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Year: 1874

desk, preferring not to deposit it in {


bank, as the times were ratber par


lcky," and the tighter and scarcer'' money


was the more the Squire thrivad


was cautious, safe man-this SO
Clinch-and yet a bold and successful


one, too. His wealth increased year by


year, for he was ever on the lookout to


turn the misfortunes of others to his
gain. Still the money lay in his desk,


waiing for the accomplishment of its
selfish purpose, while it ought to have


been IN circulation, and a portion of it,
at least, paying honest debts.


But few there are who are without an
hour of disaster at some time in their
careers, and 'Sqnire Clinch was no ex-
ception to the general rule. There was
a burglary one night. The 'squire's
house was entered noiselessly, and
while all the inmates slept, his desk
was silently and quickly opened. In
the morning he found the lock on the
floor, the lid tipped back and the green
backs gone A great alarm was raised
and detectives set to work, but no clue
to the money or robbers could be found.
His money that had lain so secluded
and, as he imagined, so safe, was gone
beyond recovery. And with it went the
ten-doiI4F 6reeHbae1z which We have
mentioned. Instead of accomplishing
the good it might have done, it was now
serving bad purposes in thieves hands.
What fate


Which greenback was the more to be
enyied-tbat of Luke Preston, whose
career carried it over so many checkered
scenes, and whose passage in it's multi
form divisions from hand to hand was
IN every case a message of gIadness,
token of honesty, and a promoter of
or that of Squire Clinch,
whose only change from the dull mo-
notony of its useless, selfish life was
such a disastrous one?


Let those in whose care the destiny
of greenbacks may be placed take warn
ing from these two cases, and so act on
the lesson taught as to make the world |
their neighbors glad, and
themselves richer in the return sure to
follow
Year: 1874

From the fact than when the body of
d man of average size is reduced liter
ally to ashes by fire, only about ten
pounds of said ashes remain, it is shown
that the human system contains seventy
per cent. of water. In the remaining
thirty per cent. twenty is carbon, which
disappears in gas at the burning, even
rs the wateTy seventy evaporates. Thus
year "solid man possesses really
about ten pounds of solidity,
Year: 1874




Ex-Judge Samuel ID. Morris, the counsel Tor MI
Tilton. when visited by TRIBUNE reporter last
evening was somewhat reticent, his ground beng
that of professional etiquette which prevented INN
from indicating the course Of procedure 10 be
adopted In reply 10 inquiries, however. Mr. MOTHS
sad that the only course on the part OF Mr. Hilton IN
the matter would be in an action for criminal IN
timacy. There conld be of course other actions IN
the case on the other side. They couil
sue Mr. Tton for slander if they were so disposed
or they could have him indicted. The action on MI
Tltous part will be placed the calendar ana take
the ordinary Of any action in court IL can
not be immediately tried The inquiry in court OF
law will be much more searching and COM
pete than the investigation conducted by
the Investigating Committee Of Plymouth
Church The Committee is mere voluntary affair."
and has no power to compel the attendance of wit
nesses or their answers to the questions put Only
those who are willing to do so 20 before it ; they
state what they like and omit hat they like There
is nothing compulsory about it, there is in a
court In answer to question as 10 when Mr.. Hilton
had decided on his present course, Mr.. Morris
stated that he had suggested to the Committee
long ago the proprety of stopping their proceedings
and of taking the matter into Court. Nothing def
mite in the case has yet been done, continued Mr..
Norris and there is really nothing to add to what is
indicated in Mr.. Tilton's card TO the Committee.
The papers in the have not yet been prepared.
When they will be and what witnesses will be called
are questions which Mr.. Morris did not feel at
liberty to answer.
Year: 1874

ARM BRoKEN.-John Smithers, u lad of
about ten years of age, fell into the gutter
this morning, on King street, between
Second and Third, and broke his right arm,
just abnve the elbow. John now resolves
to be more careful in walking across the
street
Year: 1874

10 the uoters Of Io,ca County:


Learning that a story is being cir
culated to the effect that if elected
to the office of County Clerk it is
not my intention to attend to the
duties thereof myself, but to leave
it to q deputy, | take this means
of correcting such an impression,
and of assuring the people that if
elected, 1 shall occupy the office and
discharge tho duties thereof in per-
son. Any story to the contrary is
wholly unwarranted.


TOuN 1JnApE
Year: 1874

A FULL VOTE insures a Republi-
can victory Argument of political
questions just before election is
good to enlighten the people as to
the positions of the opposing par
ties and to set forth what results
may be expected to follow the sue
cess OF the one or the other but
few conversions are made. When
at the polls, people as a rule vote
their party tickets. We believe
that if all legal voters in Iowa eoun-
ty attend the polls, majority will
be found to be Republicans, hence
our desire to see full vote. AS a
rule, the Democratic strength is in
the villages and cities, where the
polls are convenient, and thus that
party generally has a larger per
cent. Of its actual strength out than
their opponents. If Republicans
would only think of this, and turn
out from their farms next Tuesday,
though they have six or ten miles
to travel, there is no doubt of the
result, but if they refuse to do so,
Iowa county will again be recorded
as Democratic, and the excellent
Republican county ticket viii be
beaten.
Year: 1874

genuine reform in politics and warfare against AL
forms of monopoly and sure powerfully TO ao'o-
cate that cause in office out Of 1t, has no chance
whatever if Bourbon Democracy prevails On tue
other hand he has neither the ambition nor
the qualities of leadership TO create party
for himself Thus the new movement
has originated and will be shaped by causes aito-
gether apart from the question of the senatorshp'
The fact is the business of paramount Importance s
to restore decent government TO tins state ana "
bring Missouri more into harmony Win mou-
ern civilization. II that can be done by move
ment agreeing with his convictions, Carl Schurz
will be AZ earnest and powerful a champion of the
cause of the people of reform and of anti-monopoy as
can be found whether he has chance of reelection Oh
not II that cannot be done, any man who does noo
care to buy an Office may well resolve TO 40 "itn-
ont il IN Missouri. Do you know that should such
movement this year fail. it may take half century
10 undo the mischief done by BOurbonsm and cor
ruption in this State See how the ethics of Iweeu
are already applied TO emergencies IN this region
See how immigration has been checked. and Union
men, preferring mi grafton to continued endurance
of s,cal business and political prescription are
vanishing from many counties There are MANY
farmers who know that their farms are worth less
bv 30 per cent than they we've three years ago. Is
il a wonder that sensible men IN Missouri think


first and almost exclusively, Of the redemption ana
regeneration of the State
Year: 1874

But I'll stop where | am, on that road.
and take another. He shall never
know that | heard him but he shall
change his mind of me before I'm Il
week older"


Roy did take new turn, although
not so suddenly us to rOuse the suspi-
cions of the squire. Seeing that he had
too readily accepted the hard-earncd
gifts of his father. he soon asked the
squire to advance him Il little money
on his salary. that he might send it
home. saving. at is about time the
tables began to turn, and that help
instead of burdening my father And
the request was granted with smiles
and compliments.


Soon after that, when Enoch had
drawn in all his winters wood. Roy
playfully offered to split enough to pay
him for blacking his boots, and he did
it like one who had handled an axe he
fore.


Little by little he gained the conf
dence and respect of the squire. When
the term closed and he engaged to take
the winter school again, they parted
with perfect understanding. All was
right between them, and Maria was to
pass the holidays with Roy's family.


The squire said he had never been st
deceived by first appearances


Listeners rarely hear any good OF
themselves; and when they hear evil
they rarely make us wise IL Use of it lis
Roy Winters, the innocent listener. did
of this unintentional reproot he had re-
ceived from the man who years after
wards became his tather-in-law
Year: 1874

Potatoes Of large size are said to he
produced by a monk in France, by cut.
ting two side shoots from each stalk
when it is five to seven inches high, and
setting them in good, rich, mellow gar
den soil. In few days they send out
roots, and form tubers about as early
and in as large quantities as the origi-
nal stalk, while the latter does not
seem t. be injured by the moderate
pruning. The experiment also seems to
have been successfully tried elsewhere
previously. The plan may be found es-
pecially serviceable in the propagation
Of new and rare varieties for seed.
Year: 1874

sift a pint o. -four, pour boiling wa.
ter on it till thoroughly wet, stir we'll
and set aside till cooled to blood heat.
Then add teacupfull of yeast. In
twenty'four hours the mass will all be
yeast of the best quality.


To make this into yeast cakes, work
enough sifted corn meal into it to ena.
ble the mass to be rolled cut fat on a
board or table top. Cut it into squares
and dry in brisk wind but not hot
sun. If kept perfectly dry, this yeast
will remain good for year or more,
but is best when made every three or
six months.
Year: 1874

By permission Of the President,
given yesterday, the Cincinnati Gazette
of to-day publishes letter written in
1872, prefaced by the following explain
atory remarks:


In 1872, when it was found that
Grant would be renominated, the re-
port was circulated that, in view Of the
many groundless reports as to his seek
ing the nomination, he would decline to
be candidate. So positive were
reports upon this point that in May,
1572, We wrote him a private letter on
the subject, to which q reply was re-
ceived, which We are now permitted to
print. This has nothing to do with
the third term, but it shows how Grant
felt with reference to the first and Sec
ond terms, and will serve to disabuse
the minds Of those, if any there be-,
who honestly believe that the Presi-
dent is capable Of scheming for a NOM
ination in 1876:


EXECUTIVE MANSION, J
WASHINGTON, May II, 1872.


DEAR SIR: Your favor of the 10th
inst, saying that the managers Of the
GQzstte had decided to come out
squarely for my nomination at Phila-
delphia June 5th, prox., when they
were met by the report that l would
either decline being . candidate before
the convention or would decline after
the nomination, was received last night,
after leaving my Office for the day. l
caused q dispatch to be sent you to the
effect that the report was without any
authority whatever. I am not in the
habit of writing letters on political sub
jects, and especially have I never writ
ten a letter calculated to influence a
convention as to who should be the
candidate before it, or selected by it !;
but your letter is Of such a nature as
to properly demand an answer, more
particularly as you say you will treat
my response as strictly confidential.
Now I will say that l never proclaim
ed myself q candidate, either before
the convention, which meets IN Phila-
de]phia this year, nor the convention
which was held in Chicago four years
~6Os AR'V AVvVA W11tSC1A q 4lNCS OOuC
an act, nor, I believe I say with truth,
entertained a thought calculated to
produce action by the the Republican
party in favor of my promotion over
that of any man in it who might be
their choice. do now, as I did four
years ago, sincerely believe that the
interests of the whole country demand
the success Of the Republican, party. II
deemed advisable am willing to make
any sacrifice to accomplish that suc-
cess. feel that I did make sacrifice
in giving up high position-so highly
priced by me-one created for me by an
appreciative public, for which act can
never thank them sufficiently. Now if
l can be Of any service to the party
that chose me then shall render that
service conscientiously and to the best
of my ability. The personal sacrifice
made four years ago cannot be made
| now.


With great respect I am your obed.
lent servant, U. S. GRANT.
Year: 1874

A hot lemonade is one Of the best
remedies in the world for a cold. It
acts promptly and effectively, and hae
no unpleasant after effects. One lemon
properly squeezed. cut in slices, put
with sugar, and cover with half pint
of boiling water. Drink just before
going to bed, and do not expose your
self on the following day. This rem
edy will ward off an attack of the chil}s
and fever if used promptly.
Year: 1874

The man who made shoe for the foot ct the mountain Is now engaged on a hat for the head Of discourse. e.-Erch0nge

 Now les him make a veil for the face of the earth. and handkerchief for the nose pf a u1ow x.
Year: 1874

Life has few Charms for the Dyspeptic, which is not to be wondered at when We take into account the amount of bodily and mental suffering that this distressing malady generates. The Peruvian Syrup (a. protoxide of from has cured thousands who were suffering from this disease
Year: 1874

The abolition of the free pass system, oa the roads leading into Chicago from the We<tgOes into effect with this month, while the roads leading East are also cut ting of their de2d-heads of the press. It Is a reform that xiTl bear extending.
Year: 1874

In many sections of the valley the far
,ners are undoubtedly much injured by the
settlement thereon of sediment from the
mines. For a time the farmers seemed TO
regard this as natural consequential in
jury directed against them by the hand of
Nature, which was beyond their power to
control. At last they seem to be waking
up to the fact that il is not the direct hand
Of Providence which is sending this sediment
down the rivers, to settle upon and destroy
their ranches, but that it is lot cf miners
hard working men like themselves, who
are shoveling away the mountain sides, and
sending the sediment down to injure them
They no sooner, apparently, find out that
human hands are the cause Of their trouble
than they set about to find remedy. The
farmers Of Linda Township, in Yuba coun-
ty, sec first to have conceived the idea of
securing reparation for the damages they
sustain at least they are most active in their
endeavcrs to obtain either remedy or a
preventive. They have had much to say
on the matter, heretofore, and to-day, we
understand, they hold grand maes-meet-
ingt in the City Hall, at Marysvile, for the
purpose of inaugurating move for obtain
ing compensation for the amount of dam
ages sustained. They may be successful,
and they may not. 1t is a difficult matter.
They may provide, Or be the means of hsv-
ing provided, some measure, securing COM
pensaion for losses thus sustained, but they
can never stop mining. The miners are not,
as class, desirous of innring single
farmer, because they have sense enough to
know, the more farmes, orchards and gardens
there are to produce food, the better off will
be the mining industry. But as the Grass
Valley U',ion suggests: "Thc world wants
gold, and more of it than is now out of the
ground, and TO supply that want many
mountains will yetbe washed away, and
thousands of quartz lodges will yet be
poiMdcd into sand"
Year: 1874

Numerous and grave complaints have


come to our ears, regarding the present


management of the County Hospital. We


know there are always some who like to


find fault, apparently for the sake Of having


something TO do; but, after making due al
lowance for all this, we are led to believe,
from the almost universal dissatisfac tion,
reported as existing among the patients, that
everything relating to the management OF
the institution is not exactly as it should be.
What the complaints are, it is unnecessary
to state, as the Supervisors not being in
session, there is no power to appeal to for
correction, except to those in immediate
charge, and they must understand the
causes of the patients troubles as we'll as
we. 1t is to be hoped the County Physi-
,ian will enquire into the troubles. and seek
10 have them remedied. Otherwise there
will be job of more than ordinary moment
;or the Grand Jury and Supervisors, at their
next session. The peoples money is spent
to support this institution, for the express
benefit Of the indigeut sick, and they, Of
course, are interested, and will be satisfied
with none but efficient and honest managers.
Year: 1874

On the 9th Of last june there appeared
in leading article in the HERALD, these
words:


"These monopoly hirelings may go on whole
session of Congress-, and perhaps not be required
| to show their hands but once or twice. The resi-
Of the time they can keep on the popular side,
currying favor with the people, in hopes OF going
before them again. and claim that they meant
well, and what little they did for the monopoly
| was mistake. These mistakes, the people will
please notice, often cost great deal Of money
az the little mistake which Sargent accidentally
made on purpose, just at the last moment, will
cost the country, to begin with, 800, 600, and
there is no one on this coast so ignorant but
what knows that the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company are the only ones who will re-
ceive any benefit from it, We Just throw these
! remarks out a precursor to what we shall
have TO say on this class Of Representatives
when Page comes before the people again as q
candidate for reelection


We are not prophet, nor the son of a
prophet, but the indications that Page will
be re-nominated, by the remnant of the Re-
publicans in this district, for Congress, be-
comes daily more apparent. Only last Sat
urday the Grass Valley Union remarked
that "from the signs Of the times we judge
that Hon. II. F. Page will be ths choice Of
the Republicans in this Congressional Dis
trct for Representative in Congress. I"
There is nothing to be wondered, and moth
to be feared from Pages denomination.
He suits the monopolists, and they will re-
nominate him, and the people all know now
that he belongs to them IA fact that was
concealed as much as possible when he run
before, and they will defeat him. In this
connection. though, there is one very sisnif-
cant circumstance making its appearance,
which is not out Of place to mention here.
We refer to the fact that many Of our So
called Democratic cotemporaries, as well
as some individuals, who have, in times
past, pretended allegiance to Democracy,
are improving every opportunity that pre-
seuts ITSELF to say good word for Page.
These circumstances warrant the assertion,
first, that Page will be the monopoly candi-
date, and, second, that he will be supported,
as be was to q certain extent before, by all
Democrats, as well as Republicans, who
drill to the crack of Stanford's whip. This,
we are pleased to say. though, will make
the issue plain. The rogues, scallawags,
and monopoly offal, on one side, and the
honest men, and admirers of honesty and
good government on the other. Just such
fight as we crave.
Year: 1874

As the constitutional right of the Legislature to
peal the "Act to Protect Lgans" far cates to
the contracts Of those papers that have complied with
the law is to be tested In the courts notice hereby
given that the propretors and publishers OF this pa
per will continue to comply with its terms in accord
ance with bond filed until Judciay determined.


II legal notices-are published in the HERALD tn ey
are sure to be right If published elsewhere de
ION In our favor would make Illegal all publications
not made in the HERALD, and throw the suits o. all
ittigans who are or have Lccn dsreonrdinR this
tice back into the courts. word to the wise is sum-
ienf
Year: 1874

The opinion is entertained by some Of our
exchanges. that cannot see very far into
milestone, that the removal Of Professor
Carr from the Agricultural Chair in the
Sease University. will have a material cffec,
on the Presidential campaign Of 1876.
Year: 1874

Some men with commercial minds are
easily satisfied. One of them says: "a fall
pippin. coal stove and a Newspaper are
not bad things to sit up with.- Men of
more romantic disposition are content with
strawberries and cream, bright eyed girl
and Q new moon
Year: 1874

There is degree of independence about
the boyish declaration which il very at
tractive. Some great good Is supposed to
be attsined, and the young rascal-well, the
fortunate men who gobble up the great
prizes of the concert of the Pablic Library
of Kentucky on November 80, will also feel
like being independent, and they too will be
shouting-we don't care whether school
keens or not
Year: 1874

Girls should he warned of the danger
they run in marrying railroad brukemen.
An enthusiastic member Of the that fra.
lernity, on being awakened the other
night from a dream ofan impending crash
by scream, found himself sitting up in
bed holding his wife by the ears, having
nearly twisted her head of in his frantic
attemps to down brakes"
Year: 1874

IN reply to a request from some dairy
men to giYs plans for building a good
dairy house, a correspondent Of the Gin
cinnatia Gazette says:


Goodness is the aaiu thing desired.
built what We called q fruit house several
years ago, which We also used for milk
house winter aad summer Inside Of
this, twenty inches from the outside,
built another fraDe, which was ceiled
with wide boards Botween tho weather
boarding and ceiling sawdust was flled
in. Twenty inches from tbs top of the
outside frame (the inside frame should
be that much the lowest | laid wide
pianks and covered the joints with mar
row boards, aad filled that spacs too with
sawdast. My sills were under the ground
and filled between with small rock and
lime. On the inside | filed some three
inches with thin stone, then took slsdge
ham mer aud beat theIs up finely, and
levs!ed og. When this was done [ took
thin mortar and poured over the top and
levelsd with plasterer's travel, making
the whole rat proof. There should be
tTo door shutters, one to each frame, for
winter.


Another correspondent of the same
Journal gives the following:


Lay up foundation with good, hard
burnt bricks, or with stones, a thirteen
inch wall. On this set frame, say of
five zach studding. After siding up, cell
on tbs inside and ill 10 with charcoal
Overhead have floor and ceiling be
meath the joints, putting charcoal be
tween. This Is a non conductor Of heat,
aud also good absorbent of foul air
Have doors on the end and each side at
least two thirds the distance back from
the door put windows with sash hung at
the top, to be hooked up to the ceiling
Get wire gauze, paint it, and tack over
each window to exclude all vermin, "from
a cat to enat." Now put from four to
six inches OF good gravel on the floor aud
pound till it is solid ; then cement this as
you would u eistern, also the side walls
As your frame will not extend iu as far
as your wall, you can put shelf on it,
say nine inches wide, which will be HANDY
to use for various purposes. Lastly, put
slx-inch tubs of galvanized iron at the
rear end, running from within a foot Of
the ground to two foot above the roof.
with q cay on top and an opening on each
side equal to the diameter of the tube
Then with good sweet pans you will have
milk and butter that will 10 to set before
a queen. ScrupulOus cleanliness is very
important; without this, no milk house
will make good butter