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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1879
Page
1
The Register lists subscription prices of 150 yearly or 82 six months with strict enforcement. Advertising rates per square or column are given for various durations, with legal notices charged by law and all ads prepaid.
A reader finds a faded Valentine with Cupid and rose motifs from youth. The speaker recalls opening it with anticipation, cherishes the verses, yet now sees youth as gone and the valentine as gaudy. The poem laments aging and longs for the vanished days while bidding farewell to the sentimental memento.
Three hunters share a cabin vigil by the fireside as gold fever, bloodshed, and lost love drive them afar. At dawn news of Indian threats arrives. one hunter dies, another wounded, and the third, pale and serene, lies cold after a sorrowful end.
A French tale recalls a strict colonel who cannot believe a captain lacks a sword. The captain borrows a blade, returns it, and the colonel grows flustered as memory fails him. His wife eyes the officer and declares he hasn’t a taste for a sword, a claim the colonel disputes as he notices the weapon clanking. In the end the officer is seen with a sword, contradicting the wife’s sharp eye. A second vignette recounts a chimney smoking nuisance and a clever old tinsmith who calms it by dousing the stove, then escapes with a pie while the crowd remains unaware.
Thrace Vernet travels from Versailles to Paris by rail with two women in his compartment. They scrutinize his age and dress, prompting him to act. In darkness aboard the St. Cloud tunnel, he kisses his hand twice, and emerges to find the two ladies accusing each other of being kissed. Vernet quips he will remain puzzled by which lady kissed him.
In a Chicago bound railroad car a pair of travelers muse over a stranger on the opposite seat. They debate whether the man is a lawyer banker editor or minister, ultimately guessing noble virtue, until a farmer learns the truth: he runs a saloon and meat shop with his wife selling beer.
A compact guide notes that one thousand shingles laid four inches to the weather cover one hundred square feet with five pounds of nails. One fifth more siding and flooring is needed than surface area due to lap and matching. Mortar uses lime sand and hair. lime and sand quantities yield cement for hundred square yards. Brickwork details express courses for chimney height and flue dimensions. The adage stresses vigilance over those who neglect rights.
A Scottish gallows tale recalls a chaplain to the Marquis of Montrose who, condemned for joining his master in a raid, was asked to name a peer at the gallows. He chose Psalm 119 the longest in the Bible, and his reprieve arrived mid Psalm, altering his fate.
A discussion of good nature and amiability, urging kindness in speech and conduct. It argues that gentle disagreement should not hurt others, condemns vulgar expressions and slander, and promotes saying only the good of others while avoiding truth that wounds unless duty requires warning.
A legend recounts how sage Bhrigu test Brahma, Siva, and Vishnu to judge the mightiest god. Brahma and Siva react with anger. Parvati intercedes for Siva. Vishnu remains calm, accepts the sage's kick, and proclaims gentleness and generosity mark the greatest god.
A mother explains family riches to her son Harry, valued at three, two, and one million for mother, him, and the baby. The boy later muses that half of them should be sold to buy decent clothes, reflecting comic view of wealth. The item echoes a Detroit Free Press quote.
A satirical piece imagines Jones reading the New York Ledger beside a cremating cylinder as his domineering mother in law is burned, depicting his long suffering life decisions and the imagined satisfaction of her fate with dark humor.
Susan Zentmyer, a milkmaid in Lebanon Pennsylvania, was kicked by a cow striking a boy off a stool. The creature then struck the girl, provoking laughter that dislocated her jaw, leaving her jaw hanging open all day until a physician arrived.
The piece notes counterfeit coin circulation in the United States totaling about $2,000,000 plus many genuine pieces damaged by metal removal. It explains weight differences, sweating to steal gold via electroplating, re-surfacing of coins, and extensive fraud like splitting by sawing and hollowing out centers, with lead-filled edge holes.
An elderly man famed for punctuality dies after arranging his funeral details at 90. On his bed he lists six bearers and directs his son to remove Mr. Wiggins for his chronic lateness, insisting punctuality mattered even in death.
The quarrel between Mrs Clive and David Garrick is recalled with scenes from King Lear and Barbarossa. Mrs Clive’s resentment at Garrick’s success turns to praise after their rivalry ends, highlighting the volatile nature of stage fame in Temple Bar.
A Jade-like boy pleads for berths at a Boston wharf and proves his worth by sawing and splitting wood for two years. He admits not whispering in school for a year, and the merchant grants him a ship berth saying a boy who masters a wood pile and holds tongue is made of good stuff. The piece then mocks a St Louis Dispatch falsehood and cites a Georgia paper's jab at a Longstreet note.
Two notable figures, Joeb Billingsanya and the concept of fortwins, appear in fragmentary text noting contrasts between preparedness and surprise. The source shows incomplete naming and garbled phrasing, limiting clear facts or context.
Tinajas near Mission Camp 30 miles southeast features two water tanks fed by rain and runoff. Lower tanks are accessible. upper tanks require steep climbs. Water never fails in upper tanks, attracting antelope, sheep, deer, rabbits, and foxes, while Papago Indians avoid the area. Graves mark remains of travelers who perished seeking water. The water is pure, cloud-fed, and washes clear during heavy rains. Birds and desert vegetation thrive around the tanks. Arizona Sentinel.
Health advisers urge a balanced approach to eating in warm weather. Fresh vegetables berries fruit and bread provide cooling relief while meat is optional for a time. The brain and stomach share duty and a hearty appetite is good when not obsessed with dietary dogma.
An old saying traces to a country market ruse where a cat was substituted for a pig, creating the phrase let the cat out of the bag. The story notes the trick’s discovery upon opening the sack and its entry into common usage as exposing a secret. The piece also mentions Benny's Bedquill as a Sunday school book title.
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