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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-26
The Miiiioaafres Of America.

The New York World, draws som,
entertaining comparisons between New
York and California millionaircs, and
the methods by which their wealth ha.
been obtained. Vanderbilt is now
the sole survivor Of the three New
Workers whose fortunes ranked with
the great fortunes Of the world. All
this great wealth was the result Of
bark work, sagacitJ and economy,
steadfastly continued during long Sc
ries Of years. Nor can any of the
great ccnters Of civilization-London,
Paris, Berlin or Vienna--furnish the
names of three men who have, unait-
I'd, achieved such enormous fortunes
in the short space of a life. The re.
alizaiion of such exceptional condi-
tions for all manner of commercial
and industrial enterprises here in the
Eastern States during the remaining
years Of the century can not be hoped
for again. But over the mountains,
on the shores Of the Pacific, where
untold wealth lies dormant in the bow.
els of the earth, only requiring the in.
genuity and labor Of man to bring it
forth, there is opened field for the
rapid accumulation of wealth which
bids fair to furnish us with California
millionaires, some Of whom are alrea-
dy among the rich men Of the world.
Senator Sharon, a man yet in the
prime of life, is reputed to be worth
s40,0O0,0O0 His colleague, Jones,
of Nevada, is estimated at $50, ,O00,.
900. Flood, O'Brien, Mackay and
Fair, all went to California without
money or friends. 1t is estimated that
each partner Of this firm is today, in
the enjoyment Of an income of over
81 100000 year. The Big Bonanza
alone is computed to contain mass
Of gold and silver at $500, ,Ce0, 900, |
and yields at present over 50, 800, 600
a month. The fabulous sums which |
are here regularly extracted from the
earth every four weeks, remind enc of
the fairy tales of old. The Consoli-
dated Virginia mine produces s3,O00,-
900 a month, while it is estimated by |
those experts now on the ground that
the total product of the "Comstoek"
for the present year will exceed $751;
900, 900. With such examples as
these before us, we may confidently |
look for the great fortunes of the fu-
ture among the merchants and traders
of California.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-26
Hoe % Man Fooled His vI/e.

He was an awful man. He carried
a $50 counterfeit bill to make a show
of it sometimes when lingering for a
single drink or a Wheeling story. His
poor hard-working wife had been beg
ging him for a nice gold chain she had
seen in a shop window down town.
One day he felt in merry mood, gave
her the counterfeit bill aud told her
to buy the chain. Then he left home
laughing so hard that he had to go and
take drink to wet il down. lie may
have taken several drinks.
lie went home feeling full OF jokes.
It appeared to be the happiest day of
his life. lie made n fool of the old
woman. But the old weman wore that
gold chain at the dinner table, and
called the brute "her dear, dear old
darling" This put another face on
the whole affair. 1t had ceased to be
a joke to him. The jeweler called be.
fore dinner, and handing him the base
note told him to "shell out fifty dol
lars if he wished to escape annoyance,
lie 81 elled out. aud has never been
able to se the point Of his own joke.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-26
A R.ucku Girl.

At Mendoza, Illinois, a few days
ago, while Miss Katie Vanderen, aged
sixteen, sat alone in her fathers house,
a man in mask came to the door, and
after gaining admission and being in.
formed that her father and mother
we're at church, he drew Il revolver
and threatened her life unless she gave
up all the money in the house. The
girl was for the moment, paralyzed
with fear, but on again being threat
ened with death if she did not com.
ply, Immediately replied that the mon
ey was kept in fathers bedroom, and
requested him TO remain where he was
until she could bring it. He. howsy,
or, followed, placing his pistol in hi'
pocket. On gaining the head of the
bed, the girl picked up small rife,
and, turning quickly, leveIed it at the
robber, who "got" as fast us he could
90. Miss Kate said she would have
shot him il she could only have raised
the hammer, but by her "a ling to dc
so, the villain escaped.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-26

The country never possessed 80 ma
ny beautiful manageable young wo
men rs il docs ut the present time
And why do we not have more mar
riages' We answer. because marriage
for love is the exception and not the
rule. The young pco de Of this age
have gone fashion and money mad. II
the dandy bank clerk who pays one
half Of his income for board, and the
other half for clothes, can not improve
his condition, he will not marry. The
show girl who earns good wages and
cannot be distinguished by her dress
from the bankers daughter, certainly
will not plunge into matrimony un.
less she can better her condition in
life.
IL man is fortunnie enough to
possess money, it matters not how old
or ugly he may be, hundreds of intel.
ligcnt, handsome young women can be
found only TOO willing to become his
wife. Love is an after consideration.
They marry to be supported and dress.
ed ex.ravagantly. How oft,n do we
hear the remark, Better to be an old
mans darling than poor mans
slave Alas! too many Of them are
not satisfied to be darling. They will
persist in loving otter men after they
are married.
1t cannot be denied that great
number of the unmarried men are
adventures looking for wives who can
keep them without working for liv.
ing. The peace and contcnimeni Of a
happy home is not taken into consid-
Grafton. They are willing to suffer
hell upon earth If they can be kept in
idleness. If our young people do not
ibondon this extravaganza of dress
ird greed for money, our CO ;ntry will
be filled with old bachelors and old
maids. We must have more genuine |
'ourtships and marriages to have pros
perity and happiness in this world.
Too many marry for money only to
1e disappointed and unhappy the res,
e their lives.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-26
as Old Recipe North Tea Dollars
To aaD barnsr.

Take one part (by weight resin,
one part beeswax and four parts good
fresh or sound lard. Mix and melt
together over a slow fire SO as 10 be
sure not to burn the mixture. 1t
makes an ointment that is superior to
anything ! have seen for the flesh OF
either horses or cattle, for either fresh
or old sores, and is especially good to
remove old dry scabs. lt soitens the
scab and it comes Oh, leaving Ihe skin
soft and tough.
The mixture is the best thing cv.
er used for boots or shoes for outdoor
wear, as it makes sponsy leather wa
ter-prooi. and hard leather soh. - y.
d., in sou,hcrl Cultiyator.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-26
Thc West aud fhc Centennial Er.
position.

boHNfeWs
We do not think that the Centen
NAL Commission made a judicious Sc
lection in the choice Of William NJ
Evarts, Of New York, for the Orator
Of the occasion. Evarts is nothing
but hard, dry nisi prius lawyer. II,
has no eloquence, no poetry. and no
Imagination in his soul. The Com.
mittce would have done much better
to have selected Hon. VIM. Groesbeck
or the Hon. George II. Pendleton.
On the impeachment of President An.
drew johnson, both Mr.. Evaris and
Mr.. Groesbeck, spoke in behalf Of
the accused. Evarts' speech attracted
no attention. Mr.. Groesbeck's did.
II was universally admitted to have
been brilliant. OF the fine classical
tastes of Mr.. Pendleion and his ca.
pacity to soar into the highest fields
Of thought, we have had many evil
dences. Governor Allen also, might
have been chosen to advantage. He
has not only the ability to compose,
but the voice to deliver in tones that
can he heard through any crowd
which might be within the Exposition
Building. But then these gentlemen
happened 10 be Western men. and the
Centennial is an Eastern affair. which
the West supports by its money, but
in whose honors it has no participa-
ton. The opening poet, Mr.. Whit
tier, is from Massachusetts,. The 4th
Of July orator, Mr.. Evarts, is from
New York. Bishop Simpson, who
made the opening prayer, is an Eas-
tern Pennsylvania Bishop. Its lead
ing manager, who made the opening
speech after the Pre,i ,ident, is General
IIawley, Of Connecticut. The one
who is to embalm in verse the Cen
tennial achievements of the Republic
on the Fourth Of July, is Bayard
Taylor, Of New York. The composer
Of the canta,a which had better been
left unwritten and unsung, is Sidney
Lanier, from New England. We
nigh: extend the list further. But
we have cited instances enough. The
West has been entirely ignored in the
Exposition. More than one-half of
the people Of the United States reside
west Of the Alleghany Mountains.
They have no representation. The
fact that they were not in existence
when the Nation was born is a."'"sldi- |
tional reason why they should Ge
prominent participants in the COM
memoration of the Centennial. The
West has far greater orators than
Eyarts. 1t has as able poets as Whit |
tier, II has divines Us eminent and |
more eloquent than Bishop Simpson.
Blyard Taylor, as its Fourth OF July |
poet. docs not begin to equal in the
rank to which he aspires, u number Of
gentlemen who reside in the Ohio and
Mississippi Valleys. We supposed
that this was national and not a sec
tional Exposition, but we were mis-
taken. - Cincinnati Enquirer.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-26

On Saturday last Conductor Ben
Cole discovered, says the Atchison
Patriot, crouched under one of the
seats in a smoking car, boy and a
girl. "NIister, is this the road to Ha-
ven!" said the boy. as he cravled out,
and tie girl said, mister, please don't
put us oil. our folks live there, and
we aint got any father or mother, and
here's letter." at the same time draw
ing from her faded calico apron crum
Piled piece Of paper and handing it to
Mr.. Cole. After looking at IT a long
time, tor 1t was badly written, badly
spelled end blurred, he made out this:
"All good people: These children
amt got no father or mother. They
died here in February, and rse been
tending to EN-. They amt got no
folks here, and their folks live in Hla-
ven. Connecticut. Tse poor niger
woman, and cant keep EN- no longer.
Ise got myself to support and iheyse
a going back to their folks. They is
good children, aud don't do EN- no
harm. JANE MAuPIS.
Mr.. Cole sat down by the side Of
the boy, who was about thirteen years
of age, and bright. lie learned that
in the Spring John Howell, with his
wife and two children, left New Hav-
en-. Connecticut, for the West, and ar
lived at Pueblo, but that there both
died. and during their sickness the old
negro, Jane Maupin, was the only at
tendant ut their bed side, and when
the children were thrown out upon
the world, orphans, friendless an Open
niless, she cared for them rs she would
for her own children. But having
learned from the father that they were
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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-26
HCuOROgS.

SOME people who can't bo million
aires can put on Il million airs.
Dom PEDRO is anxious to meet the
poets Of America. SO were we-bc-
fore we went into the newspaper bu-
siness.
Mr.. BUDD asked her--"l,o.e, wilt
thou be miner" Rose answered-"I
am sorry it cannot be--but a Rose
cannot be turned into Budd.
4 BEEHs county farmer has moved
with the same scythe for ihirty-iive
years, It's said, and he expects to use
it until he is no mower - Norris;own
Herald.
JOSH BILLINGS has written a play.
The principal part will be taken by
the hind legs Of mu c, and the dm-
matte movement will be fastened by
the business end OF hornet, skillful.
ly introduced.
"YAzE, my frents calls zees q per-
spiral staircase" MS Dom Pedro gasped
when he pulled out his handkerchief
and mopped his brow, on the way up
to the dome of the Capitol.--[New
York Commercial Advertiser.
TnE French Atlantic cable is bro.
ken 200 miles from Brest, which
makes long waste of wire.-[N. o.
Republican.
Not if the break il in the bosom OF
the ocean, Philadelphia Bulletin.
A SKATING rink accident is thus de.
scribed by Kentucky reporter; "Shs
struck out--couldr't started fOi
the ceiling-shoutel don't you look
,,own Tho .,r;nos wsro hrown mad
red"
FOND mamma about to get into ear
riagc to small boy in the house
door-"Now, Freddie, are you moi
going to kiss me?" Freddie
haven't "a, ''n'e 10 come o'""' mamma
GO loo''"'n nl-oohh' you kiss mann
ma ''r me- \i"''ea")
Is it becoming to me!" asked she
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-26
A Hotel sunk 10, the Ouicssand.

Considerable excitement was created
in East St. Louis yesterday morning,
says the st. Louis Joarnai, May 7th,
on the discovery that the Be!lvillc
House, two-story frame, just south
of the Pittsburgh Railroad aud Coal
Company's dyke, near the southern
limits of the city, had disappeared in
quicksand. The circumstances con-
nected with the unusual occurrence
are about as follows: The lpuse,
which is usei as n hotel, was built on
piles, but Il few days before showed
evidences of an inclination to sink in
to the earth. On Thursday night it
sunk about two feet, but the proprie-
tor, Mr.. +. Decker, not apprehending
anything serious, paid Tery little at
tention to the matter. On Friday
night the guests went to bed as usual
but at a late hour the clerk, Mr.. Geo.
Huebner, discovered that the premis-
es were getting rather unsettled, and
gave the alarm. Before the inmates
could realize what was going on the
building had sunk forty-eight feet,
carrying with it ten persons. After
considerable difficulty they were all
rescued, badly frightened bu; not
hurt.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-26

MoLIERE was asked the reason why.
in certain countries, the King may
assume the crown at fourteen years of
age and cannot marry before eighteen
"It is, answered Moliere, "because il
Is more difiicult 10 rule II wife than a
kingdom"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-26

IIosE,T and courageous people have
very little to say about either their
courage or their honesty, The sun
has no need to boast Of his brightness
nor the mooI Of Ler esulgeuee. --
Ballou.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-26

YES, this is leap year, but you won't
see young ladies who have any respect
for themselves standing on the street
corners, watching boys hold up their
pants as they wade over the Gro ssing.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-26
Aimguiar Freak OF Lighfnia9.

The lightning on Friday evening,
went into the business of portrait
painter here. John A. Humphrles,
master machinist of the Midland road. +.
was sitting at his desk in the Telegraph
office, at the depot, when the wires
were struck by lightning, which pass
ed into the room. Mr.. Humphries
received considerable shock, and
says the room appeared to him, to be
full of fire. On an examination Of
the room, it was discovered that the
fluid had imprinted profile likeness
of Mr.. Humphries, on the wall neal
the wire. His long black whiskers,
aud the features of his face, are dis
tinctly portrayed. We are happy to
state neither Mr.. lIumphries nor the
depot building received any injury
4 Lynchburg News,
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-26
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-11-09

The Scientific Farmer, after re-
marking that the best material for
the floor, next TO the leve bed OF
earth, is chestnut or oak plank, says:
"The great objection to our COM
mon stable floors is the pitch of from
one to cur inches, which is given for
the purpose OF draining the stall.
Any inclination to the rear is injuri-
Gus, for the reason that the toes OF
the animals are thereby turned up,
and the back sinews, especially OF the
forelegs kept in a sort OF unnatural
tension. Horses in pastures are seen
TO stand with their forefeet in holes
which they have stamped out of the
soil; this enables them to remove the
strain from the back sinews and give
them rest.
To apply this principle to the sta
BILE a floor OF plank, with an inclina-
ton to the rear of two inches, is laid
III the ordinary manner. except that
the planks extend only tc within
two feet of the front of the manger.
The space between the end of the
planking and manger are covered
with the planls where they join them,
but are sawed so as to be an inch and
a half thinner at the manger. Thus
a pitch forward of an inch aud half
in two feet is obtained, and the horse
can stand as suits him best, either as
when at rest in the field or on the
line Of junction with his forefeet level
or back OF it with his toes turned up.
The extra expense is merely nom-
inal."
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-11-09
Effect Of Rec0il i'm Rifle-Shooting.

1t has been question with marks
men whether the recoil OF pistol or
rifle occurred before the ball left the
bore. Many have contended that il
did not, and that the tendency of
pistol to "throw up" did not affect its
accuracy. A recent experiment seems
to have shown coneiUsively that the
recoil occurs before the ball leaves
the bore and does not effect its di-
rection. The experiment was this:
A rifle barrel twelve inches long for
convenience, was secured to a solid
bed in such a way as to prevent any
movement but that OF recoil directly
to the rear and upward. In this sit
uation it was fired "A number OF times,
and the balls followed each other in
TO the same hole in the target. An
incline or wedge was then made fast
upon the bed at the rear OF the bar
rel in such way that the breech
would be raised as it slid back i'm the
recoil. Fired under these conditions
il sent the balls lower than before.
This showed that the recoil and sub
sequent elevation of the breech oc-
CURED in season to affect the direc-
tion OF the ball-that is, before il had
left the bore. OF course the length
of the barrel has an effect in several
ways upon the degree in which the
recoil affects the accuracy OF the.
shooting. .-Springtield Aass.) Jnion
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-11-09

A correspondent OF the New York
Herald, at Oil City, Penn, furnishes
some interesting particulars in re-
gard TO the recent rise i'm petroleum.
For two or three years past rices have
continued TO decline. Large wells
only could be made to pay, and
those which produced only eight or
ten barrels per day were abandoned,
and the OWNERS continued u look for
better territory. Fortunes were lost
and many good business men were
driven 10 bankruptcy. Some of the
small oil towns were entirely de-
serted, and others, which had former
ly had a population OF 5000 to 10000,
were left with only a few hundred
voters. In the midst of this long
continued depression there came "a
sudden turn in the market; and dur
ing the month of August the price of
crude oil nearly doubled, and some
large fortunes We're made In a single
day. Upon one day when there was
an advance OF 70 cents barrel one
fortunate speculator cleared $500, 900.
This great advance is attributed
mainly TO the growing demand for
consupmtion without the increased
production 10 Offset IT, During Au-
gust, 26S new wells were sunk, but of
these 40 We're unproductive The
aggregate daily production OF these
new wells was LAS barrels. The
price at the wells. one year ago,
was 80 cents barrel; the present
price is $500 per barrel, with still
upward tendency.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-11-09
Testing the Sense Of Touch.
From Berntein's Five Senses Of Man.

Two persons are required for this
experiment, one OF whom tests. the
sense Of touch OF the other For this
purpose pair of compasses is taken,
whose points, somewhat blunted, are
placed at certain distance from each
other on part OF the skin OF the
other person. The latter must then
say, with closed eyes, whether he
feels the contact of two separate
points, or whether both seem TO be
merged into one. The result OF this
experiment upon the less sensitive
parts of the skin is very surprising.
If the points are placed on the fore
arm in the directien of its length at
the distance of l :1S inch the sensa-
ton Is double one,, but so soon as
the distance is reduced to 1.S inch the
contact is felt as single point, and
the person experimental on feels con-
siderable surprise on seeing that two
points instead Of one have been
touched. The tip OF the tongue is
found to be the most sensitive, the
two points being distinguished when
only 1894 Of an inch apart. II the
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-11-09
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pOints Of the compass be placed. on

points of the compass be placed on
the cheek near the ear. so that both
can be clearly distinguished, and then
brought slowly over the skin to the
lips, a sensation is experienced as
though the points were being sep
arated from each other. The skin of
the back has the dullest sense OF
touch, since when the points are at a
distance of 236 they are still per-
ceived by a single touch. 1t is quite
astonishing how greatly the distance
between tie two points must be in
crease on the back before we are
clearly conscious OF a double impress
sion. Weber explains these facts by
assuming that the limits of nerve
fibre are much smaller than sensory
circles. so that the latter always con-
tain a great number OF isolated fibres.
If two terminal limits are excited, and
if a certain number OF isolated fibres
excited lie between them, the i'm
preston is only single one. A GU
rious illusion OF touch is seen when
the first and second fingers are
crossed and a pea is picked up be-
tween them in this unnatural posi-
ton. -4he impression is particularly
strong that the hand is holding two
peas. and the illusion is especially
powerful when the pea is rolled back
and forth between the fingers