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The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13
SHARP SCHOLARS.
EdiOsyncrRtic Shooting ON the ParI
of Young San Francisco Ideas

EdiOsyncratic Shooting the Part
of Young San Francisco Ideas
The San Francisco Post says: We
gave the other day the examination
paper OF a fourth grade pupil, which
was curiosity in its way. There are
few schools which could not exhibit
some. quite as funny, and, if not too
tired, the teachers now poring over
examination papers must have many a
hearty laugh For instance. some
fourth grade papers we have locked
over furnish such information as this
in answer to the questions given the
other day:
Man is the largest being on land
The difference between a dog and
COW is, dog has FIVE toes in its front
: feet and four toes On its hind feet.
Deciduous means TO dry up.
The lawyer constructs people.
Lawyers are peace makers.
, Lawyers govern the country"
Lawyers plead eases and use COM
mon sense.
The doctor saves people from dy-
ing, and is a very useful man for cut
ting off legs and heads.
Doctors are men The lawyers, if
you lend some money to another man
and he did not pay you, you would go
to suit and get a divorce. Lawyers
decide a case OF trouble.
The banyan and magnolia trees
are in the Osymety valley
The feet of the feline is lump un-
der their feet, and no one can hear
them coming.
The fifth grade papers contain some
. funny information in reply to ques-
L l.. Il ~,
THE FOOT OF THE CAMEL
is at the bottom of his legs, to walk .
! Another says: The foot of the cam
I. ell is from three to four feet high, and
! the stomach is partly leather, and for
making shoes" A third declares
| that the stomach of the camel is
round. so men can tie bundles on
; them to cross deserts. and can stay a
week without drinking" while a
fourth, who is evidently bound TO
stick to sure ground, says, the foo.
: of the camel is used to walk-he
could not walk if he did not have any
feet, and he has thick feet
I In answer to the request, Name
two mammals and two reptiles, one
writes. Pig and dog and another,
Y our mother and sister are mammals
the reptiles are the lion and the
4. bear.
Question six was: How do AMI
, mails defend themselves?' Answers:
They get food by killing things
By running away. by making a
noise" by biehting. kicking, and
scratching themselves.
Question thirteen was: illustrate
the meaning Of the words soluble.
elastic, combustible,' flexible and
fragrant, by using each of them In a
sentence with other appropriate
words The pupils generally used
fragrant" in its right sense, one little
miss of IL writing. Fragrant is the
breath of spring" but the other words
+ were posers, and were sometimes used
in the funniest connections, as for
{ instance:
The man is soluble The wo-
man is combustible The boy is
elastic The girl is flexible" The
hog is fragrant.
Soluble means can see through
combustible, strong. Fragrant, su-
gar"
The man that you saw is yer,
soluble. Tie combustible man died
quickly. The flexible boy is bad
The fragrant house is broken down.
The soluble thing can run. Ths
elastic hotel. The flexible horse
"The fragrant man is sick. The
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13
From the woman's Journal.
THE LIGHT OF THE AGES.
BY EMI b. swASK

Life-fias some souls, supreme and Intense
Spirits half freed from the fetters of sense,
Who In vision flash down fate's mystical
pages,
Wrestling some secret from far future ages,
And holding IL high To the waiting world,
show "A banner of hope and truth uniurled.
And the world laughs back in madman
scorn-
What cares the world for n truth new born?
Its power we defy, its prophets we stone!
Thou Jesus of Nazareth, leave us alonei
Our name is legion, and each OF our host
Pray thee a once TO depart from our coast
But the prophet-Iike soul in masterful
might,
Holds high over all its banner of light,
And ever its truth through the wide world
winning,
Draws men aside from their sorrow and
SHINING,
Till history writes in the heart Of its pages
This is the light and the hope of the ages.
INDIASAPoLIS IND.
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13

Mrs. Livermore illustrates one of
her lectures by this choice bit:
Among the Brahmins in Southern
India when the husband takes
wife he binds around her neck the
badge of ownership, as you bind
your badge of ownership about the
neck of your Spitzbergea dog. She
cooks her husband food stands be
hind and serves him, and when he
has finished his meals she eats what
he has left, if he leaves anything,
and if not she gets along the best
way she can.
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s.THEM HARNESS. -
where lEe Various Parts May hc
FOund-lA Singular CO1lecfion-one
Piece Can Never he Pick ed mp.

FOund-A Singular CO1lection-one
piece Can Never he Picked UP.
A poet says: '.Oh, she was fair,
but sorrow came and left his
traces there" What became of
the rest of the harness he does not
state. Exchange.
Oh, no. Further down the hill
of poetry it says: "Come with me,
my lassie, and III take thee to thy
hame." The balance of the harness
is still missing.-La Crosse Dem
You are mistaken about that
The same poet, speaking of the
same young lady, says: "And all
the hnes, that sorrow left have
faded out in joy" The rest of the
harness is still missing.-Exohange
No; still another piece has turned
up; for further on the muse informs
us that Loving hand and simple
flowers had decked her foI the
bride" Nothing has yet transpir-
ed as 10 the whereabouts of the
rest of the harness York Repub
lican.
All mistake, for hath not Addi-
son said. Give me but the belt
this waist hath bound--a fig take
all the rest of all the world around.
Don't be discouraged, friend; the
rest of the harness is bound to
| come.-Ohio State Journal.
OF course it is, for hath not the
poet said When Greek meets
Greek, then comes the tug of war
Pass along the balance.-Toledo
Blade
We found part of it ''Within a
mile of Edinboro' town. where
1.-The lassie blushed and frowning
cried, No, no, no, it will not do; L
Gamma, Gamma, wonna', wonna',
MUM buckle to- Who can hitch
up the remainder of the harness2-
Cleveland Herald
The remainder can be found.
Shakespeare makes Mackbeth say
''Blow wind. come rack, at least
we'll die with harness On our back
Find where Mackbeth is buried,
and the harness is thar. Cleveland
Leader.
Don't be too sure; the whip,
| which should go with the harness,
was left behind. In looking over
ssOthello'' it will be seen that
Emilia put the whip into honest
hands to lash the rascal naked
through the world. Diogenes, il his
daylight search with his lantern for
an honest man, may have discover
ed those Eonest hands-if SO, look
through his report for his where
abouts, and there find the whip
Washington Chronicle.
The missing portions of the
harness may still be found, for
Elijah must have taken some of
them with him in the fiery chariot
hence Shakespeare'sremark: 1T
droppeth like the gentle rains
from heaven" There is one piece,
however. irretrievably lost through
the gross carelessness of Gloster,
who confessed the fact thusly
Now, lords, my choler being over
blown with walking once around
the quadrangle. As this happen
ed several hundred years ago, and
the old cuss failed to state which
way the wind blew, there isn't much
use IN looking for that part of the
harness Indianapolis Sentinel.
We might quote "Once more to
the breech, dear friends" but for
fear the traces might again be
lost, we suggest that 4check' be
put to further inquiry, and that
YOU let us rest q ssbit.
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13

A dispatch from Ottawa, the
Dominion capital, says that small
pox of the most malignant type Is
raging among the Indians at Pick
anock. on the Galinia River On
the 9th of December the bodies of
nine children were lying unburied.
The Indians are In pitiful state of
destitution. The male portion are
either dead or have left the place.
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13

vermonters are felicitating them
selves on the escape of their state
from very serious effects of the dull
times elsewhere. The Montpelier
Journal says that business has not
been 30 good for many years, the
value of the products being much
larger than the average for the past
fifteen years Taxes are light, ex-
cept In towns that have given aid to
railroads, the state dept is prac-
tically nothing, while the resources
of the state are on the increase.
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13
county Omcers.

Iadee of the Wayne County Circuit Cour
--Jobn f. Kfbbey- ,,,
prosecnting Attorney of the Wayne CIR
emit Court--D. W. Comstock.
Clerk of the Court w. w. Dudley
Deputy--W. ii. Lynde.
sberin-Wm. ii. study.
pufy--Jseph l.. Smith.
Auditor e. NJ. Parker.
Deputy--R. III. King
Treas,irer--Joseph q. Lemon.
Deputy %. V. Lemon
Heeorder--Jesse r. Jones.
Depnty--James w. Wilson.
County Commissioners--Andr ;: Wig
gins. William Brooks, Jonathan baldwin
connty Assessor Riley w. Anderson.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Enos Thomas, Richmond.
James NJ. Poe,
John w. Martin, Chester.
coSSTABLES.
Thomas McGir, Charles seaman and b. l..
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13
City ORiecrs.


Mayor-James Elder.
Marshal-IewisO %. Shofer.
Clerk--Peter Il. kirn.
Treasurer--WilllamP T. Wilson.
Attorney John =. Lyle.
Civil Engineer-Oliver Butter.
Wood Measurer-James NJ. smith.
Market Master--David Buliefdiok.
CITY Assessor-i.ewis NJ. Baxter.
Street Commissioner-David Haner
Chief Fire Department.. q. Dougan
Police Board-Elder, Dickman, and Zeller
Chief of Police--Thomas Atkinson.
COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
Board of Public Improvement Nye,
Peterson and Watt. ,
Hoard OF Heaith--Dr. T. Henry Davis, Z.
r. johnson and Frank Pruyn.
CITY Com IN issionets--E. III. Page, John H.
Moormann, w. IL. Bennett, II. Ahaus, Jno
l.. Thompson.
Committee on Finance-Dickman, Nes-
tor. Rosa.
Claims-I.and, Dulin, Conklin.
Streets and Alleys-Nye, Peterson, Zeiier.
Fire eDeparcment-Rosa, Zeller, Land.
Public Schoois--Duiin, Dickman, Nye.
Markets and Public Buildings - Zeller,
Watt, Conklin.
Gas Light--Conklin, Peterson, Dulin.
Printing and Stationery-W Watt, Nestor,
Railroads--Nestor, Rosa, Land.
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13

The following is the correct location OF
the new fire alarm boxes:
S-u-No 4 Engine House
5-2-No. 8 Engine House.
3-Engineer's House.
l-3-Cor Washington and Sassafras streets.
l-4-Cor. Washington and Market streets-
42-Corner Pearl and Sailor streets.
OF Cor Franklin and sycamore streets.
2-5-Corner Seventh and Park streets.
2-4-Corner Ninth and Main streets.
i-5rTwelfth and Mulberry eets.
2-ILCorner Eleventh and North streets.
9-3-Corner sixth and Walnut streets
4-5-Corner Main and Fifth streets.
9-5-Rosa's.
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13

A man whose wife hung herself
In his presence. on being asked
why he did not prevent the tragedy,
replied: Il cut her down three times,
last week, and I can't be always
cutting her down"
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13

An Illinois debater had EN-
when he arose and said: "Yes. gen
tlemen, Waterloo was the biggest
klnd OF fight but Washington
whipped 'em like a wink
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
A little story About II Interview
viii, Mrs. Theodore Eiisau.

n All y
with MRS. Theodore Tiiiau.
The late interesting letter publish
ed in your paper concerning Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe and her pro
fessor husband was read II he writer
of this sketch while sitting comfort
ably disposed in the pleasant parlors
of Mrs Stowe home ut Hartford, a
plain country residence without. but
elegantly fitted up within, and hung
with costly paintings and enSIayings
brought from over the sea. I'm one
room are ike different pictures OF the
Madonna, all Of rare merit, and be
vond pricc One curious old engrav-
ing Of the carpenter Joseph at work
at his bench, while Mary and her son
are looking on, IS a copy of Elcture
formerly owned BY the Duke of New
castle, but destroyed by the careless
ness OF "A servant The Duke wrote
very humble autograph note to Mrs.
Stowe, begging permission to have a
copy of her engraving taken for him.
The house is more thdn full of costly
bric-a -brac In the hall is the cabi-
net containing the memorial address
presented to Mrs. Stowe by the friends
of freedom. who congratulated her on
her first visit abroad. These immense
volumes are filed with autograph
names, beginning with the nobility
and ending with commoners. At tsome
future day those valuable works will
belong to the public. There are about
forty volumes.
1t may not be generally known that
Mrs. Stowe held several interviews
with Mrs Tilton after the develop
ment of the scandal. At the last one
Which took place, as did the others,
at Mr. 4 bineton's house, Mr.. Stowe
and wicked as to sign such a confess
sion If she knew it was false. Mrs.
Tilton began to cry, and said il was
all Theodores fault He kept nag
ging at me all the time, whined the
poor little woman; he wouldn't let
me sleep at all, but Just kept nagging
-nagging about my writing it, till
was more than half crazy, and some
times ] was under the influence of
strong medicine. and my poor head all
| in whirl so | wrote anything for
peace sake. just as | should again if l
| lived with him
When Mrs Stowe rose to leave. she
passed her arm around Mrs. Tilton
waist Mrs T. looked al her in sur
| prize. How can you be so kind to
me? she asked, when l have made
you SO much trouble"
Because | am go sorry for you,
| replied Mrs Stowe; Il am sorry that
any woman can be so weak as to wreck
So many lives with her own pity
you from my very heart" The beau
tiful simplicity your correspondent so
touchingly depicts in Mr. and Mrs.
Stowe has given place 10 a very world
ly-wise ehrewdness They both un-
derstaEd the value of money now, but
they spend little more for their per-
| sonal needs than they ever do They
are boti seltisbly absorbed in their
own work The old professor ambles
| about like some ancient f4imer, tod
ding and grim. Mrs Steve is in a
perpetual reverie about her characters.
and, though she cordially invites her
friends and relatives TO go and see
her, she is very likely to be uneon :
scious Of their existence until they
get up to go She Is literary sensu :
| alist. absorbed in the happiness Of
peopling new worlds.-Cor- Boston
| News.
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13
one Hundred Years Axe.

One hundred and ten years age,
there was not 4 single white man in
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
Then. what is now the most flourish
ing part of America was as little
known as the country around the mys-
terious mountains Of the moon IL
was not until I176 that Boone LETT his
home in North Carolina, TO become
the frst settler in Kentucky. The
first pioneers Of Ohio did not settle
until twenty years after this time 4
hundred years ago Canada belonged
10 France, and the population did not
exceed Il million and a half of people.
\ hundred years ago the great Fred
erlck of Prussia was performing those
grand exploits which have made him
immortal IN military annals, and with
his little monarchy was sustaining a
slngle-handed contest with Russia.
Austria, and France, the three great
powers of Europe combined. Wash
ington was modest Nirginian colo
mel, and the great events of history in
the two worlds in which these great
but diSsimilar men took leading parts,
were then scarcely foresliadowed A
hundred years ago the United States
were the most royal part of the British
Empire, and on the political horizon
no speck indicated the struggle which
within a score of years thereafter es-
tablished the great republic of the
world A hundred years ago there
were but four newspapers in America.
Steam engines had not been ina gined,
and railroads and telegraphs HAD not
entered into the remotest conception
of men. When we come TO look at
it through the vista of history. we find
that to the century Just passed has
been allotted more important events,
in their bearing upon the happiness
Of the world, than almost any other
which has elapsed since the creation.
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13
a Strange Case.

Illustrating Owens Footsteps on
the Boundaries of Another World,
came to the knowledge of our reporter
last night, and we tell it as 1t was
told to us Some of the readers of
the journal, and many railroad men
who may not be will remember that
John Kirkwood an engineer on the
Indianapolis 4 Cincinnati road was
killed by a collision on that road in
1861, resolutely holding his place to
the last. The fireman with him jump
ed off and was saved, as were the en-
gineer and fireman Of the opposing
train. Some two or three years after,
that fireman-who has been long con-
nected with the road and is yet-had
taken the same engine out for Its trip
and while oiling it-intent on his
work-saw Kirkwood standing beside
it, watching the process With no
thought. for the moment, Of the man 5
tragical death, he said, Good morn
ing. Mr.. kiTkwood.' and the man re-
piled good morning, using the fire
man name: the fireman went on un-
thinkingly with his work, while the
man walked off the other way and dis
appeared. 1t was not until some mo-
ments after that the fireman recalled
the dreadful occurrence in W hIch Kirk
wood was killed, and felt the singular
ity of the illusion or the far more
singular temperance he had seen
We have the story from the fireman
directly, and give it for the benefit of
spiritualists.-lnd. Journal.
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13

Toledo papers announce that
there is plenty of work in that city,
but carefully conceal the fact that
said work is sitting on a-bench In
front of q coal stove and wishing it
were spring.
Mr. b. Young. of Salt Lake City.
Is sick nigh unto death. Mr.. Young
is married man, and we have a
great deal of sympathy for his wife.
but not enough to go around
Newtown Herald
We modestly inquire whether those
who are so anxious to vote Con in the
Constitution have Him in their
hearts?
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13

The Spieeland people talk of organ
i1ing Joint stock company for the
purpose of building Sl2, 600 academy.
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13

A man may grow to weigh o ton
Who feasts his mind with pungeanf fun;
But he who scorns its simple sway
Oft Yields to crime an easy prey.
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13

Steeles pork house. at Marion
packed 1862 hogs during the past
The Richmond palladium., 1875-01-13
NEW HACK LINE.
DAVID SAINTMEYER

DAVID SAINTMEYER
Has established n HACK CONVEYANCE
from this city TO Williamsburg. three days
in each week,
Monday, Thursday and Saturday,
Leaving Richmond at O'Clock, y. m. each
day All orders left at the Postoffice by
o'clock d. m will be called for, Roses Iiv-
cry Stable. the Postoffice or Meals Dining
Hall, at the Depot, are the places for passen-
gers TO leave orders, desiring to go to Web
ster, Economy or Williamsburg.
Richmond, Sept. 80, 1874. 29-Sm
The daily gazette., 1875-12-24
FOURTH EDITION
AMUSEMEN7S

THE RANEL GYMNASIUM ESTEE4.ra.
MENT AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Last night the Ravel Gymnasium m
entertainment at the Grand Opera
House was witnessed by large audi.
ence, which was a hand some com
pliment to the ability of the local
talent by which the performance was
conducted. The entertainment was
highly successful and all the perform
ers received rounds of applause. Each
feature of the programme was brought
out with splendid effect and many
professional troupes have given enter
tainments in this city, which fell Har
short OF that gwen last night. Want
OF space prevents . more extended -e.
ference to the performance AMI 80
performers,
THEODORE TlLToN.
This distinguished and eloouea
lecturer will give his lecture on the
= Problem of Life" at the Opera Hovsr
IN this city on Friday Dec. 31st. .,
will be seen by advertisement.
Reserved seats can be obtained 81
Boughman, Thomas & Co.'s on and
after Monday December 27th.
The New York World, Sept, 70.
1875, says;
Mr.. Tilton entirely fills the bill o. u
popular talker. He has many physi-
cal advantages in his favor; an I'm
posing appearance and graceful
manner, full and not unpleasant
voice, and an animated delivery. But
above all he knows how to make he
trltest truths ring with the freshness
oi impassioned oratory, and for the
moment seem like new utterances. His
discussion of The Problem of Life"
may be called a popular presentation
OF some OF the most obvious persona
and social embarrassments that art
encountered in the struggle that ne-
make 10 be honest and true.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-24
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The daily gazette., 1875-12-24

The Police ORDINAScE.-lr the
City Council, last night, while the
question of lighting street lamps every
night was being discussed, Mr.. Febi :
ger favored the question, and thought
1t better, at less expense, than the in.
crease OF the polire force. Council
coincided with Mr.. Febiser, and some
think this an expression of opinion IN
regard to the police ordinance, and
proposed increase OF the force will
not be sanctioned. Others are of the
opinion that the ordinance will not be
brought UP for lnal consideration.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-24

ARREsTED.-Last night etflcer Nick
erson arrested New York Jack" a
well-known member of the Old Church
gang, against whom various charges
are preferred,
This morning officer Ricketts,, after
q long and exciting chase, arrested
"Blubber' (Thomas) Davis, young
Jail bird, tor whose arrest he had q
warrant, on charge Of assault and bat
terry. On the way up to the Hall, a
number Of Davis friends threw stones
at the officer. One of these stones hit
q woman at Sixth and King streets. -
Davis and New York Jack" will both
have hearing this afternoon.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-24

SURPRISE PARTY.-About fifty men,
bers OF Asbury NJ. +. Church, last
night, made q surprise visit to Rev.
George r. Kramer, at the parsonage,
and presented him with handsome
dressing gown. They also presented
his wife with silver castor, and his
little daughter with q silver napkin
ring. Squire Hagany with the pre-
sentatiou, and Mr.. Kramer responded.