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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-03

rate Of wages amounting also to at least 50 per
cent, have probationary increased the cost Of rail
roads and thus the cost OF transportation, and this of
course hard for the Western farmer who must get bis
produce market He hears people tell
and greedy capitalists and thinks there Is great COM
bnation to ruin him, so he forms combination to
sIs-to lower the rate OF freiehs, and But when
the se greedy capitalists look at the problem what do
they find They lind that they have put down $500
in Western railroads which they might almost well
have sunk the SO far getting any there
for is concerned Not railroad in Michigan pays
dividend while only in Indiana, only five In Illinois,
only one in Wisconsin, only three in Iowa. not one
in Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota gives the greedy
Ca pitasts who have built them any income on their
stock. But the farmers have got the railroads. have
got them without paying dollar for them and between
them and the capitalists IL not the farmers who have
reason TO feel No. 1t is not the railroads. nor is
the great class of mddlemeD, OF whom perhaps there
too many, but whom. as class IN country OF such
diversified industry and wide extent as ours 1t is very
foolish to seek TO set aside.
Neither is Vt your heavy taxation which burdens you
Your taxation is heavy. vastly heavier than II would
have been but for dreadful financial mistake but
you could pay 1t and IL would not hinder you, II this
cancer Of our currency were not eating your life
blood You yet far from paying ~ or 40 per cent of
your whole annual produce in taxes but this is what
you do pay or this Is what you Obliged sacrifice
Of your produce because OF the currency
which are talked about among up men, can there
then be anything quite 80 senseess AS the cry that
Of this can only Sen II to the
folly OF whose house is burning over his head
sulnipg all his and who thinks he can put IL
out who actually attempts to put II out by pouring
on it fluid winch only increases the fury Of tho flame
THE DUTY OF TIE NATION.
1t matters little what the farmers may do what
manures they may use, what kind OF farms they may
have what abundant crops they raise what bless.
ings sunshine and early and rain
may come them there Is no real prosperity posi-
bic for the agrculturiss OF country until we have
got money again In circulation and until we have driven
out those promises to pay by which the Government IL
dishonOred every time II issues them. But this ire
deemaDle currency presses upon the manufacturing In
terests lust ~ does upon those OF the farmer Our
manufacturers. notwithstanding our great tariff com
plain Of hard times, and think they are likely to De
harder before they are e4 but tue haydest pressure
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-07
A Snake Story.

Many years ago, when boy, lived
in Maine, and near my fathers house
ran quite q large stream. One day when
I was about fifteen or sixteen years old,
I went fishing with my brother, two
years older. A few rods from the
stream in the open field, my brother
saw one OF the largest.sized striped
snakes surrounded by q large flock Of
young ones and upon being discov.
cred, the old snake began to hiss, open.
ing her mouth wide, and all the little
ones ran down her throat. Then my
brother called me TO come, and when /
got there o few Of the last ones were
Just entering her mouth. He said that
when he first saw the snake she was
lying in warm, sunny spot, and those
little ones, apparently two or three
dozen OF them, were lying around her
on the grass, and when she began to
hiss they crawled to her mouth and
went down her throat, ono only at q
time, till they all disappeared in that
way. II was very wonderful to us,
neither OF us having ever heard Of the
like; and We were not satisfied to go
away without knowing something more
about it, and SO we determined TO de.
stroy tho snake and make q post mortem
examination, which we did. We found
a large sack eight or ten inches in
length connected with tho throat Of the
snake, and through this thin membrane
We could sec the little snakes, oil coiled
up, and each separately by itself, which
excited our curiosity still further.
Upon opening this sack We found little
cells or pockets attached to the sides OF
it, large enough to hold ono apiece, and
capable Of being distended to q much
larger size, with mouth opening 10.
wards the throat Of the snake and into
which one and one only Of these little
ones had entered. And here was some
thing more wonderful still How could
each Of these little creatures have
found It's way into these little pockets,
and only one in the same place2 Upon
opening the little pockets and taking
out the young ones, incredible as 1t may
seem, we found the number to be thirty
two, and what was also remarkable,
they were Of different sizes, some OF
them being Eve or six inches in length,
and some not more than three inches.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-07
Down $40 Feet to Eternity.

William Moran, q young man, resi-.
dent OF 0lyphant, Pa, visited the Eddy
Greek shaft in that place, for the pur.
pose OF showing a visitor from out OF
town the coal works there. The two
were let down by the carriage or eleva.
tor TO the first vein, whero they got of,
and having explored this TO their salts.
faction returned 10 the shaft in order
TO ascend TO tho surface. Arriving
there, Moran, having either made mis-.
step or thinking he was about to step
upon the carriage, fell into and down
the shaft, q depth Of three hundred and
ten feet, and into water at the bottom
Of the shaft some seventeen feet deep.
Upon search being made at the bottom
with graphing hooks he was brought
up dead, bearing no visible wounds,
however. II is surmised that he died
before reaching the water, or was
drowned, as no marks OF violence were
visible on his person. It: Is said that his
companion, but for the timely warning
given him, would have shared the same
fate.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-07
A wELL.CUREu MAN.
A Sour-Tempersd Old TRrtar'a TrIek---
How Ills Life was Saved,

How Ills Life was Saved,
DR.. Henry southell, M old man Of
sixty, lives with his son.in.law in De-
troit, and It is said that the aged pic.
neer has q temper like q bear poked
up with a hot pitchfork. He grunts
and snarls around ut everything and
everybody, and there is no peace in the
house until his eyes and mouth are
closed in sleep. He took new tack q
few days ago, and threatened to COM
nit suicide II his whims were not hu-
mored. The family did not really
think he would do such thing, but
they were not sure. and so they we're
rather soft on him for n few days.
One night he got some odd notion IN
his head, and the family fatty refused
to crafty 1t. He said he would take
poison, but they were firm. Along IN
the night he was head groaning aud
rolling around, having an attack Of
bilious collie, aud the family reused up
under the idea that he had taken o
deadly dose. He wouldn't say he
hadn't, as he wanted to have revenge
on them. The boy ran for doctor,
the woman hunted for mustard, and
the son.in.law dashed about after eggs.
he got o couple, broke the whites into
teacup, and ordered tho old man to
open his potato trap. Old man wouldn't,
but he was taken by the throat aud
made to. The eggs were followed by
mustard.
he shut his gums together, but the
son.in.law sat down on him and iabbed
the end Of q toothbrush into his
mouth until he opened IL. When the
old man heard them call for tepid
water he said II wasn't case OF poi
soning, but they rammed the tooth
brush at his gums again, and he had
to drink half pint OF warm water.
The son.in.law said he wasn't going 10
have his family disgraced by u suicide
in the house, and he shouted for more
eggs. The old man tried 10 beg OF,
but they held, jerked down his chin,
and the eggs went down his throat.
While waiting for the doctor the son.
in.law got the old man out OF bed and
pranced him him up and down the hall
with nothing on but o long night shirt.
He made tho pioneer get up and
travel like q buffalo, leaping over chairs
up and down and around everywhere.
Tho old man shouted again and ngain
that no had not tried TO commit suicide,
but the son.in.law said It was too thin,
and continued to prance him until the
doctor came. The doctor said IL was
morphine, and he whipped out stom-
ach.pump and rolled up his sleeves.
The old man begged that they would
not pump him out, but they were firm.
Ho was thrown down and held fast, and
they iingled the rubber tube down bis
throat and the doctor manned the
brakes and pumped away.
He said IL was grave case, but 1t
was barely possible that the patient
might be saved. He pumped away
until the reservoir was empty, and then
they ran the old man around again, fed
him on more eggs, felt his pulse, and
tho doctor said IL was the incest little
lob he had had for six months. Tho
old pioneer is abed yet, but is recover.
ing, and the son.in.law expects tho
most gratifying results from the oxper-
iment.
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ton. a and and a Republican reporter has
visited IL and talked with Gitana, q
gypsy maiden. We quote:
i've suppose you are human beings
and have to get diyoreedr"
"Sometimes; but its 0 dreadful
thing with US To get divorced. ltcau5es
grief and mourning, and blood has to
be she'd" :,
yorced ?" .,
al know I am talking too much"
and the Gitana trembled as she spoke,
but half-dozen bright silver quarters,
thrown into her lap, seemed to give her
assurance. "I know I am talking too
much, but I'll tell You. II is this way:
When q man and his wife are to be
separated, 1t is done by tho sacrifice Of
ahorse.
zone is picked out which is entirely
sound and free frem q bruise, or even o
scratch, and he is led out to the spot
where the divorce is to take place, and
exactly at twelve o'clock. The men
cast lots for the one who shall kill the
horse, and for this occasion he Is the
priest, The priest takes long polo in
his hand and walks around the horse
several times, and in loud voice
praises his good qualities, and names
all the persons who have owned 1t. :.
The horse Is then led into the tent OF
the woman who Is to be divorced. II
he kicks round and jumps about, tho
woman has been very bad II he keeps
dniet, she has not been so bad. The
priest then takes q large knife and stabs
the horse 10 the heart, and when IL IS
stretched out on the ground, the hus.
band takes his place on one side Of II,
aud the wife on the other. They join
hands across the horse, and repeat
some sentences in the gypsy language.
Then they walk three times around the
horse in opposite directions. l.!
"The last time, when at the head OF
the horse, they face each other and
speak, and do the same thing OF the
tail. They again shake hands and sep
arate, one going north and the other
south. She never marries again, and
has to wear mourning veil, and big
shoes on her feet. The heart OF the
horse is then taken out, roasted, sprin-
kled with brandy, and eaten by the hus-
band and his friends. The horse is
then buried on the spot. The husband
can marry agar" !"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-07
The Best Medicines,

DIR. Hall says the best medicines in
the world, more efficient than oil the
potations Of the materia medica, are
warmth, rest, cleanliness, and pure air.
Some persons make Il o virtue 10 brave
disease, ito keep up as long as they
can move o foot or wriggle a finger,
and It sometimes succeeds; but in
others the powers Of life are thereby 80
completely exhausted that the system
has lost oil ability TO recuperate, and
slow typhoid fever sets in and carries
the patient to premature grave.
Whenever walking or work is the effect,
a warm bed and o cool room are the
very first indispensables 10 sure and
speedy recovery. Instinct leads all
beasts and birds to quietude and rest
tho very moment disease or wounds aa
sail the System.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-07
MOI So Happr.

Among Mr.. Harnesses friends was
Henry Hope, the millionaire, and
author Of "Anastasius, +" who frequent.
ly invited him to stay at Deep Dene,
where he found himself surrounded by
all the talent and wealth in England.
The tone Of the conversation sometimes
amused him very much; Us when Roths-
child observed to Hope that man
must be "a poor scoundrel who could
not afford TO lose two millions !" or re.
piled TO nobleman who said he must
be o supremely happy man: ~ happy !
when only this morning I received o
letter from q man to say, that II I did
not send him E500. he would blow out
my brains |"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-07
Wan Lee as Paper Carrier.


Bret Harte gives humorous account
OF n Chinese paper carrier.
His next performance, i grieve to say,
was not attended with equal success.
One Of our regular paper.carriers fell
sick, and, at q pinch, Wan Lee was
ordered to fill his place. To prevent
mistakes he was shown over the route
the previous evening, and supplied OF
about daylight with the usual number
oil subscribers copies. He returned
after an hour, in good spirits and with
ont the papers. He had delivered them
all. he said.
Unfortunately for Wan Lee, OF about
eight O'Clock indignant subscribers be.
gan to arrive atthe ofiics. They had
received their copies; but how? In
the form Of hard.pressed cannon balls,
delivered by single shot and q mere
tour dc force through the glass'of bed
room windows. They had received
them full in the face, like base ball,
il they happened to be up and stirring;
they had received them in quarter
sheets, tucked in at separate windows
they had found them in the chimney,
pinned against the door, shot through
attic windows, delivered in long slips
through convenient keyholes. stuffed
into ventilators, and occupying the
same can with the mornings milk. One
subscriber, who waited for some time
at the Office door, to have q per.
sonal interview with Wan Lee (then
comfortably Locked in my bed.room),
told me, with tears Of rage in his eyes,
that he had been awakened at five
o'clock by q most hideous yelling below
his windows that on rising in great
agitation he was startled by one sudden
appearance OF the Northern Star,
rolled hard and bent into tho form OF o
boomerang or East Indian club, that
sailed into the window, described o
number OF flendish circles in the
room, knocked over the light, slapped
tho baby's face, "took" him (the sub
scriber) sin tho jaw" and then re-
turned out OF tho window, and dropped
helplessly in tho area. During the rest
Of the day wads and strips Of soiled
paper, purporting to be copies OF the
Northern Star OF that mornings issue,
were brought Indignantly to tho office.
An admirable editorial on "The Re-
sources OF Humboldt County" which l
had constructed the evening before,
and which, I had reason to believe,
might have changed the whole balance
of trade during the ensuing year, and
left San Francisco bankrupt at her
wharyes, was in this way lost to tho
nnhlin.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-07
A Rush Of GrasshOppers,

A Kansas correspondent, describing
o grasshopper raid, says:
At times they came In such immense
clouds, that on the north and westsides
OF buildings, bushels Of them could be
gathered, partially stunned by the sud.
den contact, and the sound produced
in striking frame buildings in the
range OF their flight was similar to that
Of moderate hail.stortn. In IN e1.
ceedingly short time they completely
covered apple, pear, and peach trees,
shade trees, and grape vines, and i'm.
mediately began their destructive work
on fruit and foliage. Much Of the fruit
has tho stems eaten OIL, and, after fall.
ing, Is soon covered by hungry crew.
AE this writing they have completely
stripped o fayorite pear tree Of its fruit
and foliage. They even intrude within
tho precincts Of our houses, and at this
moment, one, bolder than his com.
rades, Is trying to deyour newspaper
by my side. The sound produced by
his efforts is similar 10 that OF a wood
rasp vigorously applied. The doors
and windows are closed to keep the in.
truders out. II is even unpleasant TO
be out doors, to have them circle in
myriads about your head and feet, and
hear the incessant humming. at night
they cease their travels, but do not fail
to satisfy their voracious appetite.
Their general actions and attitudes in
the endeayor to satisfy their hunger
forcibly reminds one OF n lot OF partial.
" starved swine at their first meal after
a long fast. It Is amusing to watch
them while on an ear OF corn or lus.
cious apple, while it Is undergoing a
change under their masticating powers.
For the purpose Of examination, ] Wis
tied neighboring field OF corn, com.
prising 100 acres, in the afternoon after
their arrival, and I must confess I was
deeply impressed with asense OF solemn
dread as 1 witnessed the work Of de.
struction going on before my eyes.
How insignificant and puny as IN indi-
vidual, yet how mighty and destructive
by reason OF It's powers OF rapid propa.
CATION Atthis writing, the storm still
continues, and the number OF arrivals
is increasing after IA hours incessant
duration, and the end Is not yet. II II
lasts much longer, total destruction
OF crops is opened to our view. So upon
the whole dire calamity is impending,
and has already come upon us in our
western and southwestern counties. II
would be absurd and q sin TO attempt
to conceal the fact. Aid must be So
cured from other quarters.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-07
Items Of Interest.

You eau tell oil Agricultural Depart
ment clerk in Washington by his seedy
appearance.
There is not in all the State OF Texas
single Universalist Church edi6ce or
church organization.
The dry goods clerks Of London
Threaten strike. Their griyance Is
that they want 10 wear moustackes, and
their employers won't let them.
Tho vendome Column, pulled down
by the Communists, will be completed
in September. It has been decided not
to crown It with the statue Of Napoleon.
There arc two reasons why some peo.
pie don't mind their own business one
is that they haven't any business, and
the other is that they haven't any
mind.
Catching mackerel with hook and
limo on the New England shore Is fast
becoming obsolete. A feet Of 100 yes'
sells on tie Maine shore last week were
all seiners.
The actress known as Marie Zoe, who
plays the "French Spy" and other
pieces of that kind, is member OF an
aristocratic family in indianapolis, and
and was once belle.
II has recently been Rscertained that
the temperature OF the upper strata OF
the earth's atmosphere is warmer than
the lower strata, which is quite the re-
verse Of the previous hypothesis.
AT o recent sale in zeiglersSille,
Berks comfy, Pa, q wagon was sold
that had been standing long enough in
one place 10 permit walnut tree about
five inches in diameter to grow up
through the bed Of the wagon.
Some more photographs otthe Prince
Imperial have been seized in Paris.
By means OF o chemical preparation
they were rendered invisible on the
card, but on being dipped in water
they became clear ahd apparent.
Nothing made in yain-A Minneso-
tian has made drink from ground.up
grasshoppcrs, o half.pint Of which
makes q man hopping drunk. 1t Is
much cheaper than corn whisky, and
will probably soon find It's way into
New York bar.rooms.
Baron Rothschild writes TO the papers
that he takes no notice OF letters from
persons who threaten to kill him II he
doesn't give them money. His mind 10
occupied with plans to increase his for
tuue and on cheap practical projects ior
rebuilding Jerusalem.
What meaning and unique express
sion was that Of o young Irish girl who
was rendering testimony against an in
llyidual in q New Orleans Court, not
long since: "Arrah, sir," said she,
elm shure lie never made his mother
SMILE" There Is a biography OF un-
kindness in that single sentence.
1t is alleged with respect to railroad
in Arkansas, that, in order TO realize
the State aid, the company built Q SEQ.
ton Of ten miles, drew the bonds there
on, took up tho rolls and relaid them
on the next section, and drew another
installment OF bonds, and so on, till its
whole quota Of bonds had been drawn,
and no road built. N'
Near Winnemucca, CAL, recently,
man walking on the railroad suddenly
became paralyzed in his limbs and
body SO that he could not move an inch,
and falling across rail, narrowly es-
capped death from m approaching train
which was stopped within few, yards
OF him. He described his sensations as
terribly agonizing.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-07
Worth Remembering,

Benzino and common clay will clean
marble.
soften leather.
Lemon Juice and glycerine will re-
move tan and freckles. n
A dose Of castor oil will aid yeu in
removing pimples.
Iemoniuiee and glycerine will cleanse
and soften the hands.
Spirits OF ammonia, diluted a little,
will cleanse the hair very thoroughly.
Lunar caustic carefully applied so as
not to touch the skin, will destroy
warts.
Powdered nitre is good for removing
freckles, Apply with a rag moistened
with glycerine.
To obviate offensive Precipitation
wash your feet with soap and diluted
spirits Of ammonia.
The juice Of ripe tomatoes will 70.
move the stain OF walnuts from the
hands without injury to the akin.
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A D1soouvr.-During the great col.
lapse Of 1857, a gentleman Of color kept
bank In q Western city. His institu-
tion was apparently in sound condi-
tion, but TO be in fashion with the white
folks, he concluded to fail. Next
morning o man came and shook the
door, but o voice inside responded that
dde bank Is closed" But the man re.
piled that he had left o new pair OF
boots there the day before, and wanted
them. The sable anancier opened the
door, and throwing out one boot, re-
marked, 1--WE iS only paying fifty cents
on dc dollar"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-07

A DouBrrun REMARK.--A Washing.
ton story is that Mrs. Speaker Blaine
had difficulty with Mrs. Senator
Sprague about q cook. Meeting Of Q
dinner.table, with only Hon. Zach
Chandler between them, Mrs. sprague,
leaning forward, said, If am sorry,
Mrs. Blaine, that we have anything
tiisaereeable between u.s." The Hon,
Zach was considerably embarrassed,
never having heard the interesting story
OF the cook.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-07
The; Doomed Man.

It's tho good ship HIldobraud
ThA. saila tho stormy sea
but her course doth stand away fromlAnd,
No danger eau there bc.
Though tho tempest blow, and tho wild waves
how
Tho chip Is stout andstrops,
And safely to tho port We go,
Lot the voyage DO short or long.
"come, toll a story OF tho seas
A comrade asked amaater,
with this gallant breeze, you may rest In
case,
Tho sea-mcw flies not faster"
"ThOn all tho glasses all around.r
The wOll.plOasOd master cries,
"And I'll tell what Is found in chip that is
bound
To no port til tho las. man dies.
"TherO loAts ship in the northern elmo
That has drif.od hundred years
For fearful crime, till the end Of time,
Afatod man It bears.
"UpOn the deck, and on tho mast,
Tie eyer-talling spray
Is bonO by the blast, and freezes fast,
Till the ship Ia an iceberg gray.
"And In tho cabin, pale aud wan,
Between two spec.ers grim;
Sits fStOd man, while they strive who can
Gain tho troubled soul Of him.
"And ono plays for the lond Of hell,
And one redeems from sin,
And tho dice they toll aS the fall from the
shell;
DutnOishOr yet shall win.
"And ever there the dlcc arc cast
For the fased man to see;
Until the last of earth is past,
He sits In agony.
"Lops years ago onco did sail
Far into tho frozen North,
And heard hail, like dying wall,
From drifting ship sound forth.
Upon the deck, and on the mast,
Tho eyer-tAlllng spray
Was borne by tho blast and frozen fast,
Like Au ulcOborg huge she lay.
"'ob, tell mo docs the end draw nOm'
And when will time bo donoi'
There many year hO was watched in fear
While his soul is lost and won"