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Year: 1872

Discussing the other day the question
of mans and woman's promptness and
punctuality, | was told the following sto-
ry Illustrative Of the determination OF
the feminine mind to keep an engage
ment. 1t was last winter, think, that
Miss Anna T.. Dickinson lectured at
Newburg, on bitter cold night She
was advertised to lecture in New York,
and learned in the morning that the riy-
er at the former place was locked up
frozen over, indeed, but no one had the
courage to venture across. The ice was
not strong enough TO bear horse and
sleigh, and above and below the town
was so thick that to get boat across was
impossible. Miss Dickinson declared she
would cross the Hudson, and offered u
handsome price to any man who would
assist her in accomplishing her object.
Several stalwart fellows whom she had
consulted assured her that ii was worth
ones life to attempt the passage and flatly
refused to aid her, until she expressed
her determination TO go alone. This so
shamed them that they finally consented
to get sleigh and try to push her across
to Fishkill, where she could take the
down train for New York and reach the
Cooper Institute in time for her lecture
The mercury was in the vicinity of zero,
and biting wind, sufficient TO freeze
the marrow in ones bones was sweep
ing down the Hudson. The three men
bundled up tho little lady in blankets and
robes covering her SO completely that she
could neither see nor walk, and placed
her as If she had been baby in the
sleigh. One went before and two behind
and off they started with their precious
bundle of feminine resolution. The way
was long; the air was bitter; the AIR was
rough. The men worked like Trojans
bat they did not succeed in reaching the
opposite bank for nearly three hours,
when, after many narrow escapes, they
picked up their charge, frozen almost
stiff, through all her wrappings, and con-
veyed her to the railway station. They
were too late for the train. 1t was fully
half all hour before the fair lecturer was
sufficiently thawed TO be able TO stand
on her feet, and even then she was so
cold and in such pain that she was COM
PEELED TO pace the room for more than
four honrs until the next train arrived.


Her glorious energy aud innexible reso-
luton, however, carried her through.
She reached the city about nine o'clock
her lecture had been announced at eight


and drove at once to the Institute,


without morsal OF food, and still suffer-
ing intensely from cold. She delivered


the lecture at any rate; but she could


scarcely stand the while, and was so per-


turbed in mind from what she had suffer-
ed as scarcely to be able 10 collect her


thoughts. Some one, speaking Of this
instance of heroism to Henry Ward


Beecher not long after, asked him II he
thought any man would do what Anna
Dickinson had done for the sake of an


engagement. No, replied Beecher, don't
think any man would; aud If he would,


he'd be coniounded fooll--N y. Cor
respondeace Chicago TribVHe.
Year: 1872

The settlement OF the bill OF exceptions In the
case OF Edward s. Stokes came up for argument
yesterday before Judge CardOzo. On taking the
bench the Judge stated that he was not very well,
but he would endeayor to hear the argument 30 as
to enable decision to be reached in the matter
as speedily possible. Happily the arguments Of
the opposing counsel were made brief and, in fact
the points of difference were not very many. The
chief differences whether the District Attorney
had the right to insert his exceptions in the case
inasmuch as he was not an appealing party. The
Court acceded to the view advanced by the prison.
ers counsel. The settlement OF some other matters
of no very substantial difference concluded the mat
ter of the bill Of exceptions, they being mainly for
clerical errors.


District Attorney Garvin moved for Judgment on
the verdict.


Mr. Gerry opposed the motion. He insisted that
there should be an arrest of judgment-First on the
six grounds urged by Mr.. McKeon in the original
pleading; second, because the record shows that
sss sas sssssd a sfs
this being criminal case, the Court could not a.
rect a verdict on collateral issue Of such case.
He also argued that the Court cothd not direct a
Jury to find man guilty q purder: AS far back @ as
doing. Qaughter.J He merely mentioned this
by way Of illustration. He concluded by submitting





mistrial, and that ne verdict had been rendered
at ALL the jury having merely followed the direc-
tions of the Judge.


The Court at this point directed the prisoner to be
brought up from the Tombs, that he might be pres
ent while Judgment was delivered. In the mean
time His Honor said he could see no reason for
changing the opinion he gave during the trial. In
respect to his taking the case out of the hands OF
the jury, this was collateral proceeding. II there
was conflict Of evidence on any question which he
considered necessary to be submitted to the jury 1t
would be an error to take 1t from them; but in his
view there was none on any material question, and
therefore there was nothing left for him to do hut
direct them to find verdict one way or another,
this matter being directory by the Court.


After waiting about half an hour Stokes was
brought into the court room, large and curious
crowd following. He was as jaunty dressed
stepped as brlskly and looked In as fine physical
health as at the, commencement of his imprison
ment. He took his seat by his counsel
The District Attorney asked that the prisoner
plead over, and passed up the form of plea.


Mr. McKeon asked to look at the form, and moved
to strike out the words referring to the verdict.


The Judge denied the motion, and exception was
taken. t


Mr. McKeon then asked further time to plead
which was granted, and Stokes was remanded Il
the TOmbS.
Year: 1872

Yesterday Mr. James NJ. Sheehan moved for and
procured from Judge Barrett an alternative man.
damus at the relation OF John Hogan against the
Department OF Public Instruction. returnable next
Monday, directing the Department to give cer
tain contract for cut stone for the new college In
SiXty-ntnth street to Mr.. Hogan. or show cause II
appears from the papers the department advertised
Tor proposals for cut stone for the new city college,
ana the committee on Building have declared their
intention to give the contract to another firm
whose tender was over eight hundred dollars In eX
cess OF Hegan's, who states In his moving papers
he Is worth more than fifty thousand dollars and
that his sureties are every way responsible and that
when ne protested against giving the contract to
the highest bidder ne was informed by the commit
tee they would give no reason for their action. nj.
though 1t would appear the city would lose thereby
over eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Year: 1872

The Police commissioners. recognizing the effl-
cheney OF officer Bernard Tully OF the Nineteenth
precinct, as guardian of the public peace pre-
sented him with silver badge a few DAYS ago. The
particular act for which he was honored by this
token or the Commissioners appreciation was
the arrest OF the notorious scuttle thief Simpson
who, while on his way to serve term Of two and
half years In the State Prison, on the complaint of
killed.


While endeavoring to quell disturbance in
lager beer saloon on First avenue Tully was SO
many weeks he lay at the point OF death
In the same hospital with Detective Lambrecht.
And although he Is now out OF danger he IL not vet
able to go on duty. Indeed, some think he never
VIII fuly recover from the effects of the brutal
beating ne then received. Following the example
OF the Police commissioners, the citizens of the
Nineteenth ward are now subscribing to collect q
purse to be presented to him
Year: 1872

A WARNING.-InJ Justice Knox court,
last week, a young man was fined $40.
for having acted in malicious disregard to
the rights OF others. He is respectfully
connected, and we should not allude to the
matter except that his case should act .as a
warning to the boys and young men of this
place of what they may expect in return
for bad conduct. There is disposition on
the part of the people to have. order and
quietness, and all offenders will be prompt
ly punished.
Year: 1872

iIfyou have discharge from the nose, Of
fensive or otherwise, partial loss of the sense
of smell, taste or hearing, eyes watering or
weak, feel dull and stupid or debiitated,
pain or pressure in the head, take cold easi
ly you may rest assured that you have the
Catarrh. Thousands annually, without man
ifesting half of the above symptoms, termin-
ate in consumption and end in the grave
No disease is SO common, more deceptive. or
less understood by physicians. DR.. Sage,s
Catarrh Remedy is a perfect Specific for
Catarrh or Cold in the Head. Sold by
Druggists.
Year: 1872

The United States Signal Service De-
partment has decided to place an observer
upon the summit of Pixies Peak, more than
fourteen thousand feet above the sea level.
A telegraph line to the summit is also in
contemplation.
Year: 1872

Ed. COURIER was impressed with
the belief ia times gone BY, that to enjoy
life it was necessary to be either dead drunk
or fast asleep, and if any of my friends wish
to submit the thing to test, l would for
economy's sake advise the trial of Sleep
In this respect however, | have changed
front, unlike Democracy, suddenly, but
gradually, and now derive most of my pleas
ure from the annoyance Of others. In my
numerous squibs to the Trinity Journal l
would occasionally preface them with lit
tie doggerel, just to annoy the editor, they
were published however, perhaps out OF
respect for the writer, but venture to say
l received numerous cursings that L never
knew anything Of I now propose to test
the eveness of the temper of my old friend
of the COURIER by inAicting mouthful
on him.
Year: 1872

In the Division. This assured them Of
the value of the speculation, and their con-
sciences, no doubt, prompted them to favor
such magnifcenty successful scheme to the
extent Of their power. The very head and
mont Of their offending has this extent, no
moro; and Mr.. Cakes Ames has distinctly
sworn that there was mo improper motive or
corrupt understanding" between himself and
any of the congressman to whom he placed"
the stock. OF course there was not The
transactions were creditable to the business
enterprise of all concerned in them, and the
only persons deserving censure are those
timid individuals who gave up their shares
when impairment inquiries into the matter
were first started.


Last Winter similar unjustifable investi-
cation was made into the private affairs OF
Senator of the State Of New York. Being
poor man this legislator had borrowed few
thousand dollars Of the chief Of the Tam
many braves and of the princes Of the house of
Eric. Impressed with the confding generosity
of his liberal helpers, he voted for all their
bills in the State Legislature His conscience
told him that such noble spirits must be

deserving of support, and his vote was cast in
accordance with his conscience The testi-
mony Of his creditors was positive that there
had been no Improper motive or corrupt
understanding between themselves and the
Senator, and the Senate decided that he had
committed no act to unfit him for seat in it's
circle or for the Craftsmanship Of its Judiciary
Committee. Judge Poland and his associates
on the investigating committee now in session
at Washington will, no doubt, arrive at simi-
lar decision In regard to the Senators and
REPRESENTATIVES to whom the Credit Mobilier
stock was splaced." At the same time We
consider that it is none the less our duty to
protest against this overhauling Of the private
financial transactions of our honorable Con-
eressmen as an outrage upon personal liberty.
Year: 1872

Tho Seine in Overflow and Sweeping tn Banks
on Both sides-Ths Quays Of Paris Under
Water and vaeated-Beroy Dwellings
Standing in an Impromptu Lake


Tho City Of Client Par


tally Submerged.
Year: 1872

There is a magic power in gentle
words, tue potency of which few
natures are so icy "a wholly to resist.
Would you have your home n cheer
ful, hallowed spot, within which may
ever be found that happiness and
peace which the world denieth TO its
votaries? Let no harsh word be
uttered within its walls. Speak
gently to the wearied husband, VIII ,,
with an anxious brow, returns from
the perplexities of his daily svoca-
tions, and let him, in his turn, speak
gently to the care worn woman, who,
amid her never ending round of little
duties, finds rest and encourage
ment IN the sympathy of him she
loves. Speak gently to the wayward
child pleasant smile and a word
of kindness VIII often restore good
humor and plavfulness. Speak gently
to the dependent who lightens your
daily toll kind words insure respect
and affection. while the angry re
buke provokes imr rertinence and
dislike, speak gently to the aged !;
many are the trials through whSl
they have passed, and now little
while and they VIII be missed from
their accustomed place the spirit
viii have passed to its rest. The ERs
membrance Of an unkind word VIII
then bring with bitter sting. Speak
gehly to the errring one are we
not all weak and liable to error ?
Temptations of which we cannot
Judge, may have surrounded him.
Harshness Will drive him on the
sinful way, gentIeness and love may
win him back to virtue.
Year: 1872

The prevailing idea that teais the
ordinary drink OF the whole Chinese
people Is pronounced, by q writer in
Pe'ermann's 1Ttlhellupgen. to be a
mistake. '1The people of the lower
classes. ,. he says, especially IN the
northern provinces, only know it as
a luxury, and drink hot water with
as much pleasure as the wealthy do
their tea. Even drinking in the
provinces where tea IS grown tea
drinking is not general. The plant
grows on hills, often not less than
thousand feet above the nearest val
leys, the inhabitants of which must
therefore buy their tea from plan
ters," which they don't often do
taking in is stead hot water, OF,
what is more common, an infusion
of the leaves Of other plants which
grow wild in the fields These facts
seem to lead to the inference that
the use Of tea in China has arisen
from the aversion of Chinese to
drinking cold water.
Year: 1872

By the mirror galvanom eter Of
Sir William Thomson, which was of
the utmost importance in securing
the success OF the Atlantic Cable, a
ray of light is reflected from a min
ute mirror that is attvched to a
magnetic needle. When the cleo
trio current passes the magnet is de-
fected, and the movement of the
reflected spot of light over scale
indicates the resistance to the pass
age of the current. The united
weight of mirror and magnet is
three-quarters of a grain.


During the experiments with the
Atlantic Telegraph both cables We're
connected at the American end, Civ
ing a circuit of more than four
thousand miles, yet a current pass
ed through the whole distance in less
time than person could pass across
the small room in which the expert
ment was made-and, most wonder
ful OF all, the battery that accom-
phshed this result was contained In
a lady's silver thimble.-Scribner's
Year: 1872

In my family there resides an old
man who has lived eighty-six years.
He. is member Of a Christian
Church. but for several year past he
has been so feeble, both in body and
mind, that he has not gone away
from home, even to attend church.
His mind. .Snce strong and vigorous,
has become broken, and he is at
present more like child FIVE or six
years old, than like vigorous man.
But he will sit down, take the Bible
and read whole chapters aloud. At
such tine he seems 20 understand
not only what he is doing, but seems
to enjoy it greatly.


One evening after he bad retired
for the night, he called in his daugh-
ter, seeming to imagine that she was
his mother.


Mother, said he, come here by
my bed, and hear me say my prayers
before 1 go to sleep"


His daughter obeyed and stood by
his bed. Then the old man clasped
his hands wi great reverence, and
repeated that child's beautiful even
ing prayer:


Now lay me down to sleep.


| pray the Lord my soul to keep;


/ pray the Lord my soul To take.


If should die before L wake.


He was apparently a child again,
saying his prayers at his mothers
knees.
Year: 1872

for Christ's sake. But after to-u2r-
row you shall not keep goats any
longer; a boy of your age ought to
90 to school"


l went up to my room and slept
I quietly.


The next day Uncle Bernard took
me himself to our ola schoolmaster.
! Toby Veyverius. TO tell the truth,
it was very hard for the first few
days to be shut up in the house
from morning till night. without
daring to move. | longed for the
open air, but nothing is gained in
this world without trouble, and, at
last, work became pleasant habit.
1t Is eveA, all things considered. the
purest and most substantial of our
enjoyments. 1t is only by work
that we can become men and make
ourselves useful to others.


Uncle Bernard is very old now.
He spends his time before the stove
in Sysa ter, and oo tho zstone bench
in front of the house in summer /
start on horseback ut G4ybreak, and
come back in the evening tired out.
1t is a wearisome life, especially
when the snow is deep; but that
does not prevent my being happy.


The she'll is still in its place.
Sometimes l take it up and hear it
humming the echo Of my thoughts
They are not always joyful. Some
times they are sad when one of my
poor patients is dying and | cannot
help him; but they are never
threatening as they were the night
of the adventure with the birds
nest.


He only is happy who can listen
without fear to the voice of his con
science. Whether he be rich or
poor, he enjoys the most perfect
happiness that man can feel in this
world
Year: 1872

When win those working by lamp
light have the sense to understand
the use of shades to protect the
eyes? We see persons sitting hold
ing their sewing or other work be-
fore and near to lamp, while the
light is blazing fnll into their eyes.
1t is plain that the object that they
work upon can not be 81 en- with so
great distinctness while the field of
their retina is already occupied by
blaze. But they work on tor hours,
and though the next moring their
visual organs tell of the abuse by
re9ness and inham IN atien, the work
ers too dull to learn the lesson or ex-
perience offered them. Circular pa
per shades can be obtained for few
cents, aud those not only pro. &c.
the eyes from the excess of light, but
serve as a reflector behind the blaze,
increasing the illumination one-half.


Besides he above mentioned,
there is that of the varying quantity
Of light thrown into the eye by its
being suddenly and alternately
directed toward the blaze, or OBJ
liquely directed away from it, by
which the pupil has no time to adapt
itself to the increase. of glare
whereas with the use os the shade
ii e illumination would be uniform.
The number of persons in the COM
munity having spots, light or dark,
In their field OF vision, and arising
from injury to the retina by the III
usages which we are mentioning, is
greater than is commonly imagined
1t must be borne in mind that these
spots are a serious step toward am
aurOsi AID guttassrena, such as
plugged IN darkness The latter years
of tue great Milton, and many 9th
ers more eminent for their talent
than their caution. Look well To
the preservation OF your vision.
Year: 1872

What is the use of living unless
YOU can better some sodl and bring
it nearer to God? What gain like
to this-can the days give one? To
cheer the despondent; to lessen the
grief of4hose who mourn to draw
by the irresistible attraction Of sym
pathy and personal goodness the er-
ring to your side to impress the
freIful with the nobility of patience,
checking their noisy complaints by
gravity Of your silence to Tighten
the bur len Of poverty pressing on
so many backs to supply the young
with a worthy ambition-that Is to
live. Woe to such as die unregret-
ted, whose departure brings no
moisture TO the eye! Woe to the
iich man whom the poor of his
L neighborhood do not miss at death /;
whom the willow and fatherless do
not mourn as a departed friend
whose departure is advertised, not
in the obituary Of the press, but In
the sudden absence Of little luxuries
Am the bedside of the sick, and
needed comforts from the home Of
the moor
Year: 1872




man.


Ny Uncle Bernard had a large
shell upon his bureau. A shell with
pink lips is not common thing in
the forest of Hundsruck, hundred
and fifty leagues from the sea. You
can imagine how admiringly we viii
lage children looked ut 1t. Every
time my uncle went out to make his
round of visits, we went into the
library to gaze upon the "American
snail-shell," as our old servant Gre
del called it.


One day Uncle Bernard found us
there, ana began to laugh. He put
his hat upon the table, took the
she'll in his hands, and seating him
self in an armchair, said:


" Listen to what is going on in
side"


We put our ears to the shell and
heard a great noise-a murmur and
lamentation, like the wind in the
depth of a wood. We looked at
each other in amazement.


What do you think Of that p
asked my uncle; but nobody knew
what to say.


Then he said gravely:


Children, this great humming
voice is the sound of the blood
which flows through your head,
your arms, your heart, and all your
limbs. In one place it flows like q
little spring, in another, like a tor
rent, in a third, like great streams
and rivers. 1t bathes the whole in
side of your body, that all may live,
from the ends of your hair to the
soles of your feet.


'"Now, I must explain one thing,
in order to make you understand
why you hear these noises in the
shell. You know the echo of the
"Hollow Rock" which sends you
back your shout when you shout
your song when you sing, and the
sound of your horn when you bring
your goats home from the noun
tain at night; we'll, this shell is an
echo like that of the Hollow Rock
only, when you put your ear to
it, it sends you back the echo OF
what is passing within yourself; (;
and these sounds resemble all the
noises of heaven aad earth, because
each of us is little world in him
self. If any one could see hum
dredth part of the miracles which
are accomplished in his brain 10 a
single second in order thai he might
live and think, and of which he
hears the echo in the shell, he
would fall on his knees and weep,
thanking God for His infinite good
ness.


You will understand my words
better when you are men, and will
know that am right. But in the
meantime, my dear children, watch
your souls well, and keep them
without stain; they keep you alive.
The Lord has given them to you to
enlighten your little world. as He
has put the sun in the sky to warm
and tighten the universe.


"Yeu know that there are eoun-
tries where the sun never shines.
Men cannot live there; no flowers
are to be seen, no fruits, no trees,
no birds-nothing but ice and snow.
That is what will happen to you if
you let your souls grow dark your
little world will be left in darkness
and misery-you will be wretched.
So, avoid careful ly all that would
disturb your soul idleness, dis
obedience, and, above ALL untruth.
All these evil things are like mists
which ascerd from below, and which
will at last hide the light which the
Lord has given you. If you keeI
A your oul free from these mists, il
viii always shine like bright sun
and you will be happy


i We all listened to Uncle Bernard