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Year: 1873

shall not say anything here about
the Importance Of this subject.


We all know how unbearable society
would be without it-how tame and
commonplace would become heaven and
earth in its absence.


merely wish to call the attention
Of the reader to the care that has
been taken in selecting the weather for
this book.


Being warned by last season, I have
put in plenty Of rain which will be
found to arrive just in the nick of time.


have dealt. lightly in thunder
storms-I find they are not popular
and have such an antipathy to light
ning.rod men and lose no opportunity
to injure them.


[ have been rather liberal with snow,
for the sake Of the young and livery
stables, and have put in some extraordi-
nary hail, for the encouragement of the
oldest inhabitant, and a little frost to
stir up the amateur in tobacco and 9TH
er varieties of cabbage.


But accuracy is the strong point of
the volume. When it says * Look out
for rain," then is the time for you to
" hump yourselves for the house.
And when it says Frost any delay
in getting your wife's fathers coat over
the tomatoes and dahlias will prove en-
inently disastrous to those articles.
Yes, have aimed to be accurate, look
ing more to the personal comfort and
general information of my patrons than
to the plaudits of a wicked world and
gold, which perish in day, I am told.


have not lost sig hit of the fact that
have formidable and unscrupulous op-
position at Washington. But trusting e
to an honest purpose, discriminating
public, and eight years of promiscuous
trusting as the editor of a country news
paper, shall press steadily on and
hurt that Washington chap.


WELL DoNE.-By reference to the
notice elsewhere, it will be seen that
our good friend, NJ. c. Kimberley, ESQ.
Chief Engineer of the Minnesota~& Da-
kota Divisions N. P. R. R., has done
the right thing, by taking unto himself
a wife. This is gratifying news too Mr..
Kimberley's friends. who, throughout
the Northern Pacific country, may truly
be named "legion." He was to worthy
a gentlemen to be lying about amid
single wretchedness, and tits well that
he has taken his proper position among
the noble members of the band of Bene-
diets. Mr.. Kimberley married Miss
Mary Gertrude Bloom, only daughter
Of Mr.. G. Bloom, of this city, and no
more estimable and excellent Young
lady ever called the City of Pines
her home.
Year: 1873

1t is said that when John G. Cal
houn was in Yale College he was
ridiculed by his fellow students for
his intense application to study.
why, SIR said lie, Il am forced
to make the most Of my time that
| may acquit myself creditahly when
in Congress- ''Do you doubt it? I
assure yon if | were not convinced
of my ability sto reach the national
capital as q representative within the
three years, [ would leave college
this very day p. Let every young
man thus have faith in himself. and
earnestly take hold of life. scorning
all props and buttresses, all crutch-
es and life preservers. Let him be-
lieve. with Pestalozzi, that 10 man on
Gods earth is either willing or able
to help any other man. Let him
strive to be creator. rather than to
borrow. Instead of welding the
rUstcd sword of valorous forefathers.
let him forge his own weapons, and,
conscious of the God in him and the
Providence over him. let him fight
his own battles with hiwgood lance
Instead of signing for an education,
capital, for friends, and declaring
that ''if he only had these he would
be somebody" let him remember
that, as Horace Greeley, said. he is
looking in the wrong end of the tele-
scope, that if he only were some
body he would speedily have all the
boons whose absence he is bewail-
ing. Instead of being one Of the
foiled potentialities of which the
world is so full-one of the subjunc-
tive heroes, who always might,
could, would. or should do great
things is what nobody can under
stand-let him be in the imperative
mood, and do that of which his
talents are indicative. This lesson
of self-reliance once learnedand act
ed on, and every man will discover
within himself, under God, the
elements and capacities of usefulness
and honor, Getting on in the
World"
Year: 1873




The world moves. 1t is not so res
pectable as it was a few years ago
to be a rascal. People are learning
the lesson that clean hands are de
sirable, both for personal comfort
and pleasant social intercourse.
They really seem TO be learning that
purity pays, and that personal honor,
incorruptibIeness are a goodin vest
ment. Rogues and rings are having
tough time ofit, and it is their own
fault if the young and ambitious
men who are now coming upon the
stage Of action do not learn to place
50 high q price upon themselves
that neither wealth nor power can
tuy them. The rascalitite5 Of the
New York Ring are all exposed, and
the members of that Ring have either
run away. or are staggering before
public opinion and the law, disgraced
and degraded men. Bribery in Con-
CESS stands exposed and rebuked,
while names that were pure have re-
ceived 4 tarnish that can never be pol
ished away. Men who have held
their heads high in the nation, bow
those heads in shame over hands
which are soiled beyond cleansing.
We call no names, but. scattered up
and down the land, great regulations
lie in ruins. Men who had wealth
which they stole, and men who had
positions which they bought and
men who used their public Office to
push their privtae schemes, are
thrown high and dry out of influence.
and lie all exposed upon the rocks of
disgrace, where they are sure to rot
or go to pieces.


Ii the young politicians of the
county will learn the lesson that the
50 well calculated to teach, better
times for the country lie in the fu-
ture. Personal advantage is a mean
motive to appeal to, where so vital n
question as personal purity is con-
cerned, but, as there is no danger to
morals from any other appeal, it is
we'll to meet temptation on its own
ground and fight it with its own
weapons. The lesson of the recent
exposures Is really needed by none
but those who fancy that they can
compass their ends best by base
means; and if these shall learn
from it that, in the long run, nothing
pays SO we'll in wealth and power
and safety and comfort as virtue,
they will learn that which will be of
incalculable benefit to them and to
the country. No money was ever
won by treachery 10 trust that did
not harm the winner. No power was
ever achieved by bribery or retained
by falseaood that did not scorch the
palm Of him who held it, The con-
sciousness of ill-desert, the loss of
self respect, the fear of exposure
and the selfcommitment to life of
deception, which 90 always with pos
sessions unworthily won, are poison
in the blood. and the exposure, SOON
er or later. is as sure to come as
death.-Dr. T. G.. Holland Scribner's
for APru. r
Year: 1873

The members of Congress who
are sharp enough to keep an eye TO
business are making the most of the
franking privilege, which expires on
the 1st of July. A Washington dis
patch states that between fifteen
and twenty tons of free matter
now leave the city daily for the
States. Many members of Congress
have accumulated large quantities
of public documents and kept them
stored at Washington which they
are now sending home free of cost.
1t is stated that from fifty to sixty
bags of documents addressed to the
different members are forwarded
from the postoffice daily.
Year: 1873

Prayer is powerful, and its power
was never more fully illustrated than
on the following occasion: A squad
ron of Federal soldiers during the
war stopped at the plantation of a
worthy old citizen-not a thousand
miles from this city. The old gen.
tleman mentioned was exuberant in
his welcome. He spoke eloquently
Of his long love of the Union, and
how it gladdened his aged eyes to
gaze once more on the "old flag"
He invited the whole squadron to
unite with him in prayer. which they
promptly did. His prayer was long
and loud, and was magnificent
burst of off-hand eloquence. The
Fedcrals were profoundly impressed
and departed without inflicting on
the old man the slightest damage.
In a few hours q squadron Of Con.
federates came mp, and if the old
man was cordial to the Federals, he
gushed all over in bis welcome of the
Confederatcs. He urged them on to
victory and independence. He spoke
glowingly of the struggle oftheir
fathers for liberty, and hade them
initiate the patriotism of 20 He
called on them to join him in prayer.
and such prayer it vas! Even
the birds ceased their songs to listen.
and theeaience was only broken by
the old mans trembling voice as he
appealed with touching and sublime
eloquence to the throne of Heaven.
in behalf Of those around him, and
their holy cause. The prayer done,
the Confederates with hearts filed
with admiration for the aged patriot,
pursued on after the enemy, strength.
ened in hope for their cause, and
leaving unharmed everything posses
sed by the venerable patriot.-Jack-'
son Wig and Tribune.
Year: 1873

SINGULAR.-For two weeks preceding
the close of last week Mr. John Walsh,
of this city, had been suffering with a
sharp pain in his leg, between the knee
and ankle, which he supposed resulted
from a sprain. \ few days since, how
ever, as be was going out of the house
he experienced sudden singing sensa-
ton and upon examination found
slight protuberance which resembled 4
boil in its first stage upon his shin.
Doctor Dougherty was sent for and af-
ter looking at the pimple pronounced
that the swelling was produced by the
presence of needle in the limb. On
the day following the Doctor visited
Mr.. Walsh and in presence Of Colonel
H. d. Carleton, extracted number four
needle from the leg, which operation
gave immediate relief The needle was
rusted great deal, as any one doubling
this story can discover by asking Mr..
Walsh, who will show it. How it got
in his leg he does not know, although
he has yet quite vivid recollection of
how it was taken out.-Cum6ertand
Times.
Year: 1873

How SHE TAXES THE TRAlN-She
comes down to the depot in an express
wagon three hours before train time.
She insists on sitting on her trunk, out
on the platform, to keep it from being
stolen. She picks up her reticule, fan,
parasol, lunch basket, small pot with
house plant in it, shawl, paper bag OF
candy, ,boquet (she never travels without
one, small tumbler and extra vail, and
chases Historically after every switch
engine that goes by, under the impress
ion that it is her train. Her voice trem-
bles as she presents herself at the res
taurant and tries to buy n ticket and
she knocks with the handle of her para
sol at the door of the old disused tool
house in vain hopes that the baggage
man will come out and check her trunk.
She asks everybody in the depot and OH
the platform when her train will start,
and where it will stand, and looking
straight at the great clock, asks
'What time is it now She sees, with
terror, the baggage man shy her trunk
into the car wheletwo men are smoking
instead of locking it up by itself, in q
large, strong, brown car, with 'bad or
der shops" chalked on the side which
she has long ago determined TO be the
baggage ear as the only safe one in
sight. Although the first at the depot,
she is the last to get her ticket, and
once on the cars, she sits to the end OF
her journey, in an agony of apprehen
sion that she has got on the wrong
train and will be landed at some strange
station, put in a close carriage, drugged
and murdered, and to every last male
passenger who walks down the aisle,
She stands up and presents her ticket,
which she invariably carries in her hand.
She finally recognizes her waiting
friends Oh the platform, leaves the car
in a burst of gratitude, and the train is
ten miles away before she remembers
that her reticule, fan, parasol, lunch
basket, yerbena, shawl, candy, tumbler,
vail and bouquet are on the car seat
where she left them, or at the depot III
Peoria, for the life of her she can't tell
which.
Year: 1873

MUSTERED IS-A joke is told by one
of the boys of our regiments in regard
to the mastering in" of darkey at
tached to the regiment, who was fearful
he would be deprived of his pay unless
he was joined TO the service. a huge
mustard plaster was applied TO his back,
about foot below where the buttons
on his coat are placed and under the
belief that all sold iers were served IN
the same manner he wore 1t until the
pain became uncomfortable, at which
time he was declared mustered in. ac-
cording to the law in cases made and
provided. II that darkey don't get his
wages, it will not be because he has not
suffered for his country.
Year: 1873

A Doc THAT Dies PoTAToEs.-A
full-blooded Newfoundland dog is own
ed by H. Johnston, of this place. This
dog is unusually smart and industrious
One day last week he pulled up a pota
to vine with his teeth, and observing
potatoes hanging thereto, proceeded to
paw up the hill and carry the roots 10
the centre of the yard. When this was
done, he commenced Oh the muskmelon
patch, and did not desist until he pulled
all there was, some twelve in number,
and added them to the potato pile. He
then went to work on the cucumbcrs,
thinking to secure the crop ere the frost
came, but at this juncture he was caught
and tied up. In short time he was
again cavorting around, having gnawed
the rope with which he was tied in two
He now fingers at the end of chain
Anybody wishing tie secure the services
of this dog to dig their potatoes and
gather their vegetables, should apply at
once to his owner, for there is big de-
mand for his services, while help is SO
carce.-Oregon, H., Reporter.
Year: 1873

The Commonwealth Life Insurance Company has
made an arrangement by which all It's policies are
to be transferred to the National Life Insurance
Company Of Philadelphia. The arrangement is
said TO be novel one, having the approval OF Mr..
Chapman, the State Insurance superintendent,
and 1t is more than probable that many OF the
policy holders will consider the plan
more than novelty when they are taken in hand
by their new friends In the City of Brothery Love-
The story the officers or the Commonwealth tell
explanatory OF the causes which led to the trans
fer is that the net income OF the company, after
paying expenses, losses (the reserve fund
being considered in the general table,, the
losses on agents, &C, has not lately
LEFT any profit for the stockholders. The
latter, not wishing to carry on business runous
to themselves or to be selfish enough to come to a
dead stop and thus cause great loss to the policy
holders, consequently entered into the arrange.
ment referred to with the National Liie by which
the latter has agreed to underwrite all the Common
wealth's business good and bad, for three years,
the National getting three months term rates. In
other words. the policy holders in the Common
wealth must look to the National for their


PROSPECTIVE GAINS IN THE FUTURE.


the latter issuing new policies at their own rates
Year: 1873

Caroline Walsh VS.. James Walsh ct al-This action
by married woman against the firm OF Walsh Gala
CHER OF Grand and Third streets Williamsburg liquor
dealers, of which her husband was a member, for $500
alleged have been loaned by her to the BY the
testimony appeared that the money loaned 10 the
husband to be contributed his share of the partner
ship assets and the Court accordingly directed verdict
IN favor OF plaintiff as against her husband
Year: 1873

TIE rslurs and counter slurs exchanged by
newspapers inside and outside Of Delaware, in
consequence Of the semi-annuAl revival of the
Whipping Post discussion, have no bearing onthe
subject really at issue, and amount to exactly
nothing at all, in working out a good result. The
question for the people of Delaware to consider
is, simply, whether it would not be better to
abolish whipping as punishment for crime.
This is for us to do, or not to do, and nobody
else can force us or hinder us in whichever act
we choose. Whatever may be the condition of
PhiiAdelpLiA's slums, they do not make our nse
Of the lash better or worse and however cruel
may be the discipline of prisons in other States,
we are neither justified nor condemned by them.


The slaps and rejoinders OF those who regard
cheap applause as their highest reward may
make the unthinking laugh" but they do not
zdvance the true interests ofthe Stateo or elevate
the tone Of public opinion. 1t is true thatwe
cannot help resenting the patroni2ing tones and
impudent assumptions of some of the critics
outside our boundaries, but our chief concern,
aftsr ALL is to pluck the mote out of our own
eyes. without regard to the beam in theirs.


We hope the time is near at hand, when our
own people. moved of their own good sense,
and just appreciation of the whole subject will
enact the destruction of the lash, post, and
pillory. Many good and sufficient reasons move
them toward this, and we cannot doubt that they
will adopt the just aud proper course, before
long. In the meantime let them not be dis
turbed by the cheap fulminstions of "ink-slipg-
ers' of the George Alfred Townsend class
reckless of the truth, and anxious only for a
''sensation." They have no claim to our con-
sideration. and to notice them is to waste time
which can be more prohtably employed
Year: 1873

The dispatches printed in the COMMERCIAL
yesterday fully described the fire in Boston, ex-
tending to the time when it was got under con-
troll, shortly after noon. We print elsewhere a
description of the burned district, giving clear
view of the locality, and some details as to the
buildings destroyed. 1t was bad fire, but, for
tunately not to be cassed with the calamity of
last Autumn. The country breathed easier,
yesterday, when this became known, for apart
from the general uneasiness in financial circles,
rs to the influence of great fire, there was a
wide and sincere sympathy for Boston.
Year: 1873

Mans finest Workmanship, the closer you
observe it, the more impertections it shows;
as in piece of polished steel a microscope
VIII discover rough surface. Whereas,
what may look coarse and rough in Natures
workmanship will show an infinitely minute
perfection the closer you look into it. The
reason of the minute superiority Of Natures
work over mans is, that the form works
from the innermost germ, while the latter
works merely specifically.
Year: 1873

An Eastern fireman arrived in Detroit the
other day with his bride and big dog. An
alarm OF fire struck while the loving trio
were out for walk. The man stood it pret-
ty well while the City Hall bell changed away.
but when the others struck in be began to
get out OF his boots. He yelled Sire at the
top OF his voice, and passing the cord over to
the woman he shouted: "Here, Susan, hold
the dag and follow on slow. I've got to run
with the masheenp'
Year: 1873

From the Alexandria Democrat, Aug. 6.


There should be State Convention of all
the elements opposed to the Kellogg usurpa-
tiOn held at some central point not later than
the first day of October. Because the State
is held bound under Federal bayOnets, the
Radicals are pretending that this forced quiet
is real and voluntary submission to the
usurping government, and will made desper-
ate effort to induce Congress to permit the
is well known, is the case. After the power
of the Federal government was arrayed on the
side of Kellogg, the people, having domonstra-
ted the weakness of the Radical government,
quietly ceased opposition to it, and betook
themselves to their usual vpeations. Peace
reigns throughout the State,s as the result of
the good sense and law-abiding disposition of
the Conservative people. But there is de-
termination On their part not to rest until
they have made every conceivable effort to
have their wrongs redressed by the incoming
Congress.


To that end there should be no cessation in
the work of procuring the evidence and max
ing up as strong case as possible. There is
danger that remissness should seize hold of
the people The only way to secure concert
of action is for all the people to meet in Con-
vention, and utter loud protest against the
most Infamous usurpatiOn known to modern
politics.


If the success of the movement of the West
ern farmers should be as decisive in the fall
elections as we have reason to believe it will,
next winter will be an auspicious time to pre-
sent our case. In the coming convention there
should be as large representation of the farm
ing classes of both eolOrs as possible. If the
South and West should coaesce, they would
be invincible against all the hosts of Radical
ism.
Year: 1873

Work on the opening of Main Street to the
northern extremity of town has already begun.
From the point where it was formerly closed
to the rear of the Convent grounds it will run
in diagonal line, thus forming crooked
street.-the only one. by the way, in Opelousas.
Year: 1873

The Sheriff, Recorder and Clerk of the Court
announce in the official journal that on the 1st
Of August they viii begin assessing the prop
erty of the taxpayers of this Parish, at the
Recorders Office, and that they will continue
their labors for the space Of thirty days, ac-
eording to law.


Parties interested would do well TO make a
note Of this, for after the 3lst of August it
win be too late to have corrections made on
the tax rolls for 1873. A little diligence in
this matter may save considerable trouble,
annoyance and expense.
Year: 1873

Scarce is the public mind in this state
| relieved of the horror of the immediate
presence Of the double murder and fearful
| retributlon in Aroostook, when it is
shocked anew by the terrible midnight
assassination at Warren. 1t seems as
though an epidemic of murder has broken
out in our usually quiet borders, and that
the pistol, the axe, the knife and the rope
are invoked in locations that have hitherto
been stranger to their vengeful use
The killing of Dr. Baker bids fair to
become one of the most interesting cases
that has ever been written upon the pages
of criminal records There is In it enough
of the play OF passion, of love, anger,
jealousy, revenge and remorse, to furnish
the material for a first class noyel-and
all occurring in one of the most staid and
quiet communities in sober Maine. We
sometimes think that Hawtho mes Scarlet
Letter, descriptive of primitive New Eng
land life, is not an unfaithful picture of
the hidden currents of existence here to-
day-that under the decorous habits and
cold demeanor of men and women into
whose natures the SHOWS and frosts of the
climate seem to have entered there are
hidden emotions as strong, desires as
warm and impulses as headlong as the
sun lights up in the souls of those born and
nurtured in southern climes Occasion
sionally the lava crust breaks through, as
in the case under notice, and we see the
Volcano seething beneath. Just consider
thu features of this case. A physician of
education, of good family, and presumably
man of mind and fair personal appear
ance, takes for his housekeeper young
and impressible woman Living thus
under one roof and in daily contact, the
result which every older and cooler head
foresees, inevitably comes to pass. If|
love with wcdlock cannot be had on her
part, love outside of it is accepted A
child is born, illegitimate, despite her
pleadings for the laws sanction of its
birth,--a child which in her frenzy she
Stranges as soon as born. Then comes
the sense of wrong to herself, mingled
with lingering love for her paramour-
all the manifestations of which are annoy
ances to him, until he seeks another
locality to be rid of them. But a strange
fascination brings him back, as though his
fate was Turing him on. Despite the sense
of wrong on one side, and estrangement
on the other, the old associations are re-
newed, the smouldering passions revived
One fatal night the frenzied woman stag
gers to a neighbor's door, with cry for
help, and search reveals the disrobed dead
man on her chamber floor, with fatal
shot in his side. No weapon is found, no
footprints revealed. Did a third person
do the fatal deed-or did the woman,
while caressing with one hand. murder
with the other? The dead tell no tales.
Over all broods the mystery of an awful
crime, the veil of which may never be
lifted.