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Year: 1875

The newspaper is the handmaid of
civilization. No family can maintain
its place in society without it. The
man needs it for information about
markets and politics; the woman
needs it as diversion from her house
hold cares and family duties; the
young need it for both amusement and
instruction Thousands of families
can take but single newspaper; and
that one should be commended to
their consideration which best meets
all their needs,
Year: 1875

A lady was telling friend from the
country of very grand party she had
given recently. I'VE had two gener-
ais, one judge. popular author. and
a play writer Yes" chimed in her
wicked son. land there was a deputy
sheriff too. who said he wanted to see
dad, and they went out before supper,
and dad hasn't come back yet When
that youth went to school the next
dav with his head all tied up. he told
the boys he had dreadful toothache.
Year: 1875

We have information which We consider
perfectly reliable, to the effect that the
Nashville, Chattanooga and S.. Louis Rail
road Company will, this year, extend their
Jasper feeder up SeqIaJchee Valley to
Dunlap, the capital Of Sequatchee county.
This will make the branch thiaty-eight
miles long, and secure a large trade which
now comes TO this city across Walden's
ridge. The tWsnty-siX miles necessary to
complete the road to Dunlap will probably
be built this summer. We suppose it only
4 matter Of time, and that the management
will find 1t necessary very soon to go on up
the valley to PikeVille. Either this, or
they loose The business Of the upper valley.
Year: 1875

BERLIN, May ia semi-Cfilcial denial
IS given to the statement in the Pail Mall
Gazette that Prince Bismarck had sent out
a circular dispatch complaining Of the
adoption Of the French army Cadres bill
as dangerous to the peace Of Europe.
Year: 1875

A Keokuk woman immortalized her
self and wants a crown of glory of which
very few of the sex are worthy. She is
not afraid of q mouse. She proved that
she was mistress of the situation in the
very face of the mouse himself. The
lady, while pursuing her domestic du-
ties, cornered a mouse in a fiour-barrel.
He had been there before. The lady
had been hankering after him. She
slammed down the lid, plugged up hole
with the butt-end Of four-scoop and
the ravenous animal was nicely caught
in his own trap. Now ninety-nine
women in hundred would have taken
refuge in the garret or cellar, as most
convenient, utterIng piercing shrieks
that would have alarmed the whole
vicinity, like cries of murder" or
fire." The KeOkuk heroine in her ad-
venture with mouse did no such thing
She stood her ground manfully. She
summoned the hired man. He came,
and a council of war was held in the
store-room. The man, according to the
settled plan of the campaign, got shot
gun and stationed q big, clumsy bull
dog in a commanding position. Every
thing being ready for the attack, the lid
was lifted and the lady vigorously
punched the four-barrel with a pole,
Soon the mouse started across the floor
the dog in hot pursuit. The man fired
the dog dropped dead, The lady tainted
and fell downstairs. The frightened
hired man, thinking the woman was
dead and he would be arrested for MUIR
der, dropped the gun, ran away from the
house and has not been seen since. The
mouse escaped unhurt, but very much
scared, and that lady walks proudly
over her victorious neld. There's moth
ing 80 noble % pluck In womSn.-Ss
| Lovis Republican
Year: 1875

toe 10 heel, and six inches across the
broadcast part Of the sole, and its former
occupant is not happy, for the other
shoe is just like II, and her feet grow one
size every year. She Is only sixteen
years old-iust budding into woman
hood. We shudder as we contemplate
the result should she live to a good old
age and keep up her pedal development.


In addition TO the main edifice there
is bay window on the east side of the
gaiter, to accommodate a few exotic
bunions, and an extensive corn patch to
the west. A back porch has also been
constructed on the heel to protect a
growth in that direction, while one tiny
toe-nail has cut cash like spade slash
out into daylight on the northernmost
point of the structure.


"The girl only weighs eighty.five
pounds, and has r. tceivcd commission
to go West next summer to tramp
grasshoppers in Colorado"
Year: 1875

The crime of drunkenness is al
ways, and under any and all circum-
stances, a very grave one, but in a
man, one holding and discharging
high trusts for the people, it is sim
ply objectionable. The time is
coming, and We rejoice that it is
near at hand, when the people will
utterly refuse to nominate or vote
for a man to fill an important place
in Legislatures or government, who
ID addicted to this unmanly vice.
But for this miserable habit, we are
reliably informed, the late miserable
Jest of johnson and Russell would
never have been trumpeted abroad
over the land, as bona tide case of
bargain and sale, to the disgrace of
the Constitutional Convention. The
task of defending the mistakes of
an inebriate, or fighting him out of
their effects, is very bitter one to
Journalist, of average decency, and
thankless beyond all expression.
Year: 1875

There are several kinds of noto-
riety; some may be desirable, and
others may be decidedly the reverse.
Now, that notoriety which the
Statesman is so rapidly achieving,
is certainly the exact reverse of de-
sirable. We can only regret that a
paper situated as the Statesman is,
with field Of usefulness at its feet,
which, if cultivated, would be pro
ductive Of great good to the State,
yet that paper is content to frittel
away its great opportunities in ,
childish, foolish way, such as its in
sane publication of the "Holy Ali
ance" hoax. We trust the day o,
its return to reason and common
sense Is not to be deferred mucl
longer a
Year: 1875

The San Antonio Herald will here
after only give such reports Of the
doings of the Constitutional Con-
vention as interest Western Texas
especially. We have supposed that
these proceedings were vastly inter
esting, and that the people oil over
Texas, whether they approved OF
not, desired to know what the Con
vention is doing. Glad to know
that one section Of the State, Al
least, is so philosophically situated
Year: 1875

News has been received that the
Sheriff of Kinney county has ar
rested Gen. Hatch on the attach
ment issued in the matter of the
escaped prisoners from the military
guard house, already mentioned in
the Herald. No information of the
arrest of General Hatch has been
received at headquarters up to this
afternoon.
Year: 1875

Thanking our neighbor fer the advice TO be
patient, may We ask him to tell the people
upon what he bases all his hopes for the early
completion OF the road!


The present pros poets, the present out look,
and movements. all indicate delay; yet If the
Press be better advised than We in the rural
districts AS to the intention of the company y
to complete the road within the time pre-
scribed by law, and without extension of
time, We will all rejoice to know it, and We
will cheerfully join In procaming It,


We believe II to be to the interest Of the
co npany to complete the road within the
coming year-so We believe several years
ago; yet the company did not appear to be-
lieve with us, and one extension, and another
was had, and still the road is not finished
and yet We are all patient regardless Of" fool
ish rumors" that have all come true.


We do not propose to cavil with the Press
on this matter. We are pleased to know that
even that Journal Is satisfied with the pros.
poets, meantime we may be permitted to sug-
gest that the people of the Bird and 4th dis.
tricts expect and demand of and from their
representatives In Congress positive oppo-
sition to any extension of time, tor the com-
pletion Of this road regardless Of what their
"prssent Impressions may be.


Then if the company shall! have completed
the road according to the terms of the charter.
all will he well; and II not We are prepared
to see that they suffer the penalty.


We know that the present management Of
the road. is fully able TO put the road through
In time. but that it will be done, we do not
find many to believe. We hope We may be
disapp, ,inted,-Fo Smith Herald.


We have assurances from one connect ed
with this railway, that the company will not
ask or expect to get an extension Of time
for the completion Of this road. Wegvc this
information freely, and will the editors of the
Fort Smith papers give their readers as good
foundation for the rumors set ailoat by them
that this company contemplatSs asking fur
ther time 10 complete the work? While We
are IS thoroughly opposed to the granting of
any further time to finish the road as any one,
We arc not ready to catch at every rumor set
afioat by designing men to create a feeling OF
distrust and H. feeling towards the gentle
men having this work in hand. We desire
the work completed as much as any man in
the State, and ii We thought a little yiliilc,.
tin aud mistrust Of the good intention OF
the Com Pany would help it along, We might
be itDtuced to add a paragraph now and then
TO tasose ofour neiehbors over the river. But
believing such course could do no good. We
have always tried to give the parties having
our railroad interests in hand. an honesty OF
purpose. Failures we have had 1t is true
time and again. But was there ever great
railroad enterprise entered upon in this couu-
try without failures? The history Of our
railroad progress Is very true one Of mos,
Nil roads that have been bujlt


Feeling confident that this road will bt
built we hope our people, at least will give
II such aid and confidence as will hurry It,
completion to Van Buren at an early day
Year: 1875

iS- Our advice to farmers is to sell no
more Of their wheat than is actually necessa-
ry to help them through. A short corn crop.
and every bushel Will be needed at home and
IS not will bring good price.
Year: 1875

Now. let them flock and let them come to
see their ncghbors and friends who always
welcome. Our word tor it, not one Of them
will place themselves in position to be blow n
up either by the captain or his handsome
clerk. nor by" any other man."-H. Smith
Uerdld.


Weinyits the attention OF the SrARK-ling
editor of the Herald to the aphorism, BE
sure you're right, then go ahead" Before
you are so brash in your invitations, you had
better know what you are talking about. We
take pleasure in informing our friend and
n~ighbor" the handsome clerk" and captain
are embodied in the person OF one man. and
that he don't like dead-heads very much.
"comc they with the ruddy cheeks. or in the
gaudy, expansive apparel OF the ladie fair
or the less pretcntious habit of the man"
Never invite lady to travel on a boat, unless
you intend to pay their way Brother sparks
will please to go to the foot.
Year: 1875

The patriotic citizens OF Fort Smith will
celebrate the national anniversary on the 9TH
day of July. Everybody and his friends are
invited to be present and participate. See
advertisement Of the committee in our paper.
Year: 1875

President Grant. in an interview which
we recently had with him at the White
House, expressed his lively interest in
the movement for organizing the peace
and well-being of the Nations upon the
solid basis of settled international law,
which is now engaging the thoughts of
many of the best minds in different
lands.


He spoke, with much force, of the
blessing that would come to the world,
if the rank and file of the enormous
standing armies could be transferred to
industrial pursuit and peaceful callings.
He also expressed himself strongly, and,
for him, quite at length, in favor of set
tling questions between nations by arbi-
tration.


The expression of such sentiments by
our chief magistrate did not surprise u.s.
1t was but repetition, in another form,
of the immortal words with which, at a
time when he was extolled as the great
captain of the age, he closed his first in
augural, LET as hare peace. 1t was in
perfect consistency with his course in
connection with the Geneva Arbitration,
a transaction which reflects imperishable
honor upon him, and upon his admins
tratfon.


Still, although we were prepared to
expect such an expression, we were glad
of it as fresh and emphatic declaration
by our nations head, a General of great
military renown, the oommander-in-chief
of our army and navy, that the policy
of our country is still what Mr.. Webster,
in the days of his prime, affirmed it to
be, "a peace policy" and that our Con-
gress was right in resolving, as they did
last summer, unanimously, both the
House and the Senate, that rThe people
Of the United States are devoted to the
policy of peace"


1t is a cause of profound satisfaction; i;
we will add, for just pride; that our
Executive and Legislature unite in pro
claiming peace to be the policy of this
great nation. This is a noble euloey,
and we trust it is not undeserved. 1t is
a fact which we should hope would have
its influence upon those members OF the
family of nations that are adding to their
Year: 1875

ADVERTISING AS A MEANS OF SUCCESS
Somebody says that successful merchants
are those who have advertised in some
way. Advertisement of ones business is
absolutely necessary to success. Where
advertising does no direct beneft--if
such thing be possible-it confers indi-
rect advantages by building up the news
paper press, which advertises and illus
trates the city and its citizens on the
world. We have never seen good busi-
ness man, thorough in his business af
fairs that did not make advertising prof
liable. We regard judicious and sharp
advertising as a means of success. No
man who will give this subject due con-
sideration and practical trial can fail to
be convinced of its great influence upon
trade. 1t creates business, and if every
merchant advertised literally and judi
ciously, we are satisfied it would greatly
increase their trade.
Year: 1875

In speaking of persons faults,


Pray don't forget You're own;
Remember, those with homes of glass
Should seldom throw a stone.
II we have nothing else to do
But talk of those who sin.
'Tis better we commence at home,


And from that point begin,
We have no right to judge man


Until he's fairly tried;
Should not we like his company,


We know the world is wide.
Some may have faultS-and who have not
The old as well as young;
Perhaps we may, for aught we know,
Have fifty to their one.
I'll tell you of better plan,


And one that works full well :;
try my own defects to cure,


Ire of others tell.
And though sometimes hope to be
No worse than some know,
Ny own shortcomings bid me let
The faults of others go.
Then let US all, when we commence
To Slander friend or TO =,
Think OF the harm one word may do
To those who little know.
Remember, curses, sometimes, like
Our chickens, 'troost at home.'
Don't speak of others faults until
We have none of our own.
Year: 1875

Snow THE MAN.-Show US the man who
is ever ready to pity and help the de-
formed; show us man who covers the
faults of others with mantle of charity;
show us man who bows as politely and
gives the street as freely to the poor
sewing girl as to the millionaire; who
values virtue, not clothes; who shuns the
company of such as gather at public
places to gaze at the fair sex, or make
unkind remarks of the passing girl
show us man who abhors libertine;
who scorns the ridicule of his mothers S
sex, and the exposure of womanly repu-
tation: show us q man who never forgets
for an instant the delicacy due women,
as a women, in any condition or class
and you show us a gentleman.
Year: 1875

On a recent trial in Wales to test the
validity of will, it was proved that in
1869 the testator became impaired in in
tellect to such an extent that he went to
the post-offlce with a postage stamp on
his forehead, and requested to be sent to
q place he mentioned,
Year: 1875

Extracted absolutely free from Pain danger
Dy the use of Nitrous Oxide Gas. To meet the
increasing demand for this harmless and most
encient agent in the painless extraction OF
leetn- nave increased my facilities for its use
and admin istration. / manufacture my own
Gas, ana know 1t to be chemically pure.


l nave Competent FEMALE ATTEND
ANT always present affordfng to Ladies that
sympathy and attention which lends to the oc-
caSlon an air of security and comfort.


An experience of seventeen years in the Study
ana Practice of Dentistry, and special study
successful employment of this agent through
out the land, and its hearty Endorsement by the
most eminent men of both the Dental and Med
zeal professions, are my assurance in the fore
going claims for Nitrous Oxide


L have Remodeled and Refurnished my
Year: 1875

A Connecticut girl patiently listened
to long declaration of love, pathetic
and proposing from young man, and
then knocked the poetry all out of him
by saying. Now let us talk about your
business affairs"
Year: 1875

According to the Boston Advertiser, as
an overloaded horse car was coming up
Sudbury street, a short time ago, when
the icy condition of the street rendered
the ascent extremely difficult, a gentle
man hailed the conductor from the side
walk, requesting him to stop the car.
This the conductor refused to do until
the car reached the summit. The gen.
tleman, out of breath and temper also,
got on the car and addressed the con-
ductor as follows: "Sir, l supposed this
road was run for the accommodation of
the public" You were never more mis-
taken in your life" replied the conductor,
tIts run in order to fill the stockholdes'
pockets" Indeed" said the now irate
passenger, al thought all the conductors
on this road were gentlemen" Worse
than before" said the conductor, do
you suppose 1 would run horse car if /
was gentleman p
Year: 1875

The new building of the New York
Tribune is nine stories high. When a
man comes in and wants to know who
wrote that article, he is told that the
author is on the top floor with the eleva-
tor broken
Year: 1875

UMBRELLA ATTACHMENT apatent


umbrella has been invented, we see, TO


be attached 10 plows, for the purpose
Of screening the plowman from the
ravages of the sun. Some of our ex-
changes are making themselves very
merry over this. One Of them says,
"next thing we want is patent fan
for those who live in an atmosphere
where 1t Is necessary 10 climb tree,
fence, or ladder to catch breath" An
other calls for umbrellas for the team
as well as for the teamster We don't
sympathizo with this merriment at ALL
How could we2 On the contrary we
hail every invention that leads 10 miti-
gate the physical hardships of farming.
They are neither few nor small. To
toll all day in the blistering heat of
summer sun, is no joke. Light-colorcd
are coming into vogue as sun
shades for city pedestrians. Why
should not rural toilers enjoy the same
relief, as they can. If this patent
umbrella attachment can be attached
to wagon-seats, hay tedders, sulkey-
rakcs, rollers, &c, we have no doubt it
would prove q great boon TO hard.
working farmers. If the team could
be sheltered too, we would be glad, but
human flesh is more valuable than
horse flesh, and therefore we say shade
the man.
Year: 1875

PRlNTER's GREEK.-The following is
an acknowledgment of wedding
notice and q generous allowance Of
cake by classic rural Professor of
Typography ave make our most
respectful bow to the happy twain, and


the opportunity to return our thanks
for this almost uned act of liberality.
May the matrimonial chase which now
locks the form OF our brother typo, Just.
lfy all his preconceived Impressions. In
whatever ! of the country be may
roam, whether called upon to face the
ing waves of adverse fortune, or
stand before the RI and # of enemies,
may his life be such that when the ns7s-
of death shall be laid on him, and the.
of his existence draws to a close, he
may produce clean proof and claim a
clear tile to an honorable I in the page
Of history, as well as to an earthly in
heritance beyond the 40"
Year: 1875

A citizen who was driving along the
] Jackson road the other day, says the
Vicksburg Herald, saw man up
tree near the roadside, and halting he
inquired: "What are you doing up
there p The man made no reply and
the citizen continued: What's the cause
of your being up therc2 AT this mo-
ment woman rose up from the fence
corner, rested club on the fence and
remarked "l'm the cause, stranger,
and if you wait till he comes down
you'll see the worst field of carnage
around here that ever laid out doors !"
The citizen drove on and she turned
to the man up the tree and continued !:
"Polhemus, | can't climb and you
know it but If you'll drop down here
for two minutes I'll give you quit
claim deed of the farm !"
Year: 1875

A gentleman stepped into Bakers shoe
store the other day, placed pair of what
once were slippers on the counter, and said,
savagely:


"There they were.''


There they were, indeed F; run down at
the stern, stubbed out at the bow, busted
in the waist, and saggy in the keel. The
decks were crushed with croquet msllet,
the bottoms battle SCARED with gravel.
There was an air of inconsistencies about
the insteps, and painful suggestion of
dropsy and verbose veins all over them
which made the proprietor lean over the
counter and wiring his nose of monster
tear.


"There they are" said the customer,
"after being sOorm single day IN the hoase!"


The look of genuine disgust which over
spread the proprietor's countenance can
never be counterfeited. We would rather
have been in Donaldson's balloon, drag
ging along the surface of Lake Michigan,
than under that just contempt as the de-
moral Ized slippers were flung under the
counter and the customer was proftered a
dollar and seventy-five cents.-South Bend
Union.
Year: 1875

There was double service in church at
Nottingham, Manitoba, on recent Sunday.
a quarrel had divided the congregation, and
each party claimed to be dominant. Each
had called a new minister, and the two
clergymen were on hand to begin their
labors. The first to arrive took possession
of the pulpit, and the other sat behind the
chancel rail. The man in the pulpit gave
out a hymn, the other one gave out another,
ard both were sung confusedly by the rival
sections of the assembly.


The man behind the railing started off
Oh his sermon, and the other began to read
a chapter of Scripture. When the reading
was over, and it was plain that the preach
ing was going to last much longer, the par
tisans of the readersang another hymn with
a loud organ accompaniment. The musical
noise drowned the voice of the clergyman
in the pulpit, but when it was over he was
found to be preaching right along, as though
nothing unusual had happened. The clergy
man in the chancel, less cool, was unable to
fix his thoughts on discourse, and SO re-
manned silent and beaten. At the close of
this extraordinary scene adeacon explained
that it had been enacted " under legal ad-
vice.
Year: 1875

A Vicksburger, who prided himself on
his choice language, was over in Louisiana,
the other day on business, and he stopping
at farmhouse to get drink of water,
the woman remarked that the crops stood
in great need of rain.


"Yes, rain is the great desideratum,
he replied as he handed the tin dipper
back.


"Mary Mary ~ yelled the woman in
loud tones.


A white headed girl of sixteen came out
of the back room in response to the call,
and the mother continued


"Take square view of him, Mary he
don't look as if he knew enough to plow
cotton, and yet he just got off word as
long as from here to the mule-p and back,
and he may be holdin' on to more ~


The Vicksburgsr walked right away from
there.