce
fight, but still they gave the house that
had acquired sort of fame second
look. David investigated, and be
found solitary chicken in a wcll.p
served coop. This had evidently been
held for the generals dinner, and was
now In danger of being shot fifty times
a minute. Dave watched the dodging
chicken and the chips flying from the
coop as bullet after bullet struck it,
with the greatest interest, and leaving
his place for q moment he ran TO the
coop, caught the chicken, and with
chicken tied at bis belt, was again in
line. All had been done 30 quickly
that IL was difficult for his compan-
ions 10 realize that be had missed
shot. Another disappearance, and no
was seen in General Bragg's kitchen,
and then coming forth With sack of
meal. This he tied to his belt, and
resumed his place in the line moving
against the rebels on the second ridge.
After the battle, he dressed and cooked
his chicken, and made from tho meal
some most astonishing corn dodgers.
He remembers that as he was eating
he felt little sorry for Bragg who, in
addition to his defeat had lost his
chicken. And he remembers that
the boys all looked very wishfully
while he was eating, but they called
him q fool when be risked 80 much 10
going to the coop for the chick
David is tolerabley clear in bis descrip-
tion of the fight on Missionary Ridge,
and it runs about this way: ave went
up the ridge sudden like. We didn't
think we was goin' up when we started
and neither did the rebs. There was
a mighty big fuss. We pushed ahead
to Braggs headquarters, and there we
stole his chicken and some meal
Then, when VIC 1t good while, we
cooked the chicken and eat il up and
made some corn dodgers and eat them
up. This was the biggest fight was
ever in"
Year: 1873




Three persons out of four would rush
right up to the burning individual and
begin TO paw with their hands with
out any definite aim. 1t is useless to
toll tho victim 10 do this or that or
call for waiar In fact, it is genorally
best not TO say word, but TO seize a
blanket from the bed or any wooden
fabric-if none is at hand, take any
woolen material--hold the corners as
far apart as you can, stretch them out
higher than your head, and running
boldly to the person make q motion of
clasping in the arms, mostly about the
shoulder. This instantly smothers
the fire and saves the face. Tho next
instant throw tho person on the floor
This is an additional safety to the face
and breath, and any remnant Of fame
can be put out mora leisurely. The
next instant immersc the burnt part
in cold water, and all pain will cease
with the rapidity Of lig ightning Next
get some common -four, remove from
the water, and cover the burnt parts
with an inch in thickness Of flour if
possible, put the patient to bed, and
do all that is possible to soothe until
the physician arrives. Let tho -four
remain until il falls of Of itself, when
beautiful new skin can be found. -
Unless tho burns are deep, no other
applications are needed. The dry
-four for burns is the most admirable
remedy ever proposed, and the infor.
nation ought to bo impaired to ALL
The principle Of its action is, that like
the water, it causes instant and per-
feet relief from pain by totally cxclud-
ing all the air from the injured parts.
Scientific American.
Year: 1873

CLEANING TIN WARE-.Acids should
never be employed to clean tin-ware,
because thcy attack the metal and re-
move 1t from the iron Of which it
forms thin coat. Rub the articles
first with rotton-stone and sweet oil,
then finish with whitening and piece
OF soft leather. Nothing else will
give so good a polish.
Year: 1873

Do men folks think how much work
they make by coming into the house
with muid, boots2 1t would take but
a moment for them to use the scraper
and leave outside the door the dirt which
they track from room to room, all OF
which must he washed, scrubbed and
wiped If'your wife, mother or sister
fails to scrub up the dirt that the careless
men folks bring in on their feet, how
sadly disconted you are because things
do not look neat and tidy. And when
you go home at noon or night. do you
ever notice how you actf OF course
not, Oh. you would not do so. As often
you enter the door with slam, IL closes
half way and some woman must close it
after you. Your overcoat is thrown
over the back of chair in one corner Of
the room, your hat sails away into an
-othei,, 60 light upon stand or under it,
perfectly inma.erial to you, Of course;
gloves are thrown on the table; necktie
Is thrown into the nearest chair; dpwn
you ait in the center of the room for
every one to navigate around yoa the
best way they can.


After you have heen In the house an
hour OF two, the room Is in frightful
condition; hat, boots, coat newspaper,
overeoat, gloves, books, jack knife, hair


brush, and all articles you may have had
in your hands are scattered In every di-
rection around the room; the trouble ID,
you do not stop to think. " would take
hut moment to hang up Your coat and
hat, to put your gloves In your coat
pocket, to cultivate your bump Of order
little. 1t takes hut moment to put
an article in its place, and then it can he
easily found .Ysts 49, ssv


The woman who takes care Of the
honsehss enough to do without picking
up things after thnughtless men-folks
half the time. A woman 8 work is never
finished, You expect her to keep the
house neat and ,idy;i if it is not 80, you
will stray for the saloon Eou expect
her always to have her hair combsd, her
dress pure and spolless, your clothes al
ways in Orders the dirt kept from its
thousand gathering places; something
good to eat three times day. besides
the lunches which you think it impossi-
BILE to do without, and herself to be
equally as pleasant and attractive as she
was the night you popped the question
How can she be all this if she. has to
spend half of her time picking up things
that you in your thouehtlessness drop


ped around the room! ! write this now
to show you how many ways you can
assist the mother, wife or sister, by be-
ing more thoughtful. Try it, please. for
tlleir sakes, will you notf-Cor. Mains
| EarmAr. s.Ins-s ....... ,l. l...
Year: 1873

There is reason to believe that not n
few of the apparently unaccountahle
cases of scroiula among children pro-
coed from the habit of sleeping with the
head under bedclothes, and so inhalng
air already breathed, which is further
contaminated by exhalations from the


skin. Patients are sometimes given to
a similar habit; and it often happens
that the bedclothes are so disposed that
the patient must necessarily breathe air
more or less contaminated by exhala-
,tions from the skin. A good nurse will
be careful to attend to this. 1t is an
important part, so to speak, of ventila-
tion. 1t may be worth while to remark
that when there is any danger Of bed
sores blanket should never be placed
under the patient. Itretains dampness
and acts like poultice. Never use any
thing but light blankets as bed-covering
for the sick. The heavy, impervious
cotton counterpane is bad, for the very
reason that itkeeps the emanations from
the sick person, while the blanket al
lows them to pass through. Weak. pa
tients are invariably distressed by a
a great weight of bed-clothes, which
often prevent their getting any sound
sleep whatever.
Year: 1873

It is good thing to know what to
do when a man faints away and falls
down on the street. pedestrian fell
down on Monroe avenue, Detroit, SO a
local paper says, being just off sick
bed, and it was wonderful how many
men in the crowd knew exactly what
was the best thing to DO. One called
for brandy, another waved the crowd
back, another shouted "police" and
coroner" fourth brought bucket
OF water from saloon, and all the
others crowded in as closely as possible
and began wond dering if the man had
his life insured. Some wanted to throw
water on The victim, and others thought
that his boots ought to be removed, and
the man with the slop-pail fell down in
it and jumped up and kicked at lame
boy. Two boys were sent for doctor,
but didn't go, and n market woman
crowded in and told them to raise the
mans head. Some one put brick
under his neck, and another general call
was made for whiskey, csmpbOr, gin,
soda, pop, root beer, ginger ale, vine-
gar, water, and lager. Nothing was
brought, and after few minutes the
man opened his eyes, gave his name,
and asked to be taken home. After he
had departed, a doctor arrived, a cor
oner came putting along, and the crowd
came near having fight as to who was
entitled to the honor of saving the mans
Year: 1873

0. why do thy sweet steps delay, eNe


Since bird and song and bre re arc gomez
Sighted for hope Of thee, the day.


Without thee night puts sackcloth on


We're away thou shouldst not chide


One needless moment of delay;
seek my sunshine at thy side


Thy voice my song, thy smile my day.


"Don't stay long, husband" said a
young wife tenderly in my presence, one
evening, as her husband was. preparing
to go out. The words themselves were
insignificant, but the look Of melting
,fondness with which they were accom-
panied spoke volumes. It told all the
whole vast depths of woman's love-
of her grief when the light of his
smile, the source Of all her Joy, beamed
not brightly upon her.


"Don't stay long, husband" and l
fancied l saw the loving, gentle wife sit
ting alone nnxiously counting the mo-
ments of her husbands absence, and
every few moments running to the door
to see if he was in sight, and finding
that he was not, thought l could hear
her exclaiming in disappointed tones,
" Not yet" ..t......


"Don't stay long. husband" and I
again thought 1 could see the young
wife, rocking nervously in the great
arm chair, and weeping rs though her
heart would break, as her thoughtless
"lord and master" prolonged his stay to
wearisome length of time.


"Don't stay long, usband," and the
young wife's look seemed to say-for
here in your own sweet home is loving
heart, whose music is hushed when you
are absent here is q soft breast to lay
Your head upon, and here are pure lips,
unsoiled by sin, that will pay you with
kisses for coming back soon.


d 0, you that have wives to say Don't
stay long," when you go forth,
think of them kindly when you arc
in the busy hive of life, and
try, Just little, to make their homes
and hearts happy, for they are gems too
seldom replaced. You cannot find amid
the pleasures OF the world the qniet
Joy that home blessed with such a.
presence will afford.


Husbands, would you bring sunshine
and JOY into your homes? Then spend
your leisure hours with your families,
and employ the time in pleasant words
and kind actions, and you will realize
in all its richness what is SO beautifully
described by the poet:


Domestic happiness, thou only bliss


OF Paradise that has survived the fall.
Year: 1873

A pair of horses id Oxford, Mass. are
said 20 be so intelligent as to work a
moving machine without the aid of
driver, taking straight track and turn
ing at the proper corners as we'll as If
directed by human agency.
Year: 1873

A FISH STORY. are tame por-
poises in Moreton Bay, England. They
bask on the surface of the water not
far from shore, and are occasionally fed
by the natives, and never disturbed by
them. When shoa.l of fish enters the
BAY, and comes between the ''sea hogs"
and the land, the people go ont to sea-
waId of them, and rouse them from
their siesta by striking the surface Of
the water with spears and paddles. The
porpoises then chaAp the fish, catch and
eat some, and drive the rest in shore
and as soon as they come within the
proper distance a net is shot around
them, and spendid haul is often made.
Year: 1873

From the Covington (Ky.) Journal.


A short time since, in this city, a
brilliant and much admired lady,
who had been suffering for some
time with trouble of the eyes, was
led to fear speedy change for the
worse, and Immediately consulted
her physician. An examination
discovered sudden and fatal fail
ing IN the optic nerve, and the in
formation was impaired as gently
as possible, that the patient could
not retain her sight more than a
few days at most, and was liable to
be totally deprived of it at any
moment. The afflicted mother re-
turned to her home, quietly made
such arrangements as would occur
to one about to commence SO dark a
Journey OF life, and then had hel
two little children, attired in their
brightest and sweetest costumes
brought before her; and so, with
their little faces lifted to hers, and
tears gathering for some great mis-
fortune that they hardly realized
the light faded out of the mother
eyes, leaving an inetfaceable picture
Of those dearest to her on earth:
memory of bright faces that vii
console her in many a dark hour.
Year: 1873

From the Danbury News.


This is the season when every
owner of hens is engaged in endeav-
oring to suppress the maternal in
stincts in one or more of them. The
man comes home to supper and the
wife observes, "That yaller pullet is
on the nest again" Then the man
goes out to the coop and says,
"What in thunder is the matter with
the beast, anyway" And crawls in
under the roost to the nest, and
reaches in and brings out handful
of feathers. Then the hen screams
and runs for the door, and the other
hens set up howl and likewise de-
part for that aperture, and the man
nearly choked by feathers and
blinded by dust-tals over the wa
tering trough and skins his ankles
on the boxes, and finally bursts out
into the yard, with piece Of brick
in each hand, and goes after the yel-
low pullet, with his face as red as a
lobster. When he catches the hen,
he cuffs it over the head few times
to show it how it feels. then jams it
under barrel and pours pail OF
water through the cracks, and leaves
it there until morning, when it is
released, and the same operation is
repeated in the evening.
Year: 1873

From the Boston Transcript.


There is a man about 35 years
old, now living within fifty miles of
Conway, N. H., who was born an
invalid, and could neither walk nor
talk until nearly 10 years Of age,
and appeared idiotic. When some
10 years of age, he began to walk
on his toes, which he has ever
since done. Losing his balance
one day, he fell, striking his head
on the floor, and cried out, Bump!'
This was the first and only word he
was known to speak until nearly
twelve years of age, when he fell a
second time, repeating the first
word, after which he talked freely.
The most remarkable part of his
history is that as soon as he began
to talk he could read nearly as well
as other children Of his age. When
about eighteen years old, his father
fitted up a small room for him
putting in s25 worth ofnotions. Tic
is now in company with a brother
in trade, having goods estimated
worth at least 5000, and is doing
nearly all the work in the store.
Year: 1873

DR.. Hoffman, who went down
with the Dixon bridge, and who was
rescued when in the act Of drown
ing, and afterwards restored to con-
sciousncss, gives a very interesting
account of how he telt when in that
condition. He says:


"When was still sensible of the
surroundings, l went apparently
very close to the bottom. The cur
rent rolled me over and over, and
my hands frequently came in con-
tact with the gravel. 1 could feel
the water running down my throat
and my ears, and all at once expert
enced the most delightful sensation.
l seemed to be at peace with every
thing and perfectly happy. My
whole life passed before me like q
flash of lightning, the events appear
ing in sequence, the most prominent
appearing to be indelibly impressed
upon my mind. Circumstances l
had forgotten appeared vividly, and
/ did not want. to be-, disturbed. /
should haze }prefelEa to remain
where ! was. While in the midst
of beatific rcvcrie, thinking what
nv wife would do if she were saved
and drowned, l felt hand on my
shoulder. l was pulled out and
placed on a rock. l vas almost in
sensible, but gradually came to my
self.


81 was greatly astonished at the
number of events that passed thro'
my mind while under the water
Nothing that occurred during child
hood was evident, but everything
since l was about 10 years old ap-
peared before me as if photograph
ed. The sensation l experienced
while the water was going down
my throat was not unpleasant, 1t
seemed as if l was going on jour
ney, and was surrounded by all
kinds Of beautiful things. While on
the rock l felt very bad and desired
to be left alone. The sudden tran
sition from the beatitic state in the
water to dry land seemed to have a
bad effect, and made me indifferent
as to what was going on around me.
Several people came to me and
wanted to take me home, but | told
them to let me alone"


Several others with whom We con-
vcrsed at Dixon, whose experiences
were similar to that of DR.. Hoffman
while under water, declared that the
sensations they had while in the
very act of drowning were by no
means unpleasant, but were on the
contrary of the most enjoyable kind.


We are apt to look upon this
mode of death as most horrible, and
we shuddcr at the thought OF one
drowning. But are our ideas re-
garding it corroborated by the tes-
timony of those who have had prac-
tically the best means of knowing
its nature?
Year: 1873

Understand the reason, and that the
habit is injurious. Study the subject
till there is no lingering doubt in your
mind. Avoid the places, the persons.
and the thoughts that lead to the temp
tation. Frequent the places, associate
with the persons, indulge the thoughts
that lead away from temptation. Keep
busy; idleness is the strength of bad
habits. Do not give up the struggle
when yOu have broken your resolution
once, twice, thousand times. That
only shows how much need there Is to
strive.


When you have broken your resolu-
ton, just think the matter over, and en-
deavor to understand why it is that vou
failed, so that YOU may be on ,our guard
against the recurrence of the same cir
cumstances. Do not think it an easy
thing that you have undertaken. 1t is
folly to attempt to break off habit in a
day which may have been gathering
strength in you for wears.
Year: 1873

The few lines received on the death of
several individuals, in the past week,
are respectfully declined. We don't like
this kink OF poetry. We receive great
deal of it, but we don't seem to harden
under it. Now if the authors of these
affecting stanzas would only try to con-
troll their feelings and not give way so
to the bitterness of heir griei, it would
be much better for them and for those
depending upon them. They would
find the world to be brighter; they
would grow purer and nobler them
selves, and might in time, and we don't
think 1t is TO much to expcct-might
learn to spell.-lDanbury Nescs.
Year: 1873

was an important one, II would receive their calm
and deliberate attention His Honor remarked
that In reading the report OF the Prison Associa-
tion he observed tnat an act passed IN 1862 en-
powered the association TO institute workhouse
and to apprentice young criminals He did not
know whether such an establishment was In eX-
istence, but he thought some such institution, con-
ducted upon the apprenticeship plan, would be q
better place to send youthful criminals to than the
House OF Refuge or the Pententiary.


Alleged Outrage Upon n Girl.


The entire day was occupied in the trial OF an in.
dictment against Timothy Lane and James Bren-
nan, who were charged by Johanna Handley with
dragging her into lumber yard at the foot OF
East Forty first street two weeks ago and commit.
ting an outrage upon her. She swOre that Brennan
held his hand over her mouth while the other
prisoner outraged her. policeman was attracted
by ner screams, ana arrived at the scene OF the
occurrence III time to arrest Lane. There were
great number OF witnesses examined for the de-
fence, but they contradcted each other on mate
morning.