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Year: 1872

Peter Damon, who lives out on the
Ogdensburg road, has won the destinc-
tion of being the champion bear hunter
OF the county. lie carries light rifle,
before which any animal that lives in
the woods is sure to meet death, il Peter
has any chance for shot. lie has kill
ed six bears and seven deer, this fall so
far, and if he does not have any closer
call than he did one day last week, he
will probably be the destruction of as
many more before winter sets IN.


On the day abjve mentioned, Peter
was out with two hounds, aud had fol
lowed bear trail for several hour, when
just at dusk the dogs came up with a
large she bear and three large cUbs. The
cuts were in trees, and the old bear was
engaged in lively fight with the
hounds. On seeing Peter she left the
hounds aud made for him. lie waited
with a cooked rifle until she was within
dozen feet, and then fired. The ball
struck the top of her head, and went
down through her neck aud into her
shoulder, but did not kill her. She made
one OF two jumps aud was close upon
the hunter. Damon tried TO dodge, but
was not quick enough. The bear caught
one vi his legs, and threw him upon his
back, and would have cut him open in
an instant bad not the fai hiul hounds at
lacked her in the rear. The bear was
cnraged and crazy about the shot, and
turned upon her aSsailants, leaving Da-
mon free TO make his escape. lie was
not long in doing it, and took refuge on
the trunk of fallen tree, and now he
was in Il quandary. He had but three
more bullets, and there were three more
cubs i'll the trees, which lie wanted. He
saw that the old bear was too badly
wounded 10 escape, and the dogs were
faithfully attending to her case. She
turned upon them as savagely as moth
ing but she bear could, every time
they attacked her, but could not get hold
of one of them. Mr.. Damon told us
that she caught hold of pOpple trees two
or three inches i'll diameter, and tore
them to the ground, when in turning
round she would strike them, and think
they were new enemies. Damon quickly
loaded and fired three times into the
trees, and brought down cub at each
fire. Then he Whitfield out hard OAK
plug three inches long, and loaded his
rifle with it, and sent 1t into the neck oi
the old bear, dropping her. He ''went
in" and cut her throat, and after securing
his game for the night, went home. In
the morning he took his team and drew
his four bears home, as good bag OF
game as any hunter in the State will Sc
cure this fall, we will warrant.
Year: 1872

A Des Moines, Iowa, druggist sent his
clerk out to drum for sales of oil. He
carried the card of the proprietor and
the picture of his girl in his side pocket.
He called upon tradesman at Newton
and tossed card upon the counter, say.
ing lie represented that establishment.
The tradesman picked it up, gave it
steady look and said it was fine estab,
lishment, and was informed by the clerk
that he had represented it about three
years; whereupon he remarked to the
youth that he supposed he would soon
be partner. The youth said he should
be pleased to sell him some coal oil, and
that his establishment handled more oil
than any other in Des Moines. The
tradesman took another look at the card
and asked the boy if he wasn't mistaken.
He blushingly guessed he was, as he re-
turned his girls picture to his pocket.
Year: 1872

The scene in the courtroom when


Laura Fair was acquitted caused even the
statue of Justice on the wall behind the
Judge to shed tears until the rag over
her eyes was dripping with brine The
prisoner, supported by Judge Curtis's
arm, which was around her waist, her
little white hand that pulled the trigger
on Crlttenden, clasped by one OF her
counsel. The twelve jurymen slobber-
ing and snuffling, the lawyers shaking


with suppressed sobs, all served TO make
a picture as sad as it was touching, and
many woman went from the court room
filled with higher resolves to horse pistol
some man, look pale, faint away and get
her name in print.
Year: 1872




The great citizen who died at Auburn
has probably not left another in all our
borders so widely known. We do not
refer especially to his fame, for that he
shared with many others. But William
Henry Seward, the man, i'll his habit as
he lived, was probably better known to
his countrymen and to the world than
any American statesman of the past or
present. He had entered political life at
an early age. He had passed his entire
lite, almost without vacations, in con-
spicuous public positions. Almost all
the months during which, in a long liie
time, he had been out of the harness of
office, he had employed in foreign travel.
Aud when abroad he always availed
himself of his exceptional advantages TO
make the acquaintance of typical and
prominent men. So that today, as the
news of hi is death is telegraphed over
the world, it is no exaggeration to say
that in every court and cabinet on earth
the tidings will come with something of
personal shock TO the few who govern
the many in the Republics of Spanish
America the loss OF powerful friend
and patron will be mourned the states
men of Europe will recognize the demise
of almost the only American whom they
have ever regarded as their peer; and in
the fartherest East, in the uItermost isles
of the sea, prayers will be offered in
strange tongues to alien gods Tor the re-
pose of the great chieftain, whose white
head and broken frame cast such a won
der about his wide journeyings in the
hamlets and the palaces of India and Nj
phon and Cathay.
Year: 1872

THE CHRISTIAN PooR.-Mr. Tai
madge, in a recent sermon, talks thus en-
couragingly to the poor: ''Here comes
a great column of the Christian poor.
They always walked on earth. The on
ly ride they ever had was in the hearse
that took them to the potter's field
They went day by day poorly clad aud
meanly fed and insnfficiently sheltered.
They were jostled out of houses whose
rent they could not pay, and out of
churhes where their presence was an Of
fence. Considering the insignificant way
many of these went out OF the world, the
poor doctoring and the course shroud
and the haste of the obsequies, you
might have expected a tame reception
for them or the other side; but shin
ing retinue was waiting beyond the riv-
er for their departing spirits, and as they
passed a celestial escort confronted them
and snow-wliite chargers of Heaven
were brought in, and the conquerers
mounted: and here they pass In the
throng of the victor-the poor-house ex-
changed for palace, the rags for imperi-
al attire, weary walking for seats on the
white horses from the Kings stable
Ride on, ye victors
Year: 1872

A FRAUD.-A city chap from Cleve-
land, spending few weeks in the coun-
try with farmer friend, asked to be per
mitted to abstract the lacteal fluid from
the bovine group at eventide." AS soon
as the farmer found out that all he want
ed was to milk the COWS some night, he
cheerfully assented, and, with other mem
bers of the family, seated himself on the
barn-yard fence-to see the fun. Hardly
had the tight-pantalooned chap begun to
pull on the peculiar natural appendages,
which all who desire 10 milk must mani
pulate, when the patient COW looked
around and saw the "whatis-it" at her
side. Fetching him wipe in the eyes
with her tail, she, at the same time, pro-
jected her hind foot with lightning like
rapidity, and, while the mixer was bal
ancing on his ear in mud puddle, the
sportive Cow sent the milk pail
spinning after him. Owing to damages
to his pants, our hero was compelled to
walk backward until he got out OF sight
of the farmers daughters, and now he
says farming is fraud.
Year: 1872

The Greeubush Gazette is responsible
for the following: A prominent citizen
Of this village went home few nights
since at late hour and gently tapped on
the door. "Who is it?" inquired his bet
ter half. To which very proper inquiry
the heartless man replied by asking
"Whom do you expect at this hour Of
the night ?"
Year: 1872

Now that the cool nights are coming
on, country people are beginning to fix
up their front gates. There was no use
in trying to keep them in repair as long
as the evenings were favorable to outside
courting. One of the wants of the age
is gate hinge that will bear the weight
OF young couple without straining the
gate hinge or-the lovers. is .-.-l
Year: 1872

To YOCNG MEN.-Young men should
read the following words from the pen
OF Professor Porter, and from them
gather new courage for the battle of life:
young men you are the architests OF
your own fortunes. Rely upon your
own strength OF body and soul. Take
for your star selfrelance. Juscrbe on
your banner, Luck is fool, pluck is
hero Don't take too much advice
keep Your helm and steer your own
ship, remember that the great art of
commanding is to take a fair share of
the work. Think well of yourself
Strike out. Assure your own position.
Put potatoes i'll a cart, over a rough
road, and the small ones go to the bot
tom. Rise above the envious and jeol-
GUS. Fire above the mark you intend to
hit. Energy, invncible determination,
with right motive, are the levers that
move the world. Don't drink-don't
chew-don't sInoke-don't swear-don'L
deceive-don't read novels-dont marry
until you can support wife. Be earn
est-be selfreliant-be generous-be
civil Read the papers. Advertise
your business. Make money and do
good with it. Love God and your fel-
lowmen. Love truth and virtue Love
your country and obey its laws"
Year: 1872

The Careless Word.
Twas but word, a careless word,
As thistle down il seemed TO light;
Ii paused u moment on the air,


Then onward winged its needless flight
Another lip caught up the word,


And breathed it with naughty sneer;
II gathered weight AS on its sped,
That careless word, in its career.
Then rumor caught the flying word,
And busy gossip gave il weight,
Until that little word became


A vehicle of angry hate.
And then that word was winged with fire.
lis mission was a thing of pain,
For soon it fell like lava drops


Upon wildly tortured brain.
And then another page of life


With burning, scalding tears was blurred
A load of care was heavier made.


1t added weight, shat careless word
That careless word, oh how it scOrched
A fainiing, bleeding, quivering hC art
Twas like Il hungry fire, that searched
Through every tender, vital part.
How wildly throbbed that aching heart
Deep agony IFS fountain stirred
1t calmed, but bitter ashes mark


The pathway of that careless word.
Year: 1872

STILL RIcHEB.-On Wednesday we saw box
OF quartz just taken out of the Auburn mine by
L. W. Roberts, Superintendent, that we may
well say was ''lousy with gold This is the old
Dillon or Calf Pasture mine, three miles from
OF here. The drift at the 175foot level is now in
% feet, from which point this last most exceed
ing lch ore was taken. They have now run
thirty feet in this pay schultz and it is richer
than when first struck The ledge is over four
leet thick and gorged with that which makes the
miner laugh. Streaks and blotches in the rock
We saw. composing half its bulk, was fully half
gold.
Year: 1872

MAGIC SLIDING TOBACCO Box We were pre-
Sehted with one of these comic, cute and decep-
ilVe silver tobacco boxes this week by Louis
"ooscr of the Plaza Variety store. They are a
most valuable, convenient and lasting pocket to-
Dacco box BY magic spring the box is empty
"I iull' Just as the owner desires it should be-
according to the customer that asks for a chew.
40 TO Mooser's at the brick store on the plaza and
get one or any thing else that you want to make
you happy.
Year: 1872

MORE Houses WANTED We heard gentle
man say, few DAYS ago: 'Well, guess | shall
have to leave this town next week =" He was
asked, "Why? Can you not do as well here as
elsewhere?" He answered, eyes, and better too.
I can make money enough here. and l like the
place and The climate first rate, but | can't get a
house in the whole town either for love or mon
ey, and unless l can bring my family here !
shant stay. This being bachelor and leaving
my wife widow don't go a cent on"


These remarks were from q gentleman who
had hunted and inquired diligently, for two
weeks, for a chance to rent a house. bat finding
there was not an empty house in town, deter
mined to leave. This is not the only case of the
KIND. There are several persons i'll town to-day
anxious to procure homes and find it impossible.
1t has been so for overa year. Families coming
TO this town, with the desire to settle, have been
driven away, or compelled to leave, because here
there was no chance to get home. The daily
evidence that comes to us of the stability OF our
mines, and the rapdity with which the surround
ing country is being settled and improved, all go
to indicate demand for an increase of business
and the necessary growth of our town. There is
nowhere better chance for a safe and profitable
Investment than presents itself here for men Of
means to erect some neat cottage houses. Rent
ers Tor half dozen could be secured now, and
we wonder why capitalists do not see this and
invest
Year: 1872

MORE New GooDs--L Houser has been to the
lay ana returned with all the new goods he can
ei"ni and jam into his large store room. Men,
"'inen and children can find any thing they
want at Houser's brick store room on the plaza
oe Summer, Fall or Winter wear. There is
wv niuch there for us to attempt to enume-ate,
Tor themselves.
Year: 1872

New M1NsrnEls.-lt is said and so published,
that the Twinkling Star Minstrel Troupe, a
local institution at the head OF which stands the
names of John Leach and William Martin, will
give a performance at Music Hall next Tuesday
evening OF course our people will literally
patronize the boys
Year: 1872

from the morehOuSe C0nSerVat1Sci


Our State exchanges appear to be well
satisfied with the fusion ticket rs agreed
upon, although some of them would
have much preferred Mr.. Penn at the
head of the same. AS between this gen
tleman and Col. McEnery we can see
but little difference. So far as the p0-
litical position of Col. McEnery is con-
cerned, We are satisfied with it, and we
| not as liberal and extended as any one
| who could have been selected. His early
| nomination by the Democrats and Re-
formers of course placed him in a posi-
ton opposed to the Liberal ticket which
was brought out afterwards, but from
| his prompt endorsement of the Cncin-
natl movement and his political course
| heretofore; we can't see what better ma
terial than he can be found in the Lib
eral party, which is intended as CO.
| operative party of good purposes, honest
aims and liberal views.


Had the four tickets remained in the
field the fight would have unUueStiOna-
bly, been between Penn and Pinchback
but the fusion of both of these parties
now leaves fair and open contest be-
tween McEnery and Kellogg. Now
leaving the presidential contest out OF
the question, and coming down to mat.
ters that appertain STRICTLY to State in
terests, can any voter, white or cOlOred
urge any reason for refusing to support
the Liberal ticket? Where there are sc
many different factions and elements
now in the State, all COntending for the
same thing, it was necessary that they
should be represented on this ticket
| We believe 1t has been fairly done, and
l hn MI hn hn1
from any one so placed on the ticket
proves faithless to the solemn compact
entered into by his constituted reDre.
sentatives and is false to the interests
Of the people. 1t is only through com.
binatiOn of action that the ticket vii
prove successful, and no man has any
right to say that Col. McEnery is a De,
mOcrat and he will not support him; OF
another to assert that Geo. A. Sheridan
is a Radical and, therefore, he will no
support him; or that Armstead is col
Ored man and he will not vote for him


A fair and honest administration o.
the affairs of the State, and Just dealina
with all sides, is all that the people o.
the State, both white and cOlored, ask
and we believe, if Col. McEnery is elect,
ed, he will comply with these demands
We want to elect no man Governor OF
our State at such @ time as this Wher
there are so many political changes ta
king place who viii, after being elected
ignore any class or section, or the jus
claims Of any honest, capable man to hi
patronage. We want no men in Office
upon this ticket who are so strongly
bound by party ties that they cannot SCI
anything ahead of them but the p0litica
interests Of only one of the faction
which assisted in eleeting them. W.
have no fears in regard to these thing
if the Liberal United State Ticket il
successful.
Year: 1872

Address of the Democratic
National Committee to
the People of the Uni


ted States.
Remarks of the New York


Tribune thereon.
Conference of Prominent
Democrats and Liberals


in New York.
Year: 1872

from lands end to lands end, that all may
read, and reading, believe, that for the
countless millions who are on the road to
an unsimsly grave With bilious complaints
there is but one truly great and reliable
remedy, and that is
Year: 1872

We copy the following from the Wash
ington Capitol:


We had the pleasure, a day or two since,
of an interview with an enthusiastic com
mOner. He was no Cffice-hOlder nor office
seeker, but had treated himself to a look at
things at Cincinnati, at Philadelphia, and
at Baltimore. "Ill tell you what it is"
said he, "the politicians are nowhere.
They. are a thousand miles behind the
people. They are thinking Of one thing and
the people of another. They are thinking
about taking care of themselves; the people
are thinking of making a new deal, in which
they do not care copper what becomes of
the politicians. Talk about parties"
he continued there are no parties.
The old politicians at Baltimore would
have been glad enough to have got rid of
Mr.. Greeley, but they couldn't. They did
not know of much that was going on among
the people, but they knew enough to be
sure that it wasn't safe. Why, you can't
begin to know how the leaven is working
in all parts of the country away from the
cities. Thousands of me1, who a week ago
did not know how it was possible for them
to vote for Greeley, have found out. Thou
sands of men who are hesitating viii 90
over before another week has closed. You
might as well try to stop fire on the prai-
ries when it has a tornado behind it.. While
you are trying to tread it out in one place
the sparks are flying far ahead, and it
breaks out in dozen places.


81 wouldn't have believed it. I tried not
to believe il; but found the people ahead
of me and l am trying to catch up. We are
beginning a new era in politics. We are
not going to measure this years corn in
last years half bushel. tell our politicians
they are not half awake. Look a5 the New
York World The fellow thought he was
going to put stop to this business. He Is
not the first bull who has tried bis strength
on a locomotive. He has had to come
down. They are all coming down. Why
Dan Voorhees, has telegraphed to Baltimore
that he was going TO take the stump Tor
Greeley next week; and l am going TO
Philadelphia to the ratification meeting"
Year: 1872

BERNE, September 13.-The Board OF
Arbitration, accompanied by the diplo-
matte corps and escorted by the Swiss
Federal Council, visited InterlaChen yes.
tcrday, returning here in the afternoon.
In the evening banquet was given them,
President BrunCr, Of the Federal Council,
expressing the qualification Of the Swiss
government that Swiss city had been
selected for the meeting Of the Court


Count Schlopis responded by thanking
the Swiss government and the people for
their hospitaliLics. The only Englishman
present was Lord Tenterden.


GENEVA, September 13.-The gentle.
men Of the Court OF Arbitration returned
to Geneva to-day. They express them.
selves as highly gratitied at their recep-
tion at Berne and lntGrlachen. The din.
ner given in their honor by the Swiss
government last night was attended by
the President Of the Republic, members
of the Federal Council and entire diplo.
matte body of Berne. In the speeches
exchanged on the occasion, there was a
marked tone Of satisfaction at the happy
conclusion OF the work OF the Arbitration
and the achievement Of result, which
the speakers said, was bound TO have such
a powerful influence for good. Not only
the two countries were Immediately in.
terested, but all civilized nations. This
feeling was no more freely and definitely
expressed than at the dinner at Geneva
Saturday night, when an uncertainty may
have still existed US 10 the form of tho de.
cIsion and unanimity Of the Court on the
main points at issue. Itwas evident that
all this uncertainty had been anticipated
contrary TO previous announcements. It
has been decided not to throw the doors
open to the public at the final sitting Of
the Board tomorrow, with the exception
Of few ladies and distinguished gentle.
men who have been invited TO be present
None but the arbitrators, agents, counsel
and others entitled to admission at the
general sessions will be permitted to enter
the council room.
Year: 1872

TEACH THE WOMEN TO sAvE.-TherC'a
the secret A saving woman at the head
Of the family is the very best saving bank
established-one receiving deposits daily
and hourly, with no costly machinery tc
manage 1t. The idea Of saving Is q pleas
ant one, and If the women would imbibe
It at once, they would cultivate and ad-
here to It, and thus when they were moi
aware ot it would be laying the iouuda-
tion OF competent security in stormy
time, and shelter in a rainy day. The wo.
man who sees 10 her own house, has q
large field 10 save in The best way tC
make her comprehend It Is to keep an &C.
count Of all current expenses. Probably
not one woman in ten has an idea how
much are the expenditures Of herself and
family. When from one to two thousand
dollars are expended annually, there is 8
chance to save something ifthc effort il
made. Let the housewife take the idea
act upon it, and she will save many dol
lars-perhaps hundrcds-where before
she thought 1t impossible. This is duty
yet not prompting Of avariCe, but q
moral obligation that rests upon the wo-
man as well as the man.
Year: 1872

Men of business, believe me, there is
now and then a profitable venture in
doing nothing at all. In the power to
put business aside, and abiding now and
then in perfect quiet, things some
times solve themselves, when we give
them that advantage, which refuse to
come clear for ell our trying. We all
know how, by simply taking some per-
plexify into the deepest silence this side
of death-a good nights sleep-We can
do better sometimes than if we sat I'D
and wrought at our task all night.
When Matthew Murray, of Leeds.
wanted to see his way through some
sore perplexity in his inventions, and
all other effort was of no use, he rested
day and night from all noise, and all
effort save the effort an active man has
to keep himself quiet; and then the
thing h wanted would steal in and
LOOK athim, and light ON him, and stay,
as birds used to light on the old her
mits, no more afraid of them than the
trees under which they sat. And
mothers you may care and toll inees-
sanity for your little ones, never resting
a moment in your devotion, and then,
because you never do quit, but enter
into your very closet with little froek
to mend. you shall never be quite able
to take the whole sunlight and sum of
your motherhood into your heart. You
will be so full of care about the bread
that perishes as to miss the bread that
cometh down from Heaven. No person
in the world needs so much, now and
then, to be still and open her soul only
to the silence as an earnest, energetic,
whole-hearted mother. This eternal
activity is almost sire TO run at last
into shallows.-lR05ert CoTfer, IN In
0sDeaCZenf.