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Year: 1875

Perhaps some housekecpers would
like to know how they can make an
inexpensive and at the same time a
good and durable bed, or mattress and
bolster / have bed that will with
good usage) last lifetime. 1t is
merely a tick, the same as for straw
or husks, with openings in the upper
side to insert the hand for stirring,
and filled with cut paper. Now, read
er, do not throw aside the paper with
disgust, but, If for nothing but curios-
ity, finish the article-it will do no
harm, possibly you may be induced 20
make one. The work Of cutting the
paper is not such a long job as you
would think. Take any kind of clean
paper Except straw paper) and fold it,
or roll, so that it can be cut with one
clip of the shears, and then cut it,
you need. not be particular as to the
width. These clippings are like little
curls or rings OF paper, and lie almost
as light as feathers, and after using
the bed they will not bfesk - aod
grow fine and dusty, but are clean,
and can be stirred as light as when
first used | have heard people who
have slept on them say they were the
best beds they ever slept on" l pre-
fer them to feathers or common mat
tresses; hair mattresses are nicer, of
course, but few of US farmers wives
can afford to buy them; whereas, the
paper bed we can have without cost,
except the work, and that tile smallest
child you have who can use a pair of
shears will help you, and if not kept
busy too long at time, will think it
bv play. The same material makes
nice pillows for lounges. chair cush-
ions. cradle ticks, etc. have a box
to keep waste paper in, which is out
OF the way, and at the same time ham
dier than the rag bag; and when it is
full [ cut them up into another box
and put them into the tick. l use the
same ticks that | have used for straw;
wash them and sew up the openings,
so that they are just large enough for
the hand to pass through readily;
three openings are sufhcient.-Cor.
Cincinnati Times
Year: 1875

The following opinion Of the Hart
ford Courant in regard to the presen
style of ladies' hats, is not complimen
tary, but. perhaps, just.


believers in the intellectual equali
ty OF the sexes are puzzled to aecoun
for the sheep-Ike manner In whicl
the entire female sex will rush into
dress absurdity at the dictation o.
some dressmaker or milliner, who
possibly draws her inspiration from
the Partisan demi- i-monde. As an in :
stance take the last agony in hats.
Some unknown woman satlrlst con-
ceived the idea of exhibiting the
weakness Of the sex by means of the
ordinary felt hat, cooked on one side.
woman would as sOon have worn cav
may count them as they 60 by on the
street--blue- blood or shoddy, strong
minded or weak. intellectual or friv-
olous-nine out of every ten will have
the same style hat, cooked to one
side, and we suppose they speak Of
them with the same tender and gush-
ing admiration as of the cloves of bon
nets which few years since orna-
mented the wonderful superstructure
which adorned the female head. We
admit that this is dangerous subject
We may be told that the cooked hat is
no more absurd than most Of the 9th
er styles of head-gear which have
been invented, and that the creatures
who consent to wear stove pipes are
not competent to Judge what is absurd
in the other sex. And we must ad-
NIT that there is just the least shadow
of foundation for the retort. The silk
hat is not exactly an article of beauty,
and the felt hat is better than the av-
erage, but let us suppose that some
ambitious halter should attempt to
introduce a tile with no brim on one
side or shaped like funnel, how
many of his fellow citizens would
Adopt the absurdity? We fear that it
must be taken as evidence of male SUI
periority that while the two sexes
started in the race with the same fig-
leaf enwrapment, man has succeeded
in clothing himself with dress which
combines comfort and utility with, in
some cases, at least, certain amount
of elegance. Woman. on the other
hand, has encumbered herself with a
dress which, while sometimes a thing
of beauty. is seldom a joy, and COM
bines discomfort with unserviceable-
ness. Complaints are frequent, and
efforts at reform are perennial, but
the progress that is made, is made
usually in the wrong direction.
Year: 1875

And is it worth while to take all the
sunshine out of life for the sake of a
few miserable dollars? Meat and
groceries and coal and clothing are
not all of life. If we restrict our
selves to these, and shut out music
and pictures, and the hundred things
that cultivate the aesthetic side of our
nature, we shall be economical at the
cost of dwarfing our moral and intel
lectual nature. And after we have
done this for long series of years,
and 80 reached middle age with fair
balance In the bank, we shall then
find ourselves untitled TO enjoy the
pleasures that money will buy. We
shall have kept the dusty road SO long
that when we finally turn aside into
the groves and the brook-side. our
eyes will be in no condition to see the
beauties around US. Is it not better
to live while We do live, to give some
brightness and color to our daily lives,
even if by so doing We fail to increase
our boarded savings quite as rapidly
as We otherwise might. Is economy
quite worth the sacrifice of everything
that makes life other than dull and
dismal drudgery2 A wise expendi-
ture of money for the good things of
lie is really the best economy
Year: 1875

One of Bostons best known mer-
chants noted for his shrewdness and
penetration, had test case presented
short time since and came off victo-
rious As it is an illustration of this
millionaire's penetration in great
business affairs, we give the story
here.


It appears that the merchant want
ed another gardener upon his country
estate, near Boston, and an individual
presented himself for that office.


Understand the business


Yes. been in it for ten years.


Whom had he lived with last !?
The applicant mentioned gentleman
the merchant was we'll acquainted
with, stated that he left for no fault,
but that his former employer was 60
ing to Europe, had sold his estate, and
had no further use for him.


What wages do you expect


Eighteen dollars a month.


This was astonishingly low for such
promising looking, sober man. and
the shrcwed business man rubbed
his chin thoughtfullv and reflected
that it was bargain lot, but "wasn' t
there something wrong about itV'
His habitual business caution even in
this comparatively trifling negotiation
did not forsake him.


Call tomorrow at this time, and 1
will have seen Mr.. -. your former
employer, and give you an answer"


The gardener turned and began to
walk slowly away; as he did SO. he
displayed two patches on the seat of
his pantaloons beneath the line of his
roundabout jacket.


Halo. here! come back here" !"
called the merchant, you needn't ap-
ply tomorrow; l see / shant want
you


The astonished applicant stammered
out something about his knowledge of
gardening and good character, but was
cut short by this practical observer.


Don't want you, sir, the patches
on your breeches are on the wrong
side, gardeners breeches ought to
be patched at the knees, not on the
seat: You won't do for me. II Bos-
ton Bulletin.
Year: 1875

Too often it has been said that there
is no good in coal ashes. but chemical
examination gives them the power OF
absorption almost equal to charcoal;
and if, when taken from the stove or
CRATE, they are mingled with the
chamber ley of the house and with
the soap wash from the kitchen, they
are found valuable as absorbents of
fertilizing ingredients. Applied after
so absorbing the liquids from the
above named, they are dug in around
young trees or spread upon grass
ground. or used as manure for the
garden in the culture OF early carrots,
beets, radishes, etc, or as a top dress
ing over the potato onion, say in the
months of February or March, the
advantages will be appreciated by the
grower.
Year: 1875

We met the other day with this SEN
tence There is a great deal in
knowing how to work a mine, and a
great deal in knowing how to work .
pocket book" It was q case of rals-
ing money to build meeting house.
The village of Tweenit had never had
a meeting house, the old school house
answering for all religious, as we'll as
for all educational purposes The
women said: I'VE must have a meet
ing house" The men said, Cant"
But the women organized a sewing
circle and began raising money. 1t is
wonderful how they succeeded.
Mems money. after ALI Well, so is
the gold in gold mine, the gold
mines gold. There is . great deal IN
knowing how to work a mine, and .
great deal in knowing how to work a
pocket book.-Ex.
Year: 1875

than was mine, and know that the
exercise Of housekeeping upon her
own account was invigorating and
healthful. But, then, We were mar
ried for real earnest living and loving.
We believed We should find life's pur-
est joys in the discharge of ife's sa-
cred duties. / declare pursued the
old man, with glistening moisture in
his eye. Il should like those first
blessed days of my own home life to
live over again But it may not be.
And" he added, with q regretful
shake of his head, Il fear the young
men of the present generation will not
live them for my viewings."


Spriggles walked away, scratching
his head He WASH sure that he had
really caught the drift Of the old man' 8
remarks; but the old man was sure
that he had sully intended them for
him to take to heart.
Year: 1875

In an inland town of California is
an individual who Claims to have a
secret cure for diptheria, to the sale
of which he devotes his energies
The man has lately become relieiousl2).
At church meeting he IL reported to
have male speech as follows: Il
made mp my mind to give my property
to the service al the Lord l have
several thousand dollars in money, all
of which | bestow on the church /
have some fne stock, especially some
Black Hawk horses, all of which l
give to the church l have also lot
Of grain and farm produce. which in
like manner bestow on the church.
There is but one thing in all my pos
sessions which / reeerve for myself,
and that is my celebrated medicine
for the cure OF diptheria which / will
continue to sell as heretofore for the
moderate prices Of ~ bottle"
Year: 1875

We fully appreciate the power for
good of the Church of America. To
its credit be it said, it is generally in
the fore front of every battle for a
more ample recognition OF the doc
trine of human rights But during
all these weary months, while oppres-
sion and murder have done their
bloody work in the South. the Church
has, as a rule. maintained an attitude
of studied indifference. We have ap-
pealed in vain to the clergy to sound
the note of alarm, to place the seal of
priestly condemnation upon the horri-
BILE atrocities committed by Southern
whites upon Southern blacks. That
the clergy should inveigh against every
class OF crime, leaving out only the
crime of all crimex-the Wholesale
murder of one class of citizens by an
other class of cit;xeDs-seemed a
monstrous absurdity. We rejoice
that the spell is broken. From Bos-
ton, the source of SO many grand
movements in the interest of humsni-
heard in hearty commendation of the
Sheridan in Louisiana. The Metho-
uISt preachers VI DoslOn anu NiciuIty.
in convention assembled yesterday,
unanimously thanked the administra-
tion for interfering to preserve law
and order in New Orleans They also
thanked Wendell Phillips for his
brave speech in Faneuil Hall, deliv-
cred in the intervals of cowardly his
ses from the noisy democrats and
weakened Republicans there assem-
bled to give aid and comfort to the
assassins of the Pelican State. All
honor to the Methodist Church, which
is the 6rst of religious denominations
to give expression to its horror of vio-
lence and disorder. and its approval
of represslye measures on the part OF
the Federal Government Inter
Ocean.
Year: 1875

AT territorial hanging the victim who
had been liberally supplied with whiskey
prior to fulfilling his engagement with the
sheriff, was asked at the last moment if he
would have anything. 'Just drop" he
replied. He got it. 1t was about six feet,
and broke his neck. He took a drop too
much.
Year: 1875

Said distinguished politician to his son
"Look at me l began as an alderman, and
here am at the top of the tree, and what is
my reward? Why when / die my son will
be the greatest rascal in the city" To this
the young hopeful replied, 'Yes when you
debut not till then.n
Year: 1875

When man wants plug of tobacco the
grocery three-fourths of a mile off is only a
step, but if his wife wants drink of cool
water from neighbor's well opposite, by
some mysterious agency that well suddellJ
becomes removed more than half a mile a
way.
Year: 1875

An Irish lady, residing near the corner of
Ninety ninth street and Central Park, was
very much disgusted the other morning to
find pet goat reclining at full length on
her breakfast table. She said she wanted
no more of that she-nanny-gin.
Year: 1875

A Westerly, r, l., clergyman married
couple the other night, received his fee, and
sent them away, apparently satisfied, but
day or two after the bridegroom returned
and said that he had come to pay more, as
the woman had turned out much better than
he expected
Year: 1875

A reporter being called to account for the
statement that certain meeting twas a
large and respectable one" when only one
other person besides himself was present, in
sisted that his report was literally true; for,
said he;-" was large and the other man was
respectable"
Year: 1875

She used to keep bits of broken china and
crockery piled up in a convenient corner of
the closet, and when asked her reason 70,
preserving such domestic lumber, she shot a
lurid glance at her husband, and merely re-
marked "He knows what them's for"
Year: 1875

1t is Longfellow who says; SIN the lives
of the saddest of us there are bright days
when we feel as if We could take the great
world into our arms. Then come the gloomy
days when the fire will neither burn on our
hearths nor in our hearts, and all without
and within is dismal, cold and dark. Be
lieve me, every heart has its secret sorrows
which the world knows not; and ofentimes
we call a man cold when he is only sad"
Year: 1875

President GRANT sent O message to the
Senate yesterday with number of docu-
mcnts relating to affairs in Arkansas. The
President says all tho testimony shows that
Brooks was elected Governor in 1872;
that ho was unlawfully deprived Of
possession Of his Office; and that
the new Constitution, under which
GARLAND now holds, was carried by fraud,
violence, and revolutionary proceedings. We
do not know on what testimony the Presi-
dent bases his opinion. That is presumably
contained IN the documents sent to the Sen.
ate. But We do know that all the testimony
before the people goes to estab-
lish tho validity Of the GAz1AND
Government. 1t may bo that the
position Of the President is technically cor
rect yet we believe that interference with the
constituted Government Of Arkansas, which
has brought prosperity and peace to that IN
happy State, would be contrary to broad
and enlightened public policy.
Year: 1875

An ordinance for new Gas Company has
hoen introduced in tho Common Council. It
needs looking after. Whether it be defeated
or approved there is likely to be work for the
Grand jury.
Year: 1875

Five States ore bidding for tho now Mint,
and Congress- has not yet decided whether
one shall be built. It is fearful to think kwhat
atate Of mind the Mississippi Valley would
be In L the choice Of location vera imma-
diately impending.
Year: 1875

FOUR HORSE ACT.-As an evidence of the ad- vancing strides civilization is making in these Western wids, We cite the giving way of the two- horse blackboard to make room for the four horse coach. Yesterday morning the c. & A. stage Company drove out coach for Colton, which has now become the end of the line instead of Spadra. Cotton Is the present eastern termi- nus of the Southern Pacific railroad, three miles south of San Bernardino, the business of which town it is likely to usurp to some extent For the present the Stage Company proposes to run a coach and blackboard each way once a week, between here and Coltou. The next leap of the iron horse will be to White Water which will bring us one day nearer to San Francisco. The grading is already done to that point
Year: 1875

SCHOOL ExHIBITIoN.-We haven't time to

 give very full report of the proceedings at the Courthouse yesterday afternoon, on the occasion of the close of school for a vacation of a month. prior to beginning another school year. Suffice it to say that they were highly interesting to all who attended, and must have been very satisfac. tory to the parent. of the children who acquitted themselves so well. So much was crowded into 60 short space of time that the Board of Exam. iners found themselves bcwildered and so taken up with the entertainment that the only report they feel willing to make is that they were all best, and all deserve the highest praise. Some. 1t may bc, deserve particular mention, but we do not care to be invidious and will only say that the music was we'll selected and well executed debate between two of the boys was we'll sus- tained on both sides. The essays were we'll written and well read, the decamations showed careful study and due attention to elocutionary rules; the recitations we regarded as really affording the best evidence of improvement since We first visited the school, some eight months ago, of any of the exercises; the readings also showed wonderful progress in the use of the points and in the infections of the voice. ready knowledge of the use of figures was dis thO otici cAcfcises III fncutai and taken as a whole We found nothing on which to base an unfavorable criticism. On the fourth page of the MINEI will be found selections from their paper, The School Star, taken at random from its columns, and set up by one of the pu- pills of the school. who handled his first type few days over two months ago. The paper is written entirely by the pupils, criticised, perhaps, as to the use of capitals aud punctuation, by the teacher. some of the articles by children of tender years, and VIC think, all things considered, that they display remarkable talent. We would glad ly go into detail if we had time, but the hour of publication crowds upon us, aud we must be con- tent with this brief reference to what was said and done. Next week we shall probably publish the Report of the school as to scholarship We understand that the school trustees have employ ed Mir. sherman for another year, which We feel quite sure all who witnessed the Examination and Exhibition yesterday will agree was very proper thing to do.
Year: 1875

"An Old Citizen" writes very sensibly with reference to those who arc daily arriving in the Territory without means or prospect of employ ment, and suggests that perhaps they might assist in building the Skull Valley road. We un. derstoOd Lieut.. Thomas to say, prior to his de- parture for Camp Grant, that the order accepting the survey had not yet arrived, and when it does come, we are not advised whether it is to be built by citizen or soldier labor If by the for mer it will certainly afford relief 10 many who may otherwise find themselves hard up before the winter is over If"An Old Citizen" has oc- casion to write again he need not be ashamed to give us his name
Year: 1875

RoD MCKINNoN, of the War Eagle mine near Bradshaw, was in town last week. Mr. George Jackson, of Walnut Grove, also called upon us. MT. McKinnon gives a good account of their mine, which has paid steadily for arrastraing for severa. years with no perceptible change in the character of the ore or amount of pay. He thinks the Peck is continuation of the War Eagle lode, and though one is gold and the other silver, his theory is that the War Eagle being near the top and the Peck at the base of the mountain, the gold in his mine will run out at a few hundred feet depth and silver take its place, and when level is reached as deep as the sur face of the Peck the mines will be identical. This theory is well supported by the fact that nearly all the gold lodges of this country that have been sounded to any considerable depth run into silver.
Year: 1875

WHY IS IT:-The mail runs from here to Har- dyville in two days, and from thence via Aubrey and Parker to Ehrenberg in about three days, making five as an outside limit in time, and yet neither the MINER nor letters reach Ehrenberg in less than fifteen days from the time they are sent. There is something radically wrong some- where on the road, and it must be righted. Everybody is interested in it, the letters sent from here to Ehrenberg all relate to business of importance; it is our shipping point and the de- Jay of letter for week or two on the road might cause serious loss to the writer or the one to whom it was sent; besides, our subscri- bers notify us that they will discontinue the paper unless the abuse is remedied
Year: 1875

ON PRosPECT.-Capt. II. Barker, of Alameda, Cal, with party of prOspectors lately arrived here and have gone in search of some mines which the Captain discovered a year ago, some hundred and thirty miles northeast of this place. Capt. Barker took out several ounces of gold from decomposed quartz ledge in a short time, but being alone was afraid of Indians and left it. The Indians having subsided, and the party we'll prepared for an emergency if they should break out, they now hope to prove the value of this dis covery before they return.
Year: 1875

SKrNKED.-A few nights ago skunk visited Geo. Lount's Chicken house and killed SC chick ens, cid and young. He seemed bent only on the extermination of the race, as he killed them ey biting through the head and did not eat any. That skunk is proper subject for capital Punishment
Year: 1875

We took notes of the burning of the residence of Henry Colquet at the time, some three weeks ago, mile or so west of town but lost them and forgot to renew them. His house with its entire contents was destroyed in the daytime on Satur- day, July 2Sd, during the absence of the family. Neighbors aud citizens of the town contributed erected on the site of the old onc which will soon be finished.
Year: 1875

DENTISTRY F. O. Barstow is now on his way 10 this place and will open an office for the practice of dentistry in Prescott sometime during next week, when he will publish card in the MINER announcing the fact.