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Year: 1878

An "UNGRATEFUL WRETCH."-The last Balletia
gives q whine about its enemies inducing un-
grateful wretches to sue it. This is intended to
belly ache the public into the belief that some
person, who owes his very existence to the edit
or of the Bulletin, has been induced by the ene-
mics of that individual to sue him. 1t may sur
prise a sympathizing community, and induce
them to dry their tears, to learn the facts. This
ungrateful wretch is printer, who has family
to support. He worked on the Bulletin, early
and late, day and night, at the munifcent wages
of $40 per week. This uDgrateful wretch
thought he was getting rich too fast, SO he
threw up his situation. After waiting eight or
nine months for his pay, and failing to get it,
the ungrsteful wretch, not content with the
honor and condescension shown him, by permit
ting him to work on the Bulletin, actually saed
the editor for his wages, and there is no ex-
emption of property from execution against a
debt for labor, the editor was compelled to pay
him, after failing to get security on stay bond,
to keep the ungrateful wretch out of his money
for four to six months longer!
Year: 1878

Those who have never personally in
spcCted the lower level, Of uur mines may
obtain some idea of the degree uf heat tn
he found therein 10y visiting the Savage
works az the change If shifts. TIE men
packed together as close as they can
stand on the Cage-are popped up cut oi
the shaft, all steamlng hot, io: all the
world like II bunch of asparagus just lift
ed from the pot. They make their ap-
pearaucc in cloud Of steam that puurs up
continually FROM the depths profound, ~
aud are dlmly seen until they step forth
upon the floor of the works. As the men
land and separate, each carries with
him for half minute his little private
cloud Of vapUr As this passes on
the man is seen TO be naked from tne
waist up, his skin aS wet as though he
had just been lifted ont of n pool "f wa
ter. The men bring up with them, besldrs
the steam--an amount OF heat that cau
be felt by the spectator as they pass. All
this is at the top of the shaft wh.re 1t l.
considered quite cool-what, then, must
it he hundreds of feet below, where the
men started touchdown where the water
stands 1877 degrees Fahrenheitl Down
there no steam is scent is too hot for it.
1t is only when the hot, moist air, coming
up from the lower regions, strikes the cool
air at the top of the shaft that 1t takes
the form of steam. Down there where
the men came from you must keep your
hands off the pump column and the pipes,
andif you pick up any iron tool you will at
once put IL down without being told to do
so. Down there they handle things with
gloves on, or wrap rags around the drills
they are guiding and iron apparatus they
are moving, and down there, too, you will
learn to keep your mouth shut after you
have drawn few mouthfuls of hot air
into your lungs. Perspire2 1t is no name
for it, You are like a sponge that is be-
ing squeezed,


You are ready to believe that you have
ten million pores to every square inch OF
surface, or as many more as any author
ity may mention, and that these pores are
as big as the cells of honey comb. You
90 for ice water, and it almost seems to
hiss down your throat-you keep going
for it, and thus in short time find out
what becomes of the tons and tons of ice
that are daily consumed in the mines.
Remain below among the miners for an
hour or two, and when you are finally
popped out at the top of the shaft, all
Ied-hot and steaming, among the other
asparagus sprouts, you will appreciate
the beauty, the light and the coolness of
of the upper world.
Year: 1878

The shy girl can do something to helr
herself. She can force herself to talk
She can constantly bear in mind that 4
certain amount OF confidence in her own
powers is needful to bring out whatever
powers she possesses; nay, that complete
withdrawal from the strife of tongues is d
form of seltshness which often shackles
and depresses those about her. There Ii
the girl who is shy from feeling that she
is not "cever enough to talk; the girl
who has ''nothing to say"-why, let hei
read the papers and talk about the giant
gooseberries rather than be mute; even
Nm inveterate habit of blushing may be
brought within reasonable bounds.


At whatever cost, come out of your
shell. Do not sit dumb; for this Cypress
i've hyness, from being the cage in which
your ideas die as they try to emerge, will
after time become the unwhoesome
vacuum precluding the very birth Of them
Silence which forbids the utterance OF
thought not seldom destroys the capacity
for thought. From being very silent
girl, you may become very stupid wom-
an the vital force which once gave you
unused ideas will cease to traverse your
brain at all, and you will end "a "bouche
inutiLe" and burden to the community


1t must be clearly borne in mind that
shyness can be conquered, if not wilfully
encouraged, just as it undoubtedly can
be fostered by indulgence; for as our de-
sres act strongly upon our will, so is it
possible for our will to act on our de-
sres, controlling both our attractions and
our repulsions. Shyness is kind of
collapse of will, a form of moral paral-
ysis; but we can strengthen feeble
limb by steadily exertipg it, and each
effort will make the succeeding effort
less painful. How often one sees chill
dren, too young to be reasoned with, suf-
fering almost physical pain from sny-
ness, and making everybody suffer with
them, till a merciful nurse removes them.
From "7he art Of Beauty" by Mrs. II.
Il. Hawles.
Year: 1878

BAD FOR THE EYEs.-The New York
Graphic introduces new point in an i'm
porlant question. 1t discusses tue impair
ment of visions of school children, result.
ing sometimes in nearsightedness. This is
generally attributed to the length and
severity of the studies, but the Graphic
suggests as the main cause the color OF
the ink and paper. Books are printed on
black and white, but these are not col
ors to be found in nature. In the TEN.
perate zones, at least, negative tints pc
dominate. The water is dull green,
the earth is brown and the sky blue.
White, wherever found as in the Arctic
SHOWS, the sand of the desert, the white
cliffs of the Pyreenes, always create dis
eases of the eye. The sign painters give
yellow or golden foreground on back
ground of black, as being the most stTik


ing form of lettering, and the object
seen at the greatest distance is the yell
low star in the dark blue sky. In morn
ing newspaper offices, where the work
is done in great part by gaslight, paper
Of a yellow or brOwnish yellow has long
been in use. The Graphic thinks that
school books will presently be printed In
colors.
Year: 1878

A meeting Of the clergy of different


denominations is announced to be


held soon at San Jose to secure ex-


emption of the churches from taxation
by a clause to be inserted in the new


Constitution The thirteenth section


Of the Constitution provides that tax


alton shall be equal and uniform"


The Revenue Act Of 1857 exempted


church property and school lands, as


well as the lands of the United States.


from taxation. BY decision of the
Supreme Court (High VS.. Shoemake,


% California, page 263) this exemp-


ton was held not to be a violation of


the thirteenth section Of the Constitu-
ton, as claimed; bat this decision


was subsequently reversed, and since
then all church and school property.


other than that belonging to the pub
lie schools, has been obliged to bear


its equal share of taxation. This
seems to be just and right. Tie proI-
osition to so change the Constitution


that church property shall be special


ly exempt is not one that should meet


with favor, whoever may advocate it.


If it were proposed to pay the churches
a subsidy, varying according to the
value Of their buildings and grounds,
every one can see that it would be ut
terly out Of place for our Constitution
makers and Legislators to listen to it
for moment. But the proposed ex-
emption is the sclf-same thing in an
other form. The exemption from, or
remission Of, tax of $50 or $500,
which auy church may have paid IN
der the present ruling, is exactly
to a subsidy Of the same
amount paid to that church. The
Monitor devotes long article to the
advocacy OF the proposed change, and
asserts that it can see no reason why
church property should not be exempt
as much as United States, State. coun-
ty or city property. 1t argues that,
'As it would not be proper for people
70 tax themselves in their civil corpo.
rate capacity" so neither is it proper
FOR them to tax themselves In their re.
ligions corporate capacity" nor have
the people Of the State, as such. The
State has nothing whatever to do with
any religious organization or corpora
ton, except to afford it that equal
measure Of protection which is afford
ed to any other voluntary organiza-
tion- social, literary or scientific. 1t
is great mistake, as will be found
to suppose that the revision Of the
Constitution offers good opportuai-
ty for changing its attitude in this re-
gard and introducing new principle
n our organic law, which shall give
as, instead Of a purely secular gov
ernment, mixed affair Of Church and
State and quasi-established religion
Those who are moving SO gayly III
hcse matters of Sunday law, religious
amendment and Church exemption
nay as well save their powder The
,eople will have none Of chem.
Year: 1878

SOME scientific men claim that the
earth is drawing nearer the sun every
year. We don't know about that, but
we do know that throughout the sea
son the bottom of the strawberry and
blackberry boxes comes closer and
closer to the top every day. Hawk,
eye.
Year: 1878

LIVER IS K1Na.--Tho Liver is the
imperial organ of the whole human
system, as it controls the life, health
and happiness of man. When it is
disturbed in it's proper action, all
kinds Of ailments are tho natural
result. Tho digestion Of food, the
movements of tho heart and blood,
tho action of tho brain and nervous
system, arc all Immediately con-
nected with the workings of the
Liver. 1t has boen successfully
proved that Green's August Flower
is unequalled in curing al persons
afflicted with Dyspepsia or Liver
Complaint, and all tho numerous
symptoms that result from an un~
healthy condition of the Liver and
Stomach. Sample bottles to try,
10 cents. Positively sold in all
towns on the Western Continent.
Three doses will prove that it is just
what you want.
Year: 1878

Sling shilling or sixpence at the
end Of piece Of thread by means Of q
loop; then, resting your elbow upon a
table, hold the other end of the thread
betwixt your forefnger and thumb, OBJ.
serving to let 1t pass across the ball of
the thumb, and thus suspend the shil-
ling in an empty goblot. Observe,
your haod must be perfectly steady, and
if you find it difficult to keep it in an
immovable posture, it is useless to at
tempt the experiment. Promising that
the shilling is properly suspended, you
will find that when it has recovered its
equilibrium it will for moment be
stationary ; it will then of its own ac-
ocrd, and without the least agency from
the person holding it, assume the action
of pendulum. vibrating from side OF
side Of the glass, and after few sec :
onds will strike the hour nearest the
time Of day; for instance if the time be
Is minutes past 6. it will strike I, and
so on Of any other hour. It is neces-
sary to observe that the thread should
lie over the pulse of the thumb, and
this may in some measure account for
the vibration Of the shilling, but to
what cause its striking the precise hour
is to be traced, remaius unexplained ;
for it is no less astonishing than true,
that when it has struck the proper mum
Der its vibration ceases, it acquires
kind Of rotary motion, and at last be-
comes stationary as before.
Year: 1878

One of the most important things to
attend to in the care of farm stock Of
every kind is that they have access at
all times to salt. In this connection
we would again call attention to the
bad practice in vogue with many other
wise good farmers, in that they salt
irregularly, and at such times with too
liberal a hand Thus animals will
gorge themselves, and this often results
in severe purging. Again, when salt
is thrown about on the ground to be
licked up, the stronger animals get
more than they should and theo weaker
ones little or none. Besides this, in
jury to weak animals is often the re :
suit Of this struggle. The proper way
to salt stock is to have the salt placed
under cover, where they may get it
every day if they wish. In this way
they take just what they want and no
more, and. while eating what is neces-
sary for them, they never take enough
to do them, injury. Thus cattle will
seldom take more than an ordinary
tablespoonful per day, and this is about
what they require in summer as an aid
to proper digcstion.-1Prairie Farmer.
Year: 1878

Capt. Boyton's swim = few weeks
ago across the strait Of Gibraltar was
very perilous. A great shark swarm
around him and grew more and more
aggressive until ii was frightened .way
BY the explosion Of = dynamite cartri.
dge. Night came on, aud with it high
wind aud waves, during which the cap.
tain was lost sight Of several times by
the boats crew who accompanied him,
and who we're SO frightened that they
insisted that he should give up the
voyage and get into the boat. At last
the captsin made land and frightened
terribly q party Of Moors, who ran
away as fast as they could. thinking
that some dreadful sea monster had
londcd on their shores
Year: 1878

Much has been published within a
few years on the subject Of hilling po-
tatoes, and by some the aat.culture sys-
tenn has been highly recommended.
At one time the arguments brought
out in its favor we're so clear that l ex.
perimented on the system, and the re-
suit was very lean harvest of small
potatoes. I have no doubt, however,
Of the sincerity Of those who recon-
mend that mode Of culture, which bro.
badly has been successful under the cir
cumstances by which they were favored.
But in farming, as in medicine, there
are no fixed and positive rules Of prac.
tice. In medicine, the constitution,
habits and other peculiarities are to be
understood in order to apply safe and
efficient remedies. So in farming, the
nature and quality Of soil, and other
conditions, must be understood in or
der to insure successful practice. When
the potato rot first appeared in this
country, thirty-6ve years ago, it was
soon discovered that the vines were
FIRST attacked on low grounds subject
to fogs, and that the disease was worse
on stiff, clammy soils, enriched by fer
menting manures. This induced far
mers to plant on lands high and dry (if
the soil was very sandy, SO much the
better), aud to use manures cooling in
their nature. The result was saving
of the crop under such management ;
while where the older system Of plant,
ing lower fields Of more compact coil,
and feeding with heating manures was
continued. failure from rot was the
general consequence.


Here was happy variation Of results
brought about by variation OF culture,
and We havo no reason to suppose but
that fat culture Of potatoes, under
some circumstances, may be successful.
Admitting this to be so, we should Sc.
leet sandy or very porous land IS the
field on which to try this mode Of cul-
ture while on q tenacious, clayey soil,
or stiff: loamy one, that requires
much working to keep it in friable
condition, should continue the old
system Of blowing out, pulverizing the
soil, and hilling up, for the following
reason: Where such soils are fiat
cultured they will become compact by
the rains and by the atmosphere, so
that they become impcrmeable to the
influence of rain and air-two valuable
elements Of growth-consequently the
size of the potato is diminished, and its
quality impaired, BY its being deprived
Of two essentials Of healthy growth.


Ireland, with soil moistened by the
saline breezes Of the sea, is famous for
potato growing /; and her stalwart sons
who come to America are uniformly
successful In its culture here, and often
raise fine crops Of potatoes under most
unfavorable circumstances. What their
practice may be in other localities, I
am not informed; but here, where they
form numerous class, their uniform
practice is to hill largely. or if they
plant in drills, to bring the earth into
ridges along the growing corn and their
crops are large.


just when to form the hill is an i'm
portaut consideration in securing crop.
and is better done after a rain than
when the ground is very dry; for by
hoeing in moisture, supply is secured
70 counteract the effect Of dry weather.
Year: 1878

At the recent term Of Court in Mic.
ollet Go. Judge Cox called the atten-
ton Of the Grand Jury to the alleged
abuses in tho management Of the In
sane Hospital, calling the treatment Of
one patient, Who died, deliberate muir
der. The Grand Jury did not find
any cause for finding an Indictment.
Year: 1878

The roof Of the Auditors vault in
the Capitol extension, caved in last
Friday. Various reasons are assigned
for the cause of the accident, but so
far it is impossible to give the exact
cause.
Year: 1878

We are informed that there Is much diff
fculty in getting the large crop of sorghum
and amber cane in the county this year
manufactured into syrup, as there is a
scarcity Of mills. Some five mills that
had been ordered by farmers in Sharon
township and shipped from st. Louis have
failed to arrive in time to take care of the
crop, which has occasioned much diaap-
pointment. lie Sueur Sentinel.
Year: 1878

The following article we clip from
the North Star. 1t appears from it,
and also from an article which we pub
lish elsewhere, that there is a split in
that county. Big Stone has many inn
portant measures on which prompt leg
islation is required, and we are inclined
to think that pickering and wrangling
will rather have the effect of retard-
ing, than of promoting their local in
terests;


Ho, every one, read the call for the mass
convention at Ortonville, on the 26th of
this month. Come one, come all. Now
is the time to take power from the hands
of a conniving few and let the voice of the
people be heard. The object of this con-
vention is stated in the call: A full attend
ance is desired that fraud and corruption
may be given a wide berth. The citizens
of Big Stone county owe a proper adjust
ment of their political affairs to themselves
and only an earnest participation in politi-
Cal issues by the masses can insure such
adjustment. Too long have the affairs of
our county been handled by tlickstcrs.
Year: 1878

A man he owned a terrler dog
A bod tailed, ornery cuss,
And that there pup got that there man
In many an ugly muss;
For the man was on his muscle,
And the dog on his bite:
So to kick the dog goned animile
Was sure to raise fight.
a woman owned a Thomas-cat,
That fit at fifteen pound
And other cats got up and slid
When that there cat was round.
The man and his dorg came along one day,
Where the woman she did dwell
And the purp he Growled ferociously.
Then went for that cat pell-mell.
He tried to chaw the neck of tLScat.
But the cat he wouldn't be chawed,
So he lit on the back of that there dorg,
And bit |! and chawed and chawed!
Oh! the hair it few and the purp it yowled
As the claws went into his hide,
And chunks of flesh were peeled from his side;
Then he fiumu1ed. and kicked. and died!
The man he ripped. and cursed, and swore,
AS he gathered a big brick-bat,
That be would be burned essentially
If he didn't kill that cat,
But the old woman allowed she'd be blessed If


he did.
And snatched up an old shotgun.
Which she fired and pep2ered his diaphragm
With birdshos number one.
They toted him home on a window blind,
And the doctor cured him up;
But he was never known to fight again.
Or own another purp.
Folks may turn up their snoots at this here


rhyme.


don't care cuss for that!
All want to show is. that fighting dogs
May tackle the wrong Tom-cat.
Year: 1878

RICHMOND, Va, June Last night
plucky young widow, living near Tazewell


Court House, in this State, succeeded in de-
feating two tramp ruffisns after Fl sht which
cost her life. About 10 o'clock at night two
men came to tho house cf Mrs. Brecky Bald
win, and asked her to give them some silver
in change for notes, Offering 81 of the latter
for S5 of the former She complied, and
they soon left, but returned after she had re-
tired, broke open the door and entered
They entered her bedroom. She jumped
from the bed, and told them to leave her
room. They demanded her pocket>book, and
threatened to violate her person if she did
not give it up. She went to her dress, de-
liberately took the pocket-book from it, con-
tanning S2l, and threw it in the fire. One
of the tramps stopped to get it out, when she
snatched up an ak and dealt him a terrible
blow, knocking him down, quickly following
with other blows dashing his brains out on
the hearthstone. The second tramp then
drew q dirk. knife and rushed at her and
stabbed her twice in the left breast. She
dealt him a fearful blow with the ak, nearly
severing his right arm near the shoulder -
The miscreant then fed, leaving a trail of
blood behind him. His dead body was
found this morning two miles from this
place. A young white man came by this
morning, and found Mrs. Baldwin in an ex-
piring condition. She told her story and
died two hours afterwards. The dead bodies
of the two tramps were thrown in hog pen,
so great was the indignation of the people in
the vicinity. There we're no papers found
on them By which they could be identified.
Year: 1878

A person who was looking at house
the other day said he couldn't afford to pay
such rent "Well, look at the neighbor>
hood" replied the woman, "you can borrow
fat-irous, coffee aud tea across the street,
-four and sugar on the corner, and there's a
big pile Of wood belonging to the school
house right across the alley.
Year: 1878

THE Evening Commercial iS discuss.
ing the question as 10 whether or NOT
there is such place as he'll. Ifspirits
are allowed to return 10 this world, az
maay positively affirm, the editor OF
the Commercial can return after death
aud tell Ne from experience exactly
what sort OF q place hsllis.
Year: 1878

THE CRACK WILL NOT AMOUNT TO ANY.
r,- ... THING sERIoUs.


The crack in the bank Of the south basin
of the Cool Spring Reservoir which has ap-
peared during the past week or so will not
have any injurious effect upon the strength
of the basin as was feared when the fact
first made itself noticeable. A HERALD
reporter was at the basin yesterday and
talked with several Of the parties connected
with the reservoir. All of them gave in
their opinion that the crack would not
cause any damage. During the morning an
opening was made in the wall above the
crack, in order to see whether there was
break iu the pudding inside. All was
found as tight as bottle, and the pudding
was perfectly dry. .eg


The reporter beld conversation with
Mr.. James Bradford, one of the commits,
sioners, and he treated the matter with levN
ity, caused, as Is generally noticed in such
cases, by the discovery of the fact that all
was well. g5u.rw =.


"Ths crack does uot amo INT to ohucks,"
said he. ';end there was nothing to be
alarmed at in the fist place"
Year: 1878

WILL THE MAYORS REQUEST FOR EXTRA


POLICE BR GRANTED q s


The only question in the matter of city
legislation interesting the people to much
of an extent, at present is the one bearing
upon the increase of the police force. II
will be remembered that at the last meeting
Of Council Mayor Almond presented com
muDication In which he showed that the
present number of police was entirely too
small. The Mayor closed his petition with
q request that he be permitted to haye II
extra policemen, viz Four special, three
district constsb es, and three additional ser.
geants, This communication was referred
to the Committee on Police, and will most
likely be reported fsvorably upon at the reg
ular Council meeting tomorrow.


While nearly all the members recognize
the fact that there ought to be more officer
and will even admit that the granting o
the Mayors request is necessary to goot
government, their cry is that the enforced
economies of the times will not permit TIL
incurring of such additional expense.