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Year: 1875

In Saxony children not only attend
school up to the age of fourteen, but af-
terward, until they are seventeen, they
continue to receive regular instruction
in lessons varying from two to six
weekly, in accordance with the previ-
Gus proficiency of the pupil. Up to the
age of seventeen a child's education is
superintendent by the state; at nineteen
the child, if boy, enters the active
army; after serving for three years he is
relegated first to the reserve, next to the
Landwehr, then to the Landsturm; and
not until he arrives at the mature age
of forty-two can he call himself a free
man.
Year: 1875

There were three maidens who loved king;


They sat together beside the sea.
One cried, 81 love him, and would die


If but for one day he might love me ~
The second whispered, "And I would die


To gladden. his life or make him great.n
The third one spoke not, but gazed afar


With dreamy eyes that were sad Fate.
The king, he loved the first for a day,


The second his life with fond love blest;
And yet the woman who never spoke


Was the one of the three who loved him best
Year: 1875

DRIVER FRozEN.-An old driver
upon the Arch Street Line, named
Benedict, was seen to pay no atten-
tion to his team last night. and at
Eighth and Arch streets collided with
another car. 1t was then ascertained
that the man was frozen stiff, and was
still in standing posture with one
hand grasping the lines and the other
upon the brake. He was taken into
the st. Cloud Hotel, and after re-
naming insensible for an hour revived
sufficiently to he taken home.-Phfla.
Telegraph, FEB. 10.
Year: 1875

A PLUa BURsTRD.-This morning fire
plug at Ninth and Washington streets
bursted and soon flooded the streets in
that nelghborhood with water. The EN-
ployees from the Water Department
stopped the water off and commenced
to repair the damage.
Year: 1875

question can be had by comparing the ut
terances OF two representative Demo-
cratic papers, one in New York and the 9TH
er in Indiana. The Troy Press speaking of
the financial plank in the rext National
Democratic platform, says: Imitation will
be thoroughly squelched in the National Con-
vention. No one really fears that it will not.
What the people demand will be done. The
Ohioians might as well begin to look forward
to taking back seats and being required to 20
ON probation till they have proved themselves
renewed in the genuine faith" At about
the same time this was written the editor OF
the Evansville Courier was writing on the
same question as follows: "To our
mind this question Is of more importance
than the preservation Of parties or the reten-
tion of the services of unruly leaders. The
Democratic party Of the nation will expert
ence no difficulty in finding bold and able
leaders who are in sympathy with the masses
on the money question. but the people in
tend to settle this question at the polls, and
they do not intend to cease in their efforts
until the greenback policy has triumphed.
The Presidential candidate on the Democrat
ic ticket will be nominated by the West and
South. That Western or Southern man who
fancies he can conciliate the conflicting views
OF the Eastern and South Western people up
on the money question must be beside him,
salfD
Year: 1875

An earnest desire to justify your generous conf
dence, and strong regard for the honor and aoel;
fare of State, inspire toth the firm resolve to
spare no effort and to consider other consequences
in the endearor to faithfully discharge the duties thai
aoiu be incumbent on me If your choice shall proce
to be the choice of the people also. pledge you ana
thousands for chom you act in that event. an hones
purpose and red determination to make the public
good my single aim and constant care.


Gen. Connor's Acceptance.
Year: 1875

AND now the Argus charges the admins
tration of allowing the pensioners of the late
war to defraud the national revenues of eight
millions of dollars annually, We desire to
call the attention of the hundreds of manned
men in our own state to the fact that the
leading Democratic paper of Maine says that
more than one-fourth of the money paid to
the class OF unfortunate but patriotic
citizens to,which they belong, is obtained by
them through fraud,
Year: 1875

The destructive character of the Western
floods does not appear to be so serious as
was at first apprehended. Much damage has
of course been done to the standing crops,
but nothing like widespread destruction.
Root crops have generally profited.
Year: 1875

THE result of the Republican Convention
in the Fourth District, will bring sadness to
the heart of Corporal Emery. He and his
paper had labored hard to secure the nomina-
ton OF Mr.. Powers, had announced that that
aspirant had carried towns which he had not
and by all possible means had aided the cause
OF the Aroostook claimant. Now he must
see in the nomination of Gen. Plaisted the
usual Republican triumph and look with
grief upon the high hopes he had entertained
in case of the success of Mr.. Powers. Things
don't "serry" SO well as they did.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty OF good faith. --'.-.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1875

We publish elsewhere y call for q
meeting of that sterling body of pat
riots, the Committee of Seventy, of
this parish, as we'll ~ for that Of ALI.
CITIZENS interested in the material
prosperity and peaceable condition Of
our community, This meeting will
take place on Saturday next, June
18Th.


II is scarcely necessary to refer to
tho causes which have prompted the
President Of this body, at the solici-
tation Of a large number Of our lead
ing citizens, to convene them at this
early day, saficeit to say, that they are
manifold and serious. We therefore
confidently expect full attendance
Of the leading citizens Of the parish
on that day, that we may then calmly
discuss the situation and devise such
means for our welfare as the exigen-
ces Of tho occasion demand.


No ordinary cause, the people cat,
rest assured, wonll have necessitate1
this measure at this moment, when
home interest require such attention
ths movements of the enemies, not
only Of the party, but Of public peace,
Of civilization and liberty, are too
oninous to he mistaken, and require
It our hands a prompt and vigorous
action, which will strangle at its birth
the re.enactment of the scene we
hare witnessed in the government Of
eur parochial and State affairs for the
past nine years. Natchitoches, the
first to move in 1874, will not yield to
Tho eneroaehMents Of her enemies
vaea such is attempted, and proposes
nv to make her claims felt, as the
warnings Of her people have not been
ieeded.
Year: 1875

The donation of the saline lands by
the Legislature to aid in building the
Trunk Road will greatly aid in eman-
cipating our people from the merciless
and graspiug extOrtions OF the Iowa
Pools. and will give 10 our people q
competing line through and within
our own borders.


This omission or broken link Ia our
railroad system was what gave to the
Iowa combination such fearful adyan-
tage over US in freight transportation.
IL likewise for the same reason mate
rally interfered with the value OF all
our other roads. Let this gap once be
closed and our Nebraska system VIII
be fully developed, and great benefit
will accrue 10 each and every part OF
the State. The value of the Trunk
line to the State will be far greater
than would the few acres of land Civ
en- IN aid thereof.-FdNs city journal.


The Journal is one paper not on the
river that takes a sensible and unself-
ish view of the saline land "steal,"
and facts bear out the truth of its po-
sitiop.
Year: 1875

Ore OF the great obstacles. or diffi-


es9ifes ia modern Constitutional Con-


reDtfone, and with Constitution ma
! Eers, hxs been that the bodies are too
large, and each prominent member
hes sought 10 be the author Of the


new constitution. The fact is there


can be nothing particularly new in q


constitution. IL ought 70 be short.


plain, concise and perfectly free from


anything like legislation simply q
land mark. or guide for. or restraint
upon basty and ineonsiderate legisls-


lion. as 10 fundamental principles OF
government. With few amendments
our present constitution is ample
The fret act Of the coming ConstiiU-
tioDsi Convention, after organization.
should be 70 appoint committee Of
not more than five Of its best men.
whose duty should be TO prepare and
report q constitution 10 the eonYen-
ton. The convention sbould then
sdjourn for thirty dsys, and meet
again 10 hear and act upon the report.
This would be economy and good
sense. and would provide q much
more satisfactory Instrument 70 the
people and better serve the true inter
ests Of the State This committee
should be selected with sole reference
TO competency. and without regard TO
political sfIiliaiioDs, or locality. By
this mode FIVE thousand dollars would
provide constitution. instead of IF
teen or twenty thousand a. will be
the case, If the ordinary sitting be
gone through with, and We believe
will be much more likely to meet the
appreciation of the people.


One important feature of the con-
siitution should be a provision for ia
ture amendments and alterations.
Constitutional Conventions are ex-
pensive nuisances, with which State
should never be afflicted more than
once. Let the people be permitted to
amend or alter almost al pleasure, or at
least az the growing waats of q young
State. like ours, may demand. The
provision should be that any session
Of the Legislature may submit amend
ments or alterations, 70 be approved
or rejected by vote of the people. at
any regular or special election. This
would keep the fundam entail law Of
the State near the people. and save q
vast sum OF money 70 the tax payers.
There was a world of good sound
sense in the homely advice once CIV
en- by the lameDted Lincoln 10 the /
present Senator Oglesby, Of Illinois :
Dick, If you wish TO be useful and
successful in life, never get very far
away from the people" While the
people may not desire often 70 change
their constitution. they are better sat
lsfied 70 know that they can do so
whenever they wish, or necessity de-
mands.
Year: 1875

The Lincoln Journal wants the
credit of prophesying that the "eom-
ing season will probably be a wet
one" Which one of the seasons is
not stated. Which seasen is TO be wet
spring. summer. fall or winter? The
Journal will observe that il lie some
what indefinite. If il is 10 be a wet
spring, il will be the same as last
spring. ifs wet fall, il will be the
same as last fall. bu: it, a wet summer
the season when the crops mature
and the email grain is harvested then
il will be very unlike the same season
of last year. And how are We TO
know unless the scientific msu Of the
Journal tells us which one?
Year: 1875

Be it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of Nebraska, That it shall
be unlawful for any person or persons
to offer for ssle for illuminating pUr-
poses. az agent or otherwise, any nu-
merical or petroleum, or into which
petroleum or any product of petrole-
um enters. or Is found as a constitu-
ent element, until he or they have
tested the same In the manner follow
ing, towit: By taking not less than
half pint of the oil, fluid or sub
stance tested, and placing the same in
a small vessel in which there is no
other substance, of such dimensions
that the surface of the oil, fluid or
substance shall not exceed four square
inches in area, and placing a Fahren-
heit's thermometer in said oil, fluid or
substance, IN said vessel in such man.
ner that the thermometer will indi-
cate the temperature of the oil, fluid
or substance being tested, which shall
then be gradually heated at rate of
not less than two degrees per minute,
Fahrenheit, to temperature at
which said oil. fluid or substance will
emit gas or vapor that will ignite by
burning the flame Of lighted match
or other burning taper In contact with
the surface Of the article being tested,
with such frequency and in such a
manner as to ascertain the exact tenn
perature by said thermometer. at
which said oil, fluid or su ostance
will emit a gas that will ignite, and if
it will emit a gas or vapor that will
ignite at any temperature below 10
III n hns - l. =
declared to be dangerous. and it shall
be unlawful 10 sell or offer the same
for sale.


SEC. 2. Provides that any person Of
fering for sale any such oil that has
not been tested. or that will not stand
the test. shall be subject to a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars. or
imprisonment in the Jail of the coun-
ty not exceeding twenty days, or both,
at the discretion of the court, and
shall pay the cost of prosecution.


SEC. 3. Provides that any manufac-
turer, refiner, or wholesale dealer
Who shaII sell oil that viii not stand
the above test. shall be subject to a
fine not exceeding $1,000. or impris-
onment not exceeding 20 days, or
both.


SEC. 4. Provides that any person
who shall sell any such oil in less
quantity than one barrel at any one
time, that will not stand the above
test. he shall be subject to a fine of
not less than SIS or more than 900. or
imprisonment for not less than ten
days, or both.


SEC. 5. Provides that any person
sustaining anv damaOa to- his neraon
or property by reason of the violation
of the above sections by any person.
the guilty party shall be liable to the
person injured for all damages 30 sus-
tanned ); and in case of death. the
guilty party shall be guilty of msn-
slaughter.
Year: 1875

The hslf-sheet concern Issued from
the sky-light story across the street,
adds insult TO injury In its attempt TO
explain the uncalled for injury IT did
our city with reference 10 its ability
10 pay the coupons on outstanding
bonds. In fact chuckles over IL, by
Haunting 1.-The Influence Of the Gran
ger" ia the face Of the people. The
truth Is the little fellow wes so puffed
up with the important position Of
collector of five hundred dollars for
some one east. that he was spelling TO
let the public know IL, and In doing
SO put his foot ia IL.
Year: 1875

AS the Senate aud President failed
to agree on any one for District Judge
Of Louisiana. the President has since
obtained the opinion of the Attorney
General as TO whether the President
has the right to now appoint Judge
for that District, and the Attorney
General seems 10 think he has not the
power before the next session of Con-
gress,
Year: 1875

There Is little doubt but that at no
distant day even the most unattrac-
tive localities In California will be
utilized in some manner. The active
and enterprising people pouring to
our shores are constantly experiment.
ing with our new Industries. The
desert back of San Diego it is now
thought will become vast hemp field.
DR.. Ed. PALMER who has been devo.
ting attention to the cultivation of this
plant in that section, reports that
hemp of fair quality of fiber, with
good color attained a satisfactory
length, and the only difficulty met
with was, the shortness of the joints
which rendered the separation of the
fiber difficult. Mechanical engenuity
will doubtless overcome this obstacle,
and thousands of acres of waste lands
thus become productive.
Year: 1875

From the Virginia Enterprise, Sept. 7th.l


A notable event in the masonic his
tory of Nevada-we may say in the
United States-occured near this city
yesterday. After the destruction of
their Hall by fire, the Masons met for
some time in the Lodge room of the
Odd Fellows, in Odd Fellows build.
ing. This was likewise destroyed by
fire few days ago, leaving the Order
without an appropriate place of meet
ing. In this emergency the Master of
Virginia Lodge No. 3. in imitation of
custom of the Craft in ancient times
called a meeting of his Lodge or the
summit of Mount Davidson yesterday
afternoon. Over three hundred MEM
bers of the Order were in attendance.
When it is considered that the top of
Mount Davidson is seven thousand
eight hundred and twenty-seven feet
above the level of the sea, and nearly
seven hundred feet above Virginia
City, the significance of this large con.
vocation will be appreciated.


THE SUMMIT OF THE MOUNTAIN


Isa pointed mass of broken granite,
yet almost upon the very apex rude
altar Of stone was erected, and around
it gathered over three hundred Masons
who, in the heat of the midday sun,
had toiled up the rugged mountain
side to witness the opening of Mason
ic Lodge at q place so unusual; and
there, overlooking a city of twenty
thousand people, the Lodge was open
ed partially in form, and its regular
business transacted. From the sum-
nit of the maintain the country for
radius of perhaps a hundred miles on
every side is visible, with its towns,
lakes, mountains, valleys, hosting
works, quartz mills and railroads. The
view is one of the grandest in the
State, and the gathering yesterday
was in the eye of every Mason present
scarcely less grand than the surround
ings. AS the Lodge was opened,


THE WHITE EMBLEM OF THE ORDER


Was thrown to the breeze from the
flagstaff on the summit, and the cheers
that greeted it must have been heard
in the valley below. Music, speeches
and bountiful repast for all enlivened
the proceedings, and at o'clock, or
few moments earlier, the concourse
wended their way down the mountain
side. Members of the order were in
attendance from Gold Hill, Silver City
Dayton and Carson, and so impressed
were all present with the grandeur
and solemnity of the occasion, that
the rude altar was almost chipped in
pieces, to he preserved as mementoes
of an event so unusual in the annals of
the Order. 1t is probable that Ma
sonic Lodge was never before opened
in the United States at so great an ele-
vation-certainly never upon so prom
inent point in the light of day. The
occasion will long be remembered, not
only hy those present, but by the peo-
pie of Storey county.
Year: 1875

California ought to be the richest
and most independent country on the
face of the globe. She is land of
wonderful and varied resources and
such condition of affairs as could be
construed into a financial panic or
even stringency of the money mar
ket should be unknown within her
borders. She is capable of producing
almost every article necessary to the
existance of civilized humanity. We
are now exporting from thirty to fifty
million dollars of gold annually while
If we practised that thrift and economy
which characterizes frugal and in
dustrious people We could retain at
home three-fourths of the money we
now send abroad. There is no deny
ing the fact, we are the most extrava-
CANT and improvident of people. We
waste substance sufficient to support a
small nation. The California family
breakfast FROM Porter-house steak and



dine off roast beef every day while the
Switzer of moderate means has his
meat dinners but two or three times
per week. With acountry that grows
the finest wine grape in the world we
import at heavy cost our champaign
and claret. We search the diamond
markets of the old world for the rarest
stones and the finest lace and the rich
est silks find ready market in Cali
fornia. That thing is costly and
rare Is to the Californian sufficient in
centive to purchase. In the estimation
of the average Californian, money has
no value except to aid in the purchase
of something he does not need or could
do without. Within the past quarter
of century, Californians have vast
ed In useless expenditure more money
than it would take to build the South
ern Overland Railroad. That we have
not come to grief and poverty long ago
Is due not to ourselves but 10 the won-
derful resources of our country.
Year: 1875

Several days ago Irene Brown was
committed to Jail by Esquire P. NJ. Win
tiers, to be held for her appearance at the
LeXt term Of the criminal court to an
sWer the charge of being vagrant-the
vagrancy consisting in her being an in
mate of q house of ill-fame, without
having auy visible means of support.
She employed Messrs. T. II. Logwood
and J. w. Eldridge as her attorneys,
and they yesterday obtained a writ Of
Ru6edS corpus from his honor Judge J.
E. Z. Ray, and the case was heard
upon q motion to discharge the prison
eT, because the justices Of the peace have
fiuai jurisdiction in cases OF Vagran ncy,
and The grand jury, criminal and circuit
courts of the State have none; that the
commitment to imprisonment in the
county jail to await the action of the
court and grand jury or the re-
quiring bsil for such appearance at
court is q nullity; ana that the
defendant was illegally imprisoned.
The case was argued at atlength, and dur
ing the discussion Colonel LogwOod
stated to the judge that a case was
already pending in the criminal court
here Estate US. O'Hara) wherein he rep
resented the defendant and General
Luke E Wright the State, and that it
bad been agreed that the case should be
taken ID the supreme court at Jackson
IL order that an authoritative cOnstruc-
ton might be put W IN the late statute.
After listening to the able argument Of
counsel, Judge Ray PROMPTLY sustained
the motion and discharged the prisoner
OF the 2littiDluS. He held that under
the statutes Of this State on the subject
Of Va2raDcy, it is the duty Of the Justice
Of the peace, if he sdjudge a defendant
q vsgEant, to impose a fine, and II the
fine and costs are not paid, to commit
the defendant to the county workhouse.
II tue justicel OF the peace will follow
this ruling they will save thousands OF
dollars to the people that an opposite
course, If pursued, will impose upon
them IN the way OF costs. Where is the
utility Of the justice binding people over
for their appearance at the criminal
court, if in every case the Indictment, il
found, will be squsshed, or the defendant
acquitted by q Jury on the trial, II
costs is what the justices are after, they
will get il JUS! the same when they send
g man to the Hofkhouse as they would
in case be be bound over TO appear at
GouTt. In the former CO he will work
it out, and the county or State loses
nothing, while in the lGitsr the people
will nave the Glst-bills TO Fay. Judge
Ray also decided that 81 inmate OF 8
house OF iil-iame is vagrsnt under the
first section OF the act OF 1875.
Year: 1875

The New York EEening Post Of yes
terday says that the trade with the south
is opening better than was calculated
4 good business was expected with the
west, and there il disappointment. The
trade from New York with the middle
and eastern States is small, as it was ex-
pected il would be, because OF the de-
preston in msnufs curing interests.
With the agricultural sections flourish
ing, however, it is but step toimprove-
ment in manufacturing. There is the
same caution and prudence manifest in
trade this season that there has been
since the panic, and it is safe to assume
that whatever business is done will he
done on q ssfe bs sic.
Year: 1875

their integrity, and in this hour of their
cOuntry's distress, TO scorn to rise TO
power when their principles are going
down. 1t cannot be that you will loose
sight OF virtue, honor and manhood.
Mississippi wss not made for slaves.
Her SONS must gather their strength and
hurl ii at her oppressors with force
that will lesve her grand, proud and free
forever. Cheer after cheer rent the
air as Lamar closed, and cheer after
cheer went up for Gordon and for Geor.
gia
Year: 1875

The symptoms of Liver Complaint are un-
eaSiHess and pain in the side. Sometimes the
pain is in the shoulder, and is mistaken for
rheumatism. The stomach is affected with
loss OF appetite and sickness, bowels in zen
eral costive, sometimes alternating with lax


Ihe head is troubled with pain, and dull
heavy sensation, considerable loss of memory
accompanied with painful sensation or hqy
ing left undOae something which ought TO
have been one. Often complaining of WeaK-
many of the above symptoms attend the dis
ease. and at other times very few of them; but
the liver Is generally the organ most involve (,


Nearly ali diseases originate from Indiges
ton and Torpidity of the Liver, and relief is
always anXiously sought after. If the Liver
Year: 1875

warranted not to cut in the eye--not n head
ache in hhds. of tit is no sooner in your
belly than lis on your back in pound of beet
and it carries a bead like a necklace; for
sale by


GEORGE AUSTIN.