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Year: 1874

PHILADELPHIA, May I'll the common
branch of tho Councils to-day the announcement that
the Centennial bill had passed the House created con-
siderable applause and resolution passed request
ing tho Centennial Board OF Finance to take
immediate preliminary steps for contract Tor
the building, machinery. and conservatory. This
resolution passed into select branch for concurrence
but y the time it called up there accurate news
had been received The result OF this was the reference
OF the resolution to the Committee on the Centennial


r,a action OF Congress IL universally denounced here
Year: 1874

right to which the Constitution entities him
There Is no room in the Massachusetts, dele
CATION in Congress for q single representative
OF that party whose votes are uniformly
withheld from such legislation. Massachu-
setts has u sacred legacy in the Civil-Rights
bill which she cannot barter away nor jim
trust to any unfriendly keeping.


The recent outrages upon the homes and
lives Of colored citizens at the South are shock
ing, and the attempts TO overthrow the consti-
tuted authority in the Southern States are
filling 1t with serious forebodngs But these
violent demonstrations are premature, and
will defeat their own ends. They have taught
the people, before 1t was too late, TO withhold
confidence from mere professions, and to de-
vouty thank God that a Grant and not a
Buchanan wields the power of the Govern
ment. Tremendous applause1


If you shall be true to your trusts and awake
to your opportunity, then will it be demon
strated that by and through the Republican
party Of the State and Nation shall the live
issues of the present and the just expectations
OF the future be successfully met. Thus and
then will IL be that in and through the Repub-
lican party shall the civil service be regener-
ated, the public faith maintained inviolate,
the currency lifted to the specie level the
public expenditures reduced to the lowest
point of necessity and efficiency, the national
debt placed upon basis of gradual extinction
In coin, the industries of the land so cared for
that the American laborer shall control the
labor and the wages that supply the American
consumer, and the lawless assassin and un-
cured rebel shall be taught to respect the civil
rights of every citizen and the constituted
authority Of every State.


To accomplish these results is the duty Of
the hour. They lie in the direct pathway Of
the Republican party and their attainment is
the condition of continual success. But in
the near future-evcn at our very doors-are
questions of the utmost gravity and the
broadest scope, from the solution Of which
there will be no escape But no one can fail
to discover their approach and they will not
admit of pOstponement The deep-seated po-
litical disease which, following the rebellion,
has perverted and wasted the life of the
Southern States demands heroic treatment.
How shall the healing influences Of uncor-
rupted self-governmcnt be made to pervade
body polite too sick to discern them and too
weak to grasp them?


The future Of the Republic is crowded with
great questions hitherto unknown or Of little
moment, but the sentiment of which can't be
ignored by those who shall administer its
affairs. To grapple with these as they shall
rise and solve them in that broad and catholic
spirit which shall command the final approval
of great and growing people is the golden
opportunity of the Republican party. viii
it prove itself equal to the just expectations
Of the future? | have faith in its wisdom and
its stHtosmanship, and that in the long years
to come it will continue to win success by
deserving it.
Year: 1874

g9- The tide of ofinmgratioi is steadily set
ting in, and the illSt thing eastern people do
is To throw away their New York Hats and buy
Il new one of DESMOND They say there is no
comparison between the two. 21so
Year: 1874

A UCTION.-ANY PARTIES WISHING TO PUR-
chase second hand Furniture of the best workman
ship and in every variety, cheap for cash, find
unusual opportunity by calling on house,
OverstOcked with goods at present and must sell.


JAMES GTAHAM 100 Third
Year: 1874

Congress meets next Monday. 1t will
close Oh the 4th of March. The session will
be short, necessarily, but from the nature of
things will be of unusual interest This
Congress is strongly Republican. The lower
House of the next will be Democratic. The
Republican Administration stands overwhelm-
ingly condemned before the whole country.
This session of Congress is the last opportu-
nifty Republicans will have to retrieve their
lost ground, or atone for the nfamies of the
past. The whole nation will watch the pro-
ceedings Of this session as it never watched a
Congress before. If it shall manifest de-
termined spirit of economy, and true reform;
shall turn its back on all peculating schemes
and demands for subsidy; shall adjust the
Arkansas and Louisiana difficulties in an i'm
partial and statesman like manner ; shall
purify the District Of Columbia Government; ;
shall take action for the early resumption of
specie payment; shall obliterate the last YES
tigc of the salary grab law, and modify the
oppressive tariff that is extorting from the
Western farmers millions of dollars annually
shall put good men into office, and bad men
out SO far as they have 10 act in this respect -
] fthis session Of Congress, we say, shall do
these things in particular, and other things in
general, looking TO reform and the good of the
country as they may present the people may,
like the old backwoodsman with Henry
Clay, "be willing 10 try him once more. !"
But should It ignore these demands of the
people, and give heed to the lobby that will
swarm about members like bees around
flowers in May, as the last and only hope Of
securing aid to their schemes, then the party
is gone, and nothing will save it. We wait
to see.
Year: 1874

Uaion FOR SALE-The Sacramento Union.
including the good will of the business, the
building, and all the appurtenances thereto
belonging,is advertised for :ale. Private bids
for the property will be received up to the
2lst of December; if not sold by that time,
it ill be sold at auction on the 2Sth of De-
cember. Many conjectures are made regard
ing the cause some think it sham; for an
excuse to change base, but we do not The
propretors are elderly men, and as the bust
ness naturally carries with it extraordinary
anxiety, it is quite natural and rather to be
expected that after siege so protracted and
ardent, they should incline to retirement
Year: 1874

There is little kink in the law regarding
the collection of taxes on personal property,
which if not understood is liable to cause
trouble between the owners of said personal
property and the Collector. Our attention
has been directed to the law on the subject,
by Collector Moore, of district one, and for
the benefit of all concerned we quote as fol-
lows.


Part of Sec. $500, Political Code, as
amended reads:


The Assessor must collect the taxes on all per-
sonal property when, in his opinion, said taxes
are not lien upon real porperty sufficient to Sc
cure the payment OF the taxes


Sec. 3 1921, reads:


In the case provided for in the preceding
section at the time Of making the assessment or
at any time before the first Monday in july the
Assessor may collect the taxes by seizure and
sale of any personal property owned by the per
son against whom the tax is assessed.


Sec. 1923, as amended, reads:


The Assessor and Collector are governed MS to
the amount of taxes to be by him collected on
personal property by the State and county rate
of the previous year.


1t will be seel from the above, that the
taxes on personal property when not lien
upon real property, must be collected pre-
vious to the first Monday in July. AT that
time the rate of State and county taxes, not
being levied they are required to collect on
the rate for the preceding yea: But accor rd.
ing to Section 3 1874 when the rate is levied for
the current year, and sun in excess Of this
rate has been collected it must be returned
to the person from whom collected. And
according to Section 1895. eff sum less
than the rate fixed has been collected, the
deficiency must be. collected as other taxes
on personal property are collected" The
point of interest is in this last section. Last
year the rate was lower than this. Those
who have paid on personal property have
paid at this lower rate They, under the
law. are required to come up aud pay the
difference, which in this county, including
State and county taxes, is AS cents on the
Oh g hundred dolllrs.
Year: 1874

A certain English millionaire. who is not
wholly unconnected with the railroad in
terest, and whom will call Mr.. Dovetai!,
has a magnificent mansion which it is his
delight to embelish with all that is rarest
and most costly in works of art. The place
is perfect museum OF painting. sculpture
and articles of rertu. Tue other day Dove
tail had vulgar parrenn down on visit,
an odiOus little snOb, with the purse of a
Cr9sus and the manners of billiard
marker, and he took him over his choice
collections of pictures, pointing ont the
special beauties and dwelling with gusto
on the number of guineas they had cost
him, and the little parrenu nodded and
grinned, and said, "Ah" and Eyes" now
and then, as if he understood it all. But he
was fortunately not obliged to commit
himself to any definite opinion which
should display his ignorance. At last they
came to the sculpture gallery. Stopping
opposite fine copy of the "Greek Slave"
Dovetail said, "There, that's an old friend.
OF course you know that" Our little snob
put up his eyeglass, looked puzzled for a
moment or two, as he gazed with the critical
eye of a connoisseur at the undrapedlfgure;
then flood of light suddenly burst upon
him, and with a curious smile he turned to
Dovetail and said, Oh, ah yes, of course,
Mrs. Dovetail!' 1 draw a veil over the
rest; poor Dovetairs feelings are too sacred
to be held up to public view.-Sporting
Gazette.
Year: 1874

An actor is performing in Berlin who is
perfectly blind. His name is Herr Weilen-
luck. He had been member of the troupe
for some years before this aff1:ction came
upon him, and was very familiar with the
boards, and few who attended the perform
ances would have imagined that the ease
and dignity of manner which he showed
were the assumptions of a sightless man.
His colleagues are very devoted to him,
and when new piece is given they under
take many rehearsals in order that he shall
feel at home.
Year: 1874

We are informed by Major Howell that
the dredgeboat McAllester is constantly at
work dredging at Pass a-l'Outre. Should
any accident happen to her machinery, the
Essayons is there, ready to take her place
in four hours notice. A depth of sixteen
and half feet of water at extreme low


tide is now maintained st the bar. The
steamship Minnesota, Of the State line,
passed out yesterday morning without de-
tention. drawing eighteen and half feet.
Year: 1874

The troubles of this road have been so
various, its changes of propretorship so
sudden. its bankruptcy and mismanage-
ment SO notorious, that it is not strange
that the final seizure caused some misun-
derstanding. The facts in the case, how
ever, are simple and need very little ex-
PLANTATION.


The road having utterly failed to comply
with its contract with the State, the Attor-
ney General brought suit in her name under
the provisions of the contract to recover
back the $4,000 worth of bonds, and the
interes. on them, issued by the State
in aid OF the company. Oa this suit
Judge Hawkins gave judgment for the
bonds or their equivalent. No appeal was
taken and the Judgment becoming final a
fieri facias issued. When the property of
the road was seized, some of the creditors
of the road conceived that the injury which
the success Of the State would do them
might be prevented by an ancient order of
Judge Woods. The order was issued De-
cember 5, 1873, in chambers, in the suit of
Frank Ames vs.. the road, and gave the
plaintiffs the right to complete the road
with charge upon it for labor and ma
terials furnished. 1t was mere suit by
the trustees Of the road for authority Of the
court to proceed.


These two suits have no connection with
each other except the identity of the defend
ant. The suit of the State was tried long after
the issuance of the order in the Anes case,
and if this order had any legal bearing it
should have been brought forward then.


But it has none, and in consequence the
sheriff did not obey it as it was not directed
to the plaintiff in the case in which the
seizure was made. 1t is also understood
that the project, if it were ever seriously
entertained, has been abandoned.
Year: 1874

The following resolution, offered by Gov
ernsr Kellogg, was yesterday unanimously
adopted by the funding board:


Resolred. That the board of liquidation
will not fund any of the outstanding bonds
of the State now in question in any OF the
courts of the State, until the validity thereof
is first determi ned by the Supreme Court OF
the State
Year: 1874

TIL: collar is the arst thing Of impor'
lance. That large thing that will admit
mans arm between it and the neck Of
the horse, is very unfit for horse to work
in. The collar should Ct as closely as a
pair Of gloves. Then. II it is soft and
supple, as it should be, it will seldom
gall the skin, if the names are properly
made and correctly adjusted The hanes
should ct the collar we'll and should not
be 50 far apart at the top. as they often
are. The staples which holds the side
straps and traces are almost always too
far up from the lower ends. A horse
cannot draw we'll when the traces are at.
tacLed near the top Of his neck. If a
horse is apt to gall near the top Of his
neck, take out the straps and put them
lower in the harness. II the back bands
are just right for cart, they will be too
short when plowing. and will gall the backs
OF the horses. lssEa4 81


Some horses have tender skins, the har.
ness will sometimes gall them cruelty, in
defiance Of means to prevent it. But
many times the true cause is attributable

to bad collar, bad harness, or to . good
harness improperly fitted to the animal,
When harness or yoke of bows does not
fit properly, and the skin is lisble TO be
CALLED, bathe those parts before they sre
CALLED with strong dec,ction Of white
oak bark. Let this be done every day
and the skin will soon become much hurd>
er than it usually is A little care in pre-,
venting an i'll is better than much labor
and skill in curing it, or in etdeavoring
toObviate its injuring effects. Rural
Home. a
Year: 1874

who stayed as long as they could find
food in the fields, and when they left
nothing remained for the disheartenei
settlers, most Of whom had invested all
their means in the growing crops.
Thousands of these people in the west
ern section Of the State are utterly
destitute and must perish from want
of clothing, fuel and if they do not
received succor IN. Y. Herald.
Year: 1874




From Kansas, as well as from Nebras
ka comes q wall of distress caused by
the destitution of the frontier settlers
who are suffering from the ravages Of
the clouds Of grasshoppers. which came
upon them like a deyouring army last
summer and consumed all the growing
crops. On these crops the settlers de-
pended for the means TO supply all
their wants, te buy their clothing and
fuel as well as TO feed their families
through the present winter and the
coming summer. Every green thing
was swept away by the hungry insects,
Year: 1874

but fortunately hitting no one. News Of
the robbery soon spread around, and a
scene Of the widest excitement .nsued,


The Sheriff summoned a posse of armed
and mounted men, and was on the road
in q little over half an hour. Nobody
had been captured up to a late hour last
Year: 1874

T The most practical opponent Of
imitation is that gentleman Who has
written an angry letter to one Of the
New York Journals suggesting that the
only way TO put stop to the increase
of paper money, is for everybody 10
burn all the greenbacks that como into
their hands, and thus get rid Of thsm.-
By this means, as he proposes. papsr
may be done away with and gold forced
into circulation.
Year: 1874

ANOTHER RoBBERY.-The sleeping
room of two dodgers at the United States
Hotel was entered on Thursday night.
From the pockets of one thirty-six, and
from the other six dollars were taken.
The door was locked on the inside and
the key left in the lock. From marfr
upon the end of the key it is eyidens
that it was turned in the lock by nippers
applied from the outside; and that il
undoubtedly the way in which Captain
Campbell's room was entered, at the
Occidental, the night before. enl a''F


These burglaries are becoming alarm
ly frequent of late, and every precau-
ton should be taken against them.--
Lock your bed room doors and take the
key out.
Year: 1874

A paper on the physical and
moral causes OF bad health in Ameri-
can woman was read before the


american Health Association by DR..


Reeves, of Va. The condition OF bad
health. he says requires no descrip
ton to to make known its signs. II
pervades al classes, rich and poor,


high and low, the educated and ig


norant alike it exists as the oppo-
site of good health. The functions
Of the body to be maintained in
health depend upon proper obser-
vance of certain rules, The stomach
requires good fool Of proper quality


and quantity, and at proper times


Eyes, ears, and the various organs of
sense require their proper treatment


the skin should be clothed that it


may be protected from cold. The
mind should be occupied with virtu-
Gus and elevating aspirations that it
may enjoy the peaceful fruits of
good conscience, How much suffer
ing is caused by q disregard of the
laws of health or Of ignorance of
them The doctrine Of hereditary
transmission of qualities, physical
and mental, is almost as old rs the
human family. Many OF the defor-
mites and iniirmitics come from in~
judicious dress. In their extreme
anxiety to give delicacy 10 their
daughters, mothers often adopt the
very means most likely TO defeat the
very object for which they strive
They shut them up in the house day
after day the consequence of this
unnatural restriction is the founda-
ton of u feeble constitution. There
is no reason that girls should not
have the same freedom as boys, in
their dress, and the Same privilege
to light, air, and exercise. Look at
the pale faces and STOPPING forms in
some of the schools, They are often
pointed out as 1.-THE smartest" in the
Year: 1874

A clergyman lately addressed his
female auditory Us follows; BE not
proud that the blessed Lord paid
your sex the distinguished oomph-
ment of appearing first to a female
after tho resurrection, for it was only
done that the glad tidings might
spread all the sooner"
Year: 1874

who assumed to set aside all the people
had done, and seized and held the reins
of the government. The people had
been oppressed and outraged by the
grasping disposition of himself and myr-
micons until their cup of atiliction WAS
filled, and on the top of all this tyranny,
to add to that cup already over
flowing with bitterness, he bade
his body of police to search and disnrm
all private citizens who would be
left thus defcnselcss to the mercy of this
cowardlv oppression.
Year: 1874

About eleven o'clock Friday
night a policeman met q negro
carrying trunk along Lafayette
street east, and thinking he had
discovered an item he collared,
the negro and told him to drop
that trunk and explain. f"I ken
do it, sab" replied the stranger,
as he put the trunk down. DE
family what was boarding me has
been axing for money, and as
dey vas gone out tonight I
thought I'd git into some family.
whar dey respected de panic"
He was allowed to go on.
Year: 1874

IN Old gentleman named JACOB Lichtner,
living in Liberty township, near the Inc OF
Greene. was taken III about two months ago
and became bed fast. We did not learn from
his neignbors the nature Of his disease, but are
informed that shortly after tabiDS to his bed
he passed INTO a sleep which continued for five
weeks. with the exception Of sho awakening
once or twice dav, when he would ash Tor a
drink OF water. During all this time, as we
understand, he took no food whatever, but was
occasionally given stimulant Of some kind when
he asked for water. Mr.. Lichtner il now so
far recovered az to be able to be about, and
appears none the worse for his long Sleep
South Bend Tribune.
Year: 1874

a Quakeress, entered tie Office of a


prominent railroad official yesterday


and asked for pass over the road,


good for one month. She stated that


she was engaged in missionary work,


and expected to do much good. The


peculiar character of the work was ex-


planned, and, asking the young lady


to be seated, the gentleman proceed


ed to fill out pass as requested.


This was handed to her, but, stating


that she could not read, she handed
it back. The gentleman read aloud
the pass-alowing her to go to any
point on the whole line of road at any
time within one month from date
The lady, to his surprise, dropped
on her knees and prayed earnestly
for some minutes. The act did not
surprise as much as her sweet tone
and beautiful language. Most beau
tiful thoughts were expressed in well
chosen words, and the woman seem
ed to yield to the spirit of the mo-
ment. In her own language, the
spirit moved her to thank God for
putting so good sman in such place.
She said she had been an idle, frivo-
lous girl, disposed to ignore theteach-
ings and customs of her people, but
that, uneducated as she was, she had
devoted herself to good work, and
had accomplished much, and hoped
to accomplish much more. This is
the incident as it occurred. Be the
woman whom she may, she produced
quite an excitement in places where,
generally, there is to much business
for anything in the romantic way.
Year: 1874

[Chillicothe Gazette Dec. 9th.


We are in receipt of copies of the
Grand Haven Herald, which show
pretty conclusively that President
Gibbs is not myth, and that the
Michigan & Ohio is something else
than paper railroad. The Herald
of Nov. 21st contains an article of
over a column in length, which de.
scribes in detail the work already
done upon the Michigan end of the
line. The particulars of the route
pursued, description of cuts, fills, ETC.,
of course is of but slight interest to
our people, but we take the following
extract which will show the exact
amount of work performed up to
that date. The Herald gives its ar
ticle the following Introductory:


''It now becomes our pleasant task
to write up the Grand Haven end of
the line and to assure our Ohio
friends who are impatiently awaiting
the locating squad, the graders and |
then the iron-horse, that the work
here is progressing rapidly and sue



This certainly wears the air of
business and will tend greatly to re-
i've confidence in the project. We
begin to look hopefully forward to
he time when the snort of the iron
lorse will indeed be heard down the
ALLEY.
Year: 1874

Cough no more How much joy there
is in every household to know that they can
at last procure a remedy for any case of
coughs, severe colds settled on the breast,
Consumption, or any disease of the Throat
and Lungs, that is certain to cure. 1t is a
satisfaction to know that person is safe
from the dangers of these diseases you
need do, is to go the Drug Stores of Hills
boro, Ohio, and get a bottle of Boschee's
German Syrup; two or three doses will re-
ieve you at once. If you doubt what we
say in print get a sample bottle for 10 cents
and try it, or a regular size for rs cents.


noyISeowtjy9
Year: 1874

Each part viii contain &c quarto pages, including
the elegant Hontispiece, on heavy plate paper. A
superb title page richly Illuminated in red and Gold
VIII De given with the first part, and the printing of
the enIlre work will be worthy representative of
the "The Aldine Press" which is a guarantee of
something beautiful and valuable.
Year: 1874

Scrap Book Illustrations and Dra1ing Class Copies.


large collection of pictures of different sizes
and ON almost every conceivable subject have been
put up in an attractive envelope and are now offer
ed at price intended to make them popular in
every sense.


Envelope No. l, containing so beautiful eneray-
lngs, IS now ready and will be sent postage paid to
any address for ONE DOLLAR Alibersl discount
to agents and teachers.