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Year: 1874

Local OPTION is all the talk in Gold Run and
Dutch Flat. 1t seems to be catching ard we
would not be surprised if Auburn contracts the
disease from some of the Dutch Flatites and Gold
Runites. who have been here the past week
There are two things which encourage us to
nope for escape. One is, most of those who
were here, from the above towns have not yet
got the disease themselves; and the other is
auburn is so thoroughly vacciXated that she is
not so liable to take it,
Year: 1874

JOSH HoUsE.-The Chinese of Dutch Flat
have just completed temple for their great
god, Josh. 1t stands on an eminence, near the
town, where it shows off to great advantage
The body of the structure is painted blue with
green and red finish, richly embellished with
handsome carvings and an immense amount of
gold leaf. Old Josh and the attendant gods
set back in n niche, carved and trimmed for the
plrfDOSe
Year: 1874

OPERATIVE d MECHANICAL DENTISTS
~ inserts artificial teeth upon any OF the bases
known to the dental profession; and perform al
operations on tIe mouth and teeth IN auesthetic
applied to the S1ms before extraction, which great
ly relieves the pain OF the operation. Office in Cor
bins block. mari3-6mo
Year: 1874




The police have in custody two men and two
women, alleged English criminals, through whom,
II is believed, a clew can be obtained relative TO
the abduction of Charlie Ross. One Of the men Is
lAid to answer the description of one OF the alb
Auctors, although he was not recognized by the
brother OF Charlie, who was with him in the car
rage.


Two men in the latter part of June hired a
buggy five consecutive days from livery stable
On Newmarket street. This fact coming to the
knowledge OF the police one OF the parties was
arrested. Circumstances since his capture led to
the arrest OF the other man and the Two women
As the abduction took place ON July !, IL Is
thought the abductors used their own team or
bred one from another livery stable.


The arrest OF these parties is kept very quiet
AND is known TO few the police.
Year: 1874

HERALD reporter called upon Health OnIoec
Vanderpoel, at Quarantine, yesterday afternoon.
with reference to the alleged death of the captain
OF bark rom Matanzas, now lying at Lower
Quarantine and learned rom Dr. VanderpOel that
there Is not word OF truth in the statement. In
TACT, there mas not been single death in the
Quarantine Hospital this YEAR
Year: 1874

Nelle Dewel!, OF No. log East Eleventh street.
attempted suicide last night by taking hydrate OF
choral, which had been purchased in drug store
on Third avenue. She was removed TO BeIIeyue
Hospital by the police OF the Seventh precinct
where she died at midnight.
Year: 1874

A New York correspondent of the Boston Journal writes: "Our com munity is greatly stirred by the revela- tions made on the adulterations of food. The practice runs into jellies, and espe- cially teas and coffees. A great many men are particular about their coffee.

 They buy the berry, burn it carefully, and have the aromatic beverage made under their own eye. After they have done all they are only drinking white beans. There is a machine here for splitting beans and growing them.

 They are then dried to the color of coffee and soaked in solution which gives the coffee taste. Teas are sold here cheaper than the pure article can be bought in China. There is not tea enough in all China to answer the American market, to say nothing of the million pounds consumed in Eng land alone. Then there is mile of houses with boilers and coloring mat ter in the open ports of China, run by English and Scotchmen, whose busi- ness it is to doctor the tea for the mar ket for which it is intended. This inn pure article, made in huge kettles and dried in pans. is called by the Chinese cheat-tea. We have houses here that openly advertise that they can color and make over. teas of any brand or style required, and offer to repack it in the chests 50 as to defy detection. The tea trade here requires capital of over thirty millions" ..- .-..
Year: 1874

The following account of the rescue

 of little girl from death, at Cape Tor

 mentine, is given by paper, published

 in Hamilton, Ontario: "About four

 weeks ago little girl, some three years

 old, daughter of MT. Allan, of Cape

 Tormentine, wandered to her fathers

 saw-mill. After @ short time the

 father missed her, but thought she had

 returned home. It occurred to him to

 look down into the mill wheel, when he noticed what he considered piece of stick protruding out of one of the vents. The wheel had at the time 8 strong head of water on. The mill was stopped, and MT. Allan proceeded to the wheel. To his horror, what he thought was a stick was his child's leg, much discolored, black and blue. The agony of the parent was intense at the discovery. The sight, he says, will never be erased from his memory and this, with the fact that through the dreadful stiffness of the gurgling and black waters, and the excitement of hope, the child was heard to moan, added to his emotion. Measures were taken to relieve what was certainly thought to be ifeless child. An aperture was made by the removal of stave from off the wheel, when the lit- tie girl was taken out, terribly bruised about the body and lower extremities. She was carefully rubbed, and as soon as possible warm appliances had and the child, through the mercy of Divine Providence, is now doing well. What makes the escape the more extraordi- nary is the fact of her having first passed through and been sucked under what is termed the Hume, distance of some thirty five feet, then drawn into the wheel and whirled around for 8 period of twenty minutes-for about that time previous she was prattling in her fathers presence"
Year: 1874

One who has neve rtraveled upon the ocean expects to find it somewhat thick ly populated. He thinks of the vast travel and traffic that goes over the waters, and he is ready to imagine that the great deep is alive with it's hurryJng to and fro of the nations. He reads of lands "where commerce whitens every sea-" and he is ready to think that the ocean itself is as full of sails as the har- Dor of some mighty metropolis. But he finds his mistake. As he leaves the land the ships begin to disappear. As he goes on his way they soon all vanish, and there is nothing about himSb but the blue sea and blended sky: Sometimes he may meet or overtake solitary ship during the day; but then, again, there will be many days when not q single sail will cross the horizSn.Ia There are spaces measured by thousands of miles, over which no. ship has ever passed. The idea of a "nation's commerce whitening every sea-" is the widest fancy. If all the ships that have ever been built were brought together in, 8 single fleet they would fill but hands breadth of the ocean. The space, therefore, that man and his works oc- cupy on the sea is as small in extent as tho hold on it by his power is slight and superficial. Both together are as nothing. The ocean covers three fourths of the surface of the globe, and by far the greater part of this vast ex- panse is and ever has been entirely free from his presence and visitation,
Year: 1874

Dr. Hall does not approve of the old doctrine which was formerly instilled into the minds of children, that they should spring out of bed the instant they awake in the morning. He says that cup to eighteen years every child should be allowed eight hours sleep, but time should be allowed to rest in bed, after the sleep is over, until they feel as if they had rather get up than not. It isl very great mistake for per- sons, old or young-especially children and feeble or sedentary persons-to bounce out of bed the moment they wake up; all our instincts shrink from it, and freely kick against it. Fifteen or twenty minutes spent in gradually waking up, after the eyes are opened,

 and in turning over and stretching the limbs, do as much good as sound sleep, because the operations set the blood in motion by degrees, tending to equalize the circulation :; for during sleep the blood tends to stagnation, the heart beats feebly and slow, and to shock the system by bouncing up in an instant and sending the blood in overwhelming quantities to the heart, causing it to assume gallop, where the instant be- fore it was in a creep, is the greatest absurdity. This instantaneous bounc- ing out of bed as soon as the eyes are open will be followed by weariness long before noon." -...o......,.,... 7. i. .:.
Year: 1874




The greatest novelty in forthcoming
fiction is the novel by the Princess Alice
of England, which will be issued by
Messrs. Porter & KOOtz in a few days
ROYAL persOnages have not unfrequently
dabbled in literature, but am not aware
that there have ever before been an instance
of a Princess of the blood writing q novel.
History, biography, science and poetry have
been enlarged, if not enriched, by royal and
princely hands, and now il is the turn Of
fiction. May one not hope that the exam
pie Of Victoria's daughter will be followed?
Ii kings and emperors would only take to
writing roInances founded on fact, what
mine of entertaining reading they would
offer to their grateful subjects and the
world at large. Kaiser Wilhelm might write
story Of the Franco German war, alter
the manner Of Miss Muhlbach, in which
"Our Fritz would naturally figure
as the hero; ex-King Amadeus could serve
up nice dish Of Spanish Court intrigue,
and the Emperor Francis Joseph could fur
nish a tale Of domestic infelieities that
would rival in interest the French novel OF
the period. But we return 70 our English
Princess; her book is entitled "The Paths
Of Life and its merit is said to be in the
fidelity of It's descriptions Of life in the
highest circles of the German nobility.
Year: 1874

WE publish elsewhere an invitation
which was sent out yesterday to the
leading Democrats Of the county, by
the County Democratic Committee, re-
questing their presence at a grand DEM
onstration to be given here on the 18th
inst, in honor Of the recent Democratic
triumphs. 1t is fitting that the Capital
of one of the strongest Democratic
States In the Union should lead off in
this matter, and we hope the demonstra-
ton may prove a grand success.
Year: 1874

THE fact that the official returns of
Philadelphia are withheld full four days
after the election, suggests suspicious
. of desire to doctor" them when the
rest of the State has been heard from.
The Democratic State ticket is doubt.
less safe, with the exception of Latta,
for Lieutenant Governor. The great
danger is that the Philadelphia ring
may count up Legislative majority to
secure the United States Senatorship.
Our Congressional gains are, of course,
beyond their reach.
Year: 1874

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 2S.-The con-
tract for binding the Revised Statutes is
to be let at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Up
to the time of closing, only two bids had
been received 1t will not be known who
made the bids until they are opened. The
price for binding was limited to seventy
cents a volume, and as there is probably
but little money in the job there is not
much competition.


The Secretary of State is still greately
troubled over the publication of the Ses-
sion laws He is in daily receipt Of letters
from different parts of the State calling on
him to publish the laws. The parties hold
that the Legislature did not intend to in
terfere with the act of 1865, or with the
publication of the laws as provided therein
1t is possible that the Secretary will order
the publication to meet the demand. As
the law is, it is clearly his duty to do it.
Year: 1874

Some one has found q reporter OF the
Bulletin who is as easily deceived as was
the young man on the Pic, who fell into the
c!aptrap of the Black League. The only
correct statement is that there is a court
martial. Judge Dbble is judge advocate,
but does not preside, for that duty devolves
on Brigadier General Barber. Captain
Detege is not on trial. and the evidence ls
not palpable that he psraded his company
without orders because he has not been
charged with so doing. Consequently he
will not be found guilty. Lieutenant Col
onel Detiege has been summoned before the
courtmartial and his arraignment will take
place tonight, but it is not expected that
Judgment will be renderee then, nor for
some time to come. As for the cOurtmartial
being convened-the REPUBLICAN stated
that fact month ago.


1t requires good deal Of genius to put
so many errors in SO small a paragraph as
the Bulletin has done, but perhaps the
reporter had the assistance Of Major Boyle.
Year: 1874

There are good reasons for stating that
Colonel Whitley, whose connection with
the recent bogus safe burglary has thrown
so much discredit upon the government
secret service. will offer his resignation as
chief of the bureau to the Secretary of the
Treasury within a day or two. The radiance
of his guilt is too conclusive to warrant him
in attempting a successful defense.
Year: 1874

not, is a matter of no public conse-
quence whatever, and we see no object
in dragging it before the public, but for
the qualification of very low order of
partisan malice. Admitting Secretary
Strive to be the deserter alluded to.
what of ii? AT the time of his enlist
mens. over 21 years ago. he might have
been IS years Of age; certainly not over
that age; hsAad but recently arrived in
the country with his father, a distin-
guished leader in the German Revolu-
ton of 1848 and an exile, unacquainted
alike with our military system and civil
customs, it is not remarkable that he
should have sought military service un-
der the Republican idea that perfect
equality was maintained in this country
and that ability and merit we're the only
tests for promotion. Nor is it strange
that a gentleman with an University
education and cultivated tastes should
take the risks of desertion as the only
alternative to the dogs life of common
soldier in barracks, rednced to the men
ial sci vice of hospital attendant, espe-
cially in the case of an unnaturalized
foreigner joining the service under the
inspiration of military ambition and





devotion to Republican liberty. But
that was over twenty years ago, during
all of which time Mr.. Struve has main
ta;red, in every communityin which he
has lived, the character of an honorable
and trustworthy citizen; has achieved
distinction and competence in the prac-
tice of his profession; and has held
several honorable public positions, the
duties of which he has discharged with
signal ability and acknowledged fidelity,
and few men command in q higher de-
gree the confidence and respect of their
fellows. Is not twenty years of useful
and irreproachable life sufficient to
atone for single indiscretion; of youth
and want of knowledge. punishable by
law but involving no malicea or wrong
to any human being. and act6ated only
by the impulse for freedom (which in-
duces the slave to break th4 bonds by
which he is held under thet law? We
pity the wretch who would seek to
blacken the character of al enemy on
such pretext; much more he narrow
souled bigot who would usd it to crafty
party spite.
Year: 1874

agent that can help this work of 6ning ma
nures without any expense. Jack Frost,
with fair chance to work, is that agent.
The best means of economizing frost for this
work is to expose the manure by turning up
new surfaces. Shoveling over and turning
the manure or compost heap, is profitable
work during winter Where heaps are
large the frost does not penetrate very deep,
and they can easily be turned even in cold
weather, and by so doing new surfaces are
exposed to the action of the frost. The
more it freezes and thaws tho finer it be-
comes. Manure and compost heaps so
treated, and thoroughly worked, will be in
nice condition for next springs use, either
to spread and plow in, or to put in the hill (;
aud will be ready to dissolve with the FIRST
rains or other moisture, and will be readily
taken up by the plants for which they are
intended. Winter is the time to push this
work along 50 as to be ready for business
when spring comes Why Nor.


Pittsfeld, Mass, Dec. 81.
Year: 1874

1t is almost amusing to hear the yariously
conflicting opinions of different parties on
the fruit tree question in Northern New En-
gland and Canada. One believes that "the
apple tree is too tender for this climate, and
can be grown here successfully only when
grated on the crab root" while the actual
experience of his neighbor living in the same
school district or perhaps on an adjoining
farm, gives the lie to this kind of philosophy
by growing good fruit on good, strong,
healthy, grated trees on English apple roots,
simply because he has chosen hardy varie-
ties of trees, planted them on good ground
and taken care of them, while another neigh
Dor has tried few crab apple trees, of which,
though not many have died, the fruit is Of
such an abominablO quality that he considers
himself unfortunate and almost angry be-
cause they have not, for he has lost not only
the money and time expended upon them,
but also the opportunity of having his
ground occupied with good and valuable
trees and getting the growth on them, in-
stead Of those which are lin many instancesl
worse than nome


Another man will tell you that "grafted
trees are too tender, and nothing but seeding
trees will succeed in this northern climate ("
But on being asked if his grated trees
Year: 1874

The following extracts are from an excel
lent article by Professor L. r. Palmer in
Home and School, the valuable educational
monthly published by j. P. Morton & Co.,
Louisville, Ky


Cold Water In the slck-rOOnh.


Nothing could be clearer to the eye of
common sense than that thirst expresses a
need of the organism. A msnperspiring free
ly Graves water because his blood is parting
with its watery constituents; and drinks are
demanded for a similar reason in diseases,
such as cholera, attended with wasting dis
charges. A cholera patient once exclaimed
to me, pausing as she drank a glass Of ice-
water, " Doctor, every swallow is worth
hundred dollars" Cold beverages have the
effect in fevers of cooling down the body di.
rectly by contact, and subsequently by al
fording water for evaporation from the sur
face And hence it is that thirst becomes
the most intOlerable of all the cravings Of
patients laboring under fever or inflammation.
Children suffer immensely from thirst when
indisposed. Their means and cries, kept up
for hours together, often have their origin in
this distress, which they can express by no
language except these cries and it is Won
derfu to behold the relief frequently afford
ed by draught of cold water.


Tut Meat for Consuniptives.


\ taste for fat meat is unfortunately not
universal among children, but when it shows
itself it is often universally repressed by pa
rents. This taste is another expression Of
the wants Of the living system which we can
not disregard with impuuity. Without fats
the organism cannot be built up in perfec-
ton. Fats counteract the tendency to con-
sumption. Observation has established the
interesting fact that persons who in early
life show taste for fat meat seldom fall
victims to that disease and, rice versa, that
consumptiyes have generally shown an early
repugnance to such food. There can be no
question as to the lesson taught by this fact
that when the appetite exists it ought to
be indulged, ard that it ought, if possible, to
be created, when wanting, by tonics and
abundant exercise in the open air.


Why a Child Loves sugar.


The craving of children for sweets is well
known to be one of the most imperious of
their appetitcs' 1t has reference probably
to that ccaseess activity which especially
characterizes the age of childhood. 1t may
he that sugar performs in their systems the
part enacted by fatty substance in the bodies
of adults. As it undergoes oxidation-is
burnt up, circulating with the blood-it may
be the source of the power which enables them
to keep IN motion from morning to night
Besides this, it is known that it renders
easier and more perfect the digestion Of the
albuminous food upon which their growth
depends In respect to these offices it is
therefore essential to their wel-being. Aud
yet how strong, for generations, has been
the prejudice against sugar! Under what
difficulties, and in the face Of what discourage
mcnts and protests, have our children obtained
the luxury
Year: 1874

you prove to be so valuable, and they are
still fewer who make use of all the other
things that are nearly as valuable. have
a large hole dug short distance from my
house, filled with muck, and carry all the
water from the kitchen sink, and the soap
suds from the washing, into it. Twice year,
spring and fall, l haul out the muck from
this hole and fill it anew. never used any
better manure for top-dressing, and it is bet
ter to put into the hill for corn, than horse,
sheep, or COW manure, and think it is equal
to that from the hog-pen. Then / save all
my ashes, being careful that none are wasted,
and compost with muck, barnyard manure,
scrapings from the cellar and all kinds Of
refuse, and think it pays we'll. My sugar arch
is on rather moist land and makes good
deal of coal and | save that for my onion
beds. always raise onions on the same
ground and feel not little pride in my sue
cess. With plenty of coal and salt and
good care in removing all the wormy ones
from the beds as soon as they show any
signs of being SO, | have little trouble with
the worms, though have found it impossible
so far to be entirely free from them, The
only way to have good onions is by the use
of "eternal vigilance"


VERMONT FARMER.


Derb,, Vertoont Dec %
Year: 1874

A correspondent one of my flower friends,
writing Of the blooming of her tritOma,
complains of the flowers that they are any
thing but dazzling" as she had been led to
expect to see them by the descriptions OF
the plant in the florists catalogues. re-
member experiencing something of the same
disappointment at first, but have come to
esteem this very highly as an ornamental
plant The colors of the aowers,-the red
of the unopened flowers of the upper part
of the spike gradually fading out to yellow
in the fully expanded flowers beow,-aro
not particularly bright, it is true; but when
the plant has attained size, aud sends up
from the midst Of its great tufts of dark
green foliage, grass-like, and falling grace
fully to the ground on all sides,--a large
number Of its tall fower-scapes, the effect is
remarkably fine. 1t appears to better ad-
vantage when it occupies alone a circular
bed on the lawn Tor groups Of these), in
close proximity TO shrubbery or evergreens,
than when crowded in mixed beds or bor-
ders, and little distance seems to increase
its attractions.


In our latitude and under our short sum.
mers it requires to be started early, and to
be placed in warm exposure. The soil
should be light and warm, and should be en-
riched with well rotted manure, and peat or
leaf mold thoroughly mixed with the soil
to the depth of two feet


The tritoma is hardy in the latitude of
New York, and since lifting the plants and
wintering them in the cellar weakens them,
| shall undertake to carry some of my spec
linens through the winter in the open
ground. AS they stand near evergreens,
where the snow lies deep and long, believe
a covering of six inches of leaves will ex-
clude the frost sufficiently. HoRTENsIUs.