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Year: 1859

The Railway Journal, in an excellent article upon
the free pass system, makes the following very
truthful and practical remarks on granting passes
to editors


We think the best investment the Erie Railroad
could make, to-day, would be to issue fifty free
passes to editors of leading newspapers, on condi-
tlon that their use should always be accompanied
by notice Of the road. Advertising is the secret
OF success, where one depends upon the public for
patronage. The most valuable kind of advertising
ior railroad is not the publication of time tables
out spirited descriptions of its route of the works
on Its line, of the country and communities it
tlaverses These are always eagerly read and al
ways create desire to visit the scenes described
description of the capabilities of the country, or
of the cities and villages or of the Industry and
products OF the people upon the route of road,
VIII be often the means of sending large parties
over It, IN search of locations for themselves More
particularly is such kind of advertising necessary
Tor the weaker Of two competing lines The
latter should be kept constantly before the public
eye otherwise its existence will soon be almost
forgotten. As passenger road the Erie Railroad
Is now almost lost sight of. Few newspapers now
refer to it except by way of disparagement The
public catch the same unfriendly feeling. No one
passes over it unless compelled to do SO. The re-
suit Is that this road presents the remarkable phe
nomenon OF steadily decreasing passenger traffic,
which was less the past year than in 1882 the first
year 1t came into use. The road was opened on
the I4th OF May, 1851. The passenger earnings
since that year up to the present time have been
Year: 1859

The decrease from the highest point reached in
1854, has been S560,S2l. Under the present sys-
TEN OF management the receipts from passengers
will be likely to decrease. What the road needs is
LIT from the newspapers. 1t would cost the
company nothing to gain their good will But if it
should cost it twice the amount that all the riding
upon free tickets would come to- it would be polite
to make the outlay. The advantage would be
twenty to one on the side Of the road. We think
the last years receipts are pretty loud argument
IN the premises. If not, we are willing that Mr.
Moran should try his experiment year or two
longer. No road can afford, wrightfully or wrong
fully, TO incur the hostilites of the public press
To il our railroad companies owe debt that never
can be paid Without 1t, our railroads could never
have been constructed. The Erie is more than
any other railroad in the United States, the crea-
ton OF the newspapers. Not cent could have
been had from the State, and not a loan from the
public but for their good opinion. For Mr.. Nor
an or any Other man to affect to despise them, is
to commit mistake sufficiently grave to threaten
to destroy the very work they have created.
Year: 1859

FINES COLLECTED BY JUsTIcEs.-Below viii be
fornd the amount of fines collected by the Justices
of the Peace in the City and County, for the year
1855, as far as returned to the County Auditor
Those who did not make their annual returns by
the first instant are liable to fine of $50 EACH
Nearly half Of the Justices have not made their
statements. part of thosewho have, report no
fines collected. the peuple being law abiding.
Year: 1859

A Good Tree is Known by its Fruits


so Is
Good Physician by his Successful Work.
To the Consumptive, and all those who are suffer-
ing with disease of the Throat, Lungs


Heart Liver, and Stomach.
Year: 1859

CowARDIOE OF THE WOLF IN A TRAe.--Wher
the wolf is once within trap, it becomes the
most oowardly of animals, and will permit
itself to be handled without showing the leas
signs of animation, or attempting to resist the
hand of Its destroyer. The sensation of i'm
prisonment appears to deprive it ofall energy!
and it sometimes happens that trapped
wolf is so entirely destitute of self.control
that it has permitted the hunter to drag ii
from the trap nd to makae i. lie pasaivsly by
his side, while he reseta the trap for the
occupancy Of another victim. On one
occasion, a pitfall trap contained two
occupants, one wolf and the other o
poor old woman, who had unfortunately
fallen into the pit when returning from hel
work. The wolf was so cowed by finding
himself entrapped, that it made no attempt
to injure its fellow prisoner, but lay quietly
at the bottom of the pit, and was shot ia the
morning by peasant.
Year: 1859

DESPERATE LEAP OF Thief FROM RAIL-
ROAD TRAIN.--A few days ago desperate
character, known about Pittsburg as Loafer
Bell, was being transferred from that city to
Ohio to be delivered to the authorities of that
State to answer to charge of robbery, and
when near Coshoctou, Ohio, finding the door
Of the car open, he dashed through it, both
hobblsd and handcgfed as he was. 1t was
pitch dark at the time, and the train going at
a high rate Of speed, SO that 1t seems almost
impossible to have taken such step without
either being MANNED for life or instantly
killed. Bell was neither manned nor killed,
it appears, as he could not be found after the
train had been stopped, and is still at large


He is desperate man and no efforts should be
spared to effect his capture.
Year: 1859

AN ABsTEMIous PIa.-0n the Goth Of Sop
tember, a farmer in the north of England lost
q large and valuable pig-bills were circu-
lated, offering two pounds reward for her, but
she could not be found anywhere. On the
10th of October some Of the mon on the farm
began to cut into straw stack, when to their
astonishment they found the lost pig, i'm
bsdded eight or nine feet in the straw, where
she had existed for thirty-three days without
food or water. When found she had lost sey-
eral stone in weight, but otherwise seemed
perfectly healthy.
Year: 1859

TEE WHEREABOUTS OF DR.. Howe This
Boston partner Of Ossawatomio Brown, who,
it was said, took refuge in Canada, writer in
the New York Day Book says he has returned,
if indeed he ever fed. The writer says that
he knows Howe personally, and that he saw
him twice at the Everett House in that city.
Year: 1859

TERRIBLE AccIDExT.-A young man by
the name of Webster met with terrible ac-
cident in shingle factory, at Union, Erie
county, Pa, recently. He was sitting clo;e
" whirIing shaft over which ran leather


and, which was loosened for the purpose of
m nding. His right arm was run through
the band and he W. S in the act of mere d g
it, when it caught fast to the revolving shaft,
when in instant the terrible catastrophe
was wrought. lie was whirled twice round
the shaft, when his arms gave way from his
body, and he was thrown sixteen feet on a
pile Of shavings, knocking down scantling
post which stood in the way. The mutila-
ton was awfu.-hiS arm, shoulder blade,
about half of his colar-bonc, and even some
of the cords of his neck running up into the
structure of the head, were tornc away, ey-
posing and rendering visible his stomach and
vitals. And wonderful to relate, he still
lives!
Year: 1859

4 MAN "MELTED" TO DEATH.-James
Doyle blacksmith by trade, died in Chica-
go last Friday, under the following circum-
stances, as detailed by the Times of that
city:


He was an extremely athletic person in
appearance, and was considered by his fellow
workmen as possessing remarkable degree
of strength,,and bodily vigor. On Thursday
he worked in the shop as usual until 8
o'clock, when he went to supper in as good
health as usual. After supper he complain
ed of extreme heat, and continued to COM
plain until Il o'clock when he went to bed.
At three o'clock in the morning his room
mate awoke and found him breathing his
last. A post-mortem examination revealed
no unusual appearance of the body, except a
remarkable and unusual qantity of adIpose
matter. BY over-work and the heat of the
day he was literally melted dorm. The coro-
ner's jury found this to be the cause of his
death.
Year: 1859

BAGGING SNIPE.-We heard yes
terday Of good joke played on 'werdant"
some time ago. Not to mention names. .
certain Northern Line boat on her up trip
lately, stopped At . wood pile to wood up,
and while tied up there. . party Of rather
fast chaps who we're on board a. passengers,
concluded to 60 ashore after snipe. Now
there happened to be on the boat . rather
vsrdant specimen of hoosier upon whom the
chaps had concluded to play . practical
joke. and this was an opportunity not to be
neglected. So procuring . grain bag they
went in search of their victim and toted
him off into the woods to help them bag
snipe. They gave him the bag. instructing
him to watch it. and they would 60 down
farther into the woods and chase the game
towards him and he was to secure the bag
when it got fsh.


They started off Immediately for the boat
and there sat verdant anxiously looking for
the approaching game. not for the moment
imagining that he had been made game of
until the Clerk Of the boat, taking compass
sion on him, started off after him. and in a.
81 Doth manner as the ridiculous situation
Of the poor fellow would admit Of, informed
him that he had been cold. So to give mat
ter little turn on the other side, he com.
msnesd filling his beg with giassng, and
Year: 1859

T A smart shower Of rain yes
terday morning settled the dust effectually
for the day, and although for a while the
street crossings were rather sticky, the
walking was made better by the absence of
the dust.
Year: 1859

PERsoNAL.-We had the pleasure
yesterday of meeting with that talented
gentleman and sound Democrat, J. M Ell
wood Esq Mr.. E. is on his way home af-
ter a campaign of several weeks. during
which time he has spread out the facts and
figures before the people in the most able
and convincing manner. No man in Iowa
has done more hard work in the cause of
Democracy during the campaign, nor has the
course ofany speaker been crowned with
greater success. Mr. E. now retires to his
practice until called forth again to fight the
battles of his party
Year: 1859

GERMAN SILVER. Germsn Silver has
come into very extensive seduring the past
few years. IL is composed OF one part nick
el, one par, Of 'pclter or zinc, and thrcs
parts Of copper but all these substances
have to be pure, and mu,t DO exposed 'os
great degree Of heat before they will unite.
The refractory nature Of nickel, and the
difficulty Of obtaining the metal Tree from
arsenic, iron and cobalt, arc the causes OF
our frequently seeing German silver spoons
OF gold yellow color while that prepared
from pure metal will equal in whiteoess
the best silver, and will not tarnish. spoons
and forks OF German silver. when used,
should be washed at once. instead OF allow
ing them to remain soiled and dried; IN this
way they will always keep bright, clean
and sweet. IL shoult also DO remembered
that hot water sets stains, while cold water
and a little soap will prevent them. II ~
accident an article made Of this material
should become tarni,hod, a pinch OF fac
salt rubbed over it will restore the color
better than anything else.
Year: 1859

generally with reckless gayciy strongly at
variance with my real feelings. Alas the
dull. heavy pain at my heart Is like some


hidden disease. which the sufferer bears in
silence from the consciousness that there Is
Year: 1859

LOVE AND DUTY.-A marriage was re
Gently announced in our columns, between
a gallant son of Neptune and the daughte
of respected clergyman of the Church o
England, After the nuptial ceremony, tht
&" happy couple" left town to spend the hon
eymoon, but scarcely had they departed
when telegram from the Admiralty reached
the bridegroom's residence, directing hin
instantly to join his ship in an English port
as it had been ordered to sail the following
morning on foreign service. No time was
lost in despatching the telegram after the
new Unmarried couple, whom. much to then
CONSERVATION, it soon reached, but the order
was imperative, and with that devotion tc
duty so characteristic of the British officer
the bridegroom at once tore himself away
fIom the arms of his weeping bride, and
within three hours after his marriage was
bowling along at the rate of some 30 or 4O
miles an hour en- route to headquarters,
leaving his better half to return to the shel,
ter of the paternal roof till the arrival Of
more peaceful times.-Scotsman.
Year: 1859

Oxford Mercury, Of the 2Gth ult., says:


We learn from man who came up from
Granada, night before last, that track laying
on our end of the railroad has been tempo.
rarily suspended. The contractors were
forced to this in consequence of the trestling
not being pushed ahead fast enough All
the hands employed in laying track on this
division have been transferred to the lower
end and put to work The track has been
laid to within about three miles of Grenada.


Atuo period in the history of the MisSisS
sippi Central Railroad has the work of con-
struction been so energetically pushed for
ward as now. Under no circumstances will
its completion be delayed longer than the
first of December-and it is thought that
that time will be anticipated by month or
six weeks
Year: 1859

RECENT EVENTS IN EUROPE The Lon
don Illustrated News thus comments upon
the stirring events in Europe during the past
four months:


The historian who shall commemorate the
events of the early part of the year 1859,
may possibly be charged unjustly, with the
literary vice from which the most brilliant
of our living historians is not entirely free.
The series of events which have led up to
the terrible crisis now agtating the civilized
world have arisen with the we'll regulated
but fatal speed of dramatic story, and the
succession of surprises which have just bro
ken upon the excited spectators have fol.
lowed one another like the strokes of a
tragic art with which the skilled dranlatist
subjugates the minds of his audience. A
few significant words of menace, offered by
an Emperor as New Years gift to Europe,
open the drama, and are succeeded by quick
ly shifting action, set going by ambition, by
selfshness, by hatred, and sought to be
checked by interpretations which increase the
interest and impatience of all. Hope and
fear have full play until the intrigue is ripe,
and then the storm of incident sweeps along
with resistless energy. A few words Of
menace in January, and 120, 900 invaders in
April, another armed crowd hurrying down
to meet them, and an alliance between the
two great despots of Europe formed in hos~
tility to the only Power that is guiltless of
bringing on the fray, and that, failing to
arrest it, would remain neutral. Lord Ma
Caulay himself could not frame more rap
id and dramatic story than will be furnished
by cuttings of newspapers of 1859.
Year: 1859

THE AIKEN REVERE CAsE.-We briefly
alluded on yesterday to the Irritation of the
gallant Zouave-the shameless hero of the
Blount scandal of last year--with two
" Boston gals" at Aiken. We have since
learned that the conduct of the party at the
hotel has been most scandalous, and it is the
desire Of the landlord that we give them q
general blowing up. We will endeavOr To
do the case full justice in day or two.


EAWgasta Despatch.
Year: 1859




Dear Sarah I penn you a few lines to
say once more farewell | am 10th to leave
the place but duty calls me and 1 must
away forget me not but think of me as your
friend may not at all times to aid you at
all times as l could wish this is one of the
times but hopes for better times soon at
my earliest convenience you shall have ev-
erything you wish cease not to love me as
you value my happiness shall come and see
you as often as can I shall not be seen by
auy one but you and your friends listen not
to any tales you may hear about me but /
need not caution you about that for | be.
lteve have your whole heart and in return
you have my whole and undivided love 1
cannot write more my heart is sad at part
ing from you but with good luck we will
soon meet again and then 0 the JOY of that
meeting Clasped in each others arms with
Que long loving kiss in about three weeks
from sunday listen for four four taps at your
door between 10 and II o'clock at knight
farewell loved one for time is passing and l
must obey the call of duty keep up good
courage you shall hear from me again do
not write until you hear from me again.


yours affectiohately


T. n VIII SON
Year: 1859

BIest they who seek


While ia their youth,


With spirits m e K


The way OF truth
To them the sacred SCRIPTURES DO display
Christ as the only true and living way
Ills precious blood on Calvary was given
To make them heirs OF endless bliss IN heaven,
s I'D zen on earth the child Of God can trace
The glorious blessings OF his sovereign grace.
For them be ore


His Fathers frown,


For them he wore


The thorny r W H.


Nailed to the cross,


Endured its pain,


That his liie's loss


Might be their gain


Then haste 10 choose


The etter part,


Nor are refuse


The Lord your heart,


Lest h Z c are


Il know you not


Then { t despair


Will be 0 ur lot!
Year: 1859

INSTRUCTION TO jury If the jury be-
icvc, from the evidence, that the plaintiff and
defendant were partners in the grocery, and
that the plaintiff bought out the defendant and
cave his note for the interest, and the defendant
paid for the note by delivering to the plaintiff
a COW. which he warranted : not breachy, and
the warranty was broken by reason of the
breachinesS of the COW, and he drove the COW
back and rendered her to the defendant, but the
defendant refused to receive her, and the plain
tiff took her home again, and put heavy yoke
or poke upon her to prevent her jumping tho
fence and by reason of the yoke or poke sho
broke her neck and died and if the jury TAR
ther believe that tho defendants s interest in tine
grocery was worth anything the plaintiff note
was worthless, and the COW good for nothing,
either for milk or beef then the jury will find
out themselves how they will decide the case;
/ for the Court if it understands itself and it
thinks it does, don't know how such case
should he decided"
Year: 1859

A SENSIBLE WIFE.-Mrs. Smith. /" Why do
| allow my husband to smoke in the house?
Bless me, Mrs Brown, would not stop him
for the world DO you know that when he is
angry with me when we have been havnga
word or two together, as suppose the best of
husbands and wives occasionally have-he rushes
to his cigar, and leaves me for good hour
all to myself 1t seems to relieve him, and saves
me an nfnlty Of blowing up. After he had
smoked it, | can assure youthc poor creature is
quite mild, and sometimes he will come up and
actually beg my pardon The tuning that |
should have got is bestowed elsewhere. | look


upon cigar as the very best friend woman


has. and IN positive, too, that it's the saving


of IN immensty of swearing. After all, vol


low of smoke isn't half 50 offensive as n volley


of oaths. Good gracious me, only to think


what boasts some men would be without their
filthy tobacco There would be no going near
them. declare When all is said and done,
| nv dear, smoke, take my word for it, is a very
npe thing. Itcuros many q bad temper, and
Ipreserves many a sweet one
Year: 1859

a NEw SORT or GEAR FOR THE FErr.--We
have seen new article. whIcl cannot fail to
come into general use ms soon as its merits are
known--boots with soles of wood. They are
as elastic as any thick soles, easy to the feet
and comfortable. They are cheaper, and will
turn water better than rubbers, which the,
will take tho place of soon.--Esser Banner.
Year: 1859

to the burying-ground, where the remains were
inferred with the honors of war, under a vol
unteer military escort commanded by Captain
June of the place. Thus ended the Brandon
Celebration Of 1910.


The above narration-that | have penned
only from memory, and do not possess educa-
tion sufficient to do justice to any subject, has
been written to interest the present generation. ;
and if itshould be the means of awakening an
interest upon the transaction, sufficient to in
duce some of the literary gentlemen of Bran
don to give to the public an account of the oc-
eurrence which will be more interesting to the
community at large, shall be amply repaid for
the trouble of taxing my poor intellect and
memory for the foregoing narration.


A SOLDIER OF 1912 and H.
This may certify that have heard the above
narrative read, and think it correct, as | was
present at the rehearsal at Brandon in 1910.


her


DOLLY EFOSTER,


al,
Year: 1859

THOSE Lousy CArrLE.-It was great
mistake that you ever suffered them to get
lousy. An ounce of preventive is worth a
pound Of cure in this case as in many
others. But you are in for it, and the
animals are inhabited. What is to be done!
Serve them as the hens serve themselves
when the have chance.-They insist upon
dust, vigorously applied and shaken in be-
tween each individual feather. Watch them
carefully and you will find old and young
busy, on the sunny side of dirt bank, fight
ing lice with dirt. Apply this virmifuge
with like PERSISTENCE to the backs of your
afflicted animals, and we will warrant cure
Scotch snuff is ndee good, and so is to-
bacco water, but dirt is much cheaper and
we are 10th to prescribe tobacco, the vile
weed, where any substitute can be found
Try dirt. ". Y. Times.
Year: 1859

IF you ever think of marrying a widow"
said an anxious parent to his heir, "select one
whose first husband was lung; for that is
tine only way to prevent her from throwing
his memory into your face, and making an
noying comparisons" "Even that won't
prevent it," exclaimed a crusty old bachelor,
shell then praise him by saying that hang
ing would be too good for you"
Year: 1859

A love sick, swain, desirous to indicate the
extent and character of his love for the en-
press of his heart exclaimed: "Ah Miss
Brown, my affection for you is as strong as
as-as-as the butter they gave us for din
oer," She was satisfied, AS she boarded at
the same house The bargain was struck,
and they were married.
Year: 1859

DANIEL WEBsrER-The memory Of Mr.
Webster is cherished by many persons in
New England who knew little either of ora
tory or steamship. They knew the man
they remember his manly form, his doric
heal, his dark deep set eyes, the tones of his
voice, the friendly, GLOW ale you, neighbour"
We do not believe that God ever made an
other earthly being Of his form and mould;
we have seen many great men of the world
and have travelled over many lands. but we
never saw one who could compare with Mr.
Webster in majestic, manly beauty. We
never saw any one who looked so great as
he looked. Boston Post.
Year: 1859

The Placervillc Observer thus accounts
for the sudden death OF one Of the digger
tribe, who recently departed from the lano
Of acorns and grasshoppers for the spirit
land Of Divyerdom
Year: 1859

SHORT SERMoNs.--In letter to, a
lady in 177l, John Wesley thus
gave his opinion about the extent Of
religious services, and We think he
is more than half right:


If any, then, of the preachers
exceed their tine, (abont one hour
In the whole serviee) | hope you will
always put them in mind what is the
Methodist rule. People imagine the
longer the sermon is, the more good
it will do. This is grand mistake.
The help done on earth God doth it
himself. And he does not need that
we should use many words.
Year: 1859

SOM Fellow writing for the DEMocRAr
says we boast Of our intimacy with him
Well II he could boast Of intimacy with US
we should expect to be arrested for chick
en- stealing within a week. How we could
be intimate with him and keep out of Jail
needs explanation.-Gasette.


This is to bad. after keeping Add H.
Sanders odt Of Jail as long as we have, it is
outrageous for him to pretend that our ser
vices are Of no use to him. 1t shows that
he is not only "sneak" but an "ungrateful
sneAk.'
Year: 1859

THE Buffalo Daily Courier contains a long
report describing Mons. Blondon's great feat
Of walking over the gorge of the Niagara
river on tight rope The gorge at the point
where the feat was perfoamed, is about 1000
feet wide, and the length of the rope walked
by the gallant Frenchman was about 1900
feet. He walked the rope twice. In his
passage to the Canada side, he laid down to
rest and drank bottle Of wine.