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Year: 1874

Judge Allison, register of the Treasury, IN
q recent letter touching the propriety OF nxing
a day for specie resumption, discloses some
very remarkable facts In connection with the
finances OF the National Government How
ever desiTable1t mAyto accomplish that pur-
pose he thinks that "a premature attempt 10
that direction, would be attended with the
most disastrous results In the general business
interests of the country" and thar the real
cause Of the depression now existing Is not so
much from arrangement OF industries as IRON
actual pecuniary exhaustion of the people.
10 show the magnitude of the drains upon the
people the register says;


In 1906 the maximum of our national debt
was resohed At twenty-sevcn hundred mill
ions. To date eight years, the government has
paid five hundred and forty millions OF that
principal, and al annual interest of about one
hundred and twenty five millions in addition
to the current expenses Of the government -
When we add 70 this the yearly interest paid
by the county at large upon State, county,
city and city railroad bonds, we can form some
idea of the appalling demands made upon the
Industry and earnings of the people. The to-
during the period above mentioned was eleven
hundred millions, which added to the amount
J of debt reduced, makes sixteen hundred and
| forty fiye Millions, OF sum three hundred
| millions greater than the aggregate wealth. OF
the people of the United State in 1920. These





ca pital and gains of industry and the produc-
| tive enterprises OF the country. The annual
drain in interest on all classes of Indebtedness
government and local is about three hundred
| millions,


| A comparison of the national debts of the
war of 1912 and Go presents remarkable
contrast. The former OF one hundred twenty
seven millions consumed twenty years in
psyment,or about six millions and three hun
dred thousand year. AS already stated the
debt of4he late war has already beenreduced
| over five hundred millions, or abOuG six mil
lions per month for seven years. In 1920 our
population was nine millions, showing per
capita indebtedness OF fourteen dollars. In
1870 the rate was seveatythree dollars per
capita. In the last seven years we have paid
nine times as much as was paid by the gov.
ernment from 1916 to 1882. .whan that -Mar
was finally paid off.


She register concludes by saying that the
designation of a day in the near fulure would
cause alarm and stop enterprises, lessen the
demand for labor, compel The cancellation OF
debts by process of law, expose TO forced
sales vast quantities of real estate, and thus
cause great shrinkage of values and distres.
among the people.
Year: 1874

FURNISHING THE STATE HousE.-we have
been called on by Lewis Thompson, Esq who
informs us that the contract for furnishing the
new State House at Dover was not accepted by
himself and Senator Riddle, but by The unani
nous consent of the committeeman present
and that they were bound by the law TO accepl
The lowest responsible bidder. We have no hcsi
tation in expressing regret that the committee
did not advertise for proposals in the newspaper.
and thus avoid all responsibility for favoring par
ties. So far as we hear there were but two bid
ders from Philadelphia.
Year: 1874

The Constitutional convention for
Arkansas, has completed its labors
and adjourned to the goth Of October.
The constitution will be submitted to
vote of the people on the 18th Of
October. If it shalt be adopted, the
the members of the convention will
only meet TO adjourn but If rejected,
they will try their hand at it again.
This is q new move in the history Of
constitution making, but they are q
mighty novel set Of chaps down in
Rackensack.
Year: 1874

We have already referred to the reduction OF
the army several times in the GAZETTE within a
few weeks, and We are now more firmly conync-
ed than ever that reduction IN this part OF the
service could be made with benefit and safety
snd thereby millions OF money would be saved
tnat i nov needlessly wasted.


There are now scattered over the country many
thousands of men Who are we'll acquainted with
military tactics who served in the army as officers,
ana also thousands upon thousands of men W no
understand military duty; there is therefore no
excuse lor a standing army lt more than enough
to Sam On the forts and protect the frontiers.-
Fifteen thousand men IS ample for this purpose.
Il We had a hundred thousand they would aot
prevent indian outbreaks. Nothing will prevent
mi lu! absolute subiection. The passion OF the
aylgs Is sure to breal. out III bloody deeds occa-
=Ionally aud whenever bold and reckless chief
anIs IN opportunity to crafty his love for imag-
inary revenge and desiles to indulge in the pleas
ures OF The war dance.


The country could call 10 arms tc day hun
Ifod lold more men prepared for entering the
Geld ho have done military duty than it could at
any time previous 10 1850 or lSGl the expense,
ihele!ore, ol a standing army OF moro than fifteen
ta,a-anl men Is entirely unnecessary, and ought
not to be incurre


We are crcdibly informed by members of Con-
'ress TIA, e,uGJ men belonging to the army were
sent 10 aid in the construction of the Northern
Pacific Railroad; and it is further said that there
are 1000 men now engaged in and about the cap
tai serving as walters and doing mental service
TOR officers of the government while drawing pay
Is soldiers, These things are really disgraceful,
N We refer to an article elsewhere on the sub
ject from contemporary to prove that we are not
alone in this opinion. Let the army be properly
reduced and taxation need not he added upou our
sugar and coffee.
Year: 1874

the country, protect its border and fght its
battles, are detailed to act as coachmen, foot
men and grooms In houses in. Washington. =
There can be no dispute about this disgrace
| full fact, for it has been stated by leadlngke-
publican member upon the floor W the House
and passed unchallenged. 1t seems to be


matter of common notoriety at Washington.
but it has heretofore been spread before ihe
country in such manner as TO demand Tor lt
universal credence.
We are at q loss to know how even con-


science sored by the demoralizing indu'
ence of the atmosphere OF the Capitol car


reconcile itself To the propriety OF using the
enlisted men OF the army as private SER


wants. In the autebellum days good deaf
used to be said about the practice OF the


President In using the Marine Band to sur :
ply the music desired upon reception days
ut the White House nut the usage was


plausiby defended on the score that the


music was for the pleasure OF all the citi


zens of the country who were Tree 10 call


upol these occasions upon Its Chief Ma8is-


trate. But it would trouble the most ex-


pert casuist TO lay in what manner the
cttizsns OF tho country are benefited by the
employment of its soldiers in the halls and


the stables of Washington magnates. 1t is


no wonder that In place where tho tone of
public sentiment is such as to enable a
Cabinet Minister to use government
soldier as his private servant, we shouid
hear frequently of the occurrence OF emoez
Zelments and frauds upon the part OF ali
classes of government employees. Uncle
Sam In Washington circles seems TO be con-
sidered fair game for all who can success
fully fleece him; ana we cannot be surprised
that a subordinate clerk should feel himself
at liberty 10 reach his hand into the public
treasury whenever occasion offers, having
before his eyes the daily example set him
bv his superior officers in using for their
own private purposes the equipaRes pro-
vided bv the government 10 enable them to
discharge their pu bile duties, and the SOL
diers enlisted to ensure the public safety.
If the standing army of the United States is
TO be used for such purposes as these, the
people will demand its abolition. There
can be no possible need Tor 1000 or for 100
soldiers in the District of columbia. There
are no forts there to be garrisoned and no
enemy to he guarded against. There was
no justification Tor the use of 1000 other SOL
diers to help Jay Cooke Il Co., to build the
Northern Pacific Railroad. a private enter
prise. There was no need of an army in
Louisiana to defeat the will OF the people
there, and place over them at the point of
bayOnet, government not of their choice;
an ilegitimste use of governmental power
which mas returned to plague its Inventors,
who are now at loss to devise proper
mode of retreat from the entanglements into
which 1t has led them.-Ldncdstcr InteiH-
OeRcer.
Year: 1874

A writer says: "In the museum
at Pompeii are preserved the most
horrible and pathetic witnesses of
the last days of the il-fated city.
When the Workmen were digging in
1868 they struck into a small cavity,
the nature of which was Of course q
mystery to them. Without breaking
further into it they poured plaster
of Paris down the creVices that were
already opened, and, as soon as the
plaster had hardened, the crust Of
lava was carefully removed, and To-!
the form of a human being in his
death-struggle perfectly preserved.
Buried in the lava that hardened
about him his body had crumbled to
dust and left this wonderful mould.
Several bodies have thus been repro
duced-one OF them with the features
perfectly preserved, 80 that there is
still some expression in the face.
In one some parts Of the skeleton
are embedded in the plaster; and
two female Bodies found lying near
each other are called mother and
daughter. There is nothing at Pom
peii more touching than the despair
depicted in the attitude Of this group
1t was pleasant TO get out into the
narrow streets where the sun was
glaring, and there ne sought to for
get the horrors of the museum"
Year: 1874

We die not all: for our deeds remain


To crown with honor, or mar with stain;


Through endless sequence of years to come
Our lives shall speak, when our lips are dumb


What though we perish unknown to fame,


Our tomb forgotten, and lest our name,


Since naught is wnsted in heaven OF earth,


And nothing dies to which God gives birth,


Though life be joyIsss and death be cold,


And pleasures pail as the earth grows old,


Yet God has granted our hearts relief.


For Love and labor can conquer grief.
Love sheds light on the gloomy way,
And Labor hurries the weary day:
Though death be fearful, and life be hard,
Yet Love and Labor shall win reward,
If Love can dry up single tear,
If lifelong Labor avail to clear
A single web from before the true,
Then Love and Labor have won their due.
What though we mourn, we can comfort pain;
What If we die, SO the truth be plain:
A little spark from high desire
Shall kindle others, and grow. fire.
We are not worthy to work the whole;
We have no strength which may save the soul;
Enough for US if our lite begin
Successful struggle with grief and sin.
Labor is mortal and fades away,
But Love shall triumph in perfect day;
Labor may wither beneath the sod,
But Love lives ever, for Love is God.
Year: 1874

OLD PoTAroEs.-An Eastern ex-
change gives this advice: Potatoes,
to be good, should never be exposed
to the light, but be kept in as dark
a place as possible. After they be-
gin to sprout in the spring, they
should be taken up from the bins or
heaps and kept in boxes or barrels.
If you have few barrels saved ont
for family use, instead of picking
them over and spreading them every
few weeks, put them into enough
barrels so that you can easily turn
them from one to another. Have
one extra barrel, and once every
week turn them all out from barrel
to barrel. This keeps them moving
so often that the sprouts can not
grow enough to do much harm. The
sprouts which come out from the
potato use up the nourishment it
contains, and leave it soft, Watery
and insipid. By treating them as
proposed above, they may be kept
in condition for the table several
weeks longer than by sprouting
them, and at the same time save q
deal of work"


A SANDY or gravely soil is usual
Iy best adapted to the use Of plaster,
bat it is found beneficial upon any
soil abounding IN vegetable matter.
A clay soil has the power of absorb
ing ammonia from the air, which IS
one of the offices of plaster, and
therefore plaster is not as beneficial
upon a clayey as a sandy soil.


A CORRESPONDENT of the Poultry
World recommends the administrs-
tion of sulphur for gapes in chickens.
He vets the tip Of a feather (the
rest being stripped to the quill), and
rubs it in the sulphur, and then in
troduces it into the trachea of the
sick chicken. One application. is
foundsuficient.


A WRITER in the Northeastern
Farmer gives the following hints to
those about purchasing milking
stock: A crumply horn, full eye,
head small and short, dished face,
that is sunk between the eyes, skin
soft and loose, deep from the lion to
the udder, and very slim tail.


CoLTs may be taught TO eat a lit
tie meal or bran, and may be han
died freely, The gentlest possible
treatment should be given to young
stock at this season, and careful at
tcntion.
Year: 1874

"Father," she said, "the first thing
you do get bottom for that brick
oVen.n


And the tone assured the assem-
blage of friends that mother Hub
bard was not going to die just then.
Indeed, she sat up the very next day,
and as soon as the oven was robot
toned, invited everybody to a tea
drink, at which no one discovered
awful warnings on the bread, or
ghostly printing on the ginger cake.
Year: 1874

The time of the year has now
come when fires are to be re-kindled.
Old cracked stoves will be brought
out suddenly and put up the first
cold snap. Unsafe and soot-filled
chimneys arc crowded with two or
three stove pipes. The consequent
ces to some body will be disastrous.
The house, store or shop will take
fire some day and burn up before
you are aware of it. And then
some one will find when too late,
they had no insurance. Be wise be-
fore the fire. Look to your stoves,
know they are whole. Examine
your stove pipes, clean your chin
ney. See that all cracks and holes
therein are securely plastered up.
Put up your stoves well, and then
come to


1. III. KELLER,


and get an Insurance Policy on
your building and all its contents.
l have splendid line of Companies.
There are none better. Many rep
resented in this city will not stand
the test. Look at the following:
Year: 1874

WE believe that it is one of the most sacred duties we owe to our fellow men to help them when in need and in trouble, but there is a class of peopfeson this coast. denominated "bummers, that are the most despicable of all of Gods creatures. They will not work and they are much in the way of others who would. They rare- ly ever beg, oh! no, they are above that, but they ask for loans and they strike as deep as they think their customer will stand. If they can't get S20 they will take five, and even a dollar will be accepted. We have met these creatures and fed them for nearly quarter of a century. We have seen dissipation kill many but a new crop arises to take their places, and our long cherished hope that drunkenness. fever, famine or pestilence would drive them from the face of the earth has van- ished, and we suppose the all-wise Creator is keeping the crop replenlshed for some good purposes, the same as other crawling reptiles are allowed to live.
Year: 1874

WE are no phrenologist, but we venture the assertion that the head of Cochena, which was brought into the San Carlos few days ago, having been segregated from the body little above the shoul- ders, was harmless head. It will be re- membered that this Cochena was one of the accompliees to the murder of Lieut.. Amy at the San Carlos, and that since the perpetration of this murder he has used his influence to induce other Apaches to go on the war path and probably was as much to blame as any other for the last outbreak at San Carlos. We are glad to know that henceforth the wicked head of this man can no longer direct his willing hands in shedding the blood of white men and that his body has gone to enrich the earth and his soul to that other world where he will not have to be hunted out of rocks and caverns. before he can be punished accoI ding to his deeds General Crooks medicine is operating we'll and very soon all his patients will be killed or cured.
Year: 1874

It had been the practice until General Crook assumed command of this depart ment, to make treaties and put faith in the most murderous Apaches upon their simple word, and those whose hands were most deeply dyed in human gore gener- ally received the most blankets and the choicest favors. Nowonder that frequent outbreaks resulted, for the Indian is shrewd and quickly saw that by be- coming the leader of a treachcrous out break or a horrible massacre he could not only indulge his natural desire to murder and rob but when he chose to come in he would receive special favors from the government. Acting upon this theory two bad Indians named Chuntz and Cochena planned and were the main in- struments ID the murder of Lieut.. Amy. Later. Pedro became the leader in the outbreak at San Carlos and led the savages who attacked and murdered a woman. two children and two men at old Camp Grant. As soon as General Crook and his brave troops began to press them for these crimes. true to their old strategy, they were willing to come in and be fed and waited upon. General Crook had no desire to punish the rank and file who had been led astray by these leaders but he determined to make them the in- struments by which these leaders should be brought to justice. Therefore he told the bands to which these leaders belonged that they could have pardon and peace but first they must bring Chuntz, Cochena and Pedro. If they could not bring them alive. then their heads would be good evidence that they were dead and could do no more harm.

 For months these Indians have silently, stealthilY and without cessation followed on the trail of these murderers, while the latter have by day and night as constantly endeavored to elude their willy comrades who were pursuing them: and from rock to rock and one mountain cavern to an other they have fled. But the heads of two, Pedro and Cochena, have been taken. The latter was pursued from the San Carlos through the San Pedro and Santa Catarina mountains to the Rillito within four miles, of Tucson. His pursuers found oD this latter stream where Indians had come for water and here they watch ed until squaw came in sight when they made her captive and to save her own life she was induced to show the way to Cochena A fight ensued in which Co., cinema and three of his comrades were killed and the head of Cochena was taken to the San Carlos, about three day's travel distant. Chuntz is the only outcasC sur vivor. He is undoubtedly in the Santa Catarina mountains, not far from Tucson, but the same stealthy trailers who brought in the heads of Pedro and Cochena are by day and night silently but surely drawing the tolls around him and he cannot elude them much longer. We are told that when these heads are brought in, Majors Randall and Babceck call the attention of the Indians to the fact and inform them that such will be the fate of all murder CTS. One substantial example of this kind does more practical good than all the psalm singing in Christendom and we rejoice with exceeding great joy that permanent peace is fast approaching.
Year: 1874

REPRESENTATIVE CANNON of Utah, it is said, will be expelled from the House be cause he has more wives than the law al- lows. It is satisfaction however, that he can retire to the bosoms of his family with no lack of female hearts to console him.
Year: 1874

MEDICAL science in Holland claims to
have discovered yet another remedial
power of that benefcent substance,
auinine. German physicians, who have
used it for several years in their practice,
say that quinine is a sovereign cure of
smallpox, if administered in pure state
and at an early stage of the disease. t
acts as prompt antidote to the poison
of the dread malady, but must be given
in large doses.
Year: 1874

Over Nice.-Not many years ago a
Hartford man was drowned, and friends
brought home the dead body to his
afflicted wife. AS they came to the
front door with the corpse the new-made
widow appeared and sadly remarked:
+" I guess you had better take him around
to the back door, so he won't drip on the
CarpetSp
Year: 1874

Yesterday an old man, poorly dressed,
limping as if very lame, and wearing green
glasses, entered a saloon on the river road
and asked for money, saying that he lived
at certain number on Seventh street, and
that his wife was very i'll and he too old
and lame to work. In the saloon was
man living at the very number given on
Seventh street, and he branded the old man
as liar. The old man then said it was
Seventeenth street, but he was so confused
that the half dozen men present deter
mined to see how he was made up. He
shouted ''police - as they approached him,
but the men locked the door and threw
him down. The green glasses covered as
good pair of eyes as were in the room,
and no cause for his limping could be
found. He had his left hand tied up, but
they ierked the rags off and found no hurt
or wound. Lastly, they fished out of his
pockets S3S. 45 in small money, as he had
begged it, and discovered that he had a
handbook on a Chicago savings bank with
S4S0.50 credited to him. He made great
fuss as they went on to expose him, and
finally promised that he would leave De-
troit by the Pacific Express and never
come here again. He claimed to have
begged most of the money in Toledo.
One of the men accompanied the old
knave to the Central depot and remained
there until he saw him move away on the
train.-DetroH Free Press.
Year: 1874

Professor Tyndall while in this country
last year visited the Falls of Niagara, and
on reaching the Cave of the Winds by de-
Scending Biddle'S stairs he conceived the
idea of attempting to pass under the blue
waters of Horseshoe Falls from that point.
He found guide who was willing to make
the attempt with him, and together the
next day they passed through the mist and
foam of the roaring cataract, reached the
desired point. and returned in safety. In
describing his emotions at one point in his
perilous Journey, he remarks as follows ::


Here my guide sheltered me again and
desired me 10 look up; did so, and could
see as before. the green gleam of the
mighty curve sweeping over the upper
ledge, and the fitful plunge of the water as
the spray between us and it alternately
gathered and disappeared. An eminent
friend of mine often speaks to me of the
mistake of those physicians who regard
mans ailments as purely chemical, to be met
by chemical remedies only. He contends
for the psychological element of cure. By
agreeable emotions nervous currents are
liberated which stimulate blood, brain and
viscera. The influence rained from ladies'
eyes enable my friend to thrive on dishes
which would kill him if eaten alone. a
Sanative effect of the same order L expert
enced amid the spray and thunder OF Nj
agara. Quickened by the emotions there
aroused the blood sped healthily through
the arteries. abolishing intrOspectiOn,
clearing the heart of all bitterness, and en-
abling one to think with tolerance, if not
with tenderness, of the most relentless and
unreasonable foe. Apart from its scien-
tific value and purely as a moral agent,
the play, submit, is worth the candle"