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Year: 1872

THE TRUsTY SERVANTS LEFT IN CHARGE
The Boston Commercial Bulletin thus notices
occurrences in some Of the deserted dwellings in
Boston during the summer season:


"If some Of our wealthy citizens could see
the use to which their mansions are put by
those left in charge of them during their
absence in the country they would open their
eyes bit, and various things incomprehensible
to them might be accounted for. 1t may not
be anything serious for gentlemen of Hibern-
ian persuasion to sit in the front windows of
fashionable residences IN their shirt-seeves,
smoking short pipes, but in one mansion the
Individual left used the large kitchen and lower
rooms as tailoring establishment. At
another, two women in charge this season DO a
Aourshing laundry business for customers
engaged 10 mechanical pursuits: The neigh
bors who do not entirely desert their comforta-
bic homes are treated to the sight of fine yard
and garden of wealthy citizen almost daily
filed with workmen's red shirts, oTeralls, and
other clothing of that nature, which is passed
through his excellent laundry during his
absence"
Year: 1872

AN AWKWARD PREDICAMENT.-"A few
days ago." says an Edinburg paper, "a
gentleman named Needham went to the River
Lea to bathe, taking with him favorite re-
triever dog, and, having undressed himself,
deposited his clOthes-containing valuable
gold watch and considerable sum OF money
ON the bank, leaving them in charge of the
dog, with iniunctons to mind them. This be did
somewhat too faithfully to be pleasant, for Mr..
Needham, having had his bath, emerged from
the water, advanced towards his clothes with
the intention of dressing himself, which the
dog,-whch was a young one, and did not
recognize his master without his clothes,-
would by no means permit, and resisted all his
| attempts to possess himself of them. In this
| dilemma Mr. Needham returned to the water,
and by dint of repeatedly whistling and calling
to the dog at length coaxed him to leave his
charge and 90 to him, but no sooner bad the


dog left the clothes than some men, who must


have been lurking near and witnessed what has
been described between the dog and his mas
ter, pounced upon the clothes and ran off with


them. Mr. Needham shouted to them to


come back, but of course, without avail, and,


situated as he was, he could not pursue them


so there was nothing for it, but to remain


where he was, which he did, till at length some


boatmen came by to whom he related what had
occurred, and they taking compassion upon hi


unfortunate predicament, kindly lent him ,


pair of boating trousers and coat, with which
he was enabled to reach home but up tS tht
: present time he has not been able to discove
q any of the missing property
Year: 1872

Women would do we'll to remember--nor can
the truth be impressed upon them at too early
an age-that all the brilliant accomplishments
all the solid information, all the learning in the
world, are nothing worth, in comparison to a
patient, cheerful temper, and an affection for
and perseverance in, the moral and domestic
duties OF life Home ought to be the temple
of virtuous female; she may leave it occa.
sionally, and be happy amid the beautiful
like the bee, gather honey from them all, and
let that honey be reserved for her owr
dwelling, let it be a palace or a cottage
Mrs s. C. Hall.
Year: 1872

At one of the theatres the other evening
any one within half.a-dozen seats might have
heard the following "Yes, she calls herself
lady because she has got in with the Ms;
but, laws she used to live in little one-story
house, and was borrowing my fat.irons every
week of her life. Now bless you she don't
know me. "There's plenty of them kind here
tonight" said the companion. "You bet
there isl And euriousi why she was that
inquisitive that l had to paper my kitchen
windows; and then She d get on table to look
over the paper. As for the knotholes in the
fence, | was obliged to nail oil cloth eyer them
to keep her from prying." ~
Year: 1872

1t is suggested that there should be woman
in every firm of architects, to look after the
closets. When you build your house, you may
tell the contractor, until you are black in the
face, ave will have closet there. He will
not put one there until he has first seen madam,
and, ten to one, when he has seen her, the
closet will go elsewhere.
Year: 1872

Act to regulate criminal in the federal courts
enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives
the United of America in Congress assembled That in
where demurrer Is interposed to an Indictment or
thereof, information
cou United states and such demurrer shall be


d the Judgment thereupon shall be
and thereupon trial be ordered as justice
require
Year: 1872

in the city of Toledo.
by the and House of Representatives OF
this United America in Congress assembled That
there OF the United States district court Cor
the northern district Ohio held in the of Toledo ho,
in each year and after the Of this the time
length Of the terms to be fixed by the Judge OF said
court.
Year: 1872

Kansas.
Be by the Senate aud House Of Representatives Of
OF America Congress assembled, That
the Republican land district in the State Of
Kansas lying and being Ruje-meri-
principal meridian be- and hereby
district to be called the Northwestern land
district.


sec That the President by and with the advice and con-
sent Of the hereby authorized appoint register
and receiver district shall discharge like and
similar duties and receive amount OF compensation
officers discharEng like duties in the other
nd offices of said State.


AnproVed MAJ q,
Year: 1872

IGENERAL NATURE-NO. 76.l


Act TO create additional district in the State of
- Minnesota.
enacted BY the Senate and House Of Representative
th United America in Congress assembled That the
prden the United States and hPreuy
"a establish additional land district In the state OF Meso-
n embracing all that part OF the New Ulm
et lying north of the north line of township
hundred and and to nix from time time
thereof which shall be named after the place which the
Office shall first be established and the President shall
mower from time to time the location the office
such district.


Sxc p That President hereby authorized to appoint
BY aud with the advice anl consent of the Senate
and said land district who shall required tC
reside the OF the andOce for district who shall
be the laws and responsibilities,
respectively shall be the as that now al
lowed by law to other land officers in said State.


Appruyed, May 2l, 1872.
Year: 1872

The representatives OF the ie"
Republicans OF Kentucky met in
Convention yesterday at Louisville tc
select delegates to the Republican
National Convention. 1t was a Grant
affair throughout, but the beet feeling
in the world did not prevail An
attemp. was made 10 bind the
members Of the Convention hand and
foot, with a view TO handing them
over to Grant, but the antiGrantites
Of the Kenton county delegation
wouldn't stand it and seeded from
the cabal. The negro element of the
Convention demanded a share OF the
spoils in Kentucky, hut was disposed OF
BY an equivocal resolution granting all
men the right to aspire. A set Of dele
gates were chosen and instructed to
cast their votes for Grant for President,
and John NJ. Harlan, Of Kentucky, for
Vice President. This last freak was a
small piece OF business, but it would be
difficult to find q man who couldnt
add luster to ticket headed by Grant.
Gin. Enquirer, l4h.
Year: 1872

A Washington correspondent writes
a. follows: While the House was in
Committee OF the Whole to day on the
deficiency appropriation bill question
arose on which division Of the House
wa. demanded, and the Chairman,
Stevenson, of Ohio, appointed General
Butler and General Farnsworth tellers.
Butler and Farnsworth are not on
speaking terms, and when they met in
front of the Clerks desk they did not
observe the usual custom Of shaking
hands, whereupon some member wish
ing to carry on the joke, insisted upon
introducing them. Butler was unwill-
ing TO look at Farnsworth, while the
latter refused to look at Butler. They
stood looking away from each other,
without speaking, to the great amuse-
ment OF the members who are familiar
with their peculiar relations. Each
tried to ignore the presence OF the other,
and each announced the count OF his
side without consultation or agreement.
Fortunately for Farnswortb, he could
not tell whether Butler was looking at
him or not He has an impression that
occasionally Butler went one eye on
him, bnt he is not sureof this, for some
times it seemed as If Butler was looking
in two or three different directions at
once. The affair passed off without
any personal collision.
Year: 1872

During the past week there has been
a strong manifestation OF faith and
works, in aid OF the Valley railroad pro
ject Fifty thousand dollars additional
stock has been subscribed, and there
is now not the slightest doubt but that
the two hundred thousand will be sub
scribed. Our friends at Akron and
Cleveland can well understand the in.
tense anxiety there is to hear good
news from them. 1t is the question
always uppermost, What are they
doing at Cleveland aud Akron p Canton
Rep.
Year: 1872

The Pittsburgh Evening Leader says
The Bar Iron Association OF this city
held meeting yesterday afternoon, and
for the third time during the month Of
February, slightly advanced the price
of bar iron. The rise was two-tenths
of a cent per pound, and the whole
advance for the time mentioned is one
cent. This will bring the rates up to
four and three.tenths cents for common
bar and correspondingly for other sizes,
or in other words, to the present pub
lished list.


1t is generally concluded that the
mill men are justified in their action
as pig iron is enormously high, and
in advance OF the average priceo de.
manded during the war. Why this is
20 is easily explained. Europe in 1871
used 10000 tons more than 1t pro-
duced; whereas, IN ordinary times we
draw large supplies from the country.
This was occasioned by the suspension
of furnaces on account OF the late war
and the increased consumption for the
very same reason. Some idea may be
formed Of the effect on the market
there, when we state that the past six
months pig advanced S. per ton and
NORWAY iron $40. Here we had an
advance Of about $40 per ton only,
which when we consider there were
other causes that affected the supply
is very slight. In fact it is no greater
increase on the bar than there was IN
the pig. The strike OF coal miners IN
the anthracite regions OF Pennsyl-
yania one year ago last fall, had also
much TO do with it, and this has only
been felt within the last month or two,
because the furnace men drew on their
accumulated stock previous to that.
But this having been consumed, the
producing capacity under the unusual
strain to which it has been put IN the
mast twelve months, has been found
ipadeouate to the demand. The fur
naces capacity should increase ten
per cent. per annum to keep prices
within limits, aud this has not been
done either. In proof of this we refer
to the statistics: in 1870 there
were 100000 tons produced while in
1871 there were but 100000.


The present condition OF the market
is simply this: If the ware houses and
mills were to-day left without bar OF
iron, the stock could not be replaced at
the selling prices. Further than this,
pig iron continues to rise steadily, and
bar Of course will be affected in cor
responding degree. Yesterday it was
selling at s45; to-day we saw one toler-
ably large transaction at SAG, and the
seller firm. In the beginning OF the
wear the same brand could have been
secured at $3.50. Iron affects the
prices of more articles than half a
dozen raw materials in the country, and
as Pittsburgh uses one.fourth OF all that
is produced on this side Of the ocean, We
NAV look for lively times hser much
growing from our customers who do
no not understand why it is.
Year: 1872

From the Carroll County Sentinei.I


A great many Of the farmers who
purchased packages Of shoddy clothes
from itineraut peddlers the past week
or so, have become pretty sick Of their
bargains" One has concluded he
was swindled just one half" another
who paid $50, for a pack thinks
that about S92 of it was profit to the
peddlers;" another says, "the peddler
that sold to me told but one truth while
in nv house and that was that one
pack would last man life time; "
and John McBurney thinks one pack
will suffice for the balance of his nat
ural life; another got his bundle in
voiced, and the highest retail rates made
it worth 1858, though he paid $llO;
many more would have theirs invoiced
but fear TO think Of the result Altogeth.
er the farmers OF this little county have
been warped out Of about $1,000, near
one half OF which may be considered q
donation to travelling sharks they will
never see again, who left comparatively
little money in the town, and who have
not nor ever will pay one cent OF tax
or donation toward q railroad, a church,
or charitable purpose, that would
benefit the community.
Year: 1872

! SPRINGFIELD, March l4.-The Anti
Temperance Convention met in the
House at 10 o'clock, and was called 10
order by F. Rusch, OF Springfield, Presi-
dent of the State Anti-Temperance
Association. The usual committees on
organization, &c, were appointed.
Charles Force, of Peoria, explained the
object OF the meeting to be an organiza-
ton to carry the obnoxious temperance
law to the Supreme Court, where he
had no doubt portion Of it would be
declared unconstitutional. In the
meantime, however, the organization
was to work for the entire repeal Of the
law, and do its best for the party and
vote for the men who would accomplish
that end. The Convention adjourned
till afternoon. About 200 delegates were
present.


AFTERNOON SESSION.


The State Anti-Temperance Conven-
ton continued in session this afternoon.
The Committee on Organization re-
ported that the association will be
known as the State Association for
the Protection OF Personal Liberty.
The following resolutions were adopted


|. That the movement to enact and
en- force summary laws that tend to
restrict personal liberty and personal
rights are revolutionary and destruct-
i've, and we pledge our efforts to procure
their speedy repeal.


3. That the law is unconstitutional,
because it impairs the obligation OF all
existing contracts for leasing property
and for the sale of liquor made before
its enactment.


3. 1t is utterly repugnant to every
principle OF the common law OF right,
because it subjects the property OF par
ties to sale by legal process, OF which
he had no notice.


T. That a law which gives judgments
of Justices Of the Peace a lien upon
real estate is both impolitic and unsafe.


5. That while it especially affects
the interest Of an advance Of morality
it only aspires to a class Of legislation
in behalf of the wealthy.


6. That an attempt to substitute the
personal liberty Of one person for the
acts OF another, as an innovation mon
strous and odious.


!. That we favor the production OF
spirits or wine producing grain and
fruits.


s. Thatwe deprecate habitual DRINK.
enness and habitua1 drunkards, and
would readily submit to a reasonable
national regulation Of the liquor traffic
such as would make it a felony to sell
unwholesome or adulterated liquor, and
would require the keeping Of orderly
and respectable establishments.


9. That the General Assembly be
earnestly requested to repeal the laws,
or we will submit the question to vote
of the people.


10. Upon the basis Of these principles
we form an association for the preserva-
ton Of personal liberty guaranteed by
the Constitution of the United States,
and will lay the foundation of kindred
associations in all the cities and towns
of Illinois and endeavor to perfect a
general central union Of all these asso.
Citations.
Year: 1872

A VISITOR to the United States
Supreme Court writes: Facing the
door as you enter, on a raised platform,
in silken robes sit the nine judges
supposed TO be the most dignified
tribunal in America-and have NO
doubt it is, notwithstanding ] have seen
one OF the judges eat an apple with
great gusto while seated on the bench


AMI another partake OF molssses candy


and after the repast lick every one o'
his ten fingers with great satisfaction.
Year: 1872

EXPERIMENTS have lately been tried
at crossing the buffaloss with domestic
cattle, and the result is pronounced
highly satisfactory; breed Of animals
being produced which retains many OF
the valuable properties OF both breeds.
The animals are large and strong the
chief objection to them being that no
ordinary fence stops them for moment,
and that they love the water 80 much
that they will swim and sport 10 il even
when it is full Of floating ice.
Year: 1872

A Missouri lady upon killing q
chicken last week, found in its gizzard q
nickel FIVE cent piece. The nickel bad
been there 90 long, the chicken being
unable 10 digest it, that the letters. face
and edges we're worn perfectly smooth By
the sand and gravel that the chicken
had eaten, and which hsd rubbed the
metal in is course through the gizzard.
Year: 1872

PHILADELPHIA, March l4.-Governor
Geary has signed the bill prohibiting
the sale or giving away Of liquor during
election days. The law goes into force
Immediately and will be enforced at the
spring elections in the interior Of the
State. which occur tomorrow.
Year: 1872

lrIou Tue NeW 1Ork Leduer.


For us, we really love tie girls who
arc called "Old maids" Fourteen or
forty, what matters it? Are they not
happy? Happy in recollections. We
never knew one who couldn't tell you
of the man her mother wanted her to
marry, and she wouldn't, and how
heI mother and her mothers relatives
have been down on her ever since.


There is something really charitable
and refreshing in being ahle to say by
way of stereotyped compliments to
one of the old girls that you are sure
it isn't her fault she never was mar
ried. You always mean, you know,
that she has had plenty OF offers, and
hasn't had the graciousness to accept
any of them. At the same time you
can't help thinking that there goes
down lie against you in the Book of
Life.


We think the old maids the sweetest
production of nature They have
never made anybody miserable. They
won't. 1t is gratifying upon meeting
one to thank heaven that you never
met her before or you might have
been worse off. 1t is compliment to
the old girl.


Yet there is great big truth in the
thought that, next to your wife, the
best woman you know of is an old
maid. She lives to remind you that
you are not old. She is always sweet
tempered, and wouldn't refer to your
peculiar weakness of being married
for the world. She cIlls q flower and
puts it in your button-hole, and speaks
charitably of the gray hair or two
that silver your broW3
Year: 1872

THE OPERA HoUsE-The Masonic fraternity
have fixed the site of the Opera House at the
corner of Jefferson and La Sale streets, having
by the purchase of the Nevins property consid.
srably added to their space. Everything is pro.
sressing satisfactorily, aud we may soon expect
to see that much desired Improvement beau.
tiful and ornamental block, in place of the old
rubbish which now covers the ground at that
locality.
Year: 1872

AND srILDTnEY COME, and where do they
come from Child 4 Bro. have just received
another large invoice of boots und shoes. They
have already received larger spring stock than
was ever brought to this town before by any
other firm, and they say this is only commence.
ment to what is to come. The number of cases
Is fast working up among the hundreds
Year: 1872

No. I'D. Heensu & Co. have again been
filling their store with new goods, and now they
have scarcely room in which to turn around.
The shelves are full; the counters are loaded
down, and there i, no room for anything more
in the cellar. Their Streator store in the same
condition, as we know from occulsr demonstra.
ton, and yet the frm are perfectly confident that
they will he able to close out both stocks of
goods within few weeks; consequently now is
the time to get good bargain by calling at
either OF their stores.
Year: 1872

There is nothing like a good, lively
neighborhood quarrel. 1t encourages a
spirit ofinvention, as was illustrated re-
Gently in feud Of this kind in Detroit.
The battle was tagging sadly, when one
of the belligerents brought a parrot into
reauisition TO keep up the feeling. When
the man OF the hostile house passed the
door, the parrot, from its position IN a
front window, made him uncomforta6ly
conspicusus by shouting You thieiI
and when the woman started for walk
she was informed with the most mortiy-
ing publicity. that she dyed her hair
This experiment brought matters 70 a
crisis at once, and the arm OF the law
was sought for an injunction on the
parrot.
Year: 1872

A dispatch received yesterday and
published in another column, assert
ing that Judge David Davis did not
write the letter Of acceptance Of the
nomination Of the Labor Reform par
ty attributed to him, is canard. We
say 30, because Judge Davis is not the
man to wait a month before denying
the paternity of letter which has
been published broadcast and been so
generally commented upon. This dis
patch Is certainly canard.
Year: 1872

That is, young man, wishing to be mar
ried, may bry for himself and his wife q
separate house, with a quarter acre OF
land, and may pay enough down to secure
deed, with very moderate interest pay
ments IN the future. Nothing more than
this need be asked. The man and the
women have all the advantages, priceless.
even II indeinable, which belong to the
possession Of land, real estate indeed, as
the law wisely proclaims il, the only
estate except character which is real For
their children there is dirt to dig in for
hot days there il a shadow somewhere and
draught somewhere ; for all days there
Is ventilation for cool days there is the
sun and for a rainy day there is home,
which, if one be prudent, is inalienable


Now, how is the labOring man t. have
tins treasure within forty minutes Of his
work shop in the city of New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, or Chicago! That is
our problem BE il observed, in begin
ming. that this problem is much nearer So
luton in practical England than it is here
And to the solution which has been reached
there we owe no little Of the manifest and
most gratifying Improvement in the condi-
ton Of the English workingman in the last
quarter-century.


He is to have it, not by going out On his
own charges, alone, to find a quarter or
half-acre lot, and build himself house
somewhere within the necessary distance of
his workshop. In the first place, all the
mt sites for such an enterprise have been
secured long ago. In the second place, he
has no time for any such undertaking, nor
does he know enough, nor can he learn
enough. Somebody who has time and
knowledge, and wants to make fair profit,
and not more than fair profit, can, and
one day Will, do this thing all at once not
tor one workingnan, but for two hundred
and nifty families Of workingmen. 1t will
be made easier for the man tired of his ten
ement to move to his new ly-a appointed
home on the selected LIST Of May than it is
now Tor HIM t. move from one barrack to
another. He will pay down his two or
three hundred dollars, and his possession
will be IN.


Why should it not be as easy for a man
to buy farm Of half IN acre within fifteen
miles Of New York 10 1t is now for him to
buy farm Of twenty acres in Iowa! The
railroad companies have made the last
thing the easiest in the world They have
nov only to turn their attention to the first
Nor let any one say again that it is a pity
that New York is So unfortunately situated
for such enterprises. Mr.. Stewart is show
ing MS what can be done at Hempstead
Mr.. Olmstead has shown us in an admirA-
bic report what can be done at Staten
Island. Now, if you will draw a meridian
through the old village Of Hampstead, it
will cut of more than 100, 900 acres Of
Long Island at the New York end Of that
PrinciPality. Say nothing Of the Jersey
sLo'e; say nothing Of Mestchester county;
say nothing of Staten Island, and
here is room enough for at least lOO,U0
homesteads for laboringnen, within as
easy range eventually AS Mr.. Stewards will
be.