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Year: 1874

HEAT OF THE SUN.-Tho heat of the
sun nowhere p0netrates the ocean moro
than six hundred feet. At Il depth Of
from one to two miles the temperature is
everywhere about four degrees below tho
freezing point, caused probably by the
ice water poured into tho ocean from the
Arctic regions, northern and southern
This being heavier than tho surface water,
sinks to the bottom and forms currents
ever flowing toward the equator to tako
the place of water which, there heated
and rendered lighter, rises to the surface
and forms the Gulf and other warm
streams. As these flow again toward tho
arctic region it viii be seen that perpet-
ual circuit is kept up, the arctic waters
continually lessening the heat Of tropical
waters, and these in their turn giving out
their heat as they flow away from the
tropics. England is warmer than Green
land only because of the warmth derived
from the Gulf stream.
Year: 1874

HAIR AS AN INDEX OF CHARACTER
Coarse black hair and dark skin signify
great power of character, with tendency
to sensuaity. Fine black hair and dark
skin indicates goodness. Stiff, straight
black hair and beard indicate coarse,
strong, rigid, straightforward character,
Fine dark brown hair signifies the COM
bination of exquisite sensiblities with
great strength of character Flat, cling
ing straight hair melancholy but ex-
tremely constant character. Harsh, up
right hair is the sign of a reticent, and
sour spirit--a stubborn and harsh charac-
ter. Coarse red hair indicates powerful
animal passions, together with cores
ponding strength of character. Auburn
hair with forid countenance denotes the
highest order of sentiment and intensity
of feeling, purity of character, with the
highest capacity for enjoyment or suffer
ing. Straight, even, smooth and glossy
hair denotes strength, harmony and even


ness of character, hearty affections, n
clear head and superior talents. Fine,
silky supple hair is the mark of delicate
and sensitive temperament, and speaks in
favor of the mind and character of its
owner. Crisp, curly hair indicates a
hasty, somewhat impetuous and rash
character, White hair denotes a lynn
phatic and indolent constitution and we
may add that, besides all these qualities,
there are chemical properties residing in
the cooring matter of the hair tube which
undoubtedly have some effect upon the
disposition. Thus red dhared people are
notoriously passionate. Now red hair is
proved by analysis to contain large
amount of sulphur, while very black hair
is colored with almost pure carbon. The
presence of these matters in the hair
points to pecularities universally associa-
ted with them. The very way in which
the hair flows is strongly indicative Of the
ruling passions and inclinations, and per-
haps person could give II shrewd guess
Mt the manner of man or woman's dis
position by only seeing the backs of their
heads. The Hair Markets Of Europe.
Year: 1874

If a person happens to take two or
three of them TO bed, there can be no sleep
until tired nature becomes completely
exhausted. Spread blanket on the floor
and with a light commence hunt. Their
color helps TO detect them, and if they
alight on wooden blanket they will gen.
orally wait very obligingly for a thumb
and finger to cxtricate them. This Is
about aeas.
Year: 1874

WHILE recently visiting a cemetery a
friend overheard thrice-made widow
mot yet old or homely, who was standing
by three mounds) remark to another
friend, who is known to have been atten-
tive to the widow in her youth, Joe, you
might have been in that row. had you
possessed little more courage"
Year: 1874


GREAT LOSSES OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.


PITfsBtRG, Pa, -.


Al! the Hood gates OF the heavens were
opened last night, and vast volume of
water was discharged upon the city. Dur
ing the day heavy showers took place. but
they proved only preparatory 10 the del
use, which came down upon Us Between
eight and nine in the evening. The rain
was accompanied by vivid lightning, and
Tor over an hour the storm was fast and
furious. The water came down in sheets
which fairly glistened as the lishtuino
flashed upon them in quick succession.


fearful loss OF Lille is reported from AL
leShany, and pecuniary loss beyond that
caused by the late confiagration. AT the
mon depot this morning the tunnel of the
ran Handle railroad was flooded with f,ur
leel oil water and became inpassable for
trains, and traffic for the time being was
suspended. On the Both ward the most
costly results of the deluye were felt. The
tremendous body OF water which swept
down into .he saw mill run raised thar
stream with great rapidlty. A large GUAM
tity OF barrels and lumber were carried
away and piled up against the new iron
oIiu.e, "hich did not long resist the fury
OF the assault.


- - 'NeS W street cross
es the river was swept from its abutments.


so great was the force of the flood at
pittsburgh, Pa, that a large number of
barges with coal were torn from their
fastenings and swept down the river.


tremendous slide occurred covering the
Pan Handle road 10 the depth of eight feet.


A train coming down the city was stuck
there and not dug out until nearly morn
ing. Another train is bottled up Just be-
low the saw mill run


The damage to business houses is very
great. but cannot be computed at this
time. In Allegheny City the greatest
damage done WIS in Spring Garden Ay
snue. in the 7th ward In one tavern a
number OF persons were seated when the
water rose. A man named Hess Thought
to escape by swimming, but he was drown
ed. son OF Alderman Bolster lost his
lite In vain endeIv to save the life of a
baby.


young lady was also among the vic
tins. Thus far three ladies have been dis
covered in this section of the city, and at
Wood Run three ladies were found. Five
or six persons are missing. A well known |
citizen named John Schaffer Is supposed to
be lost. also Adam Burgess, police officer.
The gas was extinguished.
Year: 1874

vention had it been thought that he
could have been elected. But the ma
jority Of the Convention recognizing
the good qualities as an officer and the
popularity of the present incumbent,
thought best to place him in nomination.
As it was Mr.. Grow received very
complimentary vote, and we have no
doubt had he gone to work to pack
the Convention as is done by such poll
ticians and Office seekers as the author
of the article in the Republican, had in
his corrupted imagination, that he
might have obtained the nomination,
but We have yet to learn that Mr..
Grow any in way wroked for or asked
the vote Of any delegate to the Feather
stone Convention.


The miserable twadle with regard to
the insult to the farmers in the words {:
The farmers are now beginning to read
and think for themselves which. the
editor Of the Republican and the actor
Of low comedy, claims to have seen
somewhere over the letters W. s. G., is
almost too contemplate to notice.


That there has been great waking
up among farmers and the producing
classes generally, more reading and more
thinking for themselves and for their
own interests, is one Of the proudest
boasts Of every Patron, and it is a fact
which has been generally recognized
and rejoiced in by all true minded men
every where: and it is fact which we
have no doubt but that the shattered
brain of "Swan Peter Jensen will vet
be able to grasp. We had certainly
thought this fact was compliment to
the farmer. s. P. j. does not think so,
he evidently would prefer to do the
thinking for them, and draw pension
Of few cool thousand for the addition
al strain on his massive brains, and for
going around the country to tell the
farmers and laborers how to vote. He
gives sample Of how he would have
things fixed by giving the way he used
to manipulate the ward elections for the
St. Paul ring.


AS to the statement that che (Grow)
procured the adoption Of resolution
/ committing the Convention not to NOM
mate an officer for more than his second
term," S. P. J. must have known il
to be false, for he is evidently CLOSE
roader Of THr GRANGE ADVANCE, and
remembers what he reads there, or he
could not recall the very language of a
communication appearing in its columns
nearly a year ago. Now, everybod,
who read the account Of that Conyen
T. ion will remember that Mr.. Grow no
only did not obtain the passage Of au]
such resolution as asserted by the Re
publican, but that on the contrary, h<
warmly opposed its passage, and tha,
the resolution was not offered until afte1
the nominations were all made and ther
explained by the committee to refer onl,
to the Third-Term Policy of the Presi
dent Of the United States. Now tn,
editor of the Republican with all hi
folly, is not so big fool as, after read.
ing that report, to have any such an
idea as he sets forth, so it is nothing
more or less than bare-faced falsehood
for the purpose of injuring private cit
izen.


Now, We have said this much not be
cause We wish to take up the cudgel 70,
Mr.. Grow, nor that we believe Mr.
Grow is perfect or free from mistakes
Year: 1874

Unpolished Views OF the Candidates for


Congress-.


During the past week this city has
been visited by both the Congressional
Candidates of the I'd District. Before
they came they came the people had
pretty much made up their minds which
way they would vote at the coming
election. There had been troublesome
nausea at swallowing either Of the doses
concocted by packed causes, and pollti-
cal traders but the doses had been got
ten down and comparative mastery
obtained over the digestive organs, but
suddenly the work has all been undone.
and the nausea has returned and it is
impossible to do otherwise than to spew
up the nasty doses of imbecility and.
worse which the politicians have.
crammcd down the throats Of the voters
Of this District If we were running
the campaign on either side we should
see that our Candidate. which ever Of
the two nominees he might be, was kept
at home We confess that after casual
ly meeting Major Strait we thought,
with the good moral character that
somebody had given him, we might be
able to vote him, but further observa-
ton, and listening to his edifying con-
versation for quarter Of an hour sent
our shoe strings up our throat and led
US to exclaim '' Good Lord deliver US. !"


We were not able to hear the address
delivered in this city (the other doesn't
speak: he could mt but have heard enough
with regard thereto, to know that Mr..
Cox had higher standing in the esti-
nation of the people of this place before
he came than after he had been here,
and that was not much to brag about.
We happened to be out when Mr.. Cox
called, and only had the pleasure of
seeing him for moment as he was on
his way to the cars but We must confess,
that in the few words We passed, he i'm
pressed US as being man Of much
greater Intelligence than the Rcpubli-
can nominee, as we'll as being far tue
superior in culture, yet we believe that
this city and every other city of its size
the State h"s-a dozen men who have
never aspired to anything higher. %
showing the plain, laying brick, or work.
ing at the forge, that would represent
this District in Congress better than
either of the nominees. And Goodhue
County has hundred farmers in whose
hands we should hundred times rather
intrust the interests of the District than
in the hands Of either Of these gentle
men. This may be considered a rather
plain and unvarnished way Of speaking
Of Candidates for such high positions
and were these men the Candidates of
other than their own forced choice, we
should feel to deal with them more gen.
tly. But if man forces himself into a
ridiculous position he must not blame
the world for laughing at him, Sancho
Panza wherever found as Governor is
more subject of meriment than Of
sympathy. though when such a oharao'
ter becomes an actual Governor, or Leg.
istor it is often something other than a
cause of merriment to those whom he gov.
erns or for whom he legislates.
Year: 1874

Do not miss Of going to see the open
ing Of the rich fall stock of millinery at
Mrs.'charies, commencing on Thursday Of
this week. 1t is chance you only have
once year. Go and feast your eyes with
the beauty displayed and you will be sure
to buy. H.
Year: 1874

being man Of poor health and lacking
in the strength and endurance necessa-
~ to success on the farm, he has strug-
gled along in the midst Of financial diff.
ficulties enough to crush most men,
raised large family of children, sever
al of whom have now reached manhood
making good and honorable members Of
society, and all the time maintained
name for honor aud integrity,


Yet because in the midst of his Diff
ficulties this man has at different times
looked to an Office the duties of which
he felt competent to ell as way out Of
his troubles, aud has failed Of a nomi-
nation, he is to be set on by misera-
BILE hireling of political rings, fattening
on corruption, living in palatial resi-
aence, and keeping himself in ahluence
with money received for hurt, an in
Jury to the brain, which did not pre-
vent him on the fall before the medical
examination from stumping the State
for his party and has not since prevent
ed him from running newspaper and
the Office Of the Secretary Of State at
the same time


Mr.. Grows opponent is more h,nora-
bic and generous than this He says,
that he sympathizes with him and is
willing to do all he can to help him in
any way possible, he would even give
him Post Office if he could instead of
kicking him because he was down.


The list Of awards of premiums at the
Cannon Falls Fair was crowded out this
week. 1t will appear in our next weeks
Year: 1874

idea as he sets forth, so it is nothing
more or less than bare-faced falsehood
for the purpose Of injuring private cit
izen.


Now, We have said this much not be.
cause We wish to take up the cudgel for
Mr.. Grow, nor that we believe Mr..
Grow is perfect or free from mistakes,
but we have written what We have for
the reason that We always have held in
perfect contempt that class of miserable
bullies Who, a. soon as they think they
have found a man down, and powerless
to do them any good or harm and SEEM
ingly deserted by his friends, make a
practice Of pouncing upon him and try
ing to crush him to death. It is one
Of the most contemplate and disgust
Jag crimes which one human being can
commit toward another, and yet this is
just what the Republican has attempted
toward Mr.: Grow: And yet had Mr..
Grow been successful this same man
would have been the first to have f.wned
around him and asked favors of him.
We speak advisedly for We know Of his
having done the same thing under like
circumstances. Mr.. Grow has been an
unfortunate man, 70, years afflicted with
q disease Of the eyes that required
much time and money to relieve with
out efecting cure, incapacitated in
this manner for business life for which
his habits aud education fitted him, and
Year: 1874

We publish an article that will be read


With interest giving an account Of Con


ference held in this city some weeks age


by those peculiar people known as Latter


Day Saints. The article Is evidently
written by one Of themselves, inasmueh
Asit gives not only the points Of faith
held by them but digest Of the reports
made to the Conference by various Elders
from various points In this section Of coun.
try. These reports show that the Latter.
Day Saints are hopeful oi the future ol
their faith, and thai they are making ef-
forts, 10 proselyte the unbelieving world
around them. We confess that viewing
their prospects from their own standpoint
we doh6t see why they should feel en-
Couragedto hope for anything better in
The future than has happened to them in
the past They have had an existence
here 10 Wheeling for many years, and yet
at this late day only claim eighteen or
twenty members. They still continue to
meet at private house just as they have
done Tor perhaps ten years or more. Like
grain Of sand they have not grown
any, but rather lost bulk we sus-
pect. This would not be strange
we're they sn ordinary religious sect, But
they are not an ordinary sect like those
we see around US, They can work
miracles and other secIs do not generally
claim to work miracles. The Latter Day
Saints claim to heal sick people by an
oIntIpg their bodies, laying hands on them
snd praying over them. The author Of
the article we refer to claims that little
girl was healed in this city Of "ague and
fever" in this way during the Conference,
and the elders Of whom he speaks
claimed in their reports that the sick
were being healed In their respective vi.
cinities by the same process. Now ad-
mitting these claims TO be true, we do
not see why such religious body should
only number eighteen or twenty persons
In city Of this size. II seems to US that
1t ought TO be large, popular, and flour
lshing society. II the members can work
miracles there Is certainly no lack ot op.
pOrtunlty TO manifest the fact. If"sgue
and fever" can he cured by amounting
people, laying hands on them
aud praying over them, why can
not typhoid fever be cured in the same
way. This fever has prevailed in this
community more or less for months, and
has presented an enviable opportunity for
converting a multitude Of people TO the
tslth oi the Latter.Day Saints. What we
are curious TO know, therefore, Is why
their light has been hid under a bushel
all the time, and why, II 1t is desirable to
make converts at all, they do not use the
means within their power. They solicit
attendance from the public at their meet.
ings. There will be no difficulty about
thtsattendance II they will only heal one
person at each meeting. In q months
time no house in the city will hold the
people that will throng their doors for
admission. Our advice TO them, there
fore. Is to make use Of their extraordinary
powers to win the world to them, since it
is plain to be seen that ordinary methods
have entirely failed in their case.
Year: 1874

A writer in the Country Gentleman who
raises five or SIX acres of onions annually,
In the vicinity of Rochester. n. Y. de-
scribes his soil and his method of manage
ment. He says his onion land Is muck
swamp. and he never fails Of getting
good crop. The maggot never troubles
him, even when the crop on the neighbor-
ing upland Is almost wholly destroyed
His crop last year averaged s45 bushels to
the acre for five acres. As 10 variety. he
finds the Yellow Denvers the most profit
able. and the Early Round Red the next
best. His seed is sown with drill AT the
rate OF four pounds per acre il it is his own
raising and he knows it Is good; other
wise, six ounds are used. If the weeds
begin to show before the onions are up. he
goes over the worst places with garden
rake. His hand wedding is done by little
girls The work between the rows is done
by hand cultivstors. and one man and Eve
girls will take care Of five acres until the
onions are too large fer the girls to 60
among them. After that the work 10 done
with hoes. For this purpose he finds the
push hoe the best. This he keeps going
until the crop is ready to harvest. which
operation is performed by raking with
common style wooden teeth hand rake
the teeth however are shorter and nearer
together than in those used in the hay deld.
A man can easily rake out an acre per day.
They are lett en- the ground two or three
weeks amer raking. to cure, when, II the
weather is good, they are topped into the
field, otherwise they are first hauled to the
barn and sheds, where the topping opera
tion is performed. He ploughs his land
in the fall if possible. for the reason. as he
says. that the onion will bottom better
where the land is compact than where it is
light and porous. If he fails TO get his
ploughlng done in the fall, he simply cul-
tiyates in the spring instead of ploughing.
For fertilizers he uses unleached wood
ashes and all the hog manure he can get.
Year: 1874

Sometimes the iron will stick 10 q man
ner perfectly unaccounable; II it is rubbed
on a board on which fine salt has been
sprinkled and then passed over = brown
paper with wax in its folds, the sticking
propeRsities will be checked. A bowl Of
clear water, and . clean old linen cloth,
are useful to remove any specks the linen
Year: 1874

When he was fat he was very very fat,
and when he was lean, Il skeleton. In these
two alternating conditions of being William
Dubury lived for long time in London,
England. Once, when he was lean, he ex.
hibted himself as curiosity. But success,
strange as it may seem, spoiled his business.
lie got money enough to procure food with
which to gorge himself, and soon he rounded
with flesh the bones that had been curiously
obtrusive. Having spent all his money,
Dubury had no resource but to again be.
come a skeleton. Nature had made too
many changes, however, and when he reached
the only state in which he could live by the
monetary contributions of sight.scers he
died from exhaustion.
Year: 1874

from Alameda: about seven miles
distant, with his sleeves rolled
az and with pick or shovel in
hand, trying to earn his twenty
cents an hour alongside Of the
brawny laborers. But the most
remarkable part was that, when
the bell tapped for recitation in
mathematics, he was promptly in
his place with 4 perfect recitation.
ltiS considered remarkable if STU
dent can get through & term perfect
in either recitation or examina-
ton, and but one or two in a class
Of sixty or seventy ever do this;
but Glcnnon generally came of:
perfect in both, AID often, when
the whole section failed on a. diff
cult proOlem, our nero would walk
to the board and settle it in a
twinkling. Again, after recita-
tioas, James would be found, with
cheerful face and ready jokes at
command, trundling his wheel
barrow Or welding his homely i'm
plements among the grading
hands, whom he always kept in
jolly humor by his ready wit. 4
boy capable of doing all this is
bound to succeed in life"


San Francisco Chronicle.
Year: 1874

with his hands and Sobbcd as il
his heart would break. But tie
train was about leaving, and Join
thrust the little piece Of calico in.
to bis bosom to remember his
mother by, hurried into a Car, and
was soon far away from the place
where he had seen so much sorrow.
We know mary an eye will mois-
ten as the story is told and re-told
throughout the country, and o
prayer will 60 to God for the "a
therleSs and mothcrless in all great
cities and places. Little readers.
are your mothers still spared to
you? will you not show your love
by obediance? That little boy who
loved SO well. surely obeyed.-
Bear this in mind that if you
should one day have to look up
on the face of q dead mother, no
thought would be SO bitter as to
remember that you gave her pain
by your wilfulness and disobedi-
ence.-Er.
Year: 1874

The EFFECTS OF A Hot BRIcK.-
Mrs. Battles, says Max Adeler,
suffers from cold feet, and the other
night she warmed up q brick ia
tending to take it to bed with Eer.
She laid it down by the bedside
while she attended to the baby,
aud then forgot about it and turn
ed in. After awhile Battles came
over to the bedroom, and when
he had assumed his night shir: be
began to say his prayers. When
be was about half way through be
happened to move his knee q little
to the left, and it came in contract
with the brick. For an instant he
thought that something had stung
him, and jumping up, he came
back to ascertain what it was. He
saw the brick lying there, Aut it
never occurred to him that it was
the cause Of trouble, so he picked


it up for the purpose OF: throwing
it out Of the window. Then he
suddenly dropped it on two of his
corns with cry of pain, and after


an indignant denunciation to Mrs.


Battles, he procured piece Of
paper, and in furious rage hurled


the brick through the wlndow-sash.


1t bit policeman who happened


to be standing on the pavement


below, and in less than ten minutes


Battles was on his way to the


station.house, where he was locked


up all night on charge Of assault


and battery. he was released in


the morning after paying $40 fac.


He has not finished his prayers


vet, and Mrs. Battles now warns


her feet with a flannel petticoat.
Year: 1874

clear an oyster from his na.
tive bed, and from all the tender
affections that cling around him at
the place of his birth, and trans
plant him to the pacific coast,
and be dies of sheer homesickness
within year." And yet, to gaze
on the extreme placidity Of fried
oyster: you would scarcely think
that a little thing like that could
affect him so.