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Year: 1873

The communication. elsewhere printed, in ref
erence to the steam-whistle nuisance, reminds
us Of the fact that the Fourth OF July is close at
hand, and that Council has not yet done anything
toward the suppression of the frightful and dan
gerous FIRE cracker nuisance. Is it possible that
the city is once more to be endangered. the COM
fort of all who do not get out of town destroyed,
and the lives OF many'o OF those lying sick sacri-
feed ? Last year, as many mourning families
too painfully remember, the sudden deaths during
the Fourth or Immediately afterward, of several
persons who had been lying in critical condi-
tion, was distinctly traced to the shock their
systems received by the internal din of the pow
der explosions and we then earnestly pressed
upon the City Council the dnty imposed upon
it,of forbidding such outrages upon public peace
and private rights.


No one has any right to find his amusement
in the general disturbance and distress Of the
community, and apart from the greatly increased
danger of fires, the Council onght to regard the
preservation Of life and comfort, as one OF it's
hrst and most important duties. Let US haze
peace and quiet, for once, ON his Fourth oi
.Inlv
Year: 1873

some one was holding what seemed tC
be portable sun, but that was actual
ly piece of burning magnesium wire
Then everything disappeared in the
biackest darkness.


Did YOU see anything?" cried Il
voice.


I'm not sure; | thought saw some
thing move


a couple of lamps from the emgil e
were now brought, and placed at the
edge of the platform they lit up the
beams and raiterS of the bridge. but
the light seemed to he lost in the dark
waters. All. they would never see
me,


Once more had strength to cry.


"Ah its man down there" heard
somebody shout.


long plank was run over the gap
III the bridge. then another: along the
two. a portable windlass was quickly
wheeled; Il bucket descended, in it IA
man with Il lantern.


"llollo, mate he cried as he caught
sight of my white face in the focus of
his lamp. 'what the deuce are YOU do
ing mere -


In another moment ! was standing in
safety on the further side of the bridge.
owed my rescue to the unexpected
visit of the chief engineer of the line.
VIII" had come down to see with his
own eyes the manner in which the
bridge behaved in a heavy gale. and
had driven with the engine to the far
thercst accessible point of the plat
form


What Il comforting glass of hot bran
dN-and water that was of which | par
took 10y the warmth of the engine
furnace. and how exIilalating the run
h"mcward> on the swift Shricking en-
ginc,


| was at D"lbadam in time for din
ncr. after all. As sat down to the
cheerful meal with friends who were
discussing the light ordinary topics of
the day. ! looked about me. wondering
If were really here in actual corpo1eal
presence. or if my life had ended in
that last rush of water. and were only
dreaming. for i'll that sleep of death
what dreams may come
Year: 1873

ACCIDENT To a Book While
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Paw ling were rid
ing through Wooster street. Friday af-
tenoon, they were stopped by >tran-
ger with Il book under his arm. who
came up to the wagon. and said he had
called at their house, but did not find
them home, and took the liberty of ad-
dressing them now. He explained that
he was canvaSsing for neat little work
entitled ''Helps for the Home Circle.
being collection of the thoughts of the
hest minds of the age, work that was
adapted to Il larger circle of readers
than any other eXtant, and one which
must necessarily improve the tone OF
domestic life. add to the refinement and
Intelligence of society, and fill the
hearts of all with longing for the purer
things of-.iust then Mr.. Pawling's horse
stepped ahead, and dragged one wheel
of the wagon right over the foot of the
speaker. With a howl of agony the
miserable man dropped to the ground.
and then Immediately sprang up again


and taking the injured member up in
both hands, and still howling dismally.
hoped across to the sidewalk. Mr..
Year: 1873

There was another accident on the
White Mountain railroad, a few davs
since. y freight car broke loose from
its fastening> at the summit station.
ana went down the track with great
speed, making the entire distance of
four miles III about two minutes. Fort
nnatelN, there was a prominent Boston
railroad man at the end of the route,
who changed the switch so that the
course of the car was diverted, prevent
ing any serious damage. We should
say that car going at the rate of two
miles a minute would give little time to
change switches.
Year: 1873

THE New York Times says: sit is one of
the curiosities of the situation that while
laborers are being discharged by the thou
sand throughout the country, the puddlers
in the great iron mills on the Troy flats
who have received an average of So per day,
are on strike to secure fifteen cents more
refused by the employers" 1t is singu,
lar time to be striking for higher wages.
Year: 1873

On the 23d of next month monster de-
moDstration will be made in Dublin, Ire
land, In favor of amnesty for the Fenian
prisoners. Eminent Irishmen will be pre-
sent from all parts of the world, and their
voices will be united in respectful demand
for the pardon of men whose only fault is
q too ardently expressed love for their ma
tive land
Year: 1873

THE question of restoring the franking
privilege or adopting a substitute is already
engaging the attention of Congressman.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Times writes, Oct. 2S:


"a prominent Senator, to whom applica-
ton was to-day made with regard to the
transportation of some public document to
his State, said be should defer the matter
until after the meeting of Congress, as
something would be speedily done either to
restore the franking privilege, or to provide
some substantial substitute therefor. A
number Of Congressman who have been
here have expressed similar opinions.
Among the numerous plans suggested is the
passage of law providing for the appoint
ment of an official stamping officer, who
shall give bonds, and ahall be authorized to
frank only public matter"
Year: 1873

The Home Journal says: 'sThis is 30
simple that one would scarcely suppose
it possible that difference of opinion
could xist, and yet there are some who
think it . breach Of politeness if one
neglects to bow. although meeting half
a dozen times on a promenade or in
driving. Custom has made it necessary
to bow only the 6rst time in passing;
after that an exchange Of salutations il
very properly NOT expected. The differ.
ence between a courteous and famil
lar bow should be remembered BY gen.
tlemen who wish to make favorable
impression. A lady dis!..lAes to receive
from q man with whom she has but .
slight acquaintance, bow accompa-
MED with broad smile, AZ though he
was on the most familiar terms with
her. It is far better to err oD the other
side, and give one of those stiff, ungra.
cious bows which some men indulge
in. Those gentlemen who smile with
their eyes instead of their mouths,
give the most charming bows As for
men who bow Charmingly at one time
and with excessive hauteur at another,
according as they feel in good or bad
humor, they need never be surprised il
the person thus treated should cease
speaking altoeether.s 4 ,maA should
always lift his hat to a lady"
Year: 1873

Calling boy up in the morning can
hardly be classed under the head of
"pastimes," especially if the boy is fond
of exercise the day before And it is a
little singular that the next hardest
thing to getting a boy out of bed is get
ting him into it. There is rarely a
mother who is success at rousing a boy.
All mothers know this; so do their boys.
And yet the mother seems to 20 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 n short,
sharp John" and followed moment
later by prolonged and emphatic
John Henry" A grunt from the upper
regions signifies that an impression has
been made. and the mother is encouraged
to add, You'd hetter be getting down
here to yopr 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 this trouble.
He merely opens his mouth as 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 recesses of
his very nature. And he pops out of
that bed and into his clothes and down
the stairs with promptness that is com
mendable 1t is rarely a boy allows
himself to disregard the paternal sum
mons. About once year is believed to
be as often as is consistent with the
rules Of health. He saves his father
great many steps by his thoughtfulness.
DanbuTy NeCs.
Year: 1873

A RECIPE FOR HAPPINEss.-It is simply when
you rise in the merning to form the resolution to
make the day happy one to fellow creature. II
is easily done; lett. of garment to the men that
needs it; kind word to the sorrowful; an encopr-
aging expression TO the striving-tTihes IN them
selves as light as air--wlll do it, at least for
tweny-four hours; and if you are young depend
upon IT that it will tell when you are old, and If
you are old, rest assured it will tend you gently
and happily down the stream Of time TO eternity.
Look at the result. You send one person only
one-happily through the day; that is thee hun
dred and sixty-iive in the courro of year; and
suppose you live forty years only, after you com
meRce this course, yoa have made fourteen thous-
aud six hundred human beings happy, at least for
time. Now, worthy reader, is not this simple T
We do not often indulge in morel do7e, but this Is
so small pill, that only cue needs to be taken bat
once day, that we feel warranted in prescribing
it, 1t is most excellent for digestion, aad pro-
moter Of pleasant slumber.
Year: 1873

We think the Commercial nisrcpresents Sena-
tor Bayard in its insinuation that he drew from
the L. s. Treasury the "bach pay" We presume
the amount was either placed to his credit OF
sent to him, and that it became necessary for him
TO remit his check for it just as he did


SO far as we know Senator Bayard never had
his hands upon the money, and his constituents
will never credit the story that be wanted TO
look at the money" and therefore drew it out OF
the treasury. We repeat VIC do not believe be
ever touched the money.
Year: 1873

LIFE OF CHIKF JUSTICE CHAsE.-The life Of
Chief Justice Chase is being written under his per-
aonal supervision. In view Of his failing health
his Ohio friends thought the work should be COM
menced now, in order that with the personal in
formation derived from the living subject of the
biography, nothing may be wanting to make it a
correct and complete history Of the life of one who
Is more Intimately acquainted with American po-
litical history than any man living.
Year: 1873

ADVICE FROM ADIRONDACK MURRAY


From the advance sheets Of Rev w H. Muir
rays new book on The Horse" we exlrac,
the following


Be sure that the horse you purchase has sym
metry, viz is well proportional throughout.
Never purchase a horse because he has q splen-
did development of one par. cf his organza-
ton, if be be lacking in any other Above all,
keep well in mind what you are buying for,
and buy the horse best adapted to the work
you will require ~ him; and when such an
animal is yours, be content Never jockey
An occasional exchange may be allowable but
this daily swapping Of horses adyertises a
mans iucompetency for anything higher. An
other caution is this: Never purchase a horse
until you have seen him move, aud under the
same conditions to which he will be exposed in
the service you will expect Of him. If for
draft, see him draw, back aud turn round in
both directions if for the road, see how ho
handles himself, not merely on level ground
but going up sharp declevItes, aud above all
in descending them. Ia this way you will as
certain the faults anl excellencies Of both his
temper and structure


In these exercises drive him yourself. Tho
reins in a skillful hand, aided by the whip or
mouth, can be made to conceal grave defects
Let him move with loose rein, 50 that be may
take his natural gait, and net his artificial for,
by 50 doing you will detect any mistakes Of
Judgment you may have made when looking
him over in a state Of activity. Many n time
uusoundncss will appear in motion, which no
inspection Of the eye aud finger, however close,
can ascertain When you have walked him
aud logged him, if he is 10 serve any other than
mere DRAFT purposes, pat bin 10 his speed, AMI
keep him at II for a sufficient distance to test
his breathing capacity; then pull him up,
jump from the wagon and look at bis fanks
inspect bis nostrils, and put your ear close to
the side of his chest, in order to ascertain if the
action Of the heart is normal If this exercise
has caused him to perspire freely, all the bet
ter for you can then see, when you take him
back to the stable, whether he dries of
quickly, as all horses DO in perfect health
Year: 1873


There never was a valley without faded flower
There never was heaven without some little
cloud
The face of day may fash with light in any morn
ing hour,
But evening soon shall come with her shadow
woven shrOud.
There never was river without its mist Of gray
There never was forest without It's fallen leaf;
And JOY may walk beside US down the windings
of our way,
When 10: there sounds a footstep, and we meet
the face of Grief.
There never was seashore without a drifting
There never was an ocean without its moaning
,..- wave;
And the golden beams of glory, the summer sky
that leck,
Shine where dead stars are sleeping in their
azure-mGntle grave.
There never was a streamlet, however crystal
clear,
Without a shadow resting in the ripple OF us
tide
Hopes brightest robes are broidered with the sn-
BILE fringe OF Fear,
And she lures us-but abysses girt her path on
either side
The shadow of the mountain falls athwart the
l0wly plain,
And the shadow Of The cloudlet hangs above the
mountains head,
And the highest hearts aud lowest wear the sha-
dow of some pain,
And the smile has scarcely fitted ere the an
guished tearis shed.
For no eyes have there been ever withouta weary
tear,
And those lips cannot be human which have ne
verheaved a sigh;
For without the dreary winter there has never
been year,
And the tempests hide their terrors in the calm
est sumner sky.
The cradle means the colin, and the coffin means
:be grave;
The mothers song scarce hides the de prcfandi'


of the priest;
You may Gull the faires: roses any May ever
gave,
But they'll wither while you wear them, ere the
ending Of the feast.
So this dreary life is passing, and we move amid
i,s maze,
And we grope along together, half in darkness,
half in light,
And our hearts are often burdcned' by the mys-
teres Of our ways,
Which are never all in shadow and are never
wholly bright.
And our dim eyes ask beacon and our weary feet


guide,
And our hearts OF sll lfe's mysteries seek the
meaning and the key
And Cross CLEANS Ger our pathway-on II hangs
the Crucifed,
And he answers all our yearnngs by the whis-
per, "Follow meW
Year: 1873

There were two collapses last week-ihe
Graphic balloon and Ben Butler.


Massachusetts, is willing to support Ben
when bis schemes Of vilainy AMI oppression
are directed against the Sjaib, but will not let
him rule over her own people. She is also
willing Cor the Federal government to interfere
in the affairs Of other States but when it is at
tempted within her limits her people resent it
with the spirit Of freemen.


1t may be she was ignorant and did not
until recently know how it was herself. -
For the future we hope the Old Bay State will
preach what she practices and in charity do
unto others as she would have others do unto
her. Winchester Times
Year: 1873

From a youth il bis teens to within few
w>ks Of tie time Of bis sudden death on last
Tuesday, Luther E. HAmme was engaged in
the town Of Warrenton as druggist, and in all
those thirty years Of active business life was
never guilty Of professional blunder. lu-
deed he possessed an equabe temper that could
not be hurried into mistakes. He was a man
of few words and obliging manners, and almost
as confiiing as the little children who delighted
to give him their tender love. Every one will
Join in an expression Of regret that so good and
pure a man has been taken away from US. At
the time Of his death Dr. Hamme was Past
Master Of the order Of Free Masons and Past
Noble Grand Of the order Of Odd Fellows.
Committees from each Of the lodges in this
place accompanied his remains to Martinsburs,
W. Va, where they were appropriately interr-
ed. HarTenton hder.
Year: 1873

Emma Black, who lives in a small town in
Mississippi saved a mans life recently in a curl
Gus way. lie was fishing, and having fallen
out Of his boat was making all possible haste
to drown, when the maiden perceived his plight,
swimming out to him, threw her hair, which
is nearly four fee. long, into his grasp, and
towed him ashore.
Year: 1873

The regular readers OF this paper
Will bear testimony to our earnest
laIers, in the long past, to induce
our people to pay more attention to
manufacturing, grain and stock
raising, and less to the cultivation
of cotton. We are satisfied, how
ever, that this change must necessa-
rily be slow; but it will certainly
cone, and when it does, the bound
to prosperity that it will give will
ast0nish s'some folks"


The "situation" is this: we have
not sufficient skilled labor in the
South to start and run any factory
Of much Importance. Suppose we
start a cotton factory in Jackson,
it is doubtful if a dozen experienced
operatives could be procured in the
whole county of Madison to run it;
the same may be said of nearly all
other manufacturing enterprises.
What, then, are we to do? Why do
Whist we have never yet tried. Let
each County Court in the State,
where the people want skilled labor
to come in, make an appropriation
and employ two competent gentle
men to visit the manufacturing dis
tricts North and present the claims
of the South to the ld60rers-not to
their employers. But few of our
people know with what jealous care
northern capitalists watch over the
labor of their section. No south
ern planter was ever more watchful
not to have his slaves "tampered"
with by northern men, than is the
large manufacturer, north, over his
''hired men," Before the war there
was only this difference in controll-
ing labor North and South-the
southern planter owned and con-
trolled the labor of his slaves-the
northern manufacturer controlled
his tenants by the power of his
money and the necessities of the la-
borer; practically, one had about
as much power over the laborer as
the other.


The laboring classes at the North
are purposely kept prejudiced
against the people of the South
The capitalists do all in their power
to keep them from coming South
for they know very well that as the
South looms up by manufacturing
they must correspondingly go down
1t will take time to remove this pre-
judice and secure immigration. w,
can hasten it by adopting the pla1
we have suggested; and we woulC
enlarge it by having Andrew John
son employed by the State TO can
vass the manufacturing distritc
North, and talk to the "dear poo
people," as no body but Andy sal
do. We would almost forgive hin
for all his numerous sins, if he vii
go there and raise a muss and max
Rome howl.
Year: 1873

CURE FOR A FELoN. A CORES
pondent of the Household gives the
following cure for q fei0E: AS soon
as discovered, take some spirits Of
turpentine in a cup, dip the finger
in it, and then hold the hand near a
hot fire till dry; then dip il in again
and repeat for fifteen minutes, or
till the pain ceases. The next day,
with a sharp knife, pare OF the
thick skin and you viii find some
thing like a honeycomb filed with
clear water, open the cells, and the
felon is gone.


ANoTHER.-H the felon is too
far advanced for turpentine, oil of
organum, treated in the same way,
will cure. II too far advanced for
either to cure, the felOn viii still be
benefited, as it will be less painful.
I Never draw il.
Year: 1873

Is IT NOT TRUE?-Our exchanges
have comenced their annual labor of
love of advising their readers to
plant more corn and less cotton.
Each planter, believing that his
neighbor will take the advice, goes
to work Immediately buying more
cotton seed and hiring an extra num-
Der OF hands. Toward the close of
the cotton season he finds out that
his aeighbor did like wise; so cotton
remains king and corn is purhased
from the Northwest. And the mon
ey that should properly be left at
home is sent to our Northern'neigh-
bors for supplies that we could ca
! silly provide ourselves.
Year: 1873

PRoGREssING.-W are pleased
to announce the fact that work on
the Memphis g. Knoxville Railroad
east of Bolivar is processing as rap
IDLY as circumstances win permit.
Genl. r P Nicely, President of the
road, was over at Montezuma last
Saturday, where he met a large
number of the friends of the enter
prise and made a telling speech
Several important contracts for gra-
ding were let out in the vicinity of
MonteZuma, work to begin within
ten DAYS from date. Gen. Neely is
working with commendable zeal
and merits the hearty cooperation
of the people all along the line OF
road. Let the friends of progress
come to his assistance, and soon q
fair proportion of the wealth of the
Tennessee valley will be.stimulating
all branches of business in Bolivar.
Beyond all doubt, the completion
of a railroad from this point to Sal
tillo is Just now the most desirable
thing imaginable and it really does
us good tonote the favorable indica-
tions jutting out on every hand
BOliDdT RULLetine.
Year: 1873

Said a very old man, "some folks
are always complaining about the
weather but 1 am always thankful
when 1 wake up in the morning and
find any weather at all" We may
smile at the simplicity of the old
man, but his language indicates a
spirit that contributes much to 8
calm and peaceful life. II is better
and wiser to cultivate that spirit than
to be continually complaining oi
things as they are Be thankful fol
such mercies as you have, and il
Heaven sees that it win be for your
good and His glory, it win give you
many more.
Year: 1873

Agentlcman, whose morning dram
had been little too much for hfmt
in saddling his horse got the saddle
wrong end foremost. just as he was
about to mount a German friend
came up and called his attention to
the mistake. The horseman gazed c
moment at the intruder as If in deep
thought, and then said: 'You let
that, saddle llope. How do yon
know which way i am going7" And
the gentleman from Germany pass
ed on.
Year: 1873

Education in its widest sense is
the business of every life, the end
and aim of all human endeavor.
The development of spirit the
deepening of consciousness, the
Identification of the individual
mind with universal truth; in other
language, the salvation of the soul,
is the end to which all else is but
means. Iflife has any significance at
all, it is in the process Of education,
the education Of the individual, and
through the individual, Of the race.