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Year: 1874

A prominent Eastern daily recently
printed the report of an interview with
an Iowa Congressman on the Cheap
Transportation movement, which has
attracted widespread attention. To the
question what practical steps the grange
organization would ask Congress to take
to secure the object Of the movement,
the Congressman stated that no large
appropriations were expected, to SUBJ
sidize railways or open new water lines
to the Atlantic; but that there were
three important things which the farm
.ers of the West would ask of Congress,
and he thought their request would be
conceded. The first is to remove all
distractions from the Mississippi river,
which is the natural highway of the
whole interior of the continent. The
second is, that the Mississippi valley
being opened, Congress shall enable
shippers of produce to ship by that
route, by such legislation as will pro-
hibit railways from making Disseminate
charges. The last step shall be such
legislation as will secure reasonable
rates on live stock from the West to
New York. To this end the oranges
demand that Congress shall provide
for such supervision and control by





national authority of the rates of freight
charged upon live stock as will make
them reasonably profitable to the rail
way companies, and at the same time
enable the stock raiser of the West to
live by his industry" .... fa-


1t will be observed that the forego-
ing plan involves no considerable ex-
penditure of Government funds, other
than for the opening of the mouth of
the Mississippi river; and for this pur-
pose the advocates of the plan argue,
with good sense and truth that sufficient
means can be raised by looping off the
regular yearly appropriations for dozens
of insignificant harbors, which benefit
only unimportant localities. While the
right to regulate rates on railways ira
versing more than one State has never
been asserted by Congress, many of the
ablest constitutional lawyers Of the
United States claim it, and protest
strongly in its favor. The same doc
trine WAS advanced in this recent speech
in Congress of Mr.. McCrary, in favor
establishing a commission to revise
freight and passenger rates ON all roads
running from one State to another, or
traversing a number of States. His
speech was concurred in by the West
ern members almost unanimously and
while We cannot expect all the evils of
our present transportation system to be
remedied at once, we can and do expect
to see strong beginning made at the
present session of Congress.
Year: 1874

That the qualities of nerve and down:
right pluck are not confined exclusively
to the heroic men Of creation, every
day adds fresh proof. Only the other
day an Eastern paper recorded the rad
venture of a young lady with o midnight
burglar, wherein the brave heroine,
armed with an iron poker, placed the
cracksman hors 0u combat, handed him
over to the minions Of the law, subse-
quently appeared in court, testified
against the culprit, and secured his in
carceration in the State Prison. A few
days ago, near Fort Wayne, Ind, a
bright young lassie from the country,
while leisurely trudging her way along
the road toward the city, unmindful of
danger, was suddenly confronted by q
hideous looking brute in human shape,
who approached her with an indecent
proposal. Instead of fainting outright,
or vainly shouting for help, as almost
any other girl similarity situated would
naturally have done, she seized stout
shillalah and smote the scoundrel over
the head with such force as to com
pletely knock him out of time, and con-
tinued to belabor him and shout for as
sistance, which soon came in the shape
Of burly policeman, to whom she sur
rendered, her prisoner. And now the
New Orleans Times narrates circum-
stance wherein young girl In that city
bore herself brayely under such trying
circumstances as would have severely
tested the most dogged determination
ever shown by the average genus homo.
The ether Sunday this young lady was
at church, when, during the delivery OF
the sermon, she suddenly became aware
that something of crawling nature was
making an expeditions journey up her
leg. Startled, as may well be believed,
she was the nonee bereft of power of
action, and there forthwith chased each
other through her mind extremely lively
and fearful apprehensions touching
snakes, rats, and a host of disgusting
creatures, but with determined effort
she recovered her presence of mind, and
by the time the thing" had got short
distance above her knee, she clutched it
through her dress with vise-like grip,
and held on like grim death. Since
the first revelation of the distressing
circumstance she had not uttered
sound, nor indeed given any outward
sign of the mental torture which she
must have suffered, but sat rigid and
composed, firmly grasping that '' hor-
rible thing" which she knew was some
living creature, when, upon being
clutched, it gave forth squealing
sound. For full three-quarters of an
hour the brave girl sat there, as COM
posed as ever, still retaining her hold to
the close of the service, when she de-
parted homeward, never relaxing her
grip until reaching home, when, giving
hurried explanations to her mother, she
faintcd dead away. A quick examina-
tion by la mere revealed the presence OF
rat, dead as door nail, as the cause
of the unhappy adventure, which for
lively interest, and the revealing OF a
remarkable spirit in the mind OF o
young girl, is not often matched in this
latter day. .-
Year: 1874

A PREACHER took up collection on
Sunday, and found, when his hat Was
returned, that there wasn't a cent in it.
"I thank my God, said he. turning the
hat upside down, and tapping the crown
of it with his hand, '-"t that / have got
my hat back from this congregation !!
Year: 1874

expected to arrive morning st the Grand Centr'
Depot The Committee chosen TO rovide for h,s Ieeei


on will escort him TO the provided for nln ~
Is understood that he will lodge while here win So'o
his old comrades.
Year: 1874

About seventy years ago there lived in
this country a very great man. His
name was Alexander Hamilton. He had
been distinguished officer of the revO-
luton, and a trusted friend and coun-
sellor of the illustriOus Washington. On
the organization of the Government,
Hamilton became a leader of a great po-
Iitical party, and was appointed the first
Secretary of the Treasury of the United
States. He was the ablest man who ever
filled that Office. As party leader at
time of fierce political eXcitements, Mr..
Hamilton was the shining mark of
many bitter assaults. His own party
was not slow or moderate in its counter
attacks. Mr.. jefferson was the target
of the Federal or Hamiltonian diatribes
His private life, too, was overhauled,
and his every act distorted into some
thing criminal or immoral. There were
no limits to this sort of abuse on both
sides. At last the JeffersonianS lighted
upon a precious piece of scandal against
Mr.. Hamilton which did not even need
colOring or exaggeration to render it ex-
cessively distasteful to his fiendS and
damaging to his reputation.


The story ran thus: A buXOm and
attractive woman had visited the young
and susceptible Secretary of the Treas
ury, and under preteXt of seeking some
favor OF him, had captivated and Sc
duced him from the paths of duty and
morality. An amour of n somewhat
extended and complicated character
sprung out of the affair, which had gone
far enough, however, to expose the
character of the woman as an adventu-
ress and blackmailer of the most avari-
cious nature. Finally n convenient hus-
band was introduced into the drama, an
illiterate and vulgar fellow, who at
tempted the panel game on the great
Secretary. Nothing but an Office in the
Treasury or $50, 600 i'll cash would solace
the wounds upon his honor and connubi-
al felicity which We're inflicted by Hamil-
ton.


That great man resisted and defied
the arts and opportunities of both the
woman and her suppositiOus husband.
Thereupon they sold their valuable scam
dal to the enemies of Mr. Hamilton, who
were not slow in laying the whole affair
before the world The friends of Ham
ilton denied the story at first, but were
quickly silenced by the amazing courage
and honesty of his answer.


tAhehb AiN W
from the path of duty, and had grievi-
ously sinned as a father and husband,
under tie wiles and seducing arts of a
voluptuous woman, he Indignantly re-
PEELED all aspersions upon his honor as
public official and gentleman. For his
sin, of which he had deeply repented, he
asked the indulgence of his fellOw-citi-
zens, but if he had permitted himself to
be misled by any arts or influence to a
betrayal of the high trust contided to
him, he should feel that he had no right
TO ask their forgiveness or indulgence.


1t is a curious fact in our political and
social history that Mr.. Hamilton's manly
answer completely disarmed the public
censure, and he continued until his un-
happy death the idol of his party, and
the most admired and respected political
chieftain of the era
Year: 1874

n few days since a fine double team.
with driver and fOOtInau on board.
dashed up in front of the penitentiary
and stopped, when the footman fastened
to the warden's Office and said to Col
Onel Innis that lady at the gate desired
to see the warden. The Colonel stepped
out, and, after addressing the finely
dressed madam in the carriage, was
asked if she might see her husband, who
was a convict under his charge. He re
piled that if she was the wife of any man
in the prison she of course could see him.
She alighted and went into the office
Meanwhile the man whose name she
gave was sent for. Before he came the
woman privately told the warden that
she had n bill of divorce from her hus-
band, and it might be that he would
not dare to see her, and she wanted to
be advised on that point before he
should come in Accordingly the war
den met the husband in the guard room
and said to him that his divorced wife
was in the office and desired to see him
if he was willing. He said he had no
objection to seeing her. He went into
the Office, where she met him with n
welcome hand and caress which were
both very eoolly received. During the
conversation that ensued she asked him
if he intended coming home when his
time was out, and told him that his
father had said that he would establish
him in business if he would behave him
self. He indifferently replied that he
didn't know or care much where he
went to. Her interest in his behalf was
not very warmly reciprocated, and she
finally remarked that she would have to
be going. As they parted she offered
another caress, which lie accepted,
seemingly only as a matter of pOliteness.
After he had gone back to work she told
the captain of the guard to tell him that
if he would be a good man until his time
was out and come home. she would
again join him in the bands of wedlOck
State Journal.
Year: 1874

The Government Commissioners placed
sixty thousand shad in White River, at
Columbus, Ind. ON Saturday last; they
also stocked the west fork of White
River with one hundred thousand shad
at indianapolis, a week ago, and they
report that all rivers in North Indiana
have been similarly supplied. Would
it not be well now to urge that the laws
relating to the protection of fish should
be more particularly observed. If this
were done for few years all our
streams would be swarming with fish,
thus affording an abundance of very
cheap food, which is not only nutri-
cious, but almost necessary article Of
diet. If the people of Indiana could
wake up to this subject. and prevent the
wholesale destruction of fish during the
prOpagating period, the result would
prove very beneficial to every communi-
ty in the State. The present plan of
fish culture having proved successful,
has become n subject of great impOr-
tance in some of the Middle and East
ern States, and many rivers and lakes
have been restocked with fish, and all
protection necessary to the well working
of the plan has not only received cor
dial support of a majority of the people,
but of the Government. In the oldest
settlements. where game laws were so
unpopular thirty years ago. they have
found by experience that some stringent
laws are necessary TO restrain few VAN
dals that infest every community. and
now the said laws receive that support
which they need. The game fish in In
diana are decreasing in size and num-
Ders every year, more especially in the
oldest settled districts. This alone is
due to the Use of the seine and nets at
season of the year when they should
be prohibited by our State laws. if they
were properly obeyed. Two years ago
a move was made by few disciples of
"old Ike" and five or six clubs were
organized III the State for the purpose of
sustaining the law, and some Iittie good
was effected, but it is necessary that II
should Re brought before the people
Louisville COuFieT-JournG.
Year: 1874

The SUBTLETY OF POISONS.-Th pro-
cess which science has made i'll detecting
the presence of arsenic, when it has been
used for poisoning, is wonderful Be
fore 1915, it was supposed that to make
a metallic test satisfactory in court of
law, ten grains of arsenic were necessary.
Afterwards, DIR. Black discovered that
with single grain to operate upOI the
poison could be detected


Soon afterwards, DR. Christison start
led the scientific world by the statement
that One-siXteenrh of a grain was suffi-
cient, and now the tests have become so
refined that the twO-hundred-and-fif
milliOnth of a grain may be traced But
this very delicacy of science has its dan
gers when examinations are made in the
ease of criminal trials Professor DaYy
has recently pointed out that we breathe
arsenicated dust from green wallpaper;
thar We eat it by wholesale, so to speak,
in confectionery; that the drugs of the
apOthecary are tinted with it; that i.
may contaminate our vegetable food,
and that it is almost impossible for well
water to be tainted with iron without
arsenic accompanies it: so that in course
of time an appreciable quantity might
easily be stored W in the system
Year: 1874

This terribly hot summer weather fol-
lowing on the privatiOns of the last hard
winter has added to the suffering of the
poor almost beyond endurance. Days
when thermometers marked 1O2 in the
shade, and there have been weeks Of
such weather since the 1st Of June, the
the state of things III down town streets
and baking tenement houses was appall


Ing. II the Board of Health had not
stirred up the street-cleaning depart


ment to unwOnted zeal early in the seg-
son. New York wOuld have been almost
uuinhabitable ~ il was, the hot wealth
er opened on a cleaner condition Of
things than the noses Of humanity have
been able to detect for years. It will be
understood tnat cleanliness i spoken Of
ONLY in a relative sense. When u citizen
crosses either ferry without having to
mediate exclusively on drainage and
sewer-pipes from the dock TO Broadway,
he congratulates himself on the good
condition Of streets. The poor whose
homes are in these streets, however,


might be disposed 10 try conclusions
with him Many efforts have been made
by kind hearts 10 lessen the sufferings of
this torrid summer Excursions for the
poor children, and for their parents too,
are not wanting Hospitals in the coun-
try are fitted up 20 receive sick children;
homes are established for babies and in
valid women. where they can get well
in pure air among pleasant scenes, which
10 them are like tastes Of heaven. The
owner Of one Of the finest yachts in the
country. i in the habit every summer
Of taking parties Of missions school child


rem off for a cruise, and giving them all
the delight Of unnitigated petting and
indulgence. The monkeys take to il a.
kindly a. if they had been used 70 first
class yacIt. and had a banker for
guardian all their lives. and come home
with speech and manners polished up TO
a surprising degree. Benevolent ladies
club together TO send of poor sewing wO-
men for a month in the country send
them. too, with snug little outfits, that
there may be no drawbacks 10 the rest
and pleasure of the holiday. IL would
be sadly against the desire of these prac-
teal, kind hearts, il their names should
become public, or It would be pleasant
Year: 1874

MANY a man is rich without money
Thousands Of men without anything in
their pockets are rich 4 man born
with a sound constitution, good stomach
a good heart, good limbs, and good
head piece is rich. Good bones are better
than gold; tough muscles better than
silver; and nerves that flash fire and
carry energy to every function are bet
ter than houses or land. 1t is better than
a landed estate TO have the right kind Of
a father or mother. Good breeds and
bad breeds exist among men a. well as
among herds and horses. Education may
do much TO check bad tendencies, or 10
develop good ones, but it is "a greater
thing TO inherit the right proportion Of
faculties to start with. The man is rich
who has a good dispOsition-whO Is nat
urally kind, patient, cheerful and hope
full
Year: 1874

A KENTUCKY man. while drunk, Or
dered his wife to take hammer ana
nail and knock his teeth out With that
meekness of spirit and obedience which
characterizes her sex, that loving wife
obeyed the orders Of her lord When
he got sober his swearing didn't count,
because he mumbled so it couldn't be
understood
Year: 1874

Az elderly clergyman Of Chicago,
when asked the other day why he had
never married replied that ne had spent
his life in looking for a woman VINO
would refrain from working him a p'ilr
Of slippers, and he had never found HI
Year: 1874

Well, one day I started on my home
trip, full of that good fellowship you
was imbibin' awhile ago. Made the en-
CINE whizz! We was awful jolly, the
fireman and me. Never was drunk
when I got on nv engine before, or the
company would have shipped me.
Warn't no such time made on that road
before nor since. I had just sense
enough to know what was about, but
not enough to handls an emergency.
We fairly r0are1 down on the tres
tie that stood at the entrance Of our
town.


had tipsy eye out. and, George,
as we was flynn through the suburbs,
see my little girl on the track ahead,
wavin' a red flag and. standin' stock
still


The air seemed full of Keties. I
could have stopped the engine, if I'd
only had sense enough to know what to
take hold of to reverse her But I was
too drunk And that grand little an
gel stood MP to it, tryin' to warn rs In
time, and we just rushed along into
pile of ties some wretch had placed on
the track right over my baby !-Oh!
my baby Go away, George.


Therei And do you want me to tell
you how that mangled little ma killed
her mother? And do you want me to
tell you walk live mUderer of my
own child who stood up TO save me
And do you want me to tell you the
ood,fellOwship you were drinkin' awhile
ago brought all this on me?


You'll let this pass by, maxim up your
mind to be moderate. Hope you viii.
was a moderate 'un.


20, God Oh nav bqby u


1 can knock down any man twice my
size for a good reason, George Burks,
but my heart just melts to water for
that little girl.
Year: 1874

Representative Bromberg's bill to es-
tablish q national quarantine system is
opposed by many of the New York
members on the ground that it would
interfere with the state quarantine es-
tablishment. Mr.. BrOmberg replied to
this objection that this would not nee
essariIy be the case, for the state Off
cials could enforce any local regulations
after the government officers had exam


ined a vessel. In reply to the objection
that it is not legitimate function of
the general government to look after the
health of the people, the author of tue
bill refers to the fact that in 1865, when
the rinderpest prevailed IN Canada, con-
gress prohibited the transportation of
cattle except under such regulations as
the president might prescribe. If 1t IS
competent for congress to legislate for
the health of the cattle of the country,
he thinks there can be no question as to
its power to make regulations to guard
the health of citizens The chief OBJ
ieet of the bill is to protect the south
ern seapOrts from the introduction of
yellow fever. Local quarantiues have
been found to be insufficient. They are
almost always enforced too late, because
the local authorities hesitate to admit
the danger that exists for fear of iniur-
ing business by creating alarm among
the people, and when they are enforced
they do not protect southern cities from
the introduction of the disease by per
sons who have landed on other parts of
the coast and enter them by rail.
Year: 1874

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your sub
scription Is ont or unpaid, and that
you are requested to pay mp at once.
We would take great pleasure in extend
ing credit to our friends and patrons,
but cash alone Will pay expenses, and
we are forced TO adhere 10 3 strict cash
rule. We hope you viii comprehend
and appreciate the necessity of Eaeh
course, and renew your Subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.


ET We enter no new names on our
books Without the money IN advance
Year: 1874

SHEER washing is in progress in The
county preparatory to ishearing, and the
inevitable woolman is already around.
So likewise, Ia the stereotyped opening
report Of the market that the prospect is
dull and the mill owners In the dumps.
This latter Is an affection Of the pocket
book, from which wool buyers and con.
sumers are pretty sure to recover about
the close ol the season WelISburg Her.
aid.
Year: 1874

Perhaps tho Wabash avenue stroot-raii"ay
ordinance would be reported for action II Bono
blight testimonial wcro placed where it would do
the most good. Otherwiso, tho railway will ho
laid about tho time the people vote on tho In
corporation proposition. which will not be until
tho honest men control tho Council.
Year: 1874

A modest young husband sent the following
message over the wires to a friend in this city
the other day: " See ninth chapter of Isaiah
sixth verse" The dusty old Bible was hauled
down in an instant and the above chapter and
verse were hunted out and found to explain
all. The verse reads, For unto us child is
bOrn-untO US son is given.
Year: 1874

Many who are suffering from the effects of
the warm weather and are debilitated, are adj
vised by physicians to take moderate amounts
of whisky two or three times day. In a lit
tie while those who adopt this advice fire..
quently increase the number Of drinks,


and in time become confirmed inebriates. A
beverage which will not create thirst for intox-
ioating liquors, and which is intended especi-
ally for the benefit of debilitated persons,
whether at home or abroad, is DR.. Schenck' 8
Sea Weed Tonic, Containing the juices, of
many medicinal herbs, this preparation does
not create an appetite for the intoxicating
cup. The nourishing and the supporting
properties Of many valuable natural produc-
tions contained in it and well known to medi-
cal men have a most strengthening influence


A single bottle of the Tonic will demonstrate
its valuable qualities. For debility arising
from sickness, over exertion or from any cause
whatever, wine. glassful of Sea Weed Tonic
taken after meals will strengthen the stomach
and create an appetite for wholesome food.
To all who are about leaving their homes, we
desire to say that the excellent effects of DR.;
Schenok's seasonable remedies, Sea Weed
Tonic, and Mandrake Pills, are particularly
evident when taken by those who are injuri-
ously affected by a change of water and diet.
No person should leave home without taking
a supply of these safeguards along, For sale
by all druggists. cod l50- 100