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BOHEMIA MANOR,
Chesapeake City, June 20, 1875.

E. E. EWING, ESQ, EDITOR OF "CECIL
WING: Dear .Sr:-After reading an edi-
toral correspondence from ''Bethel," which
appeared in the Baltimore american, June
10Th, and witnessing copy of the same in
one of the columns of The Cecil Democrat,
of last Saturdays issue, protesting to give
sketch of the "local history" of the
" Bohemia Manor" l, knowing its untruth
and the injustice done to some of our re-
spective families in this vicinity, willingly
prepared the following article, entitled
Bohemia Manor" in order to contradict
and furnish your many readers the true
history embracing Herman's settlement,
and the original heirship of the Manor.
l further warn our city correspondent,
also others who seek history of the Manor,
to refrain from copying from book titled
Rise of Methodism in America" princi-
pally pages 276, 277, 27s, of chapter AZ.
am, dear Editor, your obedient servant,
BOHEMIA.
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But 60 again next year. NJ. QUAD

AMERICAN WooDLANDs.-In discussing
the distribution of American woodlands,
Professor Brewer said that though Maine
is the great source of pine and spruce ium-
Der, the hard wood species predominant in
that State. The wooded area of New
England is not diminishing, but the amount
Of sawed lumber is lessening-an indica-
ton that the trees are cut younger. In
the Middle States the wooded area is sensi-
bly, and rapidly becoming smaller. The
New England and Middle States furnish
hard wood trees; in the Southeastern
States, from Virginia to Florida, is belt
of timber which supplies the hard and
yellow pine; and the northwestern region
contains immense areas of common pine.
From the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic
Ocean stretches treeless area three hun.
dred and fifty miles wide in its narrowest
part, and eight hundred and fifty miles
wide on our northern boundary. West Of
this region is the narrow wooded Rocky
Mountain region, and west of this is the
barren region of the Great Basin. On the
Pacific coast are some of the noblest forest
regions of the world; and official Govern
ment reports say that the forests in some
parts of Washington Territory are heavy
enough to "cover the entire surface with
cord wood ten feet in height. THE Gal.
drU.
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A HUNDRED YEARS TO COME.

Where will be the birds that sing
A hundred years to come?
The flowers that now in beauty spring,
A hundred years to come?
The rosy lip,
The rosy brow,
The heart that beats
So gaily now
o! where will be love $ beaming eye,
joys pleasant smiles and sorrows sigh,
A hundred years to come?
Who'll press for gold this crowded street,
A hundred years to Gomez
Who'll tread yon church with willing feet
a hundred years to Gomez
Pale, trembling age
And fiery youth,
And childhood, with
Its brow of truth,
The rich and poor on land and sea
Where will the mighty millions be
A hundred years to come?
We all within our graves shall sleep
\ hundred years to Gomez
No living soul for us will weep
A hundred years to come?
But other men
Our land will till,
And others then
Our streets will fill;
While other birds will sing as gay,
AS bright the sunshine as to-day,
A hundred years to come.
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egraph says "hundreds of children have
fallen victims to the scarlet fever during
the past three months. Concerning the
treatment of this disease, an eminent ply
cure more than once in a hundred cases
by giving the patient warm lemonade with
gum arabic dissolved in it. A cloth wrung
out of hot water and laid upon the stomach
should be renewed as often as it becomes
cool. To this simple treatment the most
obstinate cases seldom fail to succumb."
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Public Debt.

From the above statement, which is taken
from the official records, it will be seen that
the public debt reached its highest point in
1866, being at that time So, 773, 236, 1889.
In 1874, it had been reduced to 81, 1872, $780,
46s.43, showing a reduction in eight years,
of $3.50, 3O5, 705.26.
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Locust Grove, on his Mansion farm on the
Manor. His only surviving daughter mar
ried Hon. James Bayard, a former law
student under Mr.. Basset. After his death
his estate was inherited by his children,
and the heirs of his son, the late Hon.
Richard H. Bayard, still holds much of this
Manor
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THE PUBLIC DRBT.-The following table
shows the public debt at the close of each
fiscal year June 30th), from 1860 to 1874.
It should be borne in mind that the Inter-
nal Revenue tax in 1866, amounted to
5000, 226, s13.42, and in 1874 it was only
S102, 400 7S4. 90:
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w-" What would you be, dearest, if
was to press the stamp of love upon those
sealing wax lips?" al" responded the
fairy-like creature, "should be-station-
cry"
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NATURAL RELIGION quietly away
with me, and we will walk up and down
the narrow path, by the sweet-briar hedge;
and, as we listen to the low song of the
blackbird, the fresh air will cool our aching
brows, and we shall find comfort. In these
the fragrance of the lovely flowers, God
has given blessing; like sleep, they are
His medicines" balm of sweet minds. :"
We will walk to and fro under the shade
of those elms, and we will be calm; bitter
recollections shall be made sweet by the
thought of His mercies; and, in the midst
of the sorrows we have i'll our hearts, His
comforts shall refresh our souls, and our
minds shall be stored with many thoughts,
sweet, like the perfume of these flowers.
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POOR JIM NYEl

One Column, S. 90 per inch for year. Three changes
allowed TO yearly advertiser. without additional charge
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-25
Ben. Butler on the Currency Question.

New York, Aug. l8.-Gen. Butler was
invited to address public meeting under
auspices Of the legal tender club of this
city. Other engagements making
it impossible for him to be present the
General writes: 81 am unable to COM
prehend, appreciate, and much less ad-
mire that system of government finances
which has so wrought upon the business
and production Of the country that over
two millions of working men and women,
who desire productive employment,
have not had it for the last two years,
and by which the production
which they would have added
to the wealth of the country during
that time is lost. Assuming that each
one of this number, skilled and unshilled.
could have averaged two dollars per day
for each working day for the past year,
then we have lost one billion and two
hundred million, or about equal to
half the national debt by their
enforced idleness. to say nothing of the
loss Of morals of the working men and
women. How long men in active
business and property holders and
holders of those kinds Of property
which their property shall depreciate 80
per cent. in it's value, while owners of
property such as notes, mortgages and
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Frightful locomotive Explosion.

A switching engine in the Fitchburg
railroad yards at Charleston, Mass, OK.
ploded on the afternoon of the 18th and
blew the sheathing, weighing 200 pounds,
through the side Of the freight car. 1t
demolished freight car and scattered the
contents over the yards, bent and twisted
the rails Of the track in the vicinity, and
drove one through the freight house. A
portion ofthe engine. weighing 800 pounds,
was thrown one-sixth of mile, over four
thlckly settled streets, and, striking the
roof OF church, went through to the
basement, demolishing two pews and scar
ing two women who were scrubbing the
floor nearly to death. Another piece,
weighing 10 pounds, was thrown throug h
slate roof and lodged in a timber. The
tongue of the bell went through the roof
OF still another building. The engineer
and fireman were in the cab, and were
lifted over the tender and two freight
cars, and landed some 20 feet from the
engine. Both then ran. The fireman
was unhurt, but the engineer was slightly
injured by the fall. A brakeman near by
was knocked down and scalded badly in
the back and arms. The wonder is that
no one was killed.
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IhiS country Snoul0 possess. lit may be
suggested that the lbcrtine outrage which
you have committed upon her has detiled
her. But l. say it has not, and that she
walks out Of this court as pure and as
innocent as ever she was, and as lunde6led
as she was nay, more, that the courage
and spirit she displayed have added new
ray Of glory toher youth, her innocence,
and her beauty. burst Of applause. I
With regard to you, when say that you
were not only in the rank of a gentleman,
but an officer highin command, it implies
that Of all who were in that train. YOU
were the last who might have been ex-
pected to assail her; and it might
rather have been expected that you would
do anything to defend defenseless yo-
man. And | say it advisedly, that, even
II girl so young had conducted herself
with imprudence and indiscretion, it was
for you, as so much older, to have pro-
tected her. if necessary, against herself
But there is nothing from the first to the
last in her conduct which can palliate or
excuse in the slightest degree chat d,s-
honorable thing which you have commit
ted: For the crime itself there is no pal
liation. 1t is, when |, think of her and
think of you-think of Ill the circum-
stances-the crime itself appears as bad
! as such crime could possibly he. But
there are circumstances which I am
bound to take into consideration in the
discharge of my duty: and these are the
| high character that you have received
and the probability that this was sud.
den outbreak Of wickcdness in you. You
have attained high rank and high
reputation 1 cannot forget that for
your brilliant services your country is in
debted to you. I, therefore, have to treat
this case as one of a wicked outrage
which must call cowardly and
dishonorable, and which you must all
your life feel to have been so, but as a
sudden outbreak of wickedness in man
who has up to this time borne nigh char.
acter, and has served his country we'll. In
those circumstances [ wish to spare you
the physical degradation, which would
probably be to you torture, which
would prevent you hereafter retrieving
your character, in the hope that at some
distant day you may be allowed, by some
brilliant service Of which you arc so we'll
capable. to wipe out the injury you have
done to yourself and the dshonor you
have done to your country. Yet must
pass severe sentence upon you. and that
sentence is that you be imprisoned for
twelve months in the common Jail, that
you pay fine Of $500 and be imprisoned
till you have paid it,and that you also pay
all the costs of this prosecution and b.
further imprisoned for three months un.
til they are paid.
TO PRISON.
Col. Baker was then removed in custo.
dy, and the trial terminated, the vast
audience slowly dispensing.
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Fishing Cats.

[Manhesset, L. l. Correspondence New York
Read in Yesterdays Sun remarkable
statement in regard to the exploits of a
cat that takes to the water and captures
fish for food. This statement is remark.
able in that it is one very seldom made );
but in the experience Of people living
hereabouts the fact Of cat taking Its
own food from tue water is by no means
odd.
Mr.. Charles Governs of this place is the
owner of ten cats, all fishermen. When
ever school Of fish comes shoreward
they all go down to the beach with their
kittens and dive like ducks for their prey.
They are very skill(ul in taking fish, and
arc equally generous in making division
Of their catch. They like salt water fish,
but once in while they tire Of them and
then 60 for gold fish that weigh from two
to five pounds, or for large trout.
The other day there was a party of
gentlemen here from Brooklyn. Among
them was Judge Pratt, who is noted
fisherman. The Judge had q patent
double action reel, and a patent fly, war;
ranted not to fail; but the trout did not
take. While he was worrying his mind
over his disappointment he heard splash
off to his left, and looking around he saw
an eighteen.year-old cat swimming to the
shore with three pound gold Ash in her
mouth. her three young ones anxiously
awaiting her coming.
There may be better fishers among the
cat tribe, but if there is Judge on the
bench more disguised than Judge Pratt
should like to see him here at Manhasset,
with a patent fly and patent back-ac-
ton reel to work in opposition to the fe-
line fishers. The Judge thinks that these
cats ought to be taken to Barnum's Hip
podrome.
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TWO REMARKABLE COINCIDENCEs.

81 have forgotten to say that, although
lsaw Surratt after my release, and could
see no points Of resemblance between him
and myself, many persons have told me
that we look enough alike Ia BE- twin
brothers. 1t may be regarded as some
thing Of a coincidence, that after 7 had
suffered thus for a fellow that looked like
me, my poor dead brother should be
dragged into the Beecher case, and ban
died about like a football, because he re-
semblcd Theodore Tilton, and was taken
for the latter in the Rossell procession
And here the Colonel arose from the
table, and babe his hearers "adieu.''
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bonds, switch are untaxed because not oman
TO the tax gatherer, have their nronertv
appreciate and escape taxation is a nro5.
lem which the good sense of peonie If
this country will solve the comino Pros;-
DENTAL election. Aeoi~
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The London Times OF the Sd inst. pub.
fishes n full account Of the trial at Croy-
don, Eng, on the I'd, in the Crown Court,
before Mr.. Justice Brett, of Col, Valen-
tine Baker, who appeared to take his
trial on the threefold :-hargc Of attempt
to ravish, indecent assault and common
assault ON Miss Dickinson.
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charge, though they have found you
guilty Of that Of which no one can doubt
you to be guilty. As to the young lady,
I have heard it said that she ought not
to have remained so long in a railway
carriage alone with man; but it seems
to me that this suggests state of society
in this country which, happily, does not
exist in any part of it. 1t seems to sug-
gest that defenseless woman in public
conveyance in this country, fshe is alone
in a railway carriage with man, may
expect to suffer some outrage from him.
It is not true of any part of society, from
the highest to the lowest. There may be
now and then man that gives way to
passion, but it is not characteristic Of
this country, ond I wholly deny that
there is anything wrong in woman, how.
ever young, being alone in railway
carriage with a man who
appears to be respectable
and treats her with respect. But, if it
we're otherwise, the arm of the law would
be outstrctched with vigor to put down
such state of things. 1t is IN general
true that woman, however unprotected,
is safe. It has been further suggested
that the young lady was wrong in enter
ing into prolonged conversation with one
who was stranger to her But I can
not agree to that, and it seems to me
that it suggests rather prurient fear
than feeling Of self'respect and safe.
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RELEASED WITHOUT TRIAL.
IL was taken from the sweat box with
my spirit unbroken, and suddenly, with
out the slightest premonition, was walked
into the generals Office and released. I
then learned the day and month, and
found that more than five months had
Toi'ed away since my arrival at Memphis.
l made my way to my friends, and they.
advised me to make no effort at. seeking
red1ess at that time, as the country was
IN NJ gh state of excitement, and 1 could
expect rothlng. So settled down, and
have been an humble citizen Of Arkansas
ever s'nce. In collecting my brothers.
papers have found number bearing On
my case, and l shall probably present
them to Congress for action in the fall.
There, l believe you have the whole
story 49,.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-20
THE BLACK HILLS.

Gen. Sherman has been interviewed
by a reporter of the St. Louis Democrat
regarding the actions of the government
relating to the proposed mining expedi'
tons to the Black Hills. He says that
the troops will endeavor to maintain the
integrity of the Indian treaty, and as
soon as the weather will allow will be
put under marching orders with instruc-
tons to prevent these proposed expedi-
tions to the Black Hills country. The
General is of the opinion that there is
just as much gold in the territories ad-
joining as there is in the Black Hills
reservation, and that this excitement has
very little rich mineral foundation.
Unless the effort which is being made
at Washington to have the Indian title
to this country extinguished should
prove successful, the proposed mining
will rest under cloud, and
those who embark in them will probably
forfeit their mining equipments and be
compelled by the troops to return to
the starting points. For the good Of the
vast number of honest laboring men
who would rush to this region in search
OF gold it is to be hoped that the Indian
title will not be extinguished until it is
positively known that it can be found in
sufficient quantities to pay for mining.
A number of oUr Western cities arc
looking upon these mining expeditions
with favor, for in them they think they
see an opportunity of getting rid of \
large number of their dead beats and
bummers. Their gain however would be
at the loss OF q large number of honest
men, and we hope the policy indicated
by Gen. Sherman will be strictly en-
forced by the military authorities.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-20

The action of the people in the South
ern States, and the laws recently passed
by a number of their Legislatures, shows
conclusively that the Civil Rights Bill
will fail to secure to the colored people
the full privileges and rights that should
be granted to al American citizens. 1t
is a very difficult matter to enforce a
law that is in opposition to, or in ad-
vance of public opinion, and as the re-
quirements of this bill are likely to be
evaded in some parts of our country for
a long time to come, the only sure way.
to secure for the colored race equal rights
with the whites is to educate them. Ed
ucation and the knowledge as to what
their rights are is more needed by the
colored race than such laws as proposed
by the Force Bill.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-20
A NEW PARTY.

The Undergraduates they style
themselves-met At Cleveland, Ohio, on
the 18th inst. and declared that it had
become their imperative duty to organ
ize . new party. Ohio has become
somewhat noted as the birthplace Of new
parties, but heretofore they have been
50 unfortunate and come to such I'M
timely ends that they have been no
credit to the State of their nativity, and
this last one 10 destined to follow in the
wake of its predecessors.
According to the convention organic.
ing this new party the evils that We now
live under are. in the msin, the result of
the management of our monetary sys-
TEN; to remedy these evils aud stimu-
late industry and commere, thereby
making everybody prosperous aud hap
py, we are told that it is only necessary
for the government to withdraw all ns-
tional and state bank notes and Issue .
paper money directly to the people,
which shall be legal tender in the pay
ment of all debts-with fewexceptions
and interchangeable at the option of
the holders for registered government
bonds bearing a rate of interest not ex-
ceeding 3-65 per cent. per annum. The
adoption of this financial system would,
in the opinion of these wise men, solve
the question Of cheap transportation by
enabling the people to build competing
lines of railroads wherever they pleased /;
would make the United States the de-
pository of the precious metals of the
world. and establish between all sections
Of our county firm and lasting bond
Of union. A most desirable state of
affairs, but the road marked out by them
would lead to entirely opposite results
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-20

The platform of this new party is yery
similar to the old reputation theory an
nounced by Pendleton several years ago,
and which WAS 40 signally condemned
by the people. A financial policy that
would furnish q national currency of a
specified amount-in'excess of what we
have az observation-disclosures for in
terest bearing government bonds would
make plank in national platform of a
political party that would be very pop
ular with large class of people in the
West, but it would be equally unpopu-
lar by larger class in the East. The
question Of finance is one upon which it
is impossible to draw the party lines.
The idea ola national party with plat
form ignoring all questions of ma
tional interest excepting that of finance
is too absurd and ridiculous for serious
consideration, and these demagogues and
fanatics who have thus suddenly appear
ed before the public demanding atten-
ton IS the authors of q new theory and
a new party will soon be forgotten. It
is an easy matter to get up plausible
theories on paper for bridging over hard
times, but the only way that leads to
wealth and ornament prosperity is an
old and plainly marked one it is to live
within our means and produce in excess
of what We consume.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-03-20

IT Is announced that the italian Gov
eminent has adopted the scheme gotten
up by Garibaldi for the improvement of
the Tiber. The malarial vapors of this
stream have had deadly influence upon
the health Of Rome for ages, and if the
plan recommended should prove asuccess
and the Italians be freed from the pesti-
lential vapors Of this river they will
again be placed under renewed obliga-
tons to this disinterested patriot. The
work will consist of a series of improve
ments which it is thought will in the
future make Rome an enterprising COM
mercial and manufacturing city. In
addition to turning round the world
surely moves forward.