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Year: 1875

We have not had, as yet, any full reports oil
the expressions of the German newspapers on
the Mosel explosion, but it appears from the
kilograms that they have been commenting with
great severity on the character Of the American
people, conceiving that it is precisely exempli-
lied in the person of Thomassen, or Thompson.
II it be true, as is last reported, that he was
German by birth, it Is hard to see where the
press of the Fatherland can get any hold Oh us,
which we have not on their own nation but, in
any event, the action of the meeting OF Ameri-
CANS at Berlin, last evening, which we report
elsewhere, was eminently proper and their de-
claration that the act of Thomassen Affects the
honor, not of any one nation, but Of the whole
race is entirely true.


Thomassen appears, indeed, to have been
citizen of the world. He had drifted about in
many countries, and engaged in various enter
prses. He was born in Germany, reared in
America and had lived on both sides OF the At
lantic at different times. During the war he en-
gagged in an occupation quite natural to that
character which his latest and most atrocious act
displayed, being then commander Of vessel
running the blockade on our Southern coast.
The danger Of the service, the enormous profit
il it was successful, its unlawful and desperate
character, were all in accord with the
features of the dynamite plot, and il
he is to be charged to any particular sec
tion of the planet, or considered the pro
duet OF any special sort of civilization" h'
may properly be placed to the account of thu
Shareholders Rebellion and those who sympa
thized with it. Captain Wirz who committee
the atrocities of Andersonville, and the fien'
who proposed to introduce articles infecte
with smallpox into the Northern cities, may b
put into Mr.. Thomassen's company and max
Up a very congenial and we'll assorted trio.
Year: 1875

THE FAMINE IN NEBRAsKA. Death from


starvation for the actual want of food


within eighteen hours travel of Chi
cago, and inthe heart of the grain-grow,


ing region Of the country is something
that should attract the attention of the
public. Gen. Ord, commanding the
Department of the Platte, and who is
personally cognizant OF the facts, ad-
dressed the Board Of Trade yesterday,
telling in plain and direct terms the sad
story of the destruction in Western Ne
braska caused by the ravages Of the
gyasshoppers. From the reports Of his
officers on the ground and among these
people, he has reliable information as
to the actual condition of affairs. He
states that several cases of actual death
OF children have already taken place.
Year: 1875

A correspondent writes The mo-
ment you enter the Blue Grass region
you hear nothing but horse-talk.
The whole section lives upon pedi-
grees. The stable boys banter pedi-
grees in a nomenclature of their own.
The men utter pedigrees with q yolu-
bility like that Of a never ending
stream. Even the ladies Of polite
society will chatter pedigrees, and
talk as fuently of sire and dam as if
they had received their accomplish
ments in the p:eeincts OF the breed
ing portions of the stock farms.
Everywhere it is horse, mare, FLY,
foal, gelding. The stables are swarm
ing with them, the streets are alive
with them, the fields are dotted with
them like the cattle on a thousand
hills; and tue visitor, even though be
came merely to see, has a secretive-
ness and obstinaey more profound
than the mysteries of a Sphynx if be
does not buy before he comes away
some equine specimen for which be
has no earthly use. There is q GER
tain Freemssonry or brotheriy loye
among the horse dealers of Kentucky.
If one dealer has nothing in the
horse line to answer your demands,
be will furnish you with q saddle
horse and accompany you for miles
around the neighborhood to inspect
stock which be is sure will suit your
fancy. Their houses are thrown
open to your entertainment. The
very rarest wine Of corn and the
freshest of mint, and the gichest Of
Alderney cream and the tenderest Of
spring chickens are offered, with a
princely generosity, to feed the fame
of your horse fever, which must not
be allayed till you have left your
money behind you on some Of the
stock farms. This is the logic Of all
the attentions and pedigrees and
horse enthusiasm, and it is wonderful
how the interest is kept up year after
year, and how the surplus funds of
our wealthy horse-faneiers are poured
with an increasing volume, into the
Golfers of the Blue Grass regions
Year: 1875

A correspondent OF the German
town Telegraph offers the following
hints:


Itdoesn't pay to reset thin wheel
tires. The chief strength of the
wheel lies in the rim.


There is great economy in soaking
the felloes Of business wagon wheels
with raw linseed oil it will preserve
the wood and save the necessity OF
frequent tire-setting, an operation 10
be avoided


When you buy good fork or hoe,
good farming requires that yOu oil
the handle. IL costs but trife, and
your tool looks better and will wear
longer.


Good harness kept soft with neat
foot oil is q credit TO the owner, and
a comfort to the animal that wears
it. Soft harness is stronger than dry,
hard one. It is slightly elastic and
bends without breaking.


Horse-stalls are usually made too
narrow a tired horse needs room
TO turn over and stretch his limbs;
fatal injuries come from confning
spirited horses in short, narrow stalls.
4 friend had the best one Of q valu-
able span kicked by strange horse
in a short stall, which broke leg
4 pair Of handsome Western horses
were brought to take the place of
the bays, and one Of them in one
year knocked down a hip, perhaps
by the narrow stall, and is now Of
trifli1g value.
Year: 1875

NO smoking is posted in most
decent faet0ries-it ought to be posted
in every barn. There is not much
difference between having q horse
thief around the stables aud q man
cleaning of horses with a pipe in bis
Mouth and there is no hired man
much meauer than the one who, when
his employer comes around, slips bis
pipe into his pocket or holds his hand
over it es if it were a little bird. All
such fellows should be paid Of, or
started of, and kept of As for the
farmer himself going into the barn
With pipe in his mouth, no COM
plailt can be made; but if his estab-
lishmeut burns up nobody should cry,
unless it be the wife and children.
Lightning and incendisries and spon-
taneous combustion combined do not
cause as many barns TO be burned as
the pipe; and generally at least one
good horse goes also lt would be
much better if the smoker could go
I'D with the smoke and have smoke
enough for once.
Year: 1875

As test CT nerve. the recent expo
rience Of q wayfarer, travelling in a


wood road near Olympia. Washing
ton Territory, was as remarkable as
any on record The man was a
specGlatOr. looking out wild land.
and he trudged through the forest
following the almost unused path
formed BY an old road made by the
pioneers in the wilderness. His
mind was devoted to the examina.
ton Of. the. kind of trees upon the
land about him, and he failed to no.
tice for some time "pit-a-pst- upon
the dead leaves near him. He at


first scarcely looked down, when he
felt something rubbing against his
legs, and heard a slight purring
sound, but when be did look a cold
sweat started as suddenly as Though
he were suspended by q weak rope
over Niagara Pressing itself softly
against his legs, twining about him
as be walked was a huge cougar.
Sleek aud supple and muscular the
beast glided about, and at intervals it
would come closer again aad press
its body against the legs Of the man,
the light touch making goosefesh Of
every inch Of bis form. At times il
would glide 4 few PAGES to the front,
and roll over and over in the road,
an wait for the man to come up, and
then it would circle around him
Bsain. The movements Of the terri
bic animal were but as the playing of
cat with q mouse, and the man
knew L. The moment came, at
length, when the strain could be
borne no longer, aad the man kicked
despeFately ' at the beast as it passed
him. In an instant it bounded in
lr2nt OF him and erouched fOra spring.


The man stopped and shouted hope
les = for aid, while the cougar did
not spring at once, but appeared
waiting 10 crafty its humor little
longer. The shout, fortunately, was
not in vain. There were hunters and
dogs IN the immediate vicinity. as
rare fortune would have it, and the
hounds dashed from their covert az
the cougar, seeing them, leaped for
tree. \ few moments later the beast
fell, riddled by bullets. 1t was one
Of the episodes that turn mems hair
which would, doubtless,
have brought death to a man of less
nerve than the hero of the affair.
Year: 1875

Quantities of material for the new town hall are being drawn upon the ground preparatory to building early in the spring.

 More storms; the ice is again covered, and the sleighing is again tolerably good. Several broken limbs are reported within a few days. and several persons have fall en on the ice but have escaped with little injury.

 Mir. Charles Tinanger, @ celebrated violinist, went to South America last, sum- mer, with a view of giving musical enter tainments on the violin. We learn that this enterprise has proved success. He IS now in Germany where he is making quite sensation, and we hope financial success.

 On Monday pair of horses belong ing to Richard Smith, Esq, ran away, breaking the leg of one of them.

 T wish to say that there has been no exaggeration of the state of health in Sharon but I think it best (for the pres ent) to take no further notice of the cor respondence in the Conn. Western News. No news is said to be good news. Perhaps little news stands next best?

 ZERO
Year: 1875

We have had about week of very much milder weather together with rain.

 During the last rain Mir H Fl Guild dam gave way and came near washing very badly so that he had to draw of the pond. The Milton dam we hear was very badly washed.

 MT. Albert Blake is just recovering from his lameness after carrying a very large silver in his foot about five weeks. Mrs. Blake is also convalescing from 6 very bad cold.

 At the last two spelling schools Mir. Willie O. Fennell spelled the school all down. Mir Henry D. Stones school closed last Friday. JACK.
Year: 1875

no other gwen undeT heaven among men whereby
we may be saved. 'Go teach all men IN Ny name"
Was the divine command, and the Sayiour's disciples
had gone forward carry out that command, regard
less or persecution prvaton and opposition OF temp
tation or OF longing for ease. As century rolled on
after century there a constant opposition 70


rHE DOCTRINE oRucIFIED,


Of a personal Saviour. Through all this the Church
taught the truth condding in the sacred PROMISE II
am with you always and in similar promises
SO He sustained the Church and carried her safely
through all these eighteen centuries TO this hour
There has never been an hour when could look
around and say, 'The Church has vanished" God had
carried her from one triumph another and never
in all the past did she count many members in her
fold as in these the closing years Of the nineteenth
century For three long the mightest Of all
past powers the Roman Empire, sought TO crush the
Church, but she has lived while nations have risen
and decayed, and dynastes have nourshed and faded
and been overthrown. New schools Of doctrine had
been founded great uprsngs Of opinion had been made
against her but from all these conflicts she had como
out hrmer and stronger than ever and she would be
stronger ia the future. overturncd-Neverl She will so


PROM STRENGTH STRENGTH.


Every threatening cloud will pass away and be seen
no more. In no country Of the world had the Church
farer field than in this. Difficulties ignorance, preu-
dice might beset her path but all the Church asked
was free field to preach the Gospel Here she had
that field, untIammeed by royal preroEative mimi
cal power For hundred years she had been at work
and she had grown with rapidty like that Of the early
centuries This growth the preacher showed by refer
ence especially TO the last fifty years. Half century
ago there was but one church in Boston and three in
all New England. Now churches counted by hun
dreds and priests by hundreds and Archbishop
had come TO preside the destinies Of New England
in place OF the two or three priests who administered
its affairs fifty years ago And all this because the
Church had had fair play in land OF freedom There
was the promise Of still greater growth which
before her in the future


Bishop Lynch closed his sermon with the behedic~.
tion. The Pontifcal then resumed and con-,
tinued TIL the close OF the morning the Credo being
intonsd by the Archbishop The ceremonies eventu-
ally concluded with the Archepscopal Benedicton.
Later in the day there receptions OF the clergy
and banquet IN the basement Of the cathedral; after
which there was solemn Ponthcal vespers at which
sermon delivered by Rev. Joshua Peter Bodhsh, Of
the St Pauist congregation Of New York, the new
rector of the cathedral
Year: 1875

The excitement among the German element OF the
city and vicinity remained unabated yesterday in ref
erence TO the loss or the steamship Deutschland A
large number Of nqurng relatives and friends OF those
on board thronged the Office OF the agents Of the line


In Bowling Green from early morning until late In the
afternoon Cable kilograms wore transmitted In three
or four Instances asking II persons were booked
as passengers, and w nearly every the response
was IN the negative, which was joyful news
to, hose IN waiting One Of the eaddesL
among the callers Of the day was Mr. Fuendling Of
NO loo Front street this city Ms wife and infant
we're among the passengers OF the fated vessel and
Y rs feared are lost TIE agents received dispatches
other than those already referred 70 rom Bremen dur
ing the day, but they nr fom complete the


full list Of those saved and lost All possible kindness
and consideration we're shown 70 those seekin0 nfor-
nation.
Year: 1875

the PRESS will be devoted A. in the past, TO a dis
terminating support of the Republican Party
During the pending important campaign, the
PRESS will give special att tention to the publica-
ton OF political news. As an advertising medium
the PRESS stands first among the journals Of
Maine.
Year: 1875

The Maine Centennial commits sion had
a meeting at the psrlors of the Augusta
House this evening. The Secretary Judge
Knight made a most encouraging report Of
the interest of the business men of Maine
in the great exhibition. All the natural
and industrial resources of the state will
be- represented at Philadelphia. The dis
play of granite will be very extensive one
having promised to send twenty thousand
dollars worth Manufacturers of cotton
and wooden fabrics will also exhibit every
varity of their goods. The commissioners
are confident that in all her material inter-
e>ts Maine VIII be fully represented.
Year: 1875

The World does not contain a Medicine that
will cure distressing and dangerous Cough,
or Cold as rapidly and certainly as iiALE's
HONEY OF HoREHoUND AND TAR.


Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
Year: 1875

by making all its departments more complete and
by sparing no effort or expense at their command
to make the PRESS more valuable and desirable


The PKEss has larger editorial corps than any
paper IN Maine. and has unexcellel f,cities for
collecting news in all parts of the state. The
business agricultural and manufacturing interest
of Maine will receive the continual attention OF
the PRESS.


Tie growing importance of Portland as ,li,tri-
buling center Tor Maine, and its last increasing
wholesale trade, make a daily paper al this point
of special importance to every merchant and bu..
mess man in the state.
Year: 1875

Says London correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercials:


Although all hope of recovering the
jewels OF Lady Dudley has vanished
their real value was e3O, ,OOO-there is
still good deal of speculation about
their disappearance, and pretty general
belief that some one of his Lordship's
servants must have been at least an ac-
complice in the transaction. 1t is diff
cult to believe that a box of such value
intrusted to the care of servants could
have disappeared in a railway station
from unwilling hands, or that an outside
thief could have known so much about
the movements of the family as to have
been on the spot at the precise moment.
However this may be, there is no doubt
that the English nobility have way of
employing servants which offers grand
opportunities to rogues. In most cases
the outside of the servants is tine chief
thing. If the coachman or footman is
good-looking in his livery and of the re-
quired dimensions his character is not
inquired into. A well known Duke re-
Gently advertised for footman of exact
ly five feet eleven inches In height,
whose sole business it would be to stand
at the back of his coach beside another
of like stature. A youth, new in the en-
ploy OF lady OF my acquaintance, ap-
piled for the advertised position,
and says that his character was
not asked for; he was taken into
the servants hall and measured,
and dismissed for lacking the half inch
demanded by the Duke. There is a
passion for tallness in servants, and of
one noble family, at least, it is a rule to
admit no man servant under six feet.
There are six of these eminent person
ages in their fine mansion. The English
servants are goOd-looking, neat, and con-
stitutional t1unkeys and flunkeyesses.
They are very shrewd, and have their
class rules as well defined as any trade
union. Downing street does not possess
more pigeon-holes and red tape than a
mansion of the wealthy. An upper
house maid would die at the stake before
she would do bit of work that came
within the province of the under house
maid. A swell butler would throw up
his position in the face of the Lord Chan
ccllor himself if he were expected to
black his own boots. There are many
boys of thirteen kept in brass buttons,
and in many instances the sole duty of
this boy is to brush the clothes and boots
of the butler, the master of the house
having his own separate valet. OF course,
it is not pride which has made the in
flexible laws of etiquette among these
servants, by which they refuse to step
out of an official groove or function 1t
is the determination of their class to
preserve the conventional number of the
servants required for any first class
household. They particularly dislike
servants from other countries, especially
the Germans, because if well paid and
well treated they will do anything re-
quested of them.
Year: 1875

we nave IecelNeu Copy VI d oiil
introduced before the Assembly by
Mr.. Bibbins of White Pine, which is
intended to facilitate prospecting and
development of mines in this State.
We hope it will become law. 1t is
entitled Gan Act to enable individ-
uals or incorporated companies to
carry on mining and prospecting in
the State of Nevada" and is referred
to the Committee on Mines and
Mining. Here it is:


The People of the State OF Nevada,


represented in Senate and assembly


do enact as fOtlOaCS:


SECTION l. Whenever any indi-
vidual, company or association own
ing or representing not less than one
half of mining claim shall wish to
proceed to work the same, it shall
be the duty of such individual, COM
pany or association to notify the re-
naming owner or owners of such
claim, either by written notice SER
we'd personally at least once week
for four consecutive weeks; or by
notice in newspaper published in
the district in which such mining
claim is located, if there be one, and
if there be no newspaper published
in said district, then in the nearest
newspaper published to such claim,
once a week for period of at least
four consecutive weeks.


SEC. 2. If within one week after
such final publication the remaining
owner or owners refuse to supply
their pro rata of expenses, then the
party or parties who have served
such notification shall proceed with
such work, and after the sum of at
least one hundred dollars has been
expended, notice shall be served on
the remaining owner or owners that
such work has been performed, by
publication either in a newspaper
published in the district, if there be
one, once week for a period of
four consecutive weeks, and if there
be no newspaper published in said
district, thea in the nearest newspa-
per published to said district, or by
written notice served personally, and
if after such publication said parties
so Notified shall have failed to pay
their due proportion for such work,
then their interest, or so much there
of as may be necessary to pay their
proportion, shall be sold at public
auction without further notice.


SEC. 5. Whenever any property
shall be sold as specified in section
two of this Act, such sale shall take
place at such mining claim, and
shall be considered final and with
out recourse.


SEC. 4. For the purposes of this
Act notice served through the
nearest Postoflice shall be consid-
cred notice served personally.


SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect
and be in force on and after June
list, 1875.
Year: 1875

SANTA Rosa, May 25th.-D. HI.
Geiger, who was convicted last year
for the murder of Mrs. Strong, in
Mendocino county, and sentenced to
the State Prison for life, made his es-
cape from the county Jail at quarter
to o'clock this morning. Geiger's
case was taken to the Supreme Court,
which sustained the decision of the
District Court. The Sheriff was only
waiting for the remittitur to take
him to the State Prison. He got pos
session of fine saw and file, and fif-
teen minutes after the jailer locked all
the prisoners in their cells, Geiger
commenced to work for his liberty.
In about twenty minutes after he had
commenced, he got out of the cell by
springing the side that holds the bolt.
This admitted him to the large hall,
where prisoners are kept during the
day. He then commenced to cut
hole in the ceiling at the further end
of the Jail, but being rather weak, he
asked the prisoners if they wanted to
get out. All of them refused, except
John Jones, who is awaiting the ac-
ton of the Grand Jury on charge of
highway robbery. Geiger then sawed
the massive ring that holds the lock
of the cell occupied by Jones, which
was quickly done, and admitted John
Jones into the large hall. They both
then proceeded to saw out hole in
the ceiling, which they succeeded in
doing after six hours hard work,
which brought them to the jury room,
and from there they left for parts un-
known
Year: 1875

The development of gigantic frauds
among the whisky distillers in the
East has created quite stir, and peo-
pie are wondering how such things
could exist and the heavens not fall.
1t is verification of the old adage
that the disgrace of crime is in de-
lection. If these violators of the law
had not been caught in the act, all
would have gone well and no one
would have felt that the country was
robbed. How great would be the
hubbub were all the revenue frauds
uncovered that have been perpetrated?
This sort of rascality has been going
on since the laws of the nation offered
a premium for its practice. Liquor
manufacturers have swindled the gov
ernment with the knowledge and con-
sent of those whose duty it was to pre-
vent the practice by an honest enforce
ment of the law. We venture the as
sertion that many thousand subordi-
nate officers have lost their situations
by too Jealous discharge of their
duty. 1t is impossible that the gigan-
tic frauds reported could have been so
long carried on without the conniv-
ance of those high In authority. 1t is
q well known fact that not long ago
whisky ring existed in San Francisco,
among the members of which were
men whose positions at Washington
enabled them to prevent investigation
into the affairs of distilleries they did
not wish disturbed as we'll as to cause
the seizure of those not in the ring,
no matter how honestly conducted.
We do not know that this ring is still
in existence, but we do know that
outside distillers often found their es-
tablishment and stock seized and
their business broken up, while the
large houses enjoy an immunity equal
to that of the old ring favorites. Rev.
enue swindling in whisky manufac-
turing reaches from one end of the
nation to the other and high officers
make money out of it.