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Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-07

We had always supposed the Carson
Tribune was an independent newspaper
and have at various times read with
degree OF satisfaction several little
editorial notes in relation to existing
abuses and desire for better things.
For this reason we regret to see 10 that
papers issue of the 2Bd inst, the state
ment that it intends 10 remain with the
old Republican party until better shall
be inaugurated with better men st the
head, and better record TO fall baea on.
II may be that the editor OF that paper
considers this to be prerogatiye of an
independent journalist but in this we
are forced TO differ with him. A visitor
to hostile camp goes either in the guise
OF a friend or spy. Should that paper
see fit to shape its political expressions
in accordance with party dictate Of
course it has perfect right TO do 30. but
should it desire the advancement OF
truth and reform or the dawn OF a
brighter day in political matters it can
not help the matter along by such course
as the Tribune declares it will adopt.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-07

Persons calling for the above letters will
please say Advertised"
CHARLES F. MEYERS, P. NJ.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-12
Servants i'm India.

Indian housekeeping Is at once very
simple and paradoxically complex. The
fact that all servants are on board
wages, from the moonshee, who takes q
temporary engagement As secretary or
tutor, down 10 the humblest punkah,
wallah, or grass cutter, renders il COM
paratively easy for master to know his
expenses. But then there is something
bewildering in the subdivision IF labor,
in having to harbor tailOrs and cobblerS,
washermen and watchmen, and florists
and sweepers. II is perpleXing to find
that every servant SO well knows hi- or
her place that palki bearer would
Scorn to fetch "A pitcher Of water; that
hereditary poultry keepers attend the
hens, hereditary grooms the horses, and
that not a meal can be cooked OF a car
pet spread except by the agency Of
somebody whose caste points him out
as the appropriate person TO perform
the duty. An English resident, also. j.
apt to be puzzled by the habit Of the
native dOmestics, strange To our notions,
of collecting around them a elan If re-
lativcs, old and young. more or less de-
pendent for sustenancc, on the monthly
wages Of the bread-winncr. These
followers" like others Of their plastic
race, are by no means obtrusiye. and
are content to be tucked away in sheds
and huts, or To lie about the passages q
some rambling villa, while a pipkin Of
grain and spoonful of ghec comprises,
with little cloth, their few wants. SER
wants i'm India have two merits to coun-
terbalance such faults as are inherent IN
race remarkable for the subtle inCen-
uity with which. on occasion, II can
cheat and lie. They are grateful, not
merely for exceptional kindness, but for
the bread and salt that they have eaten
and breach Of trust is abhorrent to even
the elastic conscience Of Hindoo. 80
that the very man who takes the lead IN
plundering the sahib's stoe-room,w when
pitting his wits against the duller fancy
Of his European employer, may be rem,
dered honest by being appointed
dragoon or ordinary over the treasures
il contains.-AH The Year Round.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-12


Myship Is oui DC sea blow sois. . wind;
Ron sindiy wherr she rides: o pilos. be strong
And guide ny ship Arighsi beware Of the strand
LeOk toihe answering helm. loOk 20 the guiding
Ana bring ny ship 70 shore.
For Of all the gallant ships uaAi sail on the
There surely soGs snip must riae that Is sailing
straight o. me,
II holds 5argo rare o. fortune and fame and
so. pilot. be brave and strong. ana bring for
my spirit's health.
safely nay ship 70 shore.
On boari Of the vessel strcns that i somewhere
Mayhsp irom ne ends o. the earth, there's sosnc
BE IL i,sish.s'i WIN g.la AMI gems, true love s
That TIE ship can holdfo me: 80. pilot. o safe
ami sWi-t.
BRING me my ship to shore
So sang in the early days o, youths wOnirOas
The heavens -enA down their sifis. the earth be
oners is an % youth. but never giisiOr me
Could an the place saved Tor the ship that, out
Came never near ny shore
''she never win come. 1 said; but the farmer
over the way.
strong Of he.rs and Of hand. at work in his field
u hay.
Must have heard the words l spoke, for he
straightWav came - me
And said '.You have waited long for the ship
that was out AZ SEA-
She has reached the shore
''Tae treasures ron look 70 ind. it may be she
does not hold
The wealth Of fortune and fame. Tie gins u sill
yer Ani gold
Bat with love she is laden vel. and row il Is
yours 20 say
Whether she stays in port, or whether she sails
away
To another shore
so my ship came in at last. though she Fever had
sAllel the sea-
Never had seen I-e foam or tasted the ocean
bret
had blinaly wasted the years. watching a far
OF shore
While the ship was anchored close in sight OF my
fathers door
q near and blessed shore
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-12
A Balloon Disaster.

At the Mclean County Fair. Al Cal
houn, by, on Thursday last. SAYS the
Rockford Qnd.) Journal. l.. u. Atchi-
son, a trapcze performer and aeronaut
made balloon ascension 10 an unusual
height When the balloon was de-
scending. and when al the height II
about 1000 feet, il collapsed, and Atohi-
son fell with frightful speed 10 the
ground. When the balloon was being
inflated the crowd called out that il was
burning, but Grady, the manager of the
concern, paid NO heed Ia the cries. AZ
though many of those that were present
assert that II was plain that the fear. If
the crowd were well founded, and the
balloon was allowed To rise. The crowd
watched the ascent with great anxiety,
and when the descent commenced hoped
that their fears We're uniOunded, until
the balloon was perceived 10 be ON fire
and the collapse occurred, when toiheir
horror the poor victim came down with
frightful speed. In his descend he
struck tree-top, ana large limb was
broken of by the collision. and, for
tunately for Atchison, broke the force
of his fall. His left thigh was broken.
his arm badly bruised, and hc received
other injuries, which, II were feared.
would prove fatal The place here he
struck was close 10 the Fair Grounds,
and the crowd rushed 10 him, and il
was with difficulty they could be kept
back sufficiently 10 give the poor man
air. The limb of the tree Law on top Of
him, and the burning balloon complete
" covered him. lie was taken up, and,
physicians being on hand. restoraiives
were applied, and he was soon restored
To consciousness. lie struck the ground
with tremendous force. making an in
dentation in the ground When re-
stored To consciousness. he said that as
soon ~ he saw the balloon was on fire
he tried 10 direct il toward the timber,
and in doing so caused il 10 collapse.
but he 80 far succeeded that the dircc-
tiOn was 50 changed so as To strike the
tree. He SAYS he expected 10 be killed
and exclaimed To himself: .Good-bv,
Happy Curly" Ohe name by which he
was known, and then prepared to meet
his fate He bore his suffering with
great fortitude. only breaking down
when his little dog was allowed to APP
prOach him, VIXEN he cried. Atchison
i a young man about twenty-five years
old, a very daring performer, and
very pleasant and cheerful young man.
Grady, the owner II the balloon and
manager Of the performance. incurred
the indignation Of the people. by the
utter Indifference he showed TO the
young mans suiierings. When urged
TO provide for his relief he answered
that Atch;son was no more 10 him than
"A hired hand. and il was not his duty Ia
look after him, but after manifestations
Of Indignation by the people. he ar
ranged for medicines and other ncccs-
saries To be provided
Members Of the Rockport Band
brought portion Of the balloon home
with them, and from the samples it is
evident that il was unfit for service,
charred almost through by frequent use.
1t j. probable that Atchison will be out
again in couple Of weeks.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-12

-Tennie Taylor. a colored boy, II
years old, while out hunting near Mar
shall, Mich, held the gun against M
breast and discharged IT, The gun was
heavily loaded. and il recolcd with such
force rs TO produce paralysis Of the low
er part Of the lungs, causing death N .
short time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-12

AT Sandusky, Ohio, Michael Con
nelly, while engaged blasting water
works trench, was fatally injured by
the premature discharge of a nitro-gly-
cerine cartridge. lie was blown a dis
lance in the air, both eyes Knocked out,
his jaw broken, his skull fractured, and
himself otherwise horribly mangled.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-12

The PIN rs Frederick, daughter
of the ex-King Of Hanover, it Is said to
be without doubt the most beautiful
princess in Europe. She is the devoted
companion Of her blind father.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-12

Nicholas Hansen, an old citizen ~
Dubuque. Iowa, hung himself IN ~ =,
aespondcncy. caused BY drink ana
amily troubles.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-12

THERE are eleven different patent
garters. but IL is hard TO distinguish one
kind from the other across the street.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30

A STORY WITH A MoRAL-A story
true or not true, but which evidently
serves as cap for somebody, is re-
lated as follows:
An incident occurred at a masqner-
ale ball which is almos: too good to
tell, but here goes. A youth who
shall be nameless came to the ball,
arrayed in q costume that made him
look like somebody else, and sweet
little damsel of sixteen summers took
him for this somebody, who. Cor short.
will be called Phenix. Ajax, let
that be the name of the masker-
PLAYED Phenix, . and unsuspecting
sixteen said she knew she would find
him in the crowd, ard thought be
looked so gallant. Ajax was obliged,
and never having been dotted on be-
fore, was delighted to get such win
ming smiles, even though be knew
they were intended for another, Mr..
Phoenix, aforesaid. But things could
not always be thus, and when masks
were thrown aside some one blushed
to find that Phoenix was somebody
else.
Moral-When you go to masquer.
ade ball don't call pet names.-Vicks-
| burger.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30
The Louisiana Situation in Brief.

The report of the New Orleans
committee proves beyond a doubt
|. Tha: the last election in Louisia-
ma was, in the words of the commit
tee, "full, fair, free and peaceable."
2. That it resulted in the election
Of Democratic majority of twenty
lime in the lower House of the Legis-
lature.
3. That the report of the Returning
Board was fraudulent, unjust and
contrary to the very law under which
it acted.
This carries US to the assembling of
the Legislature. Here we find these
facts undisputed
The Returning Board had prepared
list of one hundred and six men,
bers, of whom, under its manipula-
tions, fifty-three were Republicans, as
was supposed, and fifty-three demo-
erats. Thus the board attempted to
set aside the will of the people of the
State.
2. One hundred and six members
met on the 4th of January and pro
ceeded to choose Speaker, the Re-
publicans present actually taking part
in the proceedings by nominating a
candidate for Speaker and voting for
him, by accepting appointments as
part of q Committee on Credentials,
and organizing with this committee,
and by their votes in the House on
the Speakership giving quorum
which the Democrats then present
would not alone have had. Wiltz
received fifty-fve votes, Hahn (Re'
publican), two, and one was blank ;
and fifty-six is the constitutional quo
rum. When the members were sworn
in fifty-one Democrats and five Re-
publicans took the oath, making an in
disputab!e and regular quorum of the
House.
3. The Legislature was thereafter
dispersed by United States troops.
4. The Republicans proceeded to
organize, but-here is the important
and vital point-they had and have
no quorum, and cannot, therefore, &C,
as a Legislature. They may adjourn
from day to day; but, under the
Louisiana Constitution, can do none
of the acts of Legislature.
5. Hence Louisiana has today no
regularly organized and competent
lower House of Legislature. 1t can
not have quorum, even on the re
port of the Returning Board.
6 Hence the pretended election o.
Pinchback is fraud and void.
I. And finally, nothing is in th'
way of the assembling and consti
tuting of legal House except FEEDER
al bayonets. If Congress will re
move them the Wiltz House, the only
regular one, would at once assemble
". Y. Herald, 18Th inst.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30
Moving the Rock of Ages.

The good people of the town Of
E-were talking of moving their
meeting house to a more agreeable
locality. Among the advocates of the
movement none were more earnest
than old Deacon A, who. by the
way, had an uncomfortable habit Of
sleeping in church. No matter how
interesting the discourse, the old
deacon was sure to "drop off, at about
such time. On the Sabbath preced-
ing the day appointed for moving the
house, the pastor preached an interest
ing sermon on The Rock of Ages" F."
Growing eloquent in his remarks, the
good minister finally asked with great
emphasis:
"Who can move it ?"
The deacon having been asleep as
usual, woke up just in time to catch
the query, and thinking the pastor
referred to the meeting house, rose uT
10 bis seat and exclaimed:
an bring over my yoke of steers
They'll jerk it along the whole dis
tance if you'll keep plenty of hare
wood rollers under it,"
The deacon never slept in meeting
after that
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30
The Wisdom of FOrbearance.

Correspondence of the New Orleans
Bulletin:
The Conservatives have gained a
great victory by moderation and for
bearance. They have also achieved
an honorable renOwn for truthfulness
and for fidelity to the laws Of their
country. Such victories are not often
won by bold and impulsive people,
and will long live to grace the es-
cutcheon of Southern chivalry. The
Northern people have weighed the
negro rule in the balances and have
found it wanting. Its death-knell has
been sounded on this Continent.
They have proven themselves to be
unworthy of the high trust committed
to them; and no longer will they be
allowed to WELD the balance of power.
Gen. Jackson. whose uame and fame
are forever linked with the interests Of
the Crescent City, no doubt looked
down with exultant pride and CRATE
full admiration upon the noble heroes
whose moral courage and unfinching
integrity swayed the destinies of this
mighty nation
A nobler victory has never been
achieved upon American soil than this
bloodless battle-a battle of right
against might. Never can a people,
who stand within the impregnable
bulwark, be conquered. No foe can
stand the concentration of these moral
influences. The weaker element is
bound to sink beneath the more pow
erful. True patriotism draws to itself
the elements and support Of the higher
life, and thus makes it indomitable.
New Orleans is destined yet to be
the theater of some grand displays OF
heroic virtues. The contest is not
ended. Radical rule, although on the
waue, is not yet broken; but, feeling
its moorings giving away, it will
make one desperate struggle to regain
its hold; and, iu doing so, it will sink
beneath the debris of the accumulated
corruptions and usurpations to depths
whose profound stiffness will never be
broken by the wings of time in its
fight over the abyss Of its disgrace
and utter degradation.
Brave men of the South! look well
to your laurels, and be firm be united.
Let no stain mar the banner which
you have unfurled, and which you
will triumphantly bear aloft over the
graves Of the depots to the honor oi
the true and free. NJ.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30
Result of a Railroad Accident.

A Michigan romance this time.
He was middle-aged gentleman and
was travelling on a railroad in the in
terror of the Peninsular State. He
was portly and well-fed IN appear
ance, and the fob which swung from
bis vest swung clear at the ends, so
round and protuberant was that por-
ton of his body which would have
been described by Shakespeare as
with fat capon lined" He didn't
look sentimental or at all the kind Of
a man to be easily affected by lovely
woman. He looked, in fact, as though
a square meal of the particular dish
he liked most would tempt him more
than Venus without her girdle on.
Some of the Michigan railroads are
new affairs, and the one On which this
sleek, middlc-aged man was riding
was one of the latest. The train
broke down, and for two or three
! hours the passengers were left to their
own resources for amusement. Time
hung heavily with our middle-aged
man, and be strolled off to the near.
est farmhouse, thinking that better
place to wait IN than the smoking-car.
The hours dragged themselves away,
the train was repaired, and the loco
motive screeched out warning to the
loiterers outside to resume their seats
in the cars. hut the portly, middle.
aged man didn't appear He saw the
train start, evidently, for be stood
with a woman on the steps of the
farmhouse, but be didn't appear at all
interested, and be was left behind.
The secret of the old gentleman's
apathy on the subject o: rapid trans.
portation finally came out in the local
paper published in the village close
by tn. scene of the railroad accident.
In the farmhouse where the portly
old gentleman stopped he me. a wo-
man whom be had not seen for years,
but who, when be last saw her, was
queen of hearts with him. 1t was
the old story of misunderstanding,
mutual obstinacy and a broken en-
gagenent. The old fame was rekin-
died in the heart above the portly
stomach when the middle-aged man
saw his long-lost-love, and, as she
was o widow, the encounter resulted
in a wedding. And wedding is
| hetter than funeral 81 LOujs Re.
publican.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30
A Mesalliance, Not..a Mistake.

There is in the Department OF the
Interior at Washington at least one
heroine Of a mesalliance who has
made woman of herself, which she
never would have been had she stay
ed at home, and probably married
without a choice. Her father was a
wealthy New York merchant, and
took his daughter travelling with him
over Europe for couple OF years.
She was the only daughter OF the
family, aud ner father and mother and
brother watched her closely and cared
for Ler tenderly. In fact, they forgot
she was q human being, and alwa. 5
wanted to keep their angel in the
house.
None of the young men were good
enough for her, and she was not al
lowed to receive or 90 into company.
But she was allowed to drive out in
fine carriage, and on the box was a
good-lOoking young coachman. He
was the only young man she was
allowed to talk to, and he warmed
her heart. And both were human.
What wonderful resolution it must
have taken to induce her to marry
him. He was a conscientious boy,
too, but he could not resist such a
chance. 1t would not have been
human had he refused TO link his life
with that Of the girl And their lives
and fortunes were joined, and the
house ragged, but the young couple
kept out of the storm. They went to
living for themselves, and both put
their former lives all behind them.
She began teaching music and
writing for the periodicals. She did
her first work, and really just began
to live. He was busy, too-not driv-
ing a coach. They breasted the cross
currents oe the world together and
thrived. She is a government clerk
at a good salary and is well paid for
literary work, too. He is educating
himself up TO her high station of per-
feet independence. And both are
happy aud comfortable and live; they
do not simply. stay. Her father is
dead. Her mother and brother are
ENJOYING the luxuries of fortune in
New York. She would not 60 back
to that life again for double the
fortune. Life is worth more than
that. 1t may be called the mesalli-
ance, but it was not a mistake, for it
resulted i'm a bappv. active life.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30

CoFFEE-STARCH-This is much
better than starch made in the ordi-
nary way for all dark clotbing-such
as black or dark brown calicoes, perca-
les and muslins, also for grass linens
and Hollands: Take two teaspoon
fuls Of the best starch, mixed with
enough cold water to make it paste.
Stir this into q pint of boiling hot
coffee, well settled. Let it boil ten
minutes. Stir it few minutes with
a spermaceti or wax candle. Strain
it through cloth, and starch the dark
colored or black clothes in it.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30

STEEL Misunderstanding articles
of steel after they have been thorough.
ly cleaned, with unslacked lime, will
preserve them from rust. The coils
of piano wires thus sprinkled will
keep from rust for many years.
Table knives which are not in con-
stant use ought to be put in case in
which sifted quick-lime is placed,
about eight inches deep. They should
be plunged to the top Of the blades,
but the lime should not touch the
handles.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30

MoNIA.-The Shreveport
Times says: "This disease is more
generally prevalent in town and coun-
try than we have ever known it.
Those who are not afflicted with colds
are the exception and not the rule, all
of which might have been anticipated
as the effects of the long spell of cold
and wet weather"
Pneumonis and colds prevail to a
considerable extent in Ricbland parish,
but we cannot say that either is more
prevalent than we ever knew it.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30

IF you have been picking or hand
ling acid fruits, and have stained your
hands, wash them in clear water, wipe
them lightly, and, while they are yet
moist, strike. a match and shut your
hands around it SO as to catch the
smoke, and the stain will disappear.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30

HOUSEHOLD HINTs.-A tablespoon
full of black pepper put in the first
water in which gray and buff linens
are washed will keep them from spot
ting. 1t will also keep the colors of
black or colored cambrics or muslins
from running, and does not harden
the water. 4 little gum arabic in-
parts gloss to ordinary starch.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30

Toledo finds itself in q curious qnandary
over case Of mistaken identity. A citizen
disappeared some time since IN a very mys-
terious manner, and few days afterwards
a mans corpse was found floating about .ear
the docks. Thereupon the Coroner impanei
ed jury and held an inquest, the body was
i,lertified as that of the missing man. YER
dict returned IN accordance with the facts, and
the funeral was soleinnized. subsequently
the missing man returned, much to the surprise
and delight Of his friends.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30

NHoN Tins date no act Of any kird will lie
l. recorded that is handed into the Recor-
der oilire. unless the fee for recording ac
company The same. a great many have
handed in deeds with the promise TO pay in u
day or two and it has been year or Two and
no pay yet. II is true that the amount is
small, but one dollar each from 500 people is
some money. IL is easier for any one to
raise from one to five dollars than for me to
do without $500 or more, and necessity forces
me To this plan. So from this date no act will
be recorded until the Recorders fec is ar
ranged.
March lJih. 1873.
WILEY P. MANGHAM,
n2lI-if Recorder Richland Parish.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30

SHOE GREAsE-One pound tallow
one pint lard oil, one ounce lamp
black. Melt the ingredients. This i:
the cheapest and best grease fol
leather of every description.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30

Gum lac dissolved in an aqueous
solution of borax and colored with
lamp black makes an ink which is al
most indestructible.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30

"You have played the deuce with
my heart" said q gentleman to a la
dy who was his partner in q game of
whist. "Well," replied the lady, with
an arch smile, "h was because you
played the knavs."
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30

A farm with shade and fruit trees
set around the house will sell for two
hundred to one thousand dollars more
than if there were none.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-30

This is the sort Of notice an Oregon lectur-
er gets from his village newspaper: "Col. Jo
Meek las shouIdered his jaw bone, and will
tell the people more than they ever dreamt of
about mining"