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Year: 1873

Why GRANT WAS RE-ELEcTED, Only
a year ago. remarks the New York Sun,
the men of Wall street were ting
thnn,selves to prevent the election IF
Horace Greely as President They said
that if he should be chosen there would
be danger of financial revolution; and
so they raised large sums of money to
defeat the Greeley candidates in North
Carolina and to secure the success OF
Grant in Pennsylvania in October; and
the work was done.


But notwithstanding the election OF
Grant and the perpetration of Grantism
in the Government, we are now passing
through one of the worst financial cat
aclysms ever known in the history o1
the country. The Grant system of fin.
ance is still maintained, and President
Grant has called to the management Of
the Treasury the financial genius who
suits him best in the person of Judge
Richardson. No attempt has beer
made to apply the dangerous theory Of
II quick return to specie payments
which Horace Greeley used to advocate
No such statesman as William S. Gros
beck has been appointed Secretary ol
the Treasury. The Grant party have
had it all their own way, and have done
unchecked what they liked,


We trust the Wall street bankers and
capitalists are still perfectly satisfied
with their success of last Autumn
Year: 1873

How Nor To GET Ur. Adrian, with
the uuconcious good fortune OF youth,
slept as he usually did one deep, re-
freshing sleep, all night long, and
awoke as one should awake, not with
sticky eyes, a sense Of having been
slowly boiled, a sluggish unwilling rec
ognition of returning, concious thought,
and under an after-night or spiritual
darkness of ill-nature; but altogether
clean, as one rises promptly from q
piece of work handsomely done and fin
ished-bright and jolly.


Not that he sprang Instantly out OF
bed, rs the exemplars do-confound
them! Is there anything so hateful or
so impudent as good example? The
Duke of Wellington used to say:
"When it's time to turn over it's time
to turn out" On. B. He's dead J
Adrian had more sense; he knew enough
10 lie still 4 little while and be comfort
able. The moments between healthy
waking and judicious rising are the
honeymoon of the day; in them we well
come the sunlight and its life; rejoice
with it before settling down to those So
Der, conventional utilities of the days
work which begin with clothes and
breakfast. The soul is calm and happy
and the thoughts are either qaiescent,
while mere sense of sufficient we'll
being, of sweetness and light, fills the
conciousnoss, or they brood, with that
spontaneous, lucid, unconscious evolu-
ton which belongs to the highest ac-
tivities of the mind over any subject
that is present. Genious is simply the
action of the mind, as in lying awake
in bed before getting up to breakfast.
Not that there are not other climaxes of
genius. Perhaps it would be more ac-
curate to turn the statement end for
end. The action of the mind in bed,
while we lie awake in the morning be-
fore getting up to breakfast, is of the
nature of genius.-Oid and Mew.
Year: 1873

The ORIGIN OF MAsoNRY.-A western
orator, descanting on the life Of old
King Solomon, is reported thus: But
the biggest thin- Sol did was establish
ing the order of Free Masonry. When
he was in the building business he got
all the roostcrs who worked for him to
90 into the Masonic institute heavily.
Sol was the first chap who made fell
luws ride coats and travel over rur4ed
paths and be roasted on hot grid-irons
1t was the festive Sol who stood by in
the days of Old Lang Syne and passed
the torture of initiation. He was the
Holy Daddy of the Free }lasons, and
took the degrees of the nine hundred
and ninety ninth. Sol did business on
the square. He ran the kingdom and
had bully luck until he got to be an old
codser aud couldn't Get about as lively
as he could in his younger days. His
wives who used to walk bee line for
him, got the upper handand were sassy
They made it hot for the old man, and
he dArsen'. say boo for fer the'd pull
his hair out. They made up faces at
him, and he got discouraged. And then


to make matters more mixed, a lot OF
politicians kicked up muss in the
kingdom. Sol died soon afterwards. aud
was buried with mnsohic honors.
Year: 1873

HoUsEKEEPING.--One of the most pro-
life sources of matrimonial difficulties
is the lack of knowledge OH the part of
wives of the duties of housekeeping.
In these days there are q hundred young
ladies who can thrurl a piano to one
who can make a good loaf of bread
Yet II hungry husband has SO much Of
the animal i'll his nature that he cares
more for d good dinner than he does
SO long as his appetite is unappoased-
to listen to the music Of the spheres.
Heavy bread has made many heavy
hearts, giving rise 10 dyspepsia-horril
dyspepsia. and it, herd of accompany
ing torments. Girls who desire that
their husbands should be amiable and
kind should learn how to make light
bread. When q Young man is court
ing, he can live we'll at home; or if ne
has to 60 distance to pay his address
es, he can usually obtain good meals at
hotel or eating house, but when he
is married and gets to housekeeping,
his wife assumes the functions of his
landlord, and it is fortunate for her II
she has been educated so as to know
what q good table is. Those who are
entirely dependent upon hired cooks
make Il sorry show at housekeeping.
Tho stomach performs an important
part i'll the economy of humanity, and
wives who are forgetful of this fact,
commit serious mistake. Even the
lion may be tanned by keeping him we'll
fed.
Year: 1873

y Moral POINTED WITH THISTLE SEEDS.
A story is told of women who freely
used her tongue to the scandal of 9TH
ers, and made confession to what she
had done. The confessor gave her a
ripe thistle-top, and told her to go out
in various directions and scatter the
seeds, one by one. Wondering at the
penance, she oboyed, and then re-
turned and told her confessor To her
amazement, he bade her go back and
gather the scattered seeds; and when
she objected that it would be impossi-
Bile, he replied that it would be still
more difficult to gather up and destroy
all evil reports which she had circulated
about others.
Year: 1873

well as by the numerous calls from congress
for reports.


The Investigation as to the character of the
Nirginius will be conducted in New York.
The government is pOwerless 10 proceed
against Patterson, TO whom the register for
the vessel was issued, on account OF the
statute OF limitations


The president and company returned this
morning from st. Louis
Year: 1873

The Detroit Press of Feb. 20, says:
About one. o'clock yesterday morning,
people along Michigan Avenue heard
loud crying, "Out-of-the-way! I've
got the small pox!'' and getting safe
distance they had time to observe ne
gro and negro woman making their
way up the street. Clear across the
street one could see the pustules on the
mans face, and he was so sick and tired
that he would have fallen sometimes but
for the support of the woman. The
walk on one side of the street was kept
clear of pedestrians until the pair pass
ed, and no one approached them until
they were crossing to Campus Martius,
when two of the sanitary police put in
in an appearance and hailed the woman,
while crowd collected at safe distance.
She gave the mans name, but the police
neglected to jot it down. She stated
that both lived in Trenton, and were
engaged to be married. The man was
taken down with the small pox a few
days ago, and there being no public in
stitution at Trenton, where he could be
cared for, he remained at home until he
found that he must die or get better care.
The woman came forward in this emer-
gency with heart as brave as any her
oine's and offered to accompany him if
he would come to Detroit. They started
at about 2 o'clock Monday night to come
a distance of fifteen miles and half.
Thelman was so i'll that he had to sit
down and rest every half mile, and a
light rain fell at night and all the fore.
noon yesterday, making the roads SC
slippery that the feet would hardly take
hold. The woman knew that she would
also have the disease, and wanted to &C
to the pest house with her lover. They
were given explicit directions, aud pass
ed up Gratiot street, shouting to war;
pedestrians. If there are any societies
around to give medals to brave and self
sacrificing young women, here is a chance
to bestow one where it has been Justly
earned.
Year: 1873

Drover Takes Pity on Lady-she Reciprooates his


Pity-A Pitiful Ending.


A week ago says the Albany Sunday
Press, George Marshall, Kentucky drov-
er, started for the New York cattle mar
ket. On reaching Cincinnati he met a
lady. He knew she was lady because
she was boarding at a first-class boarding
house, and had become indebted beyond
her means to pay, but would not leave
because she could not bear the thought
of leaving without settling her bill. Mr..
Marshall considered her case, and the
more he considered, the more he thought
it to be his duty as a kind hearted gen
tleman, to pay her bill and extricate the
lady from her unpleasant dilemma. So
he paid the bill It was notmuch On
ly S11; and he had considerable money
left. But now that the lady was extri-
Gated, where was she to go? That was
the question both himself and the lady
took into consideration.


He was about to leave the city and
come eastward He had been kind to
her; had treated her humanely; had,
in fact, played the part of gentleman,
and she frankly told him she could no
more bear the thought of leaving him
than she could that Of leaving her board
ing house with her board bill unsettled.
She declared she felt like flying to the
ends of the earth with him-if she only
had the wings to fly. 'I have the
wings!" enthusiastically exclaimed the
drover Il have the wings" and he
drew forth his wallet, the rotundity of
which conveyed to the lady's mind the
meaning of the drover's declaration. 81
understand" said she, 'sbut what will
the world say ?'' she asked, dropping her
head, while slight blush suffused her
cheeks. ''Never mind what the world
says. Come with me. | cannot leave
you here alone and without means Of
support in this wicked city" She con-
sented, and they came on, eventually
reaching this city few days since.


On the evening of their arrival the
drover found it necessary for him to &C
to barber-shop to be shaved, and his
lady companion informed him that she
had noticed one on a street to which she
could take him. Arrived there, she told
him to 60 in and get shaved, while she
would remain outside and wait for him
He went in-was shaved-came out an6
could not find his lady. She was gone
-hopelcsslessly gone-nowhere to bt
be found-and with her was gone de
posit of 500 he had left with her HI
then came to the conclusion he had beer
swindled, and in relating his misfortune
said: when [ became seated in tn,
BARRIERS chair, with my face lathered,


thought l heard her laugh. She mus
have started off just at that time" Tn


case was put in the hands of a detectiv


but nothing has been found
Year: 1873




Snow FLAKES OF WIr They have
some snow in Utica. N. Y, as appears
by the following "Brevities" from the
Herald of that village


They wear snow plows for overshoes
over in the eighth ward.


Nearly all the signs on Genesee street
were dug out before night, yesterday.
Nearly all of the corner loafers have
climbed to the top of the snow and re-
sumed business.


Utica has more snow than Watertown
and Ogdensburg together, it is better
snow too. There it more of it to the
pound.


The man who drove off the snow into
the street railway track yesterday, was
not much hurt, but his sleigh was badly
broken by the fall.


A man on Corn Hill, obliged by the
deep snow to go home by way OF the
chimney, got into hot water by getting
into the wrong house.


If you see dogs tail on the snow,
don't pick it up. The probability is,
that there will be dog under the drift,
and he may object to your familiarity.


A merchant on Blandina street, who
worked all yesterday forenoon cleaning
his sidewalk, was disguised when he
found that he had only got down to the
wooden awning


A lone widow, residing on Court street
complains that they have ran a sleigh
road right over her house, and that the
horses are kicking her lightning rod all
to pieces.
Year: 1873

A RICH SToRY.-A young parson of
the Universalist faith, many years since,
started westward to attend convention
of his brethren in the faith. He took
the precaution to carry phial of cay
enne in his pocket to sprinkle on his
food as preventative of fever and ague.
The convention met, and at dinner tall
Hoosier observed the parson as he sea-
soned his meat, and addressed him thus !:


stranger, I'll thank you for a little
of that ere red salt, for I'm kind o'cu-
rious to try it. .


Certainly" returned the parson, "but
you'll find it very powerful ; be careful
how you use it"


The Hoosier took the proffered phiaI
and feeling himself proof against any
quantity of raw whisky, thought that he
could stand the .red salt" with impu-
nifty and accordingly sprinkled a junk Of
beef rather bountifully with it, and forth.
with introduced it into his capacious
mouth.


1t soon began to take hold, He shut
Year: 1873

How HE WAS DETEcTED.-A murder
was committed at Coldwater, Miss. DIR.
Richie, a citizen of neighboring town,
a local paper says, was on little spree,
and the murder at Coldwater being fresh
in his mind, he accused every one he
met, in a jocular way, of being the man
who had committed the murder. Final
ly he met stranger, and being just tip
sy enough not to care whom he accosted
or what he said. he addressed the stran-
ger in the same manner "Yes-you
-you-you are the man that murdered
johnson at Coldwater. A look of guilt
overspread the mans face, and simulta-
neously he ran his hand in his bosom as
if to draw weapon. DIR. Ritchie, OBJ
serving the movement, collared him with
his left hand, and with his right drew
dirk from his pocket, and holding it
threateningly above him, told him if he
attempted to draw weapon he would
plunge that knife to his heart in Sec
ond. He then commanded the man to
withdraw his hand from his bosom, which
command was speedily obeyed, when. in
stead of weapon, the man drew out the
sum of 81, loo which he dropped on the
ground at his feet, and which had been
taken from the dead mans body
Meanwhile crowd had gathered around
the doctor and his prisoner, and the evil
dence of the mans guilt was by this
time so palpable that he was delivered
to the authorities and committed to pris-
Year: 1873

A gentleman seeing an lrishman fenc-
ing very barren and desolate piece of
land, said "What are you fencing that
lot for Pat? flock of sheep would
starve to death on that land" "And
sure your honor, wasn't fencing it in
to keep the poor basis out of it'' re-
piled Pat
Year: 1873

LAKE TIDAL WAvEs.-In brief de.
spatch from Mr.. Mulligan, the operator
at Charlotte, it was announced that
Lake Ontario had thrown another great
wave upon its shores and into the Gene
see River, to the surprise of all who
witnessed the phenomenon. This oc-
currence took place about half-past
eleven A. NJ. The river was closed with
solid ice below the upper docks, and men
and teams were on the ice cutting and
hauling for storage. Without a mo-
ment's warning or indication that any
movement of water was to take place in
the lake, the water began to rise, and the
ice toward the mouth of the harbor be-
gan to rise and crack, as if great waves
were rolling under it, In less than
four minutes, water, ice and all had ris-
en- over three feet and half. Of course
the ice was more or less flooded. The
men employed in gathering ice fled to
the shores lest they be overwhelmed,
like Pharaoh and his host, and did we'll
in reaching the land. One pair of hors-
es less fortunate was lodged in crevice,
and was only extricated with great diff
Guilty. One man who was on the ice, af-
ter reaching the shore, did not feel quite
confident that he was out of danger, and
betook himself to the top of a boat house
that stood upon the shore. This advance
of water receded in short time, and the
lake and river became tranquil.


Some time last year the lake rose sud-
denly both at Charlotte and Oswego,
and all along the south shore. 1t was
not in the time of ice that this occurred.


This phenomenon cannot be accounted
for upon no principle known to those who
observe the effect of the wind upon the
waters. 1t is hours rather than min
utes before heavy gale can cause such
an agitation in the waters of the lake.
Year: 1873

fhe great increase Of the pattern business since the
ntroduction OF TRIMMED PATTERS, has led to the
establishment Of local agencies in every part of the


United States which enables the ladies in the country
s well as the city make their own selections Each


attern is enclosed IN envelope stamped with plate
THE garment when completed.
Year: 1873

HOLD on BoTs.-HOld on TO your tongue
when you are just ready TO swear, lie or speak
harshly, or say any improper words.


Hold on to your good name at all times, for it
is more valuable to you than gold, high places,
or fashionable attire.


Hold on to the truth, for It will serve YOU well
and do you good throughout eternity.


Hold on to virtue; it is above all price to you
in all times and all places


Hold on to your good character, for il is, and
always will be- your best wealth


Hold ON to your temper when you are angry
excited, or imposed upon.
Year: 1873

FATAL BURNING. Steele, an aged lady
residing near Blue Ball, Cecil county, was burned
so badly last week, as to cause her death. She
was standing on the hearth warming herself with
her back to the fire, when her clothing ignited,
ana before the flames could be extinguished the
injuries proved fatal |T it fA Z.
Year: 1873

From the San Louis 0biejo Cali Tribune


An unusual and very exciting contest
took place at the ranch of Mr.. Ramon
Felix, on the Morrow creek, about four
teen miles from this place, one morning
last week. It seems that Mr.. Felix in
the morning went out to feed his stock,
and soon after was startled by the cries
of his wife and family. Running to the
house, he found that large wildcat had
seized his youngest child, an infant, by
the back OF the neck, and was making
off with it. After a severe struggle, he
succeeded in rescuing it, the cat making
its escape. Some time after the excite
ment had subsidized, an Indian boy, about
eighteen years old went out to bring in
some horses that had been staked out
over night some distance from the
house. He had been gone but few
minutes when the family was again
aroused by the cries of the boy, who
came rushing toward the house yelling
like madman, with the identical cat
that had caused his first disturbance
firmly seated upon his back, with its
teeth imbeded in the back of his neck
Another desperate battle ensued, which
resulted in favor of the cat, which sue
cessfully defeated the whole Felix fami-
ly, killed their two dogs, and retreated
in good order to the house of Mr.. E. M.
Howe, under which he ensconced him
self, defying all efforts to dislodge him
until night when he escaped unscathed.
The wounds received by the Indian boy
we're quite severe and the people, fear
ing that the cat was mad, thought best
to scarify the wounds, which they did
by heating crowbar, the only imple-
ment about the premises that would
answer the purpose. Considering the
ordeal of scratching, biting and SINCE
ing the boy passed through, he is doing
remarkably well, and will be all right
again in few weeks
Year: 1873

Unless taken for the relief of disease,
and even then administered with the
greatest caution, the continued action of
opium, as sensual stimulant, tends rap
idly to the wasting of youth, strength,
health and beauty. Those who begin its
use at twenty may expect to die at thirty
years Of age +; the countenance becomes
palhi; the eyes assume wild brightness |;
the memory fails, the gait totters, mental
exertiOn and moral courage sink, and q
frightful atrophy reduces to a frightful
spectacle, the victim, who has ceased to
live, before he has ceased to exist.


There is no slavery half so complete as
that Of the opium-taker once habituated
to his dose, as fictitious stimulant, every
thing will be endured rather than the pri-
vatiOn, and the unhappy being endures
all the modification of q consciousness of
his own degraded state, while ready to
sell his wife and children, body and soul,
for the continuance of his wretched and
transient delight; transientindeed-for at
length the utmost effect produced is a
temporary suspension of agony; and.
finally no dose of the drug will remove a
state Of suffering which It is utterly i'm
possible to describe. The pleasurable
sensations and Imaginative ideas arising
at first, soon pass awry; they become
fainter and fainter, and at last entirely
give place to horrid dreams and appalling
pictures of death. Specters of fearful
visage haunt the mind-the light which
once seemed to emanate from heaven is
into the gloom of hell-sleep,
balmy sleep, has fed forever-night sue
ceeds day, only to be clothed with never
ending horrors incessant sickness, vom-
iting and total cessation of the digestive
functions ensue; and death at length
brings, with its annihilation Of the corpo-
real structure, the sole relief 10 the VIC
tim of sensual and criminal indulgence.
Year: 1873

milford Pa, Letter October 6th.1


Kregesville, little settlement of farm
ers in Scott Township, Monroe county, ad.
joining this county, and the region sur
rounding it, has been thrown into state
of excitement by horrible tragedy which
has just occurred on farm mile or so
from the village. John Mufaey,.a lad of ten
or twelve years Of age, son of Mr.. Jacob
Muffley a respected and well known citizen
of the county, went to the county in ques-
ton to pay visit to Mrs. Charles Hawk,
his grandmother, who lived on the place.
Like all the farm women of that section,
Mrs. Hawk, although advanced in years,
worked herself in the fields. She lived
alone. Having her potatoes to dig, she
left her grandson alone to take care Of the
house on Wednesday or Thursday of last
week, and went out into the field some dis
tance away. She was gone all day, and it
was getting dark when she returned to the
house. To her surprise she found it locked
up, and no one was to be seen on the prem
ises. At first she thought her grandson
might have gone to the village, but she dis
mlSSeu IL as improUdule.


Then the fear stole over her that all was
not right and she went and called neigh
Dor living a mile distant, to 60 over the
house with her. When they returned, it
was quite dark. Forcing the door in they
entered Procuring a'light, they found the
room Uttered up with the contents of draw
ers and boxes They called the name OF
the boy. but received no response. Finally
they went to the cellar way, and to their
horror saw marks of blood in the passage.
Entering the cellar, the first object the
light shone on was the body of the boy, ly-
ing iu pool of blood, with one arm doub-
led up under him and the other thrown
over his head A ghastly cash extended
across his throat, almost severing his head.
Horrfed beyond endurance; Mrs. Hawk
tainted away. and her companions ran out
of the house and through the neighborhood,
giving the alarm In short time the
house was filled and surrc unded by an ex.
cited crowd of farmers-men, women and
children


Mrs. Hawk was brought out of the cellar
more dead than alive, and restored to con-
sciousness. A search through the house
revealed the fact that the perpetrators of
the murder had killed the boy to hide a
petty robbery. A small sum of money,
probably $50, several articles of clothing
and other things were stolen.


Suspicion at once fell on two tramps who
had been around for day or two, sleeping
in barns and living on the hospitality Of
the farmers. They had the day before been
given dinner by Mrs Hawk, since which
time they had not been seen.