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Year: 1874




Not one actor OF this or any other generation
would ever believe that mere phllosophic thinker
and illustrious lawyer could write ''Othello' or
Macbeth" A'man acquainted with the erect OF
acting BY practical connection with the stage
could alone model their scenes and shape their
dialogues. To stage manager there Is inde-
scrlbabie but indestructible intrinsic evidence In
every scene Of ''Otnello" and OF Macbeth" that
the greatest poet who ever sang the man Of
widest sympatnies who ever felt, and the most
complete master OF English who ever wrote was
practical actor and practical stage manager.


Mr.. Holmes book Is amusing but it is nothing
good claim TO Shakespeare's plays as Putnarns
Magazine made out for Waiter Raleigh some years
ago. Raleigh was q soldier, practical sailor, o
c0urtier OF the very 1rst water, q poet and q his
torian. In his life, studies and temperament he
was far more likely to have blOssOmed into
Shakespeare than the advocate and misnamed
discOverer OF the inductive philosophy. Bacon
was mean man. II he had been the author OF
Shakespeare's works he was not the man 10 hide
the tact when he saw royalty itself &C.
author. As the claim Tor Raleigh has been
laughed out OF court 30 with the claim Tor Bacon
be. shakespeare Is mystery, as ell other
wonderful phenomena OF heavens providing for
mems good are found to be mysteries, when
finally probed. But the mystery OF his work is
not TO be solved BY merely changing the identity
OF the author. Reverently and thankfully we
should accept In this man an evidence OF heavens
good will toward men. He, like MIS- works, was
phenomenal II we consider merely the subtlety
feet energy and elegance Of expression II we look
at Shakespeare merely as an IN tellectual marvel,
we may account Tor him in some degree as for
other marveH-as Tor o O9sar or Napoleon.
Year: 1874

TO THE EDITOR OF THB HERALD:-


Your article OF the 4th, entitled "Peace and Re.
construction-Both Sides OF the Southern Ques.
ti0n," appeals to the patriotism and common
sense Of the North and South alike. AS South.
ern man feel its force-Rem tetiott act@


The imposition OF tax on the Shareholders Of
the south Of 1000, 100000 by the emancipation Of
1000, 900 slaves OF the value Of $500 each, has
been q burden most grevous, and far beyond tho
exaction made by cOnquering Germany Of pros
trate France. But this, in ITSELF has been nothing
to the ulcerOuS sore established and constantly
irrtated oy party nacks for partisan purposes.
OF social conditions IN the South, but 1t was simply
q transfer OF the property from the master to the
slave. The value still remained to the country
for The slaves were here, though emancipated-lf
the government had been c0ntented With the
ianser; but It was not. II was not satisfied with
the emancipation Of the slaves, nor even with this
accompanied by dangerous concession to an
ignorant ana improvldent constituency ofpolltical
lican party, also demanded tina. this new political
force should be appropriated to the sole and ex.
elusive beneft OF the republican party Does not
every man OF sense recognize this TACT, and Is not
this the source OF all our woesf


Allow Us to proceed with our republican consti.
tutional government, with the institution OF
slavery eliminated and we would not suffer as
France did But the misfortune !s that the repub.
ltcan party win not allow this. They insist that it
is so unnatural that the negro should conde any
other agency than the republican party; that his
straying IRON its fold Is evidence per Sc OF duress,
as the lawyers would say, aud when this becomes
imminent our paternal government calls the
army to Its aid. Who now are the true republl.
cansf Those who would allow the negro to vote
as he wills. or those VINO call force to 5heir aid to
influence his yote' An, Mr. Editor, you OF
there are among the men OF the South
that long to 1eel that they too have q
portion in the country. How many there are VINO
would brave all hangers and submit 10 all sacri-
ices TO sustain by their blood and their treasure
the honor OF the flag and the true glory OF their
country. II you would only allow them TO stand by
your side as equals They may have been mis-.
taken, but they showed their faith by their self
denial. No man hath greater love for and faith
In cause than he that is willing 10 die for 1t.


give them, then, part with you In the govern
ment; repudiate the carpet baggers. the real
cause OF al our Ills and you unite with the true
patriots OF the North all the men Of the South
who followed Lee and Johnston.


With such men united in hearty good win who
can estimate the power OF the United States not
only as q military Power, but as apeople CAPABLE
OF any self denial and OF all sacrifices ior true re.
publican hbertyf Yours sincerely,


SON OF PATRIOT OF 1898.


NEW YORK, Sept. g. 1874.
Year: 1874

From the Danvie (va.) Times]


The enterprise OF the proprietor Of the HERALD is
ahead OF anything in this country. The reader Is
aware 1t has o lightning express on the New York
central for the delivery OF its own papers This
train last sunday made 400 miles IN twelve hours
and delivered over 900 copies of the Sunday
daily between the city OF New York and Saratoga,
several hours In advance OF any other New York
daily,
Year: 1874

we remember seeing some time ago the
following notice at the head fthc columns
OF one of our exchanges which still does
business on the credit system: 'sTo delin-
quent subscribers We don't want anv
money, but our creditors do, and so do
their creditors who for aught we know,
are our delinquent subscribers. Now you
pay US, and we will pay them, and they
will pay you and we will all get out Of


Now good many farmers do business
on credit, and necessarily, on long credits


They have running accounts at the store,
with the blacksmith, the wheelwright and
perhaps the butcher. Many Of them
haven't any idea upon which side the bal
ance stands with these men, but they ought
to find out right away. The credit system
IS bad one at best, it breeds mistakes,
disappoiniments and trouble all around,
and though with some it may be a neces-
sary evil, there can hardly be an excuse
for a farmers letting his accounts remain
unsettled year after year as some do. lie
should at least start the year with clean
books. In the fall he sells his surplus and
can meet his bills better than at any other
time, and during the present month he
can easily find time to look over his ac.
counts and settle them. He should 60 to
the store and square the bill there, which.
by the way, is sure to be about twice as
large as he expects-and then to the black
smith and all others with whom he has
open accounts, and close them. 1t is good
Tor mans pocket book to "look over"
the books frequently, even if he can do
nothing else. If he can't begin the new
year free from debt, he should at least
know to penny how much he owes and
have 1t in black and white. The .'long-
winded" customer, even if he is known to
be perfectly good, who lets his bills run
year after year without adjusting them


has to pay dearly for his egligence. Mer-
chants and mechanics may not dun him
for fear of losing his custom, but they want
their pay just as bad for all that ; and even
though they may frequently assure him
that it makes no difference, that they can
wait as well as not, and with bland smiles
keep tempting him to double up his four
year-old account by assuring him they are
in no hurry for their pay, still when they
make charge against such a man they
make it large enough SO they can afford to
watt they charge not only goods, but
risk and compound interest. Against such
customers their skies are all the other end
up-nines-and when at last such men
are forced to settlement, their accounts
are double or treble what they supposed,
for they not only pay dearly for what they
buy. but they buy more than they sup
pose. sfta


PAY as you go" is the best financial
motto ever invented, but if this is impos-
sible, pay as often as you can. Pay your
open accounts in some way. with cash or
produce if you have it, with your own
paper if you can't turn anything else. We
hike the old man who said he was bound
to get out of debt at the end of the year
even if he had to hire money to do it with;
he at least, when he had done it, knew
how much he owed and we say to all our
readers and especially to all our farmer
friends begin the year with clean books
N. II. farmer.
Year: 1874

A MONKEY DoCToR.-All previous
narratives Of intelligent proceedings on
the part Of animals are thrown into the
shade by the following account Of
medical monkey described by the Orient
al correspondent of n London Journal
lie one day saw a monkey holding IL
snake by the throat and rubbing its head
in tho dirt, but MS the ground was moist
and damp, the snake was not readily
killed by this mode OF punishment. Ey-
cry now and then the monkey would look
knowingly into the face Of the reptile TO
soc il it was dead, and in the course OF
these investigations the monkey received
severe bite. This angered the monkey
so he speedily dispatched the snake, but
its coils had hardly relaxed when the
monkey reeled and fell PROSTATE, appar-
emily in all the agones Of death by poison.
By this time ar aged-lookng monkey
arrived on the scene, and after examining
the body Of the snake and its victim, he
Immediately started for somo noighboring
bushes, where he collected some lenves OF
the plant known as the red chcrchita.-
These he rapidly and skilully fashioned
into sort of pill which he administered
to his snake-bitten companion, who speed
lily walked of with his physician. This
Is declared to come from trustworthy
sources.
Year: 1874

PARIS TRADE LAws.-The laws in
Paris almost compel honesty in many
branches Of business, where fraud is read
lily detected by the casual purchaser. A
jeweler who sells plated or washed arti-
cles, even though he may also sell gold
and silver goods of the same standard
quality, is obliged to place the word Sim
itation" where it can be plainly seen by
customers, so that they can be on their
guard. Ifa grocer is detected in selling
adulterated articles, he is heavily fined (;
his name and place of business is publish
ed at his expense in the official journal,
and he is compelled to expose in his store
for specified time a pacard stating that
he has been fined for selling adulterated
goods. But few are willing to run such
risks, as detection is sure death to fur
ther prosecution of business. The kinds
and quantities Of coloring matter used in
the manufacture of confectionery, are
prescribed by ordinance, upon recon-
mendation Of the Academy Of Science.
The law also regulates the price of work
in many branches Of business, and it is
not always indispensable, as here, to
make close bargain in advance. If l
have gas or water put into a house, have
rooms painted or papered, and even have
house built, and fancy that the bills are
exorbtant, can send them to a sworn
officer, who makes them conform to law ;
and with the award the artisan is obliged
to be content Correspondence Hart
ford CouoM.
Year: 1874

THE Detroit Free Press relates the fol-


lowing: Something like three months


ago, Hollauder, who cog>A Ascarcely


speak word of English, was sent to the


House of Correction from the Central


station court for being a yagrant. He
came to this city from Canada to find


work, got out of money, and after starving
around for several days was picked up


by the police. He had been in the House
Of Correction nearly two months when a
tellow-prisoncr suggested to him, more
in fun than in earnest, to write letter TO
a Holland widow living not over four
blocks from the prison. She owns
house and lot, has money in the bank,
and is thrifty, industrious woman. The
letter was written, and in it the writer
begged for her to pay his fine, stating
the amount, the charge against MIN, and
adding that he was of respectable family.
In the course of three or four days the
widow called at tho Jug had II talk
with the prisoner, paid his fine and took
him away. She purchased him suit of
clothes, gave him money to 60 to Canada
and hoped for good fortune to attend him.
He went home, but returned agat in a
week and asked her hand in marriage.
She consented, and the ceremony was
performed yesterday at the widows house.
Thursday evening Hol.' went out with
the boys to get some beer and have some
fun, and the result was that he had his
eyes handsomely dressed in mourning,
his nose increased in size, and got cut
on his head He wanted to POSTPONE the
ceremony for a few days, but the widow
insisted that it should come off on the ad-
vcrtised time. Therefore, when they
stood up to be made one all the company
had to laugh at the bridegroom's black
eyes and swelled nose, and he was so
ashamed that the widow had to keep
a firm hold of his arm to prevent him
from skulking away"
Year: 1874

a SMoTHERED VERDICT.-We have
heard of n popular preacher who periodi-
| cally reproved his congregation for cough
ing in church, and an incident which has
just occurred in Liverpool shows that the
prohibition ought to extend TO all public
places. Grave legal consequences very
nearly resulted from a fit OF coughing
which lately overlook member of the
bar in the Liverpool Court Of Sessions.
a prisoner charged with stealing mack
intosh coat was on his trial, and the fore
man of the jury was about to deliver the
verdict, when the noise of the coughing
caused the Clerk of the Peace tomisinter-
pref the opinion Of the twelve gentlemen
in the box" The learned Recorder Mt
once proceeded to sentence the prisoner.
With suave approval of the judgment
arrived at, he remarked that "tho Jury
had found the prisoner guilty of the Of
tense, and so far as he (the Rccorder)
could see, very properly So" At this
point, however, the unfortunate spoles-
man of the twelve became uneasy. The
compliments of the Bench seemed to
arouse him to an understanding of the
situation, and he ventured TO inquire
whether the Recorders kindly comments
referred to the case just tried. The Re-
corder replied in the affirmative, and the
luckless juryInan could no LONGER conceal
the fact that the verdict of himself and
brethren had been an acquittal. We
think, on the whole, the conduct of the
foreman is to be commended. By thus
reverting to the actual verdict he lost, it
is true, the approval of the Bench, but he
might possibly have felt some little re-
morse if the prisoner had been condemned
to long term Of imprisonment after the
jury had taken pains to find him innocent.
London Gtobe.
Year: 1874

A sad and painful accident occurred ON thu
kennebec river, opposite Carney's Point, ir
Dresden, near the foot of Swan Island, or
Thursday evening, after nine o'clock. Jackson
Reed of Dresden and his only son Willie, q
smart, intelligent boy nine years old, were
riding on the ice, returning to their home
from Woolwich, when the ice suddenly gave
way, letting the horse, sleigh and occupants
into the river. The father put forth every ef-
fort to save his son, and succeeded three times
in getting the boy on to the ice, and each
time it gave way, and the last time the strong
current swept the boy under the ice before
his father could reach him. The father
then by great efforts and with the assistance
of person on shore who heard his cries,
dragged himself out on to the ice and
on foot and alone returned to his home.
Yesterday the body of the boy was
found frozen in with some drift ice
five to ten rods below. The ice looked
strong and firm, had not been cut, and was
considered perfectly safe, but the current un-
derneath had worn it away at this point until
nothing was left but a mere shell of snow ice
on top
Year: 1874

A very convenient article for business men,
who have bills to collect, is the Expansive
Pocket Bill Holder" 1t may be seen at the
periodical store of ]. Frank Pierce, who has
it for sale.
Year: 1874

A lew years ago | had considerable
experience with kicking cows. and by
far the best remedy out OF quite num-
her that have tried was the strap or
surcingle drawn tightly around the COW
lust in front of the hips and close to
the bag. Tighten it mp till she does not
attempt to kick. never knew 1t to
fail. You can gradually loosen it until
it will he sufficient simply to lay it on
her back. But be cautious and do not
loosen or leave it off until she makes
no effort to kick with it tight or not.
Kick she cannot with the strap tight.
| The first COW | tried it on was the worst
| ever saw. With both hind legs tea tea
together she would kick backward I'm I'M


a horse and then, in addition, one s,and sU


leg was tied up: and she wo,,ld hnth hind hind
mon the other and kick win oosa 'ada 10


laSs hpon as s soon as an attempt was made iSsO


miib ro I her till she tumbled down own; .;rsd irsd


mnmld m Get up and kick again nn',i ili, ,ifeu GU


wo''i" sa the milk was generally lett on


uu, ,ha stable floor, and it was decided 10
dry M her up and beef her as soon as pos
sible, though an extra cow.-Country
| Gentleman
Year: 1874

The house committee on banking and
currency have been for some time Sc
cretly investigating the source from
which the large amount OF tractlonai
currency, which was first issued ana
known as "postal currency, has been
mt in circulation. The committee were
apprised very early i'll the session,
through the treasury officials, that
large amount of this currency OF the
first issue, unquestionably genuine ana
unite fresh and new, was in cIrculatioh'
and was being constantly presented ior
redemption. The secret service depart
ment Of the government has been at
work ON the case for long time IN CON
nccliou with the committee, and 1t is
now fully established that the entire
amount had be, put in circulation by
a very eccentric and wealthy old gen.
tIeman, who, when then this first issue
of the fractional currency was maue'
deposited large quantity OF it in his
safe and never had paid it out until
very recently. The secretary at nrsI M
Thought of issuing IA circular warning
the public against taking it. 1t was
afterward thought the original plates
had been stolen.
Year: 1874

SEEDLEss WArERMELoN.-Th The editor, Of the
Agicuturist says the first watermelon he ever
"hooked' was seedless and his uncomfortable
thirst for agricultural knowledge, induced him to
inquire of the man next morning how he man
aged to raise melons without seeds. The smart
Ing answer he received proved quite unsatisfac-
tory. He has since learned that it is only neces-
sary to bury a foot or so OF the vine, and the
melons outside Of that point will have no seeds.
How we regret that this discovery had not been
made twenty years ago, that we might have been
raised in an era of seedless watermelons. The
slips and falls of those who held the rod of cor
rection over us would have been far more sell
dom, and the list of seedlings, say nothing about
other touching chastenings now marked against
US in the great black book, would have been much
shorter
Year: 1874

SAD ACc1DENT.-Last Thursday, as G B Pred
more was driving on the road between here and
his place, near Clipper Gap, accompanied by his
wife, from some unfortunate circumstance, the
horses got frightened and in their surging,
broke the pole and upset the buggy. In the
fall, Mr. Predmore suffered a broken rib, and a
severe bruise on the shoulder. His wife was also
badly bruised, but not seriously. Medical aid
was sent for promptly, and it is much to be
hoped they will both find speedy recovery
Year: 1874

OuR neghbor suggests the laying Of side
walk from the depot to town. Though such a
Project is at present. we fear, impracticable, for
want of funds; however, the suggestion is good
one for it will set the people to thinking, and
their thoughts may hatch practical idea. Some
parts of the walk between here and the depot are
indeed very bad in the winter. 1t is perfectly
feasible to grade and gravel the worst parts now
before the winter rains commence, and that would
be grand Improvement on tho present,
Year: 1874

QUERY ?-Since the calling of the Local OPP
ton election for Township, No. 8, there has been
sixty-two Local Option and ant-Local Option
voters entered upon the Great Register of Placer
county, for said Township. This is almost
astonishing for one small Township, and the
query is, where did they all come from, and how
long will they remain
Year: 1874

We speak somewhat positively in regard

 to the sanative or anti-malarial influence

 of the eucalyptus, If all, or even part of

 the evidence we have read on the subject,

 coming from sources entitled to the ut

 most confidence, is true, we are certainly

 justified in so doing. But we are not ac-

 customed to speak positively or to say in effect we know, unless we have the evi- Gence of our own observation or personal experience. In regard to the anti-malarial influence of the eucalyptus, we have this

 conclusive evidence. We have given it

 what we regard as reasonably fair test

 on our own farm. This is cultivated by

 two families or companies of Chinese.

 One company lives near the north and the

 other the south end of the premises, about

 three fourths of mile apart. The local

 ities both parties inhablt are favorable to

 the development of malaria. The soil is

 rich, moist, and teeming with vegetable

 life, and the free sweep of the prevailing

 wind is obstructed by the intervention of

 dense thickets. As might be expected,

 they have, every year, during the heated

 term, suffered with malarial fever. Last

 winter we determined to test the much

 vaunted virtues of the eucalyptus. In

 February we gave to the party at north end two ounces of the seed, with directions that it should be planted near the house. It germinated finely and produced several thousands of young plants, but the frost killed most of them. About twelve hun dred, however, survived. These, when the heated term commenced, had attained an average height of two feet, and emitted a strong aromatic or camph0rous odor perceptible at a distance of a hundred yards. In due time the party t the south end were visited by their usual mildly distressing fever, but up to the present time we have looked in vain for the first symptoms to develop in the other. They are all, to their own astonishment, in the | most robust health. These trees now average more than three feet in height, | and the atmosphere at the house is strongly | impregated with their odor We have | investigated in vain for some ether cause to which to attribute the anomalous state | of health of the inmates and can find rone but the reputed sanative properties of this tree. We have finally become convinced | from the evidence of our own senses that it will do all the current accounts given | of it allege, and propose, the coming sea- son, to plant 1t on all the waste places and corners on our farm we can spare from other purposes. If everybody would do | the great valley of Kern county might soon take rank among the sanita- riums of the State, because as yet no dis ease except a mild type of malarial fever has shown itself Every landowner, be his possessions large or small, should put it Tn the light of duty to plant more or less of eucalipti as soon as the proper sea- son arrives.-Kern County Courier, Sep tember l9.
Year: 1874

They have arranged to have arrive Month ly, a complete assortment of such goods as the people of Arizona want, and they Can Sell them at Wholesale and Re- tail Cheaper than they can be Afforded from any other

 Market, Not excepting the much eXtOlled Guay-

 mas route.