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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16
The TIchhOrne Case.
a sketch Orthe Hero OF the Great English
Sensation.

HenAAunns
The conviction and sentence Of the
Tichborne claimant for perjury to four
teen years penal servitude, will give
interest to q summary OF the marvellous
facts in connection with the case. The
circumstances may be briefly stated us
follows:
Sir Roger TiChborne's mothor was
married August !, 1897, Her son,
Roger, was born al Paris on January 8,
1920. Educated principally abroad, lie
went into the army, where he was first
q cornet and afterwards lieutenant in
the Sixth Dragon Guards, He retired
from the regiment in 1853, and in the
same year took passage on board ship
bound for Valparaiso. Letters came to
his mother up to April, 1854. In that
year news arrived that he had taken
passage at Rio in April, in the ship
Bella for New York. The Bella was
never heard from, save that ono boat
belonging TO her was picked up Of sea
with no one on board.
In lS5S-four years aiter-a sailor
presented himself at Tichbono Park,
and asked to see the lady Of the manor.
He told her that another boat from the
Bella had been found at sea and taken
into Melbourne, on board which boat
her son Roger was, and hO was now liv-
ing in Melbourne. The most Of Rogers
family were wholly incredulous as to
tho story Of the sailor, but his mother
caused advertisements TO be inserted in
Australian papers and inquiries to be
made, as the result Of which in 1866,
eight years thereafter, she received
letter from the claimant, saying he was
her son Roger, was anxious to sec her
again, and asked for money 10 return.
Money was sent him, and il january,
1867, by the way Of Panama and New
York, he arrived in Paris. AT an inter.
view with Sir Rogers mother, theclaim-
ant succeeded in convincing her that he
was the long lost Roger. Strengthened
by this recognition, he determined to
commence m action TO recover the
Tichborno estate. -Four years were
spent in getting up testimony and
making preparations, and at last In 1871
the trial Of the case began-the longest
trial in the legal history Of England.
The opening and summing up Of the
various counsel took about month
each.
The jury sat the greater part Of n
year, when, on March 0, 1879, having
expressed their opinion that further
testimony was needless, the counsel Of
the claimant consented TO DO non
suited. On the same day the claimant,
who called himself Sir Roger Itch.
borne, but who is called BY Others
Arthur Orion and De Castro, was mr.,
rested for perjury by bench warrant.
Confined for a short time in NewRate
he subsequently found bail, and OF
April %, 1873, the criminal trial com,
menced. 1t has lasted nearly year
The testimony Us to the identity OF thu
prisoner has been wonderful. Witness
es were brought from all parts OF til,
world, who swore with equal positive
ness, now that he was the real ST
Roger, now that he was Arthur Ortor
or Thomas Castro. At last, however
IN end has been reached, and the pris
oner convicted. The trials from first /,
last are estimated to have cost boil
sides and the Government something
like 100000 sterling.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

A large number OF ladies' recently
held meeting ut DresdGn-and other
cities have followed the example
wherein the housewives pledged their
faith to each other that they would not
purchase certain marketable articles at
more than fixed price. They would
not pay more than thirty cents for n
pound Of butter, or more than twenty
cents for q pound Of beeisteak; and
having made these resolutions, they
advertised for public proposals to fur
nish those and other. articles at the
prices fixed by them. Tho movement
Is making considerable headway, and
the fathers Of families are rejoicing.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16
Wedding lIlserIes.

Mankind has agreed to surround the
marriage ceremony with observances OF
n distressing, not to say ridiculous,
nature. II is generally assumed, we
need not ask with what accuracy, that n
marriage is in itself cause for con-
graduation to the persons most imme.
diately interested, and, therefore, it is
inferred that they should suffer cheer.
fully the small deduction from their
satisfaction which is involved in making
themselves q show TO their acquaint.
ances and to the public generally. As
the world becomes more civilized, there
Is tendency to diminish tho quantity
Of ceremonial observed; tho couple arc
allowed to seek refuge in flight, instead
OF being exposed to coarse conviyiality
customary in former times; speeci-
making is rapidly dropping out Of
fashion, and It may DO hoped that in
time two human beings, performing the
most solemn act OF their lives, will be
allowed to get through the business
quietly and seriously, without being
exposed to the impertinent intrusious
OF the outside world.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16
Eating In Spring.

AT certain seasons, as in spring and
summer, the appetite OF even the very
robust Is apt 10 fail, and the relish for
meats and heavy food to wane. This is
all right enough, for animal diet In
warm weather heats the blood, tends to
headaches, andisg generally unwolesome,
unless sparingly used. On the other
hand, fresh vegetables, berries, fruit
and bread are cooling, corrective, and
what the palate most Graves. Do not
be afraid 10 go without meat for q
month or so, and, II you like, live pure.
" OH vegetable regimen. You will
lose no more strength than is
common TO the time, and you will
not safer from protracted heat, as when
dining on the regulation roast.
Many persons regard \ hearty desire
for food as something unreined, in.
delicate, and TO DO constantly dis.
oouraged. This Is greater aud more
harmful mistake than that OF coaxing
the appetite. II is Just as necessary for
man who works only with his brain TO
cat beef and mutton as for the man who
labors solely with his hands. Tho
stomach and tho brain are twins the
former being the elder, and having
prior right TO care. Let that DO well
provided for, and II will sustain It's
brother. The people who strive to
check wholesome aud natural appetite
arc the people who regard dinner mere.
ly as q feed, not the center Of m
agreeable social custom and as the
domestic event Of the day. We are
sorry for them as they must regard eat.
Ing as n prosaic duty obligatory on them
because, they have q basis in favor Of
living. We oil know that we must eat
10 live but wo by no means live to cat
simply because We enjoy what We cat.
We are mot gouhrmands becaute We relish
chops, nor are wo inyallds because We
want strawberries.
A good appetite "a q good thing, but
not ii Il st0 DO woriedby urging orby
loglset
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a great head has great cares.

DR.. A. johnson, one Of tho most
successful practitioners Of lis timO, invented
what u now called JohnsORA ABOdyHe Lint,
meiL Tho great atccoss Of this article In the
euro OF Bronchitis and all diseases Of throat
and lungs, will mako tho name Of johnson mol
loss iAyotably, u loss widely known, than thai
Of Louis Napoleon. ICON.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16


DR.. Lewis at New York temper.
ance meeting, told the story Of che
crusade in Xenia, Ohio. "After mass
meeting 200 women started on the war
path, and attacked "The Shades Of
Death" kept by one Phillips. They
sang their campaign song, Nearer, my
God, to thee" II Is the only thing that
takes hold OF the liquor dealers soul.
With "All hail tho power Of Jesus
name" IL works wonders. The first day
Phillips, q round, jolly, portly fellow,
who can tell hundred stories q night
and make everybody roar, stood in the
doorway, his thumbs in the arm holes
Of his vest, and said, "Go II, ladies. /
can stand II as long as you can. Your
whining and bowling won't interrupt
Observation-Disclosures business. Twill
sit down when / grow tired" The
second day Phillips stood with his
hands deep in his pockets and his head
bowed down, and the third day he
threw up his arms, cried ~ surrender"
and from every church tower in Xenia
the bells Changed out the signal Of the
first victory, and cheer after cheer went
up to heaven, and the ladies sang
praise God from whom all blessings
flow" They raided "Holl's Half
Acre" "The Mules Ear" and other
famous saloons, and only twenty-five OF
the original ono hundred dram shops
remain in Xenia. Ho thought all
would be closed within two weeks, with,
perhaps, one exception, II was worry
hard 10 close the last one. The Gin.
cinnati liquor dealers arc ready 10 offer
ono or two thousand dollars 70 the last
man in ovory largo town, and agree to
supply liquor free for year II he will
resist. - .Nfie tll. ~ t
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

Mr.. Small, Of n. H., presented resolutions Of
tho NOW Hampshlro PrCss Association for tic
restoration OF tho law allowing weekly newspR-
pcrs FREQ transmission through Inc mails IN In
county Of their publication Also. rosolntions
declaring hostility to any action that may re-
suit directly OF indirectly In tho restoration Of
tho abuses OF tho franldng privilege, I-.''
MI. Cobb Of Kan, criticised 4 speech OF Mr..
Phelps, OF Now Jersey, as to Ills illusions TO Tic
drangefs. lie decided that these Grangen
meant businessi that they were lilo movable
force Of twenty millions OF freemcn; tliat Il
was foolish 10 array against them tho rlAnks Of
inc Philadelphia or any other PLATFORM and
that they would have Justice inside the Hennl.
lean party II they could outside Il II thOy
must. ''
Mr.. Lawrence, Of Ohio, declared himself In
favor OF tho section Of tho bill providing for
tho free ttAnsmlssion Of weekly noWspaSer.
The same principle which justified INC support
Of common schools at the public expense Also
justified tho free circulation Of nowspapcrs and
periodicals within appropriate limits. Common
schools, tho press, and Tho public addresses OF
every man were tho great moral and political
Instructors Of tho people. He ltnOWno reason,
however, why documents should DO printed at
INC expense OF all tho people and distributed
among lew. MelllslI, Of N Y, and Butler
section. - ' ~
The House resumed Tho confederation az tbo
bill reviying tho Thanking privilege. An. Z,
u. Roberts, Of N Y, moved to Law tlie mi on
the table. Nogatived-ycaH IFS, NAYS no,
After several attempted amendments tho vote
was taken on the final passage OF tho bill and
1t was rejected. Yeas. 100 nays, l3i. : :
MIR. Iyner, Of Indiana, moved 10 reconsider
the vote Of tho House by which tho blll re-.
ylying tho frGnktng privilege was rejected. Ho
said no would call Il up when the menbOn
merO more generally In their Boats. and ibnt
his object was to move TO rccomtnIt Tho hi 10
tie Post-Oileo Committee with instructions 10
report back tho third section ouly, which rolates
70 tho free circulation Of weekly newspaper in
The counties Of their publication, and the FREQ
exchange OF newspapers between publishers.
A bill was passed to prevent tho extormina.
ton Of iur-bOaring animals in Alaska.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

A party Of college students, made up
front the ranks Of Yale, Harvard and
Amherst, propose TO set out next July
to trough II" through England, Scot.
land and Ireland.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16
Hl.rAR,s nAlaAn tot Ihauonza. icon.

The NctO York WEEKLY WITNESS,
al one Dollar per dahga, Is he beat Weekly
newspaper IN Amhiea. n has inaeaitd IN
circulation tes fold Wiihia a year.
The Ectr York DAILY WITNESS, at Three
Dollars, Is Gct, for bHtiness men, Send Qy
postal CARD for sample copiet.-Oom.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

The public are hereby assured,
through tie columns Of this paper, that Par
ioNi PIrgdtipe PiHs contain no injurious
principle, but that they may DO adminlsterOdto
children and the most weak and shattered con-
stltutions in small dosos, With great certainty
Of Huccesa.-[COm.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

A Coughing Chorus. Never before
we're coughs no tinlyarsAl and 20 violent,
silence tliem with uAiE's HoSEY or Hons.
HOUND Am Tan. Nothing else Is surc,--[Com.
Plies ToolhAcho DtOpA euro in one minute,
-ICon Is 'Hl..lTff HH'frF al'T
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

CR1srApoRo's ExunsIoR HAIR DYE
stands unriyAlcd and alone. It's merits have
becn 30 universally acknowledged that II would
30 BupererogAtion to descapt on thom any
further nothing can beat lL-COn.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16
Triumph Of American Pianos.

George stcek q Co., of New York, Re-
eetvo the Gold Medal at the Vienna
Exposition. IT..
The Imperial Commission at Vienna
have decided tho question Of merit in
pian6.forte manufacture by awarding
the only Gold Medal within their giit
to Messrs. George Steck & Co., Of N. Y.
This Is o magnificent testimonial TO the
wonderful beauties Of tono aud work
manship in tho Steck instruments, and
will unquestionably add to their already
well.established prestige. M Y. Tribune
The official letter is as follows
VIESSA, Dec. IL, 1873.
"GEo STICK, Es9.-sm have the pleasure
Of informing you that this day received from
tho baron Schwarz.Sonborn Gold Medal
awarded to you for the Pianos exhibited by
you at tho Vienna Exposition.
"THoMAs MCELiATlI, U. s. Com'a'ncr."
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

REsT IN ohD AoE.-I coyot rest nei-
Their for myself nor my friends SO long
as we arc able to work but when age
or weakness comes on, and hard labor
becomes an uncomfortable burden, then
tho necessity to work is deeply painful,
and IL seems to imply m evil state OF
society wherever such o necessity gen.
orally exists. Ones old ago should DO
tranquil, rs ones old age should be
playful I; headwork at either extremity
OF human existence seems to mo out Of
place. Tho morning and tho evening
should bs alike peaceful; at midday,
the sun may burn, and men may labor
under il.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

RRCErPIs AGAINST MELANCHOLY
l once gave n lady two.and.twenly
receipts against melancholy. One was
u bright fire; another, TO remember all
the pleasant things said to her; another,
to keep box OF sugar.plums Oh the
mantel.pieoe, and q kettle Simmering
on the hob. thought these were
triAiug ut tho moment, but have in
after life discovered how true it Is that
these little pleasures often Danish mel.
ancholy better than higher and more
exalted objects; and that no means
ought TO DO thought too triaing which
can oppose 1t In ourselves Or in others.
Smith.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

Faces INSTANT RRLtKF has stood
twenty years toal Il warranted 70 give iRnie.
didie rpltCf to all Rheumatic, Neuralgia, Head,
Ear and Back Aehes, oTmonpy refunded, = Com,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

A Wisconsin legislator demands that
travellers by rail should DO weighed and
made to pay 30 much per pound by
weigh Of fare and this, We take II, Is
positively the newest idea.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

In the city council, Kansas City, a
horse railway bill, providing that "no
single person should pay aS fare more
than Eve cents, was amended on motion
of Alderman Black, 10 include also mar.
ried people, mud passed. .r
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

/" NOTHING nETTER." Cutler DroS. Boston
SSh sh cOSs saa
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Lately not o death occurred in the
city Of Bath, Me-, for II dAyH--an I'm.
preeedented lack Of mortality
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

tits said that the richest planter In
Mississippi IL q polored man,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

A GENTS. WANTED. : soms,hlns e, eh ~
t6l PTankiin Street. fllll.. ".
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

The properties of DIR. wAIKER's
viSEoAR BITTRRs arc Apericnt, Diaphorotic,
Carminatiye, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic,
sedatiye Counter. Iritant, SudOnfc. Mtera-
Ern aud MI. Rilinnn 49,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

II. II. MCDONALD 8 CO.,,
Dmgglts and Gen. Agls, San lrlnetce. Celiie5lila
and cor VI Washington and Charlton ~ ny
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

The bill in reference to the centennial OK.
hibltion was taken up, tho pending question
being an amendment by slr. Morrill,, Of Yer.
mont making tho exhibition national In its
character instead Of international. Sherman,
Of Ohio, Stewart, Of Nevada, spoke IN favor OF
the Philadelphia Centennial, urging that Il DO
made A. national and not q local or private
afIalr. .l. - -
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

ANYtssndlng Us the address X NM, n,s
ONE iSs nv, a. NY Xxx " ~ fSia
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-23

TIDY Door YARDs.-When a man
wants to sell his place one of the first
things he does is to fix up his front door
yard. Fence palings that had fallen of
are nailed on, broken hinges are re-
paired, crooked walks straightened.
rubbish moved out Of the way, and an
aspect of tidiness, which, TO the casual
observer, is an aspect of thrift, is given
TO the place. His wife will see 10 il
that no eObwebs festoon the front porch
or curtain the windows, that the shades
are clean and not hung askew, and that
the house has a holiday look. Time
spent in this way is counted well in
vested and certain to tell on the price
for which the owner can sell. But
where the owner proposes TO retain his
property, is there any reason why Il
should not be put in first class order l.?
why he should not rejoice in tasteful,
pleasing, even picturesque premises,
around his house why his children
may not have fostered within them by
their surroundings a love for order and
neatness and beauty which they shall
carry into homes of their own?
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-23

who, ia all the pride Of a mothers love,
said, "I have raised six stalwart soils
and four daughters, and there is not a
beer drinker or wine-bibber among
them" What is the grand result upon
which the eye of every mother, wife and
daughter in the land ought to be fixed?
Unquestionably the overthrow of the
drinking customs of society is the le-
gitimate work Of woman; and while
women are clamoring and striving for
Woman Suffrage, let them not forget
woman's sufferings are caused by drink
ing usages, and exercise that power and
Influence which they possess in the So
cial circle and Danish all that can intox-
icate and the intemperate from their
presence.
"'Tis DONE" was the exultant boast
when our forefathers threw Off the
yoke OF Great Britain and achieved
our Nations independence, and when
women shall have done their duty, and
aided men in their battles to overthrow
the despotism Of strong drink, q new
''Independence Day" VIII be declared
and another exultant shout will break
from the depths Of the forests of Maine
which will mingle with the gladdenlng
strains waited from the shores of the
Pacific, until the whole Nation will rise
up In one grand jubilee over the down.
fall Of the alcoholic demon, leaving s
rich legacy of peace and happiness t.
future generations.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-23
Sayings and Doings.

Iceland has altogether the start of
America. We propose to celebrate our
nations centennial in 1876; but mean
while, from the land of snow and ice
volcanoes and geysers, comes the INTEL
ligence that the Icelanders propose to
celebrate their millennial in 1874. In
S74 Ingolf, a Norwegian chief, planted a
small colony on that island, which had
been discovered few years before. In
about half century many thousands of
hardy settlers had established them
selves on this cold and barren isle. At
one time the population numbered no
less than 10000; but the inhabitants
have suffered greatly from famines,
epidemics, and volcanic casualties, and
the number is now reduced TO about Co.
900. Iceland contains an area of 10000
square miles, of which the glaciers cover
surface OF upward OF 1000 square
miles; and there are thirty known vol
canoes, OF which eight have been active
within a century. There are also
numerous thermal springs, the princi-
pal OF which Is the Great Geyser, in
which the water, at a depth OF seventy
two feet, is thirty degrees above the
boiling point. Water and stones are
thrown at intervals from this geyser 10
a height of 100 feet. No grain Of any
kind can be raised in Iceland, but vege-
tables csn be cultivated, and fish and
birds are abundant. Forests formerly
abounded, but now the island Is almost
destitute Of trees, and the want OF fuel is
severely felt. The Islanders are OF the
Scandinavian race, and are by no means
lacking in intellectual capacity. Al
though there are but few educational in
stitutions, domestic education is uni
versal, and the people are intelligent.
Many Of the most valuable works of
English literature have been translated
into the native tongue, and are read and
appreciated by the common people. All
the inhabitants believe the doctrines of
the Reformation in their primitive SIM
plicity, and the majority OF them are
Lutherans in profession. In short, the
lcelanders are as prosperous as could be
expected of any people living in such a
barren country, and deserve a national
festival.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-23

A young lady, fitting for college at
one Of our academies, wished to enter a
class in Horace, for the late fall term,
but was not up to the requirements
Spending her summer vacation at her
home In Boston, she resolved to spend
the hot August days In making the nee
essary preparation. As all her gentle
men friends competent to hear her reel
tations were tired out, broken down,
aud out OF town for a vacation, she read
by herself, writing out her translation,
fifteen hundred lines of Virgil and two
orations of Cicero, and was booked for
Horace. Yet women are not able to go
TO collegei
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-23

John w. FOrney says: az often amuse
myself with anticipations of the man
ners and customs Of those who are to
follow us in the Great Hereafter
What sort Of newspapers will be printed
in 1873? How many new utilities will
have been produced from steam,
and science generally? VIII our nos
terity traverse the air as we now travel
the land Will the dream OF Mr.. Matt
land in his curious English novel in
'Bye-and-Bye,' be fulfilled-the ocean
underlaid with telegraphs, light per-
forming the offices of heat, coal ex-
hausted in all the great centres, bal
looms superceding or surprising loco
motives, women voting and legislating,
and men chosen to Office only because
they are honest and fit? Will our
descendants look back TO us as warnings
or examples ?"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-23

Miss Louise May Alcott, author of
WORK" and other novels, i'm a letter
excusing herself for not coming 10 the
late Woman Suffrage meeting In New
York city, said; "When / read vo,,r nota
aloud TO the family, asking. sXVbat
shall l say to Mrs. Stone p my bonoraJ |
father instantly replied, Tell her Won
are ready to follow your leader, sure fhot
you could not have better one NJ
brave old mother, with the ardor of
many unquenchable Mays shining In
her face, cried out, Tell her I am
seyenty-three, but mean TO 20 10 tha
polls before l die, even If nv three
daughters have to carry me.'n