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Year: 1873

1t is evident to all thougitfnl individuals, no
difference what party faith they Possess, that pO-
litical campaigns Of thefhture must deal with new
problems. Subjects intimately associated with the
progress Of the Nation aud the welfare Of the
whole people will enlist the attention Of all par
ties and il seems most likely that q better class
of public servants will be called out to deal with
the new problems.


II the people expect to get the standard Of pO-


itiUal Integrity aud ability any higher than it is
now, they must begin the work Of reform at the
very foundation. 1t is not enough that We have
new men to fill our Offices; we want better men.
Let voters resolutely resolve to rcpudiate every
man who goes about the country spending few
dollars here and there TO gain friend in the Leg
islature or Convention. Let every politician who
buys into newspaper Office, directly or indirect
", just preceding political CANVASS, lie looked
upon with suspicion. Let . man who neglects
his every day duties to "work mp strength" and
make combinations. be discounteDanced. The
whole burden of reform rests with the voter
There are men in every community who accept
dollars for their votes and Influence; but the ma
iority of voters will not sell their franchise
Hence it is . plain dutyfo resist the election Of
. man who accepts it. The people should not he
content with the single qualification Of honesty
in their servants. Men are sometimes honest only
because they have not sense enough tn steal.


There are living illustrations Of this truism in
Kansas to-day. The employment Of the best in
tellect and vigor will be required IN the settle.
ment Of future questions, hence the best mon and
the ablest men are imPeratively needed ut the
front.-LeareRrorik Tnes.
Year: 1873

"YoU KNOW We RUN THIS CoUNTY"-The
party in this County which will be recognized
by the above motto, are anxiously feeling around
for a man to beat Bob Tracy for County Treasur-
er, the coming Fall. They might a. well feel in
the middle kettle of hell for chunk Of ice to cool
their Parched tongues-they would stand just a
good chance to succeed
Year: 1873

They took for their candidate for Presi-
dent high-tar;ff Republican, and
adopted platform which was Republi
can in all its ] aiding features. The
people did not believe in their sincerity,
but they vociferously swore they were
in earnest, and had in good faith turned
their backs upon the past. But now
they admit the attempted fraud, laugh
in the faces of the Liberals, and tell
them they never attempted to abandon
their old faith and party, and merely
wanted to use their fingers to pull the
chestnuts out OF the fire.


The Liberal Republicans believed last
year they had captured the Democracy
and led them to make final renuncaa-
tion of their old principles, and to recog-
niZe in good faith the constitutional
amendments, the enfrancbisement of
the colored race, and the general re-
suits of the war. And their ambition to
accomplish this was a noble one, and
might well appeal to the highest patriot
ism but all their efforts have proved
lamentable failure Last year, under
their lead, the Democracy professed to
recognize the atural and political
rights of the colored man and the valid
ity of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Amendments but in their
several State platforms this year they
significantly ignore all these things, de-
claring that upon oil great questions
they stand where they have always
stood And MS up to last year they had
denied the validity of the amendments,
and refused to accept colcred suffrage
as finality, they have again distinctly
placed themselves upon that ground.


What faith can the nation have in
any professions of reform made by these
politicians, who, after flirting and mas
querading on all political questions,
finally throw off the mask, and, with
derisive shouts, tell their late allies:
I've we're only trying to use you; We
are nothing but old-fashioned, ante-war,
pro-slavely Democrats, and deny the
existence of tho nation and assert the
sovereignty of the States"
Year: 1873

THE GREAT BRIDGE AT ST. LOUIS.


The st. Louis Democrat makes the
following announcement "The crowds
of curious people who daily throng the
levee to witness the progress of the
bridge are aware that the work is steadi-
ly creeping forward. We are gratiiicd
to be able to state, on the authority of
the officers of the bridge, that within
the past few days an agreement has been
signed by the contractors pledging
themselves, under forfeitures, to COM
plete the spans of the bridge by the LIST
January next, and also to finish both
roadways-the lower for railroad traffic
and the upper for vehicles and foot
passengers-by from thirty to sixty days
after the LIST of January. Thus it will
be seen that the bridge will be COM
pleted, beyond peradventure, by the LIST
of March next at the latest.
Year: 1873

Lamartine gives this illustration: 'Ir
some spring freshet, river wildly wash
ed its shores and rent away bough
whereon bird had build a cottage fo1
her summer home Down the white anC
whirling stream drifted the green branch
with its wicker cup of unfedged song
and futtering beside it went the mother
bird. Unheeding the roaring river, or
she went, her cries of agony and feal
piercing the pauses in the storm. How
like the love of az old fashioned mother
who followed the child she had plucked
from her heart, all over the world
Swept away by passion that child might
be, it matteredanot; though he was bear.
ing away with him the fragrance of the
shattered roof tree, yet that mother was
high with him. a Ruth through all his
life, and Rachel at bis death"
Year: 1873

p All farmers who have growing wheat
should avail themselves Of the opportu-
mites offered in the leisure days of win
ter to top dress the wheat land with
these substances. Ashes, from the con.
|tained potash, afford. "a most valuable fer
|tilizer, not only as direct food for the
wheat plant, but also for their solvent
|effect upon some constituents inthe soil.
They are also effectual in destroying
the germ of smut that was sown with
the grain; for smut is but fuugeus
growth, of diminutive form, that adheres
ltothe grain of wheat, and its growth is
Ianalagors tu sfifats of other vegetable
forms more apparent to the eye. We
take it for granted that no good farmer


has sown his wheat without soaking the
seed in blue stone, or strong brine, both
iof which are effectual in destroying the
germ of smut; but if this were neglected


by any, the top dressing with ashes will
supply the place Of those preventives.-
Eight to ten bushels of unleached ashes
should be applied per acre, ano more


would be still better This home fertil


izer is generally accumulated rapidly on
every farm during the winter. and is too


often left to wastcful exposure to the


rains of winter. Leached ashes are also


of much importance, as they contain


salts highly conducive to plant growth.


The agricultural world has never yet


settled the question as to the value of


common salt as fertilizer; but any far


mer who will apply it to his growing


wheat at the rate of at least fifty pounds,


and not over one hundred pounds, per


acre, can determine the question for him.
self when, toward the time of harvest,
he perceives the thriftiness of the straw,


the plumpness of the grain, and the


greatly increased yield over that of any
portion of the field that was not treated


with salt. There is danger in the use of
salt in excessive quantities as fertilizer;
and therefore we fix the precautionary
limit of not over one hundred pounds
per acre. The price of salt does not
place it beyond economical use as fer.
tilizer, as in almost all sections of the
older States, the quantity judiciously ap-
piled to an acre can be purchased at from
sixty cents to dollar and quarter
Salt is not only stimulating to the growth
and effective inthe yield of wheat, but
produces earlier maturity of the crop,
thus affording an avenue of escape from
that other malady OF the wheat plant,
rust on the stem and blade, from which
our wheat crops of the South are in
greater peril than from the smut. Rust
is generally an almost complete blight,
while smut is usually but damaging to
the quality of the crop produced.-N.


+. World.
Year: 1873

When there is no hitching post handy,
horse may be safely tied in The fol.
lowing manner, namely: Take the reins
and pass them round underneath the
hub outside of the wheel, and give them
a hitch on to one of the spokes. Ifthe
horse stalt the reins are drawn ND, in
stantly checking him, and as soon as be
commences to back they are as instantly
loosened. Ii in addition to this when
there are pair Of horses biie of the
traces are loosene1, the team will sell
dom move far enough forward to start
the wagon without being checked by the
bits. No team, however, should be left
without tying, if it can possibly be
avoided.
Year: 1873

Apropose to the Credit Mobilier rev
elations, Grace Greenwood gives advice
end comfort TO the wounded by relating
the appended pertinent story:


Open confession is good for the soul
but it must be of the prompt, unhesita
ting sort. Neither gracious nor elfica
cious is late, reluctant avowal, like
that Of the Yankee deacon under church
discipline, who obstinately fought the
charge, prevaricated and doubled on his
tracks till the close of his trial, ther
rose in the last ditch of his pew, and
said: Brethren, if you will have it so
plead guilty. / own up. for I don't
think it is the part of a good Christian
to hold out schen thing is. fairly proved
ayin him
Year: 1873

From the Intensely Loyal Toledo Blade]


1t is thought Judge Bingham will be
appointed Minister to Japan. We sup
pose the newspapers will not trouble him
out there. He will not be able to get
rid OF his conscience, however, and that
So 600 grab will haunt him wherever he
may go.
Year: 1873

A recent writer says: Every one must
have noticed the great difference, as 4
general thing, between the conduct Of
the betrothed man and the young be-
trothed woman. He, the drawer and
stronger of the two, is utterly confused
and bashful; and seeks to make secret
of the fact She, On the contrary, tries
to parade it, is proud of it. assumes an
air of prnprietorship over him, and Of
fers to her friends little delicate conf
dence as to how nice it is to be engaged.
And how dreadfully jealous he is if she
looks at any one else. The cause, Of
this is. just one thing-the man is Id
love, the girl Is not. I have studied hu-
man nature. have looked into the
depths of human hearts, have made
man and woman the study of my life.
and / aver that the girl IN love is rarer
than black rose.


She simply has for her lover the same
feeling that the young mother has for
her baby. Sne has an anxi0us desire
to see him Tor life, 10 make sure tliathe
10 S1lutci ttUASs buAb iiio, UfiNlOliS SIS ~. 1
right and that his food is what it ought
to be. She understands that he is III
love with her, and rejoices in the knowl-
edge. The idea of losing his love is.
madness to her, but of herself she did
not understand it. A woman who is
not selfish and greedy mean, who. does
not smile on any who can give her fne
clothes and a grand establishment, over
flows with the mother-feelng all her
life. She expends it on her doll, i,i
childhood, on her poodle. or her kitten,
or her canary afterward, and when the
time comes, on her lover Many man
would lose great deal OF his conceit
and vanity il he knew how the girl
whom be. supposed to be in love with
him really felt. She also would be sur.
prised to hear that she was not in love
at all, but only delighted 70 hare sbnd
one in love with her. sessla.sz -
Year: 1873

If you are introduced to stranger
by friend, and he retains his hold on
your hand, expressing great delight in
having the honor Of your acquaintance,
be sure he doesn't care fig for you or
your acquaintance.
When you hear man declare that he
is the wisest in his line of business. SET
him down as the weakest, and all think.
ing men will approve your decision.
When you hear an editor call his
brother editor an ignoramus, be sure be
has applied the epithet to the wrong
man.


When you hear man relate story
that has the appearance of Truth, and
close it with an oath, set it down as
doubtful.


When you hear a man boast of his
piety, 60 to different church than the
one he attends.


When you hear man boldly declare
that there is not an honest man to be
found, lend him as mirror.
When you hear man justify pro-
tdlc oWcdIluS Oii Vic SIOdHQ vi udDit
don't make him your agent in business.


II you think of forming partnership
with man of whom you know but little,
invite him before signing papers) to
take walk of ten squares and back, ,and
| if he elbows you into the gutter, or runs
you against the walls of the buildings,
be sure and take time to consider the
matter.


If your clerk and salesman is civil and
polite, avoiding all that is vulgar or pro
fame, while engaged in his duties, but is
found in the saloon as vulgar and pro.
fame as the most abandoned. keep your
money under lock and key, and have all
bills paid on tickets to the cashier.


1t the young man you employ thinks
more of his cigar and hot whisky, en-.
ljoyed with boon companions, than Of ac-
quiring knowledge, don't trust him too
far.


If man tells you he does all his bu-
siness on conscientious principles, don
put him to the test.
Year: 1873

The eve of our annual Thanksgiving
Day is drawing peacefully to its close.
Strange, that though this day comes in
the dreariest month of the whole year,
yet golden glory always seems cluster
ing about it, and all the joyousness and
the bright freshness, and the beautiful
charm of spring-time seem concentrated
in this one happy day; and our hearts
instinctively swell with grateful thanks
for all the blessings plentifully meted
out to us by the merciful hand of onr
Heavenly Father, throughout the long
but now dying year.


The spirit of Thanksgiving Dayl who
does not recognize its silent and pure
presence? No matter how lonely one
may be, however far removed from
friends and home-where is held on this
day the family reunion-still in your
silent room, where you sit in loneliness,
perhaps in grief, this peaceful and shin
ing spirit glides noiselessly in, and its
cheering presence sheds golden glory
around-you feel that you are not alone,
and as if some loved friends had burst
in upon you with their joyous welcome
ndsbeaming faces, your heart leaps with
sudden gladness, and your sorrow is
vanished as if by magic. s7H4.. aV.


'Tis the holy spirit of Thanksgiving
Lay. LII cheers every nedFI, anu gamers
up many fearful thanks-often silently
offered-and watts them on snowy wings
to the starry home in the skies.


May its beautiful presence, on this
day of the coming year, find all SORROW
ing hearts made happy, all desolate
homes rejoicing, the lonely wanderer
sheltered in his haven of rest. That all
may offer up, in one grand melody, that
glorious hymn to the Creator, " GLORY
be to God on high, and on earth peace,
goodwill toward men % s--- -
Year: 1873

AS TO the effect of the recent financial
disturbances, there can be no doubt
that to the people at large it will be
beneficial one. We have been spending
more money than we could afford, and
we are retrenching, that is all. That
this enforced retrenchment will be of
ultimate advantage to us there can be no
doubt, though it is equally certain that
a good deal of distress to the poorer
classes will be incidental to it. 1t be-
hooves us to do what we can to make
the sum of that distress as small as pos
sible, and the surest way of doing that
is to keep our spirits up and to keep
business of all sorts moving as actively
as we can; not boarding money, which
boarded is useless, but using it judici-
ously, so that while we are securing our
selves against want, we may not de-
prive others of the work that is to bring
them wages,-HeaTth and Home.
Year: 1873

We'll, Mr.. Jones !" said neighbor Brown,
I'll start this very day for town,
And get pair of Boots for me,
And also shoe my family.
So Bill you go and harness Doll,
And straight to town VII go, by gol,
And stop in front Of SMITHS Store
Where the Boots hang DER the door.
Bill always does what father tells.
He harnessed Doll and put on Bells,
Aud in they piled young ones and all,
Crack went the whip and of went Doll.
Doll had been living on high feed,
And started at her fastest speed,
And took Brown and his family straight
To Paw Paw at two-forty gait,
Whoa, Whoa, old Doll, Bill cried out when
They got to Main Street, Number Ten.
And out they jumped In front the door,
of Poet Smiths Mammoth Store.
In they went with an awful swell,
"Good morning, hope to find you well,
Said Brown as he and his young drove
Advanced to warm them at the stove.
Ny neghbor Jones brought me the news
bow cheap you sold your Boots and Shoes,
So resolved to come and buy


or you my winters fun supply.
To shoe the tribe, Smith began,


Beginning first with the old man
And then the young Browns little feet.
Were shod and fitted all complete.

The news soon spread the county round,
That just the place at length was found
Where men could save fifty per cent.
On every dollar that they spent.
Remember where you can buy Coats
Thread for sets. spool.


Respectfully, Yours,


T. SMITH d 90
Year: 1873

Which from its infancy has been under my
special guardianship, and In part the object
of my care. In conclusion the undersigned
would beg to say that the magnitude OF the
stock and the assortment Of goods now offered
for inspection and sale at this establishment, is
without a precedent and beyond a parallel in
the annals of the
Year: 1873

Before the close of the present season, l
shall offer large invoices of desirable goods
and intend and promise TO have the prices in
all cases shade lower than any other estab-
lishment.
Year: 1873




1t is easier to fulfill the greatest than the
smallest task. 1t is easier to perform the
moral deed which the world must witness
than to grasp the small temptation which
comes in our private hours, inviting to a
little sin which the world can never know.
lie is the moral hero--how few who can
challenge the title that can resist the al
most harmless impulse of selfshness, like
that which prompted the mind Of Christ to
turn the stones TO bread who can 20
through the day and feel that he has been
faithful to every moment, and has lived in
Christian relations with every man whom
be has met. And, therefore, small duties
are the real test of power You cannot
know mans temper in company see him
at home. You cannot Judge his piety al
church observe him through the business
hours of single day. You cannot infer
his beneyoleuce from his public charities
and large subscriptions watch his inter
course with the poor. 1t is the frequen
giits,-yes, it is the manner of giving mor'
than the charity, the sweet expression, th'
cordial sympathy, the tone Of kindnes
which makes the penny Of more value thar
the coldly given pound II is these, an'
the frequency of these, that determine tn,
purity and love Of persons soul.-T
Starr King.
Year: 1873

The Supreme Court Of the United States
has decided that when lfe-insurance policy
has been assigned to cover debt, the party
to whom it is assigned has no right, in Gaze
of death to the insured, to the money derived
from the policy in excess of the amour. nee
essary to make good the debt it was intended
to cover
Year: 1873

IL Is no exaggeration to say that health


Is large ingredient In what the world


calls talent. A man without It NAV be a


giant In intellect, but his deeds will be the


deeds OF a dwarf. On the contrary. let


him have a quick circulation, a good d.


gestion, the bulk, thews and sinews of A


man, and the alacrity, the unthinking


confidence inspired by these, and, though


having but a thimbleful of brains, he win
either blunder upon success or set failure
at defiance. 1t is true, especially In this
country, that the number of centaurs In
every community-of men in whom hero
ic intellects are allied with bodily consli-
tutions as tough as those of horse-is
small that, In general, man has reason
to think himself well off In the lottery OF
life II he draws prizs of healthy stom-
ach without mind, or the prize OF fine
intellect with a crazy stomach. But of
the two a weak mind In Herculean frame
is better than giant mind In crazy con-
stitution. A pound Of energy, with an
ounce Of talent, will achieve greater re-
suits than a pound of talent with an ounce
of energy. The first requisite to success
In life is to be good animal. In any of
the learned professions, vigorous consti-
tuition Is equal to at least fifty per cent.
more train. Wit, Judgment, Imagination,
eloquence, all the qualities of mind, attain
thereby force and splendor to which
they could never approach without It.
But intellect in n weak body Is ''like gold
In spent swimmers pocket" A me.
chanic may have tools Of the sharpest
edge and highest polish but what are
these without vigorous arm and hand?
OF what use Is it that your mind has be-
come vast granary of knowledge, II you
have not strength to turn the key ?-For-
seys Press.
Year: 1873

sequence of the mental impression, and It
is during this condition that they are
killed. The gastric Juice being free from
TODD, is thus obtained in purer state and,
it may be, in larger quantity than If taken
from a stomach containing food.


Pepsin is not poison, but good arti-
Gle, and may be considered hygienic or
Physiological remedy, pepsin being really
the principal agent in stomach digestion.
Herald of Health.
Year: 1873

An ATTEMPT AT ARsoN.-At an early hour
yesterday morning au attempt was made TO
lire the drug store of DIR. George A. Book.
1t seems about O'Clock colored man VINO
sleeps in the rear of the store heard noise,
and on getting up to ascertain the cause
discovered a blaze rising from the side OF
the house. he Immediately awoke MIR.
Book, who sleeps on the premises, and they
together made an examination, and found
that some one had rolled barrel of kere-
senc, which is usually kept in the yard,
against the side of tue house and had set
fire to it. They succeeded IN eXtlnSulsnlng
the fumes at great risk, fearing an explosion,
without much damage having been done to
the house.
Year: 1873

New wFmE-PLuG.-Wo Workmen were engaged
Yesterday in laying water-pipes on Twenty.
tifth street north of Broad, to the new engine
house, so as to put In fire-plug. When the
new reservoir Is finished the residents IN TINS
vicinity will have al abundant supply OF
water:
Year: 1873

INTERESTING TO TIE LAwYERs.-The In.
junction restraining the collection of the city
license-tax against members of the bar
having been dissolved on the 9th the City
Collector requests the professional gentle
men to come forward and settle.
Year: 1873

BUTCHERS UNION - CoMMESDABLE LIBE-
RALlTY.-At a meeting of the Butchers
Union of this city, held Thursday night at
New Market Hall, it was unanimously agreed
to give to the Relief Committee Of the city
two thousand pounds of beef for the use Of
the DOOR.