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Year: 1874

and write in English though they will never
adopt it as their language. More people go to
church in Madawaska than in any section
embracing like population, and their pastors
all warmly endorse educational measures. In
nearly every town there are young men to the


manner born," who are so intelligent and
public spirited that any of our "outside towns
would recognize them as promising and in6uen-
tial Among them are p. G. Keegap. ESQ. who
has been well known in our Legislature, and his
colleague from Fort Kent, John Nedeau. a
young man of liberal education who makes his
first appearance in public life in January. and
may become one of the most influential men in
Aroostook county; also the Crys and
Plouards of Grand Isle, and many others
worthy of mention. These men take deep
interest in the schools and other publicaffa:rs


In short, if party of four are looking for
September trip of two weeks or so, they can
ind no region more interesting than northern
Aroostook and Madawaska, going to Houlton
by rail and from that point taking two horse
team.


NEW SWEDEN.


Not only have the local papers of Aroostook
canvassed the Swedish colony, but every visit
or has set himself to write something about it.,
until the subject is as well nigh used up as the
seasons are for school composition. The
readers OF the PRESS have had their share of
it. Indeed, you have given the name of every
settler, with the exact number ,of his wives,
children, COWS, pigs, sheep and acres of land
cleared, evidently for the purpose of proving
that he was there with all his earthly goods and
prospects. There is nothing more, and the
reader is glad of it. 1 will only add that the
Swedes average well-that if one should take
the most glowing account of their friends and
the critical ones of those who are not and were
consulted about the matter, look them both
over, then throw them both away and take the
mean between the two extremes, he would get
at the facts. The Swedes are not prodigies in
any respect. They are generally an industrious
frugal and plodding people, destined, if
iee alone' to make several score of fine farms
in few years. They do not clear land so fast
as the best type of the ambitious native, but
they do their work neater and as whole aver
age well. As people they are as religiously
inclined or instructed as the people of NADIA
waska. Whatever the circumstances of the
Swede, he obeys the call of the pastor to work
On his farm, consequently the pastor has a good
crew and fine farm already. A majority of
those in New Sweden are Lutherans and the
pastor is of that connection. There are a few
Baptists, but they do not work on the pastors
farm. As the Swedes are Lutheran, you and
l, reader, are bound to regard this devotion of
the poor Swedish settler as an example of a
religious community SO conspicuous as to be
worthy of general imitation Should we find
the same custom in Madawaska, we would
most likely speak of that people as priest
ridden. So we 90.
Year: 1874

favor of the EN- lent management OF this
excellent and Charitable institution. Miss
Collins despite her many peculiarities Is
finely fitted for this position, for she pos
sesses great amount of perseverance,, an
indomitable will and warm heart which
goes out with great tenderness towards
those working-yirls who have no homes to
which they can go when want and sick.
ncss Overtakes them.


Several excursions have been given for
the poor children of our city. At the one
held last week at Silver Lake Grove there
were nearly one thousand present and
they seemed to eoioy every feature Of the
occasion most thoroughly. Music was
furnished. by the Chelsea Band and an am.
pie quantity of refreshments gladdened
and satisfied the children who know SO
little OF the real pleasures of this life. T..
Year: 1874

thing down, the accused more dead than
alive, was unbound The prelude was
now terminated, and it only remained,
if the subject was already condemned, to
end his agony which was usually done
by decapitation; but, as we have init
mated, the condition of the subject, after
having been subjected to the tortures of
the strappado, was such that death was
boon.


The physical suffering we have de-
scribed was not always the only suffer
ing the accused was compelled to endure.
In a manual for the use of the magis-
trates of those times, written by one
Damboudere, they are strongly advised,
when the torture is to be applied to sew
eral persons, to begin with those who
are most likely to confess. If father
and son, for example, we've to be subjec-
ted to the torture, the manual recon-
mends the torturing of the son first; for,
says the writer, "the father will feel
for the son more keenly than for him
self"
Year: 1874

Bismarck is using every means he
can think Of to prevent emigration from
Germany to the United States. Alardt,
emigration agent in Saxony for the
State Of Michigan, is annoyed BY the
police, acting under orders from Berlin,
and many obstacles are put in his way.
Silly rumors are also circulated among
the peasantry, one being to the effect
that the American crown had been of
fered to Prince Frederick Charles Of
Prussia, who would enforce a military
system here similar to that of Germany.
The long and severe military service is
terror to the German peasantry, and a
great incentive to emigration. If they
could be persuaded that they would have
to endure it here many Of them would Of
course stay at home.
Year: 1874

Thirteen years ago a young man


wooed and won young lady in a vii
lage not far from Davenport, The pa
rents Of the girl objected, and there
was a deal of trouble; but finally the
couple were married at the home Of the
bride. Three months after, the bride.
groom desired to move TO California,
but the family of his wife opposed her
emigration. and the result was that the
husband started for the Pacific coast
without her. After the first six months
no tidings from her husband were re-
ceived-and in less than o year news
came that he was dead, In 1868 the
widow married a young man who had
recently arrived from Germany; and
her second husband was entire
ly ignorant of the fact that his bride
was a widow. But where Ignorance
Year: 1874

is bliss, It's folly to be WISE" Shortly
after the marriage the usband pur-
chased farm in Scott county, and on
that farm the couple have lived ever
since, and several child rem have bless
ed their union.


Four weeks ago the first husband of
this woman arrived in Davenport, and
on making inquiries learned the history
Of his wife's marriage. Then he rode
out to see her. 1t was fortunate for
her that her leige lord was away from
home, for she was very much affected.
She told him that she supposed him
dead, and so married another, and CHI
ded him for neglecting her as he did.
He had long story to tell, the real
gist Of it being that he had determined
neAer to return until he became rich.
And here he was-rich! But his wife
was miserable in his presence and he
was miserable, too.


The end of the conference was, that
the first hu,band returned to Daven.
port to consult lawyer, and the end
of the consultation was that the hus-
band went to the wife and had another
long talk with her, and then the two
separated, never to meet again, for the
man determined to cross the ocean and
spend the balance of his days in Ger
many.


The day that he left the wife entered
her suit for divorce on the ground of
desertion; the notice was forthwith
served on the defendant, and he accept.
ed service. At the next term Of the
Circuit Court the defendants name will
be called, and there will be no respon e.
There will be default, and decree Of
of divorce granted. And may be the
wife will be married the second time to
the father of her children, and so re.
remain contented in the delightful home
in which she now lives in elegance and
comfort. .-Ddcenport, (Ioacd) Gazette.
Year: 1874

Politeness is to man what beauty is to
q woman. 1t creates an instantaneous
impression in his behalf, while the oppo.
site quality exercises us quick prejus
dice against him. The politician who has
this advantage easily distances all the ri
val candidates, for every voter be speaks
with becomes instantly his friend. The
very tones in which be asks for a pinch Of
snuff are often more potent than the logic
Of a Webster or Clay. Polished man.
ners have often made scoundrels successful,
while the best Of men. by their hardness
and coldness, have done themselves in>
calculablo injury-the she'll being so
rough that the world could not believe
there was a precious kernel within it..
Had Raleigh never flung down his cloak
in the mud for the proud Elizabeth to
walk on bis career in life would scarcely
haye been worth recording. Scores Of
men have been successful in life by pleas.
ing manners alone. A trait OF character
is we'll worth cultivating, lads. Never
forget the value Of true civility.
Year: 1874

The great secret Of the success Of
Harlan Page was that be aimed at the
conversion Of tome individual; wrestling
in prayer with God. and in alfeciionste
entreaty with the sinner, Till be saw his
wishes relied. BY following this plan.
though be was in humble life, active work.
and often in deep poverty, he lived toses
mole than hundred brought toGd ss
the fruit Of his zeal and ir,erressions.
Year: 1874

HAV1NG HAD UPWARDS OF TWENTY
IL five years experience and practice in
for the continued practice of his profession in
Los Angeles, and hopes by an honorable and
sk1llful practice to merit share in the pub
form all operations in dentistry In q substan-
tial and satisfactory manner Teeth inserted
in every style of the art, of acknowledged
utility among the profession. Unsolicited
letters OF recommendation from former
patrons in the East, are open for Inspection.


a5-lwdaw-lw
Year: 1874

Through the kindness of DR.. LUCKY,
City Superintendent of Public Schools,
we are in receipt of the initial num-
Der Of the Pacific Coast Educational
Journal. The Journal is published at
the well-known and popular printing
house of J. H. CARMANY & Co., and


w. w. STONE is editor, and the new
educator is to appear only quarterly.
1t is designed to fill the place made
vacant by the narrow mindedness,
illiberality and hopeless imbecility of
of the California Teacher. The num-
Der before us is filled with articles of
general interest to parents, teachers
and pupils. A free expression of
thought and opinion is apparent
throughout the contributions, and in
his salutatory the editor talks as one
having no little self-admiration circle
to serve, and gives promise of broad,
high, liberal course, which will COM
mand for the Journal the respect and
cooperation of all intelligent teach
ers. We cannot hope for much from
an educational publication that ap-
pears but four times a year. We are
moving far too rapidly to remember
these quarterly stopping-places. The
lesson begun in one is forgotten long
before we reach another. The pub
fishers must issue the Educational
Journal once a month. It's mission
demands its appearance at least that
often. While we are in the role of
counselor, let us urge editor STONE
to guard against danger which will
beset him from this time forward
that Of becoming the ergan or San
Francisco's school ring. He will find
it difficult to avoid this danger. If he
becomes its victim he must strike the
words " Pacific Coast" from the title
of his journal. There are excellent
schools and accomplished school
teachers outside of San Francisco,
and an educational journal can only
become useful and popular in the pro-
portion it is frank and fair and impair
tial on all issues and with all locali-
ties. A popular journal of this char
acter must open its columns to all
opinions on education and matters
pertaining thereto. Men and women
who have devoted themselves to
teaching differ on the best mode and
manner Of doing it. Let them discuss
these modes through the columns Of
the Educational Journal. 1t is by An
interchange of ideas and a comparison
Year: 1874

WE hear it reported that in many
sections of the State the owners of
vineyards are digging up their vines
to make room for more profitable
crops than the grape is proving. To
dig up our vineyards is great waste
of time, labor and money. Men have
spent years in growing these vines,
and so much valuable time should not
be thrown away. The greater portion
of the vines of this State produce the
wine grape, and it is the product of
this grape that the grower finds it
difficult to sell at a profit. Suppose
we try the raisin grape. 1t might be
grated into the wine vine, and thus
the growth Of years would be saved.
The raisin grape Of California is
among the finest in the world, and
the raisin market is worldwide.
Year: 1874

THE Bulletin rehashes an article
from the HERALD on the Nursery and
Tree Growing Association of this city
county, and publishes it as an edito-
rial, without credit. We should not
refer to this if it were not that from
the Bulletin the article will be extern
sively copied with the same wrong
nroIif
Year: 1874

THE Express claims that its adverse
comments on the verdict acquitting
FERNANDEZ was made on a knowledge
of the testimony. This leaves the
matter where we placed it. Twelve
men find the verdict, and the Express
brings in minority report, in which
the jury is made to consist of apollo
gists for manslaughter.
Year: 1874

In another column we publish
a letter coming through the mail to
us from young man lately senten-
ced to the States Prison. All the
fascinations of crime. have passed
and the sad reality of merited pun
ishment is before him, and all that
he has to comfort him in his sad af.
fiction is the fact that the parents
who watched over and cared for
him in his innocent helpless infancy,
do not know Of. his disgrace. He
looks back on his short experience
in crime and finds the only safety
is to keep out Of the way of temp
tation. More than this he has
learned not to rely wholly on his
own good resolutions, out trusting
to the grace, of God he resolves to
lead a different life. We hope
that he may be able to keep all his
good resolutions. r* w., a@
Year: 1874

-. "a -
giving: s. 3 I.s.s# 8's,s:25
It ls the opinion ofs competent Judges
that no water power Of equal capacity
can easily be found, 90. safe, economical
and abundant as Cannon Falls and IL
cinity affords, . very brief recapitulation
Of which I win make, hoping. to arrest
and secure the attention really mefited.
Commencing G at point one half mile
below the north eastern addition Of Can
non Falls, known as Cannon Falls City,
we 6nd location for. dam twelve
feet in height, with a solid rock bottom
and banks on which dam may be con-
structed which will defy all the rushing
waters Of floods and freshits that will
ever come; and this peculiar feature of
river bed is common to all the water
power On the Cannon river in the vi
cinity Of Cannon Falls except that on
the north east boundary of Cannon
Falls, three-quarters of a mile west Of
the first named water power. This
second mill siteis now owned by Messrs.
Greggs, & Co., on which there is SUBJ
stantial dam, eight feet high. and oc-
cupied on the left, or southern bank by
large Touring mill owned by the gen
tlemen above named, who, by patient,
persevering effort, and q grert expense,
have substantially rebuilt at point
where half the width of the river was
deepened twenty five feet by food sur
passingin volume of~'water any ever
known here, and which swept away the
large fovring mill built by r. H. Knox
q Go. The right bank and half the
bed Of the river is rock, presenting an
excellent mill site yet unoccupied.. Fol-
lowing up the river about forty rods,
we come to the junction where the Little
Cannon River enters, on the left or
south bauk Of the Big Cannon. Fol-
lowing up the Little Cannon about the
same distance we come to the beautiful
falls OF the same. At this point we
find beautiful fall of sixteen feet, half
Of which is perpendicular.


A very remarkable feature is seen
here, in the peculiar formation of the
banks at the head of the falls. The
banks are lime rock, and within sixty
or seventy feet and nearly perpendicu-
lar, but widen Immediately to perhaps
one thousand feet, as though the bed
OF the riveo above the falls had once
been lake, and had broken through it's
barriers in the rock and rushed over,
deepening it's channel to a level of the
main river. This is the most natural
fitting on the head of fall to place a
dam and make lake artifcally to be
found and does not occur but very
rarely. Proceeding onward up the
river, the banks widen to at least one
half mile and holds this width for a
mile, when they narrow gradually, and
when a mile and one-fourth distant
from the fall, they narrow up to twenty
rods in width, forming the most natu-
raj channel for an artificial lake to be
found anywhere.
Year: 1874

"Moderate Drinker," writes to the
West Union Scion:


A man told me a few days ago
that liquor seller in Ripley had de-
clared to him that he would be will
ing to pay a thousand dollars for
"License." OF course he was in favor
of the nomination of Dunn. If such
men will only spend $500 to $1,000
in favor of License" previous to the
18th of August, we may succeed yet
in getting the liquor traffic in the
hands of good and responsible men.
Hurrah for License and down with
the poor liquor sellers"
Year: 1874

The West Union Peoples Defender,
the Democratic organ of Adams CO.,
announces Meals nomination with as
many wry faces as achild swallowing
q dose of castor oil. The editor saws:


"Adams county cast five ballots for
Neal and fifteen against, and would.
had the feelings of the people been
reflected, cast every vote against him
but one.


"Mr. Neal has been nominated, but
that is all. His denomination, if an
endorsement at all, is very meagre
one, and not such one as either he
orhis friends can crow over. Itwould
not be much satisfaction to some
men, after two years labor in behalf
of the people, to know that after all
their thimble-rigging and setting
things up, they could only be renom
mated by a majority of 5 votes in a
vote of J31."


The editor of the Defender was in
the Convention, and did his best to
secure the passage Of the anti "salary
grab" resolution, virtually censuring
Neal, and which was only defeated by
bad management on the part of its
friends, and then only by 8 votes





1t may be readily inferred from the
tone of his remarks, that his support
of Neal will not be very enthusiastic,
and it would not be very surprising
if the usual Democratic majority in
Adams should be reduced to so fine a
point this fall as to be, like the last
new comet, invisible to the naked eyel
Year: 1874

Remember, that you must erase
from your ticket one of the two
printed lines under each heading.
Thus: The tickets reads:


''First Vote.


"For the New Constitution"


against the New Constitution"


If you wish to vote "For the New
Constitution, let the first ine stand,
and erase the second. If against
the New Constitution" erase the
first line, and let the second stand
And so of all the other propositions.


If you don't wish to vote either
way on any proposition, you can
erase both lines, or let them both
stand, and neither will be counted.


Remember, that you can vote for
or against one or all of the PROPOSE
tions, just as you see proper.


If the New Constitution is not
adopted, of course all the separate
propositions fall with it. So if you
wish to have the separate PROPOSE
tions take effect, you must also vote
for the Constitution.
Year: 1874

The anti-license people are active
all over the State. If they do not
succeed it is not because they are not
making laudable effort. The Ii
cense forces on the contrary are doing
very little open work. They know
that the liquor vender and liquor
drinker will gravitate to their side
without effort, and this latter force
will be found to be formidable.
They will aggregate a silent vote
that will astonish themselves. Fol
this reason, every temperance man
and woman, girl, and boy, ought
to work against license.
Year: 1874

The editor of the 'New Temper
ance Era" says:


$50 far as our own mind is made
up, from the sources of information
we have at this present writing, we
shall vote for the adoption of the
new Constitution as a whole"
Year: 1874

Disguise it as you will, License
means victory for the whisky power,
said speaker at temperance meet
ing recently. Smother it under as
many fair sounding phrases as you
may, the stubborn fact remains the
same-intemperance permitted by
grant of authority"
Year: 1874

The provision for special restrain
ing or prohibitory tax on dogs is i'm
portant, and will save the State an
annual loss of about S15O,O0O in the
value of sheep destroyed by worth
less ours. Every farmer should vote
for the New Constitution en- this ac-
count, if for no other.


RAILROAD AND OTHER CORPORATIONS.


The restrictions on Railroad Cor
porations are wise and just, and will
protect the interests of the people.


Other corporations, especially
banking companies, are subjected to
new and saluary limitations.


NO DIVISION OF THE SCHOOL FUND.


The Public School fund can never
be divided among any religious sect
or denomination. The Catholic Tel
egraph opposes the New Constltu
ton on this ground, but many hber-
al Catholics will refuse to follow its
bigoted advice.


WOMEN ELIGIBLE AS SCHOOL OFFICERS.


Women are made eligible to any
school Office, except that of State Su-
perintendent. This is a large step
in advance for the sex, which will be
followed by others in due time, IN
til they enjoy the equal civil and po-
litical rights to which they are justly
entitled.


These are the more important fea-
lures of the New Constitution, which
we think commend it to the favor of
the people, but there are others of
minor Importance, which we have not
time or space to mention.


THE SEPARATE PROPOSITIONS.


The Convention also submitted
Year: 1874

BETTER JUDICIARY SYSTEM.


1t will greatly improve our present
Judiciary system. Under it the
Court of Common Pleas must hold g
session in each quarter in every coun
ty, and every Judge must hold oper
court not less than 24O days in each
year, if the business of his Court re
quires it. This will prevent the vex
atious delays which are so common
under our present system.


The Circuit Court will be a vast
improvement on the present District
Court, as it will be an entirely distinct
tribunal, the Judges, having higher ju-
risdiction, and will be held twice q
year in each county.


The increased term of Office of the
judges will give them greater indie
pendence in their decisions. Drunk.
e'arasss of judge will cause his i'm.
mediate removal from the bench.


The restrictive provision as to vot-
ing for Supreme and Circuit Judges,
so that both parties may always be
represented on the bench of those
tribunals, we think will commend
itself to every candid mind, as just
and salutary.
Year: 1874

1NTEREsTING.--The Census Marshal
Of Spanishtown, while going his rounds
lately to ascertain the number of child
ren in his district entitled by law to draw
school money, called at house where
he found the lady in charge busily at
work attending her household affairs, and
put the usual question as TO whether there
was any children residing there. The
lady answered that there was; ; and in
answer to further inquiries, informed the
Marshal that she had six Of them, the
Oldest Of whom was four years, and that
she had been married five. years. She
showed the censustaker three pair Of
twins who were gamboling and frisking
about in an adjoining room. To say that
the Marshal was very much astonished
but poorly expressed the state of his feel
ings. He left the house with an inward
conviction that Spapishtown could boast
a tree whose supply Of fruit was more
bountful for its age than any other in
the State.-Sdn Md:e0 Times.