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Human DepraYi.y.

\ Massachusetts man named Moses B.
Wheeler, presents a ease Of most shocking
wrong, which must command universal SYM
pathy. lie and his brother were in the late
war. and fought side by side f,r the old flag.
They had dependent mother at home
Moses saw his brother shot down at his side.
The dying man charged his brother to see
that their mother had his property. When
Moses B. Wheeler returned from the war he
found the properly claimed by his sister on
the strength Of forged letter purporting to
be from the dead brother. Then there was
trouble in the family about that property.
Wheeler seemed reSol-ed 10 carry out the
dying request of his brother. and see that his
old mother got her rights The sister was
equally resolved to hang ON to the property
by the thread Of the forged letter That Sis
ter appears TO be an uncomraonly wicked
woman. She was watching for a chance to
put Wheeler ont of the way, and an oPPcr-
tunity was at length presented.
They all liyed in Brighton. One day a
widows house caught fire. Wheeler being
close at hand, for they were neighbors,
worked hard to extinguish the flames, and
saved the widows house. Thirty dollars
damage was all. Wheeler's sister saw the
point, and had him arrested for setting fire
to the house, and at the trial, swore that she
saw him 90 it. Her husband corroborated
the testimony of the false witness. The
widow herself testified that Wheeler had say
ed her house from burning. But it was two
against one, and in February, 1866, Moses
B. Wheeler was convicted OF arSon and sem
fenced for life to the Charleston State prison
Two Years after the prison doors closed upon
him his sister died. On the day before her
death she confessed 70 aDoIher sister that she
had periured herself at that trial for the pur-
pose of ge ting her brother out of the way
But before a legal deposition could be obtained
the remorseful woman was too far gone 10
give it. Her lips were closed forever, and
the innocent man lanEuished on in prison.
The facts teeame well known, but there
seemed to he no way Of Ioosening the grip of
that terrible sentence under which an limo
cent man was suffering Wheeler himself
made incessant efforts to have his sentence re-
versed, but always failed. There was no
legal process to lift him from ,he dungeon
INTO the light OF day. Very lately, after
Ell gbt years Of false Imprisonment, he was
hardened as a criminal, for crime he never
committed, and permitted to 20 free.
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PROVING HER RIGHT TO EOIE.-A wo-
man at Medicine Bow, depOsiting her vote
last election day was surprised to hear a
rough sing out "I challenge that woman's
vote" "On what grounds, sir q She
hasn't been long enough IN the territory
Did the woman sit down and cry over it: 1t
Is not to be 20 recorded Her dainty little
hand gliied back into the folds ot her pull
back, and the next that audscious cass knew
ne was gazing into the heinuzzle Of derringer,
while the fair voter said: How long have
I been in the territory, sir?'' Look out,
aadam-dOn't. That eussed thing might
20 off-tal:e II away; I beg your pardon I
don't touch that trigger-I-I-I'm mis-
taken in the woman. Please point that the
other way. III kick the lyin' sheep thief
that says you haven't lived right here in
this town for ten years. l swear l will -
He scoostsd around the corner. and she nil
ingfY passed In her ticket y y0Dla4g Hrra!a.
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"IF had leisure I would repair the weak
place il my fence" said farmer He had
none, however, and while drinking cider
with q neiEhbo- the cows broke IN and IN
jured a prime piece Of corn III had lei
sure" said wheel-wright last winter, - I
would alter may stoVe-pipe, for I know It Is
not safe" Bat be did not find time. and
when bis shop caught fire and burned down
he found time to build another. " If I had
leisure said mechanic, '' should have
my work done in season." The man thinks
his time has all been occupied, bat he was
not az work till after sunrise; he quit work
at O'Clock, smoked cigar after dinner, and
spenr two hours on the street talking non
sense with an idIer. If had leisure
said merchant, a. would pay mo-e atten-
ton to my accounts, and would Try and col
lect my bills more promptly" The chance
Is. my friend, If you had more leisure, you
would probably pay Ices attention to the
matter.
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~ eccentric philanthropist in Plymouth
county dcvotes much Of his spare time and all
his spare cash to the education and training
of three children whom he has adopted. One
Sunday afternoon the younger of the boys
came in after an absence of the whole dav.
and was met with the question: Where
have you been?' "To Sabbath school, Mr..
Wentworth, - as we will call the gentleman.
- Well. what 90 you 20 to Sunday school
forH What have you learned at the Sabbath
school. anyhow - Il have learned all
about the Pilgrims, 1Ir Wentworth "Oh,
have you2 Who were the Pilgrims, then?''
" The Pilgrims were body OF men who
loved the Lord, and when the ord went up
they watched him till be got clean out Of
sight. and then they came over 70 Ply
mouth"
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SNorHER NE SrAIKs.-Tbe toDgue !:

SMOTHER THG SrARTs--The tongue Is a
title member, yet it bOasteth great things.
1t does large business on small capital ; it
raises mighty storm on the most trivial oc..
casion it often leaves the whole troop of a
mans faculties to revolt against him and
TO make reasonable cause with his enemies.
Few there are, if any, who cannot recall
seasons when this unruly bit Of fame set on
fire the whole course of nature in themselves.
a little inpatience was the first spark. which
a moments silence would have extinguished
hut the unfortunate u;terance came, and
with it understanding and resentment. Every
word that succeeded was burning one, and
as in a great city's confagratiOn, dwellings
take fire from the wings of the wind, so per-
sons but dIstentlv related 10 g wordy quarrel
feel its hot blaze aad are suddenly ablaze
There is rot family or school, single
village in all the land, which is fre-proof,
and thew are all in momentary danger.
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ANE hNNNS.

We dttter ourselves We BEARDED boys
That We are deep and can conceal
All that We know, and DO, and feel
Our business sorrJws and clubhouse Joys
From the innocent creatures who make Gun tea.
But believe me, SIP, they can see
Right through and through both you and mel
As il your Glove and carlarDou seed
Could hide your guilt il wine and weed
All foolish mortal, do you suppose
That only 10 sniff the scent Of a rose.
And not the olor that's in ypur clothes,
She's got that sweet little, pert little nose,
Your screen is only pane Of glass.
Through which she seas that YOU ;ire-alas'
Ey~c mans Cre Eou You think within,
But y loug-eaIcl thing in q lions skin.
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Mrs. DR.. CHASE, at recent dress-reiorm
convention, said: q I used to wear a corset.
took It of and felt as if l would tall to
pieces. Then got a short dress and some
trowsers. Oh, bow delicious 70 climb fence
You could put one foot upon the fence and
then put yonr leg over TIE top rail. and then
jump That was emancipation" One glance
at the contracted skirts now worn shows
that " emancipation day" has not yet ar
riyed-and we are glad Of II.
, 1875-12-25

D-EINc the meeting of the National
SPortsmen's Association IL Memphis, few
days ago, a " ould-be dog-fancier stepped up
20 one Of the members Of the association who
was acting Judge at the bench show, and
asked how be could tell a full-bloOded dog.
The Judge, with face as solemn as that Of
an oid-style Baptist preacher, replied to him
eonhientially, thus: Take the dog and
prick his nose slightly: then cut off half an
inch Of his tail, and II he bleeds az both ends
you can bet your bottom dollar he's full Of
blood.
, 1875-12-25

HAD TO SToP.-It Is all night to talk
about bringing up a child in the way he
should 90, but the other day, when Third
street woman set out to do it, man halted
at the gate and shouted: Go in, mother
cripple the boy for life /. 3" And a woman
leaned over the fence and screamed "Why
don't You cut his throat" And boy
climbed on the alley fence, waved his hat aud
cried out: why IN blaze3 amt the re-
porter around here to get this a-w-f-u-l-
tragedy" Aud the mother had &c stop
pounding aud get INTO the house.
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ar can't be done said Deason Green
" There isn't man living. doctor or no doc
tor, who can prOlong his life for single day.
The most that can be done Is not 10 shorten
it. Let EN- look out not to dt that, sir
Let every man, woman and child take care
not TO do anything to shorten life, and their
days viii lengthen out, IN God S good prOyi-
deness- hearty, happy days, and Just as many
OF EN- as Is right and possible.
, 1875-12-25

CHATEAUERIAND said: Madam Cha
te.ubriand would not dine later than i've
o'clock. I was never hungry until seven
Bot we COMPROMISED and dined at SIX. 80
that neither Of Us enjoy 1t; and that Is what
people call the hsppiness Of mutual con-
cessions."
, 1875-12-25

The LESSON OF THE AsToKS. William
Z. Astor, the man of almost fabulous wealth.
who lately died in New York city, was the
son Of John Jacob Astor, who was born at
Wottsndorf, Germany, IN I7C3. and emf
grated 20 America in 17St, where lie en-
barked in the fur trade, especially with the
Mohawk Indians. Having gradually ac-
quired considerable resources, lie conceived
the idea Of forming fur company in opposi-
tion to the Hudson's Bay Company. His
project received the sanction Of Congress in
1909, and the American Fur Company com
menced operations with q capital Of 81 ,00O,-
600 The expeditions, one by land and one
by sea, which were sent to the shores Of the
Pacific have been described by Washington
Irving in his astoria and adventures Of
Captain Bonneville. The project, however,
proved in the end abOrtive Meanwhile Mr..
As,or acquired immense wealth in the trade
to China. Al his death he beque4thed funds
for establishing and maintaining at New
York public library of 100000 volumes.
His son, Wm- T. Asfor, who has lust died.
added vastly to his fathers wealth. The
New York Tnes justly remarks that there
are many things in the life Of the late Mr..
W. B. Astor which are worthy the notice Of
the Young men Of the present day, who are
apt 10 fancy that success in life can be made
or kept without the necessity Of very much
trouble or hard work. They will have read
in the biographical sketches of Mr. Astor, lust
published, that there was no period in the
life Of that gentleman when he deemed him
self entitled to neglect his bushes. From
an early hour of the morning till four or five
every afternoon he was constantly 10 be
found at his desk, and this assiduity was not
relaxed even in extreme old age. He never
attempted 10 transfer his cares or responsible
ties on the shoulders of others. He employed
many persons, but none of them We're so IA
familiar with the details of his Affairs, down
10 the most intricate and minute a. him
self Estates a. great Is Mr. A-tor's have
been dis-ipated ere now by tho hee1lessness
or neglect OF their owners, but the Aslor
family have always been pre-eminently hard
working men, acknowledging that great
wealth carrys with 1t gresr responsibilities,
and that the price of success, whether to the
poor or rich, Is perseverance and incessant Ia
Dor. It seems 10 Us that this Is a lesson !
which many of our younger men would do
well 10 lay to heart.
, 1875-12-25

IT Is considered a striking prophecy OF the
belligerent temper that charseterizss Us as q
people, that the most American babies eoms
into the world with their fists doubled up
, 1875-12-25
TEtCMING Avn W0RKINll

Give the workman water pure,
Give the workman light and air;
If his life j. Insecure
Health and mind cannot endure.
And his home become d snare.
Build the wmkman's dwelling sound.
Not an earth house or a cave;
Sem and dram well Underground,
Heed and pave weH al around,
Or youH make his living grave.
Educate the workman's child,
In your lesson aye impress
That the fountain undefled
Lies in truth sooft exiled-
Mind and body cleanliness.
Teachers Of the present age,
Teachers uf the coming time,
Ifyou'd live in Iistory's page,
let these truths your minds engage;
Thrv viii lead 10 work sublime.
, 1875-12-25

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them,
and wise men make proverbs, snd fools re-
peat them.
, 1875-12-25
3" THE Lard OF THE FREE.
Grant Exercises NIOre Arbitrary PeT-
sonaI Power iilan any King in Enrone.


| must remark 10 the class of persons for
whom this letter is particularly designed that
they are mistaken in supposing that America
is, in any special sense, . the land of the free
and the home of the brave" I presume
that nobody really doab,s the bravery Of the
English, French, Germans, &c, but a great
many, probably most of our people, are ac-
custoIred 10 think Of them as living IN
state Of semi-servitude of their rulers.
have previously given the result of my OBJ
servations upon the English system of gov
eminent l have had some opportunities to
notice the systems of France, Italy, Swift
erland, Germany, Belgium, and Holland {:
and l am unable TO see In what way We have
advantages over them in personal freedom
emitting US to call ourselves par excellence
Che land Of liberty, except such as have been
given us by the breadth of ocean which en-
ables US to dispense with standing army.
and the length Of land which prevents US
from unduiy crowding each other No; the
time has gone By when We could claim TO be
in peculiar sense the land Of freedom. We
must achieve our distinction among nations
in some other way hereafter What was
true at the foundation of orr government
and fifty years later Is true no longer.
\ great change has come over old Europe
in the last half century, and especially in the
last quarter. The revolutions in 1913, though
soon suppressed, have none the less accom-
pIished their work. Hungary has become
the chief stone of the corner in the Austrian
Empire with free Parliament Germany
and Italy have accomplished their unity,
and are governed as to niue things out of ten
by the popular will The temporal power Of The
Pope has melted away, and Garibaldi enjoys
a greer old age within sight OF the hill where
he made his heroic resistance to the soldiers
Of the Second French Republic France has
commenced her thiId experiment with ideas
50 much improved that the Republic grows
stronger rather than weaker with the lapse
Of time. In the minor European States the
reigning families are little more than leaders
OF society. and not one of them except the
Sultan and the Gar can increase his own sal
AIRY 10 70 the amount of pound sterling
without the sanction Of the legislative body.
I ludsa that the President uf the United
States exercises more arb -iry personal power
than any sovereign in Eur0pz, except, pos
sibly, the Gar Of Russia would venture 10
as-ume.-IGis Lftt.r IN Cllaqo TriJase.
, 1875-12-25
POWERS or CoURTs or INQUIRY.

The court OF inquiry can pronounce no
sentence, no matter how guilty i may find
the accused It can at the mos: only say
that, In its Judgment, trial BY court martial
should take place. Ii such trial should
follow 50 much of the ground would have 10
be traverSed anew a. 20 consume much time
The Howard court OF inquiry, where nearly
ell the witnesses and all the records exsmin-
ed were in Washington where the court was
held, occupied over forty days. Ihese state
ments give point TO the strenuous attempt 10
have the military proceedings suPerceds all
further action by the grand jury q the court
at ST. LOUSY l. IHs,0!G.
, 1875-12-25
PGETICAL. SELECTIONS,
IfEE pJFE-RACE

ihA- 81 kB-HACk-
a little Tull-baek sought one d.y
The gate Of Paradise;
St Peter wiped his spectaeles
And rubbed his ancient eyes
And throngs Of female angels came
With curious gaze the while,
Intent, as ladies' always are,
To see the latest style.
Tho Saint put ou his glassez then
An observation took;
What ! What! 50 ne sad, '' this trayarses
The laws of mustn't look.''
TIED back in front Piled UP behind
Twill not Do, fear,
The thing i too r;diculous--
You cannot enter here
What dfl she DO, Ny curious friend,
She got teliud tree.
And in a lily she WIS dressed,
As angels ought T. be.
st. Peter kissed her then, and said
Pass in, my little dear,
But mind, you mustn't introduce
Such naughty fashions here h
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-03-30
J. D. GALBRAITH's
corner FANNY Grocery
STO II Il,
Sorner Of 6uei and CLARK Sts.,

= LICK hyland's Fire proof Building, oppo-
site Masonic Hall.
nj STOCK. WHICH is ALL NEW AND
Tan ctp,nstantly arriving. consists Of Coffee,
Smoked dian, sa bacon, Lard, Boneless Codnsh.
fircSefel fits p; Dried Apples, Peaches. Black beT.
Cnrrart,st ttsl I'lams, pealed Peaches, Zant
Backwhs, comb Honey, kaisins. Figs. Corn.
CabS@@snsy & and Oatmeal, syrnp, Coal Oh.
ment mtss Of .rota,oes, Onions, and good assort
dimes, tys,aresu nneu gooes, lie les, Sauces. Snr-
m,nt;onsa sar,sty Of articles too nam,rons ~
cash vn, "r all OF which | will soil cheap for
mb'u, approved credit. ~
J. 3. GALBRAITH.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-11
A Walk Around the World.

Mr.. Mark Grason, of Richmond, Va.,
is now in this city training for the pro-
digiOus and hitherto uninterrupted feat OF
walking around the world. Several weeks
ago, Mr.. Grason backed by Leon Mccarthy,
entered into wager Of $25,O00 with J..
p. Wilkinson and Thomas l.. Murdock
(the parties being all from Richmond,
Va.,) that he could walk around the
world in six hundred days. The dis
tance to be included in the entire route
is 1926 miles, which will make daily
average of little over thirty-two miles.
Under the terms of the agreement, which
have been accepted and signed, Grason
is to start from the City Hall, New York,
on Saturday, April 3, 1875, and to return
to the same place Thursday, November
%, 1876. Part of his trip will be on the
ocean steamers, during which time he
will make up his daily average by walk
ing on shipboard. He will be accompa-
MED by Mr.. Mccarthy and some persons
to be sent out by the other parties to the
wager. The exceptions included in the
agreement are delays occasioned by as
sault or unavoidable accidents. Mr.. Gra-
son is twenty-eight years old, five feet
seven inches high, weighs one hundred
and thrity-nine pounds, and has been
known in Richmond i'm the various ca
pacities of an actor, author, and pedes-
trian. During the excitement occasioned
by Weston's walks, he started out in the
pedestrian line, and soon accomplished a
walk of one hundred miles in twenty
four hours. During the Seymour and
Blair campaign, in 1869, he walked from
Richmond to Omaha, Neb., distance of
about 500 miles. He carried the Stars
and Stripes, and made one hundred and
twenty-three Democratic speeches on the
way at various places. He now claims to
be the champion pedestrian of the world.
= Wilmington Dei.) Gazette.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-11
Fun For the Chinese.

The Chinese converts in Sacramento
are represented to be much pleased with
the revival meetings now being held in
that city, and many of them attend ser
vice regularly. They are especially
pleased with the singing, as most ofthem
have hymn-books, and all keep track of
the sentiment, while sermon wearies
them after few moments, their knowl-
edge of English being insufficient to en-
able them to keep pace with the preach
er. During the course Of the sermon a
few nights ago Rev. Mr.. Hammond made
a comical remark which caused an out
burst Of laughter from the audience.
Though scarcely understanding what 1t
was about, the Cinnamon laughed also,
and one remarked, soto voce, Belly
good-belly good byme-by, no have lit
tie fun, everybody 60 Sleep"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-11
&c Not Guilty.N

This is the way a citizen of Napa,
California, acted when jury brought in
a verdict of not guilty" in case where
he was tried for killing man who Sc
duced his wife:
When the verdict was announced a
convulsive gasp escaped his lips, and he
sank forward from his chair. A party
standing by caught him and prevented
him reaching the floor. The mental and
nervous tension that had sustained him
for days gave way in an instant, and he
became as helpless as new born babe.
His condition was uncomfortable, con-
vulsive and frightful. His eyes were
CLASSY, his jaws set, and his face livid.
The veins of his hands and forehead
swelled out like whip chords. He
moaned and wept, but uttered no word
of pain or joy. The judge discharged
the jury and hastily left the bench, un-
able to bear the sight. The jurors fled to
the streets, and nearly every spectator
hurriedly left the court room. Fifteen
minutes elapsed bafore the prisoner was
able to walk. When he made his APP
pearance on the street great crowd of
people met him, hailed him with shouts,
and pressed eagerly forward to shake his
hand. He was escorted to his home
amid the widest shouts.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-11
vespers in South America.

To the traveller in Spanish America
the striking Of the vesper bell exercises
potent charm. As the usage requires
every one to halt, no matter where he
may be, at the first stroke of the bell, to
interrupt his conversation, however i'm
portant, and listen without stirring until
the conclusion of the chime, the singu-
larity of whole population surprised in
a moment, as it comes and goes, held in
a state of petrifaction, and paralyzed as
If by an encounter, may be imagined.
On every side you see gestures inter
rupted, mouths half opened for the ar
rested remark, smiles lingering or pass
ing into an expression of prayer; you
would fancy them nation Of statues.
A town in South America, at the tinkle
of the Angelus, resembles the city in the
ARABIAN Nights" whose inhabitants are
turned into stone. The.magician here
is the bell ringer; but hardly has the VIE
bration ceased when a universal murmur
arises from these thousands of oppressed
lungs. Hands meet hands; question
seeks answer; conversations resume their
course; horses feel the loosened bride,
and paw the ground; dogs bark, babies
cry, the fathers sing, the mothers chat
ter. The accidental turns thus given to
conversation are many.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-11
A Tough Horse Yarn.

Says the Virginia City Enterprise We
yesterday overheard Pap Pryor telling
his niece Kate the following "hoss
yarn": "You never was in Honey
Lake, Kate?" said Pap. "No, uncle +;
you know 1 have never been out OF this
town since l arrived here from St.
Louis" "True enough. You ought to
60 to Honey Lake, Kate; you'd see a
fine primitive people. Things up thar
are much the same as back yonder in
Missouri, in places. You know that
black hoss O. mine--old SAM" eyes,
uncle" "Black as coal, amt he?"
Eyes, uncle" "Not a white hair on
him?" 81 believe not, uncle" "Wall,
the last time was up at Honey Lake l
rid him, and seed that hoss turn white as
snow in less than one hour" "Indeed,
uncle; how was it?" WALTZ stopped
at sort of tavern up thar, and put old
Sam in the stable. 1t was a rousin' great
log stable, and turned him loose in thar
all by himself Thar was in that stable
feed-trough dug out of log, and about
thirty feet long. Before leaving the
stable / throwed an ear of corn in the
trough to Sam, in order that he might
nibble at it till it was time for him to git
his regular feed. About an hour after
ward came back, and didn't know my
own hoss. He war as white as a sheep,
all over" His hair had turned white
in that time?" "No, he was all in
foam of sweat with chasing that ear of
corn"