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The Weekly Kansas chief., 1873-08-14

The following is Prussian remedy for the
sting OF bee: Beat an onion on a hard body
20 extract the Juice, to which add pinch of salt.
Apply the mixture to the sting. and the pain
and inflammation will CEASE
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1873-08-14

SEVERAL passengers on the lower Mississippi
were attracted 10y the alligatOrs basking in the
sunshine. "Are they amphibiOus, captain 7" ask.
ed a locker on. "Amphibious, HI" answered
the enthusiastic officer; they'll eat hog in q
minute
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1873-08-14

REcIPE for destroying house flies: Take half
spoonful OF black pepper in powder, one tea
spoonful OF cream, mix them well together and
place them in n room where the flies are trouble-
some, and they will soon disappear.
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1873-08-14

"SIsTER, are you happyf
"Yes, Deacon, 1 feel as though was in Beelze-
buhs BOSOM
"Not Beelzebub's"
swell, some Of the patriarchs, don't care
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1873-08-14

"WILL you have come strswberriesf" asked q
lady Of a guest. "Yes, madam, yes; eat straw
berries with enthusiasm" "Do you well, we
haven't anything but cream and sugar for 'em
this evening" said the matter of fact hostess.
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1873-08-14

A SENTIMENTAL editor says: ait is comforting
to know that one eye watches fondly for our
coming, and looks brighter when we come" A
contemporary Is grieved to learn that his BROTH
er Of the quill has q wife with one eye"
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1873-08-14

We heard yesterday of man whose brother
wrote him from the east that things were so dry
there that they had to soak the pigs over night
make them bold s8ill during the day.
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1873-08-14

THERE was a desire on the part of the teacher
to make q pupil understand Whist conscience is
She said: "What makes you feel bad after Won
have done wrongr Ny pap" said tie boy feel
inply,
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1873-08-14

AN emery wheel weighing two thonsand pounds
would, II is natural to suppose, be easily missed
bat sueh an one has been standing at q street
corner in Philadelphia several days. and ths pa
pers ask in vain who is its owner.
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1873-08-14

THE negro who was hanged at Suffolk, Va, the
other day. remarked as he gniRg TO the gal
lows: al wish dey had put it off till after water
melon time"
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1873-08-14

1T Is said that petroleum poured on the surface
breeding.
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1873-08-14

"HE fell down dead and expired in two min
utss, ssys Georgia paper of tbs death Of negro.
The New York herald., 1873-12-29

BsoLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED PROM DIFFER.
a ent states; legal crywherc deserton, Ac. sufs
divorce granted; advice free. n. HOUaE AunrneL
loS Broadway.
The New York herald., 1873-12-29

traced to the time when she was taken to New
York by John F. Patterson in 1870 and when, upon
his application, not only was register granted,
but her name changed The document
then recites that admitting that she
was legally registered up to this time by the act OF
1892, section IA, she ceased to be vessel q the
United States by the change OF her name,
the law enactlng that when any vessel
once ..asstarea, ..c.a e..c.!ea or licensed in
pursuance OF law shall, In whole or
in part be sold or transferred to citizen or cit-
zens OF the United States, such vessel must DC
documentcd anew by her former name, other
wise she win cease to be vessel Of the
United States. and the name having been
changed from the Virgin to the VIZ
gnius, in violation OF law, she ceased by
the laws OF the United States to be a vessel OF the
United States: and tnat the register issued,
whether iraudulently obtained or not was an IL
legal document and did not confer upon the vessel
the right to carry the American nag; and, there.
fore, at the time Of her capture she was not a
vessel OF the United States, properly and right
fully carrying the American flag.
This concludes the original argument why the
salute to the dag could not be eXacted. The sub
sequent proof or dispositions and affldavits which
the State Department accepted was never relied
upon by the Spanish government, inasmuch as the
oath taken by Patterson might be construed
as OF no effect, 1t being preliminary
to the issue OF register, which, in this case, the
Collector OF the port OF New York had no right to
issue. and therefore would. in all probability be
decided as not lawful oath, and the onus pro
oa,di would be against the government and not
against the individual.
This is the latest phase of the vrginius muddle.
The administration has recorded its reason why
the salute was waived and when the case is judi
cially investigated the unpleasant dilemma this
course has occasioned will be made apparent
The Nomination of MIR. Williams Before
the Judiciary Committee.
Only three witnesses have been examined by the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary In connection
with the nomination OF George H. Williams to be
Chief Justlce-namely, Assistant Attorney General
Hill; A. j. Falls, Chief Clerk OF the Department o.
Justice, and Representative Nesmith, Of oregon
the last named with reference to the adverse tele
grams from that State While some Senators
think the nomination may ultimately be con
nrmed, others OF the opinion that it will die in
the committee.
The New York herald., 1873-12-29
FIRE IN WOOSTER STREET.

fre broke out last evening In the two story
brick building rear Of No. 90 Wooster street. that
caused damage OF sl4,500 The place was use0
AZ O drying room by the Lorlard Tobacco Manu-
factnvin0 tInmDanv. Insured.
The New York herald., 1873-12-29
The strike at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. u, 1879
The railroad engineers on the main division OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad between Pittsburg and
Philadephia) have not gone on a strike.
The engineers who are on strike, all OF whom be-
long to the Brotherhood, will not receive an OH cal
notification OF the reduction OF wages until Mon
day. although the company's circular was sent to-
day. Therefore no trouble is apprehended by the
officers OF the Pennsylvania road until their en-
ployes are oilcially informed about their wages.
Your correspondent to-day mad talk with Mr..
A. J. Cassatt, general manager. He SAID that the
reduction was absolutely necessary the COM
pany did not want TO make reduction, but
could not neip H.. Every man on the
road, from president TO laborer, was placed on
the same footlng and all. they hoped, would sub.
NIT The company two years ago had raised the
wages OF the engineers 10 per cent. They now pro-
posed 70 take tnat Increase OF aud make the wages
correspond with what they we're two years ago. ! ,
the Pennsylvania Railroad officers hope thef
employees will not strike. They are as anxious Tor
the welfare OF their employees as they are for them
selves. consequently, the company Will do all it
can TO prevent u rupture between themselves and
their employees.
The New York herald., 1873-12-29

one ship city Of Montreal Mudgctt reported
at Genoa Dec ~.
Bark sospir Aus, Demichelli from New York for Tr.
este, Dec z, west of Gibraltar.
The New York herald., 1873-12-29
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MISCELLANEOUS,
bssDos, Dec IS 1873

MISCELLANEOUS,
A BsOLUTE RIvoROEs OBTAINED IN DlFFEl MT
N statcs-Descrtion &c, sufficient cause publicity.
charge until divorce granted also Notary Public.
FREDBR1Ck KING.
Counsellor -atLaw, 365 Broadway
A HERALD BRANCH OFFICE, BROOKLYN.
Open from A. NJ 70 . r. N.
On SUNDAY from to9 A. NJ
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-21

Senate bill appropristing $780, for Government
building at soyington, KY, VIA passed. -. The re-
mainder Of the days session was devoted 10 the
consideration Of bills Of a private nature.
MONDAY, Feb. TO- SESATE.-Pomeroy (Kan-
sas) offered resolution for a committee To- investi-
gate the charges against him; adopted; Freling-
huysen, Buckingham, Alcorn, Thurman and yickers
appointed the committee. Bills passed: To
provide for n commission 10 complete the boundary
line between the United States and Great Britain,
under the act Of 1885, 20 execute the treaty Of 1876
to provide for the distribution Of the Geneva award
&C.. The amendment 10 the Southern Claims Conn
mission bill extending the commission 10 January
i, 1876, was agreed to.
HOUSE,. "A motion 10 suspend the rules
to pass the substitute for the Senate bill eI-
tending the provisions Of the Agricultural College
act Of 1872 was lost The Senate bill sppropriating
500, 900 for Government buildings at Grand Rapids,
Mich, was passed Bills introduced For the re-
denption of United States notes I'm coin after May,
1874; t. revive shipping and commerce 20 refund
taxes improperly collected The bill TO increase
the salares Of the President and other executive
officers defeated-yess, II nays, 100. Cox
(N. W offered a resolution defining the relative
powers Of the National and State Governments, and
opposing Capitalization the most dangerous OF all
abuses lost-yeas, SIS nays, 4-two-thrds being
necessary II.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-21
A Test Of the Extinction of Life.

In view of the uncertainty regarding
the final extinction of life that occasion
ally arises, DIR. Magnus proposes the fol-
lowing test for the decision OF the mat
ter. If a limb of the body Ca finger is
best for the purpose be CONSTRUCTED by
a strong ligature quite tightly, there
will, if the subject is yet alive, be a red
dening of the CONSTRUCTED member. First
the part in question becomes red, and
then the red color becomes darker and
darker, and deeper in hue, until it is
finally converted into bluish-red. the
whole limb being, from its tip to the lig-
allure which encircles it, of uniform
color, except that at the region immedi-
ately around the ligature itself there is
to be seen narrow ring, which is not
bluish-red, but white. Though there
may be slight discoloration after death.
the doctor has satisfied himself by ex-
pertinent that this cannot be COMPOUNDED
with the complete discoloration that at
tends the performance of the test on a
living limb.-Scribncr's for February.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-21
Washington.

Congress having abolished the franking
privilege, it now proposes to do away with the
twin evil Of mileage bill to that effect hay-
ing been prepared.
pension Of $50 per month has been grant
ed by Congress to Mrs. Robert c. Ward
daughter Of the late President Taylor, who, it
appears, is in very destitute circumstances
The House Committee on Claims have re-
ported bill passing the awards Of claims al
lowed by the Commissioners on Southern
Claims. The bill embraces 1 800 names, and
appropriates about $500. 600.
The defeat Of Senator Shermans Specie
Payment bill in the Senate, the other day was
altogether sudden and unexpected; but it fully
confirms the general impression that there
will be no financial legislation this session.
The Postmaster General has issued adver-
tsements for bids for the new penny postal
cards 1t IL the intention Of the department
TO have cards ready for issue by the lst Of
May. The Postmaster General has already re-
ceived orders for now cards in such numbers
az to lead him to believe that 100 OOO. 600 Of
them will be used the first year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-21

A MAN in Youngstown, Ohio. bet thirty
dollars one bitter cold day last week that
he could walk to Warren. He spoiled a
forty-five dollar suit of clothes, a four
teen dollar pair of boots, paid doctor
ten dollars to thaw out his ears, and was
arrested at Warren as a suspicious
character, and locked up two days in
jail. He won his bet.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-21

viding for their expulsion from that country,
A strange report comes from Madrid to the
effect that King Amadeus proposes to abdi-
cate the Spanish throne.
The Carlist instruction in Spain is growing
formidable. II is said the Government il now
acting on the defensive.
General.
The sewing machine patents are about to ex.
pire, and, according to the New York Bulletin,
there is formidable combination OF interests
TO lobby their extension through Congress
The royalty alone has yielded several million
dollars, which were divided among companies
whose patents cover the essential points OF
the machine. These companies charge the
American people one-half more for the ma
chimes than the rates at which precisely the
the same articles are sold in Europe. The
Bulletin tells that for q series of years the
public has paid from $50 to $50 apiece for ma
chimes, which never cost more than from 90 to
80 each, and which could be sold for SIS to
$40 each, and leave a handsome profit.
There was all epidemic of railroad accidents
on Tuesday, the 4th of February. A train was
thrown from the track near Russelville, Ky,
and two coaches tumbled down high en-
bankment. The wife and child of Lieut.. Web
ster, United States army, were killed, and
some dozen others seriously injured. Near
Lock Haven, Pa, a train was thrown from the
track by snow-slde killing tho engineer, and
njuring two other employees. Near Little
Rock, Ark number of passengers were in
jured by an accident on the Fort Smith road.
A brakeman fell from the cars near Tifin, o.,
and was terribly mangled.
Fires.
FEB. AT Cincinnati-The Globe Rolling
Mills estimated loss, $4,000.
FEB 5.-At Springfield, Mass.-The Massa-
chusetts Insurance building, valued at s75 600,
was burned, and the Office of the Republican
seriously damaged. Lafayette, Ind.-A num-
Der of stores were destroyed, entaling loss
of about $4,000. Boone, Iowa.-Several
stores and shops burned; loss S15 600 to $50,
000-well insured.
FEB AT Evansville, Ind.-Bount's pillow
factory; loss, $4,000 Brookfeld, No. loss,
$50, 900.
FEB Sat Upton, Mo.-Hernan Reefs
brewery loss, SIT 900. -. The Denver House,
at Keokuk, Iowa, and hotel at Sibetha, Kan
sas, were burned to-day loss not stated
Kirksville No. loss $25 900.
FEB at Detroit, Mich.-The Detroit
Car-wheel Foundry Works were burned; loss,
$40, 900. -. Albion, Mich.-The Presbyterian
church, valued at $4,000, was destroyed .
Philadelphia, Pa.-The terra Gotta works of
John Newcomb were burned loss, 80, 600
FEB. 10.-At st. Louis, Mo. loss, 1000.
80. Cincinnati, Ohio loss, $4,000. AT San
Francisco, Sage's oil warehouse was burned.
causing series of terrific explosions loss
not stated.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-21

a CASE in Hartford, Conn, is reported
OF lady giving birth to one child on the
18th and another or the 10th of the same
month.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-21
Tho South.

Trains are now running regularly becween
st. Louis and Little Rock Ark, over the Cairo
and Fulton railroad
The contemplated tour of the President
and his Cabinet through the South next
month is to be made the occasion, it is said,
of numerous demonstrations in the larger
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-21

EDMUND YATES has bought a lot in
Chicago.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-13
STATE NEWS.

Messrs. Allen and Powell brought home
from Florida recently, among other curios-
tiles the head OF large alligator, shot in
one OF their boating excursions near Enter
prise in that State. The reptile measured
about Ia feet in length, and estimated to
weigh about 300 pounds. The head meas
ures 30 inches long, 12 wide across the
eyes, high and wide acros the nostrils.
Jaws % inches in length and is covered
with teeth. Teeth round, oval pointed and
project from the jaw about an inch; tusks
2 inches long. -NecpoH Erpress
The Pullman cars commenced running
on the Passumpsic road Monday Cd inst
For the present they only run between New.
port and White River Junction. 1t is aid
that as soon as the road is completed they
will run through direct from Montreal
to Boston,
The circumstance of the accident at Mr..
Gallup's mill are these A young man
named Paul Provoncha, aged 153 years
from Morgan, was working near line of
counter shafting that rcvolved $50 times
per minute How he came to get caught
is unknown as no one was near him, but
circumstances show that a set screw that
held collar in its place caught in the
sleeve and wound him around the shaft
this shaft was about three feet from the flool
and the shipper piece of hard wood tim
Der by 4 was about 10 inches from til,
shaft Against these together with til,
post on which the shafting hung or SOM
of them he must have struck at every revo
luton. 1t is said there was not who'll
bone left in his body. He lived about on
hour,-Neoport Erpress.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-13
[Wrltten for the Rutland GLoBEl
VILLAGE AFFAIRS.

The little managing and publishing
editor" of the Herald is in an awful state
of mind, and fears are entertained that he
is little luny. He has called every day
since the first of June for his colleagues to
come to Rutland at once, as there is fine
chance for operation, rowdyism, burg
larism, and robbery, and says it is a good time
now as our streets are not lighted and we
have no paid police. They distrust him,
and well they may.
We have sheriff and several deputies
besides our constables in the village, and
would say to his comrades to be careful.
In his issue of June 18th, he has come
out with Haunting editorial, headed
"Reaping Whirlwind.' Is not that in
sanity? Who is reaping it a? He says the
report of our village meeting will be found
ON another page, where, it is true he has a
report, hut so much of it is garbled that it
is not reliable. lie says Miner billiard
moved to dissolve the meeting, which was
lost Now Miner billiard did not move to
dissolve the meeting or TO adjourn at all.
would refer him to the report in the Rut-
land GLOBE for the truth. You will see
that Chas. Sheldon made the motion to dis
solve the meeting, which was lost.
You say that 1873 individuals, some voters
and some not, were permitted to win vic
tory. What did you call them in your is
sue of the 10th2 Please commence at the
22d line. You first accuse our forefathers
who fought. bled, pledged their lives, THEN
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-13
Written for the GLOBE.l
COMFY a FARMEII.D

This is the phrase that often falls from
the lips of pretentious gentility and high
life, but of really false gentility and low
life, and proves the one who uttcrs to
be only a simplet0n.
Farming was the original occupation of
man. Agriculture is the foundation of all
prosperity. 1t feeds the world feeds the
indolent who despise it, the half knaves
who want t. get a living without work
by their wits. and who are too proud to
labor, and too lazy-not too honest-but
too lazy to steal.
Their want of appreciation of the far
mer's occupation, its worth, necessity and
obleuess-would be a small matter, how
ever, if this false estimate of responsibility
did not sometimes peryade the ranks of
the soil tillers, themselves. Many boy,
who would make a good farmer, and get a
g ,od living by this occupation, signs for
the responsibility, if not the ease of the
counter jumper, and forsakes the plough
for the yardstick, or tries his luck at law,
medicine or the ministry, or worse, hires a
"holc in the WALL" and tnrns rlmseller.
Anything to dodge farm work. And thus
we have so many failures in the profession,
crowded with hungry, half-starved men,
bers, starving on their gentility and res
probability. Young girls catch this false
spirit of caste, and turn up their flexible
noses at the farmer-boy, and lavish theil
smirks and smiles on tops and fools.
Away with the notion, which shallow
pates alone entertain, that there is humilia.
ton in the farmers occupation, or dishon,
or in the coarse frock, the weather worn
hat, or the cowhide boots of Gods and Ma
lures noble men.
The worlds work must be done by some
body, and every one has his share to do
The alternative is work or steal. Agricult
ure, in this country of untold wealth il
the land, must be our leading occupation
as II is our necessity. Like every other Oc
cupation, much depends on the workers
themselves, to make their calling honorabl,
rather, we should say, to honor thei
calling A farmer need not be bore. -
While he cultivates the soil, he can cult
vate his mind, and prove that while til,
dress does not make the man, the make O.
noble thoughts and high aspirations may
now hold the plough, as did circumstances
in Roman story, or Washington in ou
own. x.Y.Z.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-13
For the GLoBE.l
Com sllllIliCnted.
RUTLAND. June 12, 1877.

RUTLAND. June IL, 1873.
To Mc M"n"9ing Editor of tile H3uM.
DEAR SIR;-"Who struck Billy Patter-
on" Tbs is still Il vexed question and
perhaps as difficult Of solution, and of as
little importance when solved, as the
question as to who had the audacity to Gals
the village meeting at 2 o'clock p. IN. But
while indulging the hope that the truth in
regard to this momcntous matter shall
some day see the light, wish to protest,
sir, against the liberty you take of using
my name without authority, in an article
which appears in your issue Of this morn
ing, wherein you take occasion to inform
the public that the hour in the call for the
recent village meeting, was named, attic
consultation with me. do not think the
"HeraM representative, on his distn-
guishcd mission of interviewing people.
could have properly understood
the conversation, possessed to have
been held with Mr. Smons; at
all events, sir, it would, at least,
have been common courtesy in you, while
| am so accessible to your worship, to have
ascertaned, by one or more intercieacs
whether, possibly, you might not, in pro-
Tossing to put me on the record in the bus
mess, be placing me in an entirely false
ton
The fact is !: Twas not consulted as to
the hour of the village meeting; was not
a signer to the call. and shall have to adj
nit, perhaps to my shame, that | was not
present at the village meeting recently
held or the one preceding it, and have had
little or nothing to say or do about the
question of taxation. If my private opin-
ion on that subject is of the slightest con-
sequence to you or anybody else, do not
hesitate to say that the action of the ma
jority, as it seems, of the voters who have
attended our school and village meetings il
contemplate in spirit, mean in fact, op
posed to the best interests of the village
and to true economy in the conduct of it
affairs, and unworthy of an intelligcn
community.
AS to my being an ''activc stakeholder
in the GLOBE" | venture to remark, tina
it is no particular affair Of yours, as t.
what investment in business way, ma!
choose to make. Respectfully, yours,
J. n. BANTER.