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Year: 1874

WAsHINGToN SOCIETY. The indications
are that the social world OF Washington
will be very quiet this winter from va
rious causes, chief among which is the
fact that several families are III mourning.
Though the death Of Mrs Grants father
will not interfere with the State ceremo-
MES incumbent upon the President, it will
cause Mrs. Grants withdrawal from all
but the most formal requirements Of the
season Secretary Delano's family is also
in retirement under at1iction, and the
English Legation is closed socially on ac-
count of the death of Lady Thornton's
father. The family of Senator Edmmds
is in mourning in consequence Of the
death Of several near relatives, including
the father of the Senator Senator
Spraguc's is in retirement in consequence
OF the death of the Chief Justice, and Mrs


Senator Chandler has recently lost sister
Year: 1874

A correspondent at West Camden, notic-
ing in a recent number of the Journal an
article upon the construction of cistems,
gives his plan as follows


To make a cheap cistern, die a circular
hole in the ground, and make the walls as
smooth as possible. Mix cement to the
thickness OF WhiteWash, and with 4 brush
sprinkle the wall thoroughly within two
feet Of the top. Next morning cement the
whole, including the bottom, one inch
thick. Make filter by forming a semi
circle of five bricks set edge up, laid in
Joint cement, from bottom to top, against
the side where the conductor comes liz,
making cavity rs large asa barrel. Com
nence at the top Of the cement wall, or
Two feet below the surface, and arch over
with brick, leaving in the centre Il place
for the pump OF bucket Have a lead off
al the base ofthe arch that will never come
IN contact with frost. Cover and sod over
the top level with the surface. Water fill
tered through brick is as pure as through
charcoal and sand


WATER IN THE HOUSE. A prominent
writer saws 'Let nobody be deferred
from bringing water in the house by any
fears of failure and perpleXity. You might
Just as we'll stop the circulation of blood
in the body because it is subject to derange-
ment as to refuse the circulation Of water
in the house because now and then pipe
overllows and your frescoes are ruined.
Good worllnen will prevent any such ac
Gident, but if they cannot, give up your
TTetscoes; do not give up your life blood
When | see the farm-houses, the dairies,
me Kitchens, whose only source of supply
IS the Well in the yard, or the hogshead at
lhe 1ack door, how life would be length
ened ana sWeetened if all this heavy and
hard, and slow water-bringine could be
supplanted by II turn of a screw. | wonder
that we do not manage to introduce it
somehow into our marriage contracts.
What an increase Of vital force would on
sue; what a diminished demand for di-
vorce; what strengthening and upbuild-
ing of the family bond, if girl should re-
fuse to marry until there was an inexhaust-
ible supply of water, at least in the kitch-
en-! A house without water-works ought
to be considered as incomplete as a house
without doors. and as incomplete in the
country as in the city"
Year: 1874

We are positively informed that James F.. Roberts, United States Indian agent for the White mountain reservation, has writ ten to Washington that ourself and others have entered into a conspiracy to get him removed, and, in doing this, he is playing the role of wilful or ignorant liar. While believing he was an honest agent and act ing for the best public interests, our hearty and unasked support was given him {: when we became convinced that he was not the one, nor doing the other, we, in be- half of the public welfare, exposed him for what the public generally believe him to be, and did it in the most conspicuous manner both in Arizona and at Washing ton. Nothing was done in secret. Hay ing what we believed ample evidence of his bad conduct, we gave it to the public and his superiors. We have no doubt but it Is impossible for James E. Roberts to understand how any man or men can do the public a service without the hope Of gain or being prompted by mean motive.

 While MT. Roberts was repeatedly re- ported to us as being a simpleton or fool, we thought them defects for which he is uOJ dccOunJdDle, ana cnarlCaDly made no mention of them; but when reports of his attempts to eXtort money for doing a ser vice his superiOrs directed him to do in the line of his official duty, came to us as they did, we naturally concluded he pos sessed elements of character undeserving of the mantle of charity. Now he has ad- ded to that reputation by writing himself down liar, and inducing us to publish him as such. We may yet print what w. B. Hugus stated was Roberts views about the value of a license as an Indian trader at San Carlos, and also some further no- tions of his regarding the favors at his dis posal. If Roberts thinks he can excuIpate himself of the charges in connection with the reduction of White mountain reserva- ton by writing lies to Washington or else where, he is welcome to that line of de- fense, and we will join issue with him in that or any other phase of the case to which THE CITIZEN has referred.
Year: 1874

DEIIEVING THAT GOVERNMENT ID is a growth and that we have arrived at that state in which change IS necessary and can be effected in our Territorial Gov -ernment, feel it my duty to take the field for the accomplishment of this purpose The ignorance the General Government has shown as to our condition and neceS~ sites, and disregard Of our r;gh.s as men. places the position of the ordinary Dele (beggar) to Congress from this Territory too low to be worthy the dignity of an American citizen. I repeat the following platform of Bly earnest convictiOns:

 Local self government should not only be given as stn inherent right to all loyal citizens, but urged upon them as the only means for the protection of a free govern ment.

 Millions. or ali that is needed from the National Treasury, to defend our people in their inherent rights, and nothing for the establishment of any species of com mercial monopoly.

 |" He that would not work should not eat'

 I announce myself as a candidate for Delegate to Congress at the ensuing No vem Der election, conditioned that all votes cast for meShall be considered instructions to demand the right Of home selt-gOvern- ment, and that perfect protection to our people which can only be secured by d Trans-Continental Railway passin z through our Territory, which would save millions to the United states Treasury by it's construction.

 Should the lntelHgence or the territory indOrSe this sentiment by their votes, l have no doubt the truth and righteousness of our cause will lead us to immediate sue cess. "In the conflict for freedom, it is not numbers or cunning that cOnquers, but rather daring, discipline and judgment combined, and tempered with the con densed fire of faith and intrepid valOr." It is only through suffering that men unite for earnest public action. It seems to me we have suffered enough, and the moment m a1 O gies in private and sectional strife, with no purpose on our part but sending a beggar to a Congress that does not furnish itself the means to understand our necessities or condition, is simply filling a useless and degraded place. The whole matter is in your hands, and I simply urge your earnest and sincere action.

 It'd CHAS. TRUMBULL HAYDEN.
Year: 1874

Cooke, attorney Of the District Government,
wns examined by the Investigating Committee
yesterday. His testimony Was not givon freely.
lie admitted that he had boon attorney for
strong, the contractor whose oheck-book showed
payments to him, ut tho same time that be had
been attorney for tho District Government. "A
is usual In such cases, this serving two mastors
WAS for tho sake Of the servant, and the witness
mado himself the more contemplate by tho
statement. of the Hmall sums for which he had
divided lis allegiance.
Year: 1874

Yesterday this House Judiciary Committee


listened to tho deputation Of South Caroliuiana
who arc seeking the intervention OF Congress
for the taxpayers OF thatstate. Tomorrow tho
representatives. Of the present aoyernment will
plead their case. The Taxpayers assert
that the majority Of tho voters Of the
Stale pay no taxos, and that tho burden Of
taxatlon which falls upon tho minority is twonty
the people aro driven to the negative rebellion
Of refusing to pay their taxes, Congress- must
intorfore, they say and 1t had better prevent that
calamity than lot it come and then try to euro it.
Year: 1874

The European journals recently report a
very atrocious murder as having occurred
in compartment of a railway car. Be-
fore this, there have been many cases of
robbery reported nor is the present in
stance the first in which life has been tax en-
under similar circumstances. The real
wonder is that there have not been more
of these occurrences, If there be anything
which would seem to be expressly calcu-
lated to afford facilities for robbery, or
murder, it is the compartment system of
European cars. One shows his ticket upon
entering one of them, and is then lock ed
in. No official will enter the car during
his journey and there are no means of
communicating with the guard save by
lowering window, and pulling bell
cord which runs somewhere along the out
side of the coach A man going, say from
Liverpool to London, might be assassipat-
ed before leaving the limits of the former
city, and the deed not discovered until the
arrival of the train in the latter city. No


brakeman, orlamplighter, or or conductor ever
enters an apartment; aud, hence, a rnbber
| or an assassin has many chances in favor of


his escaping detection. This compartment
system is the result of the desire oa the
part of aristocratic people to escape con-
tact with the democratic element and,


while it answers this purpose admirably,
it answers no other which has reference to
the convenience, comfort, or safety of the
passenger. In the matter of commodious,
| comfortable, safe railway cars, the old
| world is at least half a century behind the
new.
Year: 1874

REPUTATION AND CHARACTER.-Reputa ta-
tion is what n person is accounted to be by
others character consists in what he real
ly is.


A great many defalcations have come to
light lately in business houses, as the re-
cords of the police courts and bankruptcy
court show. The defaulters in every in-
stance, are spoken of as persons of good
standing. OF course they necessarily must
have been such, or they would not have
been entrusted with such large amounts of
money. Beggers, paapers, and vagabon6s
have no opportunity to become heavy de-
faulters. On the contrary, defaulters are
men of comely exterior lives men who
dress decentIy we'll who attend church !;
who maintain o good outside show in their
way of living. They enjoy a fair reputation.


Yet how different, from all these appear
ances, is their real character When they
look at themselves, they behold a sight
quite unlike what they seem to be to the
eyes of the community.


A character which cannot sternly stand
the test of stlict and searching self exam
ination is not good character. If young
men begin life with the daily nabit of re-
viewing their own conduct, and resolutely
changing it whenever it fails to square
with the strictess standard of distinguishing
between right and wrong, they will never
become defaulters. They Will prove equal
to any trust which may be reposed in them,
because they will be guided by a compass
equally we'll adapted to smooth seas or
rough, and which, under all circumstances,
points towards a sure and safe harbor.
Year: 1874

1t is an unspeakable relief to come upon
branch of the public service which ia
conducted with knowledge and honesty.
On this account there will be few more in
teresting reports published this year than
that of the Light-Hous Board of the
United States. Twenty five years ago the
condition of our coast in respect to- light
houses was disgraceful. 1t is now admir-
able, and it is improving every year until
we may expect in twenty years more, or
less. to have the American coast as fully
protected by beacons as the coast of Eng
land or France is now. When we consider
what the Lighthouse Board calls to our
notice, that we have on both oceans q
coast Of 6,50O miles, besides the shores of
the Northern lakes. it will be seen what a
great feat this is. 1t will have been ac-
complished, and great part of it has al
ready been accomplished, by the skillful
service of the Light t-House Board, which
has always had corps of able and faithful
men selected from among the educated
officers of both services. The recent tour
of inspection undertaken by Major Elliott
is only the latest of long series of like
researches which have been worth in the
saving of life and property thousands of
times more than they have cost.
Year: 1874

Love to place religious pictures in the
dwelling you inhabit. The presence OF
these holy representations exerts sancti-
flying Influence upon the soul they give it
strength, courage, and consolation, in all
the different situations of life, and they
will also warn you to moderate your en-
ioyments and pleasures, if you should be
tempted to give yourself up to them, with
Year: 1874

Yes, give me the land where the ruins


are spread,
And the living tread light on the hearth


of the dead
Yes, give me the land that is blest by


the dust,
And bright with the dews Of the down


trodden just.
Yes, give me the land where the bat


ties red blast
Has flashed on the future the form OF


the past
Yes give me the land that hath legends


and lays,
That tell of the memories of long van


ished days.
Yes. give me the land that hath story


and song,
To tell of the strife of the right with


the wrong;
Yes, give me the land with grave in


each spot,
And names in the graves that shall not


be forgot.
Yes, give me the land of the wreck and


the tomb:
There's grandeur in graves, there's


glory in gloom;
For out of the gloom future brightness


is born,
AS, after the night, looms the sunrise of


morn.
And the graves of the dead, with the


grass overgrown,
May yet form the footstool OF Llbertys


throne:
And each simple wreck in the waypath


of might,
Shall yet be rock in the temple OF


right.
Year: 1874

L1rE.-What varying thing is the
stream of life How it sparkles and
plitters Now it bounds along its
pebbly bed, sometime in sunshine,
sometimes in shade; sometimes sporting
round all things, as if its essence were
merriment and brightness; sometimes
flowing solemnly on, as if it were de-
rived from Lethe itself. Now it runs
like liquid diamond along the mead
ow; now-it plunges in fume and fury
over the rock; now it is clear and limp
id, as youth and innocence can make it;
now it is heavy and turbid, with the
varying streams Of thoughtand memory
that are ever flowing into it, each bring
ing its store of dullness and pollution as
it tends toward the end. Its voice, too,
varies as it goes; now it sings lightly,
as it dances on; now it roars amidst the
obstacles that oppose its way; and now
it has no tone but the dull, low murmur
of exhausted energy. Such is the stream
of life ! yet perhaps few of us would
wish to change our portion OF it tor the
calm regularity of canal-even if one
could be constructed without locks and
flood-gates upon it to hold in the pent
up waters of the heart till they are
ready to burst through the banks.
Year: 1874

her face was brought close to his. So
when she had the cherry between her
lips. and kiss from him besides, she
was not able to say that instant, 4 re-
member.


Then he cried joyfally, "Good morn
ing, much love one" and drew his
hands from his girdle and embraced her.
And they spent the remainder of their
lives together in perfect peace and
uuietness.
Year: 1874

PUzzlIyG WRITISG.-The front door
of the New York Tribune Office was
closed for some purpose; so Mr. Gree
ley wrote on piece Of paper, "Eutrance
on Spruce Street" and sent it to be
copied to the man who does the paint
ing of the bulletins. The man studied
over Greeleyis detestable writing all the
morning, and finally, in despair, wrote
ssEditors Oh spree J. and posted it up.
Year: 1874

THAI IhON ID hLC hDI1L ND
A MEDICINE has long been known,
but it is only since its preparation in
the particular form of Peruvian Syrup
that its full power over disease bas been
brought to light. It's effect in cases Of
dyspepsia and debility is most salntary.
Year: 1874

Mrs. Watterson's paper referring to
Wilkie Collins anxiety to see the In
dians in their native wilds before leav-
ing this country thus answers the con-
nundrum of the Brooklyn eagle Y
"Why, then, did he not visit the land
of the Apache 2" He was deferred we
understand, solely by that insane an
tipathy Of his to the idea of going
home bald headed.


A gorgeous Georgia girl recently
peddled over 800 kisses at ten cents a
smack and then gave the money to the
poor to buy coal and flannel and things.
The young men of that town feel with
in their individual and collective
breasts that charity is divine.


"Matchless maid,' is the way pre-
sumptious young man addressed lady
of very uncertain age.


What kind of doctor would duck
make? A quack doctor.
Year: 1874

intercourse. There is very striking
law in Spain, the very existence Of
which proves better than any words of
mine, the strictness with which, the
Spanish maiden is guarded, and the
absolute authority of her parents. Its
provisos are these. Should Spanish
lad and lassie become attached to one
another, and the parents absolutely
forbid the match, and refuse their
daughter liberty, and permission to
marry, the lover has his remedy at law.
He has but to make statement of the
facts on paper, and deposit it, signed
and attested, with the alcalde, or may
or of the township in which the lady's
parents dwell. The alcalde then makes
an order, giving the young man the
right of free entry into the house in
question within certain number of
days, for the purpose of wooing and
carrying off his idol. The parents
dare not interfere with the office of the
alcalde, and the lady is taken to her
lovers arms. From that moment he,
and he alone, is bound to provide for
her: by his own act and deed she has
become his property. Cases have hap
pened where the parents judgment
has been proved, by the bitter expert
ence of their unhappy child, to have
been the best: the would-be husband
having turned out to be seducer.-
But the law comes upon him with all
its force, and he is bound to maintain
her in every way, as wife, under pain
of punishment. The whole Spanish
law on the question of bastardy is very
stringent, and bears severely-and de-
servedly so-on the man.-Eclectie


Magazine. -.
Year: 1874

tb es tail 70 lforesee that the proposed
chsase must be destructive. to the in
terests OF the very class sought to be
elevated. While Republicans are scarce
in the State the proposed law would
completely unfasten them from
their political moorings, leav


ing the African element, with its
social hobby powerless under the ad-
dition OF nu n bere, wealth aud organi.
zation uuder such conditions. OF what
avail can be a thousand arbitrary laws
OF Congress. enacted In violation Of
the instincts and aspirations othuman
nature itself The Republican majority
in Congress may be pushing this meas
ure with reference to political supre-
macy, but grayer blunder never was
committed, carrying with it, as it cer-
tsiply will, the overthrow of the party
in the South and at the same time the


permanent injury OF the African race
81, The enactment of the CIVIL rights
bill portends the greatest consequences
in the way OF engendering bad blood
and incitlng to clash OF races. 1t is
all very well for staid Northern states
men, viewing the Southern situation


from afar to talk in glitteriDg generality
OF equal rights and social equality, but
that does not remove the inborn and
natural feeling OF race isolation in
social sense, which is universal among
the whites OF the South. and which no
arbitrary LEGISLATION can ever remove.
You can't change human nature by
Congressional law, and the sooner the
national Lawmakers understand this
the better for the black as well as the
white race. Force this obnoxious legal
yoke on unwilling necks aDd much as
disturbance and bloodsheI are to be
deprecated, it will be in the nature Of
an i'm possibility to. avert them. Even
the passage OF the bill in anticipation
has produced such a whirlwind and in
dIgnation as can't be allayed
for many a day. There should
be no excuse for lawless-
nees and crime, no matter what the
provocation. In the name of justice
and peace we earnestly ask Congress
not to let loose the dogs OF war and
force . condition of things dreaded by
every law abiding man in the State.


We are cure we speak the sentiments OF
ninety.nine out OF every one hundred


white men in the State, and probably
the more intelligent negroes when we
cay a more disastrous measure, as af-
tecting the interests of white aud black
10 Tennessee, could not have been en-
acted than the passage of the civil
rights bill, now:peuding in the House.
Year: 1874

Take half bushel Of unslacked


lime, slack with boiling water, covering


it during the process to keep in the
steam; strain the liquid through fine
sieve or strainer, and add to it q peck
Of salt previously well dissolved in


water; three pounds ground rice boiled
to thin paste, and stirred in boiling
hot; half a pound Spanish whiting,
aud pound OF clean glue which has
been previously dissolved by soaking it
first, and then hanging over slow fire
in small kettle inside a larger one
filed with water; add five gallons OF
hot water to the mixture, stir it we'll,
aNd let it stand a few days covered from


the dirt. Itshould be put on quite hot;


Tor this purpose it can be kept in q
kettle on a furnace. A pint OF this
mixture will cover q yard square OF the
outside of a house, il applied with .
large paint brush. -,.- =
Year: 1874

The most practical Fall suits are made of
French all wool berege. or some Of the pretty
woolen diagonals in iron gray and dark shades
of brown. They have no trimming except a
cuffs and basque but they are very useful, and
are accompanied by a felt hat matching the
shade and trimmed with folds Of silk and the
wing of . game bird. The usual style of
making is q walking skirt, trimmed with
plated founces. apron overskirt and basque


often sideplaited, too. There are new ways Of
arranging two kinds of materials in suit for
instance the three front breadths will be plaid


and the three back ones plain color: or the
front half will be matelssse silk while the
Year: 1874

The following is the platform Of the
Farmers' and Peoples Autobiography
Party of Livingston county, illinois.
Every farmer md workingmin in the
country can stand uyOn it and make a
successful fight against all opposing
classes aBd interests. We endorse every
word aui sentiment Of this platform


DECLARATION.


Tbis organization is opposed to railroad
steals, tariff steals, salary grab
steslr, bank steals, and every other
form of stealing by which the farmer aud
laboring classes are robbed of the legiti-
mate fruits OF their labor.


PLATFORM.


l. We are in favor of controlling by
law the Railroad corporations of our State
g We submit to taxation and duties
10 meet the necessity OF the Government,
but denounce as unjust and oppressive ali
taxation for the benefit of special classes.
3 We are in favor of the present bank
ing system being SO made that all man,
toy giving the proper security, should
have equal privileges, SO that supply and
demand shall regulate our money market.
4 We are opposed to all future grants
Of land to rnroad or other corporations.
aud believe tuat the pubi1c domain should
be held sacred to the actual settlers.


5. We are in favor OF true system of
civil service reform, making honesty and
csplci,y the only valid claim for public
employ ment and believe that the Office
should seek The man, and not the man the
office.