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Year: 1874

THERE is great excitement in Paris ip
consequence Of intelligence that Marshal
Bazaine escaped from the Island Saint
Marguerite some time during Sunday
night. The details of the manner in
which he succeeded in getting away are
unknown, except that he used rope
ladder and got on board a vessel bound
for Italy. The night was dark and
stormy. The journals declare that Gov
eriiment will act promptly and energeti-
cally in Furnishing all who connived at
bis flight.
Year: 1874

ACCOMPLISHED FoRGERIEs.-A most
astounding series of successful forgeries
in Europe recently came to light. A
combined raid by means of forged paper
was made upon the banks of number of
German cities on tho same days-the
10th and Goth of June. The forged pa
per bore the signature of Barring Broth
ers & Co., one Of the strongest houses in
Europe, the signatures were executed
with the utmost fidelity in every respect,
even the water mark Of the paper being
initiated exactly.
Year: 1874

a TEST CASE Ward, a saloon keep
er of Contra Costa county, has been taxi
en- before the Supreme Court on a writ of
hdbeas corpus, the charge against him
being a violation of the Local Option
Law. The hearing is set for Monday
next, when we can look for a decision
from our highest State tribunal on the
constitutonality Of this law.
Year: 1874

A CANVASS is going on in the princi-
pal towns of Michigan to ascertain wheth-
er majority of the women want to vote.
While the larger number think they
would vote on temperance and other kin
dred topics If they had a chance, tho re-
suit Of the canvass thus far seems to
show that they are not anxious for the
ballot on general questions Of political
policy.
Year: 1874

MORE FOLLY. - And now the New
York Herald, the journal that first dis
covered the danger of "Cesarism," has
struck a new sensational lead. Its new
cry is that Grant will be the candidate OF
the united opposition for President. And
strange as it may seem, there are not
wanting those who believe this.
Year: 1874

DEATHS tahe place, the world over, at
the rate Of one every three seconds, and
births at the rate OF one every two Sec
onds. There is feeling Of profound re-
lief in the thought that every time a man
goes out Of the world a baby and half
are comingint It.
Year: 1874

In consequence Of the late fire at Chi
cago and the inefficiency of the fire de-
partment, some insurance companies
have instructed their agents to take
no more risks in that city, and others
have raised their rates so per cent.
Year: 1874

THE young ladies of Buffalo have re-
solved to have nothing to do with young
men whose breaths are tainted with
whisky and other beverages. And the
only effect thus far has been to put up
the price of cloves and other spices.
Year: 1874

SEEING that all the pioneers who came
here by sea have had their reunions, the
Alta suggests reunion of those who
came the plains across, and proposes
mule steak and bean soup for the bill of
Year: 1874

POTTsvILLE, PA, Jan. 12.-Dispatches
received here to-day from districts in
Schuylkill region represent that at the
meetings of miners all had decided to
strike, demanding a minimum basis Of
$3.50 on contract work, and S2.75 for day
work, and, in some cases, demanding higher
rates. The men are very determined, the
question having been thoroughly discussed,
and they are better prepared for strike
than ever before.


There is much difference of opinion
among leading coal operators as to how
long the strike will continue, and what
length Of time the men will be able to
stand out, many believing it will continue
till the middle of April or the 1st of May.
Some think a compromise may be effected
by the 18th Of this month, the time given
TO accept the proposition.
Year: 1874

FIRE.--On Friday afternoon last flames
were seen issuing from the roof Of Mahlon
Atkinsoh's machine shop, New Hope. The
fire originated from sparks from the furnace
in the foundry. 1t was discovered by some
one Of the workmen, who instantly gave the
alarm and soon large crowd collected. Some
of the wor'kmen proceeded to the roof of the
building and by means of buckets of water
the fire was held at bay until the Eagle Steam
er arrived and was prepared to play, when the
fire was speedily extinguished The whole of
the fire department of Lambertvile was also
out, but the fire was of so trivial character
that their assistance was not necessary. Had
five minutes more elapsed before the discovery
of the fire, the building in all probability
would have been burned to the grotnd.
Year: 1874

Unless the blood be kept in pure state the eohstu-
tion must be weakened and disease supervene These
wonderful tcfs possess the power Of neutraising and
removipg all COMMUNICATIONS Of the Blood and system
generally They quietly hut certainly overcome all OBJ
strucions tending produce hcaith and institute regs
uar action the organs which faulty from derange
irent or debility Thsdyspptc Weak and nervous may re-
y these tters with assurance of speedy relief and
ultimate cure They improve the appetite and tho-
roughly invigoratc the digestive apparatus


MrsHLEn's IIERn BIrTEks have long been known as


the most cec tal and certain remedy In all affections OF
the Liver and Kidneys.
Year: 1874

1t is, | believe, 30 longer secret that


the purpose of Mr.. Bailey's visit to Eu-


rope is to restore harmony among the mem


bers of the British royal family. The


trouble arises, it appears, from the fact


that the Princess of Wales and the Ouch


ess of Edinburgh each claims precedence


OF the other, and when one enters the din
ing-room before the other, or sits nearer
to the head of the table, the defeated be-


ing refuses to eat aud goes up stairs aud
lets down her back hair and screams
Ihlre is, therefore, not oaly grievous an-
noyance to the neighbors, who don't like
such bowling, but grave danger that one
OF the two lovely creatures will starve to
death. Victoria has tried to induce them
to behave, but in vain, and now Mr.. Bal


ley has gone over to see what can be done
about it. Immediately upon his arrival
in England he will go to Windsor Castle.
ring the front door-bell, and tell the hired
girl to ask the girls down into the parlor.


His general idea will be then to suggest
that the two shall be shot up through the
floor of the dning-room at the same mo-
ment, by means of a couple of stage traps.
and then be seated at circular table. If
this is not accepted he will then suggest
that they shall take turns about, or draw
lots, or have their meals sent to their
rooms. If they prove intractable, his no.
tlon is that he will write to the Gar ex.
planning the matter to him, and insisting
upon his compelling his daughter to be-
have, and he will then advise Disraeli to
cut off the allowance Of the girls until they
reform. Then he will bid them good-by,
and take his umbrella from the rack in the
entry and 60 home to dinner unless the
folks at the castle ask him to stay. 1t is
a high and holy mission, worthy Of such
a philanthropist, and when he returns with
a glow in his heart and yictoria's annual
subscription to the Ne~s tied up in the
corner of his pocket handkerchief he may
very justly feel that he has not lived in
vain .-4Ktr ldeler, IN tie Danbury Ncus.
Year: 1874


Adieu my dear teacher, adieu,


We must pronounce farewell;
My choicest blessings rest on you
AS heavens soft descending dew,


Where'er your lot to dwell.
Although on earth we're called to part,
And we may meet no more,
Yet still in Jesus one in heart,
The thought removes grief's pointed dart
And heals my sorrows DER.
soon no more shall view your face,


Distance of land between
Yet memory will your love retrace;
And bow me at the throne of grace


Where naught can intervene
There where no mortal eye can view
The feelings of my breast,
There, dear teacher, I'll pray for you
With friendships bond most pure and true,
Sincere though unexpressed.
Oh, may we each, long as we live,


The mystic union prove,
With Him who did so freely give
His life, by which we both receive


plenttude of love.
Then each will join the blood-bought band
On Canaan's happy shore,
With crowns upon our heads, shall stand
Forever at our Gods right hand,


And meet to part no more. A..
Year: 1874

It's no use, Maria, 1 have tried every
where


But you are not going to give up, Pc
ter?'


Give up! How can help it? With
in four days l have been to every book
bindery in the city, and not bit Of work
can get


But have you tried anything else? p


What else can try?'


why anything that you can do


Yes, I've tried other things l have
been to more than dozen of my friends,
and offered to help them if they would
hire me-


And what did you expect to do for
them?


Il offered either to post their accounts,
make out bills, or attend to the counter.
Mrs. Stanweod smiled as her husband
thus spoke.


What makes you smile p he asked


To think that you should have imag-
ined that you would find work in such
place. But how is Mark Leeds ~


He is worse off than ann


How SOP


AiO hoo uotutuS III HIS uOuse W eau.
A shudder crept over his wife's frame
now.


Why do you tremble, wife p


Because when we shall have eaten our
breakfast tomorrow morning, we shall
have nothing


What?' cried Peter Stanwood, half
starting from his chair DE you mean
that?'


Il do


But our flour p


All gone. baked the last this after
noon..'


But we have pork?'


You ate the last this noon.'


Then We must starvep groaned the
stricken man, starting across the room.
Peter Stauwood was a book binder by
trade, and had now been out of employ
ment about month. He was one of
those who generally calculated to keep
about square with the world, and who con-
slider themselves particularly fortunate if
they keep out Of debt He was now thir-
ty years Of age, and had three children to
provide fer, besides himself and wife, and
this, together with house rent.w heavy
Year: 1874

The VALUE OF COUNTRY WEEKLrEs AS
ADVERTISING Mediums There are small
country papers running along on few
hundreds circulation-not reaching thou
sand-whose value as advertising medi-
ums could not be made up by two or three
thousands in the circulation of the larger
papers. They are the home, freside pa


pers of the people; to be read and re-read
by their local patrons-advertisem and
all The advertisement itself, though it
may be foreign, becomes localized by ap-
pearng in the columns of the local paper
Just as strange child is adopted into a
family, and is soon loved as one of the
children. This same advertisement that
seems to possess so much interest in the
local paper, may be simply glanced at as
it comes to the home in the columns of
the general newspaper of wide circulation.
Year: 1874

Our simple picture has two points to its
moral. One is-no man can be lowered
by any kind Of honest labor. The Sec
ond-while you are enjoying the fruits Of
the present. forget not to provide for the
future for no man is so secure but that
the day may come when he will want the
squanderings of the past.
Year: 1874

A man who promised his wife on her
deathbed never to marry again, offers
reward for some one who will convince
him that lie is justi6able when it is told
to scothe the last moments Of the depart
ing.
Year: 1874

A correspondent Of the Rural New Yor-
ker furnishes some excellent ideas about
canning fruit, She says; Use only fresh
fruit, and that which is perfectly ripe.
not too soft, but just right to eat we'll.
Fill your cans full Of fruit, put the can in
a kettle ofcold water put few iron rings
in the bottom of the pot to prevent the
cans from breaking; then put over slow
fire at first, making it hotter after tho can
has become hot. Too greatat first will
crack. the cansat the bottom. Meanwhile,
make anice syrupof white sugar, and
when your fruit is half done cooking, pour
your syrup over the fruit in the cans, and
continue boiling until done remove from
the fire and SEAL Some people cook their
fruit before putting in cans, but II does
not preserve its natural flavor as we'll,
neither will the syrup be as clear. Cook

ing the fruit in the cans is the proper way
of canning fruit, in my estimation. I use
half a pound of sugar to quart jar of
ruit cherries, peaches, pears and rasber>


ries will do with six ounces. Cook quart
jars twenty or thirty minutes, according
to hardness of fruit. Keep watch of your
cans while boiling and as fast as the fruit


in the can lowers gil up with well ripen-
ed fruit; next morning test your jars il
they do not hold, boil them over again.
In ten days from time of canning, test
your fruit again, and if the cover holds
them it will keep four years longer. BY
testing ten days after canning, you will
never be awakened in the night by loud
report as of gun going off, as I have
heard people tell about, and breaking some
half'dozen cans nearest to it. Keep your
cans in cool, but not damp place.
Year: 1874

The most perfect home ever saw, was
little house into the sweet incense Of
whose fires went no costly things. A
thousand dollars served for years living
Of father, mother, and thrce children.
But the mother was the creator Of q home /;
her relations with her children were the
most beautiful l have ever seen even the
dull and commonplace men was lifted I'D
and enabled to do good work for souls by
the atmosphere which this woman created !;
every inmate Of her house involuntarily !:
looked into her face for the key note Of
the day and it always rang clear. From
the rosebud or clover-leaf, which. in
spite of her hard house-work, she always
found time to put by our plates at break~
fast, down to the story she had on hand
to read in the evening, there was no inter-
mission Of her Influence. She has always
been and always will be my ideal Of a
mother, wife, home-maker. If to her
quick brain, loving heart, and exquisite
face had teen added the appliances Of
wealth and the engagements Of wider cul-
ture, hers would have been absolutely
the ideal home As it was, il was the
best have ever Helen Hunt.
Year: 1874

consisting :, Of almost everything kept in
the mercantile line. We will be pleased to
receive the former patronage of the house
and will promise to sell goods as low as
they can be bought at any other house.
We have adopted the
Year: 1874

The ethereal blue color of the sky is
due to minute particles Ofmatter which
float in the air. Were these particles


removed, the appearance of the sky


would be dead black. 1t is fact in
optics that exceedingly fine portions
of matter dispose or scatter the blue
rays of light. cOarser portions scatter
red rays, still coarser portions scatter
all the rays. making white life. An
atmosphere is full Of aqueous vapOr,
the particles of which diffuse white
light in all directions. When these
particles are enlarged, they become
visible in the form of clouds. The va
por PARTICLES of the white clouds are
supposed to be finer aud lighter than
those of the dark clouds.


That the diffusion Of light i'm our at
mosphere. the blue coIoriBg of the
sky and the colors of the clouds, arc
due to the presence Of matter floating
in the air, has been conclusively pro-
ven by Tyndall. On passing beam
of sunlight through glass tube, the
beam is rendered brilliantly visible by
the reflection Of light from the dust
particles floating in the air contained
in the tube. But OH removing the
dust particles, which is done by filter
ing the air by cotton wool, or causing
the air to pass over a flame, the beam
of light is no longer visible in the
tube.
Year: 1874

and it gave me a notion of the foil,


of Governing more than you can en-.
JOY. which has made my whole life
happier. It was rather a severe
mode of catechising, bat ethics rub
bed in With six FOUNDER shot are
better than none at all.


"But | see men doing the sane
thing, going into underground and
dirty vaults, and gathering up wealth:
which will. when got, roll around
their heads like ball. and Le not
whit softer because it is gold. instead
of iron, though there is not man in
Wall street who will believe that.


l haze seen man put himself
to every humiliation to win n proud
woman who had been born above
him, and when he got her, he walked
all the rest of his life with a cannon
ball in his hat.


81 have seen young men enrich
themselves by pleasure in the same
wise way, spairing no pains, and
scrnpling a: no sacrifice of principle,
for the sake at last of CARRYING bur
den which no man can bear,


"All the world are busy in striving
for things that give little pleasure
and bring much care. l am accus.
toned, in all ny walks among men,
noticing their ways and their folly,
to think There is n man stealing
a cannOn>balI;' or, There is man
with ball on his head | know it
by his walk


1.-The money which cisri, purjo.n>
for his docket, at last gets lat0 hi,
bat like cannon-ba!l Pride, bad
temper, sclfishncss, evil passions,
will roll man as if he had bali
on his head And thou. and men
n New York will die this year. and |
is each one falls. his hat will come
'ff, and out will roll an iron ball,
which for years he has worn out his
trength carrying" Canada Chris
ian Adcocde.
Year: 1874

CLOSING OUT.-Simmons, Olson &
Bush announce their determination to sell
out their large stock Of goods at greatly
reduced prices in order to close out their
entire business. Mr.. Simmons commenced
business in Red Wing over eighteen years
ago, and Messrs. Olson and Bush about
eleven years ago. These gentlemen al
commenced business in this city bare hand
ed' and by constant application have built
up neat fortunes and have decided to re-
tire from trade. They have the largest
store and by fourteen to fifteen thousand
dollars the largest stock of goods in the
City. The store and goods belong to them
and every cent paid for The goods were
all bought for cash and bought by men who
from long experience understood how and
what to buy, and when they say that they
propose to throw their immense stock of
general merchandise into the market to
close OUT it means very low prices to all pur-
chasers. The goods being all their own.
they can DO with them as they please.
and they propose to get rid Of them Ev-
cry body is invited to call and examine
complete line Of samples with prices at
tached and satisfy themselves
Year: 1874




To relate an anecdote without being
able to give the name of the subject Of
it-more especially when that name is
to be found among the most illustrious
on record-seems to SAVIOR of absurdity
in no ordinary degree. The person
age. however, to whom we refer. was a
French Cardinal. and one. we believe.
equally reverenced both as a good man
and priest. On certain occasion
Git was during spell of uncommonly
warm weather. His Eminence." quite
early in the morning, ana in the light
est costume imaginable, sought a room
adjacent to his bed room, from the open
window Of which he fondly imagined
he could entice the breeze. For such
purpose he was leaning out of the win
dow. in position the most comforta-
BILE and easy, when male domestic of
the establishment CHANGED to enter the
apartment, and, mistaking the Cardinal
for fellow-servant. gleefully ,cet both
bis hands, and stealthily approaching
His Eminence,' gave the latter SO
tremendous a slap, on part that shall
be .nameless, that this illustrious and
most amiable son of the Church at once
jumped to his feet, assiduously rubbing
the part. when he encountered before
him, on his kness, the domestic afore-
said, tremblingly exclaiming. please.
your Eminence, I thought 1t ,cas
George" The Cardinal. still engaged
in the soothing operation, remarked.
(" Well, If it had been George, you need
not haze struck so hard"
Year: 1874

set on Ere and burned to the ground.


Mr.. Ford. who built the house. lost


a good part Of his pay because the own


er. who was just beginning in the real


estate business, depended largely on
the payments that were coming from
the sale of the house.


Now. tracing back the affair. it does
seem that if Whitback had paid that
little bill Of 1884, q very different
state Of affairs would have been pre-
sented. Ford could have paid some-
thing on account Of PaysoD. and got
the paint and put it on 10 time for Mrs
McQuade to have moved before the
sickness Of her boy; and that, in al
likelihood, would have been prevented.
for his fever was caused, as the doctor
said, by the malarious locality in which
she lived. and from which she was in
tending to move as soon as the new
house was completed. It is not at all
likely that If she had been living in the
house, it would have been either robbed
or burned. She would doubtless have
been able to make her payments. or at
least, being in the hsuse the owner
would have felt secure. and would have
waited her convenience. Ford would
have got his pay, for he had lien on
the house. So. it seems. from any
reasonable point Of view. that if Whit
back had paid that little bill Of $9.34
all these calamities would have been
Year: 1874

= 4


When trees are growing naturally in
the earth. the little 6bres push their
way through the solid ground, and Of
course. are in this way in close contact
Herewith. They then drawn in mois-
ture easily. When trees are trans
planted it is almost impossible to pack
the earth SO closely as it was before.
A large number Of little roots do not
touch the soil, and then they are unable
to be Of any service in supplying food
to the plant. 1n fact. the plant might
as well not bave these roots A plant
thus imperfectly planted. is in the con-
dition practically Of a-plant with half
its roots cut away- The good planter.
therefore. takes care to have the earth
packed as closely as possible about the
roots No matter, however. how well
this may be. done, there is always
some space left. There is generally
some water in the soil at tree planting
! time. and az the dry weather comes on
and this sater evaporates, the soil sinks
and separates from the roots. Nov.
the remedy for this is good pounding
dewn about a newly planted tree. as
the weather becomes dry


s Last season. in the height of the dry
spell which occurred late 10 the Spring.
the writer was passing through one Of
our leading nurseries where large
quantity Of box edging had been set
out. The proprietor was afraid il would
all be killed by the drought. Most
would have set to and watered it, but
he had a couple Of men with rammers,
who we're going along the rows RAM
ming the earth against the plants.
much as pavior rams the stones in the
streets. Meeting him 10 the Fall. in-
quiry was made Of his success. and
though the season was terrible on
Spring planted hox edgipg and other
small things. he reported all in excel
lent condition There is no doubt that
a good pounding and ramming of the
loose earth under newly planted tree.
when the weather becomes bot and dry,
il much better than any amount of
watering. Of course this must only be
done when the ground is very dry If
done when wet, it will only shrink
again as it dries.
Year: 1874

The Philadelphia Star thinks that
genuine love is played out. Humph
The old sinner ought to travel through
Michigan and see the sparkle of the
eyes as two lovers hold the same pep
pcrmint lozenger between their teeth.
Year: 1874

Happy the farmer who knows the
value of even a small flock of sheep on
the farm as . means Of keeping down
the growth af bushes and weeds in his
pasture. Happy the fa, mer who knows
that sheep in an orchard are far better
and more profitable than pigs. as.