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Year: 1873

The P0ttsvlllc (Pa.) Miners Journal
In an article on popular movements
and demsgogues. says:


1t is noticeable fact in the history
of popular movements in this country,
whether social, industrial, or political,
that their progress is almost invariably
impeded, If they do not in the end re-
suit in total failure, by the fact that
demagogues and office-seekers obtrude
themselves into them for their own
selfish purposes without regard to
principle, and possessing no sincerity
OF purpose. If old established parties
are injured by the presence in them of
men who seek by chicanery and cor
ruption to use them for their own base
purposes, how much more are new
movements, possessing principles
which commend them to the respect if
not the support Of the people, affected
adversely by the presence of such men
The temperance, labor, and other par
ties have passed through this expert
ence, to find that no matter how wor-
thy their objects and principles, their
efforts at progress were impeded by
these human barnacles. Now, the
Western farmers are called upon to
pass through this experience, which
win be bitter unless they at the outset
take firm stand, by preventing poll
teal tricksters using their already
powerful organization.
Year: 1873

The examination Of the Polaris OH
GERS has been completed at Washing
ton, but the verdict has not yet been
given to the country. We fear that
the investigation viii show some great
wrong has been committed by some Of
the officers of the Polar Expedition,
Year: 1873

SWerlnS tnls question, the MOolie neg
ister Gays:


II any man affects to believe that
advertisements are not read, let him
advertise that he wants to buy dog,
for instance. II he is not furnished
with every variety Of animated saus-
age that morning before breakfast, and
besides with one or two sound grounds
for suits against him for assault, we
will break our golden rule and-dead-
head his advertisement. And it is fair
to infer that any man who wants to
sell q dog also wishes to buy some
thing with the proceeds of his canine
venture. And so up to the man who
wishes to sell his cargo of coffee that
be may buy cargo OF Western pro-
duce.
Year: 1873

The New York World the so-called
leading Democratic paper of the coun.
try says the Democratic party should
preserve intact its organization. Less
er lights nearer home agree with that
paper in this respect. The World adds
that the farmer oranges will perfect
their organization, and the common
interest Of these two parties viii lead
them to act together. It Is necessary
for the World to say something, and il
is just as well, perhaps, that it should
make such o statement as the above as
anything else. 1t will, however, be
ncws to the farmers of this county,
more especially the Republican farm
ers to know that their interests are in
common with the Democratic party.
Year: 1873

SETTLEMENT DAY-Next Monday is the
day fixed by the Code for the Tax Collect
ors to make their final settlement with the
County Auditor for all taxes collected except
those delinquent. This settlement VIII Ill
cludc the bulk of the taxes for the year.
Year: 1873

In the matter of an injunction eigned
by John A. Lowell & others to restrain
the city Of Boston from issuing bonds,
for the purpose Of raising money to
loan to the citizens desiring to build in
the burnt district. The case will be
reported at the full Bench OF the March
term of the Supreme Court.
Year: 1873

BEAUTY IN GREEK ART.-Be it truth
or fable that love made the Hrst attempt
in the initiative arts, thus much is Ger
tain that she never tired of guiding
the hand of the great master of antiqui-
ty. For although painting. as the art
which reproduces objects upon nat sur
faces, is now practiced in the 6roedest
sense of that definition, yet the wise
Greek set much narrower bounds to it.
He confined it strictly to the imitation
of beauty. The Greek artist repreeen-
ted nothing that was not beautiful.
Even the vulgarly beautiful-the beauty
of inferior types-he copied only Incl
dentally for practice or recreation. The
perfection of the subject must charm in
his work. He was too great to require
the beholders to be satisfied with the
mere barren pleasure arising from q
successful likeness or from considera-
ton of the artists skill. Nothing in his
art was dearer to him or seemed more
noble than the ends Of art Who would
want to paint you, when no ono wants
to look at you? say an old epigramrna'
tist 70 misshapen. Many o modern
artist would say. "No matter how mis-
shapen you are, / will paint you.
Though people may not like to look at
you. they will be glad TO look at my
picture, not as portrait Of you, but AZ
q proof of my skill in making 30 close
copy OF such monster. -Lesstng.
Year: 1873

Two weeks ago we had ball at the
palace Of our king, Lunalilo l. He
is my friend. When he was still mere
ly crown prince l loaned him once g
only for day, as he said. When 1
met him year afterw2rd I reminded
him of the loan, but he told me TO wait
TIL ne should have become king, of
which the prospects were then very
slight. But now be is king, and |
have silently made him present Of
the $2-cheap friendship. considering
he is king. It was fine bal, which
he gave in honor OF the English admi-
raj, and the king was the first who got
gloriously drunk next came the ui,lsi-
clans, then the guests, and finally I my
self began TO feel a little unsteady.
I saw young English naval officer oc-
cupy the kingly throne, with Homo
lulu girl by his side, while the king and
and Queen Emma sat at his feet. Then
the king took drum and walked around
the floor beating the tattoo. Finally
the musicians began quarrelling and
fighting in regular John Bull style, so
that the admiral could not part them !:
and all this in the midst of the court
ball. But our king is said to have
amused himself exceedingly, particular
ly as lots Of drinkahles remained for
him to consume himself, though an aw
full quantity was drank. Whether he
did consume it all, don't know bnt
it is said that he VISA not sober for two
weeks afterward, though he can stand
q vast amountl Otherwise the king
is good fellow, and likes us Germans
particularly, probably because We
"treated him so often when he was
merely crown prince. He has even
learned some German songs, which ne
sings passably; for instance, "When
the swallows homeward fly" and out OF
the tavern I've just stepped Tonight
HO,uiulu letter.
Year: 1873

A coed advertisement IL widely
circulated newspaper is the best OF all
possible statesmen. It is salesman
who never sleeps, and is never weary !;
who goes after business early and late !;
who accosts the merchant in his shop,
the scholar in his study, the lawyer in
his Office, the lady at her breakfast
table; who can be in thousand places
at once, and speak to a million people
every morning, saying to each one the
best thing in the best manner.


A good advertisement insures r busi-
nefs connection on the most permanent
anu independent basis, and it Is in q
certain sense guarantee to the custO-
mer of fair and moderate prices. Ex-
perience has shown that the dealer
whose wares have obtained public oe-
lebrity is not only able to sell, but can
afford to sell at small profit, because
he sells largely. The seller Of wares
with celebrity is compelled to keep and
offer good wares to maintain their repu-
tation. It is therefore to the interest
OF the purchaser to buy from the mer-
chant who advertises literally, both On
the score Of economy and the merit OF
the articles. A worthless article was
never made good by advertising but
good articles are always extensively
sold by making the public acquainted
With their value and the place of sale
through the widely circulated newspa.
pcf.
Year: 1873




A hot-tempered Danbury woman who
finds considerable trouble in persuading
her husband to furnish kindlings, and
then is obliged to do it herself, read in
religious paper, Monday, of how a
wife induced wicked husband to be-
come one of the most affectionate and
hopeful of men by being invariably
calm and loving with him. The story
made a deep impression upon her, and
when she started the fire that noon, she
put pair of rubbers among the wood.
Then she tied handkerchief across her
nose, and went on with her work. When
the husband reached the gate he paused,
fetched a sniff that made a hole in
the atmosphere, and then went around
to the back of the house, and fetched
another sniff that had an equally dam
aging effect on the atmosphere. He
stared into the next yard and up at his
own house, and felt in his pockets, and
was about to go around to the front
again, when his wife thrust her head
out of the window and said, "Why
don't you come in the house, you old
fool ? Come in and get your dinner,
and let me read an article to you from
the Christian Secretary, you old rip.
Come in and see how nice it is to gel
dinner with nothing to burn but rub
bers, you whited sepulcher. Come III
here, tell you, before I lose my tenn.
per, and say what L oughtn't to-" Al
this invitation he went in, going upor
the stoop and to the door very slowly,
but on opening the door, disappeared
inside with marvellous suddenness. The
neighbors say he was cutting wood al
that afternoon, and thinking of the re
Hg1OuS preSS.-D02l6lG1y NelOS.
Year: 1873

An old lady, eighty years of age, re-
siding in Providence, r. l., visited the
insane asylum at Taunton, Mass, in
company with her daughter, on We'd
nesday last, to see her son, who has for
some time been an inmate on account of
insanity, from the effects of wound re-
ceived during the war. The Providence
Journal says that on arriving the mother
was shown into the reception-room,
where were several more lady visitors,
and one OF two patients, and the son
was brought into the same room, when
the attendant went out and locked the
door. There happened to be in the
room at the time a lady who had gone
there expecting to secure the release of
her husband, but for some reason he
could not be discharged on that day.
This was great disappointment to the
wife, but the effect upon the husband,
when she told him, was terrible. He
ragged about the room in fury, smashed
up a handicapped table, and had par
TALLY demolished clock, when the sor
of the old lady, who had been quiet ur
| to that time, became excited and at
tackled the infuriated husband. A rough
and tumble fight ensued, which must
have been frightful to witness, and the
feelings of those women, shut up in G
room with two infuriated insane persons
and unable to escape, can be imagined
After a little fighting the husband, will
piece of the furniture he had been de
molishing, or with his fnger-nails, Gu
or scratched the forehead of the son
making frightful cash, from which th'
blood flowed copiously, and then catch
ing him by the throat he choked him til
his face turned purple. The old lady
seeing her sons danger, went to tn
rescue, and after a severe struggle sue
ceeded in making the husband let g
his hold. Fortunately the attendan
came in and stop was put to the pre-
ceedings, though it required five me
to secure the disappointed and infuriate
husband and put him beyond the powe
of doing harm.
Year: 1873

Fortunately for African hunters, the
ion is calculating fellow, and does
not spring upon his prey till he has
measured the ground, and has reached
the distance of ten or twelve PAGES,
where he lies crouching upon the
ground, gathering himself for the effort
The hunters make it rule never to
fire upon the lion till he lies down at
this short distance, SO that they can
aim directly at the head with the most
perfect certainty. IF q person has the
misfortune to meet lion, his only hope
is to stand perfectly still, even though
the animal crouches to make a spring
that spring will not be hazarded if the
man has only nerve enough to remain
motionless as statue, and look stead
lily at the lion. The animal hesitates,
rises slowly, retreats some steps, look
ing earnestly about him, lies down,
again retreats, till having thus by de,
grees got quite out of what he seems tc
feel as the magic circle of mans infiu.
ence, he takes fight in the stmosf
haste,
Year: 1873

The following excellent suggestions
are offered by the Vermont Farmer:


The way that most farmers save their
winter apples is to hole them up, like
potatoes, or pile them up in cave or
cellar. By this method you not only
lose much valuable time, but lose very
many apples; and what you do keep
over winter are in bad condition. APP
pies may be kept in barrels that are
quite open; but the best and cheapest
way is to keep them in crates or boxes
made in the following manner The
ends or head pieces should be ten or
twelve inches wide by fifteen or eight
cen long. They can be sawed or split.
Nail your boards on the bottom and
sides, leaving places for ventilation.
Have your boards all the same length
about three feet. "When you gather
your apples from the trees put them IL
these boxes Cbe careful not to bruist
them) and lay the boxes on each othel
in your apple house. Two men vii
handle these boxes with ease. You cal
! look your apples over in these boxes a
any time with but little labor. Whel
you are ready to ship, just nail boar'
over the top and you areready. In thu
way you get your apples to market il
good condition and handle them bu
once. Keep your house as cold as pos
| sible at all times without freezing"
Year: 1873

COFFEE is higher now than before the
duty was taken off, owing to the lighter
supply of the producing countries, par
ticularly from the greatest -Brazil-and
the fact that the trade has been SO spec
ulative in the last two or three years,
two or three New York capitalists al
most controlling the entire market.
Year: 1873

Three glasses Of beer didn't agree
with Josh Billings, as he relates the
experience of his early youth. I'm the
first place il was about eighty rods
from where | drank The lager beer TO
mi house and wuz Just two hours on
the road, and had hole bnrsted
through each ono ov my pantaloou
neez, aud didn't have any hat aud tried


to open the door by the bell pull and


hicupped awfully and saw everything
in the room trying to get on the back
side oy me, and in sitting down on
a chair, did not wait long enough for
il TO get exactly under me when il
wuz going ronnd and ! set down a
little too soon, and missed tho chair
about twelve inches, aud couldn't get
up soon enough 10 take tho next one
that came along and that amt awl;
my wife said l wuz drank as beast.
Year: 1873

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


SfR-ln the story OF the confinement OF a gentle.
man captured In gambling house and OF the brutal
clubbing OF frendless child you touch upon q
theme which should awaken the interest OF every
good citizen-the frequent arbitrary exercise OF
power on the part OF onicials OF every grade in
matters pertaining to the average citizen or 10
any one supposed to be without political infuence
propose, Mr.. Editor. the organization OF a society
for the prevention OF cruelty TO human beings or
perhaps Mr.. Bergh might be induced to extend his
ienceless among men on Q level with the brute


Whichever or whateverIpethod may be adopted.
II does desirable TO limit as much possible
the degrading lessons OF the station house and re-
strain somewhat the club exercise, even II we do
not secure that courteous treatment and equal
Justice which would seem TO be due to the indi.
vldual at the hands Of the sovereign peoples elect


- PkQ BONO RVk,
Year: 1873

The Dictator was towed over to the Erie Basin
Dry Dock yesterday afternoon, and was noated in
there to undergo some slightly needed repairs.


The wrecking Company brought their machinery
to place near the dry dock, In the yard, yester-
day afternoon, and will to-day commence opera.
tons looking to the removal OF the Upland from
the river bottom In front OF the dock.


The upper and lower Lopmast rigging Is set ON
the Minnesota and she will 90 into commission on
the 2sth INST Several officers have reported ior
duty on her.


About 200 men have been discharged from tha
Equipment Department, but IL IL believed that no
Iurther reduction will be made, as there is great
deal Of WORK On hand.
Year: 1873

A SEVERE TEsT-The Commissary
General of the United States, after trial
OF all the principal starcheS in the country,
decided that DURYEA'S Satin Gloss
Starch was the best that could be procur-
ed, and the government from that time to
the present are buying this article This
Is fact worthy the attention Of consum-
ers
Year: 1873

Mr. Bergh would immortalize his name
as the benefactor Of the brute creation. if
he would visit the various legislatures
which viii meet this year and get law
passed, making it obligatory upon every
horse-keeper to use the Mexican Mustang
Lhniment. Nor would the work be diff
cult because 50 wen is it known and so
widely used, that a mere official notification
would be sufficient When once intro
duced it will hold its way right along. Be
sides, this l4iniment is equally efhcacious in
human diseases.
Year: 1873

From lands end TO lands end. that all may read
and reading, believe, that for the countless mil
lions who are the road to an untimely grave
with bilious complaints there l. but one truly great
and reliable remedy. and thstts
Year: 1873

Washington yesterday proved itself to be
in every way worthy Of its position as the
capital Of the country, and We are certain
that such will be the unanimous opinion Of
the thousands Of strangers who attended the
inaugural ceremonies. The arrangements
for the procession and the various other por-
tions Of the programme were In every respect
excellent, and reflect credit upon the gentle
men who were charged with the arduous and
for the most part thankless labor Of perfect
Ing and carrying them out. The street
decorations, nluminations and so forth, as
will be seen by our extended reports In other
columns, were very nne, tasteful and appro-
pirate. Altogether, Washington did superbly.
Year: 1873

The New .PosTAaE LAw.-On the 3Oth
Of next June, the espresent postal law expires
and the new one adopted BY hesiast
Congress comes into force. This requires
postage paid on everything sent through the
mails, including newspaper exchanges, or
newspapers in the County or parish in which
they. are printed This must causesome
new arrangements about exchanges. Il is
impossible for daily papers to pay postage to
any extent on their exchange list sent out
from their Office, and it will result in
severe pruning Of all 'superanous papers.
There are several daily journals from centres
of intelligence that must exchange with each
other, while there are others which, although
desirable, are not useful; while there remain
large list which are rarely used. We
believe that the next Congress will be forced,
by the public opinion, to modify this portion
of the new postal laws. The local County
papers are no mean power in the land, and
this compulsory postage law is unjust to
them and unfair to the interests of their SUBJ
scribers. IF the whole postage bill Of the
United States press was paid by the depart
ment, it would not approach the 1.-THE Of the
steal Of the Congressman Of their back pay,
and they are precious set to inaugdrate a
tax on the free circulation of the newspapers
of the country Columbia Phani1., ~
Year: 1873

On Thursday afternoon thirteen vessels OF
schooner rig and of four distinct classes
which have never before met in racing COM
petition, sailed forth under q clear blue sky
on q grand ocean race The fact that five
vessels of our trim pilot feet whose fame in
their line of hardy seafaring is worldwide,
were sailing beside five saucy schooners of
our racing feet is circumstance in itself
worthy of note. That two working schooners,
one from Staten Island and another from Cold
Spring Harbor, brought their ruddy crews
into competition with the pilot boats and that
a gallant little schooner smack came forward
to claim her share of the race, give us pic
ture well worthy Of the genius of some such
American painter of marine subjects as
Moran. That the race meant down.
right sailing under conditions which
divested it of the toyike quality of races in
shore was evident from the beginning 1t was
test of qualities that are not brought out
in races with land calms threatening to spoil
all sport in races with subtle knowledge of
tides and currents telling more than the great
quality of fast sailing; in races where the
exact reach of every tack under given direc-
tons of wind can be calculated to nicely.
The vessel, in such o race as that started on
Thursday is tested as much as the sailing
master, and the result will prove much more
of the true grit in both than the ornamental
regattas which, in their place, are SO very ad-
mirable. About this race there is another
{ao%c~a xyb;ob nc cov ,,oipt fo with
pride-it marks the entrance of a republican
spirit into contests hitherto laid claim to by
class alone. AS that class is of necessity.
rich one, it will be gratifying to think that
the men of bronzed face, stout arms and manly
heart, by whose lives coasting commerce is
grandfathers manned the privateers of 1912,
whose fathers in turn manned the gallant ships
that in the war of the revolution SO brilliantly
contested with England for the supremacy Of
the seas-are taking their places in the race
with their fortune favored fellow citizens. 1t
matters not to whom the prizes fall if the race
proves where the best contests are to be
decided and if it marks an innovation in
yachting experience worthy of the aquatic
holidays Of republic. The course, covering
from two hundred and fifty to three hundred
miles Of actual sailing, is splendid one, and
one of the results of the race will doubtless be
to make it the scene Of the future contests of
importance batted in by yachts in the
vicinity of New York. Throughout yesterday
the arrival Of the winning vessels was
anxiously expected, and the explanation that
three hundred miles cannot be sailed in the
time of an ordinary race from the Narrows to
Sandy Hook Lightship and back was made
hundreds of times by those learned in the
matter to others not SO fortunate, but up to
the present time the return Of none Of the
yachts has been reported.
Year: 1873

argument for an open nomination is that II
the President appoints the right man the
country will be satisfied in any case. 1t is the
old laisser auer of the contented trader, trust
ing. in Micawber spirit, that the right thing
will turn up in things political in spite OF all
the chances on the other side, We have shown
how the President may make . mistake, and
what little chance there is through the servile
Senate of its being corrected until it has
become disgrace to the country and stain
to the administration. If the name OF the
right man for the place were submitted to-day
the country, irrespective Of party, would
unite in praise. and the worst that could come
of poor appointment would be the preven-
ton of an error in Judgment becoming re-
proach to the entire nation.


The dark, plotting ways of European di-
plomacy and the stealthy preparation of po-
litical surprises, which are there called
craftsmanship, are foreign to our SOIL If
General La Marmora had never told the world
that conspiracy and counter-conspirncy in
French, German and italian embassies were
the preludes to all the events that have
changed the map of Europe after carrying out
the fight of diplomats on the field of battle,
we should still have been able to say that
these things are for empires and monarchies,
and not for q democratic Republic. The
silence which would cover the agreed on ap-
pointment of an administration partisan, be-
cause, as is alleged, its announcement would
necessitate Senatorial resignation, under a
clause of the Constitution, would be re-
proach to ITSELF 1t would mean that it COW
cred train of political bargaining, and that
no doubt was entertained as to the power to
force an appointment through. 1t leaves the
paramount question of fitness contemptuously
aside, and bluntly discredits the intelligence
of the nation.