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Year: 1874

DoxSsLIY, too, is opposed to Republican
Senatorial caucus. Heevidently thinks that
in a regular Tipperary scrimmage IN Joint
convention has head might be the unsortu-
nste one to be hit with the Senatorial club.
No danger lgnstius, this is not your funeral.
-Erchasge.


Donnelly is not opposed to Repub-
lican caucus. He believes the Repub-
hcans will hold one. and that Ramsey
will buy his way through. under such
circumstances Of outrageous corruption
as will insure the Opposition the control
Of this State forever after. We admit
that it is not our funeral. but it looks
very much like the funeral of the Re
publican party of Minnesota. As tc
being struck by the Senatorial club,
our chance is about the same as the
ch2nce of a particular fence post to b
struck by lightning.
Year: 1874

ABERsErHY says that if you cut
potato. for seed, between the ends, you
will raise no potatoes; and if you cut
it from end to end you will raise none.
The question arises. how in thunder
wiH YOU cut it! We are reduced to
the dilemma of the old woman in the
story. She went out to cut magical
plant at, midnight, by the light Of the
full moon. If it was cut from below,
upward, it would act as an emetic; II
it was cut from above, down. it would
act as purge. When the old lady
reached the spot and found the plant,
she forgot which way was which. and


to make sure, she cut it both ways
The disastrous results can be imagined
Year: 1874

It will be as easy for Ramsey to buy
men to go into caucus as 1t IS 70 ouy
them when they are in the caucus. oo'
gentlemen, go on with your funeral
We have no tears to shed. The con-
stitutional disease is working itself out
and there can be but one termination
Year: 1874

Total SoVVVV
MI Sparks does include in his estimate the saa-
res OF the Judges the OF General Sessions and
the Court OF Oyer and Termner Neither does he give
the names Of the assistant clerks and the attendants on
the courts.
Year: 1874

Farmers of Wapcllo county let us
say to you that the Mahaska county
Fair, in the first week Of September,
was Q decided success. 1t was made
such by the energy and patronage of
the farmers Of that county. They at
tended the exhibition by thousands,
and so gave the Fair an excellent send
of in q pecuniary sense, with the
approval of their personal presence.
What we want is to once get CUR So.
ciety above water. The fact is, one
dollar per head from the voters of
WapellO county would purchase the
Fair Grounds, besides adding to the
improvements thereon, greatly. If the
ladies should also contribute to con-
siderable extent, with a small mite,
the grounds could be fitted up in ele-
giant style. What magnificent and
comfortable place the grounds might
be made by the contribution of very
small sum from each citizen. Will not
the farmers and town people turn out;
anu let US have not less than three
thousand people in attendance each
day on our county Fair. Remember
it commences on the 18th of this
month.
Year: 1874

At Memphis, Tenn, on the 9th day
of August, meeting of citizens was
held to express disapprobation of the
murder Of some sixteen colored per.
sons. JEFF Davis made speech in
closing which he said: II have no
Z" feelings against the cOlored man.
Z" The only Indignation which l feel is
against those white men who have
carried them into the position which
!" they now occupy. Let us have our
vengeance against them and not
against the poor blacks" JEFF Davis
then says it is q misfortune that slavery
is overthrown; that men, women and
children are no longer knocked of mp


ON the auction block to the highest


bidder. Because this is the result OF


tho suppression ofhis rebellion against


the nation, he feels indignat at the
white loyal people who brought It
about Because his rebellion, which
was to erect nation in the south, tho
chief corner stone of which was to be
slavery, did not succeed, Jch ia indig-
nant. Doubtless he speaks the truth
as far as he goes. But when he depre-
Gates the murder of those blacks, as he


saws, we have no doubt that he does it


with a mental reservation, that he


would like to ace anarchy continue to


reign and rule in the south, to the end


that the Lost cause might profit by 1t


II II is thought we judge too harshly,


We reply that TO our mind any man,
who will inauguratc a great rebellion
to found y nation of Shareholders and
slaves, cannot in our opinion, be mis-
| Judged in the enormiiy Of his desires.
We have no doubt but that This old
uurepeutsnt traitor would like to see
the combined opposition TO the rcpub.


lican party succeed, as the, to him,
plain result would be triumph of the


old democratic party.
Year: 1874

The democracy have again nomina.
ted the on.Alexander H.Stephens for
congress. BY this we are to suppose
that the old gentleman has so far re-
covered a. to render it practicable for
him to write two.column paragraph
of acceptance.
Year: 1874

The Interstate Industrial Exbibi-
ton at Chicago will be formally OPEN
ed on the evening of the 9th inst. 1t
will continue open for over a month.
This exposition is well worthy of a
visit by the people Of the great north
west. Last year though the fret or
trial year was an abundant success
This year it will no doubt be richer
and more attractive in all that pertains
TO such an exhibition.
Year: 1874

A correspondent of the Press at Bolster's
Mills writes that Clarence Skillings of that
village was accidently shot and instantly kill
ed on Saturday. He and young man nam
ed Mahlon Chute, left their homes to 60 to
Norway in an open wagon together, taking
with them loaded gun. When about one
and half miles from Norway they saw in a
pond beside the road muskrat. and Clarence
sprang out of the wagon and hurredly took
hold of the gun at the muzzle dragging it
along the bottom of the wagon, when the
hammer struck the crossbar with sufficient
force to explode the cap. The muzzle was
nearly opposite his heart and when the dis
charge took place young Skiliings placed his
hand upon the wound and fell lifeless. His
body was conveyed home, where was his
mother almost distracted with glief


The finding of "sailors library" sent out
by the American Missionary Association to
some ship then unknown, was chronicled a
few days since as having been picked up,
chest and all, on Damariscotta shore, some
time ago. 1t has been recognized as library
No. 300S, and has been traced back to the
vessel May Morn, to whose crew of four men
the library was presented in May, 1869, and
since then not heard from. The chest of sea.
mems books was given by Kirk street church
in Lowell.
Year: 1874

order for the establishment of street gas
light on the northwest corner of Second and
Union streets. Another order was passed
concerning keeping the streets in safe condi-
ton, and providing for drawing funds from
any unexpended appropriation for that i'm
portant purpose, the regular appropriation
having been nearly exhausted.


We learn that Republican caucus for the
nomination of candidate for representative
to the legislature from this city has been
called for this "wednesday evening, at half
past seven o'clock, at City Hall. All inter.
ested will undoubtedly be present to partici-
pate in the exercises of the occasion.


Opportune showers keep the dirt nicely
laid and vegetation in vernal state.


Mr. Ariel c. Wall of Boston, is spending a
brief vacation with his relatives and numer-
GUS friends in this city.


Brick making in the northern section Of our
city, is becoming quite an important branch
of enterprise and industry. We shall refer
more definitely to this subject at some future
time.
Year: 1874

For every breach of the laws OF health that we
commit the stomach inficts penalty. Headache,
oiliousness, nervous tremors, constipation, collie,
heartburn, nausea, debility and mental depression
are only few of the punishments which an out
ragged stomach is capable of ofimposing upon us. To
bring back this vengeful organ to its normal condi-
tion-to placate, invigorate and regulate it-there
is nothing in the WIDE world so potent as course
OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Under the opera
ton of this bene1lcent vegetable corrective and
tonic, the gastric juice becomes pure and health
fu solvent and resumes its natural flow. The ef-


ect IS the same on the hillary secretion and IN fact
on all the fluids of the body and the tlual result il
he removal of every painful or unpleasant symp.
tom occasoned by the rebellious action OF the dl-
gestye organ. ep9.teodSWlW
Year: 1874

Miller was unanimously renominated. There
is much feeling expressed in regard to the
manner in which the democratic selectmen
are revising the check lists. The election
occnrs next Monday, at which very full vote
may be expected
Year: 1874

An English traveller discourses as fol-
lows concerning Americans: 81 like the
Americans more and more; either they
have improved wonderfully lately, or else
the criticism on them must have been
cruelty exaggerated. They are particu-
larly courteous and obliging, and seem, l
think, amiably anxious that foreigners
should carry away favorable opinion of
them. AS for me, let other travellers say
what they please of them, am deter
mined not to be prejudiced, but to judge
of them exactly as find them; and I
shall most pertinaciOusly continue to
praise them Gf see no good cause to
alter my present humble opinion,) and
most especially for their obliging civility
and hospitable attention to strangers, of
which / have already seen several in
stances have witnessed but very few
isolated cases, as yet, of the unrefined
habits so usually ascribed to them, and
those cases decidedly were not among the
higher orders of people; for there seems
Just as much difference in America as
anywhere else in some respects. The
superior classes here have almost always
excellent manners, and great deal of
real and natural, as well as acquired, re-
finement, and are often, besides, (Which,
perhaps, will not be believed by fastidious
England extremely distinguished-look-
ing By the way, the captains of the
appear remarkably gentle
manly-like race of men in general, par
ticularly courteous in their department,
and very considerate and obliging to the
passengers"
Year: 1874

During the progress of war. between
France and England, George, Prince of
Wales, who was noted for his affection
for stylish waistcoats, had an immense
desire for waistcoat Of a particular kind,
for which he could discover only piece
of stuff insufficient in dimensions. It
was French material, and could not be
matched in England. The war was
raging, and to procure the requisite
amount of stuff from Paris was declared
impracticablc. At this juncture one Of
the princes attendants interposed. He
said he knew Frenchman, M. Bazal-
gette, carrying on business in one of the
obscure streets of London, who, he was
certain, would undertake to proceed to
Paris and bring away what was wanted.
This obliging tailor was forthwith COM
missioned to do his best to procure the
requisite material. Finding that a chance
had occurred for distinguishing himself,
and laying the foundation of his fortune.
the Frenchman resolved to make the at
tempt. IL was hazardous affair, for
there was no regular communication with
the coast of France, unless for letters under
cartel. Notwithstanding this the tailor
was not daunted. If he could only land
safely in boat, all would be right. This,
with some difficulty and maneuvering, he
effected. As a pretended refugee back to
his own country, he was allowed to land
and proceed to Paris. Joyfully he was
able to procure the quantity of the ma
terial required for the prince regents
waistcoat; and not less joyfully did he
manage to return to London with the
precious piece of stuff wrapped round his
person. The waistcoat was made, and 40
was the tailor's f,rtune and that of his
family.
Year: 1874

A lunar day comprises period of
twenty-eight days like ours. We are ia
miliar with the sublime spectacle of the
sunrise upon the earth; that wondrous
transformation with which the night dis
solves into the glories of the day; when
the watch stars close their holy eyes as
the timid blush of morning kindles the
easten horizon; when the tide of light
flows in to fill the celestial canopy, and
when, as a climax to the changing scene,
the glorious sun bursts open the gates of
the morning, and proclaims himself lord
of the day. How fearfully different is
the vision of sunrise upon the moon!
No gentle transition from darkness to
light, no imperceptible melting of night
into day. From horizon dark as moon
less midnight the sun slowly ascends--a
lurid ball of brightness, infinitely more
dazzling than it can appear to an
earthly eye, gliding the SUBMITS of the
lofty mountains, and causing these to
start forth like islands of light in sea
of darkness, while their bases and sur
rounding valleys are shrouded in i'm
penetrable gloom.


Slowly the silvery flood of light
pOurS uOWn The uOunIiilH udnks, anu
the shadows, still of pitchy blackness,
slowly shorten as the sun, after the lapse
of one hundred and seventy hours, at.
tains its meridian height. If we look
alOft to the lunar heavens we behold the
stars, though at noon day, with steady
luster, unsullied even with the effect OF
twinkling, or scintillation, for these
phenomena are due to the varying cur
rents of an atmosphere.


For fourteen days the sun pours down
his fiery rays upon an arid soil never
sheltered by a welcome cloud, never re
,freshed by a genial shower, till that sol
becomes heated to temporal, re equa
to that of boiling water. Gradually the
shadows lengthen and the sun declines
but no crimson curtain of evening closes
around the lunar landscape; and wher
the last rays of the setting sun are lost
beneath the horizon, no twilight inter
venes, but pail of fearful darkness fall
upon the scene. And thus succeeds {
long and dreary night of three hundred
and twenty-eight hours duration, and
severity of cold that reduces the lately
parched surface to temperature proba
bly, three hundred degrees below the
freezing point of water.
Year: 1874

1t is so difficult to break upestablished
modes of action, and turn the channels
of ones activities in new directions, that
it is not surprising that the mature in
life, who have suffered from not being
started right in the first place, should
lay, as they are inclined to, great stress
on the Importance of making in all things
good beginning. There are few habits
which form pretty good foundation for
success in life and insure the friendship
of the discerning and virtuous. First
among these we would place the habit of
selfhelp. This may and should be
formed in a child before it can walk or
talk by providing resources for its amuse-
ment and leaving it within due bounds to
depend upon those resources. Then, as
it grows older, it should be taught, and
gently compelled, to perform in its own
behalf all that il can do. Few of us
but know young men and young women
perfectly helpless for all the ordinary
uses of life. If they alone were the suf-
ferers it wouldn't matter much, but they
are social leeches, always demanding
service and never rendering 1t. Good
husbands, good wives, good parents
rarely, If ever, are found in this class OF
people. They are so dependent upon
others-so perfectly unused to the graver
uses of existence--that no reliance can
be placed upon them--they are of little
use in the world. Parents, no moral ID
needed; look to your children--enable
them to be of use; for, unless theyy pos
sess this faculty, humanity is no better
for having known them.
Year: 1874

About three weeks ago, says the
Detroit Free Press, as the engineer OF
the morning passenger train going West
on the Detroit and Milwaukee road had
reached point three miles beyond the
Junction, he saw horse on the track
ahead. He "tooted" at the animal,
but the horse waited until the locomotive
was at his heels, and then turned and
ran. The bell rang and the whistle
screamed, but the horse kept the track
for full mile, and then leaped off and
let the iron monster rush past him. He
was there next morning to repeat the
operation, and continued it with the
greatest regularity until "Wednesday
morning. He then extended the race
further than usual, being in unusually
good spirits. Coming to a cattle-guard,
he hesitated an instant before making
the Jump, and the cow-catcher caught
him. He was in the air making the leap
when he was struck and thrown as high
as the smoke-stack, but came down in a
pond of water, and was seen to jump up
and gallop off as If unhurt.
Year: 1874

THE TWO KINGss AN ALLEGORY.
When mighty Jove had fashioned human kind.
(So In IN Eastern apologize we fnd),


He sent two ministers to rule the race.
He gave command TO Pleasure and TO Pain,


lOf heavenly, one, and Of one hellish birth),
Henceforth, my miniens, be II yours to reign


As sovereign lords o'er all the sons Of earth"
And soon II was agreed between the twain,


A separate dominion would be best
The vicious only should be ruled by Pain;


And Pleasure be master OF the rest.
A proper plan enough II seemed at frst


But soon they found despite each outward sign,
That-saye, indeed, between the best and worst
None less than Jove could fairly draw the line.
They found-to make discrimination nice


To classify the race defed their skill
The virtuous had more or less OF vice;


The vicious showed some sparks Of virtue still.
The generous man was flashed wi worldly lust -
The devotee was full Of sanity pride
The chaste was covetous and none so Just,


But they who had still some little sin TO hide.
And, looking sharply at the darker part,


Not one among all was wholly bad;
Here was a sot who had generous heart,


And there thief who saved drowning lad.
Virtue and Vice !-how easily they trace


The larger forms OF each but to assign
Their just proportion in q special case


Who but the gods could safely draw the line?
And so II was agreed Qest strife befall


From such confusion) each, in turn, should reign |:
Pleasure should have dominion over all;


And all, at times should feel the rule Of Pain.
And still, as erst, they rule the human race;
Pleasure and Pain-in short, alternate sway;
And which so'er may show his regal face,


We know his fellow Is not far away!
Year: 1874

A RUSTIC moralist--RectOr going his
rounds" An uncommon fine pig, Mr..
Dibbles, declare !"--" All, yes, sir, if we
was only, all of us, as fit to die as him,
STRIP


A COUPLE of deaf mutes were mar
ried the other day in Philadelphia, the
ceremony being performed by signs. The
new-wedded pair were literally unspeak-
ably happy.


A GIRL in Liverpool wants to know
who has got her young man. She hasn't
seen him since the evening she told him
there had been poetry in her family for
several generations


"YoU may build your cathedrals,"
says Mr.. Beecher, "until they kiss the
heavens, and your affairs until they
glow like the rainbow with precious
stones---if you build them without love,
they are nothing!


EIGHTY-EIGHT young ladies in Min
nessota have agreed not to marry any
man that uses tobacco. Eighty-eight
young men have banded together and
agreed not to marry any girl who uses
false hair. Bets even at last accounts.


The quickest way we know OF 10 make
a man believe that there is nothing in
the world worth living for is to excite
him into chasing a cat across a yard
where two or three clothes-lines are in
nocently swaying in the evening breeze.


THERE are some evils 80 frightful, and
some misfortunes so horrible, that we
dare not think of them; the very pros
pect makes us tremble: if they chance to
fall on us, we find more relief than we
could imagine, we arm ourselves against
perverse fortune and do better than We
hoped for.


AN old chap, whose wife is as ugly as
sin, was reading an elopement case which
seemed to affect him. Said he: II
should be tempted to shoot man if he
was to run off with my wife," "Well,"
said hearer, ga man ought to be shot
if he run off with your wife," Verdict
for hearer.


A SMALL boy got another boy some
what smaller than himself, down on the
ground yesterday, and got hold of both
his ears placing his knee in the small Of
the boys back, and asked him in very
persuasive manner, if he would give him
that white alley of his'n? The boy re-
Piled in the affirmative. How easy it is
to settle thing when one goes about it
in the right way.
Year: 1874

Marriage is, in itself, generally cause
for congratulation to the persons most
Immediately interested, and, therefore, it
is inferred that they should suffer cheer
fully the small deduction from their sat
isfaction which is involved in making
themselves a show to their acquaintance
and to the public generally. AS the
world becomes more civilized, there Is a
tendency to diminish the quantity of Ger.
emonial observed; the couple are allowed
to seek refuge in fight, instead OF being
exposed to coarse conviviality customary
in former times; speech-making is rapid
ly dropping out of fashion, and It may be
hoped that in time two human beings,
performing the most solemn act Of their
lives, will be allowed TO get through the
business quietly and seriously, without
being exposed TO the impertinent intr'l-
sions of the outside world.
Year: 1874

1he winter travel OF the kamptschat-
dals is accomplished entirely upon dog
sledges, and in no other pursuit of their
lives do they spend more time, and ex-
hibit their native skill and ingenuity to
better advantage. They may even be
said to have made dogs for themselves in
the first, for the present Siberian animal
is nothing more than half domesticated
Arctic wolf, and still retains all his wolfish
instincts and peculiarities.


There is, probably, no more hardy, en-
during animal in the world. You may
compel him to sleep out in the snow in a
temperature of seventy degrees below
zero, drive him with heavy loads until
his feet crack open and print the snow
with blood, starve him until he eats his
harness, but his strength and his spirit
seem alike unconquerable.


have driven team of nine dogs more
than hundred miles in day and a
night, and have frequently worked them
hard for forty-eight hours, without being
able to give them particle of food. In
general, they feed once a day, their al
lowance being single dried fish, weigh
ing, perhaps, one and half, or two
pounds. This is given them at night, SO
tudt tuCy dllOtACl - WOIk WIFI
empty stOmachs


The sledge to which they are harnessed
is about ten feet in length and two in
width, made with seasoned birch timber,
and combines, to a surprising degree, the
two most desirable qualities of strength
and lightness. 1t is simply skeleton
framework, fastened together with LASH
ings of dried seal skin, and mounted on
broad, curved runners. No iron what
ever is used in its construction, and it
does not weigh more than twenty pounds,
and endures the severest shocks Of noun
tain travel.


The number of dogs harnessed to this
sledge varies from seven to fifteen, ac-
cording to the nature of the country to
be traversed, and the weight of the load.
Under favorable circumstances, eleven
dogs will make from forty to fifty miles
day, with man and load of four hun
dred pounds.


They are harnessed to the sledge in
successive couples, by a long central
thong of seal skin, to which each indi-
vidual dog is attached by collar and
short trace. They are guided and con-
trolled entirely by the voice, and by
lead dog who is especially trained for the
purpose.


The driver has no whip, but has, in
stead, thick stick, about four feet in
length, aud two inches in diameter, called
an "erstel." This is armed at one end
with long iron spike, and is used to
check the speed of the sledge in descend
ing hills, and to stop the dogs when they
leave the road, as they frequently do,
in pursuit of reindeer and foxes. The
spike end is then thrust down in front of
one of the knees or uprights of the run
ners, and drags in that position through
the snow, the upper end being firmly held
by the driver. 1t is powerful lever,
and when skilfully used, breaks up a
sledge very promptly and effectively.