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Year: 1874




A little more than week ago the Demo


cratic State Central Committee, of Illinois


made call for a State Convention, and il


that call invited all liberal minded men, op


posed 10 the present corrupt Administration


to join them. The principles on which they


asked all to meet them, were not only live


sound and liberal, but contained nothing


that any Democrat coull reasonably object
to. Their action was wise, and at once met


with popular favor everywhere. The oppo-
siion beheld the popularity of the move
with astonishment, and irembled for their
safety; and as soon IA possible, set to work
to counteract it.. The GRANTEES under their
true coors could do nothing. The more
| fhey blowed around, the greater would be-
come the fame which threatened their de-
struction. In this diema they appealed to
lot of INSCRIPTIONS scamps to call an op-
position convent on, under The head of JEFF
fersonian Democracy, knowing that many OF
The old party would not desert standard
which bore for its motto, Jeffersonian. }"
The move is for no other purpose in the
world than to decoy Democrats from
true standard of principles, and thus weak
ening their opponents by dividing their
forces. Depraved, indeed, must be the
mortals who would condescend to drag the
revered name of Jefferson from its high
niche on the scroll of fame, to use as an aid
in the mo damnabe plot for the ruin of the
cou try he loved so much. as to devote
ife of toll in helping it on to greatness N d
TO glory. Wherever the opposition to the
Administration show signs of uniting, the
Federal power and patronage are doing then
hes., by all the power and arrfce they can
bring 10 bear, to prevent it. The sam'
bowers have been to work in this State
since the formation of the Independent
party, to prevent all honest Democrats from
joining it, as would be natural for them To
10 These attempts of the Federal Repuh-


cans, under various names and 10y various
means, to prevent their en- 'mies from unit
ing for heir overthrow, threaten the great
st danger, and they should meet with the
rebuke from the honest newspapers of thu
country which they deserve. Wherever
such IA move is made, like this in Illinois,
let the papers jump it, and quash it in ils
infancy; wherever a man raises his head III
dvocacy Of such a move, let the people
lit il.
Year: 1874

WE know now that the Grass Valley
Union is not a Democratic paper, because it
says it is not. 1t is independent. Goes in
for the party and the men that place before
the people the best and wis. ct principles fo'
the government Of e country. This being
the case that little shee, is worth more to the
people Of Nevada county than dozen part
san papers. Such independence is now in
demand and the more, the better for the
co pantry.
Year: 1874

CRITICISM is like champagne. Nc
thing more eXecrable if bad; nothing
more excellent if good; if meagre,
muddy, vapid and sour, both are tit
only to engender collie and wind;
but if rich, generous, and sparkling,
they communicate a genial glow to
the spirits, improve the taste, and
expand the heart.
Year: 1874

Nearly all of the suspended students
have renewed their obligation of obedience
TO college laws. and have resumed their
studies. This afternoon at the usual hour
OF the call of the bugle the military
exercises were conducted with full ranks
Year: 1874

The Board Of Excise held meeting yester-
day and decided that the money received from liquor
licenses within tho last few days shall be at turned
over the City Chamberlain TO the credit OF the
ous public charities of the city, 1t stated at the
meeting that Controller Green had decided that accord
ing the State Constitution amended at the last
election the fund thus obtained could not be devoted to
charitable purposes the eleventh section Of the eighth
article stating definitely that city, county, town or
village could give lend money TO any individual
citation corporation and that this clause would debar
the Controller from palng out the funds received for
liquor licenses tochlrtabe institutions after January


The Commissioners Of Excise in order TO the
best good 10 the charitable institutions have decided
that the funds shall be appOriioned at once among the
most deserving OF the institutions. Delegates from the
Ind gent Dear and Dumb Asylum, tho Central Dis
pcnsary, the Bond Street Dlspensary, Chaplin Home,
Sisters Of Mercy, and number OF other charitable in
situations, appeared before the Commissioners yester
day and asked information regarding the prospects OF
obtaining their customary amounts during the Winter
Gen. Sgel and exAlderman Radde also composed del
egatiOn on behalf OF the Hebrew charities


The Board will pay to the Controller Monday next,
10000. The weekly receipts OF the Board amount TO
about $4,000 The members OF tho Board expressed tho
opinion that by Jan. they will have collected and paid
10 the CITY Chamberlain 100000, which they believe
they will receive for Licenses Issued up to that date
Year: 1874

Others there were who did not like hell, which
was hotter yet; and many there were who did
not like any particular form Of church govern
ment, because they wanted religion served to
their tastes Just as cooks serve their dinnersl.
What q pity wrong was not right But right
was right, and wrong was wrong, and both
would so continue. II was not for him 10 say
where were the men that Christ came to stay
with, bat wherever they were, there would be
found the truth. These men do not compro-
mise with error. Even in this enlightened
nineteenth century-in which the devil often
holds the torch that gives the lght-you will
lnd these men living a life true to the truth
and true to Christ.


These are known by their lives; institutions
are known by their history. Find them and
you viii find the truth. 1t can be found BY
those who are willing to investigate. Next to
possessing the truth, It was necessary TO De
true to it. Here the Lecturer referred to the
truths of the political, the scientific, and the
literary orders, showing that It was the divine
idea that gave beauty to all Of these. He
closed by asking pardon If he had uninten-
tionally said anything to wound the most sensi-
tive OF his hearers, and warmly commended
the objects Of the Young Catholics Friend Soci-
e.y, for whose benefit the lecture was delivered,
for charity was the crown Of truth, and all
could gather under its mantle, whatever their
differences in creed.
Year: 1874

Father Ryan commenced BY remarking that
he would, in the manner Of ladies, who Some
times excused themselves for not singing, apoI-
ogize for not having lectured at the time frst
announced. He was unable TO do so on ac-
count of illness, and had been admonishsd By
his physician to give up preaching and lectur-
ing altogether.


He then read the Scripture account Of the
trial Of Jesus before Plate, and proceeded to
Of his answers. They haunted him TO the last.


He then drew a vivid picture of the scene
between Christ, the meek criminal, and PLATE,
the naughty judge. The Kingdom Of Christ
was not Of this world. He came that he might
give testimony Of the truth. Out Of all this
came the question,
Year: 1874

THE BILL FOR THE ENCoURAGEMENr OF MENNONITE


IMMIGRATION.


GFRoM TIRE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSEl


WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE bill for the encour-
agement of the immigration of the Mennontcs Of
Southern Russia, recently presented by Mr.. Win
dom, has been reported to the Senate with amend
ments The preamble sets forth that the Mennon-
ties. 10 the number of 10000 10000 now residing
near the shores of the Black Sea and the Sea Of
AzO desire to settle in parts of this country
i'll compact bodies, and that some modification OF
the laws relating to the disposition of public lands
is necessary to enable them to send out
their agents and make selections OF land
and improvements thereon in advance OF
the arrival of the main body. 1t -
therefore provided that whenever body of such
persons being heads of families or single persons
over q years of age SHALL through duly accred-
tied agent file an application for permission to To-
cate portion of the public lands, accompanying
the anplication with a list of the persons and the
ouanttv of land desired by each, the Secretary of
the Interior may authorize such location to be made
by giving the agent certificate recting the fact Of
application the names of the applicants. and the
number of acres which they may include IN their
claim.


Upon the presentation of this certificate the
Register of any land district is permitted to locate
in a compact body any unappropriated public land
not mineIal and not exceeding 100 at the min
imum price, or 80 acres at the double MIN
iInum price, for each person named IN the
application and certificate. Provision Is made
for guarding prior rights under existing
laws for the fees of the Receiver and Register Tor
receipts to be given to the agent OF the immigrants
and for returns to the General Land Once. ANY
person named in the application. after the require
ments of the bill are complied with, shall have the
exclusive right of entry for two years upon the land
named and described, rs desired by such person.
nrovided il does NOT exceed the number of acres
above given but at the expiration of two years all
lands not actually entered by such person shall be
subject to the entry of any other person, according
TO law. The aggregate of lands held under this bill
at any one time is limited to 100000 acres ana no
single filing shall embrace than 100000 acres
Year: 1874

NEWPORT, RI Dec 10, 1874.
The schr Emma Fox Case in ballast while beating
down the bay FAN River. carried awuy her NAM
boom In gale yesterday and put into this port for
harbor.


Work on the sunkcn bark Bessie Rogers by the New
York Coast Wreckng Co Is progressing but slowly,
and II is generally believed by those who have every
facility for Knowing that the task will never be accom-
pshed and when work has been suspended this season
ioEg for some OF Uncle SANS ocas At the torpedo
The wreckng company deserving Of better success
they have taken great interest in the matter for the
sake OF their well.earned reputa ton and have lett
nothing undone 70 accomplish the re9uremsnY Of the
parted their moorings in the late gale and came
ashore at Briggs wharf
Year: 1874

The following is a translation Of the
letter addressed by the Empress Eu-
genie to the Bishop of Treycs. who
had forbidden his clergy to celebrate
masses for the soul Of the Emperor
NHpoIeou:


''CAAInEN PLACE, CmsELHURsr. :


January 10, 1874.


"MONsEIGNOE-I am told, but l can
scarcely believe it true, that YOU have
forbidden the celebration Of masses
which it was wished to have said in
your diocese, for the repose of the
soul of the Emperor Napoleon III. /
can hardly believe it. because the
church has never refused prayer for
the dead. The spirit of charity and
brotherly love forms one long chain
which binds US the one TO the other
the rich or the poor, those in prosper
lty or those in adversely, the living
and the dead! No, it is impossible
that you can have refused a PRAYER for
him who founded the institution of al
moners for saying the PRAYERS after
death. No, it is impossible. when
you protest against those civil burials


- Pr = d III lStAaAu u Iue pray
ers OF the church, that you can have
refused those same prayers when
asked for. Moreover, it is impossible
that you can have forgotten che oath
which yOu took in the presence of |
him who is no more. If, however,
such be really the case, l can only fin |
sh my letter by calling to your mem
Dry the closing sentence in the form |
IF oath taken by the bishops of our |
church: May I be able 10 answer |
ny account for it to Cod


EUGENE "
Year: 1874

CLEANING Rusty PLows. The
following is said to be an efficaeious
method of cleaning rusty plows:


Take a quart OF water and pour
slowly into it Il pint of sulphuric
acid. Crhc mixture will become
quito warm from chemical action,
and this is the reason why the acid
should be poured slowly into the
water, rather than the water into
the acid.) Wash the mold board,
or any other iron that is rusty, with
this weak acid, and Iet it remain
on the iron until it evapOrates, and
then wash it again. The. object is
to give time for the acid to dis
solve the rust. Then wash with
water, and you can see where the
worst rusty spots arc. Apply some
more acid aud rub those spots with
brick. The acid and the securing
will remove most of the rust. Then
wash the mold-board thoroughly
with water to romove all the acid
aud rub il dry. Brush it over with
petroleum or other oil, and let it
be until spring. When you 90 to
plow take n bottle Of acid to the
field and apply it every bout 10 any
spots that may remain. The acid
and the securing of the earth will
soon make it perfectly bright and
smooth. If all iron works DC wash
ed over with petroleum as soon as
we put our tools, implements and
machines aside for winter, il will
keep them from rusting, and save i
great deaf of trouble and annoy
ance, to say nothing Of deprecia-
tion and loss.
Year: 1874

1t is believed that the habit OF car
rying matches about in the pockets
for the purpose Of smoking, has been
the cause of more fires from unknown
causes than anything else. Suppose
cottOn-picker carries matches with
him to the field, aud accidentally lets
one fall into his cotton basket. It Is
easy to see when that cotton Is put
through the gin. the teeth of the saw
or the tread of the foot, or something
else. may ignite the match and destroy
thousands of dollars worth of prop
eriy.-Exchange.
Year: 1874

The Madisonville Ky. Times prints
this sensible paragraph: "COrrespon-
dents will oblige us very materially If
in their articles they will confine
themselves to the use Of either we
or II The indiscriminate use of
both is vexatiOus. Neither is it nee
essary to quote every other word,
and italicize the rest.
Year: 1874

CONCLUDED.


A BOUT two weeks after the cottage
IN had been changed for the palace,
one pleasant morning, after her usual task
was finished, Mary made her appearance
in the little family parlor, dressed as fifty
as she could dress for the street. A smile
was on her face, and good will to all the
world in her heart. She approached her
aunt and, giving her parting kiss,
said,


"Good bye, aunt p


"What do you mean, Mary?"


al am going to visit friend, and
don't know when shall be back again"
She did not wait for her aunt's rejoinder,
knowing that prolonged dialogue would
be likely to lead TO scene which would
leave an unhappy impression on her heart.
So she quietly passed out of the house, and
hurried from street to street, not as wan
derer, but like one who was impelled by a
fixed and commendable purpose. Her
nimble feet soon brought her to distant
extremity Of the city.


She knocked at the door of humble,
but neat cottage, which was opened by a
respectable looking, middle-aged lady, OF
slender form, who recognized her at once,
and exclaimed,


" Why, dear Mary is this you p What a
long time it has been since you came to see
me last p


"Dear Mary - how strange those
words sounded to her earsl and how strange
the affection that prompted them


81 know it has been a long time,o said
Mary, while. her tears were bathing two
faces "but have come to find home
will you let me live with you, aunt
RachelP"


Aunt Rachel looked at her moment in
mute surprise, but discovering that there
was grief weighing on the young girls
heart suppressed the exclamation she was
about to utter, and embracing her afiec.
tionately, replied,


"Live with rue, my dove ? Yes, all my
life, love, If you will and your presence
will add great joy to the many already
possess"
Year: 1874

much to heart" Then putting news
paper into her hand, she drove on.


Mary was not long in finding the poison
ed arrow which was to transfix her heart I;
it was the following sentence
Year: 1874

The Pope Is unable to find q properly consti-
tuted female sovereign belonging to the church to
whom he might present the Golden Rose. En-
press Eugsnie and Isabella Of Spain were the
latest recipients Of the Rose, and to neither of
them did the present bring good fortune.
Year: 1874

While certain forms of the table
etiquette may seem altogether con-
vcntional, even fanastic: the forms
usually observed are founded on
good sense, and adapted to gene
raj convenience. Table etiquette
is not, as is often alleged, merely
Il matter offashion, although some
things that were in vogue, a gene
ration or two ago, are no louger
deemed polite. The reason is that
manners and table furniture have
undergone 50 many changes; have
really so much improved, as to re-
quirc mutual re-adjustment. For
example, everybody was accustom-
ed twenty or thirty years since, to
Use the knife to carry food to the
mouth because the fork Of the day
was not adapted to the purpose
Since the introduction Of the four
tined silver fork, it has so entire
ly supplanted the knife that the
usage Of the latter, in that way,
is not only superfuous, but is re-
garded as q vulgarism.


Another example is the discon-
tinuance Of the custom Of turning
tea or coffee from the cup into the
saucer. Although small plates
were frequently employed to set
the cup in, they were not at all in
general use; and even when they
were used the tea orcofee was like
ly to be spilled upon the cloth.


The habit, likewise, of putting
ones knife into the butter arose
from the fact that the butter knife
proper had not then been thought
of. Such customs as these, once
nccessitated by circumstances, are
now obviously inappropriate.
Certain habits, however, are re-
guIated by good taste and delicacy
Of feeling, and the failure to adopt
them argues . lack Of fine percep-
ton or social insight. One Of these
is eating or drinking andibly. No
sensitive person can hear any one
taking his soup, coffee or other
liquid without positive annoyance.
Yet. those who would be very un-
willing to consider themselves ILL.,
bred are constantly guilty Of such
breach Of politencss. The defect
is that they are notso sensitive as
those with whom they come in
contact. They would not be o1s-
turbed by the ofense they never
imagine, therefore, that any one
else can be. 1t is for them that
rules Of etiquette are particularly
designed. Were their instinct
correct, they would not need the
rule, which, from the absence of
instinct, appears to them irration .
al, purely arbitrary.


TO rest ones elbow on the ta-
bic is more than transgression Of
courtesy, it is an absolute incon-
venience to ones neighbors. All
awkwardness of position, such as
sitting too far back from, or lean
ing over the table, are reckoned as
rudeness, because they put others
i'll at ease through fear of such &C
cidents as are liable to happen
from any uncouthness.


Biting bread or cake, instead Of
cutting or breaking it into mouth
fnls, is unpleasant, since it ofends
our sense Of form or fitness.


These and kindred matters are
trifes; but social life is so largely
composed Of triaes that to disre-
gard them wholly is serious af-
front. We can hardly realize to
what extent our satisfaction or
dissatisfaction is made upof things
in themselves Insignificant, until
their observance or non-obserV-
ance is brought directly home to
U.S. tScribner's Monthly.
Year: 1874

Sidney R. DeLong informs us that be is not and will not be @ candidate for the legislative council, but will be for super visor, and of this latter fact we are very glad 10 inform our readers, and believe most of them will be as glad to know it, for it has been very difficult to get men Of large property interests to serve in this be- half We believe none Of the present board sought the office or wanted to serve in it and Xsare informed that the Chairman, l.. w. Carr, Esq, absolutely declines reelection. The firm of Fully, Ochoa & Co.,, of which MI. .DeLong is a member, pays one-fifteenth of the taxes of Pima county and it is indeed hopeful sign when man of such firm announces a willingness to serve in the very responsible but poorly paid and thankless position of supervisor. Any extravaganza or mismanagement suffered by member of such a large property in- terest, must of necessity be expensive and injurious to himself The present board is composed of that class of citizens, but as we have said, we think none of them have desired to hold the place, al- though we are not sure as to MT. Fish. MT. DeLong does not want it for honor or di- rect profit.

 Since the above was put Tn type, the ticket elsewhere printed was handed in, and is composed of sound men.
Year: 1874

THERE is much political activity in this county, but the lesson has been learned that action in this line is a two handed game, and that men will play it as such. It was and is the purpose of THE CITIZEN to not aggraYate the situation, but in cer- tain contingencies, it will not hesitate to speak out as it did last Saturday, regard less of all results. Our utterances then had good effects, and we are heartily glad we said what we did, as it set men to thinking aright. If readers find this paper tame on politics, it is so simply because we have not heard of any suffi- cient reason to make it otherwise. Objec- tionable street talk and individual lying are abundant, as always in election times, but are not regarded worthy of notice.

 It is an outrage Of such gravity as that perpetrated on the l2th, and fitly com Inented on in TIE CITIZEN of last Satur- day, that will induce us to resort to the rasping process.
Year: 1874

Delegate Mccormick writes to us that since the franking privilege was abolished, public documents have not been printed in large quantities. The supply IS so limited that he will not undertake a gen. eral distribution, but will be glad to send, so far as his quota will admit, to any and all persons in the Territory who will write to him at Washington, D. C., specifying the particular documents desired. By recent act of Congress the postage on public documents certified to be such by the signature Of a mem Der of Congress, is ten cents for each bound volume.
Year: 1874

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 9.-The Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the National Grange
of Patrons of Husbandry are maturing
plan for the formation of statistical bu
reau in connection with the National
Grange, for the collection and dissemna-
ton of information in regard to the condi-
ton of the crops throughout the country.
The new bureau will be located at Wash
ington, D. c., and in charge of d. w. AL
len, Secretary of the State Grange of South
Carolina Subordinate Oranges will re-
port direct to the State Grange all infor-
nation of interest relating to crops, and
the different State Oranges will report by
telegraph To the Statistical Bureau of the
Order at Washington. The Bureau will
compile and summarize these reports into
monthly report of the crops in all Sec
tions of the country, and will simultaneous
ly transmit the report by telegraph
monthly to all State Oranges, which in
turn will furnish it to every subordinate
Grange within their jurisdiction The in
formation will not be furnished to the


press for publication, it being intended ex-
clusively for the benefit of members of the
Order.
Year: 1874

Married people should treat each
other like lovers all their lives
then they would he happy. Bick-
ering and quarreling would soon


break off love affairs; consequent
ly lovers indulge in such only to q
very limited extent. But somo
peoplc-men and women both


when they have got once married
think they can do just rs they
please, and it makes no difference.


They make a great mistake. II
causes all the difference in tho
world. Women should grow moro
andmore devoted and men more fond
after marriage, if they have tho
slightest idea Of being happy as
wives and husbands. 1t is losing
sight of this fundamental truth
which leads TO hundreds OK
divorces. Yet many q man will
scold his wife, who would never
think Of breathing q harsh word
to his sweetheart; /; and many a
wife will bc glum and morose on
her husbands return who had only
smiles and words for him when ho
was her suitor. How can
such people expect to be happy