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Year: 1874

COFFIN, of the Gilroy AdUocate, thus
chronicles an incident of the 4th OF July
Zone Of our own progeny, a boy six
years old, got hold Of little powder, and
scattering il on the ground, stopped over
to blow punk to ignite it. The opera
ton was successful and he now wears q
scaS on his nose and forehead to keep
the day fresh III his memory"
Year: 1874

Ice PLAYED OUT.-An exchange gives
the following receipt for making water
cold without the use of ice: Let the
jar, pitcher, or vessel used for water be
surrounded with one or more folds of
coarse cotton kept constantly wet. The
evaporation of the water will carry of
the heat from the inside and reduce it to
a freezing point. In India and other
tropical regions where ice cannot be
procured this is common.n
Year: 1874

The Oakland ghost sensation seems
likely to turn out one stupendous hum
bug. The" Ghost" committee, appoint
ed to examine into the mystery, have
called upon Clark, the proprietor of his
ghoetships, to publish the findings of the
Committee, or threaten to do so them
selves. Between the two the public will
probably get the truth OF the matter.
Year: 1874

A BowERY merchant who had de-
clined to advertise in the Commercial
Advertiser, because nobody would see
it," came around few days after to Of
fer S25 to have his name kept out Of the
police renorts.
Year: 1874

A YOUNG man in San Jose bet that he
could get billiard ball in his mouth
He won the bet and hereafter can slip in
a ball very easily, as the doctor cut his
mouth little to get it out.
Year: 1874

THE District Attorney of Sacramento
brought suit against the Capital Savings
Bank for delinquent taxes on solvent
debts. The other banks have agreed to
abide by the result of this suit
Year: 1874

A CAPTIVATING Boston man sets traps
in his suburban grounds with attractive
steak for bait, and catches eight or ten of
his enemies every night. When he has
collected fifty he puts them into big
wooden cage and sinks them in pond.
The branch Of Mr.. Bergh's society can
discover nothing cruel in his method,
and he goes on in what he declares is a
good work,
Year: 1874

A WHITEHALL n. W paper tells a
story of little boy of that town who felt
something crawling on his hand after that
hand, and part Of the arm, had been am
putated. TIE limb was dug up from the
ground in which it had been buried, and a
large worm was discovered in the palm of
the hand. The arm was then put in a
jar f alcohol, and it being
necessary 10 crowd it in, the
youth absolutely Shrieked with pain.
He afterward complained Of a cramped
feeling, and said that the little finger and
one next to it were growing together. On
looking at the jar again, the fingers were
found TO be in position which would have
produced the sensations described, had the
amputated part of the arm been still ad-
herring to the upper portion. Such sensa-
tions are by no means unprecedented,
though il is rare to find them so strongly
marked.
Year: 1874

g. We are ia favor Of a liberal system Of
education Tor the benefit Of the negro as
well If the white children Of Indiana, but
opposed % a mixture Uf the black and
white races in cur public schools or other
educational institutions.


Z. The civil rights bill recently passed by
the Senate Of the United States, and now
Year: 1874

enable it TO begin the work early in the
! spring. The interests Of Northwestern Wis
consin demand the proposed road and any
unnecessary delay or small spite-wOrk to de-
| feat the bestowment of the grant upon some
reliable company, will not be looked upun
with favor by the people.


In this connection we would respectfully
yet earnestly admonish the legislature against
any scheme to make a condition of bestowine
the grant that other extraneous. outside
roads should be constructed. In discussing
this question last winter, the Democrat inva-
rably held that there was no authority for
tacking on such conditions under the acts of
Congress making. the giant In the act of
Congress referred to we find the following
plain and unequivocal laoguage: Provided
further that the laads .ieaaby granted shall
be ecclesigely applied Ia lie construction Of he
road for aclich II 1ras granted and dee7eI. and
shall be disposed of only as the work pro
crosses, and shall be APPLIED TO NO OTHER
PURPOSE WHATSOEVER" And again it saws:
The said lands shall be subject to .he dis
posal of said state FOR THE PURPOSE AFoRE
SAID AND NO OTHER" It would SEEM that
these provisions were sufficiently explicit to
put any doubt at rest as to the authority of
the legislature TO load the bill confirming
this grant with conditions for the building of
other roads than the St Crox and Lake Su-
perlo- road.


As to the parties who shall obtain the
grant we have no especial preferences, ex-
cept that the lands shall be conferred upon
some company that honestly intends to build
the road and for that reason will give ample
security therefor Last winter the North
Wisconsin Company was an applicant for the
grant. We thought then that company had
the strongest claims for the lands-claims
founded in justice and equity We have
never been convinced that the last legisla-
ture acted wisely when it bestowed the grant
upon another company. But the lapse of
year has not lesscned or weakened the claims
Of the North Wisconsin Company. And
whatever company receives the grant, the
legislature firm yet reasonable in its require
ments should see to it that the State is pro-
perly secured and the road not unduiv ham,
pered.


The above fair and sensible arti-
Gle we copy from the Madison
Democrat of the 18th.
Year: 1874

Dear 1ranscript:-Cruel circum-


stances prevented me from attending


your quiet fair-a huge disappointment


It is not too late, / trust, to offer my


sincere congratulations upon its grand
success. And now that your people
are sufficiently cultivated in taste, by
the late exhibition Of improved stock
to appreciate fine blooded cattle, 1 beg
permission to lead out. for inspection
and criticism, the following lot of i'm.
ported Bulls which were first presented
in letter from ian Irish member o.


Parliament to his friend in London,


during the rebellion:" ~.


My DEAR SIR Having now 1T
tic peace and quietness, | sit down to
inform you Of the dreadful hustle and
confusion we are in from these blood
thirsty rebels. most Of whom are. thank
God, killed and dispersed. We are in
a pretty mess can get nothing to eat,
nor wine to drink. except whisky and
when we sit down to dinner we are
obliged to keep both hands armed
Whilst l write this, | hold a pistol in
each hand and sword in the other
concluded il the beginning that this
would be the end of it, and see I was
right, for it is not half over yet. AT
present there are such goings on that
every thing is at stand still. l would
have answered your letter fortnight
ago. but l did not receive it till this
morning. Indeed, hardly mail ar
rives safe without being robbed. No
longer ago than yesterday the coach
with the mails from Dublin was robbed
near this town the bags had been iu-
diciously left behind for fear Of accident,
and by good luck there was nobody in
it, except two outside passengers who
had nothing for thieves to take. Last
Thursday, notice was given that gang
Of rebels were advancing here under the
French standard; but they had no COL





ors, nor any drums, except bagpipes.-
Immediately every man in the place, in
cluding women and children, ran out to
meet them. We soon found our force
much too little and we were far too
near to think Of retreating. Death was
in every face; but to it we went and BY
the time half our little party were kill
ed we begun to be all alive again. For
the rebels had no guns, except
pistols, catlasses and pixies and as we
had plenty Of guns and ammunition, we
put them all to the sword. Not soul
of them escaped, except some that were
drowned in an adjacent bay; and in
very short time nothing was to be heard
but silence Their uniforms were all
different-colors, but mostly green. AZ
ter the action, we went to rummage a
sort of camp which they had left be-
hind them. All we found was a few
pixies without heads, parcel of empty
bottles full of water, and bundle Of
French Commissions filed up with
Irish names Troops are now stationed
Ill around the country. which exactly
squares with my ideas, l have only
ime to add that l am in great haste.


Yours truly,


P. S.-If you do not receive this, of
course it must have been miscarried >
therefore, l beg you will write and let
ne know"
Year: 1874

New Castle Presbytery met in Elkton last
week and the papers of that town gave full
accounts of the proceedings. The Fair took
place here and We gave a full account of its
proceedings-as near as we could-especially
the races.
Year: 1874

A man in a carriage was riding along,


a gaily dressed wife by his side;
In satin and laoes she looked like the queen,


And he like a king in his pride.
a wood sawyer stood on the street as they passed


The carriage and couple he eyed;
And he said, as he worked with his saw On log,


81 wish was rich and could ride.7
The man in the carriage remarked to his wife,


"One thing I'd give if I could
I'd give my wealth for the strength and the health


OF the man who sawed the wood"
A pretty young maid, with bundle of work,


Whose face as the morning, was fair.
Went tripping along with smile of delight,


While humming lOve-breathing air.
She looked on the carriage; the lady she saw,
Arrayed in apparel so fine,
And said in a whisper, 81 wish my from heart
Those satins and laces were mine.
The lady looked out on the maid with her work,
So fair in her calico dress,
And said, "Id relinquish position and wealth,
Her beauty and youth to possess"
Thus it is In the world, wherever our lot,
Our minds and our time we employ
In longing and signing for what we have not,
Ungrateful for what we enjoy.
Year: 1874




never be found, because thev never


existed In Sir ". Thompson's


doctrine, which Is also mine, Is to b


sought what theologians style adi


vine interference," and what Acassis
Thought special creation, which was


merely occasional action through
! matter from other worlds Of that


great Being who, in my view, gov


erns the universe and acts-1 had


almost said can acton matter only


through matter, as he acts and can


act only on mind through mind.


To speculate what those coming


viii be is as if the great ancestor Of


men and monkeys should speculate


IN regard to the fortunes and moral


characteristics, Of his descendants


Moreover, it's hardly the province


OF scientist-rather Of WinWoode


Reade-thus to waste mental power.


What is inevitable, however, il the
extinction of. the race, whatever hy-
pothesis Of the nature Of comets
may be accepted; for man, as be IS
the product of his present physical
conditions, cannot live under new
conditions, retaining at the same
time his present characteristics.
That We are shout to enter new cnes
does not for 8 moment admit of
doubt. Toward the latter end Of
July We enter the efi1x Of the com
ct. Whatever gas it may be compos
ed of-and all is yet in uncertainty
shall have direct effect upon tie
life of the globe. Let Us suppose
which is now present in
the earth's atmosphere IS to admit
of human life. With an excess Of
it all relations are disturbed ard man
changes or dies-most probably the
latter. In rushing through such .
gas, with the earth,s tremendous vs-
ioeity, sufficient heat would be gen
Grated TO make the hydrogen unite
with the oxygen of our atmosphere
and burn with untold heat, produe-
ing vast quantities OF water, which
would fall upon the earth as in ge-
times the metals fslli seeth-
ing rain, AL life would be extinct,
save by a very comprehensive 'per-
haps," that of the ocean. Suppose,
as Herschel supposed, that comets
belong to the same class IS meteor
ties, and fall Kissing through the air
in which they burn. Here our oxy-
gen is taken from Us IN untold guam
titles, and we die. Suppose they
are Of the matter Of which Saturn's
rings are made; they would stone Us
to death and, with their millions up
on millions Of niles Of matter, Gov
er US IS the volcano burned Hurcu-
laneum and Pompeii, but in more
mighty and everlasting ruin. II the
comet be of nitrogen, there still is
death, for man can live but in his
Surroundings. No supposltion can
be made which shall admit Of the
longer life Of man.
Year: 1874

The scandal-mongers of Europe


are reveling secretly in what is said
te be a capital sensation in high
life, the parties at variance being
the Emperor and Empress of Aus
tria. Some weeks since the EN-
press left Austria suddenly, and


travelled without intermission day
or night till she reached the Isle of
Wight. The Austrian papers said
she had left home under the advice
of her physicians, but her conduct
IN her new home was so quiet and
retired that busybodies began to ask
questions A paragraph appeared
in q London paper announcing the
departure of the Emperor of Aus
tria, who inteRded to join his wife
in the Isle Of Wight. In less than
two hours after receiving this infor
nation, the Empress was steaming
Year: 1874

To CURE BUTTER.-Reduce sepa-
rately, to fGe powder, two pounds
of the best fine salt, one pound OF
loaf sugar and a half pound of salt
petre; sift these ingredients one
above another on a large sized sheet
of paper; then mix them we'll togeth-
er. Keep this mixture covered up
close in a nice jar, placed in a dry
closet. When your butter is washed
and salted in the usual way, and
ready to put in jars, use one ounce
of this composition to every pound
butter; work it well into the mass.
The butter will not do 10 use for a
month, because the salts will not
sufficiently blend earlier. Butter
should be kept in wooden vessels
or stone Jars, as earthenware jars
are not suitable; for during the de-
composition of the salts the glazing
is cOrroded and the butter becomes
rancid.


For the benefit of your readers
who arc packing butter, it may be
we'll for them to keep in mind that
the less water the butter contains
the purer 1t will be.
Year: 1874

REMNANTS OF RoAsT BEEF.-Take
off with u sharp knife all the meat
from the bones. If there are a few
nice slices, reserve them, il conve-
nIent. to be eaten cold. Chop the
rest fine in a tray. Take cold gra-
Wy, without the fat, aud put into u
spider 10 heat. If you have not
this, some OF the stock, or water in
which the meat has been boiled
When it boils up sprinkle in salt,
and put in the minced meat; cover
it and let it stand upon the fire long
enough to heat thoroughly; then
stir in a small piece of butter.-
Toast bread and lay in the dish,
and put the meat over it. The
common error in heating over meat,
sliced or minced, is the putting il
into a cold spider, with too much
fat, and cooking it a long time.-
This makes it oily and tasteless.-
Almost all meats, when cooked
second time, should be done very
quick. The goodness of these dish
es depends much on their being
served hot.
Year: 1874

What sentiment is that in the hu-
man breilst which, when we listen
to the account of a fght-even
though we neither know nor care
for the parties engaged in it
makes us impatient to learn which
whipped, and enraged to hear that
ii was q draw
Year: 1874

We find by personal inquiry that the
Postmaster at Downey City is univer-
silly unpopular among his townsmen,
as there is the most constant and un-
called for delay in the mails, owing to
his negligence or carelessness. The
DAILY HERALD, which should be de-
livered regularly every day, is turned
over to subscribers in lots of three or
four and of corresponding number of
dates. Many subscribers to our
WEEKLY fail to receive their paper at
all, or ut best at remote dates and wi h
astonishing irregularity. An attache
of the HERALD was shown the other
day two barrels full of these papers
slowed away behind the Postoifice
which had been called for but not de-
livered. Not only does this gross
neglect of duty and peryersion of au-
thOrity effect us and our subscribers,
but all of the mail which goes to Dow
ney City is subject to the same annoy
ing delay and loss. We advise the
petition for the removal of their Post
master, signed by every man, woman
and child in the place excepting the
aforesaid II. NJ and forward it togeth-
er with II memorial to Congressman
Houghton at Washington by whom it
will be presented to President Grant
and will doubtless secure the desired
end. Gentlemen, stand up for your
rights and do not allow yourselves to
be imposed upon by o derelict official
Year: 1874

There was a merry Christmas gath
ering at Leck's Hall on Friday eve-
ming. The entertainment was gotten
up by the Southern Methodist Church
for the Sunday School children. The
whole affair was done up in a style
just to suit children. All restraint
was thrown off and the big folks all
came down to the capacity of the little
ones, all entering into the amusement
which annihilated the distinction of
age and size. It is good for older
people to play child once in while;
it increases the sunlight in their face.


In lieu of the old-fashioned Christ
mas tree, there was q curtain hung
across the corner of the room, the tor
of which was about five feet high.
The presents for the children were
placed behind this curtain and the
whole was called the fsh-pond. The
fish-pole and line was put in the hands
of q little fellow, who was instructed
to drag his hook and line over into the
pond and when he got u bite to jerk.
What excitement and anxiety, while
the little fisherman was waiting for a
bite! A hundred little eyes were
watching that pole; by-and-by the
bite, then the jerk and out came the
little bundle. 1t proved, perhaps, a
dog-a real beauty-and the next one
a lovely doll; then out came a pocket
knife, and all was excitement. This
fishing lasted nearly an hour. Then
came the supper, when all the little
folks were seated at the table first and
the older ones waited All enjoyed the
evening with gusto and went away
calling it merry Christmas indeed.
Year: 1874

I have often been asked, Which is
the cheaper fuel, coal or wood ~
During the past month L have tested
the matter to my entire satisfaction.
I keep two cook-stoves, same size and
same make; they are used the same
time every day and kept at about the
same heat, thus giving me the best
possible chance to determine the
question of economy. paid for one
cord of wood or two small loads, $l4;
I paid for coal $40. The wood gave
out on the twenty-fifth day and the
coal on the twenty-seventh day. My
estimate is that there is a saving of at
least 40 per cent. in using coal. And
all bought of I. B. Ferguson, corner
Spring and Court streets.


b. Ia PEEL.
Year: 1874

lives with its grandeur and crowd out
the horrid blemishes of sin and inf
deity. When the foam of the last
wave of Time shall whiten our heads,
and we have long slumbered in the
city of the silent, may ne skeptical
utterance have fallen from our lips as
a seed of evil, to take root in the heart
of the listener growing into defiant
infidelity. But may the unconscious
power that we leave behind be as the
air of Paradise, diffusing blessings and
ascending as sweet incense on high.
The Christian Worker.
Year: 1874

Three hundred and eighty Christ
mas presents have been given away at
the Peoples Palace since the LIST of
December and 1000 presents are still
on hand, one Of which will be given to
each of those buying five dollars worth
of goods. d11:2w
Year: 1874

From an Occasional Correspondent


LAMAR COUNTY, June 25.-As this
part of Texas is about the best, or SIS gOoG
as any part Of it, its prospects to feed
ali who may wish to move to Texas
should be known first. The health Of
the country is good; our crops are late,
but there will be an average of corn and
cotton, and tolerably good wheat and
oats for 80 wet a season. Wheat will be
perhaps one dollar, -four three TO four
cents. Some say we have the best crop
we have had in five years. l hear that
about ClaIksville, Red river county, and
east into Arkansas, they need rain; from
there west for several counties they
have fine rains and fine crops. We are
having showers daily in different direc-
tions, which indicates plenty of rain on
our latest crops. If so we will make
more than an average, for our crops are
nearly all clean and in good condition,
with a large increase in wheat and oats,
and Hungarian and millet grasses. This
has been the hardest year have seen in
fifteen, and hope to never see another.
The past year has taught people lesson
NOT easily forgotten-tO work corn and
wheat instead of cottOn-for this is the
best wheat and oats country l have ever
seen. 1 have some wheat in the field l
think will make twenty-five bushels
per acre; some will make thirty, al
though the estimate is fifteen to
eighteen. Emigrants are coming in
nearly every day, and there is plenty of
room yet. Perhaps this fall will be
good time to get homes in Texas, as
great many are offering lands for sale at
less prices and better terms than will be
again. Paris is improving fast, among
other Improvements there being fifty
thousand-dollar courthouse.
Year: 1874

desperate u5vuS nave uIsJIugu1sned
the spot whereat Long fell. Bsyless
Morton, even there, on the self-same
sidewalk, shot Mr. Henderson; a negro
was killed on the same identical spot,
and man was stabbed to death one
hundred yards away, and the bloody
knife of the assassin was found hard by.
These were incidents of the devilish
period of internal Reconstruction" and
it is only singular that Long fell on this
fatal spOt
Year: 1874

within the hour in which he was shOt,
and within which this is most hurriedly
written, ana he may survive one or
two, or even three days. No vital organ
Is touched, but die he must. Such
wounds in such weather NUT prove
fatal. Colonel Sloss is in charge Of the
sheriff and one Of bis deputies occupies
the room from which he fired upon
Long.
Year: 1874

MR.. EDIToR:-Sr:-My attention has been
called to the following note from correspon-
dent in O recent number of your paper:


EDITOR GARErTE.-Do tho people under
stand that proposition is now before the
Board of Education to admit children from the
county OF New Castle to our Public Schools
Let the tax payers examine this question.
Let the mechanics ascertain whether their
property in this city shall be taxed heavily to
maintain schools for wealthy farmers in New
Castle county. FAIR PLAY"


Now, it is very singular that this subject
should be brought up at this time. It is
known that this thing has been practiced for
several years. and BY. men of reputed wealth
One man in particular who lives in Brandy
wine Hundred. and publishes abroad that E.s
place is worth with what is on it $50 900 eausl
to house in Philadelpha worth ike
amount and who does not pay q cent of tar in
this city. had his children at the public
schools in this city. But, now, when the
children of several poor men who live near the
city line, have been found in the schools. IA
great fuss Id made about the matter, and
Fair Play" invokes the Indignation Of the
people against it. l think Fair Play" is
probably right; but so long as he only winked
at the rich he should not strike at tho poor.


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