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Year: 1871

e. 8. wtbley.-There is no disputing the
fact that Mr.. Wibley has the best selected
stock of Furniture In the west and the
amount OF business that he is doing, while
all others are nearly Idle, is ample proof OF
the above broad assertion, and shows for It.
self that his prices are very reasonable. Any
one wanting goods in his line will ind that
it is to their pecuniary interest to call and
examine his large, complete and full stock
before making their purchases.
Year: 1871

June Rise.-The old Muddy is well up to
the average high water mark. Flood wood
is being taken out by the river men in guam
titles 10 supply their present wants. Mr..
Graham, of the city saw mills lost few saw
logs last week, the current being strong
enough to snap an inch and a half rope.
Year: 1871

Dan III. Leuts.-It is rumored that the
young man SO long with Doctor Holiday In
the drug business was found dead In his bed
at Council Bluffs one morning last week.
We can hardly credit the runor. from the
fact that 1t has only been week since he
wrote us to send him the Advertiser. late
dispatch from him reverses the above
Year: 1871

Called Back.-Berkley & Bryant are al
ways sent for to do work In paper hanging
when they are once engaged. as their work
is SO well done that parties will engage no
Others when they can get Berkeley & Bryant
TO do their work.
Year: 1871

The John r. Nanny combined self
rake and mower is for sale by w. d. Shellen-
berger. His is one Of the best made, and
best cutting Reaper and Mower now In use.
SO say the farmers who are ordering this
Machine for this seasons use.
Year: 1871

Summer Clothtng.-J. 8. Hetzel has the
ready made article. He has suits for sale
just IN style of cloth, color and cut. He will
sell single article or fit-out cheaper than
can be had elsewhere in town. His stock is
large and his variety is extensive and his
prices reasonable. He has but one price and
the best of goods. Call in and dress yourself
up for the pic mic on the fourth.
Year: 1871

SPEECH OF GEN. FRANK P. BLAIR.-In re-
spending to his nomination for United
States Senator by the Democrats of the
Missouri Legislature, Gen. Blair said


~ shall endeavor to carry out, as far as
! have the ability, the principles proclaim
ed for me by the friends who placed me in
nomination. am Democrat, and / am
also Liberal. Upon the platform which
was announced in our recent election, and
which gave back to Missouri her liberty
and her freedom, upon that platform stand
with all men who will stand with me. /
hope and believe that new and more bril-
liant career is open for our State that we
will leave the past undisturbed; that we
have not in our hearts the spirit Of retalia-
tion for the wrongs that we have suffered
in this State, because we have higher and
nobler mission. We have to do with greater
objects than graphing with the things that
are gone and that cannot be remedied. It
is our duty, and the highest and noblest,
to 60 forward to aid our fellow-citizens in
the Southern States to the liberties which
we have achieved. And know no better
way toaccomplish that than to call to our
side the noble and generous allies who
aided us in our recent struggle. We have
another duty before us. 1t is the duty to
strike down those monstrous menopolies
with which the .millionaires in the East
have sapped the life-blood Of the people of
the West. In this duty we need these same
allies, and without them we cannot sue
ceed; with them we will achieve results
equally glorious as those which we achieved
In our late contest In November"
Year: 1871

What wonderful thing love is to woman
How it helps her to know that some one Is al
ways fond Of her; that he rejoices when she
reioices. and sorrows when she grieves; to be
sure that her faults are loved, and that her face
is fairer to one at least, than faces that arc far
more beautiful-that one great heart holds her
sacred in its innermost recesses above all wo-
men She can do anything be anything,
suffer anything, thus upheld. She grows pret-
tier under the sweet infuence-brighter, kin
der, stronger-and life seems but foretaste Of
Heaven; and all she secs is beautiful, and all
her dreams are gold.


But when this Is gone-when the sods arc
piled over the true lovers breast--or when her
role has been played in one Of those too fire.
quent tragedies and the curtain has dropped
and the footlights arc out, and it is all over
forever, then God have mercy on the woman,
for life holds nothing more for her.


How weary is her work when no one helps
or praises How desolate her lesurel How
ioyless the things that gave her JOY The
pain that she could bear when some dear voice
praised her patience and pitied her, grows in
supportable; ambition porishcs; fer who shall
care to hear her praises The little innocent
vanity that made the wearing Of pretty things
a pleasure, forsakes her soul when no one


hos
with word or glance. Her heart withers
her life fades she grows old as love-flled
years could not make her grow in a very little
while, for love is all to woman-her hope and
comfort and power. And let those who have
it, thank Heaven, and pray that they may live
no longer than love dwells with them, for all
that cometh after is but Dead Sea fruit-cold,
bitter r-aches at the heart
Year: 1871

A member Of the Arkansas Legislature
who goes for economy in public expenditure
in speaking of an eztrayagant appropriation
Indignantly exclaimed: Gentlemen, talk
about, adequate compensation Of public SER
wants. Why, sir, during the late war wai
in thirty-seven battles, was wounded thirteen
times in the cause Of the South, and the entire
pay | received was $50 in Confederate money
and every cent Of which gave for one glass Of
old rye whiskey."
Year: 1871

The Reuolution does not approve oi
one of the fashions. This sprightly pa
per says ct is both in sorrow and in
anger that we notice, in these days, the
lengthening of skirts for street wear, so
that the back breadths dip into the dirt
just enough to thoroughly befoul the bor-
der of a woman's garment. A few in
ches more or less Of silk or cashmere seem
now to furnish line of separation be-
tween the bespotted follower of fashion
who is in the hands of her dressmaker,
like puppet pulled by string, and the
rational-minded human being, who judges
for herself what things are decent, seemly
and convenient for woman to wear.


We do not hesitate to pronounce the
present style of street sweeper, which wo-
men are beginning to adopt, altogether
vile. 1t is degrading badge of servi-
tude, and a woman who respects herself,
is culpable for copying and extending
such dirty and senseless style. No wo-
man, if she is not an idiot, in these days
when physiological laws aud rational ideas
ought to exert some little influence in in-
Producing healthy and convenient cost
umes, can excuse herself for allowing a
modiste to tack on to her person an ap-
pendage, calculated to outrage every idea
of decency, by wipiug up the tobacco
filth and miscellaneous litter of our dirty
sidewalk.
Year: 1871

The Golden Age says: "The Rev, E.
L. Hale has just written his name on the
books of the Lyceum Bureau in Boston.
Which is just like him. Not that Mr..
Hale is lecturer but, being minister of
one Of the largest churches in the city,
the editor of the largest monthly maya
zine in the country, the chief editorial
contributor to religious paper, writer
of stories for two magazines, the leader of
theological club, the head and heart of
thirteen distinct and separate charities,
the teacher of history and religion to a
class of young ladies, an active officer in
some twenty important societies and in
stitutions, one of the leading managers Of
denomination, the chosen mouth piece
of every new movement and reform, the
favorite speaker at all public meetings
from an agricultural fair to an anniver-
sary of the Academy of Science and Art,
and probable candidate for Congress,
besides other things too numerous to men
ton, all of which receive full share of
his attention, the only thing he possibly
can do with his unoccupied time to pro
tect himself from the blight and mildew
of enneui is to enter the lecture field
His subject has not yet been announced,
but we presume it will be The Man with
out an Occupation" sequel to The
Man without Country"
Year: 1871

DEATH-How is it, that, having once
looked on death, we can for moment
forget it? How can we 60 back to our
hopes and dreams, when we have under
stood that they must all end here, that
the most loving eyes must be closed thus,
the busiest hands so crossed upon the
breast-the greatest mind becomes a
blank, aud human beauty turn in few
short hours to thing of sorrow? Why
does not this phantom Death stand at the
alter, and say to the bride and bride
groom-"Why love, when there must
come bitter parting for one of you ere
long? Why wed, when the very wed
ding hour hurries you nearer to the grave
as it passes by Z"


How can the mother forget it when
her baby lies upon her breast, and not
say to herself-"I have only brought in
to this world another thing to die ?"-
Why do We not see the CHASTITY skeleton
at our feasts see him in our streets
hear him in songs and be SO bitterly op
pressed by his inevitably coming as to
lose all hope, and sit in dust and ashes
bewailing the bitter fate of man, who, dc
what he may, can only live to die?
Year: 1871

A soldier patient at Herbert at Her
bert Hospital, England, a few days ago,
wrote the following advice to a comrade ::
Previous to going to hospital rub your
tongue with chalk, ready for the word,
put out your tongue ) then, when, when
the doctor is going to feel your pulse, be
sure to knock your elbow against the wall,
and it will beat to any number a minute,
then, if you wish to persevere to be an
invalid, be on the look out for friend
to bring you bit of raw bullock's liver
every morning, in order to spit blood for
the doctor of course, have little bit of
liver in your mouth, under your lounge
fresh, ready for him when he comes
round the hospital ward, and have good
piece ready to spit out for him when he
approaches your cot then give great
sign and a groan, and your are sure to be
ordered lamb chops, chicken, rice pud
ding, port wine, Guinness's, stout in fact
you may live on the fat of the land for
the rest of your soldering, which will not
be long but depend upon it, you are
sure of pension, even under ten years
service"


We hope there are not many in hospi
tai quite so clever as this "old soldier"
Year: 1871

An exhorter at revival meeting be-
came rather indignant because brother
was his superior In siSing, and said =
Brother Ives caa sing and pray but
by the blessing Of God, there's one thing
| can beat him in--l can fiddle his shirt
off"
Year: 1871

Gentleman about to pay the doctors
bill--"Well, doctor, as my little boy gave
the measles to all my neighbors' child
rem, and as they were attended by you,
l think you can afford to deduct ten per
cent. from the amount of MY bill for the
increase of business we gave YOU"
Year: 1871

A gentleman whose nose had become
distinctly colored with red wine he was
wont to imbibe, said one day to his son
at table: "You must eat bread, my boy;
bread makes your cheeks red" The lit
tie boy replied "Father, what lots Of
bread you must have snuifed up"
Year: 1871

what they kept from their friends.
But there is time enough to speak of
this hereafter.


Let US repeat, Republican apathy
is the worst enemy we have to fight
in this County. Knock off all the
sore-heads, all the wind-falls, all the
Floating votes" andthe Republicans
still have a fair majority Of between
one and two hundred in the County,
if only every voter could be brought
to the polls. Whose fault shall it be
If this is not done this year?
Year: 1871

We republish herewith an article
from the Pella Blade Of 2Sth ult.,
under the head Of "The Fall Elec-
ton" For ourselves we had thought
it yet too early to begin any public
discussion Of County politics; but
perhaps it is as well now as later.
At any rate the Blatle's remarks are
sound, whether late or early.


One mistake we made last year
and we include our personal share in
1.-THE Convention was held too late.
1t was an error Of judgment only, for
which no one man or set Of men can
Justly be blamed; and we think all
will agree to different plan this
year. Let us have an early Conven-
ton, a square fight with the enemy,
and time enough to get our own self
inflicted wounds healed over before
election-and then, If wea are whipped, !,
let us be whipped. -,


Too many Republicans excuse thelf
apathy ia County politics on tie
ground that ''there's no principle IN
it" and that "if we get good men, It
don't make any difference" &c.1
When the time comes we shall en-
deavor to show the faliacy OF these
excuses, and show how the Repubh-
cans in this County, on saach grounds,
have time and again bitten on their
own noses, and given to their enemies
Year: 1871

To the FdttOr OF The Tribune.


SIR: The letter from "a. G." on Sewage
Utilized" in your issue of this morning, though intended
TO cover the whole ground Is confined review of the
reports Of several Parliamentary Commissions " and
reflections thereon Your correspondent newly


impressed with the Importance of this matter. He has
the idea that city must of necessity DO made 70
perform stercorary duty by flushing with volumes Of
water. What is known 20 engineers the " water
carriage system is meeting emphatic condemnation by
practical working In even the very instances cited by
your correspondent Eminent scientific men OF Europe
are adopting the conclusion that household excreta
should not De thrown into sewers at ALL The water
carriage system believed 10 be, general rule too
costly and too dangerous means Of conveyance; ana
every OF solids carried adds, IN large proportion 10
the difficulties of dealing with the diluted product In
cities specially favored with facilities for drainage and
an Immense supply OF water as Is the case with New
York, 10 Is hardly probable that the people q
authorities will trouble themselves 10 undertake
utilizing" experiments. AT future day,
the question Of water supply, the limit 4
seTyatOn OF public health may force attention TO Tie
sewage problem in New York; but even then 10 is open
t. doubt II the suggestion OF carrying the main volume
OF wage the East River Bridge, would meet w1h
consideration But NewI York stands in exceptional
position and the sewage question Is for most towns
OF such immediate moment that public attention can.lt
TOO soon nor earnestly be directed 90 the
that solution OF tho problem viii MT DE found ln any
system requiring Zoo OI b00D) cubic feet Of water per
anuun for each individual Ui the population.


keO- York. Jane ~. lo7l
Year: 1871

THE PEOPLE ALONG THE SEACoAsT OF
VIRGINIA and North and South Carolina have
been frightened by prophecy, and are fleeing
to the interior, with their household goods, to
escape tidal wave which is supposed to be
due all along that coast on the 9th of October.
There is no ridiculing these people out Of
their fears, for we know that the great earth
quake and tidal wave in st. Thomas in 1867
was foretold a year before by German phi
losopher. Agassz has been called upon to
allay their fears by scientific reasoning; but
they have not been convinced SO far, and the
exodus continues
Year: 1871

contest, when Wendell Phillips was the chief
trumpeter of General Butler in behalf of labor
reform and the breaking up of that close cor
poration, the Boston republican Ring, and
when this new party Of labor reformers and
the wOmens rights women appeared to be the
main reliance of Butler, his courageous can
vass seemed to us as profitless as the daring
charge of Don Quixote upon the windmills.
Now, however, when it appears that, with all
the orthodox republican Puritans and all their
newspapers combined against him, his friends
claim q majority of the twelve hundred dele
gates of the regular Republican State Conven-
tion, and his enemies begin to doubt their
ability to defeat him, his strength among the
Massachusetts republicans, rank and file, can
only be accounted for upon the ground that he
has the moral support OF General Grant, and
that the real fight in Massachusetts is between
Grant and Sumner for the vote of the State in
the Republican Presidential Convention, as
the real fight among the New York republic
cans, ridiculous as it may appear, is between
the friends of Grant on the one side and Fem
ton and Greeley on the other side for the
White House as the shortest way to get at
Collector Murphy


Now what will be the upsbot Of this Massa-
chusetts Republican State Convention 1t
will be the nomination of Butler for Governor
and his election as the republican candidate,
which will be decisive victory for General
Grant over Senator Sumner, or it will perhaps
be split of the Convention into two parties
Butler and an anti-Butler party-for the
protracted struggle anticipated by the General
means doubtful issue. In the event of re-
publican split Mr.. John Quincy Adams, the
democratic candidate for Governor, will most
likely be elected, and in any event the grand
issue of this Butler campaign will be the
breaking up of the power Of Sumner as the
contestant for the Presidential nominating
votes of Massachusetts, against General Grant.
Thus, as Gratz Brown and Carl Schurz in
quarrelling with the President over his division
of the federal spoils of Missouri bolted and
turned over that State to the democrats, so
Fenton and Greeley in New York in their
quarrel over the Custom House pap, and Sum-
ner and Wilson in Massachusetts, in their
mixed quarrel with the President over Sum-
ner's wrongs may do similar good turn for
the democratic party.
Year: 1871

FRANCE PAYING UP.-A cable despatch,
which we print this morning, has it that
President Theirs is ready to pay Immediately
the fourth half milliarl Of the German indem-
nifty. Who will deny that France has done
well in the midst of her great misfortunesf
A month or two more and German soldiers
will no longer offend French pride by their
presence on French soil. A nation that can
behave so we'll in such circumstances must
yet, at no distant day, arise and reassert her
Importance. Why will not Frenchmen be true
to themselves2
Year: 1871

BRIGHAM You've has returned to Salt Lake
City, and says he Is willing to stand summoned
as witness before the Grand Jury, or to be
arrested on a warrant, but be will not yield to
Imprisonment. We do not very we'll see how
Brigham can prevent the latter contingency If
the Judge does not consider his case bailable.
Certainly, Brigham is too shrewd even at this
desperate stage of the game to try armed re-
Siatance
Year: 1871

A You've WOMAN died suddenly 10 den-
lists Office in Brooklyn yesterday, while under
the influence of chloroform given her to enable
her to bear the pain Of having eight teeth ex
tracted. 1t would seem that disease of the
heart was the cause of death, as tho chloro-
form was evidently administered by careful
and sktlful physician
Year: 1871

GENERAL BUTLER plainly stated to our cor
respondent yesterday that if be was cheated
out of the nomination at Worcester be would
run on a separate ticket. If he lost it fairly
probably he would run anyhow
Year: 1871




Fish, arrived at Cardiff, with Asiatic cholera
on board. Four men had died with it. BY
the vigilance Of the British authorities this
ship was prevented from entering the docks
at Cardiff. Now 1t is important that the
health officers of New York should be watch
full to prevent either yellow fever or cholera en-
tering our port, and that the city be thoroughly
cleaned. Thus far we have had no reason
to complain of DR.. Carnochan. He has been
yirilant, even when assaied by party press,
and when some of the shipping merchants
were cunningly endeavoring TO circumvent his
sanitary precautions. Let him continue to do
his duty fearlessly, and the people will sustain
him. But more than this is required The
Board of Health and all the city authorities
should be energetic and have everything done
to clean and make the city healthful. We
urge this more earnestly now, because there
is danger that amid the turmoil about the city
frauds and the deadlock in the city treasury
necessary sanitary measures may be neglected.
Money must be obtained somewhere, and al
any cost, to keep the city clean, whatever
other works may be suspended, in order to be
prepared for and to ward of the dreadful dis
eases that keep approaching, and that might
reach this metropolis at any day. Cholera OF
yellow fever here might do more damage thar
II third of the city were burned to th'
ground.
Year: 1871

s'cians will testify, whole families of girls
nave frequently been thus carried off, the
boys escaping, because they are most in
the open air.


Every means should be adopted TO
have the air Of rooms in which neonle
consregatc constantly changed. Churches
tLcaters, school rooms and dwelling hous
es particularly should be freely ventilated.
Those who are compelled to spend the
greater portion of their time in the open
air, where the blood will not only receive
its due amount of oxygen, but where it
will have an opportunity to burn up all
lis waste and dead material, in order TO
maintain the body at It's natural temper
ature. In short, too much stress cannot
be laid upon the vital Importance to
health, of plenty of fresh air and vigor-
Gus exercise, especially during the colder
seasons of the year.
Year: 1871

The CHINESE TREATMENT OF WOMEN.
One of the greatest falings in the char
acter OF the Chinese, is want Of respect
for woman and the main defect in their
unique and wonderful civilization, and,
indeed, the chief hindrance to their pro-
gress TO more enlightened life, is the


want Of her influence in shaping an l con-
trolling the sentiments and customs of
Chinese society. She has no social posi-
ton or influence. Her condition is but
one step above that of a slave. She is
regarded, rs she is in fact, as tool for
mans pleasure or convenience, and as
greatly inferior to him in all respects.
She Is not cultivated. in our sense of the
term. Her face is utterly blank of in
telIlsence and refinement. Very rarely,
indeed, is that chaste and delicate feeling,
and tender, thoughtful sentiment, which
Is the crowning glory Of the Christianized
woman, especially in America, seen sleep
ing III her features, or flashing from her
eyes, or sparkling from her lips; but the
whole contour and expression of her face
is painfully stolid and repulsive, and has
IN 1t more OF the type Of the animal than
the angel.
Year: 1871

n FEARFUL RIDE.-Frank Trask, n


fireman, running on the night freight


train from this city 10 Providence, had


most remarkable escape from death on


Saturday night last. As the train was
going on the down grade east from the
summit OF Bolton mountain, he went to


the forward part of the engine TO oil the


piston, lost. his hold, and was thrown


forward on to the cowcatchcr, but instead


oil rolling off and being dashed TO pieces,


as he expected, the pilot caught him by


4 lew Threads IN the Cardigan Jacket he


nad on, SO that he was held fast with his


itet dragging upon the grounI-dashing


along In that most pcrilous situation from


fifteen to twenty miles an hour. lie did


not lose his Consciousness nor his presence


OF mind. by desperate effort he sue
ceeded in keeping his head raised, So that
1t escaped the grounl-ihough he was
hanging close down, and the least de-
preston would dash lin to pieces. The
engineer, in the meantime, had not dis
covered the frightful position of his as
slstant till, thinking that he was gone
longer than usual, he looked forward and
there saw his shadow, by the light of
the moon, running phantom race with
the iron horse In an instant he whistIed
down brakes, and the speed began to
slack but in the sudden checking of the
train, the tender threads of Trask's Jack
ct broke, and he was hurled to the ground
pitching over and over; and vet he re-
tanned his scli-poSsession, and when his
associates arrived by his side he was as
clcar-hcaded as ever. Subsequent exam
lnatlon showed that there were several
cuts and contu~ions OH his legs and the
lower part OF his body, but no fractures,
nor anything of particularly dangerous
nature -ILuJ0iW C0muuH Jan. 2