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Year: 1874

Among misfortunes NAV be named.
prominently, that of having no baby
IN the house. There are very good
people, we suppose, not blessed
with parental interest in any child,
who really deceive themselves into
the belief that they are happy. The
morning newspaper is never torn be-
tore 1t is read the sitting room,
when an unexpected caller arrives,
Is never cluttered with paper dolls.
and baby carts and blocks that are
forever building into house and
forever tumbling into ruin. There is
never tired head to hold, or little
feet that had grown weary with the
day to rsb. There is no danger M
the parlor carpe;, and it isn't neces.
sary to put the house plants tn at have
bloomed out of the reach of childish
hands. There is no fear that ,hs
slop bucket will be Invaded by one
who has just got the last clean apron
on and there is no staying home
from the church sociable because
the nurse wants TO go out, or be.
cause baby is sick, or cross, aud will
have no ones care but mothers.
And still there is more than enough
on the side of the baby TO make his
absence misfortune. We will
leave it to the word of any one who
has ever tried it.
Year: 1874

WHITE Rock, June 22d, 1874.


EDS. HEBALD Being a reader of
your valuable paper, which comes
every week freighted with home
news, which we go dearly love to
read, and.also resident of the West,
l thought that perhaps few lines
would probably.be of interest to your
many readers. We will try and give
you brief description Of our SIN all
town in which we live and now call
home. II is situated in Northern
Kansas, Republic county, and bears
the name Of White Rock, it derived
it's name from the immense amount
of white lime stone around it. This
stone is quite superior for building
purposes, az it is soft when first taken
out of the quarry, and can be cut or
sawed into any shape or size, and as
it stands it becomes hard and solid
Many fine residences are built of this
stone in this section of the country.
The town was established in 1870 by
Messrs. Lowell, and Babcock, at
the time when it tried the very souls
of men, as the Indians would come
to their doors, drive away their stock
and take their wives and children to
the miserable wigwams. In the last
years it has improved rapidly, and
is settled by class of people, who
are endeavoring to make the town
what it may, and should be, one of
the best points of the West. Every
facility that could be desired for any
branch of trade is ours. Plenty of
water, timber, stone and coal, large
country for grazing and stock rails
ing, over two thousand head of cattle
and hogs, were wintered in our i'm
mediate vicinity, Living as We do,
about forty miles from the nearest
railroad station is drawback we
have to contend with at present, but
we confidently trust that in the
course of few years at most, to
have the steam engine whizzing
through our now little town, which,
if so, viii make large place. At
present, there are two large, well
filed stores, in which any thing can
found that is of practical use, we
havn't the variety of dress goods
that you have in the east, nor is it in
demand, for the ladies here, do not,
or can not spend the greatest part of
their time in making fine dresses,
and those who came from the East,
bringing a supply Of good clothes
with them, wear them few times
then lay them aside, and provide
themselves with some prints for
dresses, and sun-bonnets for conye-
nience, and thus be like their neigh
bors, instead of trying to cutshine
them, hence the good social feeling
that exists with as. We have also
in our town one drug store, one jew
elry store, one hardware store and
an agricultural depot, two black
smith shops, one cabinet shop, and
one saw mill, besides many neat
residences.
Year: 1874




Apple.


The great trouble with Iowa and
Western States generally is that we
ship too much Of our produce in
bulk, and but too largely of import.
ed articles. Until we build up and
sustain manufacturing and mechsni-
cal industry to such an extent as to
cause very large per cent. of our
products to be consumed and manu-
featured at home, we will not have
permanent relief. Railroad charges
are exorbitant, middlemen are too
numerous, and too many men are
trying to live on their wits but re-
duce railroad charges so per cent.
eradicate middlemen and obliterate
the drones, and something yet re-
mains to be done. The Grange as
sociation may have helped a portion
OF our people, but the general public
cannot appreciate it. 1t may keep
Mr.. Dodge in an easy position, bat
it has not revented him from telling
the truth. Free trade sounds well in
theory, but cannot be put into prac-
tice, in view Of the heavy revenues
that must be raised and when each
individual is demanding protection
in his particular business or profes-
sion, it is fallacious to demand free
trade. which at this time is as
great a humbug as is the
cry for prohibitory tariff. If every
railroad track was doubled, every
man granger, and free trade the
rule, we would still grumble and be
unhappy. The true road to eontin-
ued prosperity is to spend less and
manufacture more. We are all too
extravagant in our ideas Of living,
and we spend, in consequence, m ore
money than we earn. We do not
manufacture enough within our own
State borders. If we manufacture
extensively we could sell our pro-
ducts at better price at home right
now, and could buy manufactured
articles at less figures. Middlemen
would not be so plenty, and railroad
charges would not be so high. If
manufacturing establishments were
scattered all over our State, the peo-
pie engaged in them would buy right
at home. Railroads would then
study the question, Chow can we
carry at the least price 2" and not
the question, "How can We charge
the greatest price and still do the
carrying 2" And then while we
might not all be happy, we would be
in better frame of mind, and not
disposed to grumble every time
somebody pricked as with a thorn.
Year: 1874

A man in his carriage was riding along,
A gaily dressed wife by his side;
In satin and lsces she looked like queen,
And he like king in his pride.
A wood sawyer stood on the street as they


passed


The carriage and couple he eyed
And said, as he worked with his saw on


log,


81 wish was rich and could ride"
The man in the carriage remarked to his


wife,


zone thing would give if could
I'd give my wealth for the strength and


the health
Of the man who sawed the wood"
A pretty young maid, with bundle of


work,


Whose face, as the morning. was fair.
Went tripping along, with a smile of de-


light,


While humming a love breathing air.
She looked on the carriage the lady she


saw,


Arrayed in apparel so fine,
And asid in whisper, II wish from my


heart
Those satins and laces were mine."
The lady looked out on the maid with her


work,
So fair in her calico dress,
And said, "I'd relinquish position and


wealth,
Her beauty and youth to possess"
Tbuu n Ia IN the world whateyer our


lot


Our minds and our time we employ
In longing and signing for what we have


not,
Uugrateful for what we enjoy.
Year: 1874

w


Have rented the


OFFICE NO. +. THIRD STREET,
Formerly occupied by the Franklin Telegraph Co.,
where they will Keep constant on hand


good supply OF their


FINE KENNEBEC RIVER ICE,
and will receive orders forf coming Summer
Persons who want good lear solid ICE during
the summer months would do well to call aud leave
their orders with them early, and they will be guar
anteed supply through the entire summer.


apr22-n
CPLENDID EASTERN ICE FOR 1874.
We have secured a very large took of the BEST
ICE cut or the KENNEBEC RIVER the past win
ter and will sell during the summer at the following
prices
Year: 1874

The prisoner had requested TO be
buried in the ground of the llicksite
Friends, spot he knew from his resi-
dence in West Chester county i'll youth.
Permission was grantcb in accordance
with the request, and it is presumed
will be carried out, although there were
intimations that the body would be car
ried to Baltimore for interment. 1t is
possible that the friends having this
matter in charge will, for the present,
at least, remain rs secret and silent as
the grave in which Udderzook is de
posted. He asked to be buried in the
clothes he wore when executed. No
shroud was used, and the black cap was
left over the face Of the corps.
Year: 1874




Soaring An Ok WITH A TOW CAT-
An intelligent young farmer Of Onon-
daga county, New York, recently went
ont to try thrce-yoke team Of siears.
The night steer in the middle yoke lay
down right in front Of Mr.. Jones house,
and nothing which could at first be de
vsed WIS of any use at all. All the ap-
plicationcs with which the agrlcuItu-
raj interests aIc already familiar were
exhaustiyely experimental with upon
that steer. Mr.. Jones himself came to
help. and between them they got the
steer out of the yoke, 50 that he should
not tanglc himself, bat he only lay
down the hatter for all that lie be
came as flat as a comic newspaper.
"Confound him, said the lrate owner,
I'D like to drag cat across hlm.


The very thing" exclaimed the neigh
borlv Jones. I've got the biggest cat
YOU ever saw" In less than few MN
utes Jones was back from his house.
bringing with him 4 large fine looking
i DOllliS CAT, wei hbONh w -
powerful and cultivated voice Of more
than unusual compass and unsurpassed
Gmjre. The eat was put on at The ShouI.
dcrs Of the steer aud drawn steadily
and carefully backward and downward.
The steer kicked some, but he did not
get up, although the cat seemed to
know very well what he was put there
for. Again the cat was planted well
forward and drawn aft, but the steer
paid him no manner Of attention, and
this or something else aroused the
wrath ofthe cat, for, just as he was
putting in his claws for the third drag,
he gave tonguc-if that's fair word
for it-ir his best and loudest music.
Tie effect was marvellous and will be
of great value. for the steer not only
sprang to his feet with unexpected agll-
itv. but his tail was as stiff as his horns
rs he dashed wildly away homeward.
No trouble at all with him since that,
for at any signs of balk you have
only to begin vocal imitation of that
tomcat, and the strength Of the yoke
and chain is tested instantly.
Year: 1874

A Maine rogue has been selling
kegs supposed to hold ten gallons Of
liquor each. A pint of rum was
sealed up inside each Of tho kegs
and so placed that, taking out a
small cork, tho purchaser could test
the liquor but while thorc was q pint
Of liquor there we're nine gallons and
seven pints Of water separated from
lis.
Year: 1874

A. Louisville preacher visited IL
house three times by request, at 7
o'clock in the morning, 3 in the
afternoon, and eight in the evening
to unto couple who expected to
be married. On the last visit he was
successful and the happy groom gave
him half q dollar.
Year: 1874

Horses soon become familiar with roads and localities 1; so that, If left to their own choice, they will take the road to which they arc best accustomed, or which leads to well-furnished stable, in preference to another and 1t IS also very easy to note that they often pro- ceed with much more apparent alacrlty in going home than when going away from home. But the memory of the horse is no orc tenacious than is common ly supposed. A gentleman having on one occasion travelled along certain road at 8 considerable distance from home, turned off it to pay short visit to friend, at whose hospitable abode his horse found rest and refreshment as we'll as himself. Riding along the same road about a year after, he wished to see if the horse retained any recollec. tion of the place and occurrence, and when he came near where the road to his friends house branched of from the main road, he let tho reins fall loosely on the horses neck. Presently, the ami mai pricked up his cars, quickened his pace, and on coming to the side road, unhesitatingly turned into it, instead of going straight on.
Year: 1874

There is q curious and very radical article in the December number of Fraser's Magasi,ac upon farming. The writer's belief IS that in the time to come, farm will be an immense food factory carried on by a company. The companies will be joint stock concerns, issuing shares of from fifty to two hundred and fifty dollars each, and working from three to ten thousand acres. The buildings of the farm (such is the scheme) must be placed upon the highest point of land, so that the water and manure may be conveyed over the surface by gravitation. Machinery is, among other services, to shear the sheep. A whole staff of butchers will be employed to kill and cut up bullocks and transmit the meat in pieces suit able for the London market straight to the salesman, without the intervention of dealer. The salesman will be in the company's employ and will only sell their meat. The company will make an effort to get more than one crop in Q year. But the most sur prising of the results which await the future of farming will be the ripening of crops by means of an electric cur rent passed through the plants, or by some other kind of artificial heat.

 One point of which the writer makes much, is the impossibility of profit in England from the cultivation of wheat. Wheat is almost the only agricultural product which has not risen since 1770. The only sort of corn which is much dearer now than then is barley, the reason being that barley is used in dis tillation and brewing. In the last fifty years meat and dairy produce have greatly risen in price. Yet wheat re- mains the same, notwithstanding the rise in the price of labor and the in- crease in rents. No increase of demand has any important effect upon the price of corn. A rise in wheat will at once bring any quantity of it to England. The importation of wheat by England n 1859 was five millions of quarters, or 1orty million bushels. In 1871 the i'm portation was nearly ten million quar- ters. Yet the price of wheat in 1871 was lower than in 1860. It is very plain, says the writer in Fraser, that wheat cultivation can no longer be pro- fitable, and it would be better to use the land thus occupied to raise produce, which must be imported to England at a loss. One of the difficulties which the farmer must meet is to find some green produce which will take the place of wheat in the rotation of crops. This obstacle the author of the article thinks very serious one.
Year: 1874

One day as a menagerie was entering New England town, md the majestic elephant marching at it's head was nearing Q particularly muddy creek, one of the local deacons was seen to burst wildly from the throng of specta- tors, and to fly with streaming locks and floating coat-tail, uttering wild apostrophes to "good gosh," of New Englond worship, and evidently anxious to escape anywhere out of the world. He was pursued by a committee of se- lectmen, who finally stopped after a chase of three miles. Then, with tears of repentance, he unfolded his terrible story. It seems that, when a boy, he had met that identical elephant at Q circus, and given him tobacco instead of peanuts, which the trusting beast expected. It is well-known belief of the small boys that an elephant once deceived in this way will lay for his de- ceiver the rest of his natural life, and whenever he meets him he will deluge him with muddy water. Conscience and this common superstition had made the deacon a coward, and he had fled from the doom of dirty water which he fancied had finally overtaken him.
Year: 1874

What Q glorious thing occupation is for the human heart Those who work hard seldom yield to fancied or real sorrow. When grief sits down, folds its hands, and mournfully feeds upon its own tears, weaving the dim shadows that a little exertion might sweep away into funeral pail, the strong spirit IS shorn of it's might. and sorrow becomes our master. When troubles flow upon you dark and heavy, toll not with the torrent; rather seek by occupation to divert the dark waters that threaten to overwhelm you, with thousand chan nels which tho duties of life always pre- sent. Before you dream of it, those waters will fertilize the present, and give birth to fresh flowers, that will be- come pure and holy in the sunshine which penetrates to the path of duty ln spite of every obstacle. Grief, after all, is but selfish feeling, and most selfish is the man who yields himself to tho indulgence of any passion which brings no joy to his fellow men.
Year: 1874

MINUTE SPONGE CAKE.-Beat three eggs two minutes /; add one cup and @ half of sugar; beat two minutes one cup of flour and one teaspoonful of cream tartar beat one minute add half cup of cold water with half D tea spoonful of soda and spoonful of ex- tract of lemon beat one minute; add one cup of flour beat one minute. Splendid.
Year: 1874

AMONG the notable men occasionally
seen on Broadway in Oakland. says the
Transcript. is ex-senator Gwin, as erect.
as tall and nobl--looking AS ever. He
does not look day older than he did
twenty years ago. when he was consh.
cred the finest looking man in the United
States Senate. The old gentleman has
filled a large place in the history Of the
country, and always with character and
ability, whether in the old Union or in
the short-lived and disastrous Confed-
eracy. Even now the beholder is struck
with his leonine and commanding aspect,
which would have attracted attention in
the old days of chivalry.
Year: 1874

The feeling at the favorable completion
OF the new loan is one of general and
deep satisfaction. In quarters the best
informed in relation to financial matters,
1t is viewed with the greatest pleasure,
both because it reduces the interest ac-
count very largely, and at the same time
improves our credit. The Providence
Journal says: THE effect of the funding
of the six per cent. bonds, at five per
cent, even if it should not include the en-
tire @179, 100000, but be limited to
$55, ,0O0, 900. will be to reduce the govern
ment interest account, and to uplift the
credit of the United States abroad. When
the Rothschilds are ready to take such an
amount at such rate of interest, it will
be undoubted by the bankers and capital
lists Of Europe that the national bonds are
a safe investment; this conceded, with
the present condition of the money market
abroad, and the unsettled state of political
affairs there, it will be inevitable that all
our bonds, not tainted by suspicion on ac-
count of known or alleged fraud, will be
held in higher esteem


Without some extraordinary and unex-
pected change, this loan at five per cent
means renewed ease in money matters at
home, increased confidence abroad and
the ability to obtain all the money at a
cheap rate, which it can be shown can be
usefully employed in business, or the de-
velopment OF our resources. The Secre.
tary Of the Treasury, us the country, is to
be congratulated upon this success, a sue
cess which import ant as it is in saving in
terest, is of still greater consequence in
the mode in which it has been effected
and the strength it gives us in the money
markets of the world. Now what is need
ed for the nation is economy. strict con-
struction in regard to appropriations, and
desire to pay the public debt tempered
by wise consideration of the value of
money to new country, and OF the ne
cessities Of business public sanguine
and of late accustomed to a redundant
currency. To get back to specie pay
ment, and to required amount of curren-
cy, should be the constant and dirreversible
aim; but at sensible and not sensation
al pace"
Year: 1874

ESCAPE OF MARSHALL BAzAINE.-This distin-
guished officer, upon whom the disappointed
Frenchmen sought to lay the blame of their de-
feat by the Germans in the late war, effected his
escape, by the assistance of friends on the out
side from his prison, the Island of st. Margaurite,
on Monday evening last. As an escape from that
island, if the keepers did their duty in guarding
their prisoner, is regarded as q physical impos-
sibility it is shrewdly suspected that the escape
of the Marshall was connived at by the officers
in charge of the island. This, it is thought, was
accomplished through the successful machina-
tions of the Imperialists. This circumstance is
regarded as of great significance 10 the political
condition of France. The Republic is acknow-
lodged to be failure and the attention of the
people is rapidly turning toward stronger and
more stable government. Marshall Bazaine is
known 10 be opposed TO the Monarchists and Re
publicans alike. he is an avowed imperialist
and q strong friend and advocate Of the Bona
partists. At large he will, doubtless, be Of great
use to his colleagues, and with his powerful as
sigtance the restoration of the Empire and the
Napaleonic dynasty may not be far distant.
Year: 1874

Numerous suggestions have been made of can
didates for Governor and Congressman. This was
all we'll enough, but it is about time that we
should turn our attention to our local ticket. of
all the offices filled directly by the vote Of the
people none is of more local Importance than
that of County, or Levy Court Commissioner
This is too well known to need elueidation. The
candidate for SO important an office should be a
man perfectly skilled in business affairs efficient,
and worthy of the confidence of the people. Such
men as these are not found at every corner. AS
one thoroughly competent to meet all these re-
quirements, beg the privilege of suggesting the
name of E. G. Kenmore, Esq, for Democratic
candidate for Levy Court Commissioner at the
ensuing election am satisfied that the gene
raj sentiment of the people is that there is no
better man for that position in the Hundred or
County. Il. B.


Appoquinimink Hd., August la, 1874
Year: 1874

A PREACHER BEFORE TEE POLICE CoURr.--
Wednesday night Policeman Elijah z. Hulce
arrested man named William Walby, whom
be charged with being yagrant, and having
no visible means of support. Walby was
carried before the Police Court for eXamina.
ton yesterday morning, when he stated
to the Justice that he was a Methodist
preacher from Pennsylvania, and was here
in distress, and had sought in vain for work
He, however, appeared to be q vagabond,
and it is likely he is nota regular preacher,
though he stablisbed the fact that he was a
pretty lively exhorter by his earnest address
to the court. He was ordered to leave the
city without delay, and with bis little bun
die under his arm, and his face radiant with
joy be departed from the courtroom IN dou-
ble.uuck time.
Year: 1874

Editors Dispatch,-Will you be kind
enough to inform me, through your valua-
BILE paper, if all watermelon and apple mer-
chants are not required to take out license
under the new law! If they are, and the
would see that they all took
them out, the State would derive large rev.
enue from them, as they have become to be
very numerous in the last week or ten days.
You can find them in every shoe$hop almost,
and good many private residences.


Tow COIITSS
Year: 1874

CHARGED WITH STEALING A WATCH.-1es-
terday morning a colored man named Will
liam Burke was before the Police Justice on
the complaint of Randall Shelton, charging
him with stealing n silver watch valued at
s.. Several witnesses were examined, but
there were one or two important ones alb.
sent, and his case was continued until Satur-
day morning. He was admitted to oall In
the sum of 500, With Joe Cox as surety for
his appearance.
Year: 1874

New RULE OF COURT Judge Hughes has
made the following new rule of practice in
the United States District Court: Registers
are instructed in every future case in bank
ruptcy, and in every pending case where it
has not already been done, to require of the
assignee bond with sufficient surety for the
faithful performance of duty; and this they
they shall do whether any creditor demands
such bond or not


"Assignees shall not in any case be dis
charged as such unless by order of court,
entered in its ordcr-book. Before any ap-
plication Of an assignee for discharge is
brought on for hearing in court the assignee
must have had bis accounts passed upon and
approycd by the standing auditor of the
court. and all bills OF fees and costs must
have been taxed according to law"