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A HORRIBLE CALIFORNIA CRIME.-Cali-
fornia papers relate story of wrong and
suffering that is not often equalled. In 1866
a Mr.. Strong and his wife, steady, indus
trious people, came across the plains, and
secured a pre-emption ranch Of 200 acres in
Mendocino county. They had just sue
ceeded in clearing off the underbrush and
making their home comfortable, when two
stock-raisers, named Giger and Alexander,
saw the place and wanted to buy it, but Mr.
Strong refused to sell, saying that he was
too old to move again. He persevered in
this determination, and the men swore ven
geance on his obstinacy. Killing a neigh
boris COW on his farm they accused him of
the deed, aroused public clamor against
him, and, by perjury, had him sent to State
Prison last July. They then laid their plots
against his wife, and ON the 2Sth ult.,
she was found dead in gorge near the
house, with bullet hole through her head
Suspicion was then directed against the two
drovers and the evidence is now SO strong
that their punishment is deemed certain.
A petition for Strongs pardon is in the
Governors hands.
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How II PAID THE CzAR TO PLAY THE
DEyIL.--Niclolas /. was very fond Of mas
queEade balls, and one night appeared at
one in the character of the devil, with GRIN
ming face, horns and tail, and appeared TO
enjoy bis character very much. About 8
9 clock in the morning lie went out, and,
throwing over him some furs, he called a
coachman and ordered him to take him to
the Quay Anglais. AS it was very cold, he
fell asleep, and when he found that the man
had taken him in the wrong direction, for
the Quay Anglais is one of the most elegant
portions of St. Petersburg while before him
were only some miserable houses, Nicholas
began to demonstrate. The coachnan paid
no heed TO him. and presently, passing
through a stone gateway, brought him to
q cemetery, and, taking a large knife from
his girfle and pointing it at his employers
throat, said: .:Give me your money and
your fnrs, OF | viii kill you.'' g And do
you give me your soul, = exclaimed Nichol-
as, he threw off his furs and disclosed his
personification Of the devil. The Russians
are very snperstitious, and the coachnlan
was SO terrified that he fell senseless on the
ground, and the Emperor drove himself
back to the palace.
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1t is showing tonight SO drearily,
II is signing tonight SO wearily,
The wind is signing SO wearily,
That almost think it dying.
But my crate glows out so cheelly
And the crickets they chirp so merrily,
That hardly hear the signing
OF the wind that walls SO YEARLY
You'd almost think it dying.
In the Goals that wink and stare at me,
Ard flicker and fash and flare at me,
and sometimes steadily glare at me,
fancy many old faces
And the past comes back like dream to me
And flows in murmuring stream to me.
From beautiful far off places,
And the lights that flicker all seem to me
Rejecting dear old faces.
All, me. what Joys they bring to me.
What happy old songs they sing to me
All, me-! what memories cling to me,
OF the dear days gone forever.
While sit III the freight pondering
And the wailing wind goes wandering
Down silent streets to the river
What songs and memories cling to me-.
of the days gone by forever!
They were happier days and brighter days
And sunny, and long and lighter days.
And purcr, better and whittier days,
Than these of doubt and trial.
But could We live them DER again,
And laugh thro' copsc and clover again.
And play the lass and lad again,
Would our hearts ne'er know DENIAL?
An! even the long and and lighter day,
Brought many paug and trial.
So while the snow falls dreariy,
And the wind walls low and YEARLY,
sit where the light glows cheerly,
In my heart and in my chamber;
And think, tho; the years are eravcr now,
And the days have duller flavor now,
Than the DAYS we all remember;
Yet they still dawn fair and cheerily
With light for spirit and chamber.
EBA opGE, April 1874. l. E. II.
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What Killed the Ingham County Her.
aid
From the Detroit Free Press.


Fifteen or sixteen years ago man named
Harvey started q weekly paper at William
ston, 1ngham county, called the Herald.
The town was small, the times dull, and
Harvey was probably the LATEST editor who
ever had anything to do with a Michigan
paper. The citizens encouraged him all
they could, and finally the gentleman who
had furnished most of the capital dropped
into the office one Friday to see Harvey and
spur him up a little. 1t was publication
day, but the outside, only half made up,
was on the stone, and not line had been
set for the inside. Harvey was in the yard
back of the office, digging fish-worms, and
was called in.
'' See here, Harvey, you are not dong as
you should" commenced the gentleman;
''here it is Friday and you haven't even
worked the first side of your paper"
"I-see-I-haven't slowly replied the
editor, looking in the drawer for a fish-line.
"Well, when are you going to get the
paper out %
"Some-time-next-
But this is no way to do business, Mr..
Harvey. When you came here didn't you
agree to issue the paper every Friday9 81
"I-presume-I-did,' drawled Harvey,
Observation-Disclosures
good"
He took his rod and went to the banks of
the Cedar, and when he returned the office
was packed up in boxes marked "old
type" and note on the door read: "The
Herald isdead: too many suckers killed it,
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A Mother Trades Her Son for a Dog,

From the Milwaukee Wisconsin,
About a month ago German woman,
who was living at Mrs. Cookies, in the
Third Ward, took q fancy to large New
foundland dog owned by the landlady, and
she offered to give her one of her little boys
and S. ''to boot for the animal. Mrs.
Cooke accepted the Offer and the little
Heinrich, who was about eight years of age,
was transferred to his new mother, and the
German woman took her dog and departed
well satisfied. ss.-..
Thursday she returned and demand
ed the little Heinrich back again.
She said the dog ate too much, and she
couldn't afford to keep him. But Mrs.
Cooke would neither take the dog nor re-
fund the S., prefering to keep the boy, who
had become very useful to her and loved
her very much. A war of words ensued,
and then fight, but neither conquered,
and they had to be parted by policeman.
Mother Cooke still keeps her little boy, and
she is determined to do so if the law will
allow her. The little Heinrich is ind1ffer-
ent as to tie result, but prefers to stay
with ''Mamma Cooke.'
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at Knoxville, Tennessee. He last wrote from Fort
Benton. Montana but has not been heard from since
1865.
I" Hasn't been heard from SINCE 65!n
Well he has, too. P'rhaps not in the States,
For Bill wasn't on tn letter write when alive
He wasn't O that kind, either. as hates
The sight o their own writin'; for Bill
Had had good schoolil in his days
And, as the boys said slung hefty quill
For one as made his liyin other ways
Hasn't been heard from y" anxious brother -
-"Thankful for information" as though
Somehow, seems there amt another
Knew him as we'll might by takin' i: SLOW
Let 'em know Bills buried,-ora least he aDas-
- Down near MnscleshH'; in 6ss;
That's where we planted him then, and t does
Seem as though dead men oughtn't emigrate
A pretty hot buryin' ground, that of Bills
Goals scraped off and grave scooped ont
Where he cooked breakfast There wasn't no frills
About that service; when there's Sioux about
To get corpse under with his hairaon
Is over average. And Indians swalmed the trail
And gave us boys unhappy FARM
AS carried that Abercrombie mail
Poor Bill They don't put up such men as him
Only for custom work-Lots of nerve and fond of
joke
Ii he did fall next the barrel on gin,
And the Faro table kept him broke
1t come Of trouble. Once he had been
Rich and respected--a merchant they said
Had wife and boy down on San joaquin;
But she loved another, and sinned, and fed
He let down them an took to drink
Its many history written in one,
For there's plenty O. men as walks on the brink
And is followin' fast where Bill has gone
Money enough to be wild and free
Boon companions to greet his hail
Beggared at last and driven like me
To earn scant life on the Overland Mail.
But this amt a-doin my duty by Bill
Q've doLe the same for Joe and Ned,
Though little we thought that day on the hill
That I'd be lynn when they were dcad)
I'll write tonight to bis anxious brother
And tell him all but Bills dissipation,
AS mebbee some one will to my poor mother
When "old Steve" stops at the last Home
Station.
DEER LODGE ADrit 1874
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TOPICS OF THE.TIMEs.

Our commerce with Cuba is very consid-
cradle, amounting to almost one-seventh
our entire imports, or nearly one hundred
and twenty millions. of which eighty mil
lions are for sugar, thirty millions for coffee
and ten millions for tobacco. The total
exports Of the United States for the year
ending last June, were $3.50, ,000, 900, of
which $75, 900, 600 were precious metals and
sees, ,0OO, 900 for cotton.
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The stairway of the .Danbury Lyceum is
as dirty rs the children Of a female reforan-
err
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NEWSPAPER DECISIONS.

]. Any one who takes paper regularly from the
Observation-Disclosures directed to his name anothers,
for the payment. s@ a.
@ II person orders his paper discontinued. he
must pay all arrnarages the publisher may continue
to send it until payment is made and collect the hole
amount, whether the paper is taken fiom the Office or
not.
g. The courts have decided that refusing take the
newspapers or periodicals from the Postofice,
moving and leaving them uncalled for is priad tacia
evidence of intentional fraud.
Papers order to any address can be changed to
another address at the option of the subscriber.
Remttanees by draft. check. money order. Or reg
istered letter, may be sent at risk. Ali Postmas
required to register letters ON application.
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POETRY.
ON THE OVERLAND MAIL.
A Reminiscence Of the Frontier.

INFORMATION WANTED.-Any one knowing
the whereabouts or fate of William - will confer
favor on an anxious brother who will be very thank
fu for any information by addressing the undersigned
at Knoxville, Tennessee. He last wrote from Fort
Benton Montana, bnt has not been heard from since
1865
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Massachusetts newspapers are unanimous
in demanding that none but worthy sue
cessor shall be chosen to succeed Charles
Sumner, but they are not exactly unani-
nous about any particular candidate. The
Springfield Republican, the Boston Aduerts-
ser, and the Boston Gazette are warmly in
favor of Charles Francis Adams. The Bos-
ton Journal, and the Springfield Union
urge the claims of MG. Dawes, the former
also those Of Judge Hoar but the Worces-
cester Spy thinks Buffers attitude towards
Mr. Dawes is suspicious, and that it is bet
ter to select a man upon whom it is certain
Butler can have no claim.
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1t is compliment to American scholar
ship and authorship that Ralph Waldo En-
erson is so much talked of for Lord Rector
of the University of GLASGOW, to succeed
Disraeli. 1t is position of very high hon
OF. That University was founded under
bull Of Pope Nicholas V. in 1851, and has
from 1000 to 800 students in attendance
every year, (the year beginning the last
Wednesday of October and closing May }
1t is richly-endowed institution. 1t is
worthy of note that the lightning-rod on
the main building was erected one hundred
and two years ago by Benjamin Franklin.
That slender protector has stood as a mon
ument of American genius, perpetual re-
minder of the intellectual greatness of
what has been aptly called "Greater Brit
aim
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A gigantic pair of shears are in use at
Southampton docks, England. The length
of the front legs is 110 feet; length of the
back legs, 14o feet; power Of the engine to
work them, 20-horse; proof strains, 100 tons
vertical lift, and eighty tons with an over
hang of thirty-five feet from the dock wall.
In this arrangement, the back leg is made
to act both rs prop and guy to the front
leg, and it's bottom and end slides in an
iron groove strongly bolted to its founda-
tion. The movement Of the back leg along
this groove is effected by powerful
wrought iron screw, forty-three feet long
and eight inches diameter, and worked by
the same steam engine as is used to work
the hoisting gear.
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The Register has received a private letter
from Denver that gives information that
there is danger of trouble with the Indians
in our Territory this summer, particularly
with the Sioux and Cheyennes. They have
white man in Denver perhaps two or
three in disguise, for the purpose of spying
out the situation and with the ultimate
view of buying arms and ammunition. The
leader is known to number in the Terrific
ry. He has squaw wife and lives among
the Sioux. The report published that set
tiers on the South Platte and in the vicinity
of La Porte were asking for arms is con-
firmed. Colorado CAieftan.
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Senator Summer and His Wife.

HORACE WATERS. NJ. D.
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A Boston infant, setat 4. of scientific
proeliyities, being desirous sofexperimenting of
on its baby sisters Uranium. placed thereon
the family bean pot The head piece was
q perfect fit, but it wouldn't come off. 4
surgical operation was necessary TO remove
it which entirely destroyed the bean pot;
and the child has been pronounced too
clever for most purposes in this world.
In Kansas City. If you call for a plate
Of Indian cakes, the waiter puts his hand to
the side of his mouth and sings ont, & No
docs for one." Wecan beat that in Chicago,
for at a certain fashionable lunch room the
ancient and honorable name of .spork and
beans is translated into s.stars and stripes;,
and the poetical chef regaies the ears of lis
customers with sam Haniwiches for
two.'
"A Yale student, who is evidently in the
" Journalistic department. writes twelve
verse poem, which is entitled, - We kissed
each other BY the sea . :. Wei. what of
it /? = asks western journalist the sea-
side is no better for such practices than any.
other locality. m fact, We have put III
some very sweet work of that kind on the
tow-patil Of a canal in our time, but did not
say ANYTHING about it iii print. y
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A'As~~N
MUSINGS.

DEER LODGE, April. 1874.
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UdHJuy Ncirs: The habit of hanging
mackerel ON nail near Il door to drip broke
up match on Essex street. Wednesday night
The couple got home late in the evening, and
going around back of the house, so as not to
disturb the folks, they sat down on the stoop
to think. During the process she leaned her
head, in its new spring hat, against the house,
and became absorbed in the stars and other
Improvements, while he tenderly eyed his
boots. About half hour was spent in this
profitable occupation, when the young man
felt something trickle down his neck. Don't
weep, Julia, he softly murmured i amt
said she, surprised lie looked up, and his
eyes rested on an oozy substance back OF her
head What's that on the back Of your
hat% he cried. She jumped up at this inter,
rogation, and instincuvely placing her hand
on the back of her head, drew it away again
full of an unpeasantly favored slime. With
a shrek Of rage and passion the Infatuated
girl tore the mackeral from the nail, and
tramplcd it beneath her feet while she snatched
off her hat and tore it in shrcds with her livid
fingers The horror stricken young man,
not knowing what else to do, jumped the
first fence and disappeared, and hasn't been
seen since by the unfortunate girl
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The different views that people take oi the
situation are sometimes very entertaining.
Talking with q group of business men on
financial matters, dulness of trade &c, Old
Buffer, a Washington street merchant fat,
fifty and pompous, swelled out his stomach
and naively delivered himself on the follow
ing:
1T amt the financial difficulty, gentlemen,
as it is hamperin' business, so much as it is
the INSTRUMENTATION Of employees. l hap
penCd to hear two of my young men a talkin'
behind a case of goods, and seq one of 'em
Is young Buffer comm into this con
cernH
Sez the other, Il believe he is
Very we'll says the first one, then this
Amino place for US
Why notY says the second.
Because, says the first, hes bigger fool
than the old man
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\ PRECocIous CHILD-A San Francisco
correspondent thus gushes about Our Jen-
N.Y.
She is the most Disconnected, unhappy lit
tie monkey that ever lived. She finds some
thing to cry about twenty times a day. Yes,
terday | saw her sitting on a box in the back
yard, small monument of despair. The
tears were running slowly down her cheeks,
and old Carlo, the Newfoundland dog, all
decked in rags and strings, stood wagging his
tail and watching her sympathetcally. |
took her up in my arms and asked her what
she was crying about.
% many sings, she said.
what things, darling"
Oh everysings is wrong, every sings in
diswerld. | wish you hadn't horned me-
Tell mamma what is wrong now
WELL den, old Tarlo's tale drowed out be-
hind, wheu | wanted it to drow out tween his
shoulders, tos why, for pummel SOS touid
ride on his back and have something to hold
on to-
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BUDGET OF FUN.

In certain town of Massachusetts was an
oldfashioned country tavern, kept by an in
yeterate wag named Davis. On cold win
try day goodlooking Irishman, who was
passing through the village, called at the tav-
ern to warm himself. The landlord and sew
eral of his neghbors sat cozly chatting be,
fore the fire, and politely made way for the
traveller to take n seat among them a cowld
day. said he. Affirmed unanimously. An
what's the news? says he. There is nothing
new replied the host, 'only'-in his dry way
they say the devils dead An sure, says
Pat, that is news indade' After while he
rose, walked across the room, placed some
coppers on the bar, returned to the fire, and
resumed his seat The landlord also having
gone to the bar inquired of the traveller what
he'd have to drink tor his money Nothing
at all at ALL was the reply. Why, then, did
you lay this money here" An sure, sir,
replied Pat, its the custom in me own coun-
thry, when chap loses his daddy, to give
HIM few coppeYs to help him pay for the
wake
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Mrs Van Colt says that at one of her pray
cr-mectings a negro brother prayed; % Lord,
send dy angel to pin de wings on Sister Ban
cots heels, dat she may fly tIoo de world
preachin' de everastin' Gospel And one
added: Lord give wings on her shoulders,
too, or the preaching will not have effect, for
she'll fly upside down
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PRIZES

L LVI XI10-
Tie Association offers the following prizes, to
be awarded at the Kendall County Agricultural
Fair of 1874, for Colts sired by their Horses:
For the best Colt sired by PANIC, 800 cash and
the service of the Horse.
For the best Colt sired by REVENGE, out OF a
thoroughbred Mare, provided there are three en-
tries, 800 cash; the best out of common Mare,
$50 cash; and service Of the Horse.
For the best Colt sired by Young LION, 81 III
cash and the service of the Horse.
For the best Colt sired by YorNG SCOTLAND
$40 cash and the service of the Horse.
Members OF he association not @l'"t" 10 '""
pete for ihe dbOsc prizes.
: Plano H., May 18th. lSi5-ti
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Somebody tells rather amusing converse.
ton Of three men which he heard on one of
the New York ferry boats just after Summers
death One inquired why the flags were at
hat:mast the third, however said, Summers
dead But who is hes asked the first two,
ON replied the other he was q rich man:
believe he was a rich editor!'
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Highlanders have the habit, when talking
their English, such as it is, OF lnterjecting
the personal pronoun he where not required,
such as THE king he has Gomez instead of
The king has come Often, in consequence
n sentence or an expression is rendered sutli-
ciently ludicrous, as the sequel will show.
a gentlemen says he has had the pleasure of
listening to Il clever man, the Rev. Mi
Get his locality be a secret, and recently he
began to discourse thus: my friends, you
will find the subject OF discourse this after,
noon in the First Eplstlc General of the
Apostle Peter, fifth chapter and cigth verse,
IN the words, The devil he gOeth about like
roaring lion, seeing whom he may destroy
Now, my friends, with your leave, we will
divide the subject of our text to-day into four
heads. Firstly, we shall endeavor to ascer'
tam 'Whc the Devil he was Secondly, we
shall inquire into his geographical position,
namely, Where the devil he was and Where
the devil he was going Thirdly-and this
Of IA personal haraCter-'Who the devil he
was seeking And fourthly and lastly, we
shall cndeavOr to solve question which has
never been solved yet, What the devil he was
roaring about
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A school mistress IN a country district was
examining class in photography whom she
was. told to"spel and define tloweret.' Flow
e.ret, floweret, little flower Wavelet
Wavelet, little wave was the reply in
each case. Bullet was the next question:
whereupon No. commenced, Bull let, a lit
tie bull
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A wealthy gentleman, who owns country
seat, nearly lost his wife who fell into the
river that flows flows through his estate. He
announced the narrow escape to his friends,
expecting their congratulations. One of
them--an old bachelor-wrote as follows: Il
always 1old you that river was too shallow"
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1eM had offered Tom ten cents for his bag
Of white alleys and striped taws, and Tom,
after chaiiering, had consented 70 trade. But
the operation must be a cash one; money
down, and no credit. This was eventually
conceded as the basis of the bargain, and Jem
held out his hand for the marbles Money
first said Tom. Marbles first said Jem.
Dye think | mean to cheat ye? say eX-
claimed Tom, Indignantly. Don't know,
replied Jem; ticklish times these; don't
know who to trust, nor for how long, nova.
days We'll, then said Tom, there's sam,
there; you give him your money and III
give him my bag of marbles, and when he's
got 'em both III tell him to give me the ten
cents, and SO thatll be all right Agreed,
said Jem, and Agreed said Sam; and the
deposits were made. New hand over, said
both of the traders in breath But judge of
their horror when Sam, pocketing both money
and marbles, took to his heels, his head over
his shoulders, and his thumb on his nose, as
he ran, eXcaiming to the astonished deposi-
tors, Specie payments suspended" Perhaps
there wasn't "a run on that bank
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y learned professor on gong to house-kccp-
ing went to store and told the clerk his wife
wanted some rice. How much" asked the
clerk. oh, not much: ! suppose three or
four bushels would do for the present The
clerk was very sorry they had not 50 much
on hand, but sent him twenty pounds, which
he persuaded the learned gentleman would
serve Tor few days.