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Year: 1872

FAsr-HoRsE FARM1Na.- Moore tells us in his journal how a well-todo farmer rode straight to the poor-house on a fast horse The animal was really fine one, and gave it's owner great de- light, and nothing would answer but an exhibition of him through the profess sionals. He put up his money and won. This gave a higher flight to his ambition, and induced 8 bolder opera tion. Success rewarded his adventures He neglected his farm, imperceptibly acquired habits to which he had before been stran ger, and, spurred on by past success and the machinations of the crafty, whose aim is to fleece the green and unwary, placed his farm in jeopardy for the purpose of raising money to stake on the result of a race in which his pet horse was to contend for the prize and mastery. The profession als had now got the over confident farmer in the precise position desired, and the result was, as they intended it should be, the defeat of the farmers horse and the ruin of his owner. The animal changed hands, and so did the farm. It was all down hill with the farmer after this. His family was broken up and dispersed, while he, reckless and maddened by disappoint- ment and re1norse, found a premature grave.
Year: 1872

A SToRY.-A very extraordinary story is apparently gaining some credence in Madrid. It is neither more nor less than to the effect that King Amadeus was party to what is supposed to be the assassination hoax, and designed the same with view to the favorable results of the dastardly attack. He, says the report, was much chaarined to find one of his instruments killed, as he had no such intention towards any but his horses, The prisoners will soon be dis charged it is said. Another sensation is that the Attorney-G General has discover ed evidence duplicating the Duke de Montpensier in the assassination of Pr1m and demands his arrest. ' a5-s
Year: 1872

D1sF1aURED.--A sad story IS told in Paris apropos of the death of Mile. Char ton. She made her debut on the Paris boards when only twenty years of age a fine looking girl, with fine voice and dramatic talent. In an altercation with her lover, occasloned by his jealousy, he threw bottle of aquafortis in her face, which so disfgured it that she never again appeared in public. Just before her death, Mile. Charton received the sum of 100 francs from the Government to relieve her necessities.
Year: 1872

INTIMATE ACQUAINTANCEs. Of all dis agreeable people who cumber the earth, the most to be dreaded are intimate ac- quaintances the people who think themselves justified by virtue of having known you a certain length of time, and having been, by circumstances, thrown ding with your affairs in an utterly in excusable way. People who enter your room when you are absent, and help themselves to any thing they may hap pen to want, just the same as if you were present /; who allow you to search for the missing article until you are dis couraged, and in your own heart accuse the servants of stealing it, and then walk cooly in some morning to return it, without dreaming of apologizing for the unwarrantable liberty they have taken. These are the people who look over your shoulder when you are writ ing letters who borrow your last new novel before you have cut the leaves ; who, when you present them with tickets to a concert or any other enter tainment. quietly ask for your own re- maining one, that some friend may ac company them who always call upon you just at meal time who invite them selves to your country house in the sum- mer and your town house in the winter ; aud whose requirements-whether it be for your dinner or the perusal of your love letters are always granted, for the reason tbat the superlatively cool i'm pudence evinced in asking, leaves you so astonished and bewildered that it never strikes you there can be any other resource.
Year: 1872

THE CATTLE DISEASE. E.-The owners of live stock in Australia are greatly excited over the discovery that the foot and mouth disease has made its appearance among the cattle in that country. Al though the disease is rarely fatal, the fact that it renders animals unable to travel for water or to seek food invests it with an importance that it would not elsewhere possess. It is foreseen that if it should extend among the Australian herds of wild cattle, terrible ravages must be expected, for as they cannot be approached to be fed or watered great numbers would certainly die of thirst, if not of starvation. The Australian au- thorities are taking the most vigorous measures to stamp out the disease. The farms on which the infected animals were found have been placed in quar- antine for six months, and commission IS engaged in the work of seeking out and destroying all infected cattle.
Year: 1872

PERsoNAL.-We were pleased to receive a
call, during the past week, from DR.. Ayers
traveller. who was in our town dpvnting his
time and attention to the preparations of the
great medicine man. This call has become
a pleasant annual to US from the able and
reliable business character of the accomplish
ed gentleman whom this firm send out to
transact their business. No house is better
known or valred by the press for its prompt
ness in settlement than the well established
and popular j. C. Aver & Co. Lowell, Mass.
whose medicines have become a household
necessity. and won the confidence and praise
of all. Our own acquaintance with them
has extended over a series Of years, and we
have invariably found them. their travellers
and their medicines worthy of the commen.
dafien they everywhere receive.-Jackson
Tenn Tribune.
Year: 1872

The Mus1c.Box TRADE.-A Geneva letter
saws: "The extent to which this business is
carried on in Geneva is matter of surprise to
Americans, and the magni6cence of some Of
the instruments turned out exceeds anything
that most persons have any idea of. We were
shown an instrument this morning that played
thirty-six tunes with flute, bell, drum and
castanet accompaniment. The cost OF 1t,
complete. was seven thousand francs, or about
fourteen hundred dollars, the purchaser to
have the privilege of naming twelve airs to
be arranged on two of the cylinders that were
blank. The instruments range IN price from


five franks to seven thousand. The high
priced ones are in elegant rosewood cases, but
most of them are surprisingly low when we
consider the prices at which the smaller boxes
are sold in the United States. There is q
duty, however, of thirty per cent, which &C.
counts in some measure for the cost. A box
playing eight tunes, with the accompaniment
of bells, castanets and drum can he had for
two thousand and fifty francs, and with the
drum accompaniment also for four hundred
francs. The price rises with the size of the
cylinder and the finish of the cases. There
are musical chairs which play when you sit
down upon them, musical decanters which
strike up a merry air, such as the Glowing
Bowl" when you pour anything out of them,
musical snuff boxes, musical flower pots, and
musical toys of all descriptions. The twelve
hundred dollar instrument had a volume OF
sound sufficient for church, and would oc-
eupy as much space in parlor as an ordinary
piano, though it might be taken for an old
style sideboard.
Year: 1872

SECRET MARR1AGEs.-Every now and then
the public is startled by the exposure of some
domestic or social villainy based on secret
marriage. Some con6ding young lady has
been induced to marry her lover secretly, and
to keep the marriage secret for months and
perhaps for years. In recent case the mar
riage had been kept secret for nearly seven
years. Of course man who wishes to keep
his marriage a secret is always actuated by
selfish, and usually base motives. He is act
ing participating game; and his conf,
ding wife is pretty sure, in the end, to lind
herself the victim of his treachery and base
ness.


A woman should never consent to be mar
ried secretly. Her marriage should be SOL
emnized in the light Of publicity, and not in
the shadow of concealment. She should dis
trust man who has any reason for shrouding
in darkness the act whch-in his estimation
at least-should be the crowning glory of his
life. The man who always has some plot on
hapd-who naturally takes to trickery and
concealment, and is never ready to have his
actions brought out into the clear light cf
day. is apt to be so constitutionally base that
he seldom, even by accident, deviates into
the path of honor and virtue. No woman
who values her domestic happiness should
ever listen to the suggestions Of such man IN
favor of secret marriage.
Year: 1872

THE EMPTY CRADLE.-The deasis of lit
tie child is to the mothers heart ike the dew
on plant, from which bud has ju't perish.
ed. The plant lifts up its head in 'reshened
greenness to the morning light; so sae moth
er's soul gathers, from the dark sorrow which
she has passed, fresh frightening Of her
heavenly hopes. :,


AS she bends over the empty cradle, and
fancy brings her sweet infant before her, a
ray of divine light is on the cherub face. 1t
is her son still, but with the seal of immortal
ity on his brow. She feels that heaven was
the only atmosphere where her precious
flower could unfold without spot or blemish,
and she would not recall the last. But the
anniversary of his departure seems to bring his
spiritual presence near her. She indulges in
that tender grief which soothes, like an opiate
in pain, I'll hard passages and cares in life.


The world to her is no longer filled with
human love and hope in the future, so glorious
with heavenly love and joy; she has treasures
of happiness which the worldly, unchastened
heart never conceived. The bright, fresh
flowers with which she has decorated her
room, the apartment where her infant died,
are mementoes of her far brighter hopes now
dawning on her day dream. She thinks Of
the glory of the new Jerusalem, where the
little foot will never find thorn aElong the


flowers to render the shoe necessary. Nor
will pillow be wanted for the dear head re-
posing on the breast of a kind Saviour. And
she knows that her infant is there lii that
world of eternal bliss.
Year: 1872

YOUNG AMERICA WoNDERs.-I wonder
what makes papa tell such nice stories to WIS.,
itors about his hiding his masters rattan when
he went to school, and about his running
away from the school-mistress when she was
going to whip him, and then shut me up all
day in dark room, because tried just once
to be as smart as he has been?


Wonder what made papa say that wicked
word, when Betsey upset the ink all over his
paper, and then slapped my ears when l said
the same thing when my kitestring broke?


Wonder why mamma told Bridget, the other
day to say she was not at home when Tommy
Days mother called, and then puts me to bed
without my supper every time I tell lie?
Year: 1872

A Cool OFF1cER.-During the war bat
terry was sent to Helena, Arkansas, the mem
bers of which having no idea of war, and
little of anything except the freedom (using a
rather profane expression) to "raise hell and
break things" proved so turbulent and un-
governable that no commanding officer could
be found who could exercise any control at
all over them. Finally, the commanding
general selected his chief of artillery-a stall
wart and reliable German-to 60 and take
charge of that battery, and straighten the
members thereof. On hearing of this arrange
ment, the members of the battery made every
preparation to clean out the new importation,
and an arrangement to ride him on rail out
of their jurisdie lion was effected: But the
German was too sharp for them. He went to
a regiment of infantry and directed the Colo
mel to give him detail of fifty of his best
men, fully armed, which was soon furnished.
He then smilingly passed into the crowd Of
malcontents with his fierce, whiskered and
armed detail, and ordered every sinner OF
them strapped to the guns, wheels, caisons, or
to any thing that happened to be about, so
that it could hold them perfectly secure, and
tipping his military hat, and bowling politely
to the fettered crowd of enraged but helpless
bummers, wishing them pleasant dreams, he
passed into his tensNnd slept serenely.


In the morning he got up leisurely, washed
and dressed himself with scrupulous nicely,
and walking out among the hampered crowd,
placed his thumbs in the arm holes of his vest,
and exclaimed, with great suavity and the
most perfect good nature:


"Goot morning, shentlemen! How you
pass de night, hey%


1t was too much The men caved before
the consumate GOODNESS and audacity of their
new commander, and it is said by those who
were present on that occasion, that this de-
moralized battery did as good execution at.
terward as any in the service.
Year: 1872

HOUSEHOLD TRA1NING.- Journal Of
Health says: "Training girls for household
duties ought to be considered as necessary as
instruction in writing and arithmetic, and
quite as universal. We are in our house more
than half of our existence and it is the house
hold surroundings which affect more largely
the happiness or misery of domestic life. If
the wife knows how to "keep house." if she
understands how to "set table," if she has
learned how things ought to be cooked, how
beds should be made, how carpets should be
swept, how furniture should be busted, how
the clothes should be repaired and turned and
altered, and renovated if she knows how pur-
chases can be made to the best advantage, and
understands the laying in of provisions, how
to make them 60 farthest and last longest; II
she appreciates the Importance of system, or
der, tidiness, and the quiet management OF
children and servants, then she knows how to
make little heaven of home, how to keep
her husband from the clubhouse, the gam
bling-table and the wine.cup. Such family
will be trained to social respectability, to bus
iness success, and to efficiency and usefulness
in whatever position may be allotted to them.
1t is safe to say that not one girl in ten in our
large towns and cities enters into married life
who has learned to bake loaf O. bread, to
purchase roast, painting, to sweep car
pet or to cut and fit and make her own dress
How much the perfect knowledge of these
things bears upon the thrift, the comfort and
health Of families may be conjectured, but not
calculated by figures. 1t would be OF I'M
measurable advantage to make beginning
by attaching kitchen to every girls school
in the nation, and have lessons given daily in
the preparation of all the ordinary articles of
food and drink for the table, and how to pur-
chase them in market to the best advantage,
with the result of large saving Of money, an
increase of comfort and higher health in every
family in the land.


1--WE think that boys also should be trained
for household duties. Not perhaps in precise
ly the same way, or to the same extent as
girls, but sufficiently to make them wise ad-
visers and helpers of their wives. No man
who never undertook to prepare three com.
Portable meals day, or to do family wash.
ing, or to sweep and dust house, or to mend
and make clothing, has any adequate concep..
tion of the care and labor these household
matters involve. Therefore, husbands are too
often careless in providing help, exacting in
their demands upon their wives, and, worst Of
all, underestimate the value of her services.
If boys were trained to house. work sufficiently
to appreciate its value, no man would ever
say that he "supported his wife" If fthey had
ever helped to "tend the baby" husbands
would seldom neglect tae mother Of their chill
dren."
Year: 1872

D1eN1rY.-Nothing lowers man, if there
by he honors the Lord. 1t is not possible for
any godly work to be beneath our dignity
rather ought we to know that the lowest
grade of service bestows dignity upon the
man who heartily performs it. Even the
least and most obscure form of serving Christ
is more high and lofty than we are worthy to
undertake.
Year: 1872




SCAT w-Our old HOMESTEAD on Penn
street, one door above Irwin, was the home Of
many happy cat. among the rest was one,
an old short.tailed, time-honored cat, about as
thrifty one as was ever seen anywhere. The
time allude to was in the summer of 1862.
She had full batch Of kittens. should first
say she was one of the best cats ever saw.
She would often undertake the destruction Of
rats nearly as large as herself. I have fire.
quently seen her engaged in such struggle:
She always came off victorious, and the yard
back of the house was the scene of many q
conflict, and was frequently strewn with the
largest rats, stifened in death, all the work of
her own hand. AS stated above, she had a.
full batch of kittens, one think, for every
teat. We noticed that all the kittens but one
were sleek and fat, the very pink Of perfec-
tion, while the poor exception looked very
miserable We could not imagine what was
the cause of it. To see one of the little fam
lily look so wretched, while the others were so
sleek and we'll provided for, caused no little
talk in our family. At last the secret was
unraveled. My sister, who is now living with
me, came screaming at the top of her voice :
"Come here and see nasty big rat sucking
the catw You may be sure lost no time
in running to the scene of action. There,
lying right in the door Of the hay-loft, was
Mrs. Pussy and her family. Every kitten
but one had a teat in i.s mouth, and the poor
deserted thing was not in its place There,
lying among the kittens, was monster rat,
with teat in its mouth, sound asleep. The
sight was too unnatural. came right down
the hay-loft steps, ran up into the house and
got pair of tongs. I then took hold of the
rat with the tongs and drew it away from the
teat, and while it was licking its lips, dashed
it to the ground, killing it. Now comes as
singular part Of the story as the foregoing:
Although she was one Of the best of rat-catch-
ers, and as lively as cricket all the time, yet
from the hour of killing her pet rat she never
did any more good, never took nourishment
of any kind, but pined away and died in just
one week from that day. The story may
seem incredible to some, but every word is
true. There is yet besides myself, a living
witness of it, although forty years have passed
away.-Pitsburg Chronicle.
Year: 1872

s9~ Men plant prayers and endeavors, and
60 the next day looking to see if they have
borne graces. Now God does not send graces
as he sends light and rain, but they are
wrought in us through long days of discipline
and growth.
Year: 1872

Yesterday the Comptronr's Office and The
Mayors office we're honored with visit OF
committee OF five from the two Boards Of
Aldermen, who were deputed by their respective
Boards to inquire OF the Comptroller as to the
nonpayment OF their months salary. The
Go mptroller explained to the gentlemen in
reply to their inquiry, that since the first OF the
month he had had to examine the pay-r0lls OF the
Fire Department and also the payrols OF the labor
ers, as well as other pay-rolls OF working
men. This had necessarily DELAYED the
payment OF the Aldermen, but he hoped
to reach 1t in few days. He also
aided that he had given preference to the pay.
ment OF men who had honestly earned their pay,
which averaged only 81 or So per day, because
he was OF opinion that where 1t was ab-
sOlute that a choice should be made that
the preference should be gwen to legitimate
and well-earned labor The Aldermen were paid
81, 600 per year and the Assistant Aldermen $4,000
per year for comparatively little work. He
thought that they would not be incon-
venienced by waiting few days for
their monthly pay, especially when 1t
was considered that there were great legal doubts
and decision now pending, whether they we're
entitled to any pay. The committee withdrew to
the Mayors offlce to confer with His Honor, but
the Mayor was too busy to see the delegation
Year: 1872

ago she had II is alleged an abortion procured
~ tne instance OF Bricelard, from the effects OF
winch she today suffers and IL is possible she may
never leave the room in which she Is confined alive
- country village an affair OF this sort gives rise
~ no end OF igoksip and Briceland was lrowned upon
" tue eoou people and met with rebuifs wherever
an the neighborhood he would 90. The deceased,
~ IL repOrted on the authority OF Ruth Howard,
sent anonymous notes to various persons in that
sectiOn OF tne county detailing Brceland's connec
tOn with this woman and what unnatural means
ne had res0rted to. But few weeks ago the
prisoner ewore before this same woman that there
was higher tribunal than that on eartn and that
he would have revenge on this old scoundrel an
oath which he carried out IN all its provisions most
enectually.


THE CUNNING TPE THE MURDERER


rs shown by further revelations part OF the de-
tectivc On the night OF the murder Briceland,
who boarded in the vicinity OF his snop, retired to
bed at five minutes before nine O'Clock, az was
sworn to by the landlady. He could not have
@ e .e G n e nsq mt ner one
exit besides the front door area, and was small
window In the rear OF the house. This was ex
ahmed, and on the sill were fresh marks like
those a boot would make; and, furthermore, the
white slll was covered with black marks made by
the powder -backened fingers OF the murderer
the snow might be the means OF his detection, ana
when arrested had on pair that would not agree
10 Ia any manner with the bootmarks in the snow
In his bedroom In one dark corner, was discovered
the boots that made the tracks


THE FATAL SHOT.


When the murderer had completed his prepara-
tlons ana lighted the fuse he hurried away, and
there IN the cold, bright night the fire crept slowly
10 the muz2le OF the weapon. II reached the pow
anu the soul Of John Aingham was before It's
Maker. The load passed through the glass and
curtain, tore away the woodwork OF the bed and
fnaly lodged in the ceiling and opposite side o:
the ROOM A portion OF the old mans brains were
hurled 0rty feet The rcco tore on the top OF the
fence and struck large tree, cntting the bark en-
tirely or ana then rebounded a distance OF over
sixty feet. The IRON pine was split nearly foot at
the muzzleby the force OF the explosion.
Year: 1872

German, known by the name OF ..Dutch Henry
recently employed by Rev. Mr.. Switzer at Allen
dale, on Thursday night committed suicide by cut
ting his throat. He cleared his wife ont OF the
house and locked the doors. On FRIDAY morning
the place was broken open and Henry was found
lying dead upon the floor. He had cut his throat
almost from ear TO ear and had writhed and wal
lowed about the room until not only was his body
covered with the blood, but the whole floor OF the
room was perfect mass OF gore presenting n
sight indescrlbabiy sckly. Deceased leaves q fam
lly in poor circumstances The cause OF his sulcide
was rum and uisBiDatioLS
Year: 1872

The Twentieth precinct police yesterday after.
noon informed Coroner Young that Michael Mackie,
q man forty-eight years OF age and born In Ire
land, had been found dead In bed at his residence


b3o West Thirty-ninth street. It seemed to be the
impression that the death Of Mackie had been ac-
celerated by injuries received In hght with an
unknown man on the 4th instant. Deputy Coroner
Marsh will make o post-mortem examination on
the body and thus determine the cause OF DEATH


The matter will be thoroughly investigated before
Coroner Young and In the meantime the police
will take prompt action towards securing the a.
legged fugitive assailant.