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Year: 1873

Delicious strawberries and cream at Grace
church festival. Go tonight and judge for
yourself as this will be your last chance,


4 AT the Dover depot, Wednesday morning a
very painful accident occurred to brakeman,
on one of the freight trains. In coupling two
cars. his hand was caught between the bumpers,
and smashed it almost to jelly. The hand will
most probably have to be amputated.
Year: 1873

FIRE ExTINaUIsHERs.-El in
our columns will be found the advertise
ment of the Portable Babcock Fire Ex-
tingnishers, Engines, Tanks and trucks.
Several exhibitions have already been
given here with the Portable Extinguish-
er belonging to the JOURNAL Office and
the utility of the machine in case of fire
has been fully demonstrated. The prin-
ciple upon which the Extinguisher puts
out fire, is this Carbonic acid gas is
heavier than the atmosphere. Fire is the
combustion of oxygen and cannot burn
second without oxygen. The contents
of the Exting guisher-a liquid gas many
times more dense than air--shut off the
supply Of oxygen and instantly smother
the fire. Fire goes out instantly in an
atmosphere containing five per cent. of
carbonic acid gas" The Portable Ex-
tinguisher contains about six gallons of
water and chemicals which, for the pur-
poses of putting out fire are equivalent to
two hundred gallons of pure water. 1t
is entirely harmless and can be put in op-
Grafton in ten seconds of time. With a
Portable Extinguisher one man can put
out moro fire than ten men with water.
The price of a Portable Babcock, with
six sets of charges, is $50 with freight
from San Francisco added.
Year: 1873

On THE RoAD.-Mr. Lang returned
from San Francisco on Monday last
He informs us that large portion of the
merchandise he purchased is now at Red
ding, and that some will arrive here in a
few days. He expects to have the new
tin-shop in operation before another week,
and to make times lively in the hardware
business this summer. A two-column
advertisement is necessarily crowded out
this week.
Year: 1873

THE BABCoCK TEsT.-As announced
in the JoURNAL of last week, the merits
of the portable Babcock Fire Extinguish-
er were again tested on Sunday last
a board cabin, with good shake roof,
was selected as the victim and a large
number of our citizens assembled to see
1t destroyed by the fire-fend. A fire was
set in the inside and allowed to burn
through the roof from the stove-pipe hole
to the comb. When under such head
way, that large majority Of those pres
ent thought it was impossible TO save the
building, the Babcock was put in opera
ton and in about three minutes the fire
was completely extinguished. The build
ing was then fired IN five places-under
the caves on both sides, in the roof and
near the ground the Babcock was re-
filled in one minute, and the fires having
got fair start, they were quickly extin-
gushed. OF course no building ever
caught FIRE in five places at the same time,
but the prompt action of the Babcock
Extinguisher showed conclusively that
it would do more work in the way of put
ting out fire than would ever be required
of it.


The first fire was a fair specimen Of a
fame building burning, the fire having
got under such Roadway that water would
not have extinguished it. 1t was larger
fire than was that at the Empire Hotel
when people got to it, and which burned
fifteen thousand dollars worth of proper
ty. Ha there been portable Babcock
on the premises when that fire originated
the upper end of town would not have
been destroyed. Persons who witnessed
tho burning Of Mr.. Young's residence
two weeks ago, and who have seen the
Babcock work, think that one of them
might have saved that building, and are
certain that it would have kept the fire
back until most of the furniture etc could
have been taken from the house. During
the time occupied in making both tests
last Sunday afternoon, Il strong wind was
blowing, making it more difficult to ex-
tinguish the fire than under ordinary cir
cumstances. The general opinion of all
who witnessed the exhibition is that the
Babcock Fire Extinguisher is a grand
success
Year: 1873

VERY DRY.-The month of May, in an
average season, is one of the best sluicing
months of the year in this section. This
year. however, it is different. In many
places in this county miners are al
ready cleaning up and some express
doubts as to having sufficient water for
that purpose. Some claims have done SO
little in the way of stripping bedrock
that they will not clean up at all this sea-
son. Vegetation already needs irrigating
snd it is thought that before the Summer
is over there will be a scarcity of water
for that purpose. AS yet we have all that
is required for drinking purpose, but fol
this very little suffices.
Year: 1873

EAR RING FoUND.-An earring with
an emerald setting surrounded by dia-
monds was found on Court street, above
the Union Hotel, one day this week.
The owner can have the same by calling
at this office.
Year: 1873

The decision of Mr.. Justice BoARDMAN
denying the motion for new trial in the
STOKES case was announced in this city
yesterday morning. II has led very gen.
orally 70 the impression that the execu-
ton cannot now be averted except by the
action of the Governor.


This notion is incorrect. An application
has been made to Judge DAVIS for stay
Of proceedings pending an appeal TO the
General Term Of tho Supreme Court Based
upon the exceptions taken Mt the trial.
This motion is still held under advisement.
II IL should be granted, and the General
Term or Court of Appeals hnd that any
error was committed, new trial win of
course be allowed.
Year: 1873

In clearing away the franking business
Congress ought to make thorough work. Every
thing put into the mails should have the post
age prepaid. To this there should be no excep-
tion under any pretence. No privileges should
be conferred on any class of newspapers. Ex-
change newspapers should be required TO pay
their POSTAGE Just the same every other sort
OF mail matter, and 80 should county news
papers. There Is no good reason why any paper
should be carried free In the county where II is
published. II the people want such papers they
will support them and II they don't want them,
the Government has no right to contribute to
their expenses. Pay as you go, and serve all
allke-that is the right motto.
Year: 1873

We have not yet recovered from the ef- fects of tha a"panic." The Sheer Go. run eight hours day with some reduction of wages. At the three Woolen Mills the talk is of running full time, but we think from appearances they use only the day. light and some times not quite all that. We hope for and believe we shall have better times for manufactures soon.

 -Tobacco growers complain that they cannot sell. This, with the low price for last years crop, makes them feel poor. Raising the article may not be hereafter quite so much speciality as it has been the last two seasons.

 The Methodists are holding some ex- tra meetings and apparently with good degree of interest.
Year: 1873

How old are you? Twenty five ?
Thirty? Are you happy to-day? 4?
Were you happy yesterday Are you
happy generally ? If 50, you have
reason tojudge that you will be happy
by and by. Are you so busy that
you have no time to be happy? and
are you going to be happy when you
are old, and you have not so much to
do? No, you will not. You now have
q specimen of what you will be when
YOU are old. Look in the face Of to-
day. That is about the average.
That will tell you what you are going
to be. What you are carrying with
you now is what you will have by and
by. If you are so conducting your
self that you have peace with God


and with your fellow men, and with
your faculties if every day you insist
that duty shall make you happy, and
YOU take as much time as is needful
for the culture Of your social faculties
you will not be exhaustiny life, and II
will be continually Ieplenished. But
if you are saving everything up TIL
you get to beaan Old man, habit will
stand and say, "You would not ENJOY
yourself before and you shall net now.


How many men there are who have
ground and ground to make money
that they might be happy by and by,
but who, when they got to be fifty or
sixty years old, had used up all the
ENJOYABLE nerve that was IN them.
During their early life they carried tolI
and economy and frugallty to the ex.
cess of s,inginess, and when the tim"
came that they expected Joy there
was no JOY for them.- b" cher.
Year: 1873

If the people Of Great Britain have
to pay dearly for coaE'' itappears that
they have: only their own clergymen
to blame. The matter came up at a
recent ecclesiastical meeting in Edin-
burgh, and then and there the Rev.
DR.. Martin said that the famine price
of coal was just and natural retribu-
ton on the land for the neglect by the
churches of the mining districts and
people. For, argued the Doctor, if
these colliers who now work only three
days in the week were brought under
the influence OF the gospel, they would,


by the lessons conveyed in it, be in


duced to work six days in the week,
which would douole production and
bring down the price Of Goals accord
ingly.
Year: 1873

The cost of contested elections has
become very important item in the
expenses of Congress; and the rrac
tice of paying the unsuccessful contest
ant for his trouble not only increases
the cost but increases the number Of
contested cases to an alarming extent
Year: 1873

The Victorian (Australanp Govern
mept We're induced to countermand an
order which they had given in Eng
land for Is locomotives, and 10 enter
into a contract with a home concern
for them. A few Years ago it would
have been deemed impossible for any
colonial manufacturer to execute such
al order
Year: 1873

] now seems certain that the Ger
man Imperial Government will under
take the construction Of 4 ship canal
across the lsthmus Of Jutland, in order


to afford a shorter navIgahIe rONt4 be
tween the Baltic and the North S@A,
and as measure Of military defense.
Year: 1873

JonN BEER, Swiss young man, in
New Orleans. hung himself there the
other day, being despondent because he
could not obtain employment. He had
rich uncle and also wealthy brother
In France, who had refused to assist
him; wherefore Inc left letter direct
ing that the rope with which he exc
cuted himself should be cut into two
parts. and one Of them sent to each OF
his disobliging relatives. He also
directed that the bill for his funeral
expenses should be sent to his uncle;
and We think we see his venerable rela-
tive paying it.
Year: 1873

The Glasgow Herald supplies the
following account of a new carriage
which has Just been constructed for
the North British Railway Company
by the Ashbury Railway Carriage and
Iron Company, and the first trial OF
which on the Edinburgh and Glas-
gov line has just taken place. The
is 50 feet long and feet 8 in
ehes wide, and feet 10 inches high in
the interior. The body is divided in
to q second class compartments at
one end and a luggage compartment
at the other, the center portion being
fitted ND as two ffrst.class saloon COM
partments, with a communicating
lobby between, on each side Of which
is q lavatOry provided with every
convenience, and supplied with Wa
ter from a tank ingeniOusly placed in
the roof. The interior OF the first
class compartment is pannelled on
the sides and roof with silver walnut
wood, with mOuldings Of ebony and
gold, all French polished. The seats
and backs are trimmed with crimson
Utrecht velvet, on basis Of spring
mattraSs, with sofa springs and horse
hair stuffing. The seats in each CON-
partment are so fitted that by a very
novel vet simple arrangement they
can he converted into q comfortable
bed, some six feet three inches long.


Without any Inconvenience some
four or five persons could accommo-
date themselves in each compartment,


between which, it may be stated,
communication, in the option of the
occupants, may be closed. The whole
Of the furniture and mountings in the
first class compartment, outside and
inside az are gilYeFE Fn nlRtsd and Of lne


can be ventilated as required at the


bottom or top by movable lOuvres and


slides and is carpeted with the besl


pile carpet on a layer Of kamptulicon


The result Of the trial trip il stated q


have been IN every respect highly


gratifying.
Year: 1873

Tie Jews were great lovers Of honey
and with them it was an important
article of food. Canaan was described
a. : land flowing with milk and
honey. They had laws especially re-
lating to the ownership OF bees, among
them we fad "Bees must be 800
yards distant from the town so that
no man may be stuns." at - the
right of every one to get into the held
Of his neighbOr, and cut of a branch
OF a tree on which a swarm Of bees
have settled. but they must make
compensation for any damage they
NAV cause" "WbO pOuTs out his
wine in order to save the honey Of
another, must, after the sale OF honey,
be COMPENSATED for loss Of the wine
ffBee swarms belong TO the finder, un-
less the Ownersclaims them" women
and children can bear witness as TO
the direction from which the swarms
eame.n This shOws the Importance
which was attached TO bees, 5Or IN
those times the testimony Of women
and children had no weight in ordi-
nary cases.
Year: 1873

The Society of Agricultural Labor
ers in England have prepared the fol-
lowing address to the people of this
country, which will be distributed by
circular here:


"Kinsmen and Friends! We, the
agricultural labOrers of Old England,
address ourselves to you, knowing
and feeling that although you have
become free and prosperous, and that
we remain unfranchised and poor,
you have not forgotten that your fore
fathers were our fOrefathers, but have
In your laws treated us the same as
yourselves.


ave most gratefully thank you for
the provision made for us, and grieVe
that our means are not equal to bear
our wives and children away to those
homesteads you have so generously
offered. We are here depending on
wages that hardly yield food and
clothing to our families; the over
crowded state of our labor market, the
increasing use of machinery in farm
ing, the rising prices of our food, and
the decrease in purchasing power OF
wages, combine to mar your good in
tentions, and hinder us from availing
ourselves of the means of wealth and
independence offered by you. To the
mass of US the passage money ls
unattainable in our present position,
and unless we are aided, here we must
remain, struggling for bread, and
gaining but a scanty livelihood.


Kinsmen and friends, If we
thought that the aid that we need
could enchmber or retard the progress
of your rising power we should prefer
to remain here and die in our places,
but we know that our industry has
been sufficient to maintain the wealth
lest race of landowners in the world;
their yearly rents are the fruits OF our
yearly labor. We also know that the
Wealthiest church in the world has
been maintained out Of our industry;
hence we feel that we can create val
ue, and that If we were placed on the
homesteads of the Northwest we
could soon turn the wild fields and
forests into a state of fruitfulness that
would manifestly repay the cost CT
our transit.


In eager wish that we may yet gain
| a pIace among YOU, and secure inde-
p6nuenCe 90 0CTT IaI1 IITcSi SIrTu " 1z7S' -,
ucation to our offspring, we appeal tc
YOU, free citizens of the United States
asking your consideration OF our case


and we and our families venture t


hope that your influence with you


representatives may be kindly exert
ed in our behalf in urging them t


make your goodness available to u


by the grant of a free passage to tn
] Northwestern hOmesteads.
Year: 1873

A GENTLEMAN who takes con
siderable interest in matters
with natural history.
gives us a hint for he con
slrucllOn Of blue bird boxes
which he hoped the boys
would take kindly to, and
which would be sure to give
them much pleasure. 1t was
to take a cocoanut, saw a piece
off one side, which would then
allow OF lhe meat being taken
out with a case knife, then
bore a couple OF holes in the
top, through which wires are
to be passed and twisted
around q limb of a tree in the
yard. Then your blue bird has
a place ready made, and ten
to one, he comes and sets up
housekeeping forthwith. and
all summer is--while raising
his iamily-as cunning and in
teresling as can be, to repay
you for the triAing work Of
providinghi him with a local hab-
italion.-Iroaton Journal.
Year: 1873




All men may come 10 com.
petence, not all men to wealth
or riches. Nearly all men,
Henry Ward Beecher says, who
go into the field expecting
great riches are doomed TO dis
appointment. For there is a
genius for earning 10 some men
who have not the genius for
keeping what they have earn
ed. There are some men that
will make money anywhere and
anyhow. Of those that will
make money there are proba-
bly, but lew who naturally
know how to keep 1t. Alas,
there are a great many good
men who do not know how to
keep it. The power of money
making is not in ratio 10 the
general thinking power. A
man,may be able 10 think as a
geographer, or as a historian,
or as a mathematician and yet
not be able to make money
To look at things and see their
scientific relation is one thing
and 10 see their marketable re-
lation is another. Many men
have that ability, and such men
will amass large property with
great facility. The great ma
jority of mankind will, howev.
er, amass only a competence,
or enough to satisfy their daily
wants, Tor The education OF
their household, and perhaps IA
little over, and that IS all. But
that is enough. If a man does
not find he Is amassing money,
let him not despair. A man
may be very happy and yeI
not very rich. Indeed to be
very itch Is not The royal road
to happiness just DOW. 1t does
not require near so much as
many imagine. Only about as
much has a direct relation to
the general happiness OF the
possessor. The rest Of the
property, if there be more, re-
lates 10 the injury OF the owner
| think a German or a French
man will extract more happi-
ness out Of an income oil $1,000
a year than an ordinary Amer
lean will out of $4,000. l
think We do not know how to
use it for The production Of
happiness. This is an art yet
10 he learned by Americans.
Year: 1873

making lust a. many stoves as ever. Stoves are
stovesi There Is not, ana cannot De- decrease Ia
"what are the causes OF failure among the small
establishments ~ asked the HERALD man.


s'Smply that they can't extend the same amount
OF credit TO their customers that the large estab-
lisnments can. They must have their money at
can give the ordinary credit to good class OF GUS
toners can live through this attack OF the measles.
We Will all be healthier when tins epidemic Is pasto


WHY THE FURNACES ARE STOPPING.


what has kept up the prices OF stoves p' asked
the reporter.


"The iron was contracted for last spring
at fully $40 more per ton than 1t would
cost to-day. The blast furnaces are shutting
down to sustain the prices. Those who do
not know anything about the business imagine
that 1t is in every instance from lack OF funds.
They claim, however, that the furnaces can be
and from the scarcity OF. iron next spring the
prices Will be brought to figure which will justify
and machnerv This s the emnIovers U S s,de of the
question. l am aware 1t is rough enough on the
men who are thrown out OF employment: we
capacity. Wall street complications have had very
little to do with our business. We used TO sell
much more for cash; now we have to give about


TEMPORARY REDUCTION.


Mr.. Munsell, Of the Manhattan Stove Works, was
next visited. In answer to the usual questions
Mr.. Munsell said:-"Our foundries are located at
ElizabethpOrt, N. J. We are only employing about
Monday we reduced the wages men ten
per cent. As to the prices paid to our men may
say that they average IRON So to 81 per day. All
m0ulders work by the piece and average $4 per
day. We have not discharged any men, but we
do not fill the places OF those who leave US. Tho
fluctuations in the price OF iron greatly inter-
fere with the stove business Only the best
quality can be used In February OF 1872 when
much of the iron was contracted for which is made
upfor this winters trade iron, such we use,
was worth $40 to SAT per ton now the same grades
can be bought for $50. American iron is frequently
so hard that we can't use 1t. Then We help out
with Scotch"


HALL THE TRADE WE wANT.n


The Union Stove Works, OF Peekskill, are work
ing about four days to the week. An officer OF the
company stated yesterday to HERALD reporter
that there was no difficulty experienced by this
firm in keeping their full complement OF men on
those terms.


ave do not stop during the spring." said the
offlcer OF the company, 'as some establshmenn
in the habit OF doing. Our works go on through
out the year. We are scrutinizing those who ask
credit more closely than usual We are doing all
the business we care TO do at present We have not
discharged any of our men and only one has left"


s'TOO MUCH BUSINESs.n


Perry Co. say that they can't make stoves fast
enough that there is plenty OF Dusiness that they
have not and do not intend to reduce the number
OF men or the rate OF wages.
Year: 1873

The poultry dealers said that the prices for
poultry we're as high as they had been at any time
for the last three years, but that the consumption
was a trlne smaller than 1t was last year. The
trade was somewhat dull which, they thought was
partially owing to the panic. Another cause Of the
depression in the poultry trade was the unusually
warm weather in October. The decline in the
price OF some kinds of game, pigeons for
instance, was owing to the fact that Otner game
was brought into the market and was being bought
in large quantities.


FISH.


The fish dealers said that business was very good
indeed. They elt the general depression in the
first week after the panic, but now the prices were
fully as high as they were before the panic, and in
some kinds Of fish they were even higher. The fish
trade was generally better in the summer, for, at
this time, people preferred to eat pork chops
steaks, &c. 1t is comfort to know, at least, that
people do not eat less fish IN consequence OF the
panic
Year: 1873

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


In answer to the short note signed 'De.
mocracy," and headed, 40 the Twelve Common
Sensen gentlemen who served as jurymen in the
Stokes trial. wish to say. in reply that he does
them great injustice and lays himself open to man.
slaughter in the third degree which is imprisonment
for four years in sing Sing clerk In the tobacco
department. l should further advise that those
twelve wooden men las cannot call them any
names placed upon record, that they may be
known in case they should be wanted. Please in.
sert this In the columns OF your paper that re-
spectacle men may be the lookout for those
who have disgraced themselves in the eyes OF tho
public forever TAMMANY.