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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-08
The Indian Question.

The New York Tribune, in discussing
tho report Of the Indian commissions OF
tho United States, says: Five years ago
tho condition Of these very men, and the
enmity existing between them and white
settlers, was held to be 10 desperately
hopeless, that in the popular belief the
only chance Of relief for them and us
was their wholesale extermination-
creed still openly professed by large
body Of respectable people. The In
dian was held 10 be miserable incubus
ON the body polite, and given oyerwith-
out complnction 70 tho robberies Of
agents, or the murders OF military COM
mandeS, such as those who one fine
morning disposed Of the unnecessary
Piegan women and children. There has
been great and wholesome reaction Of
feeling in this matter; religious bodies
have taken hold OF tho Indian problem
zealously, and the result IA that large
bodies Of the Indians have been brought
into q partial state Of civilization by
these religious teachers, aud that the.
nation has been forced to see that II Is
possible that they should be so brought.
But the development is recent. The In
dian in the best case Is still in his nom
age; he requires long and friendly en-
couragement before he take his new role
fairly upon him; 1t requires that he
should change his whole habit Of mind
and body. For the Apache brave TO
turn his back on the buffalo, 10 come
out Of the solitude OF his wigwam and
go TO work mud tradfng with other men,
10 as much Of wrench TO him phyai-
cally and mentally, as ii would be TO our
respectable brokers and bankers were
Wall street emptied into the Colorado
desert, and they forced to earn their
livelihood by rod and gun. II Is just ut
the crisis when the Dakotaand Cherokee
Ia making this effort, with, II must be
acknowledged, m unhoped for energy
and persistence, that 1t is proposed 70
withdraw from him all government MD,
and 10 leave him 10 stand alone. The
proposal 10 bring the wild tribes into q
condition Of self-support by furnishing
them with means Of work, either by ir-
rigating the lind Of the reservations or
as sherders Of cattle and sheep, it at once
more reasonable and Just. The state
ment, however, that these Sioux are be-
coming victims Of dyspepsia from idle
ness and the high living fufnished them
by the government will amnse any one
familiar with the payment Of rations. An
income Of one hundred and sixty dollars
per annum is not certain 10 induce.gout
in the feet Of the recipient, especially
when but q small portion can be expend-
ed on his stomach, and so large o por-
tion often sticks to the hands Of the dis
bursers.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-08

The people Of Philadelphia, in their
practical way, are pushing the work
Of the Centennial exhibition. Areport
has been submitted to the President by
the director announcing that twenty-four
nations have already expressed desire
to take part in the exhibition. The
building Of the industrial palace Ia going
on in Philadelphia with earnestress and
slSill. One Of tho FIRST acts Of tho new
Spanish king II tho appointment Of Q
nobleman to DO chief Of the Spaniah
commission in place Of Castelar,, who
had been nominated by ySerrano, but who
viii have no place in tho new govern
mont, 8ilt .esO
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-08
aprOpapilItiess on New Years Day.

Ast. Louis girl describes the misery
she endured receiving New Years Calls.
Among other things, ahe says: al think
the first one dropped in about nine
o'clock. Game carly, he said, because
he had to &c, out tothe western part Of
the town. First he impaired the start-
ling intelligence TINT the weather was
inauspicious for calls, but he didn't be-
lieye II would rain, though he confidently
looked for snow. Then he remarked
that there were but few callers on the
streets, but he supposed they would
come Inter in the day. Then he took q
glass Of wine and q plate on his two
knees, spreading his feet TO bring his
knees together. Then he wished me
many happy returns, and then he left as
another entered. Over and over again
the self.same platitudes, and before night
I felt liltea signal service bureau. md
was 30 stuffed with weather that l was
aick.n
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-08
The Erie Railway Opera House.

The New York correspondent Of the
Troy Times writes that II isa question
what will become Of the Grand opera
House, and says: " Perhaps 1t might be
turned 10 q religious service, Just as the
old Chatham street chapel was formed
out OF q disused theater. There is
hardlya church in Eighth ayenue-at
least within mile Of this spot-and
hence II might thus afford excellent SER
vice. 1t may be added in this connec.
ton that the railway company has now
possession Of nearly all Of Fisk's real
estate. II was conveyed in the nine
million surrender made by jay Gould,
who had the control Of IL. This includes
the opera house and the row Of cottages
which reached down almost to Josie
Mansfield's former palace. II isa very
fine property, but cannot be rented ex-
cept at o loss. Fisk's management Of
the opera house was very adroit. In
making the purchase oil that he paid
down was taken from the Erie company,
and then he let the building TO the COM
pany at $40, 900 year, reserying the
opera house for himself. AS the latter
was estimated at $4,000, 1t made IN
annual rental Of 100000. The company
did not need this grand building. II
was simply o plan Of Fislt's to unite
business and pleasure. To increase his
glory he assumed command Of the Ninth
regiment All was going well till his
death. The company has resumed the
downtown offices which Fisk vacated,
and the grand establishment now stands
empty. II Is offered TO tenants in con-
yenient SUBJ divisions, and the financial
Office would mike good banking-room.
Fisk expended s60,000 in safes, and his
other alterations were OF On expense Of
about $50, 600 all thrown away"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-08
Silver Mine.

A newspaper correspondent asked
Senator Jones, Of Nevada: How are we
TO account for the fluctuations in the
shares Of the Nevada mines7 Are they
honestl The Senator said: It is easily
explained, and the quotations are per-
fectly honest. You can see. When We
dig into mine we come ton " face OF
silver bearing quartz. Now, IL is proble-
matic whether That face is two feet thick
OF fifty. /, inside, take my chances, and
say / will give $1,000 q share for that
mine; but, upon digging in, il Is dis
covered 10 be only q few inches deep.
whereupon / offer to sell my $1,000
share for $500, pocketing the loss. This
naturally goes ON until we reach another
face. The lend proves to be o profitable
one, and my 81 900 may give me o diyi.
dend Of $1,000; and so these enormous
fluctuations are really in great measure
due TO the real risks and uncertainties Of
the mining business.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-08


Jn,tas God ioala me, vould 60;
Iwoald not AJAX 10 choose my vAyi
Content with what He win beasow,
Assured He viii not lot me stray,
soas Ha leads my path make
And u;ep BY etepI gladly take,
Achlld in Him eoniidins.
Just as God leads, am content
10 rest me calmly in His hands;
That which He has decrced and sens :
That which His WIN for mo commando
Iwould that He nhould lllfulall,
That / should do His gracioua viii
In living or ipdying-
Just as God leads, ! viii reaisni
Itruat mo to my Fathers viii
Whom reasons rays deceptive shine,
Ills counsel wonld i ye. faiall,
That which Hialoyc ordained as right
Before He brought mo to tho light
My alto HIM rcsIsnins.
Just a. God loads mo, Iabids,
In faith, inhops, In suffering true
His strength Is ever by my side
Can Anght my hold on Him Undo
Ihold mo Arm in patience, knowing
That God my lifo ia aiill bestowing-
The best in kindness sending.
Just as God leads, 1 onvardgo,
Out amid thcrna and brian seem;
God does not yet Hia guidance show
But in the end Il shall be seen
HOW, by loving Fathers viii.
Faithful and true Hc leads me still.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-08

LEvr.-Leni begins this year on the
10th Of February, much earlier than 1t
has done aince 1869. This will bring
the high festival Of Easter this year on
the 26th Of March, which is within six
days Of tho earliest period upon which IL
can evnr possibly occur. On some years
EAsler falls a. latohs tho 18th of April.
Some years there ns many as nine Sun
days betwccn Epiphany and Ash We'd
nosday, but this year thero will only be
ave Sundays intervening between the
jubilee Of Epiphany and thceolemn fast
ofIent.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-08

A correspondent says that the theory
Of planting eyergreens among fruit trees,
for protection, Is wrong. They impoyer-
ish the ground, occupy space, and shade
the fruit trees. Fruit from shnded trees
is always inferior in quality. 10 pro-
duce n fruit bud, the sun must thicken
the sap toa glutfnous liquid. Without
the rays Of the sun, buds will form only
to produce leaves. The most perfect
fruit is found on the outside Of q tree !;
and therefore, to give Light, the pomolo-
gist trims and tliins out the branches.
This explains why wall trees produce
such uniformly large and excellent fruit.
A belt OF eyergreens around an orchard
may be beneficial, not because Of the
heat that Is supposed 10 ernanate from
them, but because they break the winds
and still the air as, sweeping winds often
dry up the vital sap Of both evergreen
and deciduous trees. lail i
Alternate heating and freezing are de-
structiye TO vegetable as well as to ani-
mll life; because the heat starts the sap,
and the frost freezes IL. The freezing
Bwells the sop, and lifts the bark from
the wood, the channels Of circulation are
strained and destroyed, and the part 30
affected dies. Well matured wood is
not apt TO suffer from cold. To save
tender trees, let them fniah their seasons
growth before cold weather; and to has
ten maturity, give dry bottom and
Light and air in abundance.
Some eyergreens supposed TO be ten.
der (the rhododendron, for instance) will
survive the winter better on tho north
side Of o building, unprotected, than on
thesouth Of the same protected and shell
tered from the rays Of the sun.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-08

Fifty-four generals widows draw pen
sions from the United States. A CORE
spondent Of the Chicago Post says.
q When the pension paid the widowa Of
.brigadier: :generlls, fifty dollars q month,
was offered the widow Of brave General
Meade, ! am told she very emphatically
declined To receive II, because Il wns less
than that paid Mrs. President Lincoln.
0fall the women who served in the war
in yarious capacities only one was PEN
stoned for physicial disabilities, and that
was Mrs. Isabella Fogg, OF Maine, who
was seriously injured by o fall in Louis
vile, engaged in hospital work. Sho
died here last summer." ~. .
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-08
Gbe 9enl0frat.
Cupid Crying.

Why is Cupid crying so2
Because his jealous mother beat him.
What tor2 For giving up his bow
To Celia, who ecntriyod to cheat him.
Tho child! could not have believed
He'd give his weapons 10 another.
Ho would not, hut he was deceived;
She smiled he thought twas his mother.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-08

The London Telegraph gives its
countrymen very bad name when Y
eays: The most brutal, the most coward-
IN. the most pitiless, the most barbarouH
doeda done IN the world arc being perpe-
tnatod by the lower claases oftbe Eng
heh peoplo.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-08

"I aid happy New Year to tho
judge Hays 0 ruffian in Ciarivdri.
I" And did he give you nothing ives
live years" 1lt
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-08

Adventures Of Major Psweii aud Ills Pasts
in one OF Them.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-01-30

[sALEs NO. Q.
SALES OF 900 KEGS "B" HAWAIIAN SUGARS.
200 kegs Sugar, 80, 400, 4OO-2s, oOO@sc-..... 1920 90
Due May 1st.
The interior journal., 1875-09-17

The wsnasrine Jew ssre ~ - me :.
IrsrupS through cssy IN the col o. he yeHi
a nan IN the garden pluched fruit from . uee
sss,S. q Ucv long hss the city bcen hercr'
And he sssverrd me, and he pluched away,
"It hss always ssccd vhese u s'ands to-day
And here n vfu sand iorsves and are"
Rive kusarps yesrs vIlsd ~, sd then
Itrsvslsd the seif-ane ~ ss.in.
No trace os q city there found;
A shephsrd NJ blowing his pipe alone,
His aock vent quietly nfbbline srcund
Tssksd, {" Hov long hiss the city been eoner
And he answered me, and he piped away,
The new onss bloom and the Old decay.
This is ny pasture ground ics aye"
Five hundred ycau rolled BY, and then
Itzveled the ssif-same road again.
And came ss ~, and the vsve did roar,
And q asberman thrsv his net out ciesr,
And, when bssvy ladea. he drsssed u ashore.
II asked, Hov long has the - ecen herc7
And he laughed, and he aid, and he laughed away
"As long o. yoa blIiow. have toased their spray,
They've s,hed and they've hshed IN she se''-n"e
bay"
Five hundred year rolled BY, and then
Travelled the sslf-same rod gain
And came 10 forest, vast and frce,
And vocdman stood In the thichet near;
His are he laid st the foot Of . tree
Iasked, " How long have the woods been hereT y
And he answered, These woods are covert for
NJ sncs.suss dvss here aIvay,
And the trees have bccn here since creations day"
Five hundred year. rolled BY and then
Itravelcd the self-same road again.
And found there city. and far and near
Rssoupded the hum ef toll and glee.
And ssked. I" Hov long hss the city been here,
And where is the pipe and the wood and the - r
And they answered me, - they went their way,
"Thines always have stood - they stand to-day,
And % they vill stand for ever and aye"
I'm walt Ave hundred years, and then
IN trsveI the ssif-ssme road again.
The interior journal., 1875-09-17
ssmENCNN PuLwOSsC sVnup. rOa
TmE CCRE Og CONSUMPTION,
lOaGssS AND sOsON.

tn. great virtue Of thi. medicine .. ths, ~ ripens
tho matter sns throws 70 out of the system. rurhcs
the blood, and ths. Affects q cure.
scu,scss ~, wsrp Tosic, vos rHt CuRs or Dts-
rsrsiA, Isp,assr,os, Erc.
Tho ronic produces q healthy action Of the stom-
ach creating an sppstite, forming ehye, aud curios
the most obstinate cases of indigestion.
scusScxs MsSpaAsr Puts, ron rHs Cunt 90 Li,sk
COMPLAINT. kto.
These riik are alternative, and produce healthy
action Of the liver without the least danger, " they
arc rcc from o.icmei and vet more cfeseious In re-
storing q healthy action of the liver.
The-e remedies are certain for Cousum rtion.
as the Pulmouie syrup riren. the matter and part
mes the blood. The Mandrake Piiis act upon the
liver create healthy bile aud remove all diseases
Of The liver often cause of Consumption, The Sea
Need Tonic gives tone and strensth to the stoms'h
makes u eodd digestion, and enables the ORGANS 70
form good blood, and thus ereates healthy otrcas-
tion u healthy blood. The combined action Of thes
medic nes thu. xpisined. will cure every cs-e %
Consumption, " taken In time, and the use Of the
medicines perre,cred In.
pr scbenck is professionally At n. .principsl
once corner sixth and Arch streets. rhilsdelphis
every Monday, where all letters for sd'ic. must T.
addressed. schencks medicines for sale By all
Druggists.
The interior journal., 1875-09-17

From the Agricv,twist we learn that
Professor Roberts, Of Cornell University,
made some interesting experiments in
growing corn upon the college farm last
season, the results Of which are highly
important He planted three pieces Of
ground, each having an area Of thrcc-six-
tcenths Of an acre, thinning the hills in
one lot TO three stalks, In another 10 four,
while the third was not thinncd. The
first plot yielded at the rate Of 100 bush
els, the second 1875 bushels, and the third
log bushels (ofears) TO the acre. From
this result Mr.. Roberts concludes thst,
in order to produce maximum crops, II Is
only necessary TO grow one ear upon a
stalk, an ear Of such size that a hundred
of them will make a bushel Of grain. A
yield Of 100 bushels per acre is generally
considered next 10 impossible, yet from
these experiments we see that even a
larger crop is practicable by q careful
method Of thinning the hills.
The interior journal., 1875-09-17
PSns.

We believe that pins, as we now have
them, came into use about the year 1888,
and the perfection Of pins was insured
In 1543 by an act Of Parliament which
read, "that no person shall put TO sale
any pins but only such as be double
headed, and have the head soldered fast
10 the shank Of the pin, well-smoothed,
the shank well.shaven, the point well and
roundly filed, canted, and sharpcncd." !"
In 1920 the pin manufacturing business
Of Gloucester, England, became 80 great
that fifteen hundred persons were en-
ployed. The first American manufac-
tory was established In 1919, and at that
time paper Of pins could not he pur-
chased for less than one dollar, and the
first attempt at pin making was success
fully made In New York city. A ma
chine patented in 1882 by John !. Howe
was the first to produce in America pins
with wire and spun heads, and in lS40
the same gentleman began making pins
with solid heads. The pins Of Mr.. Howe
are more extensively known and the de
mand for them much greater than the
products Of other manufacturers. Pre-
vious to the introduction Of pins, their
place was supplied by many awkward
substitutes. Those found in Egyptian
touts are exceedingly bunglingin make
up, and are, in most instances, seven
and eight inches long. Their heads are
large and made Of gold, facts which
would render them at the present unfit
for any practical purpose. The ancient
Mexicans used thorns, and the English
for long while used bits Of sharpened
woaI
The interior journal., 1875-09-17
An Asss phibfsms l'risosser.

An exciting scene was witnessed in
Brooklyn the other day, when an officer
sought to capture an offender against the
law. Instead Of quietly submitting to
an arrest the fellow took to his heels, and
a pond being near by he plunged into it
accoutered as he was. He was an ex-
cellent swimmer, and he struck out for
portion of the water where lot of large
rushes grew, and swimming into the mid
die of these he managed TO get into a part
where they were so thick that, without
any exertion on his part, they would sus-
tain his weight in the water. He sat
quietly there, and put his fingers up to
his nose at the officer, Wesserman, who
sat on his horse at the edge Of the pond,
and was for the time in quandary. BY
this time the pond was surrounded by
thousands Of people, whose sympathies
seemed TO be with the man in the rushes.
They jibed at the officer, and desired to
know whether he would accept the tenn
porary loan of a wash-tub TO paddle out
10 the man with. All these things tended
to gall the mounted man, and he got his
nerve up. Hegot a boat and started out
for the man, who attempted TO swim away,
but he was soon overtaken by the officer
in the boat. Then there was another
scene. The prisoner grappled with the
officer, and the consequence was that the
combined weight of the two was In rown
The interior journal., 1875-09-17

An Iowa correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune says: "Our State Indebtedness
is s300,O only, Of one issue at seven per
cent, and no, yet due. No floating debt.
Cash now in Treasury, s225, 900. Amount
Of State valuation, 800, Az, ,li0. Amount
of wealth per capita, tSos. Amount of
debt per capita, about twenty-three
cents. The State tax is ssss, ,42s, or two
mills on valuation. Amount Of revenue
yearly exceeds expenditures by about
$3.50, 900, which is biennislly appropriated
70 the support and erection of improve
ments 70 State University, Agricultural
College, Reform School, Insane Asylum,
Blind Asylum, Penitentiary, and for
erection Of a new capital.
The interior journal., 1875-09-17

BOSTON WOOL MARKET
No important change in the wool market since
last week The demand continues 10 run almost
exclusively on medium heeces, spring California,
and combing aud delane selections OF the latter a.
full prices are realized. Fine Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania heeces including extra and double extra, at
i5c; average lots Of medium Ohio and leunsy lNania
46a tie; selected medium, tsessoc.; triple extra and
nj, klock heece- is6iS0c.; comhng and delaine Sc
fections, 50a6Oc.; Wisconsin and Michigan, 42l9toc
The interior journal., 1875-09-17

THOUSANDS sSPEAK.-vegetine is acknowl.
edged and recommended by physicians and
apothecaries to he the best purifier and
cleanser Of the blood yet discovered, and
thousands speak in its praise who have been
restored TO health.-COm.
The interior journal., 1875-09-17

CONTAGIOUS diseases, such as horse all,
glander, etc, may be prevented by the use
of .Sieridan's CdrdIry Condition Po,ccfers.
Persons travelling with herses should take
note of this.
The interior journal., 1875-09-17

PERsoSAL-M r. Lyon and N. I. Lyon:
ave have been acquainted with DIR. Sim
mons Liver Medicine for more than twenty
wears, and know it to be the best LIVER
REGULATOR offered TO the public"
The interior journal., 1875-09-17
WHAT II NEEDED.
Bostos. February u, ls7l.

NJ. H. n. Asros:
DGAR sIR-About one ear since found my.eli y 4
xAs strongly recommended 70 me BY a Hisnd Who
had been lnnch benefited BY It's use, J procured the
stored To health, aud discoptinued It's uso. feel
quite eonhdent that there u no medicine superior 10
pared aud would cheeTfully recommend II 70 those
Who feel that they need sonirihng 70 RESTORE thfm 10
psriset health. kespeCtfuly yours,
a. l.. PEfTINGIIL,
Firm Of :. NJ. Psttihgl Co., lo state ST., Boston.
The interior journal., 1875-09-17

THE CINCINNATI INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION
is now open to the public, having been in
augurated by the grandest trades procession
ever witnessed. II remains open until DC.
tober 9th. The great departments Of ma
chinery, horticulture, fine arts, etc, are more
attractive than at any previous Exposition.
Either OF the departments Of itself would
amply repay visit to Cincinnati; and when
we state that one admission fee OF twenty
Eve cents entities a visitor to enter all parts
of the Exposition, il will sufficiently show
the liberality Of this great enterprise.
The interior journal., 1875-09-17

MISSIONARIES and others sojourning in
foreign lands should not fail to take with
them good supply Of Johnson's Anodyne
Liaime,a. Ii is the most reliable medicine
for all purposes there is in the world.
The interior journal., 1875-09-17

,Dv. r~ses srtiss may 3. ,ss.n .lthent chang. ot
diet or occupation, OF without the fesr OF taking
cold. They produce no gripping OF nausea.
The interior journal., 1875-09-17

NIGEfiNI extends its innuenee into every part Of
the human organism, com imencinz with tts ounda.
ton correcting diseased action aud rest orne vital
po ~ers. creating healthy formation and pnfthea'
ton VI the blood, driving out disease, aud leaving
Mature 70 perform iis allotted task. Ntakrlst Is
sold By all druggists.
The interior journal., 1875-09-17
PENSIONS a BOUNTIES.

s..a -'~sis . harars ssasass a~'.. uaA.. ss- lao.
sesai asai h half iaes.
aaisf dsAaht
ss .sssi.as; to h.s d..sna' s., ~. e.o -
v
sss uhssl fsn .ftsuals AL sass eaa
sa .aa eal p-s I'd =. p-assa, eaay - haa ls-.
Is-f. Ia,l i Prs.A.sa faa.a.ssl lad
The interior journal., 1875-09-17
Experience Of Years.

NJ. H. X. hereas'
This is 20 certify that ! have used your Blood
PrrparatiOn NEsFrisEl In my family ter several
years, aud think that Tor ssrofula or Cank.rous
liumoss, or kheumaiic affections, can not he .k'
dine ii Il the best thing have ever used aud have
used almost every thing. ! can chseTfnly recon-
mend N 10 ans In need Of such medicine.
Mns. A. 4. DINsMORE,
10 Russell Strtot.