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Year: 1874

A country editor advises Queen Isa-
bella to advertise If she wishes to find
the throne she lest some time ago.


An Ohio man hitched his wife and
stepdaughter to a shovel plow, and
plowed three and half acres of corn
with them.


Business men everywhere say that
their July bills are being paid this year
more promptly than usual-the most
encouraging sign yet for trim trade
in the fall.


A boy at Lancaster, Wis, was build
ing fence recently, when rattlesnake
bit him in the finger. He Immediately
caught up an ak and chopped the finger
off, thus saving his life.


A puzzled Congressional aspirant re-
marks: eff 1 go for the civil rights
bill / shall not be reelected if L go
against the civil rights bill I shall not
be reelected what am l to do, pray ??


It is an admitted fact in China and
Japan that the older the tree the better
the tea. The shrubs which supply the
mobiles of Japan with their favorlte
beverage are said to be in many in
stances 500 years old.


A fellow in Searsport, Me-, who re-
Gently gave whisky to little boy to
make him drunk, was soundly horse
whipped by the boys father, and the
citizens are ready to foot all bills, if
prosecution is attempted.


A sentimental editor says, "It is
comforting to know that one eye watches
for our coming, and. looks brighter
when we come" A contemporary is
grieved to learn that his brother of
the quill has wife with one eye."


"Why did you leave your last place"
inquired young housekeeper about to
engage a new servant. "Why, you
see, ma'am," replied the applicant, l
was too good looking, and when L
opened the door folks took me for the
missus.


Here is Japanese recipe for keeping
meat fresh in hot weather: "Place it
in clean porcelain bowl, and pour
very hot water over it so as to cover it.
Then pour oil upon the water. The air
is thus quite excluded and the meat
preserved"


Here we have story of $4,000 visi-
tors at Saratoga at s. per day, and an
other of q blind man found dying OF
starvation in cellar in New York city.
Contrast the pictures and then cease to
wonder why the world agrees with Shy
lock that thrift is blessing"


Andrew Mineter, of Dover, N. H.,
being laid up with big swelling in his
back, sent for a medicine man, who
extracted from the painful locality a
piece of jack-knife blade about two
inches in length. He believes this was
inserted into his person two years ago,
while trying to stop a melee on the
railroad. The broken blade had jour
neyed four inches into Andrews anato-
my. ........


Who can read without emotion the
stony of the two little girls in Green
Bay, Wis. The eldest was seven years
of age, the youngest only FIVE. A
drunken father left them alone in their
room for six days with only small
loaf of bread for food. When the
children were found the eldest sister
was nearly dead, having refused to eat
of the bread, so that her little sister
might not suffer.
Year: 1874

AS corporal of the New Orleans po-
lice was recently making his rounds at
very early hour in the morning his
attention was attracted by suspicious
looking box which had been deposited
on doorstep. 1t bore curious ap.
pearance, suggestive of an internal
machine which might go off of itself
and scatter destruction around gener-
ally. So he thought it his duty to ex-
anime it closely. An investigation re-
vealed the fact that the box, though in
tended to do mischief, was not meant
to explode upon being opened, but that
its powers of supposed mischief lay in
various charms which had evidently
been prepared by some practitioner OF
Voudou mysteries. The box was GOV.
cred with white cloth, and the white
cloth was covered with leaves fastened
to it by innumerable brass pins. On
the top of tho box was minute white
coffin, yet it was large enough to afford
place for an inscription containing the
name of female inmate of the house
where the affair had been left, and like.
wise the day upon which the sender had
evidently hoped that she would die.
Within the coffin was figure made OF
dough intended to represent the body
of the person already mentioned, It's
head being transfxed through and
through with pins, the ends of which
bristled out IN every direction. The
whole arrangement was Voudou
charm, which it was supposed would
bring dire destruction to the person il
was intended to work against, and who.
being a firm believer in the efficacy OF
Voudou spells, went nearly frantic on
seeing the contrivance.
Year: 1874

The Galveston (Texas) NeaVS says
"The case of Mr.. Lawes, the gentleman
who was shot in the head, is rather re-
markable one. Although the ball is i'm
bedded about two inches in the brain,
Mr.. Lawes walks about his home in the
usual enjoyment of his mental faculties.
The attending physician is of the opin-
ion that the ball is incased by this
time, and, with prudence during the
summer months, no further danger
need be apprehended. Gases similar
to the one alluded to are recorded, in
which persons have lived with balls
lodged in the brain, while in some in
stances persons have died from slight
wounds of the same character"


A most remarkable case of this kind
is reported in the surgeons reports
during the late war. A young Norwe-
gian belonging the Second Wisconsin
Regiment was shot in the head at Bull
Run. He was taken as o prisoner to
Richmond, when it was discovered that
the bullet had entered the side of the
temple in slanting direction and had
lodged in the brain. The surgeons
watched ..the case with much interest,
but the boy did not appear to be seri-
ously affected and after some months
was exchanged. He was discharged
and returned to his home in Wisconsin
and went to work on farm. Not sat-
is6ed with this labor he again offered
himself as q recruit, was accepted, and
again went into the army. In no way
did he appear inconvenienced by the
shot, save that on damp and rainy
i nights while ON guard duty he said that
his head felt. dull. This feeling was
not sufficient to interfere with his duty.
After the war he went back to his farm
and now does as hard days work as
any man.
Year: 1874




This pernicious habit, which unwise
parents permit their children to form,
is one prolific cause of dyspepsia in
middle and mature life. Every organ
of the body requires rest, and if this
demand is not complied with, derange-
ment and disease inevitably result. The
brain and nerves must have rest in
sleep, the heart rests between its beat
ings, the muscles cannot work all the
time, neither can the stomach endure
perpetual motion. The entire system
in each and every part is greatly infu-
enced by habit, which, when formed,
becomes second nature hence the
child accustomed to constant nibbling
of some sweet or comfit demands it,
and is unsatisfed and uncomfortable
without it. .


The meals of children, no less than
of grown people, should be so regular
ly served, so skillfully compounded, and
there should be such blending of
heat-producing and muscle-making
food, that after full meal the appetite
should clamor for nothing until the
hour for the next meal comes round.


Most children love sweets, and, uu-
less restrained, eat too freely of them.
Saccharine substances of all kinds con-
tain only heat-producing elements.
Persons confined to sugar as their sole
diet, perish from hunger almost as soon
as those who eat nothing. A child fed
upon cake and other sweet foo is, which
generally contain very little nitrogenous
or muscle-making substance, will soon
after eating become hungry again and
clamor to be fed. Let the child be
gradually and judiciously starved into
normal appetite, and then fed upon
wheaton bread or oatmeal mush and
fresh milk from healthy COW, with the
ordinary vegetables and fruits of the
season, and what he eats will be all he
needs till meal time comes again.


Stomach digestion is only q part of
the process of assimilation. In from
two to three hours after hearty meal
the stomach should be empty. Mean
time bowel digestion is going on, and
the blood is being reinforced, not from
the stomach, but from absorption by
the. lacteal glands of those elements of
nutrition not eliminated from the food
until after it passes into the duodenum
and is mixed with the bile and pancre-
attic juice. While bowel digestion is
going on the stomach is given q chance
to rest ss... ...


For children about five hours be-
tween meals is a proper interval, and
not unsuitable for grown people,
though longer time than that may
elapse between dinner and supper.
The breakfast, many writer's on health
say, should be the heartiest meal of the
day, the dinner less hearty, and the
supper light, so that the hours of sleep
shall find the stomach entirely at rest,
Year: 1874

If you will present a check without
introduction at bank where you are
not known, do not get heated when the
teller declines to cash it, or ask him
whether you look more like thief than
gentleman. Instead of bothering him
with conundrums, applaud his caution
and regret your indiscretion. Napoleon
promoted q picket guard who declined
to accept his assurance that he was the
veritable terror of Europe, and who ad-
ded pleasantly that he would shoot him
if he attempted to advance without
the countersign /; and why should not
the guard behind bank counter de-
mand the countersign as we'll !?
Year: 1874

The LIGHTNINa.-I severe thunder
storm in Minneapolis, Mimi, woman
put her three children in bed, under the
old supposition that feathers are pro-
lection against lightning. Soon bolt
struck the chimney, and passed down
the side of the house close to the bed.
A little girl, who lay next to the wall,
was hit by the lightning on the head,
the electricity coursing down her body,
breaking her ribs and tearing out pieces
of flesh. She lived an hour.
Year: 1874

THE ATLANTIC CABLES cable of 1866,
it will be remembered, was broken last year,
and could not be- used for the transmission OF
telegrams-business having during the winter
and spring been confined to the other English
and French cable The announcement is now
made that on Tuesday the broken. cable was
successfully repaired and is now. in working
order. All three are in operation, and the
Anglo American Cable Company will soon lay
fourth The opposition cable, the section OF
which between Halifax and New Hampshire
was finished last Wednesday, will also be com
pleted across the ocean in short time. With
five cables between England and America,
there is no reason why the present exOrbitant
toll should not be reduced Only few years
ago we went into a spasm of enthusiasm, as
well we might, over one of the greatest achiev.
ments of this or any other age, the successful
completion of ocean telegraphic communica'
ton Now we glance nonchaantly over the an
noucement of new cable as though it were the
most ordinary piece of intelligence. But this is
an aye so filed with remarkable exploits of the
inventive genius of man that, though the grand
achievement of the hour is received with all
due honor, it speedily takes its proper place in
our practical generation, and everyday famili-
arity with it soon dispels the awe with which
We once regarded it.
Year: 1874

How refreshing to common sense and
justice is it to turn from the utterances
of such men as Bradshaw, Chambers ct
al, Of the Oregon Legislature, to the
following words of wisdom from the
lips of Senator Stewart of Nevada, when
the question of Woman Suffrage came
before the Senate in the forty-third
Congress of the United States:


at is one of the evidences of the ad-
vance of civilization in America that
woman does occupy the position she
does here; and it is idle to say that soci-
ETY. will be destroyed by recognizing
her as having rights to protect.


at Is very we'll for women who
chance to have kind husbands and lux
uriOus homes, under the flattery of hus-
bands, to sneer at their less fortunate
sisters who are debarred every right. 1t
is very well for those WHO have luxury
and power and wealth to trampIe upon
the unfortunate that cry for bread and
for help. 1t is very easy TO philosophize
about laws and say that women are not
! fit for this place and not fit for that;
that it is indelieate, and all that kind of
thing, TO allow her to earn an honest
| living, or to have place in department
where she can do work; it is very well
for US to say, Here, we will give her
only half pay for the same labor but
they who serve and they who suffer feel
it differently. How is the voice of
woman on this subject to be heard ?
Shall it be heard from that class only
who are satisfied with their protection,
or shall the voice of the weak and the
/ Cf n fFtnr la nr1o fu
| for it to be heard? We see it daily.


"You talk about degradation. One of
the great sources of the degradation of
| this country, one of the great sources OF
the breaking pof families and destroy
ing society is your low groggeries, gam
bling-houses, and places of resort for
bad men, that are tolerated in spite OF
/ your laws, and will be so long as men
only vote. The women suffer by these
things; and that consideration alone
has often made me hesitate upon this
question. do believe that if the good
women of America could speak to-day,
they would reform many evils that we
wink at or allow TO exist because we
want the votes of the parties who are
committing these sins against society.
l say let the women have n voice; and
when it is said this is ill-considered,
that ii is not the proper time, and
that it is too serious n business to be
considered by the Senate of the United
States on this bill, tell you society is
marching on to it, aud as / remarked
| before, il will not be ten years before
there will be no voice in this Senate
/ against Woman Suffrage. 1t is neces-
saTy for women, If they are to be pro
/ tected i'm society and not to be the prey
of man, that they shall have the ballo
! to protect themselves. 1t is the only
thing in free government that can pro


tect any one; and whether it is n natu


raj right or an artificial right, it is nOn-
sense to discuss.


at is a necessary right; il is necessary
I to freedom; il is necessary to equal
rights; it is necessary to protection il
/ is necessary for every class to have the
ballot if we are going to have a square
deal and equal rights"
Year: 1874

Particularly to my sister woman do l
address myself She seems unconscious
of the work that is required of her, and
that God intends her TO perform, and
that now is the time to prepare herself
for her future work. Therefore would
that she awake to knowledge of the
truth. In order to obtain it she must
seek it. To whom and where should she
go? Surely not to man But to the
high unseen Ruler of the Universe. The
way is open to all, and so simple that
even a child may not err.


A feeling of apathy and Incidence
exists that must eventually be swept
away by the growth of the seeds of
truth, right and justice, that have been
scattered broadcast DER the land 'Tis
time for action TO take the place of
theory; time for woman to show more
self-reliance time to break away from
false customs that are dragging her
downward and rapidly destroying true
womanhood.


The agitation of Woman Suffrage has
done much to alleviate her condition.
Now much more might be done, were
she a recognized power, possessed of indi-
viduality and courage, to act oecording
to her knowledge of right Is she not
amenable to higher law? Then let
her be guided by that, rather than by q
false state of society and erTing creeds


Woman, come out from the false state
in which society has placed you! Be
true to yourself, true to nature and the
God within you. Many, very many
would gladly throw off the hypocritical
mantle that envelopes them, but alas /!
the fear of public censure- binds them.
The time is not far distant when all
must choose between the false and the
true. Every one should stand by the
one great principle of right. What we
want is more persons who are willing to
labor hard with but small recompense.


Women, why will you remain in ign or
ance in slavery, for slaves you are,
slaves to fashion, slaves to public opin-
ion and slaves to yourselves, Your
mission is a high one. Were you free
and unfettered, you would soon attain n
higher state, and thereby reform society
aud remove the iron heel that would
crush you for daring to assume the right
to your own person.


Woman, could you but see the powers
given you by nature, and use that power
to elevate yourself; ifyou would aspire
to the high moral standard marked out
for you from the beginning; if you would
seek that high, noble state, attainabIe
only by growth, by living nearer unto
natures God" by striving to obey
"Divine law ~ seeking to understand
yourself; following the dictates of your
inner nature, take reason for your
guide; throw of the hypocrtical mantle
Of society and come out into the light OF
truth women, could you see the better
life to which you are Fastening, to
which destiny is pushing you, and for
which so many noble minds are work
ing, you would be willing to lend a help
ing hand rather than retard the progress
of events by opposition and inaction.


Strange that people are so long wax
ing up to these truths ; strange they dc
not recognize the work of a higher
power; strange they do not see that the
world is on the verge of great change,
and that the human family are being
slowly prepared for the coming contest oi
right against might.
Year: 1874

THE REVELATIONS OF THE Micro
sCoPE.-Leweubock tells us ofan insect
seen with the microscope, of which
twenty-seven millions only equal mite.
Insects of various kinds may be seen in
the cavities of grain of sand. Mold is
forest of beautiful trees, with the
branches, leaves and fruit. Butterflies
are fully feathered. Hairs are hollow
tubes. The surface of our body is COW
cred with scales like a fish a single
grain of sand would cover one hundred
and fifty of these scales and yet scale
covers five hundred pores. Through
these narrow openings the sweat forces
itself, like water through sieve. drhe
mites make five hundred steps a second.
Each drop Of stagnant water contains a
world of ami mated beings, swimming
with as much liberty as whales in the
sea. Each leaf has a colony of insects
grazing on it like cows in meadow.
From all which it is plain that we
should be careful as to the air we
breathe, the food we eat, and the water
We drink
Year: 1874

Yale opened the other day her 175th
academic year. Her examinations for
admission are much more searching OF
recent years than formerly, so that il
can no longer hold true, as was formerly
said, that she was "easy TO enter but
hard TO stay inn
Year: 1874

A new postal card is to be adopted,
which will be lighter in color, probably
very nearly white. The printing and
engraving will be executed in black ink,
and the border will be narrower and
much neater in appearance. The change
has not been fully decided upon.
Year: 1874

In the diary of the Challenger's voyage
to tho Antarctic regions, very accurate
descriptions of icebergs are given. At
the beginning of an icebcrg's independent
existence, it does not possess those fam
tastic forms whichare so often described.
Near the Pole they were nearly all huge,
tiat-topped cubes of ice, from n quarter
to half n mile across, and $50 to $50 feet
above water. This corresponds to sub
mersion amounting to nine times this
height. This is the iceberg as it appears
just after breaking away from the glacier,
where it was formed, and before the sun
began to affect it. AS it floats into
warmer regions it slowly melts, and as
sumes the almost unimaginable forms so
often seen. But an iceberg is by no
means short-lived. In the Southern
ocean south of Ga deg. latitude, the tenn
perature of the water, except for few
feet mt the surface, where it is warmed
by the sun, is 90 deg. Fahr. This is
B deg. below the freezing point. Even
the surface water close to the ice is of
this temperature, SO that the iceberg
moves in a bath of this low temperatures


Only in summer is the water warm enough
to melt u notch around it at the sea level.
This notch is, never more than thirty feet
deep, and the waves striking in break
down the overhanging cliff, and the ice
iceberg rises somewhat, the notch deep
ening. This action is most vigorous on
the weather side, which accordingly be-
comes the ightest causing the iceberg
to turn slowly round. 1t is TO the cavi-
ties thus formed, surrounded by ice of
various thickness, and containing more
or less water, that the rich colors of ice
bergs are due. "Where the crevasses,"
says the diary, "or other weak parts in
the upper surface of the parent glacier
extend down to the water-line of the


floating iceberg, the sea, having less
solid part to withstand it, soon excavates
a most beautifully nedand picturesque
cave, the sides of which, rejecting light,
color the interior with an exquisite cobalt
blue, the tint of which increases in
warmth and richness as the depth ex-
tends, When these occur on the side
that is afterward raised, no description
can do justice to the picturesque ap-
pearance of this line of fairy grottoes.


The glaciers from which icebergs are
broken off reach far out to sea. A glacier
of 1000 feet thickness will have to push
its way out to depth of 1,SO0 and more
feet before its front can be broken by
the foative force of the water Such a
glacier, pushing its way over an ocean
bed having the same slope as the Atlantic
basin off the coast of New Jersey, would
touch bottom for more than 240 miles
beyond the land, and for the whole of
this distance glacier markings would be
found. The observations on tempera-
ture above spoken of show that the gla-
cier does not break off by overweight
due to undermining, but is broken by
the buoyant pressure of the water.
Year: 1874

The rumor about the impending in
sanity of the Gear of Russia is not ex-
actly new one. Frequent fits of mel
ancholy have led people before now to
predict that his life would terminate with
softening of the brain. His well-known
friendship for Home, the spiritualist,
and the suddenness with which he was
accustomed to summon the celebrated
medium to commune with him at Ems,
used to make the wiseacres shake their
heads and hint that the Czar was
queer" The Romanoffs have pro-
duced mad emperors before now, though
up to the time of Alexander I. their de-
rangement invariably took rather savage
forms. Paul L., the grandfather of the
present Emperor, was assassinated
through conspiracy of mobiles whom his
violent caprices had goaded to frenzy.
His son Alexander, surnamed the Blessed
the same who did so much to infuse
gentleness into the triumphs of the allies
over Napoleon-died, it is said, from
poison taken under the influence of a
lingering melancholy to which he was
first subject after his return from the
armed occupation of Paris.