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Year: 1873

A very ingenious mode is re-
sorted to by counterfeiters to
make a profit by a little manip-
ulation of genuine bills. The
plan is in this wise: Take, say,
ten $5 bills, lay one on the 9th
er a quarter of an inch below
the tops, something after the
fashion of pasting in the pro-
cess of making paper bags.
When they are all thus neatly
laid off, a knife is run through
them, and, of course, from the
first bill a quarter of an inch
will be cut off, a half inch from
the second, three-quarters from
the third, an inch from the
fourth, and SO to the tenth bill,
from the bottom of which there
is taken a very small portion,
nothing more than the border.
This bill is left as it is, but to
all the others the parts taken
off are neatly pasted on, and
the result is that there will be
eleven bills all perfect, except
a small reduction in the size of
each, of course the operator
makes five dollars in every ten.
The amount taken from each is
so small, and the bills being
generally all of one kind, it is
a very difficult matter to detect
them. It is a very neat ar
rangement to cheat geople who
are not in habit of giving to
bank bills a very close exami-
nation.
Year: 1873

The Connecticut editor who


wrote the following, evidently


knew what he was talking


about: "Calling up a boy in


the morning can hardly be


classed under the head of


"pastimes," especially il the


boy is fond of exercise tie day


before. And it is a little sin


gular that the next hardest


thing to getting a boy out of


bed is getting him into it.


There is rarely a mother who


is a success at rousing a boy.


All mothers know this, so do
their boys. And yet the moth


er seems to 60 at it in the


right way. She opens the stair


door and insinuatingly observes:


Johnny There is no response.
Johnny Still no response.
Then there is a short, sharp
John followed a moment later
by a long and emphatic John
Henry A grunt from the up
per regions signifies that an
impression had been made, and
the mother encouraged, adds,
you had better be getting down
to your breakfast, young man,
before | come up there, an give
you something you'll feel This
so startles the young man that
he Immediately goes to sleep
again. And the operation has
to be repeated several times. A
father knows nothing about the
trouble. He merely opens his
mouth as a soda bottle elects its
cork, and the John Henry that
cleaves the air of that stairway
goes into that boy like electric
ity, and pierces the deepest re-
cesses of his nature. And he
pops out of that bed and into
his clothes, and down The
stairs, with a promptness that
is commendable. It is rarely a
hoy allows himself to disregard
the paternal summons. About
once year is believed to be as
often as is consistent with the
rules of health. He saves his
father a great many steps by
his thoughtfulness."
Year: 1873

various kinds of machinery used
for a thousand purposes ? In
deed there would be no such
thing as art or science. But
man would be engaged now as
he was then in tilling the soil
in a rude and imperfect man
ner, and tending his flock, sat
islied if he but procured enough
to cover his body or to supply
the cravings of hunger. But
God so constituted the mind Of
man that he is never content
with his efforts, so he is even
striving after something higher,
reaching after perfection.


CARLETON.
Year: 1873

CoLoR.-Color is the type Of
love. Hence, it is especially
connected with the blossoming
of the earth; and again with
fruit; also, with the spring and
fall of the leaf, and with the
morning and evening of the
day, in order 10 show the wait.
ing of love about thc birth and
death of man.-Ruskia.
Year: 1873

NHcl we ClOScu our laSl
chapter, Mr.. Lorenzo was about
to divulge his plans for the fil-
ture of the boy, and now we
have them.


'1t is my intention to keep
Willie to wait on me and nv
little wife, and when he gets
old enough to marry he can
marry, but he must not marry
until | say so, or 1 will drive
him off the next day; but if he
stays at home and works as he
should on the farm and marries
to suit me, | will keep him
right here as long as wc live,
and when we die, I will give
him this house and lot and 20
acres of land, and the rest shall
go to my nephew John. There
is no use of talking about me
running through with what |
have earned in a foolish way.
| am able to take care of my
SELF you see, and you, Mrs.
Lorenzo. 1t would be pretty
work for me to send that boy
off to school and pay his way
and have no one to wait on me
in my declining years. Don't
you see that my plan is the
best"


''Not exactly" said the wife,
"your plan would be pleasant
for as, but would be a great in
justice to the boy, and l fear an
insult to God"


"Ah! you always put a re-
ligious phase on every thing,
but let me tell you if we don't
look after ourselves no one else
will"


81 think, husband, that the
best way to look after OwSelvcS,
is in looking after others less
fortunate than we. We must
not be selfish, nor do damage to
others. and perhaps to genera
tions yet unborn, by our course
of conduct.


n n " II n n n


The conversation was broken
off by the appearance of a coup
lie of neighbor women who call
ed at Mr.. Lorenzo's to spend a
few hours visiting.


"Why, bless my soul and
body, if Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo
amt in the room here sparkling
like two old lovers, and how
do-you-do? 1 am so glad to
see you; we just-0, excuse
me! This is sister Smith, l al
most forgot to introduce you"


Thus broke in and out old
Mrs. Greybill, the veritable gos-
sip of the town.


Taking a seat and catching
her breath she began to ask
about everything in particular,
giving no one else hardly "a
chance to put word in edge
ways. !
Year: 1873

An Old Man Ktlle6 for His Money.


PrTsBURG, Pa December !, 1873.


cold-blooded murder was perpetrated last
night in the vicinity Of the unpretentous village OF
New Texas some seven miles distant from this
city, the victim being Joseph Kerr an OLD and In
offensive man. who followed the occupation Of shoe
making. The old mans place OF business is quite
handy to his dwelling, ana last night rs was fire.
quently the case, he slept in his shop. Nothing
more was seen or heard OF him until this morning,
when neighbor, going to mis- door and rapping
no response received. He finally forced open
the door. On the bed lay Kerr dead, with his
throat dreadfuly cut and skull broken In, as
though done with heavy piece OF iron. The In.
terror OF the shop in great disorder, as II the
person who committed the deed had accomplished
II for the purpose OF plunder.


samuel Bcigney, wh0 short time since, had
been in the employ OF Kerr, was arrested on the
charge OF being the murderer OF the old man. He
was found In bed at the house OF one David Stout
about mile from the scene OF the tragedy. An ofccr
aroused him, but he pretended sleep and would
not get out OF bed until dragged out His noots
were found under the bed splashed with blood,
while various portions Of his coat and pantaloons
were stained red. On being searched apout 500
In money was found in his possession which seems
In excess OF anything he would be likely to earn
honestly. Much excitement Is caused In the
village of New Texas, as the crime OF murder was
previously unknown there.
Year: 1873

The following is q copy OF the manifest, giving
the character OF the vile du Havres cargo and the
value Of the several lots shipped for delivery at
AaurA Il is complete ana accurate -
Year: 1873

GENERAL LoSGsTREET on HIS DEFENCE
Atlanta Herald. I'VE have seen a letter
from General Lonsstreet, written to a promi.
nent Georgian, in which he alludes to the
charge made in Mobile paper to the effect
that he was responsible for the loss of the
battle of Gettysburg.


General Longstreet says that as soon he
can collect the facts and the figures lin a very
few days. he will publish an argument and
map going to show that he was not re-
spousible for this loss, and which will 80 far
to place this burden OIL the shoulders that
are really the right ones to bear it.


II i u matter of national Importance, and
the American people will look with great in
terest to anything that will settle this much
mooted question.
Year: 1873

You CAN HAVE A LARGE PICTURE colored and
framed at the low price of one dollar and seventy
five cents at CAMpBELL's gallery, corner Ninth and
Main streets and their work cannot be surpassed by
any other gallery In Richmond.
Year: 1873

a TRUE MARRIAGE.-TheOdore Par
ker wrote thus sensibly on the marriage
question:


Men and women, and especially young
people, do not know that it takes years
to marry completely two hearts, even Of
the most loving and well-assorted. But
nature allows no sudden change. We
slope very gradually from the cradle to
the summit of life. Marriage is grad
ual, fraction of us at time y happy
wedlOck is long falling in love. know
young persons think love belongs only
to the brown hair, and plump, round,
crimson cheeks; so it does for its begin
ming, Just as Mr.. Washington begins at
Boston Ray. But the golden marriage
is part of love which the bridal day
knows nothing of. Youth is the tassel
and silken flower of love, age is the full
corn, ripe and solid in the ear. Beauti-
full is the morning Of love; with its
prophetic crimson, violet, purple and
gold, and its hope of days that are to
come. Beautiful also is the evening OF
love, with its glad remembrances, and
its rainbow side turned toward heaven
as well rs earth.
Year: 1873

PERSONAL JOURNALIsM.-A great
deal of twaddle is uttered by some coun-
try newspapers just now over what they
call personal journalism. They say
that now that Mr.. Bennett, Mr.. Ray
mond and Mr.. Greeley are dead, the day
for personal journalism Is gone by, ana
that impersonal journalism will take its
place. That appears to mean sort OF
journalism in which nobody will ask
who is the editor of paper, or the
writer of any class of article, and no
body will care.


Whenever in the newspaper profes'
sion a man rises up who is original
strong, and bold enough to make hi'
opinions matter of consequence to the
public, there will be personal Journal
ism; and whenever newspapers are con
Quoted by commonplace individuals
whose views are of no interest to thu
world and of no consequence to any
body, there will be nothing but imper
sonal journalism


And this is the essence of the who'll
questiOn.-M y Sun.
Year: 1873

Do tell the heartless creature left a
kind husband, loving little children,
turned her back upon the light of a
happy home that was made by the help
of Years of her hard labor and good
house-wifely economy, and went out
into the world penniless, without just
cause or pTOvOcatiOn.n Who believes
it? Cold Indifference, or constant fault
finding with cruel words and bitter
taunts, drive women from their homes,
when the most severe physical toll
would be cheerfully borne if q husbands
love lightened helabor; but the express
sion of this is often neglected both in
words and actions by hundreds of men.
Their wives strive to keep their families
together and respectfully clothed, until
Encouragement, poor fare and sickness
combined rob the wife of her bloom
and brightness, and then the cold wom-
am is left to herself for enjoyment,
while the husband. with the privilege
accorded to his sex, seeks more cOngen-
ial society to brighten him up for his
daily business. Is it any wonder that
a wife's thoughts drift into other, and
sometimes bitter channels, when she
! feels as much stranger in the house OF
her husband, as if she were already buff
Itlll8 L0e Oulull OF the MOTluj DeCduSe
she had broken the semblance that
/ bound them. God only knows the
struggles some women endure before
/ they take the final step that gives theiI
/ husbands chance to better their con-
dition, and themselves a few years re-
spite from domestic turmoil.


"Don't trust her on my account" II
is true that she was waiting till | got
able before she had any clothes, but ouI
best men say that a woman always
looks nice i'm a calico dress, (untram-
meled by fashion,, and she had two
every year. 1 generously GAVE her all
that she made by her butter and eggs


and if she chose to help pay for the
place, l am not to blame that she look:
like beggar now. But don't trust he
on my account. Lord help your stingy
soul; no need to caution any one abou


trusting her. \ strict sense of homo


would prevent her from purchasing al


article on "your account" and impel he


to wait, as she had so patiently done ii


the past, until by her individual labor


now, she can decently cloth herself


and snap her finger at that dernier re


sort Of her "inconsolablen don't trust he


on mn dcAOult.-sSdn Jose Mercury.
Year: 1873

What can n woman do? Behold her
works of charity and benevOlence scat
tered over all the earth's wide circum-
ference. She can do anything she
pleases, provided she has her own way;
She can set the whole world by the ears,
and the men at their wits ends. And
what has she not done ASK the ven
erable shades Of WeZley and Washing
ton, and most Of the worthless Of ancient
and modern history, and they viii an
swer by pointing to the homes OF child
hood.


Pillow her on bed of roses, cherish
her as YOU would q favOrite plant, and
she becomes vain, and proud, and way
ward-a thing of impulses and fancies;
her wing is n gOssamer, her songs are
like the mOcking birds, her step that Of
4 fairy, her love rs changable as the
moon, and her heart n tTiRG-the fra
grance of q rose distresses her, q Zephyris s
kiss annoys her, she pouts at q word or
look, and is ready to faint if the sun, or
the dew, or the rain, or the wind but
touch her cheek or daily with her
tresses.


But let sickness visit her home and
lay its heavy impress upon those she
loves, and in n moment she is q changed
being. Her whole form dilates with the
pent-up fires of her affections, struggling
to get free; her heart becomes firm, and
she is guided for the work assigned her;
not murmur escapes her lips; place
her by the side of the dying and the
dead and she is the same gOdlike being.
When the fearful pestilence is raging,
and strong men tremble before the
sweep of its invisible power, she grows
stronger in her purposes of mercy, and
with unhinching fortitude bares her
breast and her brow alike to the pitiless
elements, to the pestilential air of a
hospital or the steady dew-damp of a
dungeon. When her own time comes,
she meets the monster death with q
a smile of resignation, quietly yielding
up her sweet spirit to God, without .
murmur or a sigh.
Year: 1873

RETURN or CATH DE MIuCf.
The following Sabbath was one OF I'M
clouded beauty The frost of a Decem-
ber night had given 10 every tree and
shrub 4 brilliant glitter, and as the
morning sun shone forth in all its glory,
tingling the graceful icicles with their
many prism rays, and then glancing its
sunny smiles upon the silver-crested
brooks, one might have stood en-
traneed, so gloriously grand was nature.
Here and there upon the CLASSY limbs
of the leafiess trees warbled a merry lit
tie snow bird, and occasionally might
be seen a robin carroling his sweetest
notes as if 10th TO bid farewell to sum-
mer. The bells of the various churches
pealed forth chime after chime upon
the still night air, calling forth the
pious worshippers to the house of their
God. Parents with their little ones all
neatly clad in their SUNDAY clothes
ere seen vending their way along in
prayerful silence. The aged sire leaning
upon his cane, while beside him slowly
walked the campanion of his youthful
days, both their faces looking so serene
ly calm and happy that the gazer might
inwardly exclaim, "Surely they have
made their peace with God and are only
awaiting His summons to call then
home.n Still in the distance, loiterin:
along in blushing silence, might be seer
the village maiden and her lover, per
haps listening to the oft-told tale, ant
both believing in their youthful limo
eence that all they say they mean, am
all they hear is true. Happy viyidnes
of lovel May your dreams never sinl
into oblivion! But would that you
lives could always be as bright as yon
der sunbeam, whose glorious ligh
spreads itself DER your pathway.


But what is that group of youthful
maidens waiting for at the church door
Smiles rest upon their faces, and anx
ious expectation is depicted in thei
happy cOuntenances as the good oil
substantial carriage of Captain Mars
stops before the door. Jumping OF
with the. elasticity of youth, Robel
Hewitt hands out his beautiful brid
Cordelia Marsh, who is followed by Il,
mother and Andrew Golfer, viii
grandpa and grandma make up Il
rear. They are soon standing befo
the altar, and in the presence of the
friends they take upon themselves tho
VOWS which unite them as one for Iii
Here for the present we will leave the
to receive the congratulations of sor
their rustic friends and return home


their relatives, for theirs is a joy wi
which the stranger intermeddleth NJ


Let us return to our heroine, who
we left commencing herself and her II
be aunt to the care of the Almight
who had brought them together


strangely. Passing the remainder


the night in that sound slumber viii
can visit only those whose minds q
filled with peace and happiness, Sono
awoke not many moments after the 81
had commenced his daily journey, a
rising carefully, that she might not d
turb her aunt, who was still sound
sleeping, she made hasty toilet. a
wrapping heavy shawl around n
descended to the garden, as was her
ual custom. She had scarcely reach
it when her father made his anne


ance.


"Ah, my daughter, it seems that


are both determined to enjoy this mo


ing's sun, even at old Jack Frosps
Year: 1873

A Quakeress, jealous of her husband,
watched his movements, and one morn
ing actually discovered the truant kiss
ing and hugging the servant girl
Broadbrim was not long in discovering
the face of his wife as she peepeC
through the half-open door, and rising
with all the GOODNESS of a general officer
he thus addressed her: "Betsey, the,
had better quit peeping, or thee will
cause a disturbance in the family"
Year: 1873

ideaIized morality, as some seem to believe,
there would be no need to commemorate
the important events in the life of its
Founder: but while love to Him and a study
of His life and character continue to form
its basis, it can not be other than beneficial
to recall to mind the circumstances Of that
life and the beauties of that character. The
more forcibly this is done, the better.
Year: 1873

1t is not always those who seem most
busy that accomplish the most work.
This was illustrated the other day in Il
forcible manner.


The foreman of one Of our large news
paper offices was showing d gentleman,
who knew nothing about the printing
business, over the establishment. In
the composing room he watched with
wonder and admiration the thousands
OF little bits of metal passing with a
click, click, like the noise of a piece of
machinery, into the polished sticks
which the cOmpOsitOIS held in their
hands. The foreman asked the man
whom he considered the fastest COM
pOsitOr.


The gentleman answered: That is
easily done that tall young fellow over
there seems two set twice as much as
any one in the room. His hands go
about so fast that | can scarcely follow
his motions"


Wrong" said the foreman; your fast
est cOmpOsitOr is that quiet looking
young man by the side of the one you
have pointed out"


"He seems very slow and deliberate,n y
said the visitor: g his hands do not
move nearly so fast as those of his
neighbOr. It cannot be possible that
he sets more type"


at is true, replied the foreman. The
secret is that he picks up q type every
time he goes for it. The other man
makes what we call false motiOns;' his
hand goes twice to the case for d type,
and though he seems to be doing a good
deal of work, his stick fills slowly iu
comparison with that of his deliberate
neighbOr, who never hurries, uses just
the amount of action sufficient to ac-
COmplish his purpose, and does not set
one muscle in motion unnecessarily


Half, more than half of the energy
used in the world is expended i'll false
motions. Men dash about in IL great
hurry as if they had all the business OF
the city on their shoulders, and at the
end of the day they find they have ac,
cOmplished about one hours solid work
Keep your eye well on an object, think
little and then go for it. One shot fOl
which steady. aim is taken will ac-
cOmplish more than volley at random


Take things easily; as the song says
"It's always best to take things in quie
sort of way" The amount of strength
expended in "false motions" " would be
enough to place every one in the wOrlC
beyond the reach Of want could it bC
utilized.


Keep cool; don't fume and fret ant
bother yourself, but think how thin.
is to be done and then do it. Av0i(
"false mOtions;" let every move yOl
make mean something, and be an ad
vance forward to the end you seek
Make as many friends in your progress
too, as you can, and no enemies.-[ Gin
cinnati Trade List.
Year: 1873

An old joker who was never known to
yield the palm to any antagonist in reel
ing knOtty yarns, was put to his trumps
at hearing traveller state that he once
saw brick house placed upon runners
and drawn up q hill to q more favorable
location, some half mile distant.


"What do you think of that, uncle
Ethiel?" said the bystanders.


"Oh fudge" said the old man; IOnce
saw two story stone house, down East,
drawn by oxen three miles!"


A dead silence ensued; the old man
evidently had the worst of it, and he saw
it. Gathering all his energies, he bit off
huge quid of tobacco, by the way of
gaining time for thought.


"They drawed the stone house, said
the old man, "but that warn't the worst
of the job; for, after they d done that,
they went back and drawed the CELLAR


The stranger gave in.
Year: 1873

A curious case of mesmerism is re-


ported by the civil s1lrgeonOf HOsbuga


bad. A young woman named Nunnee,
aged "a, was married some twelve years
ago; she, however, did not go to her
husband'shOmef for two years afterwards.
After staying with him eight days she
suddenly became insensible, and re-
manned so for two OF three days. She
was taken to her mother and soon got
well. Then follows q very remarkable
history. During the next four OF five
years she never entered her husbands
house without falling insensible and
remaining so. He was very kind and
attentive to her, she liked him, but
whenever he came into her presence
she at once sank into this state. This
went on till she became emaciated and
exhausted, and at last her parents ap-
piled to the court for a separate main


tenance for her. While she was in the
court her husband entered and she be-
came insensible, and was carried to the
attended by Dr.Cullen, in March, 1879
While in this state her pulse was even
| breathing soft, her body plant, but
she could eat nothing. While she wa1
in her bed her husband was mutfled up
and made to walk through the ward
| She said she felt he was near her, anC
she was by no means well, but had no


seen him anywhere about. Next day
this experiment was repeated and she
actually became insensible as before
When the husband left the place sh'
recovered. The experiment as to tn
influence of the husbands presenc


was tried in all sorts of ways. He wa


made to pass behind her, and to be nea


her in separate ward, but this had n


effect; but whenever he was brought t.


look on her face, though muffled up, 0


disguised as a policeman, as a SepOy


and so forth, she wasat once influenced


The experiments continued for q mont


and the conclusion was that the hus


band uncOnsciOusly mesmerized hel


The court came to the conclusion tina


lit was impossible for her to live wit


him, and separate allowance was OIL


dered. The husband was asked to tr


if he could not remove the etfec


seeing that he had the power to caus
it, but he was quite frightened at tn
idea of having the power, and could NJ
control it in any way.-[The Homewar


Mail.
Year: 1873

A Missourian who stole kiss from q
pretty girl, was fined by magistrate,
hOrsewhipped by her brother, and wor-
ried into a brain fever by his wife. The
clergyman also alluded to the affair in his
sermon; the local editor took sides with
the clergyman and reviewed the case in
print, and the pOtatO-bugs ate up every
blade of the malefactor's wheat crop.