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Year: 1874

Money is hard to get and easy to
spend. There is peril in it, and there
is blessedness in it. 10 the wise and
GOOD it is the best OF servants, to the
weak and foolish it is the most terrible
Of tyrants.


There arr those who think 1t fine
thing fer young man to sltSnd hls
money with careless, 3ashin5 free
dela, aud the spendthrift is character
less despis.l than the miSer. But we
think the weak vanity which prompts
the young rnan to spend cArelesSdy
that with which he could do SO many
noble and satisfying things, is not
more wise than that OF the uiser who
devotes all his thoughts to getting,
without any definite plan OF present
or future use.


All things are given tl.at we laay
ase them for the general good as
we'll as personal needs. Hence AL
who do their duty must toll with
head or hand. We should take all
the rest OF recreation that the body
or mind requires, but while We can
benefit one rersou by rrecept or e1-
ample, We have nc right to DC care
less or wasteful OF tine and money.
Cuyelessness ia all its forms is wrong,
but careleS.ness ia the spending OF
money is the snrest to lead to misery
and shame. FrusaItty and libersllty
should be Joined the iirst is leaving
off useless expenses, the last is be-
slowing our savings for Improvement
Of others,
Year: 1874

"Without much political sagaclty or
any extraordinary depth of observa-
ton, we need only mark how the prin-
cipal departments Of the State are be-
slowed, and look no further for the
true cause Of every mischief that be-
falls US.


This language was applied to a Brit
ish Ministry under GEORGE III. at
the outset of our revolutionary Strug-
gle. But every word Of it and more
could be addressed with equal fitness
to the Administration Of GRANT. We
are IN the midst Of q revolution, but it
is one which has gone backward.
Year: 1874

E@- One of the best things about
the Grange movement is the effort to
make the American farmer remember
that his house is not tent ia the
desert, bat home, and should have
all those surroundings which make
home agreeable. 1t is strange fact
that the nearer one comes to a city the
more delightful he finds the gardens
The fact is that the delfzen of the
city appreciate, the pleasure afforded
by ivy and shady tree and flower,
while the farmer does not. lie looks
upon his land as something to scrape a
living from, and chops down the grow
ing shade tree for cord wood. With
a very few days extra trouble each
year, our farmers could live in greens,
and surrounded with flower gardens,
Year: 1874

WASHINGTON, August 25.-In reply to
the request of the Governor oil Kansas
for arms and ammunition TO be used in
defending the southern border Of the State
against the reported threatened invasion
OF Usage Indians, the Secretary OF War
states that in view ol the fact that that
State was furnished in July last with 500
carbines and 10000 rounds Of ammunition,
on which account the State is still in.
debted to the general government, he
does not feel authorized to grant the re-
quest.
Year: 1874

herself in ehroud bought for the purpose, and
retired to bed, taking the poison aud Dagger
with her, Soon after taking the poison she was
discovered. and 4 stomach pump secured. She
can hardly recover. UnEequlted love Was the
Year: 1874

Conflicting Statements of the Prisoners


Jackson and Jarvis.


The TWO colored men who have made confes-
sion to the murder or Samuel J. Jones, at South
Oyster Bay-Elbert Jackson and Lewis jarvis
are still confined in cells at the Town Hall,
Jamaica. Both prisoners now, by advice Of their
counsel refuse to talk about the murder. Jackson
insists that he has told all that he has to tell but
it is believed by the authorities that neither he
nor jarvis has told the hall. Every DAY 1resn evi
dence Is obtained OF their probable completely in
other crimes, and 1t seems probable that their ar
rest and trial WILL lead to the breaking up OF q
gang OF plunderers VINO have for years been prey
ing upon the farmers and other residents or the
towns or oyster Bay and HemDsteau. Detective
Payne, who IS still busly at work in the quest Tor
evidence, has become thoroughly convinced that
both Jarvis and Jackson IN their efforts not only
TO cast the responsibility 1Or the murder on each
other, but to mislead the authorities, have lied
missing gold watch. Jarvis, only day or two ago,
told him that he had hid the watch IN the thatch
on the roof OF his barn. The roof was, accordingly,
all taken OF in the search for II, but the watch
was not found. thorough search mas also been
made OF JARVIS house, and many articles OF small
value which are known to have been stolen were
brought to light Jarvis has also stated
woods where the body OF the missing
Engllshman, Broadbent. lies buried with the
quences to herself OF committing perjury before
the Coroner at the inquest and OF being an access
sorry both before and after the fact OF the murder,
Is assisting the Of1cers IN every way possible in
their search Tor the watch. Since the arrest OF the
prisoners cloud seems TO have been lifted from
the neighborhood, and In fact the whole town in
characters, but though long suspected none dared
to accuse them Tor lear OF their lives. District
Attorney Downing proposes TO reopen the exam-
nation on Monday or Tuesday next, and, mean
time, every enorL will be made to perfect the
chain OF evidence outside OF their own confessions
Year: 1874

Mary McLan child three years OF age, fell into
an unprotected area, sustaining serious injuries
to recover damages for which suit brought
against Thomas Won Goudt, owner or the premises
on which the accident occurred. The complaint
was dismissed. and thereon application was made
20 Judge Curtis, holding Special Term OF the supe-
rior Court, tor new trial. Judge Curtis gave
decision in the case yesterday, denying the appn-
cation. After reviewing the evidence, showing
contributlve negligence on the part OF the iather,
he living next door and having known for a long
tire that the area was unprotected and yet send
ing the child where he knew she would De exposed
10 danger while he watched her, he says IN bis
oplnlon -'The child was OF such tender years that
IL was incapable OF seprotection and could OF be
responsible lor ITS own acts, and by law Of
nature renes upon its parents for guidance and
protection. IL Is not the policy OF the law to
award damages where there mas been relaxation
OF parental duties aud obligations toward q
Ieepie or unprotected Guild. That may tend TO en-
courage or induce neglect Still less, when q
parent by direct act, exposes o child at help
less and tender age TO suffer injury does the law
favor the recovery OF damages ior an injury thns
caused Thls case seems 70 be one where there
was negligence on the part OF the father which
coDtriDuted 10 the plaintiffs injury, and where 40
question OF lact existed TO be submitted TO the
3nrv The Judge at the trial properly granted the
motion 10 dismiss the complaint. The motion lor
new trial must be denied.n
Year: 1874

The village Aldermen and the Chief Of the Fire
Department OF Edgewater have determined to
purchase second hand steam fire engine from
New York city, the price being 81, 600.


The Richmond County Board OF Supervisors
have received letter rom the State Comptroller
informing them that II they do not pay ffty-nve
odd thousand dollars which 1t Is claimed The county
owes, he VIII get the Legislature to make them
do


William Hogan, OF East Boston, went to Staten
Island on Wednesday to look for work. but finding
none and becoming discouraged, on his return to
New York he leaped from ferryboat near the
StapeLon landing, but was rescued by man who
happened to be passing In small boat, and taken
before Justice Kassner who sent him to the county
jail yesterday for safe Keeping.
Year: 1874

How Much Was PENNY A Day.
Much better wages than it sounds to
us. In the time of Christ penny was
equal to fifteen of our cents, and as
money was ton times as valuable as now
the penny was as good as $50 of our
cents; so that man who worked in the
vineyard for that got as good wages as
men now generally have in harvest.
Year: 1874

@ A croupy youth having strongly
objected to taking medicine, was in
duced to make hearty meal of buck.
wheat cakes and maple sugar, but the
latter proved to bo hive syrup ofsquills.


The boy said he Thought something
allied the molasses the minute his father
told him he could eat all he wanted to. -
Year: 1874

We never had coal stove around
the house until last Saturday. Have
always burned pine slabs and pieces Of
our neighbors fence. They burn we'll,
too, but the fence got all burned up;
and the neighbor said he would not
build new one, 80 We went down To-
Jones' and gotta coal stove. Itis called
the Radiant Home" and any man.
that says we didn't have radiant home
at our house for about four hours last
Saturday night is Republican and q
villain. You see we didn't know any
thing about coal stoves. We filed the
Radiant Home about half full Of pine
fence, and when the stuff got we'll to
going we filed the artesian we'll on top
with coal. It simmered and sputtered
about Ten minutes and all went out, and
we put on IN overcoat and pair of
buckskin mittens and event out too"
to supper. We remarked, in the courss
OF the frugal meal, that Jones was d
e. froad" for recommending such con-
founded refrigerator to q man to get
warm by. After supper we took piece
of ice and rubbed our hands warm, and
went in where that stove was, resolved
to make her draw and burn if it took:
all the pine fence in the First Ward. :.
Our better half threw quilt over her
and shiveringly remarked that she new
er knew what real solid comfort was
until she got coal stove. Stung by
the sarcasm in her remark, we turned
every dingus in the stove that was NOV,
able, or looked like it had anything to
do with draft, and pretty soon the
Radiant Home began to heave up heat.
1t was not long before she sputtered
like the new Silsby steamer. Talk about,
your heat! In ten minutes that room
was as much worse than Turkish bath
as Hades is hotter than Liverman's ice
house. The perspiration fairly fried
out of tin water cooler in the next
room. We opened the doors, and tho
snow began to melt as far up Vine
street as Hanscomb's house, aud peor
pie all around the neighborhood put on .
linen clothes. And we couldn't stop,
the confounded thing. We forgot
what Jones told us about the dampers,
and she just kept boiling. The only
thing we could do was to go to bed,
and leave the thing to burn the house
up If it wanted to. We stood off with
a pole, and turned the damper every
way, and every turn she just sent.out
heal enough to roast an OK. We went
to bed, supposing the coal would event.
ually burn out, but about twelve o'clock
the whole family had to get up and sit
on the fence. Finally q man came
along who had been brought up among
coal stoves, and he put wet blanket
over him and crept up to the stove and
turned the proper dingus, and she,
cooled off, and since that time has been
just as comfortable as possible. If you
buy coal stove you want tc learn how
to engineer it. or you may got roasted.
Year: 1874

A SUIT FOR TIE FORFEITURE OF GLOVES.


In the case The United States agt. Three
trunks of gloves valued at s0Oo and claimed by Samp
son Leroy. who is alleged smuggled them info this
port action brought for the forfeiture OF the gloves
to the Government. When the called yester
day In the United States District Court, before judge
Blatchford, Mr. Stanley Of the firm OF Stanley Brown
Clark counsel for the claimant moved that the case go
over for the erm becaue, account OF the Illness OF
Leroy and Of witnesses he was not ready
for trial Assistant United States District Attorney
Smith. who represented the Government, opposed the
motion the ground that he had all OF his witnesses
in COURT that he would most probably not be able
to have them in readiness at the next term, and
that he was OF the impression that the defend
ants illness only convenient excuse. Mr. Stanley
produced certificate OF Dr. Langman, TO the effect
that Leroy sick and unable to attend court Judge
BIa said that physicians certificates very
easily obtained and that ha preferred TO put the phys
clan on the stand and examine him. He dill so and Dr.
Langman testified that Leroy too SICK TO leave his
house. and he would not be able 10 ont IN less
than two weeks. commission was then issued for
taking LerOys deposition, and the will be tried to-
day. One point OF the defense will be that Leroy did
not intend TO defraud the Government and under


on 6 of the act of June a. 1874 the gloves cannot be
condemned unless such intent be SHOWN.
Year: 1874

William P. Wood sued the Mayor, &C.,
before Judge Van Brunt. in the Supreme Court for rent
during May and June 1871 Of three or four floors OF the
premises No 619 sixthave at the rate of 800 for the
first noor and S. 800 for the second The building was
hired by the Board of Supervisors armory part
being used for four years and ten months aud part


less period. Tie defense OF the city was that the
Supervisors had right 10 hire There demurrer
TO the answer the gronnd that under tho act OF 1862
while the Supervisors perhaps had authority
absence demand by the colonel OF the regiment yet
under the act OF 1863, the matter left entirely In
their discretion. and further the act OF had pro-
yideh that where armOres were actually occupied
should be paid for them. The amount In suit is a.
with interest. Decision on the demurrer reserved.
Year: 1874

up and seed my wife pulling my leg
for it was ever most sundown, ANA
she had come artcr me. There was
long icicle hanging to her nose,
and when size tried to kiss me, she
rnn it right into my eye. | telled
her my dreem, and sed | would have
revenge on Oak Wing for pounding
my head. She said it was all y
dreem and that Oak was not to
blame; but had very different
idee Of the matter, so | went ard
talked 70 him, and telled him what
he had done to me in d dreem and
it was settled that he should make
me an apopogy in his next dream,
and that would make us square, for
don't like TO be run upon when
I'm asleep any more than dc when
m wake.
Year: 1874

One day when it was so cold that
| was afraid to open my mouth, lest
I should freeze my tongue, 1 took
my little dog named Grizzle and
cut out for Salt River Bay to kill


something for dinner. | got a good
ways from home before | knowed


where l was, and as l had
swetted some, before [ left the house
my hat froze fast to my head, and
I liked to have put my neck out of
joint in trying to pull it off. When
| sneezed the icicles cracked up and
down the inside of my nose, like


when you walk over a log in win
ter time. The varmints was so
scarce that | couldn't find one, and
so when [ come to an old log hut
that had belonged to some squatter
that had been reformed out by the
nabors, | stood my rifle up agin the
door post and went in. | kindled
up a little fire and told Grizzle l was
going to take nap. 1 piled up
heap of chestnut burrs for pillow
and stritened myself out on the
ground, for I can curl closer than
rattlesnake and lay straiter than
log. | laid with the back of my
head against the hearth and my
eyes looking up the chimney so that
| could see when it was noon by the
sun, for Mrs. Crockett was always
rantankerouS when | staid out over
time. | got to sleep before Grizzle
had done warning the eend Of his
nose, and l had swallowed SO much
cold wind that it lay hard on my
stomach, and as laid gulping and
belching, the wind went out of me
and roared up the chimney like a
young whirlwind, so | had q pesky
dream, and kinder thought, It'll l
walked up, that I was floating down
the Massassippy in a holler tree,
and | hadn't room to stir my legs
and arms no more they were visited
together with young saplings.--
While | was there and won't able
to help myself, feller called Oak


Wing that lived about twenty miles


off, and that had give a most al


mighty licking once, cum and look


in with his blind eye that [ haC


gouged out five years before, and


saw him looking in one end of the


hollow log, and he axed me if


wanted to get out. I telled him tt


tie a rope to one of my legs ant


draw me out as soon as Gid woul(


let him, and as much sooner as ht


was mind to. But he said h,
wouldn't do that way, but he woulC
ram me out with pole. So h
took q long pole and rammed i
down agin my head as if he wa
) ramming down a cartridge in can
non. This didn't make me budg


an inch but it pounded my hea
down between my shoulders till
t looked like turcle with his hea
drawn in. This started my tempe
. q tri1e and | ript and swore till tn
: breath boiled out Of the end Of tn
log like steam out Of a funnel pip
e of steamboat. Jest then l WOk
Year: 1874

The address of the White League
of Louisiana, says:


We would show him that where
the white man rules, the negro is
peaceful and happy; that where the
negro rules, the negro is starved
and oppressed /; that where our race
bears sway, his race is mentally,
morally, and materially progressing;
that where his race governs, there
is increasing Ignorance, distress and
brutality. But it is worse than
idle to reason with those people.
They have become maddened by
the hatred and conceit Of race and
it has become our duty to become
our duty to save them and to save
ourselves from the fatal procliVi~
ties of their stupid extravaganza and
reckless vanity, by arraying our
selves in the name of white civili~
zation, resuming that just and le-
gitimate superiority in the admins
istration of our State affairs to
which we are entitled by superior
responsibility, superior numbers,
and superior intelligence and while
we declare it is our purpose and
fixed determination not to interfere
in any manner with the legal rights
of the colored race, or any other
race, we are determined to maintain
our own legal rights by all the
means that may become necessary
for that purpose, and to preserTe
them at all hazards.


The Southern Dental Association
will meet in Memphis next year dur
| HEe-l.
Year: 1874

''5 East 14th Street"
In conclusion, the proprietor has only to
state that he viii guarantee to cure any case
OF ChilIs and Fever. No fee will ever in such
case be eXacted. The patient is at liberty to
pay or not. All that is desired is, that he
viii forwards a certificate of his cure at an ear
~ date.
Year: 1874

81 The average Burlington, Iowa,
saloon keeper must be bad indeed. A
learned divine in that city recently adj
dressed one of them as follows: "Oh,
wretched man! If the bed of that river
was bank high with the suds of saliva
ton, and June rise of piety coming
down from the mountains, there would
not be enough to wash your feet.
Year: 1874

A Fort Wayne lady gave bril-
liant party ON the occasion of her di-
vorce. The company enjoying them
selves highly, and on separating at a
late hour each wished the fair hostess
many returns of the happy occasion.
Year: 1874

s@The Augusta COnsttutionalist pro-
poses the organization of an association
in each Southern State for the purpose
of pensioning Confederate soldiers who
have no government to recognize their
wants. The plan of raising the money
is by lottery.
Year: 1874

SIR: In your paper of this morning you
aude to the ateness OF the hour p MI when the first
returns Of the State ticket from Brooklyn reported
election night. AS have had some little experience,
both as inspector and in OF the populous
wards of this city, / furnish you with
an explanation. The principal cause Of de-
lay Tuesday-as far as know the
trouble reGulary-was owing to the great num-
of tue Stato ticket. There were Is on 1t
this year, and you imagine that with only an or
dlnary amount OF scratching and "pastlDR IL is q
tedious task to count such ballots You should
not forget also that the polls closed nearly an hour


5 later than IN NewYOrk and also that the districts
are larger Before the counting begins there
is besides considerable time occupied in the summing
up OF the polstsa simple operation apparently,
but generally complicated on account OF the poieerks
being all smart they should be. III you feel
inclined to give authorities any advice on the sub
tect would suggest that recommend the closing OF
the polls at O'Clock, the last hour being entirely nn
necessary, and also that all local offices be excluded
from the state" ballot. With these improvements
would guarantee that public would know the result
at least two hours earlier than they do now. Respect
fully TVS


Brooklyn, Nov. 8, 1874
Year: 1874

The Most Rev. John McCloskey. Archbishop
Of NewYorx arrived in this port Wednesday by the
steamship Perere from Havre after absence Of three
mouths in Earope through which country he has been


travelling partially for the bcueht OF his health and
partially for the purpose OF making the necessary
for the purchase OF many articles required
In the fitting up Of the Cathedral when Il shall have
arrived at such stage Of completion as will enable
the interior to be used place Of worship. During
his journey through Europe tho Archbishop v,sitod
Year: 1874

EDITOR HERALD: Thanks to the
courtesy of the Manager of the HER
AID, we again revert to the college
subject, hoping to develop some new
phase at each recurrence and show the
importance of such educational facili-
ties as we shall be able to offer, in its
bearing upon our immediate pros
perity.


There is no valid reason why the
Southern California Sanitary Hotel
and Industrial College should not be
the best institute Of learning on this
coast, Combining all the advantages
of thorough classical educational es-
tablishment with the equally impor-
tant practical knowledge only attain
able in the actual battle of life-for
the reason that it has been the constant
study of the friends of this movement
for years to so mould the mind of the
young as to not only give them the
insight into the highest realms of
thought and action, but to simplify as
much as possible the educational pro-
cess. 1t would be good and wise ar
rangement if Professor Haskins could
be induced to cooperate with the
founders of this institute, thereby
making an establishment so desirable
as to leave nothing to ask in the way
of facilities for learning.


The conservatory of music has al
ways been favorite feature with us;
and the higher branches of art, as
painting, drawing and sculpture has
ever been an unending source of pleas
ure and profit. There is not the
slightest doubt that if even a synop-
sis of the plan mapped out by us and
published while in the East were
placed before the public here and else
where, their desirability and feasibl-
ity would be so apparent that there
could be no lack Of harmonious Coop
Grafton. +. M. SHAW.


Los Angeles, July Sd.
Year: 1874

o. once again the golden morn


Unfurled her banner o'er the earth,
Ushering the day whereon was born
A Nation to the earth.
A child brought forth with thunder-throes;
With bloody sweat and agony
Amid privations. wants and woes
Nor knew the joy to be.
This day our great forefathers framed
The charter of n people's.rights--
The right to rule themselves, proclaimed
Boldly in all tyrants' sights
United for their native land,


They pledged their lives and liberty;
The hireling hosts they did withstand,
And conquered-we are fee!
The love of freedom-scorn of death
The heritage their valor won
We cherish with our latest breath,
Bequeath from sire to son.
One Nations Charter not alone


The glorious truths which they proclaim
But freedom, throughout every zone,
To every race and name.
And may the glorious tidings spread
Like morning light, DER land and sea;
This Declaration shall be read


By nations yet to be.
TIL, knit in one great brotherhood,
Our common banner be unfurled,
Upheld by all the great and good
Wide DER the world.