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Year: 1872

The importance of the coming election mus o'
apparent to every rejecting property holder and
Aousekeeper in the city.


1t is necessary to the advancement OF the c''y
that our ex penses and taxation should be KEEP a.
low as the wants and necessities OF the corporation
will permit.


There are some persons who seem to hold the
opinion that 30 long as the property Is taxed II
makes no difference to those who are not owners
Such an opinion is a very false one Every dollar
assessed on property is collected from the tenant
and the tax, therefore. becomes oppressive to the
renter as we'll as the owner inhabiting his dwell
ling.


The next years appropriations will provo that
the present Council have greatly exceeded IN The
use of money for ordinary expenses and also work
that has been done for the money spent.


1t therefore becomes our people to abandon pol
tics for once and by voting for change teach
the gentlemen who happen to occupy seats in that
body that they must not expect, because OF their
reelection, that their extravaganza is approved.
Year: 1872

The censure and r,dlcule which the CoDin,crttdL
IN its edition of Monday, attempts to cast upon the
last Counc, is so unmerited and false, that when
compared with tho valuable results OF the lshors
of the Democratic portion Of that body, it amounts
{, abuse.


The CO,amers,s! was early IN it's censure OF ono
Of the works sf the Democratic Council, j. e, the
Eleventh street water main. This great work was
initiated and successfully accomplished by the
Democratic Council, notwithstanding they were
embarrassed in the early part of tho work consid-
erably by the gentlemen on the opposite side
Before it had been half accomplished the CONNER
cia! proclaimed that Mr.. Dillon was digging the
grave Of the Democratic party, and it continued
it's opposition to this great work until 1t WAS prov
en- and admitted by every man III the Council that
it was one Of the most successful achievements.


1t was done by fair and open contract, and the
city saved At least So 900 to 900 by the aiop-
ton If the contract system in doing it. The
Democrats fairly entitled to this credit.


That main, We are informed, was the means of
preventing water famine in portion Of the
residences In this city. situated on high ground,
and secured to the lower sections Of the city wa
ter tor one whole day, whereas they would have
been without II had the old mains remained in
position until this summer, or had the work been
deferred and been under way at the time the cor
hish pump gave way.


The Democrats defeated, by their opposition,
the visionary projects for taking the water
to Rokeby, at an expense, probably, of 100000
They also defeated the project OF buying all the
mills OH the Brandywine below the bridge to Sc
Ah< -uk- -,..LA "A
opposed abandoning tide-water.


That Council also defeated the proposition for
apaid Fire Department. which had been passed
upon by a previous Republican Council. thereby
saving to the citizens a cost of fully $4,000 and
an annual cost of nearly the same amount


That Council conducted the affairs Of the city
on tax levy Of lOK cents, upon an assessm ent
of property very much below the present inflated
rates-rates which have proved to be illegal and
wrong by the sales which have since taken place.
Notwithstanding this increase the present tax
levy is II cents, and We told would have been
10. had the Democratic committeeman, Mr. Payn-
ter. not opposed the high figures Should the
next Council be Of the same cast of men. the
taxes may bs expected to be largely increased.


As proof of the value OF the efforts OF the last
Democratic Council, the extravagant measures
they defeated were not revived when the Repub-
llcans came into power in September last


In conclusion, we may add that considering the
time the Democrats had control of the Council
they did good work for the City, and perhaps
saved many thousands of dollars which would
now have been hanging in debt over US, directly
in the way of proceeding with the water improve.
ments that arc 90 much needed. Had they been
continued in power another year We believe our
city would have been far better off to-day, and
property holders would have saved almost one-
fourth of their present taxes.
Year: 1872

The Newark Advertiser gives the fol-
lowing description of a little scene:


GRANT VERBALLY TO PLEAsANToN-
Whal is the matter with Schurz? I am
willing to treat him fairly and give him
all the consideration his Senatorship
should command


PLEAsANToN TO SCHURz-I have had
an interview with the President. If
you will support him in the San Do
mingo business you can have the Mis-
souri, patronage and pretty much all
the foreign appointments.


By LETTER-SCHURz TO P1EAsANToN- P
How did understand you? Now that
you have been kicked out of office,
what is your recollection of the infa-
nous bribe?


PLEAsANToN TO SCHURz-Not IN the
habit of having any question raised
about my word. The President, when
he asked your support, must have
meant to pay for it. That is the rule
among business men. [ understood
that you were to have full swing in
patronage.


ScHURz TO THE PEoPLE-You see [
didn't do it. lam spotless, all clad in
white array.


That is all we can gather out of the
correspondence between Pleasanton
and Schurz
Year: 1872

In Lackawack, Ulster county, n. Y,
on wednesday afternoon, a dense black
cloud, like stupendous column reach
ing from the earth to the zenith, swept
through the town. The stoutest trees
were twisted off at the roots like pipe
stems; barns were demolished; build
1ngs unroofed and tue roofs carried
bodily for miles. Stone heaps and
fences were drawn into its spiral depths
and blown away like chatf In the
nelghborhood of Mr. W. III. Wagons
place it spent it's greatest fury. His
barn, which lay directly in its track,
was demolished IN twinkling, and the
air made black with floating de-
bris. In the barn several children
had sought shelter, and when the
building was swept away one of them,
Jonny Gone, was killed outright, and
several others were fatally injured One
OF the children was blown from the
barn Just after it was destroyed, and
carried along with the debris several
rods, ahghtlng in a field with severe
bruises. An old sleigh which was in
the barn was taken up like chip and
carried full half mile. It's ironwork
was twisted and bent as though made
OF straw. The large doors of the barn
were lifted 100 feet in the air and
blown quarter of mile away The
cyclone passed between two buildings,
barely ten feet apart, but, strange to
say, without injuring them III the least
The space between them was swept
bare OF every particle of grass, and
the ground was as hard as though it
had been rolled with a roller.
A team Of horses we're blown
down and detached from the wagon.
an3 the horses blown III one direction
and the wagon in an opposite one A
large apple tree was torn up bodily by
the roots, carried to field several rods
OFF, and left standing. A bee-house on
the premises of Elijah Nance was
wrecked, and bees, honey, aud hives
were scattered in every direction.
The course Of the whirlwind is as
plainly marked as the swath of a mower
IN a bayfield,. The branches of one
haIt OF some of the trees are cut off as
smoothly as though done with knife.
while those on the other half remained
untouched. In some places the earth
IS swept bare Of every particle of YER
dure, and as smooth as though it had
been burnt over.
Year: 1872

On Wednesday morning last, Judge
Wilkin decided to take short trip
into the country to spend few days,
and to that end went to the depot OF
the Lake Superior and Mississippi r;
r., to take the cars for White Bear, and
thence to Saltwater, intending to go
some 10 miles out into Wisconsin. Ar
irving at the White Bear, the conduc-
tor announced that passengers for Still
water would change cars. The Judge
got up and leaving the train took seat
IN car of the other train at the station
and upon arrival of the train at the ter
minus, desired to be taken to the best
hotel in the town. The Judge says he
thought the countonance OF the hack
man looked familiar, but he did not
think anything If it until he had been
driven halt away from the depot to the
Merchants Hotel, when he discovered
ne was in st. Paul. Instead OF taking
the train for Saltwater, he had lnadver-
tantlv taken the down train from Du
1utb. and was brought back home with
out knowing it.-,St. PGut Pioneer.
Year: 1872

NHens


BY SUSAN COOLIDGE.
IF I were told that must die tomorrow,


That the next sun
Which sinks should bear me past all fear and


For any one,
All the fight fought, all the short journey
through,


What should do?
[ do not thirk that should shrink or falter.


But just go on,
Doing my work, nor change nor seek to alser


Aught that is gone;
But rise and move and love and smile and pray


For one more day.
And lying down at night for last sleeping,


Say in that ear
Which hearkens ever: "Lord within thy
keeping


How should 1 fear?
And when tomorrow brings Thee nearer still,


Do Thou thy WILL
might not sleep for awe, but peaceful, tender


Ny soul would lie
All the night long and when the morning
splendor


Flushed DER the sky,
think that could smile-could calmly say,


''It is His day."
But, if a wondrous hand from the blue yonder,


Held out a scroll,
On which my life was writ, and l with wonder


Beheld unron
To a long century's end its mystic clue,


What should do?
What could I do, ohl blessed Guide and
Master,


Other than this /:
Still to go on as now, not slower, faster,


Nor fear to miss
The road, although so very long it be,


While lead by Thee?
Step after step, feeling Thee close beside me,


Although unseen,
thorns, through flowers, whether
the tempest hide Thee.


Or heavens serene,
Assured Thy faithfulness can not betray,


Thy love decay.
1 may not know, my God, no hand revealeth,


Thy counsels wise;
Along the path deepening shadow stealeth,


No voice replies
To all my questioning thought the time to
tell,


And it is we'll.
Let me keep on, abiding and unfearing,


Thy always,
Through long cen ury's ripening frution,
Or short days.
Thou canst not come too soon and can wait


II thou come late
Year: 1872

"Never. I know neither the name of
the village where [ was married, nor do
L recollect the station where stopped.
At the time, my culpably frivolous
prank seemed to me a matter of so lit
tie moment, that as soon as there was
no longer any pursuit to fear. I went to
sleep IN the sleigh, and did not awake
till we arrived at another station. The
servant whom [ had with me was killed
II battle; all my efforts to find out the
position who drove us proved unavail-
ing and so every clue seems indeed
lost by which I might again find the
scene of that folly, for which [ have
now to suffer SO heavily"


Marie turned her pale face toward
him, and took both his hands. The
lieutenant gazed thunder struck into
her eyes; diss forehoding awohe in
his breast, a veil suddenly dropped
from his eyes.


Marie God of Heaven, how can
I have bean SO blind? Marie, was it
indeed you ~


~ am your wife ~ was the only an
swer of the girl, who sank fainting into
his arms.
Year: 1872




We have frequently alluded to the
fact that nearly all the prominent Re-
publicans who have declared their ad-
nesion to Greeley have some sore spot,
and in most instances this has been
very apparent. When Gen. Banks went
over, a great many inquired, g What is
the matter with him?" But no one
seemed to know just where the Gen
erals sore spot was. A correspondent of
the Cincinnati Gazette thinks he has
found it In the course of Grant toward
him during the war. When Banks
was before Port Hudson, although he
had force vastly superior to the gar
rison Of that place, he wanted Grant to
and come and help him. Grant refused
to do this, justly thinking that his own
undertaking was vastly the more ina
portant, and that its success would
insure the evacuation of Port Hudson
by the rebels; and the result was as
Grant anticipated, and Banks thus lost
the prestige of gaining a victory.


But the more important part Of the
letter to the Gazette is the reprint of
several dispatches OF Grant to Halleck,
in April 1864, IN which he (Grant) ex.
pressed his disapprobation of Banks
management of the Department of the
Gulf, and the disastrous Red River
campaign, and earnestly recommended
his removal from the command. Some
of the dispatches, although not dis
crediting Banks honesty or patriotism,
are very emphatic in condemnation of
his manaUnyunnt


The correspondent, while not charg-
ing Banks with harboring ill-wil to
Grant on this account, thinks that he
may have been influenced in his action
rather by the unpleasant memory of
Grants want of confidence in his mill
tary capacity, than by sincere
belief that Greeley is a better man for
President than Grant 1t would not
be anything unnatural if Banks should
be influenced by this circumstance to
oppose Grant, and it is worthy of mea-
tion simply to show that, like many
others, Banks IS not quite so free from
personal motives as he pretends.
Year: 1872

AGAIN ON DECK, WITH THE TARs AT WORK.


After the conclusion of very agreeable
and refreshing repast the party visited the gun
deck Of the Brooklyn again.


They halted on the quarter deck, and wit
messed the men in exercise at gun drill prac-
tice.


FRIENDSHIP MORE POWERFUL THAN FEAR.


Then, in response to request, delivered to
him on the part of the officers and men, His
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales visited
the frigate Wabash, first observing II am
not afraid Of smallpox"


A GENERAL INSPECTION.


The Prince was subsequently rowed around
all the other ships of the American feet,
and, having concluded his inspection and
visit of compliment, returned to the royal
yacht in company with the Princess Alex
andra.


GRAND NATIONAL FAREWELL TO ALEXANDRA.


The Princess departure from the Brooklyn
was signalized by the yards being again
manned in her honor by the Americans ON oil
the ships Of the feet.


A UNITED SALUTE OF PARTING AND 4 MOST
GORGEOUS NAVAL SCENE.
All the ships joined also in firing grand
salute Of parting, in joint honor to the Prince
and Princess


This pleasing tribute Of respect and friend
ship was accomplished in an exceedingly
brilliant manner. The waters Of Southamp-
ton, from the Solent outward and along the
coast, we're rendered ablaze by the simultaneous
discharge of the guns, and presented an
appearance like that which is seen during o
great naval battle spectacle. The complete
scene made one of unusual splendor The
broad, smooth water stretching away out to
! SEQ; the brilliant blue sky overhead; the war
Year: 1872

Venice is n compact city. about seven
miles in circuit, aud perfectly accessible
in all its parts. Its principal buildings
are Of marble or Of light colored stone,
and the remainder are Of brick covered
with mnstic. Great care is taken Of the
streets They are swept clean drily, and
so well cared for that there are but a few
places in Venice where the air is not sweet
and pnre-which is more than can be said
Of most large cities. 1t is doubtful wheth- :
cr the Vcnetians would have made broad
streets. for climate reasons, if they could
have afforded the room. During largr
part Of the year the rays Of the sun are top
powerful to walk with safety in their glare
The people gather in the squares anl
market places, or lounge upon the quays
In this land Of sunshine and cheap polcnth
the smallest amount Of industry affords b
subsistence. What should be a BLESSING
to the people is an actual detrimcut under
land system now prevalent in Italy, as
iniquious in principle as it is destructive
Of national prosperity, because it removes
all stimulus to industry. The walls Of the
canals are usually Of blocks of granite.
laid in courses. upon which the buildings
along the canal rise as their immediate
foundations The passenger in gondoln
finds himself between parallel rows of
houses rising from the water three. four
and Ave stories high. With windows upon
the canal the same as street, and with a
from, door opening upon flight Of stone
steps descending into the water. These
branch canals are from ten to thirty feet
wide. with an average width not exceed :
ing fifteen feet. They are short. aud often
crooked. but all alike are swept out daily
bv the tides, which keep the water pure
and clean II is In virtue of the salt water
and the tide that Venice is habitablc as
wcll as healthy There is not, probably
an acre Of land within its limits not touched
hy some one of these canals They may
b. l;knued to the streets Of medieval city
which run wherever a street was suppos a
10 be necessary. withou, regard to width
n curvature
Year: 1872

The most extraordinary instance Of pa
tienee on record is that of an American
Judge who listened silently for two days
while a couple Of wordy lawyers contenaed
shnut the construction Of an act Of the
legislature and then ended the controversy
BY quietly rcmarkipg /" Gentlemen, the
law is repealed.
Year: 1872

In New York the Cruelty to Aiimas society
has laid down the Iuie that one ton ls all that a
horse should draw.


mall who has travelled through New Jersey
SAYS that he saw some land there so poor that
YOU couldn't raj a disturbance in il.
Year: 1872

that some things were only make believe
with this wonderful new doctor. But If
Allie thought so, Allie was right. Her
hope and courage grew with Increasing
strength from that date. Her eyes refused
to weep even when she child them, and
though she willed the tears to fall never so
much. Her voice had found n quaver of
fresh happiness running side by side with
its most touching pathos. She did not
trouble herself any longer TO make believe
when she and Allie were alone.


One evening, some ladies calling, she had
taken them into another room. In the
meantime DIR. Spencer, sauntering leisure
ly up to the door, seated himself at Allies
feet. The child, without needing him. con-
unued her imagined conversation. "The
new doctor wouldn't let Mrs. Windslip
kiss me to-day, Nab, when she offered.
That saved me one wasp-sting. l think,
Mabby, the doctor is going TO ask mamma
TO let him come here and live with us all
the time"


The tall, bearded Doctors face grew pale
and red by turns as he listened. Strongly
excited, he leaned over breathlessly toward
the little oracle. "would mamma let me
come here and live? ?" he whispered.


Allies sghtless eyes turned toward him
wonderingly. Her breath came and went
as though she had been awakened by sud
den pain. At the moment Mrs. Dandy
came into the room, and stood looking
from one TO the other, startled and troub-
led.


10 I trtsin 10 do tVI, ,gf h
er or not you will let me come and live
here. May come, Mary ?" asked the
doctor, rising to his feet.


"Mamma will say yes Mabby. Listen -
murmured the child with a pleased sigh.
eve shall all be so happy"


When the mother heard this she said
Eyes" without delay. The doctor strobe
over toward her well pleased. Allie bab-
bled on softly to the unseen confidante, and
the other pair went on cooling even more
deliciously on the other side of the room.


In another month the new doctor had
come to live here always, only going away
to lool, after such patients rs lCoUid get sick
in the plcasantest village in the valley, and
along the greenest hill-sides in the world.
Allie gene rally rode with him in all wealth
er, and al ways with the keenest enjoyment.
She soon found the lost roses for her
checks; and with them slowly came back
again the mental powers which had been
so long astrdy.


The next year, when baby brother came
to gladden. the household, Allie held him
in her arms at sunset, singing pleasant
lullaby. She could never look upon his
beloved face, and she knew now that Nab
had gone, and yet her heart was full OF hap
| pincss and gratitude. There in the old
stone house Of yore there was a new happy
family; and the dear little mother had be-
come wiser and better woman, but she
was almost as light hearted as ever.
Year: 1872

Through the windows many tinted
Crept the crimson evening light
wreathing round the white haired bridegroom
And tho bride arrayed in white.
Standing still before the altar,


While tho priest with reverent air,
Unto each proclaimed his "wilt thou7"
Over both pronounce his prayer.
Faltered somehow in the saying,
That low eyes" which bound her life;
Fettered fast to his beside her,
Chained her there his welded wife.
From the fair cathedral windows,
Ere the solemn rite was done,
Faded all the royal beauty


OF the crimson setting sun.
As though only shade and darkness
Cared upon the scene to gaze,
While the DEVILS work was doing
In the courts Of sacred praise.
Lover Why once the maiden fancied
Ono had loved her passing well
Lovel this man, old man, her husband,
Viewed II as a bagateile.
He, with all the world behind him,
Sated with its vice and sin;
She, novice on the threshold,
Angel, kept from entering in.
She, with only sweet.girl memories,
Written on her flower like face;
lie, with years Of mammon service,
Soaring every mimic grace.
lie, whose very dreams afrrighted,
Shuddered at his youths desert;
She, whose lily hand, back reaching,
Clasped her childhood's fleeting skirt!
Marry those Wed truth and falsehood?
Bind the living and the dead?
Tie the white dove to the vulture,


With prayer above them said?
Where, o parents! was your tender
Love that uttered no protest?
While like some poor slave you sold her,
Sweetest birding in your nest.
How you1l listen for her singing


when her voice Of song s fled
How youll miss her ringing laughter
When her soul of mirth is dead
She will be stately lady


Gems will deck that lily hand;
Will she be happy woman?


Nay! Not all her splendor grand
Can shut out one thought Of heart break
Can keep out one youthful face;
Haunting with its youthful memory,


Every year and every place.
Year: 1872

There is feeling Of jealousy that
seems to be inmate in some natures
There are many persons who can neither
look with pleasure or appreciation on the
sceessful accomplishments of thein neigh
bors, and if. by honest worth, one strug-
giles to achieve an unblemished reputa-
ton, there are hundreds ever anxious and
ready to pick flaws both in his personal
character and business relations, their
motives being prompted by no reasonable
prejudice, but being rather impelled by
their inordinate selfshness and envy. If
young man just starting in life, with
buoyaht hopes and laudable ambition,
struggles to assert his mental and su-
premacy, there is often strong feeling
created against him, ard many jealously
exclaim, "put him down." as if one of
lowly estate had no native born right to
rise above the level in which he was crea-
ted. Would it not, in the brotherhood of
man, seem more like christian charity to
aid and encourage the soul that struggles
to enlarge and help itself?
Year: 1872

There is nothing more likely to result
in successful career than confident self
reliance 1t is astonishing how much
a youth will accomplish who relies upon
himself, than one who depends upon 9TH
ers for assistance Having first aseer-
tained the direction in, and the means by
which his object is to be reached, let him
put his whole energies to work, and with
unfiagrating industy press forward. The
young Man who, instead of rising at FIVE.
sleeps till seven or eight, and who spends
bis evening on the corners, or in the COM
panionship Of those who are wanting in
iandab!e ambition rarely ever wins po-
sition of honor or achieves reputation
above that enjoyed by the common masses
In country like ours, where the avenues
to honor and wealth are open to all, there
is no reasonable excuse that can be offered
for mans failure to achieve one or the
other, or both. Ill health or extraordi-
nary misfortune may keep him down. but
these are the exceptions that establish the
rule. Few men know how much they
are capable until they have first thoroughly
tested their abilities. An hour of each
evening, spent with some good author, or
in the study of some branch of useful
science. will, in the course of a few years,
give to a young man who thus devotes
this small portion of his time an amount
of information, literary and scientific,
which cannot sail to fit him for positions
to which he could never properly aspire
without the attention to study.