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Year: 1874

In conclusion, am proud to say that
while the Republican party may have
erred, it has not proved false to any great
principle, nor cowardly in the presence
of any great question. Its aims are noble
and patriotic, and it does not seek a con-
tinuance in power by pandering to vice
and prejudice, but refers to its past record
Of great actions in behalf of the Union,
of liberty, education, equality and the
material growth and improvement of the
nation as an earnest of what it seeks to
accomplish in the future. And there
must be no cessation in its labors; it
must not presume to live on the gleries
and memories of the past Its first and
ever-present duty is introspection, self
examination, the correction of errors, the
introduction of reforms. 1t must look
to the execution and enforcement of the
Constitution and laws; and while assert
ing the existence of the nation and the
just powers of the National Government,
it should ever be vigilant to preserve in
all their just extent the rights and pow
ers of the Statess ever carrying before it,
as lamp to guild its steps, those great
fundamental principles which have given
to the party its power and glory-equal
rights to all-equal and exact justice to
all men.
Year: 1874

STUDY OF NATURE.-When Smeaton was
in search of that form best fitted to resist the
combined action of the wind and waves, he
found it in the trunk Of the oak. When
Watt was employed to conduct the supply Of
water across the Clyde to the city of Glasgow,
he borrowed his admirable contrivance of a
flexible Waterman, from considering the flex-
ibility of the Holsters tail and so when Mr..
Brunei was engaged in experimenting the
construction of the tunnel under the Thames,
it was from observing the head of an apPa-
rently insignificant insect that he derived his
first conception of the ingenious shield which
he introduced in advance of the workmen to
prevent them from being crushed by the fall
ing in of the earth. It becomes US, then,
while we trace the operations Of human inge'
nuity in adapting means to its proposed ends,
to raise our thoughts tc' that Divine Archi.
tect who has imprinted traces of His wisdom
and power in all His works, causing the heav-
ems to declare His glory, and the earth,
throughout all its domains of land, sea and
air, to show forth His handiwork.
Year: 1874

plaintiff or defendant, until reached my
clients case He struck the balance and ad-
mitted as the steamer left the wharf that ne
had got his case argued, and pocketed fifteen
hundred dollars besides"
Year: 1874

KEEPING MEALS WA1rING.-Little things
often interfere with our comfort very much,
and one small annoyance is for men to delay
coming to dinner when called. Sometimes
they have an hours work which they will do
before quitting and then 60 to find the dinner
cold and the cook discouraged. Nothing is
more disheartening to tired woman than a
table full Of dirty dishes an hour and hal1
later in the day than usual. Punctuality is "a
virtue men should learn if they are uncertain
about coming to their meals. Any woman
worthy the name of housekeeper will be reg
ular with her meals, if it lies within her to
have them so.
Year: 1874

Cur THIS OUr.-Every person should know
how to treat flesh wound, because one is liza
BILE to be placed in circumstances away from
surgical and veterinary aid, where he may
save bis own life, the life of friend or of a
beast, simply by the exercise Of a little COM
mon sense. In the first place, close the lips
of the wound with the hands and hold them
firmly together to check the flow of blood
until several stitches can be taken and band
age applied. Then battle the wound for a
long time in cold water. "Should it be pain
ful," correspondent says, "take painful of
burning Goals and sprinkle upon them COM
mon brown sugar and hold the wounded part
in the smoke. In minute or two the pain
will be allayed, and the recovery proceeds
rapidly. In my case rusty nail had made
bad wound in my foot. The pain and nerv-
Gus irritation were severe. This was all re.
moved by holding it in smoke fifteen minutes
and I was able to resume my reading in COM
fort. We have often recommended it to 9TH
ers with like result. Last week one Of my
men had fnger-nail torn out by pair of
ice.tongs. 1t became very painful, as was to
be expected Held in sugar smoke twenty
minutes, the pain ceased and promised speedy
recovery"
Year: 1874




p@" A baby is very tender thing, peo-
pie say, but most of them are very far from
knowing how tender. Imagine how nervous
you are in certain states-when recovering
from illness, say, when the fall Of a book or the
slam of door makes you quiver and feel
faint, as if some one gave you blow. That
is the way a young baby feels at its best. A
puff of wind will set it gasping, its little
breath blown quite away. A noise makes it
shiver, change of summer air makes it turn
death-cold. A baby is the most nervous Of
beings, and the tortures it suffers in going to
sleep and being waken by careless sounds
when just "dropping off" are only comparable
to the same experience Of an older person
during an acute nervous headache. Young
babies ought to pass the first months Of their
lives in the country for its stiffness no less
than its fresh air. But where silence is not
to be commanded, baby may be soothed by
folding a soft napkin, wet in warmish water,
lightly over the top of its head, its eyes and
ears It is the best way to put nervous babies
to sleep. I have tried it hundreds of times
for child so irritable that paregoric and
soothing syrup only made it wider awake
A fine towel would be wet and laid over its
head, the ends twisted little till it made a
sort of skull-cap, and though baby some
times fought against being blindfolded in this
way, FIVE minutes usually sent him off into
deep and blissful slumber. The compress
cooled the little feverish brain, deadened
sound in his ears, and shut out everything
that took his attention, so that sleep took him
unaware. Teething babies find this very
comforting, for their heads are always hot,
and there is fevered beating in the arteries on
each side.
Year: 1874

know, and no one interests himself to
find out. A regular fight in which ten
or dozen takes sides and use clubs,
stones and pistols, is a regular Sunday
night occurrence down about John
Horn sand this is only four blocks
from the very center of the city. No
one is ever arrested there. No COM
plants are ever entered. Mr.. Horn
fears to complain of the desperadoes
who break in his windows and smash
up his furniture for fear that they in
turn will complain of him keeping his
house open on Sunday IN violation Of
law. It is all nonsense, to try to cover
up and hide the true state of society
here It is lawless beyond precedent,
desperate beyond measure, murderous
beyond imagination. The Times remarks
that strangers who read these ac-
counts and are unacqualnted with the
facts here, would naturally have an idea
that the coal regions are almost equal to
the Western frontier" The writer Of
this has lived on the Western frontiers
on the very borders of civilization
and he never yet saw a state Of society
more dangerous to business, to life and
the peaceful pursuits of happiness than
the Luzerne coal regions. The business
men of Scranton owe it to themselves
and to the community generally to take
prompt and active measures to bring
about such revolution in the govern
ment of the city as will mete out swift
punishment to the deperadoes who have
made the.name Of the third city in the
state synonymous with every bloody
deed on the criminal calendar"


Thus it will be seen that the condj-
ton of society is precisely as have re-
presented it. During the past forty
years 1913 murders have been committed
and only three men hanged. Within
four years twenty-four murders have oc-
CURED and no man executed at all.
Most of the murderers escaped; only
two were arraigned, one was acquitted
and the other imprisoned for only a few
months. Every man in Scranton who
ventures upon the street at night carries
revolver, and, with the recent murders,
riots and crucifixions, if worse state of
society exists anywhere, I would like to
know where it is?
Year: 1874

THERE has been a sensational rumor
afoat for a week back to the effect that
man living in the town of Leroy,
Dodge County, across Horizon marsh,
east Of Waupun, who recently sold his
farm, and after getting home with the
money began to think he had too many
greenbacks around him for safety, and
determined to sit up with them that
NIGHT. He accordingly armed himself
with gun and an axe, and awaited
coming events During the night the
door was burst open by three men. The
first he shot, split open the second with
the az, and the third starting to run,
he gave chase, and brok his back with a
stroke of the gun, thus placing all three
hors du combat. On investigation one
was found to be his brother-in-law and
the other two his cousins.
Year: 1874




Again, the editor of one of the repre-
sentative newspapers here has been
treated to the following murderous
threat


Mr.. Coon, Scanton, Pa: You had
better discontinue your attacks up the
mollie macquires and leeve for the
simple reson that if you don't you will
be the subject of corners inquestl the
same as Monagan was. There will be
an eye on you in the future, and the first
chance they git they will put a knife
thro your hart. You had better leeve
this country and do it soon. AS I give
you the advise as you done me a good
Year: 1874

SAVED HIS WHIPPING.-A little
urchin seven to eight years old,
in a school where a Miss Blod-
gett was teacher, composed the
following and wrote it on his
slate at prayer. time, to the great
amusement of the boys.


"A little mouse ran up the stairs.


To hear Miss BIodgett say her prayers"


The teacher discovered the
rhyme, and called out the culprit.
For punishment she gave him
his choice to make another
rhyme in FIVE minutes or be
whipped. So. after thinking,
and scratching his head till his
time was nearly out, and the
teacher was lifting the cane in a
threatening manner, at the last
he exclaimed:
Here stand before Miss Blodgett:
She's going to strike and I'm going TO


dodge it,
Year: 1874

knight, two of tho quartermasters and one
OF the sailcrs, were accordingly sentenced to
the chan gang for life, and the other thirteen,
all of whom were boys to eight and four years
at hard labor on the gang, A life sentence of
this kind was regarded as worse than Ceath.


After the landing at the navy-yard OF
tho surviving members of the passengers and
crow OF the steamer Virgnius, they marched
to tho Fulton ferry, taking the boat there to
New York, and thence proceeded to Cuban
restaurant in Pine street, where they were
Hospitality entertained They were clad in
tho navy uniform OF the United states, and
marched briskIy through the streets, showing
no signs of recent suffering When trans
ferred to the tug boat from the steamer
Juniata, they gave rousing cheers for their
several bencfactors, leading off with three for
the commander of the British steamer Nobe
to whom they feel indebted for the preserva-
ton Of their lives.
Year: 1874

gers and crew, and the result proved
that they had good cause to be. Cap
tain Fry handed the papers Of the Vir-
ginius to the Spanish officer, who took
them with expressions of the utmost
contempt. crushing them in his hand
aud declaring that he cared nothing for
the papers since the vessel was in his
power which he had been searching af-
ter for weeks. The American flag was
Immediately hauled down and all on
board ordered to the other vessel. The
statement of Mr.. Metzler, as well as
others Of the passengers, indicates that
the Virginius would have been able to
escape from the Tornado but for her
wrecked condition at the time, as she
had bad leak and eight feet of water
in her hold in the forward compartment.
Ordinarily she could make fourteen
knots per hour, and at that rate could
have left tho Tornado out of sight i'll a
very short time. 1t is also said that
when the Tornado finally oycrhauled
the Virginius, after full eight hours
chase, flames were rolling up from the
smoke-stack of the former, and had
nearly burnt it ont The vessel could
hardly have borne a much longer chase
under such strain.


The statement of nearly all the pris.
oncrs agree in disowning any knowledge
Of the purposes Of the officers of the
Virginius. They profess to have EN-.
barked as passengers, to have seen no
arms on board, and to have seen little
or nothing thrown oyerboard. Those
on the Juniat0 certainly do not present
very warlike appearance, many of
them beng very yors>@r I'd diminutive
in size, and without any very intelligent
estimate of the undertaking which they
entered upon. The fact that the Vir'
ginius was advertised to go into Port
Limoncs and then sailed around among
the islands of the West Indies, seem.
ingly without any cxacs destination, ap-
pears not to have excited any curiosity
among them as to her object, but on the
contrary their statements exhibit an ut
ter Indifference to the course of the
ship, or the intention of the officers.
One thing, however is clear, namely ;
that the vessel put in, or was about to
put in, at Port-au.Prince for repairs,
when Capt. Fry changed his mind, and
turned her to the westward and back to
jamaica. -NcW York 7libUnc.
Year: 1874

Ir IS well-known that in his great
sledge journey in search of the relics OF
Sir John Franklin, Capt. Hall made
distressing discoveries, which he re-
solved never to give to the light as long
as Lady Franklin should live. On his
last departure from Greenland IN the
Polaris he intrusted all his important
documents to a Mr.. Smith, of Tessul-
SAX. From them it is now ascertalned
that Capt. Hall made the sad discovery
that Franklin and his party were re-
duced to the dire necessity OF eating
each other. The fact OF this discovery
would have added still greater fame to
Capt. Hall. He kept the secret from
Lady Franklin but now that the ten
der and heroic explorer rests under the
same dreary skies with the lost Frank
lin. this most unhappy secret has c2m
to light.
Year: 1874

The EFFECT OF SUNLIGHT on FLOUR.
Recent experiments have shown that
that inferior quality of certain kinds OF
wheat and rye flour is frequently due to
the action of sunlight, by which, even
when in bags or barrels, the gluten suf-
fers metamorphosis similar to that
occasioned by heating in the mill. The
tendency thus impaired to it to Secome
lumpy, and to form dough withou
toughness, is similar to that of hou
from moist grain, or of flour when it
too fresh, or made from grain groun
too early, or when adulterated wit
barley meal. Such flour can be in
proved by keeping for some weeks.
Year: 1874

The Debates of the late Ohio Con
stitutional Convention are printed
and ready for distribution. They
comprise two immense volumes of
matter almost as thrilling as "The
Lives of the Saints" We fancy that
we would like to see an ex-member of
that famous Convention sitting by
his freside and reading to his young
est grandson, from one of these val
liable tones, a few choice extracts
from that great speech against Mi
nority Representation which made
the grandsire famous.
Year: 1874

General Jackson, when President.
said to one of his fercest newspaper
opponents, ''Sendmeyour newspaper.
I know that you are opposed to me,
but then I should like to see your
paper every day. I want to see how
many lies you can tell of me-" "Gen-
eral," said the editor, 81 think 1 do
right in opposing you, and 1 shall
continue to do so with all the ability
of which I am master" Here was q
man after Jackson's own heart, and
he replied with an oath, "Sir, send
me your paper, for aside from your
abuse of me your paper is a good
one. Besides, I never saw a news
paper in which I could not find
something worth reading" Just so.
No man can pick up any newspaper
without finding something of inter
est.
Year: 1874

In commenting upon the failure OF
a newspaper manager, the St Louis
Globe tells a plain truth in the fol-
lowing words:


The business of journalism will
continue to be an inviting field for
experiments to those who have a
large amount of money, and q large
amount of egotism. A man, who,
having edited a newspaper until he
was forty, should suddenly announce
himself a lawyer, would be regarded
as a fool by the legal profession; and
yet we often hear oflawyers of forty
making sudden pretensions to joun-
alism. There is an idea that the
the business of editing requires no,
Apprenticeship; that editors come.
forth from law Offices and colleges
fully armed for the profession, like
Pallas from the brow of Joye. It is
a mistake; there is not in America
to-day single journalist of national
reputation who has not devoted more
time and more hard work to his pro-
fession than, with equal fitness and
application, would have made great
lawyer or doctor. And yet ninety
out of every hundred men you meet
on the street will hesitate about car
rying hod ormaking a pair of shoes
whereas there will probably not be
one in a hundred who can't, accord
ing to his judgment, edit any news
paper in the country better than it
is edited, no matter in what manner
or by whom.
Year: 1874

ly said that If overwork kept the Doctor at home Il
was not when those unable to pay were the callers
The greater the need the greater seemed TO be his
ambition to serve.


Although Dr.smith was connected with many
different works, he allowed none of them to suffer.
bis labors during the war were exacting, and were
performed at q sacrifice TO himself. The hard
ships which he encountered were sufHcient to have
undermined physical organization less rugged
than his years ago, or one which derived less sus-
ly schooled in one of the most exacting and re-
sponsihle professions.


De. Smith was welcomed to the sick chamber not
only on account of his superior medical skill. but
eminently on account Of the sunshine he brought
with him. He was always hopeful and cheerful, snd
his presence was assuring. Yet with all, he kept
to the strict line of professional duty, and did not
allow his hopeful disposition to obscure the truth
or to cause him to lose sight Of the most serious
aspects OF the cases he was called to treat. Accus
toned as a physician to meeting with distress
every day, his warm heart never became callo1s.
HIS stern duties physician were always arso-
cated with the most feeling attributes, and his pa
tients fen that his -eAfions them usrs nos cir-
cumseribed BY mere idea of professional work.



that the work of healing the sick could not be es-
mated in tbz currency of the world.


DR.. Smi6h was the prime mover in many works Of
public sfghf6cance, in which heis perhaps not
spicuously known on account OF the lack of osten-
tation in his effort. BE was degotedly interested
in Starting Medical College, in which his private
means were involved; he secured the lease Of the
hospital in 1853; and established the present diet
ary system in the Penitentiary sitter the first chol
era season. He was active helper Of young men,
and was systematic and liberal in his charities.
One of his special desires was the establishment
Of City Hospital, and he was always ready 70 ex-
tend aid. fine classical scholar himself, he was
sympathetic with all educational progress, and
gave force to everything in that connection with
which he became in any way associated. In addi-
ton to the many duties which have been mentioned
in previous portions of this article, he was Trus
tee of Miami University for three years. resigning
in 1859.


In all of his relations in life Dr.. Smith was honor
able industrious, faithful and kind. The announce
ment Of his death viii fall in many circles where he
practiced his profession like family afiction-
He died at the age Of afty-eight-s life too short
for one so capable and ready to confer good on his
fellow man, but one which leaves the record that
they who knew him best loved him most.
Year: 1874

got loose. Everything was all con-
fusion and the ladies were in despair,
when they perceived a horseman with
lariat, starting after the animal. He
soon returned with it; and as there
was but one person who was thor
oughly conversant with the Spanish
language, she was called out to thank
the sefior for his kindness. After lab
bering over long lingo, which called
forth no response from him, she
paused, wondering at his silence;
when he answered her in English.
saying: "I do not understand you,
Miss" We did not learn whether
that man felt flattered by being taken
for Mexican or not. The moral of
this is, never speak a foreign language
until you have tried your own first.


Not long ago gentleman visited
Santa Monica. While here he took
particular pains in conversation to
speak rather derogatorily with regard
to a young lady acquaintance of his.
He was SO anXiOus to convince every
one that he cared nothing for her that
he rubbed the article "a little too
thir.n 1t is easy enough to see that
the "shoe is on the other foot" Just
let his lordship be careful how he
comes down here running down


"wIMMIN FOLKS"


We were much amused up Lovers
Lane the other day. A gentleman
who lives not a thousand miles from
Los Angeles and a lady Ito be sure,
she was an angel took a ride up that
secluded street, and-well!-you see, / :
don't like to tell it; but if gentlemen
will be affectionate with their lady
loves, how can body help seeing it,
when right before their eyes. after
We had taken the precaution to climb
up in tree to poetize and get away
from terrestrial affairs. If he had
been Frenchman it would have oeen
excusable, but an Englishman %,
dear!


Our city is growing so fast that we
number about eighteen tents. 1t was
proposed this afternoon that we have
some one take the census. l object to
il, on the ground that perhaps a few
OF us may not have any to spare.


We would like to take visit to the
land of Nod about this time, if it were
not for the mysterious sounds which
come from the other tent near by, n d
seem very much like this: "Put your
right bower on that, old fellow!' no
cheating, now" "You must follow
suit or trumpv' ZOE ZELLA.


Santa Monica Beach, July 10, 1874
Year: 1874

On Saturday. the fifteenth instant, Judge
Beattie always noted for his remarkable
fairness of mind delivered an address be-
fore 500 people of Lafourthe. The Judges
dexterity in political life has brought aim
to a sphere of eminence among his op-
ponents. His business intercourse has al.
ways commanded respect, and his social
qualities have gained for him the admira-
ton of all honest men. The Judge ex-
planned himself in an Independent man.
ner, asking no favors and giving none but
his good advice. He expressed himself in
favor of General Grant for a third term
for the reason that change is not reform,
and can not bring it about. He.advocated
the civil rights BILL free thought, free
speech and freedom of the press. He
spoke at great length on the govern
pletely demoralized the instigators
of bad government in Louisiana, to.
gether with heavy taxation. In q
great measured he blamed Democrats for
being instrumental in causing the corrup-
ton which has prevailed. Not satisfied
with this, the Judge in few clear remarks
showed to the Republicans their errors in
some matters of Importance. He proved
to them the evils perpetrated by oppression
against vindictive foe. The judges speech
was most noted for the picture Of calamity
SHOWN from q StanOpOlnt Wnlcn Oo10ll the
South in the assassination of Abraham Lin
coin. We greatly admire Judge Beattie's
doctrine, ana hope to see him visit Terre.
bonne parish and quash this spirit of haired
which now predominates in the hearts of
those who dislike to see sensible man
take sensible step. We invite him when
we will be certain to make lengthy detail
of his remarks, as we we'll know his iuris-
prudence and good wisdom may yet appear
prominent in saving Louisiana from despot-
ism.-Ieyrebonue Republican.