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Year: 1874

Of action. and there forthwith chased
each other through her mind extreme
ly lively and fearful apprehensions
touching snakes, rats, and host of
disgusting creatures; but with a deter
mined effort she recovered her pres
ence OF mind, and by the time the
"thing' had got short distance above
her knee. she clutched it through her
dress with vise-like grip. and held on
like grim death. Since the first reve-
latiOn of the distressing circumstance
she had not uttered a sound. nor given
any outward sign of the mental tor
ture she must have suffered, but sat
rigid and composed, firmly graspinr
that horrible thing" which she knew
was some living creature, when upon
being clutched it gave eforth suueaiiny
sound. For full three-quarters of all
hour the brave girl sat there, as conf
posed as ever. still retaining her hold
to the close of the service, when she
departed homeward, never relaxing
her grip until reaching home, when,
giving hurried explanations to her
mother, she tainted dead away.


n quick examination by Ia mere re-
vealed the presence of rat, dead as a
door nail, is the cause of the unhappy
adventure, which, for lively interest
and the revealing of remarkable
spirit i'll the mind of young girl, is
not often matched in this latter day.
Year: 1874

lfrom the san + franclsco Evening Post.


If the whisky business is to be
prayed out of this State. it is quite
proper that the ladies should com
mence the great work by LINK
with the large importing and iobbing
houses. 1t would nlanifcstlv be un-
lust to work upon the feelings and
fears of small traders who have but a
few hundreds or thousands in the
world, and get them to DESTROY the
greater portion of their little capital
by pouring their whisky and beer mo
the street. Again, to commence with
the ordinary wholesale dealers AMI
pass by Dodge IL Co.. would be an in
Justice that McSSrS. Morrison, IiOtal-
ing. Low, Wilmerding and others
would have right to resent and resist.
If whisky is to he sold no more in this
State. and the ladies are earnest and
fearless and believe themselves in this
matter to be the humble instruments
Of the Almighty in working a great
reformation, let them begin with the
highest. Governor Booth. United
States Senator elect and leader OF the
party of reform. which is the great
political power of the State, is the pre-
cedent partner of Dodge Il Co., of this
city, and Booth Il Co., of Sacramento.
and as the agent of Suit IL co. and
other tavorite whi>kies, is the foremost
whi>ky-sel!er in the State. lie is the
only Governor we have ever had who
has used he arms of California as II
trade mark tor alcoholic liquors or any
article of commerce. Every barrel of
Suits whisky is branded with our
State arms, and the firm has secured
the sole right to use these arms as a
trade mark for liquors. The ladies, if
they pray at any store in this city,
should commence with Dodge, Booth
II Co.. on Front stree; they Will easily
recognize the establishment by the
colossal sign or painting which sur
mounts the building on TWO streets, on
which the Stale arms are represented.
But we would suggest that il they do
any praying, they will go still higher
and occupy Governor Booths private
rooms over the store OF the firm on
Front street, Sacramento, and at the
same time his office in the State
Capitol. When by PRAYER they have
compelled Governor Booth Il Co. to
abandon the trade. and destroy the
$50. 900 or 100000 worth of whisky
they have on hand, they will have
achieved a moral prestige which will
make victory over less prominent
firms much easier.
Year: 1874

TIE RAvEL BENEFIT. On Tuesday
evening, next Nov. 18th, the grand
complimentary benefit of the Ravel
Gymnasium will take place at the
Grand Opera House. On this accession
a splendid programme, composed Who'll
ly of varieties and speciaities will be
presented by Il troupe of artists COM
posed almost entirely of home talent.
For this reason alone the affair should
meet with warm encouragement, but
in addition the performance will be of
such an excellent character as to amply
repay all who go. The house should
be crowded.
Year: 1874

To CoNrINUE.---At the meeting Of the
Democratic Association, last evening, it
was decided to maintlin the present or
ganization and keep it in active operation
until the next campaign.
Year: 1874

For the Middle States continued cold and
generally clear weather, y ith variable winds
and high barometer. For the canal regie
Of New York the temperature will continue
below freang during Saturday night
Year: 1874

Mr. EDITOR Now that all conflicting in
cratic nomination in this congressional district
is happily harmonized by the selcction OF VIM.
Walsh, Esq, Of Allegany county, ms true a
democrat as ever lived, every effort should
now be directed TO bring out the full demo-
cratic and conservative vote of the county, in
order The more efIectually TO assist in rescuing
the district and, perhaps, country from the
hands of the negro party. There are a few
staunch democrats of the county, who persist
10 their refusal to lie registered, because of
their opposition TO the registration law This
objection, however, whilst it might have held
good when none but white men were allowed
TO vote, cannot be entertained now that the
negro is allowed to vote. Let us suppose for
moment that there was no registration law,
and that every nonresident negro, that chose
TO do so, should come into one or more Of our
election districts, on election day, and offer
to vote, cannot every one see that an amount
of labor would be imposed upon the judges of
election-in determining who were and who
were not entitled 10 vote, which it would be

impossible for them TO perform, in the brief
space of time the polls are allowed, by law, TO
be kept OPEN and that many legal voters
would be so delayed beyond the time, as to
lose their votes2 Or it, in the absence of such
a law, the judges of election were not to be so
particular in scrutinizing the claim Of each
doubtful voter, would there not be, in the
hurry and confusion, many illegal votes cast,
and thus the true sentiment of the county,
perhaps, irustrated2


Again, there are many young men who will
come Of age on or before election, but who,
not having proper conception of the impor-'
tance of their votes on this occasion, may
neglect TO be registered in time. Let all such
cases be attended to at once, that no such vote
may be lost and then, with "a long pull,
strong pull, and pull all together" Mont
gomery will give a majority SO rousing, as to
confirm her title to the honor of being the
banner county of the State.


TRUE DEMOCRAT.
Year: 1874

The Washington Ring and the Secret Ser
Vieo division of the Treasury Department are
in great dread of the trial of the nominal
principals in the famous safe burglary in the
office of District Attorney Harrington. The
obvious reason for their endeavors to keep
Benton, the dummy burglar, out Of Court, is
that they have good cause to dread that he
might expose the whole conspiracy and reveal
the names of those who hired him to perpe-
trate the bogus robbery, and lay the blame of
it upon an innocent party. Bentons case has
been .hree times called in Court, but at the sug-
gestion of the Ring counsel has been postponed
on some frivolous pretext, the assent to which
on the part of the Court looks suspicious The
case has again been postponed until the goth
of October, and by that time it is highly pro-
boble that Benton and Hays will be among
the missing.
Year: 1874

There can be no doubt but that the yellow
fever is prevailing to some extent on the South
Atlantic coast. Intelligence has been reeeiv-
ed at the Navy Department of the death of
Commander Charles l.. Franklin, at Pensacola,
from yellow fever. There is no abatement in
the epidemic at that point.
Year: 1874

A great many Of our friends, in former
years, had the pleasure of an acquaintance
with Mr.. Wm. P. Wood then the keeper OF
the Old Capitol Prison, and will no doubt be
very sorry to learn that he has at last come to
grief. He has lately been amusing himself by
dealing in fraudulent United States bonds,
and one of his confederates was arrested in
New York some days ago for passing one, but
when the true facts of the case came out, he
was discharged and Wood himself arrested -
Thus one by one the thieves and scoundrels
who held high positions under the government
during the war are getting their just deserts.
Year: 1874

Our ancient friend, Major BILL
COOPER, editor Of the Clarksburg Register
before the war and Of the Parkersburg
Democrat since the war, has lately
changed his base and opened out at Fair
mont with new paper, the lndez, which
as usual with the Msjor, is to be q Dem.
ocratic affair. Bow much Of an organ
he intends to make oft we can not tell
from his first number, which Is not al
all fierce on the subject Of Democracy.
Considering the Majors varied experl.
ence as Democrat, inside and outside Of
the lsouthern Confederscy, we would
suppose that he was about ready for q
change Of diet by, this time. Marion
county has good many Democrats still
left 10 be sure, but the trouble with
them Is to get back their Democratic
principles, such as they had when
DRRKARD published the True KirgtniGn,
and KlDwEIL represented them in Con-
gress. The stuff that was loisted upon
them at Baltimore by the Convention
that nominated GREELEY, whose paper
they can never think Of with composure
Is not the pabulum they were brought ur
on: The question therefore is, will the
Major administer to their cravings OF
will he give them the new patent
GRRRIEY.Democracy. His unpleasant
dilemma Is that he must either go back
on the last Ecumenical council OF the
party or else reich the stomach Of the old
FOSSILS with doses Of GREELEY.
Year: 1874

AND now 1t has come 10 pass that Nat.
HARRISON is wanted back in this State,
by at least one man, and that man Is the
editor Of the Monroe county Register.
Here is what he says:


"Nst Harrison had political wisdom,
even though he lacked other virtues. He
told us at the time of his departure the
day would soon come when we would
wish him back. That day has come. Not
that we admire him for his virtues, but
because he was the man to kennel those
mad dogs, the rebel political leaders, who
are bringing ruin and disgrace upon the
county and State, and who never should
have been unmuzzled. Nathanie, was
more than . match Ior them, and, there.
fore, we heartily wish him back. Those
dogs will raise a howl over this, but we
delight to make them howl, and 10 show
our utter contempt for them. "r
Year: 1874

THE Moundayille Democrat has no no.
tion Of being lett out In the cold by the
Orange movement. Here's the way for
all editors to join the order:


1--WE understand that several Oranges
have been organized In Marshall county.
We have labored for this movement, and
now feel thar our reward Is certain. May
success attend the Grangers, and they
may rest assured they shall always find Q
friend In the Democrat.
Year: 1874

was on milk Its authorizations and its proper
care. Milk Is adulterated by chalk, water
and other substances. Mr.. Lewis here ex-
planned the use and advantage of the lacto-
meter in detecting the frauds perpetratcd by
those selling milk or sending 1t to the fac
tory. lie was willing to throw over some
who he believed watered their milk rather
to excel 4 neighbor than for the sake of
gain, the mantle of charity. The lacto


meter shows only the specific gravity and
not the amount OF water or other substances
added. II equal quantities of milk are
found to differ in specific gravity, the one
may be found to contain more cream or
water than the other, either being lighter
than milk. When the test is made YOU
should be particular that the temperature
OF the samples Is the same. A single degree
Of temperature will make difference of
nearly one per cent in the specific gravity


Milk often contains impurities, taints and
odors.. The best way to get rid of the odor
is by heating to 1902 or by aeratins it BY
exposing every drop of milk 70 pure air
through slow process Of straininy, drop
by drop. There is no difficulty in keeping
milk perfectly sweet 36 hours in the hottest
weather. There is probably no more criminal
Year: 1874

Nor RENTED.-None of the stalls in
the new market house now being built
are rented. Application has been made
for them; but they cannot be had until
the house is completed, when they will
be disposed of ut public sale. 1t will be
Il very fine affair and great convenience
as we'll as an improvement, reflecting
credit upon the owner, Mr.. James Brad
Ford
Year: 1874

Hard words are like hailstones in sum
mer, boating down and destroying what
they would nourish if they were melted
into drops.


Il is enc of the beautiful compensa-
tions of this life that no one can sincere
ly try to help another without helping
himself.


The best of lessons for a great many
people would be to listen at key-hole.
II is a pity for such that the practice is
dishOnorable.


A good man and u wise man may at
times be angry with the world, at times
grieyed at it, but, be sure, 20 man was
ever discontented with the world if he
did his duty in it.


The real gentleman never intrudes
upon Others his fine sense Of pollteness ;
indeed, his great charm and test Of his
perfect manhood is that he assumes
nothing.


The training of children must begin
with the very cradle to be perfect. The
SAYING that man is bundle of habits is
as true of babies as il is of grown chill
dren.
Year: 1874

ship. lie Is fairly in love with his cali
ing, and goes into the most enthusiastic
rhapsodics on ballooning while entertain
ing his passengers among the clouds.
lie has several balloons, Of n carrying
capacity ranging from one to eight per-
sons but his ambition is to build one
that sill carry thirty people, with which
he predicts that he will sail safely across
the continent, IL he does not indeed span
the ocean itself We heartily hope he
may live to see his wishes consummated.
Year: 1874

An Opinion from the Corporation Coun.


sel-They Have No Power To Audit


Claims Against the City and County.


The Board OF Supervisors met yesterday for
rev minutes. The only business OF any interest
which transpired was the reception OF q written
opinion from Corporation Counsel Smith relative
to the powers OF the Board in auditing claims.
The gentleman decides that the Board has no such
authority, since the passage OF the Consolidation
act, either on claims contracted before after
the law went into effect. he also decides that ac-
tions can be maintained against the city and
county OF New York without this audit.
Year: 1874

lArGEE MAfS NEEDrp, It's said that
the citizens in the vicinity OF Eighth and
Einr streets are frequently without wat
er in their second story rooms, and that
il is in consequence ot the nam pipes IN
Market and King streets heing too small
1t is won known that the clayton House
could not be sdpphodth through
the present main on Market street and a
pipe was laid for its special use. These
mains ought to be removed and larger
ones substituted. We believe they are
the pipes that were LAID when the water
works were built.
Year: 1874

A freedman in the employ Of the
Houston Age was removed the OF her
day from the Office with "a well de-
veloped case of small pox. The nan
ayers of that paper, with commenda-
ble irankness, which is as rare as it is
right make this statement in their
own paper, We trust the Age xeill
not be troubled farther with TIA
loathsome disease. ID .....f
Year: 1874

EVERY now and then the police records
of large cities furnish the reading public
with the information that an awkward
chrysalis in the shell of masculine attire
has developed into n lovely being of the
others Most cities are protected against
the imposition Of females upon them in
the garb of males, and this leads to the
final collapse of the experiment. The
most recent Of these cscapades has come
to light in Philadelphia, the little sinner
being bright-eyed German lassic who
has been loading rifles in shooting gal
lery in boys attire. She is quite child
and remarkably bright. AS usual, she
excused her appearance on the plea that
she could obtain work in no other way,
and that in male attire she was secure
from insult. There is a moral behind all
this which cannot be ignored. The mis-
cradle wages paid to girls and women in
stores and workshops account for much of
the crime and misery Of society, and there
is a vast deal more trlth than compliment
in the fact that women are insulted be-
cause they are women. The places which
should be filed by bright intelligent girls
are filled by stupid young men who ought
to be doing manual labor in the fields or
the carpenters shop, instead Of measur-
ing tape and selling stockings, corsets and
bustles in dry-goods stores. In these
places u woman's sphere. Modesty joins
with economy in urging their claims to
such positions, and to the salaries paid
their interiors of the other sex.
Year: 1874

Conrad, the Emperor of Germany, was
remarkable for his unsparing punishment
OF all who crossed his purpose. A quaint
but truo legend rectes that certain
Count Lupold, who was one Of them fear
ing death, fled into remote forest and
lived in hut with his wife. 1t happen
ed that the Emperor while hunting, came
to the spot, and passed the night with
them. That night the counts wife be-
came the mother of a son ; and the En-
peror dreamed that the child then born
would be his heir. AS the same dream
occurred to him thrice, he was greatly
troubled ; and the next morning he COM
mNnded two of his servants to kill tho
child, They took it away, hut, being
moved to compassion by its smiles, they
placed 1T under n tree and brought back
a hare's heart to the Emperor.


A certain Duke, passing by soon after,
found the child, and took it home TO his
wife, and adopted it as his own. After
this many years, the Emperor being
with this Duke, and hearing him relate,
as a forest adventure, tho history of this
youth who was then present, began to
suspect that the victim had escaped. Be-
ing confirmed in this opinion he took him
into his service as page, and then sent
him with letter TO the Empress, in
which he charged her, under pain of his
disploasure, to have the bearer put to
death. The youth set out, and after hay
ing travelled seven days, came to GER
tain priests house, where he was received
with great hospitality. This priest was
struck by his comely mir and by his trav-
cling so far. While ho slept he looked
at his letter and discovered the horrible
fate that awaited him so, erasng tho
writing, he substituted for it these words
This is the youth whom | have chosen
for the husband Of our daughter. l
charge you to give her to him quickly"


Next morning the lad awolSe refreshed,
and said, "Adieu, dear host"


Tho priest replied, Remember mo
when you are Emperor"


The boy only laughed, estoeming il
jcst, and departed. On arriving at Ak
Ia ChNpollo he delivered his letter, and
so well did the stratagem succeed, that
when the Emperor wrote, soon after, to
ask it his orders had been oboyod, tho
Empress assured him that tho nuptials
had been celebrated with great celebrity,
as he had desired. Tho Emperor hardly
believed his eyes when he read the letter.
Mounting his horse ho rodo off immedi-
atcly and with great speed to Aix-la-
Chapcle. On his arrival, tho Empress
presented their daughter and son-in-law.
For a long timo tho Emperor seemed
lost in astonishmont and uncertain what
to do. At length nature prevailed, and
he exclaimed, I" the will Of heaven can
not be resisted"


Then he compelled tho two squircs to
reveal what they had done, and the Count
to come back from the Black Forest, and
rocoiye back his son, with peace from the
Emperor, who left him his heir, and who
succeeded him MS Henry ii. On the
spot whore the child was born was erect
cd afterwards the noble monastery Of
llirschau.
Year: 1874

am the president Of the Everlasting Equal
Benefit Remunerative Life and Trust In
surance Company. Who can run that
machine if am taken ?"


"And these excited Orientals howled
to the captain as to tho terrible conso-
quences Of the untimely taking off to
that degree that they actually impressed
me. l felt that never vessel carried so
much greatness, and that if it should be
lost, with its passengers, Persia would be
ruined.


The vessel was lost. Tho Mary An,
was on n dangerous coast. Captain Per-
lIins went to his state-room to sleep; she
struck and | was the only one saved,
thanks to my magic art and a hen-coop.
l swan ashore safe but somewhat damp.
| made my way to Ispahan, but | could
not stay there. As these men had all
perished, l supposed of course that wide
spread ruin would ensue. / supposed the
Herdld would-to use vulgarism which
| detest-peg out; that the bank would
to use another-bust that the railroad
and insurance companies would stop, and
that rebellion would break out in the
provinces and so, before the news got
about, l sold my property and came to
New Jersey.


My son, the moral is coming now, so
wake up. | had been here six months
when | got letters from lspanhan. There
wasn't ruin to any alarming extent in
Persia. A new Governor was appointed
over the province and things went on bet
ter than ever. There was less plundering
than before, for the new governor was
vigiant. lie refused to let the members
of the provincial Legislature vote them
selves back pay, and he quelched two
credit mobiliers. The stockholders of tho
Herdid elected n new editor and the
paper was better than ever. Tho new
man was the first to introduce interview
ing into Ispahan and organized an cxpe-
dtion to find Livingstone. Tho railroad
company elected new President, who
put on palace and sleeping cars and 0c-
tually made it pay a dividend and rs
for the bank, bless you, the drowned
president was diminutive tubers compar
ed with his successor. He brought the
concern to n smash-up in half the time it
would have taken the old one, which en-
abled the stockholders to rotire with for
tunes in middle life. The new insurance
president was vast improvement on the
old one. He was man of broad views
He devised the brilliant idea Of arming
his solicitors with Deringer pistols.


so you see, my friend, things went on
the better for the drowning Of these inn
portant men. Indeed the people of Ispa-
han swore that if they could be sure of so
great an improvement every time, thoy
would like more shipwrecks.


" Young man, go home. If your life
is Of any use to yourself, save it but if
you are trying TO save it out Of regard
for your fellows, spare yourself the trou-
bic. There were men in New Athens
before your time, and there will be after
Die, and in week no one will realize
that you are gone-in three weeks the
few who do remember the event will
probably be glad Of it, and will be sorry
that you did not die the sooner. Go to,
young man, go to-"


And Abou waved him off haughtily,
and went to his dinner.
Year: 1874

A DANGEROUS GAME" Drop the
handkerchief is dangerous game
Desdemona dropped her handkerchief,
and it cost her her life. A handkerchief
ruptured a Baptist church down East, in
Dedham, Mass. There was church So
ciable in the chapel, and they "played
plays" and "drop the handkerchief
was one of them. We don't remember
just how it is done, but they stand in cir
Gle promiscuous, and lady, taking a
handkerchief, walks around on the out
side of the circle, and drops the hand
kerchief behind one of the male persua-
sion, and he runs after her or he don't
we forget which-but any way, if he
catches her, or if he don't-we forget
whch-he can kiss her. There is kissing
about it any way, whether he catches
her or not, tor drop the handkerchief
is no play with the kissing left out. And
drop the handkerchief is a real play,
and when grown up people play kissing
is the main part. So we know there is
kissing, and the account Of the Dedham
affair says, " the game involves kissing"
to which the Rev. Mr.. Foster, the pas
tor, took exception, and he declared right
out loud that " the church was built for
house of God and not for kissing par
ties. And one of the young men who
was involved" in the kissing party even
threatened to smite the parson, and the
account says "the pleasure Of the even
ing was destroyed" and the Rev. Mr..
Foster resigned his charge.