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Year: 1874

One very extraordinary way in which
Chinese superstition shows itself is in
connection with the system of ancestral
worship, to whick they attach extreme
importance. They seem to believe that
the unseen world is in a certain way a
counterpart of things visible, and that
the spirits Of the departed stand in need
of food, clothes and houses-reduced,
however, to state suitable for the in
visible, which they seem TO imagine is to
be attained by the process of burning.
They have curious way of carrying
their superstition into effect. Having
to provide for, not on the day of the
funeral alone, but in perpetuity, the
comforts of the departed, they take care
that clothing, furniture aud money
shall cost them as little as possible.
They therefore manufacture limitations
of these pecesssries in paper, the paper
money Being covered with tin or gilt
foil. and on some occasions a paper
house, ready furnished, is burned and
passed entire into the unseen world.
The food of the spirits is managed more
simply still. The feast Is spread, hot
and steaming, aud the steam and fumes
arising from the repast appear to form
the Dutriment of the spirits, for the sub.
staDtial food is afterwards consumed by
relatives. From this feeling with regard
20 ancestral worship results the strong
desire Of every Chinaman to have son
instead of daughter; for should the
male line Of his family fail, the ances-
trail feasts cannot be properly performed,
aud then not only his own spirit will be
starved, but all his ancestors will be re-
duced to a state of beggary.
Year: 1874

Section II of the schedule to the new
constitution makes it the duty OF the slate
board OF election supervisors, upon as
certaining that majority of votes nave
been cast for the adoption of the consti-
tuition, to make publication OF the TACT IN
two Little Rock newspapers, and the con
stitution becomes in force from the date
of such proclamation.


BY the same section the state board Is
required to certify to each house OF the
general assembly list Of its members,
and to deliver to the speaker ofthe house
an abstract of all votes cast for governor
and other state officers. After casting
up the vote, the speaker is required TO
announce the names of the state officers
elected The state officers are required
to qualify and enter upon the discharge
of their duties within fifteen days after
the announcement of their election by the
speaker.


The county boards of election furnish
certificates of election to the members
elect of the house Of representatives, and
the board of the county first named in the
apportonment, furnishes like certificates
to the senators elect.


Section 20 of the schedule provides
that all officers except the governor, sec
retary of state, auditor, treasurer, attor
ney- general and land commissioner, shal
enter upon their duties when they shall
have been declared duly elected by the
state board, and shall have duly qualified
which must be within fifteen days after
they have been duly notified of their elec
ton Upon such qualification the pres
ent incumbents are required to vacatt
and turn over their offices.


The general assembly, by section %
is required to meet on the first Tuesday
after the second Monday in November,
being the 10th Of that month Il r.. Gu
zete
Year: 1874

opposition to the D.mocratic nominee.
The question is not who is the better
man. But shall we support the nominee
Of the convention or shall we distract and
divide our vote and allow Hynes, re.
constructionist Of the State. to slip in
through our disaffection. We think our
better Judgment will say for It's to sup
port Judge Wiltshire freely and heartily,
Let US do it, Democrats of Crawford, and
be done with this internal quarrel among
ourselves, and unitedly prepare for a
National Democratic victory in the next
Presidential election
Year: 1874

The Arkadelphia Standard has a time
ly word of admonition to the friends of
independent candidates, as follows:


Beware Of Independent candidates
They are wolves in sleeps clothing, and
mean no good to the people. They are
either tools of the Radical party, or men
whose selfish ambition would make the
ruin Of the country a stepping stone into
Office and power Vote the Democratic
Conservative ticket-W. w. Wiltshire for
Congress.
Year: 1874

IMPROVED SNOW PLow.-Benjamn b. Sweet,
OF this city, and John Noble. OF Philadelphia, have
obtained letters patent on an improved snow plow
invented by them, which they claim will prove of
great value and save an immense amount of use
less labor on railroads. when the tracks deeply
covered with snow. The plow is to be made en-
tirey of iron, and can, if desired, be constructed
so as to be selfpropelling 1t Is arranged as TO
receive from a large furnace a continuous supply
OF heat, which extends around the inner surface
Of the plow This will keep the iron constantly
hot, which will have the effect of melting the
snow, and thus greatly facilitate the work OF
clearing it from the track. The inventors claim
that their invention is a vsst improvement over
the present clumsy and poorly arranged snow
piows, and that 1t can, should the snow be deep
enough, tunnel through it at the rate of four miles
an hour.
Year: 1874

fall, to add a department for training
cooks, under the charge Of French
chef where not only servants can be
fitted for the entire range of cooks
duties, but where housekeerers who want
to know how to make a mayonnaise, or
to dress mushrooms, or to prepare a
Bavarian Cream, can, by paying a small
sum, learn what they want without take
ing a whole course. Very quietly this
training school is taking itsplace among
the valued institutions of New York,
ana will solve the servant girl question
by putting a class OF Intelligent and re-
spectful attendants In the market, when
the disorderly ones will find themselves
no longer in demand, and have to sub
NIT to decent regulations.


Prurpo
Year: 1874

There Is no pain which the Gem
taur Liniment will not relieve. no
swelling 1t will not subdue. and no
lameness which it will not cure
This Is strong language, but it ia
true. 1t has produced more cures
Year: 1874

B. B. Herbert, Grange-41dgQuce:


In looking over the proceedings of
the last County Council held at Feath-
erstone in March last, was astonished,
to tell you the truth about it, to see the
resolutions that were passed there, at
least part of them, and that too with a
rush as / have since been informed
They were momentous questions too
| will only refer to two Of these
resolutions. The first that I shall
notice is the one on the temperance
question. 1t is we'll known that the
foreign population of this country is
quite an element in the Grange. Their
habits are formed in the mother coun
try and brought here with them.
Among these habits is the use Of beer,
and they all like it, and it is in fact a
part Of their being. Take the lager
beer away and where is the German ?
Take the whiskey away and where is
the 1rishman? Take away the ale and
where is your Englishman? Yet all
these nationalities belong to the Grange,
are benefit, and are improving as
farmers and citizens. But they do not
like the idea ofsuch resolution being
passed with rush, without the ques.
tion having been brought before their
respective Oranges for action BEFORE
hand There was no notification Of
such action prior to the Council.


The second one to which I will call
attention is the one approving and re.
commenting the Farmers; Insurance
Company Of Minneapolis. Now it is
we'll known that we organized to protect
ourselves from monopolies and hum
bugs, yet with a rush the Council ap-
proves and recommends the Minneap-
oils Company, when, to my mind at
least, there are grave doubts about the
solvency Of the company. lam not able
to see that$3.60 will carry to expiration
81 1000 Of insurance when $40 was paid
to start with and that too wheG they
have done the heaviest business within
the last two years. It may b6 that it
is necessary for us to be hdf fpbugged for
while yet, to learn our NB Cs, but
if SO let US not be gulled for want Of
mature deliberation.-Dun't let US get
together as Council Of Grangers and
then rush things through with race
Year: 1874

cidedly lessened in size. disloged il with
the poker, pulled it toward me, and endeav.
ored TO cleanse il from the ashes and to
mould its softened bulk into shape again.
But as pressed the half.melted wax he.
tween my fingers they encountered hard
misunderstanding firm and with sharp
edges-that resisted the pressure. nv
hands trembled with eagerness and nervous
excitement as stripped the waxen she'll
from this hard kernel Patience's voice
seemed to die away in the distance as
piled my scissors and my fingers 10 their
buried work At last it was done tho
hidden thing lay bare before me on my open
palm This was what saw:


A stone resembling in size and shape the
half of good-sizod hickory nut, if the nut
were divided transversely, cut into a few
broad facets on top, and underneath cut
into smaller facets. Its shape was perfectly
regular, its color rich glowing crimson,
or rather deep rose-red. gazed at it in
mute admiration and bewiderment for a
moment then started to my feet, amaz.
ing Patience, who stopped reading and drop
ped her book as | cried out, 10 state Of

almost frenzied excitement, " Patience, look
have found this. What is it2 Can it be-"


Quiet, calm and unruffled as ever, my
sister rose, looked steadily at the stone as it
lay on my shaking palm, then took it in her
own hand and drew it lightly across the
glass shade Of the little clock that stood on
the mantlepiece. A sharp grating sound
was heard, and when she took her hand
away, a long scratch was visible on the sur
face Of the glass. She turned toward me
then, aud her voice had a sudden quiver
and her cheek flushed with unwonted red
as she answered, I" It is ruby--an enor.
nous one. Adelaide, the missing fortune
Of Stephen Carr is found at last"


Whereupou l seized my old cloth coat
and flung it straightway into the FIRE; :" |
mean to have a seal skin sacque before the
new yearis born. Don't look SO astonished,
Patience. nm not mad-ony beside my
self with joy" But my excitement died
away as Patience bent her gentle head and
whispered softly, " Let us give thanks to
God
Year: 1874

There was once a kings son who heard
that the people il one Of the kings coua-
tries long way OF used to be afraid Of
the king and used to say that the king did
not care for them. So he thought to him.
self, 81 will 90 aud teach them better"
But he said, If 60 with my fine robes
and crown, they will say, What do you
know about poor mans life You do
not know what it is TO be cold aud half
naked and hungry will put of my
royal dress, aud | will wear clothes like
the poor people, and live and eat as they do"


So he changed bis clothes and left his
palace, and went to that distant country,
and there be lived among the poor, leading
a harder life than any Of them. And yet,
though he was often hungry aud cold, and
sometimes did not know where to fnd a
nights lodging, he never complained, and
never broke the laws


After he had lived in that country for
some time, he went back to the king at
home. 1t happened that soon afterward
the people Of the country sent messengers
to the King to complain that the laws were
too hard The kings son then said to these
messengers, " Believe me, the laws are all
for the best, aud the king loves you as
though you were his own children"


Ah, said the messenger, but you do
not understand our way OF life, how poor
and miserable we are, aud how hard it is
to live" You are wrong" said the
prince; 81 understand your life quite
we'll, for | lived myself as a poor man
among you for a long time | know you
have to suffer a good deal every one Of
your troubles are known to me, for have
suffered the same things Yet still as
sure you that the king is very fond Of you,
and will make you perfectly happy in the
end


Then the people, when they heard that
the kings son had lived among them and
knew all about their troubles, began to be
more hopeful, for they said, He knows
what it is to suffer, and he will surely help
US"


The kings son is Jesus, who is the Son
of God the Father. Jesus was, as we are,
tempted to DO wrong. lie knew what it
was 10 ue poor auu hungry anu houeiess
he felt the bitterness Of DEATH More thar
this he knew what it was to be persecuteC
| by enemies. and 10 be msundarstonf
aud deserted by his dearest friends


Do not fancy, then, when you have you
little trials and troubles, that Jesus know
nothing about them and cannot understand
them. Jesus was a child, as you are, anc
be has never forgotten that be was a child
You may tell him Of all your troubles; h
will understand and sympathise with then
PqraJles far Children.
Year: 1874

Mothers cross !' said Maggie coming
out into the kitchen with pout on her lips.
Her aunt was busy ironing; but she looked
up aud answered Maggie.


" Then it is the very time for you to be
pleasant aud helpful Mother was awake
a great deal in the night with the poor
baby"


Maggie made no reply. She put on her
hat, and walked off into the garden. But
a new idea went with her. " The very
time to be helpful and pleasant is when
other people arc cross. Sure enough y
thought she; " that would be the time when
it would do the most good. | remember,
when was sick last year. wasso nervous
that if anybody spoke to me, | could hardly
help being cross and mother never got an-
Cry or out of patience but was just as gen.
tie with me. ought to pay it back now
and | will" And she sprang up from the
grass where she had thrown herself and
turned face full Of cheerful resolution to-
ward the room where her mother sat sooth-
ing and tending fretful teething baby.
Maggie brought out the pretty ivory balls,
aud began to jingle them for the little one
He stopped fretting, and smile dimpled the
corners of his lips.


Couldn't | take him out to ride in his
carriage, mother, il is such nice morning2"
she asked.


81 should be SO glad if you would !"
said her mother.


The little hat and sack were brought and
baby was soon ready for his ride.


an keep him as long as he is good, "
said Maggie "and you must lie on the
sofa and get nap while | am gone. You
are looking dreadful tired"


The kind words and the kiss that accom-
panied them were almost too much for the
mother The tears rose to her eyes, and her
voice trembled as she answered, "Thank
YOU, dearie, it will do me world of good II
YOU can keep him out an hour; and the air
will do him good, too. My head aches
badly this morning"


What happy heart beat in Maggie's
bosom as she trundled the little carriage up
and down on the walk. She had done real
good. She had given back little OF the
help and forbearance that had so often been
bestowed upon her. She had made her
mother happier and given her time to rest
She resloyed always to remember and act
upon her auut's good word The very
} time to be helpful and pleasant is when
everybody is tired and cross. Tile Wei
Spring.
Year: 1874




One of the most prolific sources Of mat
rimonial difficulties is the lack of knowl-
edge on the part of wives Of the duties of
housekeeping In these days there are a
hundred young ladies who can thrum piano
to one who can make good loaf Of bread.
Yet hungry husband has so much of the
animal in his nature that he cares more for
good dinner than-so long as his appetite
is unappeased-to listen to the music of
the spheres. Heavy hearts give rise to
dyspepsia--horrid dyspepsia-and its herd
of accompanying torments Girls who de-
sire that their husbands should be aimable
and kind should learn how to make light
bread. When young man is courting he
can well live at home or, if he has to 60
distance to pay his addresses, he usually
obtains good meals at hotel or eating
house but when he is married and gets to
housekeeping, his wife assumes the func-
tions of his mother or his landlord, and il
is fortunate for her if she has been educated
so as to know what good table is. Those
who are entirely dependent upon hired
cooks make sorry show at housekeeping
The stomach performs very important
part in the economy of humanity, and wiyei
who are forgetful Of this fact commit Sc
rious mistake. Even the lion may b.
tanned by keeping him well fed.
Year: 1874

GOLDEN GRAINS is a sequel to b. l.. Far
icons popular story, Blade O. Grass
but it possesses a separate interest of its
own, which makes it worthy of perusal by
those who have not read the previous vol
ume while those who have will be all the
more eager to follow the fortunes OF the
characters therein. Harper X Brothers
published it, and Wilder has it for sale.
Year: 1874

We must find each other out, and then
it is possible that, like my mothers old
shears, over which used to ponder when
child, one side is greater, and the other, by
consequence, is less"
Year: 1874

A MAS OF HoNoR. By George Cary Eggiesion.
New York Orange Judd Company


This is a story full Of incident, the hero
Of which is Robert Pagebrook, Western
youth Of Virginia descent, who works his
way through college and figures as a college
professor, and finally as a Journalist. The
story is well told For sale at Wilder's
Year: 1874

Nv. A. Your article will be used in few
days


The Reading Eagle has been forced by its in
creased circulation to put in a four-cylinder Hoe
printing press. Although entirely new,
the paper is printed well and looks better than
formerly. The Eagle is one of the very best To-
cal papers III interior Pennsylvania, and stops
short of no enterprise.
Year: 1874

PoLITIcAL.-" The political calender
Is bilin." was the ass-tute remark of one
our self constituted Solons; which being
interpreted, means that things are being
cooked up for the coming election and
the local politicians are in stew. The
Republican primary was held here Oh
saturday. was well attended and very
harmonious, resulting in the choice of
q delegation in which every interest and
class in the community is very fairly
represented. This is the only organized
political party in the county, and has.
undoubtedly, on any dittinct party is
sue. majority Of the popular vote, and
60 into the contest with this decided
advantage; but in the present laxity of
party ties and party discipline, and in
total absence of all distinctive political
issues, there is no power in name to
assure success, if the candidates have
not the popular confidence. Any mani
fest attempt to foist unworthy men upon
the people. or any appearance of ring
combinations for ulterior purposes, will
call into being an opposition which will
scatter to the winds all fraudulent devil
ces depending for success upon party
majority. We are not the instrument
on advocate of any party, but simply
state the facts as we find them. The
ticket which presents the best men will
have our earnest support without regard
to party names.
Year: 1874

CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE.-TheR Re-
publican Convention for this county
declared for Jacobs as their first choice,
and Kearney as their secord choice for
Delegate to Congress. This is simply a
local and personal concession. That
Judge Jacobs enjoys the confidence and
esteem of his Republican neighbors, as
o gentleman of very attractive social
qualities and as consistent and un-
compromising party politician, there
Is no ground for dispute. AS against
any other man, outside of the county, it
is conceded by all that Kearney would
be the first choice of not only nearly all
the Republican voters, but very con-
siderable number of Democrats. That
he would poll larger vote in this coun-
ty than any other candidate who could
be presented, without an exception. is
the opinion of many of the r ost intelli-
gent observers of popular sentiment. 1t
would be no personal favor to either of
the gentlemen named to constrain him
to surrender Lis present position for
the chances of the Delegateship which
o mere nomination implies. it can there
fore be considered and discussed with
out any personal feeling. We are
entirely satisfied with Judge Jacobs in
his present position. which is the most
honorable and digrifed of any in the
Territory. except that of private citi'
zen who wants no Office. We would
cheerfully support him for Delegate if
it should happen that he should be In
the field against some man we thought
less capable Of serving the public inter-
ests. With Mr.. Kearney the case is
different. We were the first to publicly
recommend him as candidate, against
his most sincere and earnest protest,
and should he be nominated we should
feel in honor bound to support him.
Beyond that we are free from all en-
tangling party allianees.i
Year: 1874

A MoRAL-A nut dropped by a squirrel
fell through the opening in the middle of an
cid milestone which lay uponthe ground, and,
being thus protected, grew into thriving
saplin that shot up through the opening. In
few years it had increased so that it filled
the space and was firmly wedged to the sides
of the heavy stone. Still it grew, and in few
years more, little by little, it lifted the entire
weight clear from the earth SO that man
could sit beneath it. All was done by atom
after atom, borne by the sap to the growing
trunk. Think of this, my little man, puzzling
over long division in arithmetic; little by
little Of thinking and working will take you
through fractions rule of three, and those ter
rible problems at the end Of the book, by and
by; but be sure that the little by little is not
neglected. And you, hard working lad on the
farm, or in the shops, look at Franklin, Watts,
Morse, Field, and thousands more who have
lifted the weight Of circumstances that would
hold them down like millstones, and who have
by their steady perseverance risen above their
fellows, easily bearing their burdens; and
keep pegging dlCay
Year: 1874

BOUND TO lap OVER" Landlord said
a transient guest at railroad tavern, as he
drew near the end of his dinner, won't you
give me little more pork to eat with this
potato?' A little tater he said:


There was little more pork than |
wanted let me trouble you for little more
potato to eat with the pork. And shortly
afterward:


well, declare, I've got some more potato
left, and it seems pity to leave it-just a
small piece of pork, if you please, landlord. :"


1t ran on for some time. At length the
landlord stopped in front of the guest and re-
marked: Look here stranger, it amt no
use. I'm wiIlin' to do anything in reason to
make that pork and potato come out even, but
I've made up my mind the way you eat it
can be done. You're bound to lap over, on
one or the other every time. Now just make
up your mind which you would rather leave,
and quit. I've got enongh pork and potatoes
but il you keep on you Il burst.
Year: 1874

An editor in Illinois, having engage new
reporter, received the following as his first
effort: eve are informed that the gentleman
who stood on his head under pile driver for
the purpose of having tight pair of butes
druv on, shortly after found himself in China,
perfectly naked and without cent in his
nocket "
Year: 1874

In my opinion the horse is sick. 20 shillings


Now that opinion was doubtless correct. The
man was a connoisseur, but he asked too much
for it.


Most connoisseurs are good deal like the
old quack. They ask too much for their
opinions. For one | refuse payment.