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Year: 1872

HURTFU-. RGADlNG.--A Dta book, magazine o..
newspaper is as dangerous to your child as 1
vicious c0mpan on, and VIII as surely corrup
his morals and lead him away from the ath Vi
safety. Every parent should set this tholgh.
clearly before his mind, and ponder it well.
Lcok to what your children read, and especially
% the kind OF papers that get into their and,
for there are now publish scores of papers tia,
IRE as hurful to young and innocent souls as
poison to the healthlul body. Many of thest
papers have attained large calculations, and are
sowing broadcast the seed of vice and crime C..
rrenching ON the very borders of indecency, theS
corrupt the morals, faint the Imagination. an
allure the weak and unguarded from the paths of
innocence. the danger to young persons from
his cause was never so great as at this time; and
every father and mother should be on their guard
against an enemy that is sure to meet their child
Look to It, then that your children are kept n ee
rs possible from this faint. Never bring into
your house a paper or periodical that IS not
strictly pure, and watch carefully lest any get
into the hands of your growing up boys.
Year: 1872

How strangely our ideas of growing
old change as we get on in life. To the
girl in her teens the ripper maiden Of
twenty-five seems quite passee. Twen-
ty two thinks thirty-fiv "an old thing,
Thirty five breads forty, but congrath-
lates herself that there may still remain
some ground TO be possessed in the
fifteen years before the half century
shall be attained. But fifty does not BY
any means give up the battle of life. 1t
feels itself middle aged and vigorous,
and thinks old age long way in the
future. Sixty remembers those who
have done great things at three-score;
and one dodbts If Parr, when he mar
ried the second time at one-hundred and
twenty. had at all begun to feel himself
an old man. Is it the principle of i'm,
mortality in US which makes us feel
young so long? We wear out our bod:
les as we do our garments; but by the
time their fashion has grown quite OBJ
solete will not the celestial robe which
shall clothe our souls Tor the new life ba
readyi
Year: 1872

What is the business that would SCOT
anybody3 Chimney sweeping.


Why is bad music like a violent exer-
ton of tile limbs and muscles Because
it is an unwelcome strain.


Why is visiting card like an article
of clothing? Because it's paper collar
tcaller.) s
Why can't the cook eat her apron p
Because it goes against her stomach.


When are skipping lambs like library
Volumes When they are boundin'
sheep.


Why are young ladies given to blush
ing9 Because it's becoming red.


When is an actor good friend 70 an
other actor? When he takes his part.


A young hopeful asked his father, who
was in the habit of tippling, why is
Browns saloon like counterfeit bill I?
Because you can't pass it." Exit hope
full.
Year: 1872

By JOAQUIN MILLER.
His footprints have failed US,
Where berries are red,
And the madrones are rankest-
The hunter is dead.
The grizzly may pass


By his half open door;
May pass and repass


On his path, as of yore.
The panther may crouch
In the leaves on his limb;
May scream and may scream
1t is nothing to him.
Prone. bearded and breasted,
Like columns of stone;
And tall as pine
As a pine overthrownl
. His campfire gone,
What else can be done
Than to let him sleep on
Till the light of the sum-
Aye, toethlessl What Of itS
Marble is dust
Cold and repellent;


And. iron is rust.
.Orerldnd Monthly for February,
Year: 1872

COmptroller Green Looking After the Ex-
else Comm Details as 10
the Appropriation Of Money Required.


Comptroller Green recently asked the Excise Com
missloners for statement OF the amount received
by the Board for licenses during 1877 and 1872 and the
manner Of its disposal. In reply, President Williams
sends a communication containing the following In
formation:-


This Board was organized In May ls70 from That date
TO the 3h OF April 1871 the following sums were de-
posted It's with the City Chamberlain 10 the
credit Of the Sinking Fund and which he holds


duplicate receipt from that official the original receipts
in each instance being deposited with the Comptroller
Year: 1872

While the memorandums Of the amounts deDosited by
you with City Chamberlain with the entries


the books OF this Office do not find the inforna.


on asked for In my noteof the 10Th inst viz the actual
BY o%r sa Board no for not Gse
sal has been made Of the moneys so received
per cent Of such receipts you furnish account Of the
remaining ten cent except that you have made
respeealy direct your attention to the 1cq.rc
all moneys shall be paid to the Chainber rlaE
within Ave days after rcceipt thereof and re-
quest yonr compliance herewith. You propose 10
correct tho Irregularities of mode Of payments after
the 1st Of May next Win you furnish me with a com
pete statement In detail of the of your Board
10 that date in order that the In this office may
be properly written upfn


To this President Williams mas replied, promising
TO furnish the information In day or two, and TO
comply with the law.
Year: 1872

THE Radicals thoroughly tested the pow
er Of money in the late elections. "Give
me the money" said leading Radical to e
Democratic acquaintance ia Pittsburgh the
other day, sand III carry Massachusetts
for you" This Of course was merely the
expression of an honest opinion of how
elections were carried nowadays by his
party, by Radical politician, who had
been favored with view of the " inside
of politics . from Radical stand noinL.
Year: 1872

THIS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.


The failure of the Congressional Conven-
tion to perform the duty which was con-
ferred upon it by the Democracy of this
district has rendered it necessary for the
Congressional Executive Committee to take
action in the premises.


We publish to-day the call of the Chair
man of that Committee for meeting in this
city on Thursday next, the 18th inst. The
importance of the business to be considered
by the Committee renders it the imperative
duty of every member to be present. The
action, or rather non-action, Of the Conven-
tion has greatly increased the probabilities
of Radical success in this Congressional
District in the next election. These prob
abilities must be averted and Democratic
triumph secured. This can and must be
dQup
Year: 1872

The city last night was running over
with people aud brim full Of enthusiasm.
The streets through which the procession
passed were lined with enthusiastic crowds.
The ladies were out in full force throwing
boquets, waving handkerchiefs and joining
in the general glee. From the indica-
tions last night it is very evident that If the
ladies had the right to vote, Gen. Cheatham
would be elected by the largest majority
ever received by any candidate in Tennes-
see. 1t was certainly cheering sight, ex-
ceiling anything we have ever seen in Nash
vile. Our columns viii give as extended
an account Of the speeches as limited space
and time will permit.
Year: 1872

The funeral Of Fanny Fern took place
to-day. In accordanc5 with the wishes of
the deceased, it was very private After a
short service the remains were conveyed to
Boston for interment.
Year: 1872

Eloquent Speeches by Distinguished
Orat0 rs. tar .T.


In accordance with previous announce
ments by seven o'clock last evening many
people were seen to gather upon the street
corners, and it was evident that


THE CHEATHAad DEMONSTRATION
would assume proportion unparalleled by
the magnificence of former political dis
plays in Tennessee. Soon the music of
several bands was heard and towards the
southwest part of the city ,TFy


A LOUD YELL 10 ~
was heard, and being heard was caught
up by the many persons on the street and
waited far over the city. The mounted
marshals soon had IEf


THE PROCESSION FORMED


on the corner of Broad and Spruce streets.
! After due orders the procession moved up
the latter thoroughfare, along which


81 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN


were standing, to the corner of Church
street. Here the verandahs of the Nichoi-
SON House were jammed with ladies and
the sidewalks down to High street pre-
sented one continuous mass Of people who
were all aglow with pride at this inception
Of the demonstration. "


THE BATTLE HOUSE VERANDAH
was filed with ladies who also joined in
the cheers and waved handkerchiefs as the
procession passed. Gong down Summer
streeG to Cedar the crowd kept increasing,
and when the procession turned'up Cherry
there were SO many people that the side
walks were blocked and it was difficult to
move. The ne-F- -.r- e. bz5I
Year: 1872

A ludicrous occurrence took place on the
day of the fire which caused con siderable
excitement on Main street Just south OF
Church street. While every body was busy
putting out the falling sparks, suddenly tn?


scream of a woman was heard above the


surrounding din, and she came running
along the sidewalk with her hustle all on
fire. 1t was composed of paper or rags
and burnt rather lively. The woman rar
and screamed, small boys and dogs got out
of the way in hurry, while strong men
were too overcome by the excitement of the
| occasion to have many wits at their dispos-
al At length man bolder than the rest,
grabbed the woman and beat her hustle
until he put the fire out. The fire had no,
| quite reached the flesh, and besides Sc


we're scare, burnt dress and very tickled
crowd of spectators, the lady came out uR
| iriured-Oshkosh Northeastern July is.
Year: 1872

IT is fact probably better known to
the Custom House officials than TO out
siders, that at least every tenth woman
who crosses the Detroit river carries
smuggled goods. The goods may be tea,
coffee, socks, thread, ribbons, or some
thing else of no great value, but the in
tent to smuggle is there, and the success
in bringing over small lot is nearly
always an inducement for the smuggler
to try the game on larger scale. Men
may do smuggling clothing now and
then, but it is the female sex which car
ries the burden of guilt. The Custom
House officials at the ferry-dock in this
city are as vigilant as officers can be, but
what chances have they against monster
hoop-skirts and gigantic bustles: They
cannot stop to peep under shawls, exam
inc pockets, look into baby carts and hold
a crowd on boat, and so they must con-
tinue their work with the knowledge that
goods are being smuggled, and that only
| one grand and sudden haul of their nets
can trap the guilty and frighten the inno-
cent, so that they shall never dare TO
pursue the business.


The net was drawn yesterday. The
officers commenced about o'clock, walk
ing fifteen or twenty women up stairs
into the customs rooms and handing them
over to a woman to be searched. Every
boat load which landed for about three
hours was treated in the same manner
that is, all the female portion. Some were
indignant and appealed to their husbands,
who vainly appealed to the customs Off
GERS. Others wanted to faint away, but
after looking at the planks and the dust
concluded not to. Others wept, laughed
or turned pale, but none of them were
permitted to escape. During the after
noon about one hundred and fifty women
were confronted by Uncle Sam, and the
old man had a good deal of fun and
made some wonderful discoveries.


For instance, modest little woman
who was in great hurry TO go home tc
her sick child, pulled out few pins, and
ten yards of English flannel fell to the
floor. A tall woman, with tears in hel
eyes, who asserted that she would sooner
chop her head off than to think of smugg
ling, unfastened pound of tea from hel
skeleton, and asserted that it must have
been placed there by some designing per
son. Another one Indignantly denied
"the right of Search" but after remaining
a prisoner for an hour or two told the
searcher to ''take it and go to grass,
throwing q package of ribbons and lace!
on the floor. A lot of calico was found
on another, some velvet on another, anC
at least ten per cent. of the whole number
were found 10 be engaged in smuggling
The officials were satisfied with confiscat
| ing the goods, and il is said that womer
VINO land from Canada during the day to
day will be marched up stairs and turned
over to the care of the grim female who
heeds no threats and melts at no sighs-
| Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1872

flowers and men, chiseled with great
delicacy, and eight chambers with vaulted
roofs still remain. This place is believed
to have been erected about the end of the
sixth century. The basin of the Dead
Sea was also explored, and it was dis
covered that while the western side is a
desert of mari, destitute of vegetation,
the eastern side is well supplied with
water, and is covered with small plants
and trees: Palm trees grow luxuriantly
toward the northern extremity of the
Dead Sea
Year: 1872

It som etimes looks to us as If this


American people were destined to
break down in the very flush of its
powers from physical causes. As a
people, we do not know how to play
OF all arts, we are the most backward
in this. We can work; we can talk; !;
we can 6ght-but we cannot plsy.
We do not play. We are always in
tent on business. Our very fun
flashes out as an incident, in the
midst of the church or OF society
We stop long enough to eat and
sleep, simply because we cannot
help ourselves. But the eating and
sleeping are thrust in edgewise, as
it were. They are intrusions; and
we dispatch them at the highest
speed. and carry our cares to our
meals, and into our dreams. IF we
profess to take amusement, we so
manage as to keep up the full ten
sion OF the system; we do it hard.
The result of this excessive pressure
is not only physical disability, but
moral infrmity; the innate need of |
diversion, breaking out at last in
come tensuous and destructive form. |
-Chrasfian Union.
Year: 1872

1t does not seem to be generally
appreciated as the fact ought to be,
that it pays just as well to manure a
crop of grass as any other crop. He
would on no account plant potatoes
or corn without liberal dressing oil
manure, yet will risk his grass crop
from year to year without either any
manure at all, or else the most
m9agre dressing imaginable. We
have said that pays as well to man
ure it as any other crop but we
think we might go farther and say
that, as a rule, it pays better TO ma
nure for grass than for anything else.
IL is very rarely that manuring for
the generality OF farm crops Will
double the product. but we have
seen cases where fully a double
crop of hay was the result of d liberal
supply Of manure.


The proper care of grass fields is
yet but imperfectly understood in
many quarters. It is quite unusual
for many grass fields to yield more
han three seasons before IL requires
to be broken up and put down with
some other crop. 1t is found that
the most valuable species die out
FOR want of nutrition, and coarse
herbage, which thrives On poorer
ground, grows up and takes the
place of desirable article and thus
arises the necessity for a new begin
ming or a new crop. Much of this
might be avoided by judicious ma
uuring. We have known many
fields of greer grass continue for
years as productive as they were the
first season, by simply giving them
a top dressing Of any kind of com
post or manure that was readily at
band.-F'0rney'S Press.
Year: 1872

A child knelt at the accustomed
time to thank God for the mercies
of the day, and pray for his care
through the coming night. Then,
as usual, came the "God bless dear
mother and


But the prayer was stilled, the lit
tie hands unclasped, and a look of
sadness and wonder met the mothers
eye, as the words of hopeless sorrow
came from the lips of the kneeiipo
child, Il cannot pray for father any
more"


Since her little lips had been able
to form the dear name she had pray
ed for a blessing upon it. It had
followed close after mothers name.
But now he was dead l waited for
some moments and then urged her
to go on.


Her pleading eyes met mine, and
with voice that faltered, she said !:


20 mother I cannot leave him
all cut let me say, Thank God that
had dear father once so I can
still go on and keep him in my
prayers. +"


And SO she still continues to do,
and my heart learned lesson from
the loving ingenuity of my child.
Remember to thank God for mercies
past as well as to ask blessings for
the future. The Christian.
Year: 1872

From two to four quarts OF air
slaked lime, according to the size OF
your peach trees, may be applied to
each one. early in the spring or late
IN the fall. Excavate shallow basin
around the trunk, place the lime in
that cavity tor a month or more, and
then mix with The surrounding soil
filing the cavity with fresh earth.
Year: 1872

HAVE you a severe wrench or sprain
Have you rheumatism in any form
Have you stiff neck, or lunches caused
by rheumatic pains ? If so Johnson S
Anody1le LiniMent is a specific remedy,
and is also the best pain killer in the
world
Year: 1872

Family Treasure.-The happiest and best
member of family is usually called the light of
me househoid because. besides being happy and
eheerfii hinsefor herself he she makes all else
Year: 1872

The scatfOld hal been awkward y
erected, and shook as he placed bis
foot upon the ladder See me
safe up" he said TO Kingston ioi
my coming down l can shit fol
myself p He began to speak to the
people, but the Sheriff begged him
not to proceed, and he contented
himself with asking for their pray
ers, and desiring them to bear wit
ness for him that he died in the
faith of the Holy Catholic Church.
and a faithful servant of God and
the King.


He then repeated the ''AIiserere" "
Psalm on his knees when he had
ended and had risen, the execution
er, with an emotion which promised
Ill for the manner in which his part
of the tradegy would be accomplish
Ell, begged his forgiveness. Moore
kissed him Thou art to me the
gre4test benefit that 1 can receive, -
he said +; pluck up thy spirit, man,
and be not afraid to do thine Office
My neck is very short take heed
therefore, that thou strike not awry
for saving of thine honesty"


The executioner offered to tie his
eyes. L VIII cover them myseli, 3"
he said and binding them in a
cloth which he had brought with
him, be knelt and laid his head
upon the block. The fatal stroke
was about to fall, when he signed
for a moments delay while be moved
aside his beard PITY that shou d
be cut he murmured. "thatGihas
not committed treason :" With
which strange wordz-the strangest,
perhaps, ever uttered at such a time
the lips most famous through
Europe for eloquence and wisdom,
closed forever


This was the execution Of Sir
Thomas Moore-an act which was
sounded out into the four corners OF
the earth, and was the worlds won
der, as well for the circumstances
under which it was perpetrated as
for the preternatural composure
with which it was borne. Something
u EiS NeltAL4iCco A4A0 Lave Ottn uuG
10 his naturcl temperament, some
thing to an unaffected WEAKNESS OF
a world which in his eyes was plung-
ing into the ruin of the latter days.


But those fair hues of sunny
cheerfulness caught their color from
the simplicity OF his faith; and
never was there Christians victory
over death more grandly evidenced
than in that last scene, lighted with
its lambent humor.


History viii rather dwell upon -he
incidents of the execution than at
tempt a sentence upon those who
willed that it should be.


1 was at once the most piteous
and most inevitable. The hour of
had come at length,
when at the hands of the Roman
Church was to be required all the
blood which it had shed,
from the blood of Raymond of Tou-
louise to the blood of the last victim
who had blackened into ashes at
Smithfeld. The voices CRYING un-
derneahh the altar had been heard
upon the throne of the Most High,
and woe to the generation of which
the dark account had been demand
AnthOny FrOude.
Year: 1872

We often see large stock of cattle
which do not seem to thrive, and come
out 'spring poor" all for want of some
thing to start them IN the right direc-
ton. One dollars worth of Sheridans s
OaU0lry Condition PolCders, given to
such stock occasionally during the
winter, would be worth more than an
extra half ton of hav.
Year: 1872

Beat the white of four eggs to "a
stiff froth then add to them half a
pound of ground or powdered white
sugar, beat well until it viii stand
ike foam. Flavor with vanilla,
lemon or rose. This will frosts the
tops Of two ordinary sized cakes
Heap as much as you deem sufficient
in the centre OF the cake, then DIP a
broad-biaded knife into cold water,
and spread the icing over the whole
surface.
Year: 1872

This is a New York special to the St.
Louis Republican:


Governor English of Connecticut, pub
fishes the following TeiOinder to a state
ment appearing in a Buffalo paper that he
said that Gratz Brown was intoxicated
when in New Haven:


MEssRs. EDITORs-Dutv alike to Gov
ernOr Brown and myself require that |
should contradict this most wantOn libel.
l saw but little of Governor Brown while
in this city. His time was for the most
part occupied in attending the college eX-
ercises. l went to the New Haven House
for the purpose of hearing him speak in
response to a serenade, where | met him in
the paTlOr. He was being introduced to
many of our distinguished citizens. At
nine o'clock he made the speech as pub
lished, and remained in conversation with
both ladies and gentlemen until about ten
o'clock, when he returned to his room, since
which time | have not seen or heard from
him. During this whole period l was
present, and introduced the singers to him,
and his time was constantly employed in
exchanging the civilities usual and cOnse-
quent upon such an occasion. Had he been
Intoxicated, as has been represented, hun
dreds Of our best citizens had the best of
opportunities to have discovered it, and it
could never have been left to the clerk of
the hotel to be the sole one to discover 1t.
In all my intercourse with Governor Brown
/ have never seen him intoxicated, nor
have l seen him drink a drop of spirituOUs
LIQUOR, not SO much as a glass of wine.


JAMES E. ENGLISH.


Hew Haven, August 10, 1872.
Year: 1872

We are desired by Colonel Garter to say
that in his speech at the ratification meet
ing Tuesday morning, some very bitter
epithets are reported as having been used
by him in reference to the crowd sup
porting the CustomhOuse ticket. While he
inclines to the belief that nothing he could
have said would have been SO harsh as to
be unjust, he could not out Of courtesy to
his audience, employ words Of such a char
acter. His opinion is that the taste Of
present company should guide the speak
er, even at the sacrifice of an accurate por-
traiture of political opponents.
Year: 1872

There is music in the rustling of the
winds through the stately pines which flank
every village on the line Of the jackson
railroad. 1t is peculiarly delightful music
to the ears Of those who leave the heat and
dust of the city. Buy Sunday excursion
ticket, and go as far as Magnolia tomorrow
morning, or any point this side of there,
taking the 1885 train, and returning to the
city by ten at light. Ripe fruit, pure water
and fresh buttermilk.
Year: 1872

Those who can get out Of the city only
for single day or a very brief period have
this year learned the peculiar advantages
of the New Orleans and Mobile trains 70
and from the watering places. The rates of
fare on excursion tickets are every day
very low, but more liberal on Sunday than
on any other day. Tickets of this nature
can only be obtained at the Camp street
Office, or the Canal street station They
can not be had of conductors. Salt water
bathing, fish dinners, cool rooms and good
beds
Year: 1872

Street laborers looked weary last eve
ming around the City Hall waiting for their
names to be called from the pay rolls. The
sums they got will mover make them rich,
even Gin hypothetical way"
Year: 1872

DEATH IN THE CUP.-Late Wednesday
night Thomas Long was admitted to a
ward in the Charity Hospital, suffering
from what was supposed to be sunstroke.
He did not live long, and an inquest was
held, when it was discovered that death
was caused by Incorporate use OF alcoholic
lrinEs