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Year: 1874

A boil is generally very small at first
and q fellow hardly notices it; but in a
few days it gets to be the biggest of the
two, and the chap that has it is of very
little account in comparison with his
boil, which then ''has him." Boils ap-
pear mysteriously upon various portions
Of the human body, coming when and
where they "darn please, and often in
very inconvenient places. Sometimes a
solitary boil is the sum total of the afhic-
tion. but frequently there is ''rubishin'
lot of EN-" to help tine first one. If a
boil comes any where on a person, that
person always wishes it had come some
where else, although it would puzzle
him to tell just exactly where.


Some persons called them damboils, ("
but such persons are addicted to pro-
family, the proper name being boil. If
a chap has boil he generally has good
deal Of sympathy from others-''in a
horn" Whoever asks him what ails
him laughs at him for his pain to an
swer, while many unfeeling persons
make game of his misfortune, or boil. 1t
is very wicked to make fun of persons
with boils; they cannot help it, and often
feel very bad about it. Physicians
don't give boil patients very much salts
faction as q general thing, although
young physicians Just beginning to
practice are fond of trying their lances
on them.


Boils are said to be healthy" and
judging froIa the way they take hold
and hang on and ache and burn and grow
and raise Cain generally, there is no
doubt they are healthy and have strong
constitutions.


They are generally very lively and
playful at night, and it is very funny to
see a chap with good large one, pro-
specting around his couch for a place
where his boil will fit in "without hurt
ing" Boils tend to purify the blood"
strengthen the system, calm the nerves,
restrain the profanity, tranquilize the
spirits, improve the temper, and beau
tlfy the appearance.


They are good things for married men
who spend their evenings from home,
as they give them an opportunity to rest
their night keys, and get acquainted
with their families. 1t is said that boils
save the patient "fit of sickness" but
if the sickness is not the best to have, it
must be an all fred mean thing. 1t is
also said that person is better after he
has them, and there is no doubt that
one does feel better after having got rid
of them. Many distinguished persons
have enjoyed these harbingers of good
health. Job took the first premium at
the county fair for having more achers
under cultivation than any other person.
had them, and meat boils
when he said, "One woe doth tread
upon another's heels, so fast they fol-
low."
Year: 1874

A Cemetery that Lacked Symmetry.
Some people have ghastly way of
blending business with sentiment. One
of our residents who was showing our
cemetery to q visitor, in answer to note
of observation, observed: Eyes, it is .
very fine place, considering its age and
opportunities; but there are not enough
graves to give it symmetry and tone.
But that will be overcome in time, We
hope"
Year: 1874

titude and manhood have become
but too transient visitors at our
trade centers. In consequence Of this,
the products Of our fields have been
subject to the manipulations Of rings,
schooled in the tactics of chicanery,
who by tricks and persuasion have i'm
pressed the producer, that without
their assistance, he would be unable to
reach the consumer in a neighboring
State of our country, much less to find
the markets of the old world. Solong,
indeed, have we listened to the story Of
our incompetency in business matters,
that, we had almost admitted the in
feriority of our class in every regard.
In the light of all this, what do you
think Of Grange fleet on the Pacific
Ocean! Do you think that our broth
ers of California have gone crazy.


All, my brother, that is not
what's the matter: change is coming.
Theirs is the great wheat producing
State. Their product Of this cereal
will this year probably exceed in value
S40,000,O00. The enormous products
oi tliiS HuSDanGry IN the years paSSe q.
had, under the old order Of things, built
up the most powerful monopoly on the
continent. Friedlander had grown to
be millionaire in shipping the farmers
wheat to Europe. His ill-gotten wealth
was used to impoverish the hands that
had built him up. Hedged about and
ground down by monled aristocracy,
whose greed for gain was whetted by
their successful plunderings from labor.
the farmers of that State were driven
by necessity to organize and cooperate.
Some thirteen months since. at their
call, it was our good fortune to raise
the standard Of reform on that
coast, instituting the State Grange Of
California.
Year: 1874

orS,


The St. Paul Press, leading organ of
the Republican party, the other day
contained this item of Saltwater news
Some Granger lifted sample shirt in
front Of Apis clothing house Saturday
night.


That is to say every hummer and
sneak thief must necessarily be Grang-
er.


All, gentleman, if you had your way
how soon would you lodge the whole
Order in the penitentiary!
Year: 1874

The Republican either suffers itseli to be I'M
posed upon or endeavors to impose upon its
readers credulty. IL says


"A NEW BASIN The construction of a new
basin will soon become imperatively necessary
as the present basins only hold a supply equal
TO one halt days consumption. In other words,
II the pumps were allowed TO remain idle for q
few hours the city wonld be left without water


a lew days ago the Rep"Jican said We had
but one days supply of water-now 1T has got
down 10 half days supply. This might be
truly alarming if the people were SO nervous as
to allow themselves TO he scared into receiving it
IA truth.


After the immense sums that have been ex-
pended during the past two years by the Water
Department We 0rs told BY the organ Of The
Council that the pumps might all give out at
once, and ia that event we would have enough
water TO supply the city but one single halt day.


This is all "bosh.' The people of Wilmington
depended Gu the Tenth and Eleventh street ba-
sins with only one pump ior many years, and
were never subjected TO the frigtts that are now
attempted TO be imposed upon them. There is
usually enough water in any ono of the basins
to last the city half day. If economy is used.
Inclc are three or four basins and then there is
poside water enough in the mains 10 supply the
people another day In proof we cite the fact
that the city was supplied by the Eighth street
basin during the time the Eleventh street basin
was empty TO receive the Eleventh street main,
which took more than day to effect; and that
no fears were entertained then is proved by the
tac, that Captain Gallagher took additional time
after the main was put in to thoroughly clean the
bottom Of the basin of all the dirt and filth that
lad collected in number OF years. 1t was then
said that the new mains held nearly days sup
ply OF water. Nobody fears that all the pumps
will give way at once; and either one OF them
could supply US for week. with the water that is
IN the basins The Water Department want to
add men to its force before The election comes
round. We are convinced that the interests Of
the people demand no such outlay at present
and that as have row a supply o! eight mil
lions OF gallons of water per day. and our con-
sumption in summer is three millions and in
winter only Two and half millions of gallons
that it is extravaganza pure aud simple TO under
take to build basin now or for three years to
come At that time il might be found better to
change the whole systen of water supply as a,
present secured
Year: 1874

From tn. Duluth Tribune, Nov. l2.


On Tuesday last, strange sight was
to be seen in our inner harbor, a few
rods below the canal. 1t was nothing
more nor less than the attempt of two
strong tugs to tow an island. nearly
two acres in extent, out into the lake
All who have ever visited our city have
admired the charming little islands,
heavily covered with trees. shrubbery
and foliage, with which our bay is dot
ted, and very skeptical have they been
when told that those islands are float
ing islands, and that during very Sc
we're winds they not unfrequently
change their locations. and that
during the past few years, several
of those which formerly adorned our
bay, have been driven across the sheet
of water, and lodged against and grown
to- Minnesota Point. These state
ments though rather marvellous. were
neyerthelessjtrue; and an instance of
the migratory character Of these Is
lands occurred during the terrible. gale
of last Saturday night, an island en-
bracing nearly two acres IN extent be-
ing torn from its moorings near Rice S
Point. on the western side Of the bay,
and carried clear across the bay to Min
nesota Point, where it lodged Just this
side of the dry docks of W. W. Allen
& Co. On Tuesday. two tugs en-
deavered to tow this island out
through the canal into the lake, but
after working for long time, they gave
it up, we believe, as bad job-at least
we notice that it is still there. q This
island is a kind of boggy tamarack
swamp formation. has black. loamy,
spongy soil. and contains large grove
Of pine, tamaraek and cedar trees, some
of which are of considerable size-be-
sides thick growth of underbrush.
What Messrs. Allen / Co. will do with
their island We do not know, but we
are safe in saying that they have a
couple of acres of real estate which
they would sell cheap and on long
time
Year: 1874

The Northwestern Telegraph Com
pany have got their backs up because
the Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad
Company granted the new Granger
telegraph company, recestly organized
here, permission to use the elevator
and trestle work to Ma, 2,-shland- As
the Northwestern Company operate the
line from Marshland to Green Bay they
are in q position to dictate. Hence the
Changers have got to pull up their
poles and strike out . new departure.
But they are equal to the emergency.
A meeting of the Company wxs held
last evening to discuss the situation.
Year: 1874

Judge Edmonds, writing in Britta,e's Quarterly of Especial Providence" ," says :: When my friend Dr. John F. Gray was lad some fourteen or fifteen years old he was employed in Q cloth factory, where it was part of his duty to attend to the dyeing apparatus, which was in an adjoining building. His particular business was to tend the fire under the dye-kettle and to turn 8 crank whereby the cloth should revolve on 8 wheel through the dye. One day while thus employed he heard voice say to him, 'Get out of the building ; he answered, What shall I go out for I won't do it. After little while the voice again said to him, Go out of this building, I tell you Again he answered, sWhat shall I do that for :? I tell you I'm not going to do it. Again an interval of time passed, and the voice said more earnestly, Go out of this building, tell you, immediately Go out Go out ? sWe11,' he replied, won't quarrel about it, I'll go out ; and so he stopped his work and went out. He had to ascend few steps to get out, and he hardly reached the upper steps before the whole building fell, and crushed to pieces the kettle, furnace, and wheel where he had been at work"
Year: 1874

A young man named Samuel Eicholtz died at his lodgings in Washington from lockjaw. About week ago he ran rusty nail into one of his feet, the wound giving him much pain for several days. The pain ceased, and he thought he had quite recovered. He walked out into the garden adjoining his lodgings, gathered some flowers, and carried them to his house. While on his way back he suddenly felt the cords of the back of his neck commence drawing his head backward, and he be- came aware that his jaws were becoming set. He remarked in laughing way,

 but too true, that he was getting the tockjaw. His relatives made light of The remark, and supper was announced shortly after, but when MT. Eicholtz tried to drink some tea from saucer he found he could not get the saucer between his teeth, and even then it was thought he was only suffering from the effects of cold. However, they at length came to the sad conclusion as to the nature of his disease, as his jaws were set to open no more. The nearest physician was sent for, but the case was hopeless one, as spasms had all ready set in, and they continued more frequent and severe, until they were ineessant, when death stepped in and relieved the poor man from the most horrible suferings, not excepting hy- drophobia, on earth. Deceased was only thirty years of age, and had been married but few weeks. -
Year: 1874

MIR. H. K. STEVENS:

 Dear Sir :-Though Q stranger want sto inform you what VEGETINE has done for me: Last Christi mas, Scrofula made it's appearance in my system large running ulcers appearing on me as follows: One each of my arms, one on my thigh, which extended to the seat my head, which eat into the skull bone, one my left leg, which became so bad that two physicians came to amputate the limb, though upon consultation concluded not to do so, my whole body full of Scrofula they deemed it advisable to cut the sore which was painful be- yond description, and there was quart of matter from this one sore. The physicians all gave me up to die, and said they could do no more for me. Both of my legs were drawn up to my seat, and it was thought if did get up again would be crip- pie for life. When in this condition saw VEaErINE advertised, and commenced taking it in March, and followed on with it, until had used 1o bottles and this morning am going to plough corn,a well man, All my townsmen say it is miracle to me round walking and working. In conclusion will add, when I enduring such great suffering, from that dreadful disease, Scrofua, prayed to the Lord above to take me out of this world, but as VEGEr1NE has restored to the blessing of health, desire more than ever to live, that may be of service to my fellow man, and I know of no better way to aid suffering humanity than to h. close you this statement of my case, with earnest hope that you will publish it, and it will afford me pleasure to reply to any communication which may receive therefrom. am, sir, very respectfully,

 WILLIAM PAIN.

 Avery, Berrien Co.,, Mich., July 10th, 1872.
Year: 1874

The Elmwood Collar is the most perfect-ftting collar yet made. It is so close an imitation of linen that it cannot be detected The novelty that produces this effect is the folded edges which, when worn over & scarf or tie. prevents the sharp, raw edge from showing as in other collars. It is for sale at all gents furnishing stores.-Broobkyn U1aiGss.
Year: 1874

Do you ever think that neglected cough or cold may lead to serious conse- quences In the early stages of lung disease take Wshart's Pine Tree Tar Cordial It can always be relied upon.-Cona.
Year: 1874

The following story about the Bartlett
Springs, which is told by the Suffer Banner,
has an air of romance about it, and we do
not exactly voueh for its truth, as that
paper does: GAS is well knewn there are a
number Of small springs there possessing
various qualities. The water in some is
recommended for drinking purposes, in
others for bathing, or for the cure of certain
diseases; but tbs oAes to which our nara
tive refers is a small soda spring, the water
OF which is considered an excellent drink,
and spring recommended for the cure of
cOrDs. 1t seems that an old gentleman who
was trou sled with cOrns made it a practice
to go to the soda spring every evening and
give his corns a soak before turning in for
the night, under tha impression that it was
the cora spring The arig5ocratc visitors
likewise made it practice to go to the soda
spring and take q drink before retiring


which was usually little after the old gen
t1emen got through soaking his corns.
They were rather fastidious in their tastes
and would very carefully rinse out the cup
before taking drink. but one of them hap
pened to come down little earlier than
common and found the old gentleman soak
ing his coins as usual. The heightened chap
Indignantly demanded what he meant.
'Ain't this the corn apringF' meekly inquired
the old man. Corn spring be id! This
is soda spring. Well said the old man.
l thought there must be something wrong;
| have been coming here every night for a
week, and | couldn't see as it helped my
corns bit The water of that spring has
been neglected since that evening"
Year: 1874

To read ought to mean to understand, to
gather the force Of an idea.or fact in ITS
relation to other ideas or facts. The abb
sorption of a literal fact or idea in only it's
naked insgnitcance avails little; mind
stored in this manner is poorly furnished
indeed. 1t is the use of our thinking pow.
ers when we read that develops before lis
the full value of that which is the subject
of our reading. Hence. young persons
should read slowly and thoughtfully, until
they acquire the habit of thinking when
they read. After this is acquired, the
greatest rapidity in reading is not incom-
patible with the exercise of active thought.
But to read slowly and thoughtfully, they
must read such books as are worthy of this
concentration of the mind.


This is true. The greater share of the
reading that is done is simply indulgence
IN habit of mental laziness, and results
in intellectual dissipation. To keep the
critical eye always open, and measure tho
truth or consistency of what is read by
such standards as the reader is able to en-
ploy-his reason and the results of the use
of his perceptive faculties-is practice ab-
solutely eseential to reading protitably.
Year: 1874

A clergyman at the hotel has been ser-
ously i'll for a few days past. A kindhearted
nurse, in the person of an old pioneer of
this State, forty -niner, has been patiently
waiting on the sick man and ministering to
his physical wants. The nurse was full of
sympathy for his charge and deternined to
leave hothitg undone that he could do to
make his patient comfortable. Fearing the
sick man was backward in making known
his wants, the nurse addressed him as fol
lows: ASK of me any favor that you want
aud l will be delig hted to do it. Don't be
afraid to ask" The clergyman family re
sponded, "Pray fol me-" The forty miner
stood aghast and replied, Il can whip a
grizzly bear, play poker, drink a gallon of
lightning whisky and swear a blue streak
but haven't seen the inside Of church
for twenty five years and can't pray. Don't
know where to begin, what to say, who to
talk to nor where to let up. I'll 60 ont on
the street and whip the biggest man in
town for you anything but make a
prayer" The minister entertains a high
opinion Of his nurse and is getting better
Nerd41 Eufeuurtse
Year: 1874

The following episode comes from White.
hall:


A little three year old boy was missing
from off canal boat. The parents were in
agonizing suspense. Preparations were
made to drag the canal. a crowd of sym
patbizers with the parents gathered. Hearts
over1owed with emotion at the sight of the
distracted mother and the not to- be com
torted father. just as they were getting
ready to drag the canal come one discov-
cred the little boy. who had been the cause
of so much anxiety, asleep in the forecastle
of the canal boat. Sorrow was turned to
anger q, the little fellow appeared alive
and safe. The mother, who a few moments
before was in snch deep and unutterable
woe aud afhjction, turned the little un-
drowned over her knee, and with her hand
made him realiza how much happier no
would have been as an angel, than being
the recipient of his mothers vengeance. it
was a sad hour for that urchin when he
found himself undrowned.
Year: 1874

A little boy in the Bishop Scott Grammar
School at Portland, Oregon, has gotten off
the following luminous view of "Oxen."
His ''composition" is given verbatim ct lit
eratum:


Oxen is very slow animal. They are
very good to break up ground. l would
rather have horses If they didn't Eave colic
which they say is wind collected in bunch
which makes it dangeresess to keep horses
than oxen. II there were no horses people
wood have to wbeal their wood on wheel
barrow 1t would take them too or three
days to wheai a cord mile Cows are use
ful to. l heard some people say that if they
had 10 be a OK or COW they wood sooner
be COW, but l think when it come to be
MIXED on cold winter morning 1 think
they wood sooner be oxen, for oxen don't
have to raise calves. If had to be OK or
a cow l wood be . heffer but If could not
be hefer and had to be both wood be .
OK.
Year: 1874




Germany is now substituting gold for
her silver currency, and when this is com
pieted she will have s2t0000,000 worth of
silver which will be thrown upon the mar
ket. Denmark, Sweden and Holland will
adopt the gold standard, and Belgium is
also likely to pursue the same course. The
amount of silver held by these countries is
estimated at $4,000 10000. which is to be
disposed of.


AS there is now no demand for this metal
for the Eastern nations, even Japan having
adopted a gold currency, it will be very
cheap. The United States is the only coun-
try that can absorb it. Should this coun.
try substitute at once silyer for the present
fractional currency. and gradually for the
outstanding greenbacks, the money market
Of Europe would be greatly reduced, for in
that case balances would be remitted here
in silver, which is not wanted, instead of
gold, that they greatly need.
Year: 1874

This establishment has been open only a
short time, it's first invitation to the public
having been extended January l, but it
from it's patrons. 1t is situated at No. 1873
Camp street, and there Captain John Mo
Caferty will extend to all in search of a
single square meal or a succession of them,
for a day, week or mouth, hospitality
which will put his customer at home at
Year: 1874

THE REPRODUCTION OF PAST
STATES OF CoNsCIoUsNEss.-Dr.
Carpenter, in the Contemporary
Review, gives some Interesting
illustrations of physiological infu-
ences on the habits Of thought.
The reproduction Of past states of
conciousncss is described to be an
automatic action. The theory is
that the chemical action Of blood
in the brain is = sort of registering
process, which if it is properly
pursued, leaves an indelible i'm
preston that can always be re-
produced under the proper inAu-
ences. A case of forgetting AID
recovering a language is a pecu-
liar illustration of Q sudden change
in the action of the blood. Dr..
Abercrombie tells of q man who
had been put in state Of stupor
by an injury and, in this state:
began to talk as though he had
been thirty years absent from
Wales, and had apparently forgot
ten the language altogether. Up
90 the recovery Of bis health, the
man began to talk the English Ian
guage and completely forgot his
Welsh again. 4 curious fact
within the knowledge Of the wri-
ter was the case of student in
Germany who was exceedingly
anxious to acquire the German
language as soon as possible. He
had some knowl ledge Of it, but
WAS unable to use it in convcrsa-
ton. Yet, in his sleep, his MUD
evidently engrossed With the
study, he could hold a converse,
ton, understand perfectly and talk
fuently.
Year: 1874

SPIRIT PHoToGRApEs.-The spir-
it photographs which pass current
among credulous spiritualists for
genuine ghosts of the departed
are produced in various ways
The latest and most scientific
method is as follows: The plain
back ground screen, before which
the sitter. is placed in order to
have his portrait taken, is to be
painted beforehand with the form
of the desired "spirit," the paint
being gcomposed ofsome fuorescent
substance, such as solution of
sulphate oe quinine. When this
painting dries on the screen, it is
invisible to the eye; but it sends
out rays that have power to i'm
press the photo plate and thus
the image of the person together
with the quinine ghosts are stimuli
taneously developed upon the
MISUNDERSTANDING american.