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Year: 1874

We have been long away from Cairo.
with its busy streets and scenes so like to
those of the " Arabian Nights" and now
for weeks have been sailing along the
strange river Nile. How | should like to
have you all with me-and what fleet it
would be. We should need such a num-
Der of diahbeahs pleasure boats as never
sailed on this river before, and | think the
Arab children. in their amaZement, would
forget their constitutional cry of = backs
hush" with which they ever salute the
traveller.


There are many scenes on the river-bank
that would attract your attention and fill
yOu with surprise. All day, but more es-
pecially morning and evening, long files
of women, in their dark blue robes. come
to the rivers brink to fill the large baLIdS
Jars, so called from the village where they
are made. After a little gossip and merry
laughter, they help one another to raise
the vessel to the top of the head, where it
is placed on a hollow pad, and so they 90
back to their homes, up hill and down,
perhaps distance of half-a-mile or more,
without ever touching the jar with their
hands. 1t is feat which surprises the
traveller. and can only be accomplished by
daily practice.


Here and there may be seen buffalo,
black, ugly in appearance, apparently sui
len and surly. but in reality gentle and
obedient to the naked little boy on his
back.


Sometimes. in the warm afternoons, | sit
and watch the waterfowl and listen to
their varied cries huge pelcans tapping
their immense wings far overhead: grace
ful cranes stalking over the flats herons,
StOrkS, and the whole race of ducks in
myriads, swarming on every sand-bank: :
and, very rarely, the beautiful red flamn-
go. which we have to observe through the
double glass, as it is too shy to come near
our boat.


Occasionally we see camels looming in
the background, growing hideOusly as
they are forced to kneel to receive their
burdens.


1t was a strange sight-that of the vast
number of wOrkmen, as we saw them 90
ing to their labor on the railroad which is
being built from Cairo up the Nile. Each
man had a palm-leaf basket into which he
scraped up the dirt with his hands, and
then poising it on his head, carried it to its
place of destination. 1t is said that some
body once imported some wheel-barrOws
for the benefit of these poor fellows but,
some time after, coming to see how the
new improvement worked, he found them
| filling the wheel-barrOws and putting
them upon their heads, where they car
ried them just as they did the baskets. |
don't say this is true, but it does show the
| lack of keen wit in these people, and the
way they cling to old customs ; and be-
Iieve if somebody should give one of them
a wheel-barrOw, he would use it in just
that senseless way.-Sdrah ReabLes Hunt,
in St. Nicholas for October.
Year: 1874

Some time in the early part of last win
ter a Mexican party by the name of An
tonic Bruno Lujan. living down in Taos,
left his wife's bed and board and made of
TO parts unknown. without telling where
he was going. His wife appeared to fret
so little at her lords absence that the
neighbOrs came to the charitable cOnclu-
sion that she and her relatives had muir
dered him, and accordingly hauled her,
with a brother and cousin and an Indian,
who seems TO be relative on the wrong
side of the blanket, before a justice of the
peace, and by dint of a good deal of hard
swearing proved the murder against them
beyond peradventure. Their testimony
perhaps would not have stood the test of
cross-examination by Ben. Butler inasmuch
rs, while half dozen swore stOutly that
Luian had been beaten to death with an
Indian war club, six others aSseverated on
oath equally strongly that he had been
strangled to death with a rope, much in
the same way rs the Thugs Of India dis
pose of their victims but all of the twelve
agreed that, after the life had been let
out OfpOOr Luian's body by either of these
modes, the remains were cremated to de
StrOy the evidence that he had met with
foul play. 1t was not made very clear
how they became acquainted with all
these particulars. but all the witnesses
were of such good standing in the COM
munitv that the magistrate had no other
alternative than to commit the entire party
of prisoners to await the action of the
Grand Jury. Encouraged by their sue
cess, our dozen indefatigables went to col
lect proofs of what they had alleged. the
holders of the rope theory hoping to find
the cord that had twisted Luian's neck.
the pr0mulgatOrs of the club hypothesis
seeking the fatal billet of wood which had
dashed out what brains the murdered man
had. Neither club clOtted with blood nor
rope wound in a suggestive moose was
found, bet lot of half-buried bones, evi-
IDENTIFY those of a wolf or animal of some
sort, were unearthed, which confirmed the
theory on which both parties were united,
Of the vulcahian end TO which the deceased
had come. These, ''handling tenderly,
lifting with care" they put in an urn, a Ia
the style of the ancient crematiOniSts of
diSpOSing of the ashes of the dead, and af-
:er shedding regretful tears and Offering
piOHs prayers for the peace of the owners
soul over them. they locked them in the
safe in the County Clerks office to await
the period when they would appear as
dreadful and incOntrOvertible witnesses
against the false wife and her unnatural
relations. Unfortunately. just as the case
was coming to trial, and, it is said the ac-
cused would have probably been convicted
Of the terrible crime alleged against them,
SenOr Luian turned up alive and well, and
very much surprised to find that he had
been murdered and afterwards burned. OF
course, even in Taos, the word of the
man himself that he was alive and well
was sufficient to cOunterbalance that OF the
twelve good men and true that had sworn
the contrary, and the accused were at once
Immediately liberated.-DenUer (CoLorado)
Ne1pS
Year: 1874

To those farmers who have quaTrying to
do for lime burning or building purposes,
or to those who have bOwlder stones and
stumps of trees to clear out Of their lands,
the newly invented explosive compound
termed dynamite will prove of incalcula-
BILE benefit, because by it rocks can be
burst asunder and stumps of trees torn up
without incurring the expense of drilling
or boring which hitherto was the great
item of expense in blasting. All that Is
necessary is to place a few cartridges on
the rOp of the bOwlder or under the root
and insert the patent detonatOr, and apply
the match to the case which communicates
with the latter. and the work to be accom-
plished is done. Dynamite when touched
bv flame will simply ignite. and Is there
fore far safer against accidents than gun
powder. Even water will not injure It's
explOsiveness, but may be used instead OF
ramping. For all purposes for which
blasting-pOwderi now used, the dynamite
Will be found infinitely superior. From
the reports that reach MS of this explosive
we expect it will be largely availed of for
engineering purposes. asst is e1fectual even
in fissured rocks on accOuntof the rapidlty
of It's eXplOsiveness where ordinary blast
ing powder would be quite Ineffective.
Year: 1874

So4 Us 81


AS has been stated above, this sum may be sub
ject to deduction OF a lew hundred dollars Tor
convictions In police courts not included in the
clerks reports. The amounts OF money you OBJ
tanned, however, was but slight part OF the in
jury You aid. You have destroyed the value OF
the statistics OF the state worse even than that,
you have seriously injured the reputation OF this
city, While you were Sheriff the great number OF
criminal convictions in this city began to be COM
mented upon throughout the United States 1t
appeared as II there were more criminals residing
IN this city IN proportion to It's population than IN
any other city IN the world. Our citizens who
had generously bestowed upon you the most lucra-
tive onice IN their gift. In the honesty OF their
own nature never even suspected that the bad
character OF the city came from the fact that. IN
order to swell the pletnoric profits OF your office,
you were reporting at nifty cents each five times
as many convictions Tor crime as the facts would
warrant


KELLY'S OWN FIGURES.


will show the value OF your reports as sta
tistics by reference solely to your own figures,
taken from the printed abstracts OF the Secretary
OF State AS before stated In your reports OF con-
vlctons IN courts OF record, you gave the name Of
the cOnycts, but not for those IN the Special Ses-
slons. This was the difference in sex you made
between the two clasSeS:-
Year: 1874

purchased a fine horse, aud not un-
frequently tested his speed with
that of the best horses in the neigh
borhood, and always to his entire
satisfaction.


Bradbury remained a few weeks
with his relatives, but the spirit OF
unrest possessed him, and he soon
turned his face sol'hwari, urgir Q
as an excuse that his business in
Indian Town demanded his pres
ence. His business, however, was
not so pressing but that he turned
aside to halt awhile at the rancho
Of his friends, the Boises. His adj
miratiCn for the fair Adaliza had
deepened to the tender passion
and this fact he was not slow to de
clare. But she replied:


."You Californians like nothing
better than to come here and make
love to us weh-foot girls, and hav-
ing won or hearts, You go off to
your claims and never come back


"But," said Bradbury, 81 will
marry you before l go back, and
when have provided a home for
you, you shall come to me, or l will
come after you"


But she would give no direct an
swer, but remained on very friend
ly terms with him, and they often
rode together to the neighboling
village, and to other points about
the valley.


One day they were slowly riding
toward homa, and Bradbury was
urging his suit, and pleading for an
answer to end his suspense. They
were nearly a mile from the rancho,
near which grew two largo live-oalI
trees, standing very near each 9TH
cr. Said Adaliza:


"If you will pass those twin live
oaks before | do, | will go with you
to California some day"


Bradbury prided himself upon
his horsemanship, and accepted the
challenge with a wave of the hand
and laconic, "I'm your man y
hashed the spurs into his horse,
and sped like an antelope over the
plain. The girl was taken by sur
prise at his sudden movement, but
gave her horse the word, and he,
too, stretched neck and nerve till
the hollow ground rang. 1t has al
ready been intimated that Brad
bnrv was vel mounted; and his
companion was no less so, and they
rode on as only those can ride who
are at home in the saddle.


Bradbury's sudden movement
had given him the advantage by n
few rods, but he soon realized that
it would be no easy matter to main
tain it. The girl was urging her
horse by whip and voice, and hav-
ing been the winner in many hot
ly contested race, he bent to his
work in true race-horse style,
"reaching long, and breathing loud
like creviced wind blows"


Little more than half of the dis
tance was passed, when Bradbury
became aware that his competitor
was pressing hard upon his flank
and he knew that his weight was
beginning to tell on the noble beast,
which seemed TO realize the value
of the stakes for which he ram
For quarter Of mile he held his
own. Miss Boise, however, coming
once or twice very near, but not
I, maintaining her position at Brad
burys side. The goal was almost
Year: 1874

A u"gro was indicted for murder
in Loundes County, Mississippi, and
his case came on ut the present term
now sitting before Judge Urr.-
When usraigned, he asked it as u
specill favor that his jury should be
composed of white men, saying that
he preferred to risk his life with in
telligent men, who could understand
tho law and the facts. Ho was ac-
quilted, and rejoices that he had the
privilege of white jury.
Year: 1874

New Orleans, December9. The singular move
ments of various squads of disguised men last
evening continued late into the morning. Occa-
sionally they would draw pistols, apparently ex-
amining them. A reporter who sought informa-
ton, had pistol put to his head, and told to shut
up and ask questions Who they were and
what was their object are matters of speculation
and wonder.


a member of the com nittee severely as sert
that they were merely persons drilling and pa
trolling for exercise. 1t was certainly strange
that they should exercise until O'Clock in the
morning


1t is reported that two men were killed and four
dangerously wounded by the explosion of boiler
on Miligans plantation.
Year: 1874

1t is about time now to begin calculating as TO
what shall be bought for the children and all the
dear ones at home, for Christmas presents. 1t
may be hard draught upon the pockets Of the
parents, but the gifts must come; sacrifice in
this direction will pay in the long rum Look al
our advertising columns; they will serve
guide to some Of the best places to buy goods.
Some of the store windows are showing signs of
their holiday Dress and shall soon be in the
midst of the happy gift season.
Year: 1874

country. But tho manner in which
such monstrous Legislation is procured,
and the methods by which it is enforced.
are common sham me and national
humiliation. They show spirit which
causes the seaport to suffer to-day, but
which will strike the interior to-mor-
row. n great and palpable injustice
any where in the country is wound
every where. All interests and in
dustr'es andpersons are naturally united
III resistance to gross wrong to any
one OF them. And as the revelations
of the revenue Investigation in Wash
ington have thoroughly aroused
the public mind, the great meeting in
New York has as thoroughly instructed
it -Horpers.
Year: 1874

There have been two very significant
meetings recently held in the citv Of
New York; one Of them to utter the
most vigorous protest against imitation


and the other to expose the enormities
Of the revenue and moiety laws, and to
demand the most prompt and thorough
redress. Such meetings are the most
striking proofs of the power of nuhl;c
opinion. When wrong is once plainlv
disclosed in this country, there is an
instant readiness to discuss it and I to re. m
move it. If. it be deeply rooted in
every kind of interest and prejudice. As
slavery was, the contest may be LONG,
but it is not srelaxed; and when the he
abuse at is onlya legal outrage and enormity
like the present revenue laws, it inspires
warning thunder Of remonstrance
which Congress cannot fail to hear and
heed. The wrongs Of the revenue sys-
tenn are OF course felt more deeply in
New York than any where else, because
Ne" York is the chief port of the
Year: 1874

little disappointed. " Did she die
easy ?"


:* Dropped off like lamb -


"Did she say anything?"


Not word, inst went right to sleep
like


- didn't know, continued the editor
with sad look on his face, but what she
might have requested you to subscribe
tor the Cascade { ADVANCED which you
know Is the best paper in the country.
II you want l will take your name right
in and won't charge you cent for the
obituary notice"


The farmer hun G off for while, but
before the editor went away he had two
additional dollars in his pocket, and had
written out the obituary notice for publ
cation in the next issue, which the be.
reaved husband pronounced i" "a mighty
smart piece.''
Year: 1874

Stand from under Changers, and let
these immaculate oracles of partizan
tealty fight out the problems of their
own faith ; our time is not yet; when
truth becomes the exponent in public
affairs, lies will cease to be the medium
Of exchange, and the people will then
know who speaks, the politician or the
press. G..
Year: 1874

The Patrons Of Husbandry in the
western portion Of Grand County have
established sale days for the sale of cat
tie, sheep, hogs or anything which far
mers have for sale or exchange.
Year: 1874

Considerable wheat sown up to date,
(April 13th), in this vicinity, ground
working up very nicely. On account of
freezing nights the work done mostly
afternoons, as it does not thaw out before
that time.
Year: 1874




Every married woman Of extensive acquaint-
anee has among her intimate and confidential
friends one or more gentlemen. They may be
married, but quite as often not, and there is
no truer or better friendship than this Of which
write. woman, to hold such friends, must
have large culture, and a quick insight into
human nature must be free from coquesry and
self consciousness, and loyal and true to her
husband. In proportion as she loves and hon
ors him, will the feelings and character Of other
men be to her sacred, and they will honor her.
She will advise discrectly, will reproye with
fidelity, and her quick perception Of other
women's characters will enable her to counsel
wisely in regard to an acquaintance, or a mat
rimonial venture. If woman needs an ad-
wiser, outside her own family, she will 90 to a
man far sooner than woman, for the fair sex
are harsh in their Judgment Of each other, and
far too apt to tell what they ought to keep in
violate and this from a craving for sympathy
more than desire to do a wrong.


The late Mrs, Lowell was beautiful example
Of what woman's friendship can do for men
Early widow, with boys to rear and educate
she made her house the resort Of class oi
young, and often frendless young men, whC
needed the advice and sympathy Of such Al
she; and her refined taste, large culture, and
self-forgetful spirit, have been blessing Il
many men, who will cherish her memory. 5.
Year: 1874

1t IS one Of the misfortunes of social life
that we cannot choose our neighbors can
not wholly shelter our children from the in
Huepce of undesirable people Yet in many
cases we can avoid a situation where they
will be especially exposed to evil. In
changing residences this should be a prime
consideration with parents. No worldly
advantage can compensate for the loss of
early purity of character in our children ;
nothing can make up to them the disad-
vantage Of having their manners and speech
corrupted, and all noble and generous prin-
ciples undermined by contact with the rude,
uncultivated and unprincipled.


A parent may fancy that home inslruc-
ton will entirely counteract this tendency,
and no doubt it is very potent; but many
have learned too late that the downward
pull was the strongest. There is nothing
SO contagious as bad example. The small
poI is not more catching or half so much tC
be dreaded. What are a few white scars
on the face, to great black blotches upon the
soul


Don't move into quarrelsome neighbor
hood. Your children will catch the very
tones of the place, and the spirit developed
will be lifelong misery to yourself anC
to them. Don't encourage tattlers to hanl
around your house, retailing all the scanda
Of the place in the hearing of your littl
daughters Oh, these pests of countr.
community! A cold shoulder is the bes
remedy. 1t is idle to try and conciIiat
them. A dog that will fetch, will ais
carry bone" You can take that for you
comfort when you are listening to their re
citals.


You cannot avoid all evil, it is true; bu
some places are a good deal worse tina
others. Consider well the moral atmos
phere Of your new home before everythin
else, il you would have it well with your
self and your little ones. Remember on
days seeding, makes one years breeding,
Year: 1874

If your seat is too hard to sit upon, stand
up. Ifa rock rises up before you, roll il
away, or climb over it. If you wish ioI
confidence, prove yourself worthy of it, II
takes longer to skin an elephant than o
mouse, but the skin is worth something
Don't be content with doing what another
has done-surpass 1t. Deserve success, and
II will come. The boy was not born a man
The sun does not rise like rocket, or e
down like bullet fred from gun slowly
but surely it makes its round, and never
tires. 1t is as easy to be leader as Q
wheel horse. If the job be long, the pay
will be greater if the task be hard, the
more competent you must be to do it.
Year: 1874

Several months ago Il young couple ut
Hermon commenced to play with Cupid
and found him u charming little fellow
The father Of the young lady found out
what was going on and forbade the young
man, to visit his daughter. The only APP
parent reason for this action of her father
seemed to be that trouble had some time
been had between the families. The lovers
made no protest, and the father tlattered
himself that he had broken up the match
He was mistaken, tor no sooner had the
lovers received the mandate OF her father
than they began to court on the sly. A
fow days ago they made up their minds
that they could live without each other no
longer. Accordingly the miss made all
preparations and went with her beau to an
Squire's, where they We're made happy
Shortly after she had left the house Of her
father, that individual discovered her alb
sence, and taking y Young man with him
started up the road with a team in search
of his daughter. They soon met the hap
py couple when the father ordered his
daughter into his carriage. The husband
protested against this saying that they
We're legally married, and the whole party
went back to the Squire'' to satisfy the
father Of the truthfulnes Of the assertion.
The Squire corroborated the statements of
the young man, which seemed to enrage
the brides father more than ever, and in
spite of the bridegroom the young lady
was placed in her fathers wagon, taken
home, and locked into her room, the angry
parent taking the caution to first nail up
the window. Eugene's wrath knew no
bounds and he aided in making beaten
road, by walking back and forth in front
of the house all night. In the morning he
threatened the father with legal steps to
recover his wife, and the father concluding
his case was decidedly lame one, allowed
his daughter to go in peace, and the young
folks were made happy.


The affair creates a sensation such as
Hermon has not known for many day.
The sympathies of the people are entirely
with the newly married couple The
young man is steady and industrious, and
the bride is a good housekeeper and we
hope they may meet with the prosperity
their perseverance merits. Bangor Com
mercial.
Year: 1874

Our readers who are engaged in the
manufacture of butter often experience
considerable difficulty in keeping the
tirkins sweet A failure to accomplish this
very frequently entails upon the manutact-
urers severe loss, and to them we pre-
sent the following information concerning
this matter which will be found of consid-
cradle benefit. Before packing butter in
new tirkins, put them out of doors in the
vicinity of the well, fill them with water,
and throw in few handsfull of salt. Let
them stand three OF four days, and change
the water o@ce during that time. Butter
frkins should be made of white oak, and
this process eff,ectually takes out the acid
contained in that wood and makes the
firkin sweet. If the butter is well made
and rightly packed, it will keep good all
Summer; even if the tirkin be kept in
store above ground To clense old tirkins
in which butter has been packed and left
exposed some time to the air, fill with
sour milk, and leave standing twenty -four
hours, then wash them clean, and scald
with brine This makes them as good as
Year: 1874

Mr. j. Wick, than whom there is no bet
ter authority as a florist, gives the follow
ing directions for the househould culture
of this plant, now so much used in floral
decorations, for twining the hair, and for
trimming party dresses; with little
care it can be grown successfully as a
house plant The seeds should be sown in
box or in pots in the house. and should
be kept moist till the young plants appear.
The seed being rather slow to germinate,
you must not think it bad if it does not
make its appearance in two weeks. The
young plants should be potted OFT into
three-inch pots as soon as they are three
or four inches high. Once a year the bulbs
should be allowed to dry off and rest.
They will start into growth again in
about six weeks. The vine does not re-
qulre the full sun, but will grow well in a
partially shaded situation. It can be train
ed on small thread across the window
OF around pictures. 1t is a climbing vine,
and will attach itself to string in Just
about the right condition to use for
wreaths, etc, or when required for lighter
work, the branches which become entan-
oled can be separated