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THE GHOST THAT JIM SAW.
(Kansas Pacific Rail-way.)
1873.
Wliv as to that," said the engineer,
iws 5n'1 things we are apt to fear,
cnlrits don't fool with lovers much ;
i ml throttle valves don't take to such :
And as for Jlm-
What happened to lilm
v6s one-half fact and t'other half whim !
ttnnninc one night on the line, he saw
, house as plain as the moral law
Tnt by the moonlight bank, and thenco
name a drunken man with no more sense
Than to drop on the rail.
Flat as a fiail.
As Jim drove by with the midnight mall.
Down went the patents. Steam reversed.
Too late ! for there came a 'thud' Jim cursed,
shls fireman, there in the cab win. him,
Vtnderstared In the face of Jim.
And says. 'What now ?
Savs Jim. 'What now !
I've Just run over a man that's how !'
- raan stared'at Jim. Thejiran''
ut ther never foapd'hoos nor man,
nhadoVAvlthn. a. mile, ""
"t . -ned-pale. bntKe.tried to smile "
Then on he terfl," , It
I ter time.taan,hejdimiae5Tdre. ," "
Would you believe it ! the very next night
Td rose that house in the moonlight white ;
Out comes the chap and drops as before,
Down goes the brakes, and the rest encore
And so. in fact.
Each night that act
Occurred, 'till folks swore Jim was cracked.
TTnmn Let me see ; It'B a year now. most,
Tfiat I met Jim, East, and says, 'How's your
cliost?'
Gone,' savs Jim ; 'and more, it's plain
T&at ghot don't trouble me again ;
I thought I shook
That ghot when I took
place on an Eastern Hue but look :
What should I meet the flast trip out.
Hat that very house tnat we talked about,
And t'at self-same man; 'Well says I, 'I
guess
H' time to stop tills ycr foolishness.'
so I crammed on steam
When there came a scream
From my fireman and it broke my dream
y-ju've killed somebody!' Says I, 2ot
much ;
I've been thar often and thar aint no such,
n I n rx I'll prove It.' Back we ran,
nl Jam my t.l;lu ! but thar was a man
0:i theYasi. dead,
Smiahed in the head
Xowlcall that meanness!' That's all Jim
said.'' Br etc J J arte.
am m m
ON the brine:.
A TE.1IPERASCE SKETCH.
I have known Arthur Gravely well
and intimately. A part of his story
came to my knowledge thro' my owu
observation, and a part he told me
himself.
Arthur came of an old, well-defined
and respectable stock, with just
enough of aristocratic pride inherited
from his progenitors to give him re
finement and self-reliance. At an
early age he was left an orphat , and
received mot of his education under
the care of an uncle. When he was
one-and-twenty ho was addmitted to
the employ of a bauker named Vnu
derkiiu, and very soon took a position
of trust and responsibility in the
house. A year later he took for his
wife Fanny Sumtnerton one of the
fairest and sweetest of earthly treas
ures. He had loved her long and
truly, and her love in retun had been
eingle and devoted. Thus was life
opening for Arthur Gravel with
bright aud happy promise. He had
frieuds whichever way het turned ;
lite business prospects were of the
very best ; aud his home wus an earth
ly paradise.
One enemy, and one enemy nlono,
at this time stood in Arthur's path.
His wife did not eee it then. Sho
loved him so fondly and so trusting
ly that she could not see a fault.
A few of Arthur's friends feared
danger, and one of them, more bold
that the rest, spoke to him warning
ly, but kindly; but he turned away
from the warning with a sneer of
derision.
The months and the years went on
from twenty-two to twenty-eight.
Sixyenrsof married life six years
of blessing so far as the outer things
ef life chh give blessing. In the bank
Arthur had assumed a place very near
to the head, aud his salary was muni
ficent. From early youth Arthur Gravely
bad found the wine cup among the
symbols of life's social phase. He
had kept wine in his own house; he
had used it upon his side-board and
up. n his table; anl he had partaken
freely abroad. Iu his earlier years it
was wine, and only wine of the best
and purest. Later, stronger liquors
were required to keep up the tone.
At the age of eight-and-twenty, there
had come an undue flush upon Ar
thur's cheek, and there were blotch
es in the eye which ought not to have
been there" He now took brandy he
fore breakfast, and through the day
he was forced to supply fuel to feed n
fire which else might have consumed
all bodily comfort. As yet he had
never been helplessly intoxicated. He
was confident iu his own strength.
Alas ! for the man thus falling ! He
knows not. that his powers of under
standing are dying out as the body
fades and perishes !
At length. Mr. Vanderlain called
Arthur into his private closet, and
told him that he was going to sus
pend business
"I have moiiev enough." said Mr.
Vanderlain, "and I know that my
filose application tobusinessis wearing
upon me. lam growing iu years, and
heed rest. I think of going to Eu
rope," "And of closing up your business?"
"Yea."
"Hut, sir, there is no need of that.
If you will trust your bank under the
guidance of some capable aud respon
sible agent, with your name at its
head, it might go prosperously on,
and you could go away upon your
t"P at will."
A cloud came upon the banker's
fnce, and hs shook his bead.
"It is too late," he said. "At some
Nm.' I !nay te;i vou more."
Shortly after this, in process of clos
ing up his business, Mr. Vanderlain
seut Arthur to a distant city to mace
rne important settlement, Arrived
at his destination, the youngf man
failed upon the correspondents of-the
nankand having made preliminary
arrangements, he found hiniseu iw
angements, he found himselt -itn
ew days upon his hands vhich he
'Kht employ in pleasure. ,Oa t.ie
r.v evening of hte arrival heihad fal-
u le
mmht
erv
len'hi with r.,!.n Huttim and WlHiim
Cherts, two friends an class-ffiatwf
earlier years. He was startledjwl',en
e saw them. They- were evidently:
Roinir Hmrn Kin wprp drinking ,lo
excess. Yet thev were gentleroin,
J"'l Arthur joined them,
nolr num-
'"at alio spontwl niprht III
panv n kV: i ' rrXr he firsttU-ne
"nus life, Arthur Gravely drann j a
fitate of lminiocc ctnnftfiiction. lie
t .- - .iii. - j-,- . t
nwnljp ..ii i, nt An? fpplin
awoke on the next day feeling fu
ani Humiliated. When he met its
companions in a private parlor con
nected with their sleeping aPf,ft
Jfents. he found them with a bow of
htbrandv between them. A spirit
' true friendliness came upon rim
"en he ?aw the marks cf tae
ESTABLISHED 1850.
I Oldest ?apor in tHo Stote.
stroyer so deeply fixed upon the com
panions of his boyhood.
"Boys," said he, "this won't do.
lou are going down."
They regarded him curiously, and
aked him what he meant.
He told them what he meant. Thpv
were in a dangerous way.
Xou forRet' old by" 8aid Hatton.
mat you are in the same boat If
we took passage before you, it Is no
less sure that our route is the same.
Don't preach, Arthur. Try a bit of
uot cranny,"
There are moments in a lifetime
great crises when the events of the
past flash before the mind as upon a
magic mirror when amau, in a brief
instant, recalls every salient point of
his earthly career. Such a moment
was the present one to Arthur Grave
ly. "Ijet It-alone-he-said solemnly. "I
tell you, Jack.and you. Will, that
you ara going down. You can't last
much. lorirpr at thin mfe "
:::ll.ed
that what isjaauce for the goose. i
sauce for the gamier. Hadn't vou
better tr3' to let It alone yourself?'
"If I will try it, will you try it?"
he asked.
"Will you try it?" demanded Hut
ton. "If you will join me"
"Done!"
And they did it. They joined
hands and promised one another that
they would be steadfast.
A new surprise was in store for'Ar
thur Gravely. He found upon Scut-
ting olr his spirituous liquors that his
hands shook as though with palsy.
He applied to a physician for help.
Fortunately he applied to a man of
si nse and understanding.
"Can you give me something to
steady my nerves and restore ray ap
petite?" Arthur asked, after he had
frankly stated his case.
"That shows you, my dear sir,"
said the physician, "into what a dan
gerous state you had fallen. I can
give you something to steady your
nerves, but it would not helpj'ouin
the end. If you will he brave and
true you will come out all right In a
few days."
Arthur said he should not go back.
He wanted nostimulent no more of
that.
The trial was a severe one, and it
may have been a blessed thing for Ar
thur Gravely that it was so. He felt
more heroism in the conquest, and he
also saw more clearly how deeply the
evil habit had become fixed upon
him. On the morning of the fourth
day of his trial he awoke with all ap
petite for food, and was able to eat a
hearty breakfast. He was a new man
from that time fourth. The phj'si
cian had given him certain hyizienic
directions which he followed implied
ty, aud thus he held fast upon his
health as it came back to him.
And on the fourth day Arthur saw
Hatton and Roberts. They had kept
the faith, and had been unexpectedly
prospered. An excellent opening in
business had been presented aud ac
cepted. On the fifth day the business which
had brought Gravely from home was
concluded, and he sat out on his re
turn. Aud the struggle had passed.
His nerves had become steady ; his
appetite had sturted up as if by magic;
his cheeks had grown fair; and the
white of his eye was growing clear
and pearly again.
He reached his own city in the morn
ning, and went first to the bank and
cave in a return of his business. Mr.
Vanderlain had glanced quickly and
eagerly into his face when he first en
tered, and a wondrous change came
upon the banker's manner as the bus
iness proceeded. Something outside
the business In hand was evidently
on his mind.
Arthur did not reach his home un
til time for dinner ; but he had sent a
boy from the bank with word that he
should be there.
"Fanny!"
"Darling ! O, I'm so glad to see
you back!"
Something made the wife even hap
pier than she had thought as she
rested within her husbands emt.race ;
but in the sudden joy she could not
see it she could only feel a great
warmth, like the glow of heaven, as
Arthur's kiss came, sweet and pure,
to her lips.
As they entered the dining-room
Arthur saw the decanter of wine near
his plate.
"Take it away, Fanny," he said,
umiliniT. "If vou want It hereafter
for a medicine, keep it. -For myself 1
shall not want It."
"Not want it? Arthur? '
"I have done with it fi.rever!"
He spoke solemnly, with a manli
ness that was strong and reliant.
And the wife saw whence had come
the great warmth of her heart saw it
in the pure cheek, and in the clear
eye. as she had caught, it in the sweet
breath. - -
', Arthur my husband." she whia
Jri ou tlimiL'h hardlv dariuiuto
trust her own senses, "is it rue?-KDp.
you mean forever ?" ;
'-While I live darling. God giving
me strength and reason. '
Fanny was upon the opposite side
of the table. She tried to speak, but
he voice failed her. She turned wh te
then she pressed her hand for an in
stant upon her heart and then, as
the crimson flood once more bounded
on its course, she covered her face
sank down weeping like a child.
Arthur was b her side in a mo-
m"Fannjr! My wife What is it?"
She looked up, and oaughthis startl
ed gaze through her tears. With a
quick movement she threw her arms
around-' his neck, and pillowed her
head "upon his bosom.
"Or Arthur ! bless you ! bless you !
I could die for joy if I did not feel
that I could find more happiness in
living now for you !"
Here was a new revelation. Arthur
Gravely now learned how his sweet
wife had suffered witnout aanng to
complain how the worm had guaw-
ed at her heart saw it all the more
clearly because he saw iu this present
time her surpa5sing joy and ecstacy.
Not many words were spoken.
""his was not the time for such a heart
moving theme and as they ate the
neal Arthur told of his trip to the
oistant city.
After dinner Arthur went out to
oarry a budget to a neighborand when
w0'nent&ilft alone. Fannv sat down anil.cnert
- g - nin for iov. And so Mr. Vander-
lain found her. He had stopped in
Lusslner to do an errand.
. . , . ,
'Mrs. Gravely! What has happen
ed? What is wrong?
Wrong?" she repr ited. looking
itp. "O, sir, it is for joy I am cry
ing." And then she told him the source
of the happiness that had opened to
her.
Mr. Vanderlain listened, and after
& deal of thought he slowly said, with
his hand npon Fanny's fair head
"Dear child, you may rejoice with
out fear. If Arthur has pledged his
honor to this new life, be sure he will
keep the faith I"
Most of the afternoon Arthur spent
at the bank; aud as he sat at the table
in the private office waiting for the
banker a feeling of sadness and re
gret came Upon him. It would be
hard to leave the od place, and it
might be a long, long time before hfe
could find another so pleasant.
It was toward evening when Mr.
Vanderlain came in, looking flushed
and self-satisfied.
"I have kept you waiting, Arthur,
but I have been busy. I have made a
most important change in my pro
gramme." "Ah? And you are not going
away?"
"YesI sliair ko to'EurorJerbut I-
shall not give up my banking busi
ness. I have. foundk new, man one
afp reliable. and-ctmnetent who. 1
rVliln Wrktrimy'huslneaiwhiIe'ir
am-auseHtliL'
"Mr. Vanderlain," cried the young
man' frankly. "I am glad of this, for
I know I ehall be able to persuade
you to let me keep my place in your
employ."
The banker shook his head.
Arthur trembled, and started to
speak.
"Tut, tut -not your prpsent plaoe,
Arthur. Know that you are my Mew
mail. If you will take charge of my
husiness, I shall not letit go from me ;
and I shall leave it in your hands,
knowing that both it and you will
prosper. What sav you ?"
"Mr. Vanderlain !"
"Ah ! ray boy, I have seen your
wife. I found' her crying for joy
And when she told me whence her
joy came, T knew there was joy for
me also. To the new man I gave my
entire confidence, and in his hands I
fear not to trust my name and honor."
It was Arthur's turn now to weep ;
and he could no more help it than he
could have helped the great flood of
peace and blesteduess that flowed in
upon his heart.
"My dear boy," said the banker, af
terwards, "I did not speak to you in
the other times as perhaps I ought. I
know how 3'ou treated others who
did speak, and I forebore. I had in
tended to speak, however, before I
went away, and if possible, to get yon
a good place But it is all done now.
God bless and keep you."
And now, looking back, Arthur
Gravely sees how near upon the fear
ful brink he stood. From his posi
tion of wpalth and honor and love, he
nan see the dark pit from which he
esoappd, and he sees hundreds upon
hundreds sinking into it j'early. He
helps the fallen ones when he can.
and finds unfailing satisfaction in the
work.
MATILDA FLETCHER'S MEMORIAL
TO THE IOWA LEGISLATURE.
To the Honorable Members of (he Fifteenth
General Assembly of the Slate of Iowa :
In common with thoughtful and
patriotic people of all parties, I recog
nize that the true purpose of educa
tion is to train the individual for a
successful aud useful life.
Secoml. That mental training alone
inclines the young too largely to the
oretical, professional aud ornamental
pursuits, and awakens contempt for
the necessary and worthy achieve
ments of manual labor and mechani
cal skill.
Third. That industrial habits must
be formed early iu life to be effective
and permanent.
Fourth. That the lack of industrial
training results in speculation, conse
quent defaulting and widespread dis
honesty. I, therefore, most earnestly entreat
your honorable body to enact a law
providing that it shall be the duty of
the Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion, his subordinates and other
school officers, to introduce aud sus
tain an industrial exposition in con
nection with each ward aud district
school iu the Stata.
That these expositions shall consist
of useful articles made by the pupils,
such as sewing of all kinds, knit
ting, crocheting, mending of all kinds,
laundry work, drawing, wood work
of all kinds, from a plain box or a
bracket, to a bureau or a house in min
iature, iron work of all kinds, from a
horse shoe to a steam engine in min
iature. All other useful articles
known to the industrial world, or that
may be invented by the children.
That each pupil shall be encouraged
to carefully explain his or her work,
under the supervision of the teacher,
iu the presence of the parents and
friends.
That ornamental work shall be al
lowed when accompanied by some
thing useful made by the same pupil.
That the pupils shall be encouraged
to bring flowers, fruits, garden aud
farm products in their season, that
have been cultivated by themselves,
and shall he expected to explain them
so far as regards kind, use, aud pro
cess of culture is concerned.
That these exnositionshall be held
upon a school day, in the school room,
as oiten as once a inoiiu, buu uu .
tener than onea a Trerk.
Respectfully,
Matilpa Fletcher.
of-
GEN. GRAFT'S TURNOUT.
Washington Corresp'deuce Boston Journal.
The fuss the papers make over the
carriages and outfits of the President,
ill prepares one for the quite ordinary
stud Geu. Graut keeps for h:s own
use aud that of his family. The old
stable of Buchanan's time Is now
partly a conservatory and partly a
woodshed. Nearly a quarter of a mile
away, on the new and yet uncultiva
ted part of the public grouuds out
side the Presidential Garden stands
a low, brick edifice, somewhat castel
lated, and this is the Presidential sta
ble. A coach of modern style, trim
med wholly in blavk except the han
dles, with no ornament of any kind
but "U. S. G." on the panels, is thr
state and family carriage of the Chief
Magistrate. It would not1 be a fash
ionable coach for a New York snob.
It would need but little change to
turn it into a first-class mourning car
riage. A small, light driving wagon
is the favorite for the President when
he drives himself. To this is hitched
a small Mack mare of marvelous
speed that came from the State of
Maine The carriage horses are beau
ties. One of these is over sixteen
hands high. He was picked up in a
hack in this city, where he attracted
no attention. He cost but $400. He
could not now be purchased at any
price. A fine sum would be paid for
a mate. A pair of black ponies of
great speed and grit, d iven to a low
basket wagon, with a rumble behind,
is'he favorite team of Miss Nellie
Grant. The horse of mark in the sta
ble Is Cincinnatus, the old war horse
of the President. This animal Is a
BROWNTILLE. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 5. 1874.
deep mahogany bay, slender and of
wonderful symmetry. His life work
Is done. He is eighteen, a cripple,
and will live in clover to the end of
his days
A four year old colt of
great size and speed completes
horse outfit of Gen. Grant.
the
A DAM COXUNDRUM.
tt A Massachusetts paperexplains that
"a tinker's dam" is proper and chaste
language. According to this authori
ty it is commonly tiiade of bread or
some other harmless substance around
the hole to be mended. The melted
Bolder is poured into it to be confined
until it cools oil Of course the bread
is burned and spoiled, and utterly
worthless after it has served this pur
pose. "Not worth a tinker's dam" Is
therefore very innocent. Now a Cin
cinnati editor of inquiring mind
wantsjjomebody to tell him of the or
igin and'meRrjitfgof 'the phrase ,con
Unefitardam." which fa oansinVrahtv
.used-bythe pafritlioal descendants,of
WVSooiLaoIdiere-8i
oVt .-. !,.. ui.i - -z ! V. ..
. w-uJi?UUB. ".m uiera -we re-out: "re v
olutfonarylHirM.'as,contiuentHllaam, ought to be regarded as a correct
purase of our mother tongue. If
that's not it ; give it up.
Editor Republican : I have seen
no answer to your "Dam Conun
drum" in the daily of the 12th. 1ou
may tell tbe ,iiioiunati editor that
nothing could be more "innocent" or
classic than the phrase "not worth a
continental dam."
All Bre aware that the continental
currency in the good old days of '76
became very much depreciated, and
the patriotic citizen often "carried his
currency to market in a basket; aud
brought home his purchases in his
vest pocket," if fortunately he had a
vest. The rascally Britishers still
more depreciated the currency, by in
troducing very irood counterfeits of it.
Now our revo!utionat3T fathers desir
ed after the war was over, to pay their
honest debts; hence, by act of Con
gress, those who held the currency
were required to return it to the treas
ury where it was sorted, and they re'-"
ceived credit for the genuine.
The counterfeit was stamped 'Dam,'
an abbreviation of the latin damna
tus, (condemned) As the currency
itself was worth but little, a thing
that was "not worth a continental"
was of small value. But if it was
"not worth a continental dam" it
must have been a condemned poor
thing. Cor. Mo. Republican.
REURASKA HOMESTEADS.
From the annual report of the Reg
ister of the Treasury for the fiscal year
ending June 30th, 1873, which has
been laid before the present Congress,
we glean interesting details showing
the comparative settlement of the
west.
The whole amount of receipts from
the U. S. Land offices from home
steads and pre-emptions are $580,489.
32, of which Nebraska and Kansas
furnished nearly one-half or $255,777.
55. Kansas stands first ou the list, the
receipts from her eight land offices be
ing $146,625.39. Tbe largest receipts
from a Kansas office are from the
Wichita District, $3S,653.39. the sec
ond largest reported in the list.
Nebraska follows closely upon heels
of Kansas with a return of $109,154.10
of which the Lincoln District gave
$40,316.20. doing for that year the larg
est "land office business" in tha Uni
ted States.
The following shows the compara
tive business of the eight land olllces
in this State:
NOllTH OF PLATTE.
West Point District
Grand Island District ,
North Platto Dist rict
Dakota City District
..? 5,513.10
... 18.7!)-2.23
.. 63.24
S3i.yo3.5i:
SOUTH OF PLATTE.
Beatrice District : 312,819.1"
Lincoln District -10,310.2(1
Lowell District 24,109.11
$t7,215.51
The public lands of Nebraska be
ing, we believe, all withdrawn from
the market, that is. subject only to
homestead entry, these figures repre
sent merelj the cost of survey, or
about $12 00 per 160 acres. Taking
out the official fees, which are receiv
ed by the registers and receiver, and
as a great part of the lauds taken up
are in "eighties" being within the
railroad reservations, we may safely
estimate that this report indicates the
opening of about 15,000 farm iu Ne
braska from July 1. 1872, to June 30.
1873. The present year will doubtless
present a still more fluttering record,
and we believe that from twenty to
twenty-five thousand additional farms
will be opened by the end of June
next. We have little doubt. also, that
the next report of the Register of the
Treasury will put Nebraska in the
front rank of the new States and Ter
ritories in the rate of progress made
in settlement. Mate Journal.
SENATOR HITCHCOCK'S BILL.
Seuator Hitchcock has iutrndued a
bill to authorize the issue of arms by
the war department to the authorities
of our State. This has been done af
ter full consultation with Governor
Furnas and Congressman Crounse,
and with a full knowledge of the sit
uation. If not needed now they will
he of great benefit in assuring the
men on the outposts that should occa
sion require the strong arm of the
State will be put forth to protect
them.
There is no fear-of Indians in most
of our settlements, but we hope the
bill introduced by Senator Hitchcock
will be carried through, giving the
State full jurisdiction of its whole ter
ritory, and thereby confining the In
dians to the vast country beyond the
borders of the State as was the inten
tions of the commissioners when the
unfortunately worded treaty was
made. With this increase of the range
of settlements "which will be rapidly
filled up by actual settler the use of
arms In case of trouble with the tribes
will beof great importance. Weonly
echo what every frontier county will
say that the thanks of the whole State
should- be given to Senator Hitchcock
for his promptness in making thisjust
demand upon the Government.
Omaha Republican.
FARMERS IN DEBT.
Some of our exchanges are descant
ing on the ruin sure to follow netting
ting into debt to carry on farming op
erations. One farmer, who stopped
giving and asking credit a few years
ago, records it as his experience that
he can now buy more than he ever
bought before and sell more. The
case is mentioned of the French, who
never go in debt, and who, having
been saving money since the days of
the First Napoleon, have become the
richest nation in the world, which is
proved by the fact that the German
indemnity of a thousand millions of
dollars which they were obliged to
pay has beeu all discharged in two
years, while we have been struggling
for eignt years with twice as much
Perhaps the wealth of the French
fanners arises as much from the small
farm 83'stem and the high cultivation
tbpy give to soil. There is a vast dif
ference in farming in a loose way and
having all work done in the best man
ner. ,9 , 1
THE SLEIGH RIDE.
Sweet Susie Brown, my pretty one !
I'm sure you must remember
If not for love, at least for fun
The sleigh ride in December,
When all the belles and all the beaux.
In spite of frosts, would go forth.
And squeese beueath the buffaloes,
Each other's hands, &c.
How brightly streamed the northern lights
Above tue snowy ridges !
How pleasant were the wintry nights
Observed by country bridges !
Where toil Is soofcht, wUh"sach address
Ami lovers feel., am id the riress "
Mia uroguier, mn nna mwery ;
Zr 1
-jrurn; .. 1 .. Ja fti -i j X. '-KaT?f!
i?Tls very Blrtffal aFand "qneer,
ftf nil mrwf inaH flav?la
Love's fire should burn so'bright and oleacl
tjii uiei lormeu 01 ices ;
And yet tre know Its Humes, Indeed,
Most brilliantly will glow forth,
Wlifii fanned behind a ilylug steed,
Hid under furs, &c.
I'm sure you mind the vlllisjelnn.
The supper and the revel ;
How in the general stir and din.
Love shot nis arrows level ;
And don't forget how Henry Kldd
Embraced you in the buttery ;
You kissed Ills lips you know you did
And he kissed ybnrs, fete.
Aud when the forfeits were all paid.
How 0110 old maid resisted.
Until the younger ladies said
A priide they all detested,
"Desist !"' she cried tho ancient Ann
Her modesty to show forth,
"I'll never yield to itriy man
My virgin lips," &o.
The wintry winds the homeward way,
Blew chilly In our faces,
But underneath our furs we lay
All snugly In our plaices ;
One girljipon ttie torward seatr-
Tlio pretty Nellie Salturlee
Declared Jack Frost had pinched her feet,
And Billy Frost, etc.
Another underneath her robes,
(Thu buffaloes, na her dresses,)
Fair patience, with attendant Job,
Detecied in caresses.
Sprang up with angry, flashing face,
Her innocence to show forth,
But showed her curls were out of place.
Her collar gone &c;
And thPii the parting at Ihe door !
Its tender, mutual blisses !
Sweet lips, from their abundant store,
Gave to the poor in kisses !
The parting word tho long embrace
Cupid's most dangerous witcliery.
Brought fire to many a boyish face.
And raised sweet hopes, etc.
DearSHsie Brown, save you and I,
Of all that load of merriment.
No other pairs are left to try
Loves latest, best experiment;
And now the winter snows are spread,
Our mutual hopes shall glow forth
May Hymen bless us when we're wed,
Increase our joys, &c.
HOW BUTLER GOT OVER HIS PRE
JUDICrtS. r
Thrilling Description of the Charge
at JVeW Market Heiglits.
From Butler's Speech on Civil Rights Bill, in Con
gressional Record, Jan. atti.
Now, sir, you will allow me to state
how I got over my prejudices. I
think the House got over theirs after
the exhibition we had yesterday. I
think no man will get'up here and
say he speaks only to white men
again. He ilhint at first show himself
worthy before he can speak to some
colored men in the hote, after what
occurred yesterday. Applause.
I came into command iu Virginia
iu 1863 I three organized twenty-five
reg'ments with some that were sent
to me. and disciplined them. Still all
my brother officers of the rpgulaa ar
my said my colored soldiers would not
fight; aud I felt it was necessary that
they should fight to show that their
race was capable of the duties of citi
zens; for one of the highest duties of
citizens is to defend their liberties and
their country's flag and honor. On
the 29th of September. 1864. 1 was or
dered by the commanding general of
the armies to cross the Jainex river at
two points, and attack the enemy's
line of works, one iu the centre of
their line. Fort Harrison the other a
strong work guarding their lefi flank
at New Market Heights; ami there
are men on the floor who will remem
ber that day, I doubt not. as I do m,
self. 1 gave the centre of the line to
the white troops, the eighteenth corps.
.ndur Gen. Ord. and they attacked
one very strong work and carried it
gallantly. I went myself with the
colored troops to attack the enemy at
New Market Heights, which was the
key to the enemy's flank on the north
side of Hie James river. That work
was a redoubt built on the top of a
hill of some considerable elevation ;
then running down into a marsh; then
in that marsh there was a brook ; thnn
rising again to a plain which gently
rolled away toward the river. On
that plain, when the flash of dawn
was breaking. I placd a column of
three thousand colored troops, in cloe
column by division, right 10 trout,
with guns at "right shoulder shift."
I said : "That work must be taken
by the Weight of your column; tin
shot must be fired ;" and to prevent
their firing, I had the caps taken
from the nipples of their guns. Then
I said, "Your cry. when you charge
will be, remember Fort Pillow ;" and
as the sun rose up in the Heavens the
order was given, "Forward," and
they marched forward steadily as if
on parade went down the hill, across
the marsh, and as they got into the
brook they ame within range of the
enemy's fire, which vigorously open
ed upon them. They broke a little us
they forded the brook, and the col
umn wavered. O. it was a moment
of intense anxiety, but they formed
again as they reached the firm grou d
marched steadily on with closed ranks
under the enemy's fire, until the head
of the column reached the first line
of abatis, some one hundred and fifty
yards from the enemy's work.
Then the ax men ran to the front
to cut away the heavy obstructions of
defense, while one thousand of the
enemy, with their artillery concentra
ted, from the redoubt poureo a heavy
fire upon the head of the column
hardly wider than the clerk's desk
The axmen went down under that
murderous fire; other strong hand-
grasp the axes in their stead, and the
abatis was cut away. Again, at dou
ble quick, the column goes forward
within fifty yards of the fort, to meet
there another line of the abatis. The
column halts. And there a very fire
of hell is pouring upon them. The
abatis risits and holds, the head of
the column seemed literally to melt
away under the shot and shell, the
flags of the leading regiments go down
but a brave black hand seizes the col
ors; they are up again, and wave
their starry light over the storm of
battle: again the ax men fall, but
strong hands and willing hearts seize
the heavy sharpened trees and drag
tbem away, and the column forward.
and with a shoot which now ring? in
my ear, they went over that redoubt
like a flash, and the enemy never stop
ped running for four miles. Ap
piause on the floor and in the galler
ies. It became my painful duty, sir, to
follow in the track of that charging
column, and there, in a space not wi
der than the Clerk's desk, and three
hundred j'ardslong. lay the dead bod
ies of five hundred and forty-three of
my colored soldiers, slain In defence
for their country, and who had laid
down their lives to uphold the flag
and its honor as a willing sacrifice;
and as IaTode along among theni,
guiding ray horse this way and that
way lest he should profane with his
hoofs what seemed to me the sacred
dead, and as I looked at their bronzed
faces upturned in the shining sun
to Heaven as if in mute appeal atrainst
the wrongs of that cnbntry for which
thpy have given their llve3, and
whose naarTtau1 only been to them a
flagofttPfrlpes'on' which no star ofgln
fry'hSvgrwneof them feeling I
lljcrjiihem Tn the pat, and
belinwhat was In the future of
tmytenuiitry, to them among my dead
comrades there T swore to m'vselfa
solemn oath, "May my right' hand
fo"rget its cunning and my tongue
cleve to the roof of my month. If I
ever fail to defend the rights of r.hene
men who have given their blood for
me and my country this day and their
race forever ;" and. God helping me.
I will keep that oath. Great ap
piause on the floor and in the galler
ies. PROPAGATION OF TUBERCLE BY
MILK.
At the last meeting of the French
Association for the Advancement of
Science, M Chauveau gave to the
section what he termed a demonstra
tion of the transmission of tuberculos
is by the digestive organs. He observ
ed that his numerous observations en
abled him to state that if the healthy
young of animals susceptible of tub
erculosis were fed with food with
which the matter of tubercle wib
mixed, they would all exhibit tuber
culosis in various organs. Iu antici
pation of this meeting, he had pur
chased some healthy calves ; and,
having them fed as described, on
slaughtering them the sixtieth day
after the first ingestion, the lymphat
ic system was found extensively tub
erculized, while caseous deposits ex
isted in the lungs. This thesis he
demonstrates most conclusively, and
he is thus supported in his inferences
by en apparently wholly independent
series of experiments carried on by
Dr. Klebs, in Germany, which he has
recorded in ons ef the Archiv fur Ex
pertm. Pathologic Heft II. 1873.)
Dr. Klebs asserts that the milk of
tubercular co s brings on tuberculos
isin various animals. The infection
generally commences with intestinal
catarrh followed by tuberculization of
the meseutric ganglia, the liver and
spleen, and ending in extensive mili
ary tuberculosis of the thoracic or
gans. Infection by means of the milk
may be without result In vigorous or
ganisms ; and the author has even
sreti full formed tubercles resorb and
dl.-aipeur through cicatrization. It is
likely, adds Or Klebs, that the tuber
cular virus is contained in varying
proportions in the rrjilk of cows' wh'iclJ
are more or less diseased, and the
scrofulosis may occur, in children
born without tubercle, through the
milk of an unhealthy mother or wet
nurse. In conclusion the author ex
presses the view that the virus is con
tained iu the.scrum of milk, in a dis
solved state, and that it is not destroy
ed by boiling, which is ordinarily suf
ficient. If these facts are not overstated, and
they do not seem to he so. what a dan
gerous article must be thivt which i
measured out in thousands of gallons
iaily. In all large cities, the product
of phthisical cows, fed on distillery
slops, and choked with foul odor.!
Tbe milk of one tuberculous cow will
contaminate that of the whole dairy
w len mixed in the cans.
The propagation of typhoid fjverby
milk has been only too cle rly sliotVti
in ijotitinn this year; and now have
we not to lav to the name fluid the
maintenance of a part of the terrible
prevalence of. phthisic among us.
Medical and burgicaf Reporter.
PLY POISON.
Some time ago, a Mrs. Buokelby,
who lives over iu Berrien Co. Michi
gan, directed her sou Samuel, a lad of
lourteen years, to lake u turn at the
churn. Now, as Samuel hud set his
heart on going a-lishlng at the very
lime, he "got his buck up" and flatly
refused to agitate the cream. Tne
curvature was promptly taken out of
his spine by a slipper ami, with tears
iu his eyes, he went on duty with the
dasher. Iu about half an hour, and
during tbe brief absence of his moth
er, his eyes tell upon a plate of fly
poison, and a brigtit, smart thought
struck him. Just before Mrs. B. came
in Sam lifted the fatal platter to his
face, and as she entered he put the
poi-on from his lips with the dramat
ic exclamation : "There, mother, I
guess you won't lick me any more!"
Now what did this Spartan dame do?
Did she shriek for a doctor and fall
into hysterics? Not much. She simp
ly took Samuel by the nape of the
neck, lifted him deftly into the pun
try, beat the whites ot six eggs to
gether, and told him to engulf the
fame instanter ; he refusing, she cal
led the hired girl, and in a twink
ling Sam found himself outside the
albumen. Then Mrs. D. began pre
paring a mustard emetic. Seeing this
Sam's pluck dissolved, and he com
menced begging, and crying, "I was
only trj-in' skeer ye." lint the stern
mother was not to be softened, and
Samuel had to swallow the mustard.
He was forced to take a dose of pain
k Her, and his back rubbed with
"Vigor of Life," aud his stomach
with the "Oil of Gladness." Then
he vomited up every-thing but his
boots and socks. This being over, he
took seven Ayer's pills, two spoon
ful Is of castor oil. a teaspoon fill of
alts and a blue pill. And now, if
you want to behold the maddest boy
in Michigan, just say "fly poison" to
Sam Buckelby.
A grindstone should not be exposed
to thp weather, as it not only injures
the wood-work, but the sun's rays
harden the stone and render it useless.
Neither should it stand in the water
in which it runs, as the part remain
ing in the watpr softens so much that
it wears unequally.
m
An Ohio farmer suggests that tho
Granges set themselves about intro
ducing the English sparrow for the
protection of fruit-growers. The spar
rows breed fast and eat a good deal.
A pair of sparrow's having a family to
lirincr nn wilt nncnmf nvpr rliroo
thousand caterpillars a week. I
VOL. 18.-N0. 36
GIANTS.
The Bible mentions several races of
giants, as the Repbaims, the Ana-
kirns, the Lmiiuii the Zouzouims.
and others. Profane historians also
mention giants; they gave swven feet
of height to Hercules, their first hero,
and iu our days we have seen men
eight feet high. Thegiant who was
shown iu Rouen iu 1735 measured
eight fee. some inches. The .Emper
or Muximin was of that size; Sken
kius and Platerus, physicians 'of the
last century, saw several of that stat
ure; and Goropiussaw a girl who was
ten feet high.
The body of Orestes, according to
the Greeks, was eleven feet aud a
half ; the giant Galbara, brought from
Arabia to Rome under Claudius Caes
ar, was near ten feet; and the bones
of Secondilla anil Pufio, keepers of
the gardens of Sallust, were but six
iuches shorter.
Funnam, a Scotchman, who lived
in the time of Eugeue the Second,
iKing of Scotland, measured eleven
feet and a half ; and Jacob le Maire,
In his voyage to the Strahs of Magel
lan, reports that on the 17th of De
cember, 1615. they found at Port De
sire several graves covered with
stones ; and having the euriosity to
remove the stones, they discovered
human skeletous of ten aud eleven
feet long.
The Chevalier Scory, in his voyage
to the Peak of Teneriffe, says that
they found in one of the sepulchral
caverns of that mountain the head of
a Ganuche, which had eighty teeth,
and tho body was not less than fifteen
feet long.
The giant Ferragus, slain by Orlan
do, nephew of Charlemagne, wits
eighteen feet high.
Rioland, a celebrated anatomist,
who wrote in 1614, says that, some
years beforej there was to be seen in
the suburbs of St. Germain, the tomb
of the glaut Isoret, who was twenty
feet high.
In Rouen, in 1509. in digging in tbe
ditches near the Dominicans, they
found a stone tomb containing a skel
eton, whose skull held a bushel of
corn, and whose shin-bone reached
up to the girdle ot the tallest man
there, being about four feet long, and
Consequently the body must have
been seventeen or eighteen feet high
Upon tfie tomb was a plate of copper,
whereupon was engraved, "In this
tomb lies the noble and puissant lord,
tbe Chevalier Ricon de Vallemont.
and his bailes.' Platerus, a famous
physician, declares that he saw at Lu
cerne the true human bones of a sub
ject which must have beeii at least
nineteen feet high.
Valence in Dauphine boasts of pos
sessing the bones of the giant Bucart.
tyrant of the Vivnrni", who was slain
by an arrow by theCnuntdeCahillon,
his vassal. The Dominicans had a
part of the shin-bone, with the artic
ulation of the knee, and his figure
painted in frisco. with an Inscription
showing that this giant was twenty
two and a half feet high, and that his
bones were found in 1705. near the
banks of the Morderi, a little river at
the foot of tbe mountain of Crussol,
upon which, tradition says, the giant
dwelt.
January 11, 1613. some masons .dig
ging ne.wr the ruins Of u castle lii Dau
phine1, iti a field which by tradition
had long been called the Giant's field,
vtthe depth of eighteen feet discover
ed a brick tomb thirty feet long,
twelve feet wide, and eight feet high
on which was a gray stone, with the
words Theutobochus Rex cut thereon.
When the tomb was opened they
found a human skeleton entire twenty-five
feet and a half long, ten feet
wide across the shoulders, and five
feet deep from the breast-boue to the
buck. His teeth were about the size
each of an ox's foot, and the shin
bone measured four feet.
Near Mezarino, in Sicity, in 1516.
was found a giant thirty feet high ;
his head was the size of a hogshead,
and each of his teeth weighed five
ounces.
Near Palermo, in the valley of Maz
ar'a. in Sitilly, a skeleton of a giant
thirty feet long was found in the year
1548, and another of thirty-three feet
high iu 1550; and many curious per
sons have preserved several of these
gigantic bones.
The Athenians found near their
city two famous skeletons, one of thir
ty four and the other of thirty-six
feet high.
At Totu, in Bohemia, in 7-7?, was
found a skeleton, the head of which
could scarce be encompassed by the
arms of two men t get her, and whose
legs, which the' still keep iu the cas
tle of that city, were twenty-six feet
long
The skull of the giant found in
Macedonia. September, 1691, held 210
pounds of corn.
The celebrated Sir Hans Sloane.
who treated this matter very learned
ly, does not doubt these facts, hut
thinks tho hones were those of ele
phants, whales, or other enormous
animals.
Elephants' bones may be shown for
those of giants, but they can never
impose nti connoisseurs.
Whales, which by their immense
bulk are more proper to be substitu
ted for the largest giants, have neith
er arms nor legs ; and the head of that
animal has not the least resemblance
to that of a man. If it be trup there
fore, that a great number of the gi
gantic hones which we have mention
ed have been seen by anatomists, and
have by th in bpen reputed real hu
man hones, the existence of giants is
proved Harper's Weekly.
Medicinal Use ofNi-tttles Dr.
Nicholl says that the greatest preven
live of yellow fever in Bermuda i
dried nettle, powdered and used as a
condiment iu all cooking. The Doc
tor resides on the Isle Jersey, and he
use itsuccesafully among his patient.
He preserves it like herb teas, and
keeps iu a dry place. Dr. Thornton
uses it as a stypic. He dip lint into
nettle juice aud inserts it into a bleed
ing nose, with quick effect. He also
prescribe it for goiter, for which It '
a specific remedy. In this case he
grinds fifteen of theepds, and admin
isters once a day. The juirp of the
nettle has a singular effect on stepl.
which becomes flexible by immersion
in it.
Bun Weightman, the cripple, who
for a year or more ha been traversing
the streets of St Jospph on hi hands
and knees, has been operated on by a
surgeon from abroad and bids fair to
entirely recover from his misfotune
Which occurred at birth Until" with
in the past two weeks, hi knees" were
never six inches apart, and yesterday
he was riding around on horcback.
much to the surprise of those who
saw him. SI. Jo. Herald.
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conductor nunches holes in vour lick-
et to let you past through. l
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VARIETIES.
A New Hamnshire black Snahlsh
fl.?h ting cock has been sold for 2;OO0
It is proposed to cultivate flg3"foV
fattening hogs in Southern California.
The Vermont Agricultural Society
proscribes "pool selling" on its Fair
grounds.
Does not a young mother's heart
leap 4th with joy when she- beholda
her darling babe's 1st 2th ?"
Oysters weighing three pounds, and
ten inches long, have been found at
Point Pinalis, near Tampa, Florida.
The suffrage women of Maine ant
very patient and reasonable. They
don't ask to handle the ballot before
1S76.
A singular instance of skepticism
is recorded In the casVof a man who
Raid the Bible was "too good to be
true."
Of 6.S72 persons lodged in the sta-
tion-houses of New York City last
week 5.4S4 were men and 1,388 were
women.
Mrs. J. T., in Massachusetts Plough
man, says. "English hay and Indian
meal are the feed for cows that- make
butter.
In Carthage Til., boys under the age1
of 16 are by a city ordinance recently
pased, prohibited from chewing to
bacco. The Wisconsin Assembly has pass
ed the bill fixing the rate of taxation
on rail way-ln thatState at 5 per centw
of their net earnings.
The new Minnes- ta Legislature lias
cut down the cost of stationery from
$4,000 to $50. and refused to Appropri
ate any money for postage stamps.
There are milk bath In New York
.City which are patronized largely by
Indie who pay $5 per bath in milte
that is warranted pure, for the saker
of improving their health and beauti
fying thpir complexion.
ur. t eiers, 01 rauiuiiiou vonegef
telegraphed to Professor Henry, at
Washington, that he had discovered"
a planet iu 11 hours. 19 minutes right
ascension, plus 4 degrees, 25 minutes
declination.
John M-igar attended a ball at tho
Willrtrd House, Hyde Park, Mass.,
Saturday last, and wandering into
one of the private rooms, took iv
draught from a bottle which He
thought contained liquor, but- proved
to be poison. He died.
Baked Ham. If the hairi has heeri
long hung put it on in coid water and
let it come to a boll, when this water
should beturnedofT After trimming
from the under side all rusty and
smoked-parts return to the kettle with
sufficient water. to cover it. Bring if
gradually to boil and as the scum rises
carefully remove it. Keep it simmpr
ing gently until tender, being careful
that it does not stop boiling nor boil
too quickly. A ham weighing fifteen
pounds will require about five hour..
When done let it remain in the hot
water nntil nearly cold ; this wiil re
tain the juice. After removing the
skin stick whole cloves in the fat
about an inch apart each way. and'
sprinkle the sufaee with powdered
cracker. Bake the ham in a moder
ately hot oven for from one-half to
three-quarters of an hour. Wheri
taken from the oven place a frill of
paperaround the knuckle," and garn
ish the dish with fresh or fried para
ley leaves.
Dikkctio:;s foi: Smoking Hams.
Make a small building of boards, nail
ing strips over the cracks to confine
the smoke. Have within cross sticks
on which to hang the hams. Have
only (die opening at the top, and oua
in the middle of the floor. Set it
up so high that a small stove can Re
set under it. with the srnoke-plpe en
tering the floor. Change the position
of ttie hams once or twice, that all are
treated alike. When this cannot lie'
done us an inverted bnrrpl or hogs
hpad. with a hole In the bottom for
thesmokp to escape rating on stonps,
and keep a small molderingfire. Cobs
arc bct. a giving a bettpr flavor, and1
brand- or chins of walnut wood are
next bet. Keeping a small fire n
longer time is better than quick smok
ing a too much heat gives the hams
a strong taste, and they are less sweet.
Colorado papera continue to com'
plain of the needless slaughter of
buffaloes. The iwcat sells in Greely
as low as three cents a pound. and:
some has been sold for two cetifc.
One of the papers nny-: "The whole
vallei I" alive with hunters and
teams. The Utes and Sioux are also
mixing in. and they get boiling mad
when they find a hunter killing for
sport. One hunter had fifty robes
transportation, and while off hunting
for more, the Sioux came up at.d
burnt most of them.
"Abraham, my ppt. whpre is 3-our"
father?" "Don't know, mother, hutf
gues he's gone over to Deacon Hill--herry'.
paturp after hi black sheep
'ka-e I -een the Widder Higgins go
ing over that way." That" foy got a
licking before breakfast next morn
ing. Two Irishmen were in prison one
for stealing a cow. the other for steal
ing a watch. "Hullo. Mike, andsuro
what o'clock is it?" said the cow
stealer. "An' sure." saltl the watch
stealer, "I've no lime-piece handy,
hut 1 suppose it'? jlst about
time."
milking
Talking about upsetting sleiglis,
Wieks remarked to a young lady ho
was taking out to drive. "I alwavs
pick out the softest plac- I can when
I unxet my sleigh." She replied.
"Why. I should think it would arov?
monotonous, always falling on yotif
head.
Poor Milton when blind, married a
shrew. The Duke of Buckingham
called her a rose. "lam no judge of
colors." replied Milton, "but f dare
sav vou are right, for I feel the thorns-
Klnily."
The trmpire of the Chicago
Timca
with
rJecidps that the game of life
Chang and Eng was a "tie,"
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