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Year: 1872

The latest intelligence from the Pa
cific coast reports that Japanese junk
had come ashore on one of the islands
of Alaska, with three living Japanese on
board. The vessel had been disabled in


a storm off Japan, and had drifted two
thousand five hundred miles in nine
months, twenty.three of the crew perish
ing from huager and exposure. The
striking occurrence is by no means un-
paralleled. Just forty years ago a Jap
anese vessel. with living men on board,
came ashore near the mouth of the Co
Iumbia river in Oregon. It had a cargo
of rice. and the crew consequently had
enough to eat, though their only drink
was water from occasional rains. Such
occurrences assist greatly in explaining
how America was peopied-a question
very perplexing TO our ancestors, though
late geographical and chronological re-
searches show clearly that there is very
Year: 1872

ness, you reach your destination I'M
harmed, determined to forsake the vain
world and become hermit for at least
twenty four hours-which resolution you
bravely do not keep.


You never before knew how demon
'strative your friends were; what delight
full ways they have of grasping you by
both arms, especially the lefti or hang
ing upon your left arm, of pulling your
letfsleeves, or giving schoolgirl pinches
on the upper left arm, until you are
sure you will have no left arm and no
arm ietti
Year: 1872

The Nashville Union says: When
contumely is sought to be given a per-
son the name of dog is often used,
and yet this brute, most frequently OF
any o'her, is mans best friend and
faithful protector. Wednesday after
noon as Mrs w G. Woodruff was in
her yar near the race track, she saw q
mad dog making toward her. evidently
desirous OF making aa attack. Being
some distance from the house-toc far,
in fact. to reach the door before the
md dog could seize her, the affrighted
lady thought of her own faithful dog,
which she called to her assistance.
Hearing the scream aud call of her
mistress, the dog, with an alacrlty which
seemed to spring from u Consciousness
of impending danger, bounded for.
ward ia time to attack the mad dog,
just rs the infuriated beast was about
to seize Mrs Woodruff. Now ensued
a conflict between the two dogs which
lasted two or three minutes, enabling
Mrs. Woodruff to get into her house
and shat the door. II was doubtful
which would prove the mastery, when
u colored man came to the scene of con.
fict No souner had he neared the
logs than the rabid one attacked the
colored man, who. having picked up
ten,e rail, defended himself as best he
could. 1t was with difficulty he kept
clear of the dog. which endeavored to
spring upon him, bat Was finally felled
70 the ground and killed by the colored
men. Mrs. Woodruff faithful AMI nal
was badly bitten and considerably
worsted, though it had saved the live oil
his mistress. Subsequently this dog
gave evidence of hydrophobia, and il
was found necessary to kill the amin Il
which had saved human being from a
horrible fate
Year: 1872

EfOm kuC DbnI0


Either the late rebels of the South
expect to control Mr.. Greeley's ad-
ministration aud mould him to their
own purposes, in case he is elected, or
their humility aud forgiving spirit ex-
ceeds all christian example. Ouly few
years ago. just before the war, gentle
man of our acquaintance, visiting city
in Arkansas on business, was called
upon by friend, a gentleman OF great
kindness Of heart and moderation of
sentiment, who was himself slave
holder. During the call our friend
busted himself in unpacking his trunk
Uurolling package, he threw the pa
per in which it was done up" upon
the floor.


Colonel" said the old gentleman,
STOPPING forward with an anxious look,
!" what paper is that p


q That" said our friend, turning it
over to find the heading, " oh, it is the
.New York Tribune I"


Well," said the other in low,
cautionlng tone, there is great deal
of excitement among our people, and
if it should get out that you had
brought that paper into this State, it
might cause you serious trouble. To
be sure We are your friends, and could
protect you from violence, but it would
embarfass us all very seriously. Won't
you just put it out of sight and destroy
1t before il ia seen z"


Certainly, certainly. / did not
notice or care what paper wrapped
my new coat in and the Tribune
went into the stove forthwith, and
Horace Greeley would have been
hanged or burned in less than an hour
had he been there himself.


And had Greeley's advice been fol
lowed, when he wished for separation
sand the perpetuation of slavery, rather
than war to save the Union, he could
NOT to-day set his foot in slave State
without being instantly murdered
This shows how well ii was that he was
not President instead Of Lincoln and had
not enough influence to secure the sue
cess of the Rebellion. For now, il
spite of himself, the Tribune may cir
culate In Southern States-he may ev
en- travel there in safety-and what i
more strange, the very men who wonie
murder him to-day, had he had h''
way,in securing their success, are ready
to vote for him.


!. It is q blessed thing to know;
consumation it Is difficult to realize
that the press il untrammelled--tha
newspapers may go anywhere and b.
Year: 1872

Every column of q newspaper con-
tains from twelve to fifteen thousand
distinct pieces of metal, the displace-
meut of any one would cause typo
graphical error. And yet some people
lay claim to remarkable smartness Ii
they can discover an error in o news
paper. When sach people End q word
with wrong letter in it, they are so
sure they could spell that single word
right that they are happy the whole
day. 4
Year: 1872

Iowa has a flve-legged mule. and Its
owner did not know what the Nth foot
was for until, the other day, when he
attempted to tighten up the breechlng
before going down hill. The doctors
who patched him up said they never
saw three prettier line shots in all
their army, experience. The mule can
stand on his two fore feet and Kick
with all three of his hind feet, and to
see him when he Is In motion reminds
the spectator Of buzz saw.
Year: 1872

JoHS ScHsMNERHoRN. OF Alton. ILL.,.
thought one of his COWS was afflicted
with the hollow horn last week. To
satisfy himself he caught the beast and
held her BY the tail while his wife rap
ped on the horn with a tack hammer.
4 moment later n barnyard tableau
was seen, as -Schemmerhorn scared
oyer q. ten, foot board fence, and his
wife has an aperture In her Dolly Var
den that u weeks constant labor with
a sewing machine will hardly repair.
Year: 1872

PROFESSOR BLOT has soft thing for
the next sixty days as bass cook at a
Long Branch hotel. He can "throw
up" q pancake one sixteenth Of an men
In thickness, and catch it OH the other
side without slapping over. or swear
Ing q French oath. His new style OF
prize hash, with n fifty cent scrip In
every other plateful, takes amazingly
among the Ocean House boarders.
Year: 1872

COMMITTEE DUTY.-At the close of last week il


was reported that some young bachelor of Au-
burn had been down on his marrow bones to
young widow in a neighboring camp, making all
sorts of VOWS of present and eternal what You
call t) self surrender, and committee was out
examining pants to see who has dirty spots on
the knees. The committee has not yet reported.
Year: 1872

IHE, LAIRD MINE.-The lower portion Of on,
county is beginning to shake off its drowsness
and take a hand in developing the mining inter
est so long slumbering in the section where once
all was wakefnlness.


Our Old friend, James Laird, has taken into
his claim few San Franciscans who have placed
a ten stamp mill in shape, which is, at present
writing pounding gravel and cement ont night
and day, with good prospects of u dividend pay
ing mine from the start


HE ten stamps were set working under the
directions of A. f. Aubry, a thorough miner, on
Tuesday OF last week, and worked to the entire
satisfaction of the company. The additional five
stamps contracted for are now on the ground
and viii be in working trim in few days Mr.
Laird has worked along during decade Of wears
the nine at all times paying nicely, but with the
facilities he has now, and will have in operation
q success in every particular is anticipated


There are streaks of rich paying dirt that
must pay splendid.y.


The company expects TO crush about one hun
lr, d tons in twenty-four, hours from the fifteen
i.amps, and if the dirt and cement averages but
half what it has done through sluice working Il
is good thing to have. This mine lies near Pine
II the vicinity ofTaylor r,vine, a point once IA
nous for its rich surface mines.
Year: 1872

INDIA RUBBER OvER-SHoEs.- Before
1921 the rubber had only been imported
in the form of curiosities, such as croeo.
dlles turtles, and other objects. A sea
captain at that time brought, among 9TH
er devices, some rubber wrought in the
shape of small shoes, and gave them as
present to an intelligent boy. They were
closed over the top, and our hero cut
them open to find only some clay within
IN the forms of lasts. His next desire
was to put them on his feet, but as they
would not stretch enough, he used boiling
water to soften them and then succeeded
in bis purpose. To color them he used ink
which soon washed off, but finally hit up
on the plan of smoking them up the chin
ney- He then had complete the first pau
of india-rubber shoes ever used in thi


country, and his success was the beginning
of business that has now immense pro
portions. Scientific American.
Year: 1872

GRowN persons are apt put lower
estimate than is Just on the understanding
of children; they rate them by what they
know, and children know very little, but
their capacity ct comprehension is very
great; hence the continued wonder OF
those who are upacoustomed to them at
the .".o!d fashioned ways" Of some lone
little one who has had no playfellows,
and at the odd mixture of folly and Wis
dom in its sayings. A continual battle
goes on in childs mind between what
it knows and what it comprehends. Its
answers are foolish from partial ignorance
and wise from extreme quickness of apr
prehension. The great art Of education
is SO train this last faculty as neither to
depress or over-exert it. The matured
mediocrity of many an infant prodigy,
proves both the degree of expansion to
which it is possible to force child's in
tellect, and the boundary which nature
has set the success of such false culture
Year: 1872

of New Jersey, who eulogized both Colfax
and Wilson. If the Republican party has
occasion to- regret the possession of two
such men, it is because it had to choose
between them, but when we say to Grant,
swell done good and faithful servant" why
should we not say the same to Schuyler
Colfav0 TADDlausa
Year: 1872

as each State was called the chairman
of its delegation in few terse sentences
announced it unanimously for Grant.
Each announcement being the signal for
applause. Nebraska in announcing its vote
said: Nebraska gives six for the man who
will
Year: 1872

70 Late dispatches report Horace Greeley
insane, one report says he is now in the Lunatic
Asylum. There is no doubt but that he is in
criticize condition, and his friends are trying to
keep it from the public as much as possible.
Year: 1872

Toombs, of Georgia, is one of the
most gifted of all the erratic geniuses
that America has yet produced. Like
Tom Marshall and VIM. Haskell, he
is a natural born orator. Mr.. Clay
heard him make one of his first politi-
cal speeches at a mass meeting IN
Georgia, IN 1910, and predicted for
him then a brilliant future. 1t is re-
lated of Toombs that on one occasion,
in the trial of very important case
before Georgia Jury, he, by some
strange absence of mind, got up and
made a powerful speech against his
client, who was the plaintiff in the
case. After he had spoken nearly an
hour, and was about to close, one of
his associate counsel whispered is his
ear that he had made mistake-that
he had spoken on the wrong side.
For moment only Toombs was per-
fectly dumbfounded, and recovering
Immediately, he turned to the Court
and jury and said: snow, may it
please the Court. and you gentleman
of the jury, 1 have, in my remarks
hitherto, attempted to give you all,
and the very best, too, that can be
said on that side of the case, and
though it may appear at first blush q
very strong case, yet l am conhdents
if you will give me your attention


little while longer Twill be able to
convince you that, after all, my client,
the plaintiff, is entitled to verdict at
your hands.' He then proceeded to


overturn every position previously
taken by him, exerting himself to the


utmost of his wonted ability to repair
his mistake, and wound up with an
appeal TO the Court and Jury so


thrilling that he carried them by


storm, and triumphantly gained the


case for his client.
Year: 1872

An iIl-used Indiana man has had
his Grandmother arrested for beating
him in thorough manner.-That
looks very much as though the case
told its own story. We suspect he
was drunk and deserved it:
Year: 1872

ST.. PAuLs CHURCH HoME.-The annual
meeting of St. Paul's Church Home will
take place this evening at quarter to S o'clock
in the lccturc-room of the church. We have
no more benevolent institution among us
than this one, which SO unobtrusiyely does
its noble work of providing for the twenty
little orphan girls under its care, ranging in
ages from almost infancy upwards, and train
ing them for useful life, while it insures
success in its teachings by the early age it
brings them under its influence. The pub
lie should encourage st. Paul's congregation
in their charity, which alone supports the
Home, by giving large attendance ut the
meeting tonight.
Year: 1872

THE DISEASE CALLED LovE-Dr. B2gby
will deliver his famous and really excellent
lecture on this interesting subject at the Man
chester Presbyterian church on next Tues
day night. The proceeds will so towards
the building fund OF that church.
Year: 1872

CHEESE SOLD AT AUCTIoN.-In the Police
Court Yesterday about thirty pounds of confs
Gated cheese was sold at auction after the ad.
iournment of the court. Acolored bidder lie
came the purchaser at fourteen cents per
pound.
Year: 1872

We have sufficient faith in the
ers, and in their capacity to under
staud and appreciate what really
concerns heir own immediate inter
ests, to believe they will not need any
explanation Of our reasons tor the
prominence we give the q estioa OF
Protection to American industry.
But still it may not be out of place
to say, that it is because the welfare
of the workingman Of this nation Is
so absolutely dependent upon and
interviewer with our manufacturing
industry. That great interest, giving
direct employment to two millions
Of operatives and direct support to
ten millions five hundred thousand
people, was breathea into life, and is
fed and sustained, by Protection.
That policy has been, and must con
tinue to be, the very breath of life
OF our laboring classes. In adsocat-
ing 1t we are influenced tar more by
our regard for the laborer than
the manufacturer. The capitalist
can live without manufacture; the
workingman can't live without labor.


Our doctrine is, direct Protection
to labor, with. incidental Protec-
ton to manufactures that is, we
are for Protection first, because it is
necessity to the labormg man, and
next, because it builds up system
of industry that creates demand
for labor, insures it a legitimate re-


ward, and helps to elevate it to the
high and digniied position it de-
serves as the creator OF all wealth
and the basis of all enterprise. Dem.
agogues only assert that Protection
is invented tor the sole benefit OF
the rich and TO keep down the poor.
! Labor would have been reduced to
the ten cent standard once advocated
by Mr.. Buchanan, which was then
its average reward "lhroaghoat the
world" but for that Protective poll
cy which has SO diversified, and ele-
waited, and dignified it in this country;
and our workingmen would have
been on the same low level as those
of Spain, Austria, and Ireland
These are our reasons tor devoting
SO much time to illustrate the benfits
of Protection to the American work
ingmen,-[MsW Natipaas Era.
Year: 1872

They are laughing in the meadow,
They are smiling in the dell
Upon the woody hill-tops
The blue-eyed beauties dwell
And unto those who love them


pleasant tale they tell
They speak Of sunny weather.
OF birds and babbling brooks,
OF walks within the forest glens,
And rest within its hooks,
And many dreamy fancy


Recorded not in books.
From fallen leaves and withered
They mischievously peep,
And laugh at Later fowcrs
Unawakenea from their sleep,
While tenderiy they guard them,


And loving vigil keeps.
In modest maiden beauty
Some blush along the way,
While others feck the meadows,
Or by the fountains stray,
In white or blue habiliments


To greet the April day.
They seem at frolic ever,
Now hiding from my sight,
And then together clustering
As ifin half alright
Yet conscious of their holiday,


And happy in the light.
No other coming flowers
To me are dear as they,
Of those that bloom in April,
Or in the genial May
would that thus to comfort me


They evernore would stay
Fer tales of vanished childhood
To me they sweetly sing,
And to the fading memory
They recolectious bring
Of home and loving faces


A precious offering.
Unplucked leave them growing
Full thick about my feet;
cannot call them downward
From out their fair retreat
No refuge has the city


For anyth ng so sweet.
The story tha. they tell me
OF pleasure and content,
OF hope and trusting conf lence
However faith is bent
This lessonI can bear away


To teach it they were sent


L Atdine for Arr'i.
Year: 1872

RoREBY ITEMS. The factories at this place
are quite busy and plenty Of steady work can al
ways be obtained by those who are willing to
work


The rain Of Sunday night was exceedingly
heavy in this section and washed the road 30
badly that 1t will need considerable repairs at
once. No serious damage was done except the
heavy road washings.


Among the names mentioned for the Office Of
Assessor for tins hundred is that of John Wood,
the amisble druggist and postmaster at this
place. While he does not push his claims at all,
there are many OF his neighbois who, knowing his
fitness for the position. are very ANXIOUS that he
shall secure the nomination and election.
Year: 1872

o, Thar 1 WERE BEAUTIFUL! is the un-
spoken wish of thousands of women to whom
nature has denied the charm of a pure, fresh
transparent complexion To crafty this wish
HAGANs MAGNOLIA BALM was introduced
The cosmetics of the day had been pronounced
poisonous by the most distinguished chemists,
and it was also found that their ultimate effect
was to wither the skin as wellYas to paralyze
the external nerves. The ladies hailed with de-
light the advent of a healthful, herbal and
floral preparation capable of imparting to their
faces, necks and arms porcelain smoothness
and tings like that of the finest oriental
pearl They soon discovered that it was
new thing under the san" Incompatible and
unapproachable. Unquestionably the MAO
SoLIA Balm has been the great toilet success
of the present century. m13-eod1w&w1t
Year: 1872

The Commonwealth says that on the very
day of his marriage letter was received by
Postmaster Skinner at Amherst, charging
Count Mitkiewiez with obtaining of gen.
tleman at Omaha the cash for draft for e24O
on London bank, which draft turns out to
be forgery.
Year: 1872

Answer to correspondent, "Orator''-
1t will not be absolutely necessary-though
the omission may be noticeable-to state that
sit is the proudest moment of your life,"
when you rise to make speech and have
nothing to say and great difficulty in ex-
pressing it.
Year: 1872

VOLCANIC ERUruoS, Dispatches this
morning announce that Vesuvius is in the
midst of another eruption. In view Of
this, the earthquakes in California and
Syria and tho eruption OF a volcano in
Mexico, it would seem that some cause Of
wise spread disturbance is at work in the
interior OF the earth. According toprece.
dent we should have q season Of storms.
floods and pestilence.
Year: 1872

EDITOR ENQUIRER When the Farmers Reunion was held at Litchfield, it was agreed that communications upon agri- cultural subjects should be sent to the the Litchfeld papers for publication.

 Whether any have been published or not l canrot say. I have seen none, and thinking that the long winter evenings may pass away and nothing said, I ven- ture to send few lines in regard to our lands, that the drouths have denuded of grass. As farmers meet each other, the great question between them is, what shall we do with our lands One says,, two years ago paid $20 for the seed, I put on yonder field, and now there is very little grass there. Must go through the same process sf seeding as before, and run my chances for success again? I answer, yes sir, only there is more than one way of doing it. The land has lain two years idle, the top of it badly sun-burnt, w1Ifcn needs to be mixed up with the rest of the soil.

 It is not necessary to put on any crop but grass. If the land is remote from the manure heap get same special fertilizer, such as bone, phosphate, guano, or what ever will best suit the land blow and till we'll in May, and stock with grass alone, putting on at least twelve quarts of the seed you most prefer, with the fertilizer

 Seeding early the young grass gets a strong foothold before the drouth comes on, then there is no crop growing above it to keep it sickly and weak, to be killed out by exposure when the crop comes of. It is poor policy to reduce land with gratn and then expect large crops of grass. If the land is near the barn and can be ma- nured, summer fallow and SOW rye in August, manure we'll and stock with grass and nine times out of ten you will be suc- cessful with both grain and grass, the ma- nure being spread evenly and narrowed in the rye. t. ."

 Now will some one tell us what is tine most profitable crop to raise on the farm. .H -.t s.--. F. ScoTr.

 Bethlehem. Conn. rr.- t.
Year: 1872

We pegret tO notice that the Danbury Daily News suspended publication on Sat urslzy. It was only tried as an expert Elent and as far as circulation went was a sneeess. but its advertising patronage was insufficient to warrant it's continuance.
Year: 1872

The Tamniany Sachems and the Tam many General Committee have had con- test for possession of Tammany Hall, which was fitly settled by an injunction 0t I&mmany Judge Barnard in favor of the tier. How much is the goodwill of thzt concern supposed to be worth?
Year: 1872

The Catholic Total Abstinence Union hold national convention at Baltimore on the 22d of February. We believe that there are several Catholic TemperanceSo- cieties in this county and that they are doing much good. There is no class of our population that suffers so seriously from the use of intoxicating drinks as the Irish immigrants. Every town should have its Catholic Total Abstinence Socie-
Year: 1872

GENEVA, Septenber SIT is rumored here
that the Board of Arbitration has awarded TO
the United States damages 10 the amount OF
three million i've hundred thousand pounds.
A dinner was given TO the arbitratOrs by The
city of Geneva last night. II was most
satisfactory affair. MT. Carteret, on the
behalf Of his fcllow-citizens, declared


that the presence of the arbitrators was an


honor to Geneva, and he hoped that all ma
tions would follow the example of England
and the United States in Settling their differ
ences through peaceful appeal 70 reason and
Justice. Count Sclopis replied with words OF
praise for the city OF Geneva. He took occa-
Independence for the country, whose friend
he was proud to have been, and added that
Geneva was doubly dear to him as the birth
place OF the mother Of that great statesman.