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Year: 1875

To the Editor Of The Tribune.


SIR: What an excellent paper is The TRIB-
USE! Take todays issue. for instance. came near not
buying it, thinking that this the day after hod
day it would not be likely to contain much that would
read But stepped into the bought THE
TRIBUNE, and found that it contained more OF what
wanted to read than could read during my hours jour
ney. Besides the news it contained interesting foreign
and domestic correspondence. Let me thank you for
publishing good paper. / believe THE TRIBUNE,
everything but editorials is the best paper in the
world. The editorials well written-beter written
than those Of any other NcwYork paper but they
treat the currency question fairly You always speak OF
the advocates Of greenback circulation being dsh0n
est such advocates may be in error but they not dis
honest. honest to the greenback theory,
and believe your theory will, II carried out eventually
establish OF all dcspOtsmsa money despOtsm.
Yet believe you honest in maintaining such the
ory, know you publish (as have sadi the best
paper in the world. n. ID,


Nelc York, Nov. 70, 1875.
Year: 1875

To the Editor Of The Tribune.


SIR Why not put in book form your editorial
happy thoughts, such "Giying Thanks" The value
OF Monuments" The Old Folks at Home" and many
others OF equal worth They really too entertaining
and instructive to lose To many who do not keep HE
OF newspapers, and to whom THE TRIBUNE has become
an old and valued friend, they would bo valuable SOU
yenir Our torpid moral vers need Just such snuants
occasionally, and you Will be doing humanity great
good n you put In convenient shape for regular ana
constant use quantity Of your heathnl. moral arpe
tiers" CONSTANT READER.


Nelo- York. Nov. &c, 1875.
Year: 1875

The place under Pier No. 80 North River,
used by Dodd's Express Company for storage, dis
covered to be on ro yesterday The property was dau
eged about 500 Tho fire is believed TO have been
caused by spark from canalboat lying at the pier
Year: 1875

Last weeks communication fell short consid-
erably in detailing the destructive power Of the
storm that visited in part the towns OF Nasa
and Goodhue: our statement at that time was
made from an interview with Mr.. J. A. Ander-
son, since which, we have seen other persons
from different localities all agreeing that it was
the most terrible storm of wind, hail and rain,
that has ever visited that section of our county.
In the northern part Of Vasa it assumed all the
properties Of hurricane, filing the air with
bundles of wheat. when coming in contact with
stacks unbinding the same and literally thresh-
ing it clean the deluge of rain following the
hail filed the ravines and low lands to reple-
ton, in one instance moving stack of wheat
containing hundred bushels OF more, nearly
half mile, and placing it on an adjoining
farm leaving it intact.
Year: 1875

About o'clock yesterday (23), as Mr.. S. H.
Haynes was passing to his place Of business on
Plumb st. between Sd and At sts., he encoun-
tered a rattlesnake on the side walk directly
in front of a blacksmith shop he very speedily
tigate s.where the critter come FROM nothing
definite however, was reveal d: the only solu-
ton of this extraordinary visit is, that just be
fore the discovery Of the snake, a load OF hay
had been unloaded nearly opposite. where he
was found. and the general impression Is that
he awaited himself Of the opportunity OF soft
and easy ride to see our city, the hay having
like
Year: 1875

of this place lake City is desirous, ow-
ing to i'll health, to dispose Of his business
and good will, and in this connection we
wish to say that he has, by industry and
fair dealing. built up the best business in
this valley in his line [saddlery and har-
ness. He keeps the best and largest stock


between St. Paul and Winona. This is a


good opening for some wide awake business


man 57-tf
Year: 1875

But if lying, constant, habitual, downright,
unblushii1g lying, lying when it may do
good and where it will do harm, lie direct and
lie circumstantial, lie in attack and lie in de
fence, lie for sheer love OF lying, is concom-
mitsnt and ear mark Of wisdom, no one will
call Brother Donnelly relation OF ours. -Neac
UIn1 Herald.


Thank you, old fellow. If that's the
kind of man you are, we don't
want to be mistaken for q relation of
yoIlrS
Year: 1875

Wednesday was busy day with the politl-
clans of Hennepin county and at times any
thing but harmony reigned in Harmonic Hall
and many delegates were not little dissatls-
fed with the Republican ticket But at the
Clark House where Republican and Democlat,
Independent and Liberal made their home, the
create st harmony prevailed and no dlssatisiac-
ton wasexpressed. Every one fought ms poltl-
cal differences. In the generous hospitality Of
the house, nothing but congenla.ity and social
good feeling could reign there; for the charm
of home comfort which is always found at TINS
excellent hotel is sufficiently potent to drive
awav dull care and smooth out the wrinkles q.
party perplexltes and dissppointments; GOOD
rooms, good society, good tab.e, good order


and regularity are all good inducements to
strangers to try the Clark House the best and
cheapest hotel in Minneapolis.
Year: 1875

the case on the ground of newly discOy'
cred evidence.


To this Judge Nelson stated that he
would like to hear what the defense had
to say about it.


Mr.. Evara replied that they had moth
ing to say in the matter.


Judge Nelson said that there was no
necessity for fixing q time and place to
hear the motion. As no objection was
raised by the other side, and that II the
afFidayits which counsel said he had to
sustain the application were given him
he would examine them andgive his de-
cision tomorrow before he began his
charge.


The aiIidayits were then passed up to
his Honor and Court adjourned,
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The comp.
troller Of the currency received a tele-
graph dispatch today from the prcsi-
dent of the National Gold balk and
Trust Company of San Francisco, in
forming him that the bank had gone
into voluntary liquidation.
Year: 1875

Headache is complaint of very CON-
mon occurrence. Some persons are hard
ly every free from il, while others are af-
ficted with it periodically. There are few
diseases with which headache does NOT
occur automatically, and it is prom
nent symptom ir all fevers and in6am-
nation and in many nervous complaints.
1t occurs alphabetically, either from
weakness or exhaustion of the nerve
power of the brain, or from a disordered
state of the digestive apparatus. Some
times the pain extends over the whole
head, with sense of heaviness. and the
sight is often dim, and the hearing dull
ard the memory defective This is pro-
duced by irregular circulation of blood
in the head, by mental exertion or by
violent mental passion. Headaches arise
from so many different causes, that it is
in many cases very difficult to cure, and
sometimes il battles the skill of the very
best physicians. To cure headache you
must remove the cause.


Not unfrequently it is a difficult mat
ter TO ascertain the cause, and after you
have learned il you may not be able to
cure the patient. The pains are nearly
as various as the causes. Bilious head
ache, or such as arise from disordered
condition of the stomach, usually affects
one side of head only, most commonly
over one eye, and increases TO an acute
and often throbbing pain 1t is often
accompanied with feeling of sickness
and vomiting, producing languor and
depression of spirits. Rheumatic head
ache is commonly caused by exposure
to cold, and the pain is of a shifting ma
ture, shooting from point to point, and
is felt most at night. All kinds of rem
edies have been used for headache. For
headache arising from a weak stomach,
bitter tonic is usually prescribed,
among the favorite medicines, and one
that very frequently proves effective If
persevered in a month or two or three
is "quassia," the wood and bark of a
plant that grows in some parts of South
America, and was prescribed by a negro
az specific. The chips are soaked in
water, and few sips of the bitter water
are taken three or four times a day.
Where the headache proceeds from ner-
vous irritability, soothing and strength
ening measures and outdoor exercise are
to be adopted. In some cases of head
ache cold applications to the head,
leeches to to the temple, or cupping of
the back of the neck, with spare diet
and active aperients are effective. A
very fruitful cause of headache is bad
habiis-being out late at night and over
loading the stomach with food and
Liquids of various kinds. Some persons
are afflicted with pains in the head when
ever they drink malt or spirituous liquors
to excess. To keep in good health and
mental vigor a person should be indus
trious and regular IN his habits.
Year: 1875

In "Jaunt in Japan" by Mr.. Bas-
sett, of the United States Navy, We find
the following interesting account Of a
statue of Buddha: Threading the mar
row streets our guide led us up deep
wooded ravine by broad, leafy path.
Suddenly there burst upon our view one
of the most remarkable works of man
that il has been my fortune TO see. Sc
curely embowered in the tall trees, in
sight of the waves of the Pacirc, is
erected an enormous statue, in bronze,
of Buddha, the Japanese divinity. 1t
is in a sitting posture, with the arms
resting in the lap in front. and is fifty
feet in height from the stone platform
to which fight of nine stone steps
leads. Around the head are rows Of
enormous cookie shells, exemplifying
the tradition that these animals shelter
ed the divinity from the heat Of the sun.
As an art expression Of the ideal, the
execution is wonderful. The typical
state of complete rest and contempla-
tion, which all good Buddhists hope TO
attain, is we'll suggested in the majestic
repose of this colossal statue. OF all
the wonderful works of this curious
people this is the most remarkable. To
get an idea of it's comparative size, we
climbed the front of the image, and
stood in the palms of the hands. The
tallest of our partSwas hardly longer
than the thumb of the hand exposed to
viewi From this station we could see
the bay four miles away.
Year: 1875

A Melbourne widower, with something
of a family and a goodly bank account
advertised for wife over o fctious sig-
nature. Several answers were received,
among which was one shat particularly
pleased him. The chirography was de-
licate and graceful, the language chaste,
and the signature, like his own, fictitious.
After brief and mutually agreeable
correspondence, a time and place were
agreed upon for meeting. At the ap-
pointed hour the gentleman was waiting
in a private parlor at certain fashiona-
BILE hotel. and shortly afterward lady
entered, thickly vailed. She came in
trembling. and did not venture to look
up until she voice of the gentleman, in
respectful greeting, fell upon the ear. at
which she Started convulsively, raised
her eyes to the face of her swain, and
then uttered q suppressed cry-a cry the
tone Of which struck upon the gentle
mans ear with a sound not unfamiliar.
He lifted the vail and looked npon the
scared face of his own daughter, whom
he had supposed industriously pursuing
her studies at school in a town some
distance westward from Melbourne.
The young lady has since been installed
as house keeper in the paiernal mansion
and her papa is not likely to sdyertirs
for . wife again until his daughter d
married.
Year: 1875

One of the most remarkable birds we
we have ever seen or heard of is now
in the possession Of J. z. Conant Of this
city. The bird is an Australian magpic,
and was brought TO this country by a
brother Of Mr.. Conant only a short time
ago. The biped is very sagacious, and
knows almost as well as q human being
when people are speaking about her, and
will give evidence of it by cooking her
head in listening attitude and giving
vent to her satisfaction or displeasure in
peculiar cries or words.


Yes, words for a magpie can give the
best parrot we ever heard points and
then beat her talking.


Her vocabulary is quite large, and she
frequently asioniahes the family with her
peculiar use of il. She Ia quite tame
never flying from the house. and will
play hide and coop almost any hour oi
the day with certain members Of the
family.


A pugnacions disposition does the
bird also posseSs, and woe be tide the un
fortunate feline or canine that gets into
the yard where the bird ia. for she car
whip ten times her weight Of either ami
mails. Her amusing ticks and tall
would All q volume. II Ia needless :,
say the bird 10 highly prised, and Ia
owner could scarcely be induced TO par
With it.
Year: 1875

IrTOEA tnS Atlaut1c mummy u


While we know, thus far, compare
lively little of the exact causes of dis
ease, our knowledge at least points to
certain perfectly well-established truths.
One of these is that man cannot live in
an atmosphere that is tainted by exhal-
ations from putrefying organic matter,
without danger of being made sick
sick unto death. It is true that not all
of those who live in such atmosphere
either fall sick or die from its effects;
but il is also true that not all who go
into battle are shot down. In both
cases they expose themselves to dangers
from which their escape il a matter Of
good fortune. Fewer would be ehot If
none went into battle, and fewer would
die of disease if none were exposed to
poisoned air. Our adaptability ia great,
and we accustom ourselves TO Withstand
the attacks of an infected atmosphere
wonderfully well; but for all that, we
are constantly in the presence of the
danger, and though insensibly resisting,
are too often insensibly yielding to it.
Some, with less power TO resist, or ex-
posed to q stronger poison, or finally
weakened by long exposure. fall sick
with typhoid fever, or some similar dis
ease that springs directly from putrid
infection. OF these. 8 portion die; the
community loses their services. and it
sympathizes with their friends in mourn
ing that, "in the wisdom of kind bnt
inscrutable Providence, it has been
found necessary TO remove them from
cur mifst."


In tLis way we blandiy impose upon
Divine Providence the responsibility Of
our own shortcomings. The victims Of
typhoid fever die, not BY the act OF
God, but by the act of man; they are
poisoned 70 death by infections that are
due to mans ignorance or neglect.
Year: 1875




Why should we assume the Peruvian
traditions of the lost mines of the Incas
TO be so untrue, or smile because we are
told that the Ashantees know where TO
find gold in quantities? Why not? The
California gold was known a century
before it was found. and unless geology
is all wrong, the Yankees have not got
hold of the richest section, which is in
Lower California, yet. The Turks mu-t
own and neglect endless mines-Rome of
them, il tradition is not all self-begot-
ten, mines of gold-and there is all
Southern Asia 10 be ransacked by the
curious. Where, before maritime enter
prise began, did all the silver and copper
and lead in those vest countries come
from? The people of India were two
hundred millions before the fifteenth
century, and used and boarded silver
and copper in several forms, and lead.
and where did they get them? There
are no silver mines open now in India.
They are working gold diggings in
Wynaad on a system which indicates. if
not with certainty. at least with high
degree of probability, that they have
reached the "reefs," and have only found
some ancient deposits washed down
from them. There are all manner of
minerals in the Malayan Peninsula, and
indeed throughout the Eastern Archi-
pelagO, which, for want of civilized
methods OF working, return nobody any
thing worth having. Would not copper
be worth searching for in those regions,
by men who remember that If they can
only find any metal worth working,
there is the bonndless reservoir of China
close at hand to draw their labor from
Discoveries of tin in the Archipelago
have half ruined Cornwall, and there
may be much more than tin the exist
ence of which geologists could predicate
with certainty. Even leaving aside
gold as a tempting but illusive metal,
metal, which rouses local cupidity too
much, where are the places in Southern
Asia, and especially in India, where
copper ought to exist?
Year: 1875

A kind hearted lady was once reprov-
ed quite sharply by-a friend for giving
money to a stranger, who seemed to be
very poor, and asked charity in the
streets. Suppose he spent the money
for rum," said the suspecting and Gen.
serious friend. The qnick and generous
answer was, "If you must suppose at all,
why not suppose that he had spent the
money for bread2 Why suppose what ia
evil about any one when you are nj lib
er.y to suppose what IL good and noble2'


That lady had the true Christian spirit
Year: 1875

ine WORK on the Iloer-Creek Sewer.


The construction Of the Tiber-creek sewer has
been completed all the way from Maryland ave-
nue. down to the James-creek canal, with the ex-
eeption OF the connection under the track OF the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad, where II crosses
near Virginia avenue. There seems to have been
an oversight on the part Of some one In locating
the outlet OF this sewer exactly IN the middle OF
South Capitol street, which crosses It at an
acute angle. The improvement Of this street is
not very far distant In the future, as the work Of
grading IL has already been commenced In the
neighborhood Of the Capitol The sewer should
be extended at least two hundred feet further
south, where the outlet would be constructed on
the line Of South Capitol street.
Year: 1875

1t was near O'Clock last Saturday morning
when Mr.. Charles Edwards visited the Third
precinct station (Georgetown1 and reported that
he had discovered q colored man lying on the
canal road, above the College grounds, sppa.
rently seriously Injured. Sergeant Buell. at once
proceeded to the spot ana found that It was Smith
Frey who was hurt The wound extended from
the forehead SIX inches back the length OF the
head. The frontal base was broken and the brain
exposed. He was conveyed to the station house
and Dr. Appleby Was called in, who pronounced
ts that he fell over from the top OF an old quarry
at that place and had been lying there some time


terneon and then died. The coroner was notified


and after viewing the body decided that his death
Year: 1875

In the palace car A nerica has made
a great improvement upon the ordina-
ry passenger car. butthere is no reason
why our wealthy people should not
make as notable advance upon the pal
ace car. That is, in the direction of
private railroad coaches, built and e.
quipped for and owned by an individ-
ual or family for personal accommoda-
ton, like 4 carriage or yacht. In
such car fashionable family desir-
Gus OF making long summer tour
would find ample room for kitchen,
dining room, dresSing-room, drawing
room and library or smoking-room,
and with their own cook and atten.
dants, their own silver and linen.
with all the comfort and exclusiveness
ofhome, could voyage in luxery liter
ally whe,e they would, at an expense
not materially considering
the advantages, really less-than is in
volved in tie eordinary manner oftravel-
ling. They would experience nohe of
the worry OF getting up TOR early trains
or sitting up for late ones of finding
every desirable berth taken in the
sleepng-car, Of transporting and un.
packing score of trunks at every
stopping place ; Of being crowded and
poisoned in hotels. Rising refreshed


fom sound nights sleep to breakfast
at their own table, with the train at
rest Or rushing along. the days nesti
nation being reached they could step
from .helr family parlor into a carr iage
and "do' the sights leisurly, returning
at night to find dinner awaiting them
and to 90 to pleasant dreams, whence
they would waken next worning to
find themselves 200 miles sway, with
the next pleasure-haunts on the pro,
gramme brought to their front doors.
Every great railway magnate does this
nowadays, and daily a brnal party or
family hires Car to travel in this
sumptuous manner. Then why not
go one step further and construct such
for ones self and employ them en- per-
mnnenc.? They can be as luxurious


y fitted and tastefully decorated as
ones own coupe or barouche, and fur
nish opportunities even more gratyfy-
ing for the display Of the owners mon
Ogram and somebody cess arms.
Should ever the system advocated by
the Western railroad reformers of Mr..
Palmers school come into vogue and
and the railway be declared public
highways like turnpike roads, over
which any one may claim passage for
his vehicle on a payment of a certain
toll, this 1ort Of travelling will be sure
to become fashionablt-in ed. gener-
al--among our wealthy people. Even
under existing circumstances there is
no reason why rich family about to
spend the summer in Colorado or Can
ada should not order the palace-car
to be at the station at 5,15 to morrow.
in the same tone with which they
would command the carriage to be at
the door at a given hour for IN airing
in the park.
Year: 1875

The Union League, so long mac
tive, has length held a "Secret meet
ing" and taking pains that its Goipgs
shall be published far and wide. This
conference is announced as only pre-
liminary to a larger convention. ct
which the policy Of the party shall be
more formally determined; but it is
not without interest to learn that the
secret conclaye proposes to get speed
lily at work to ''keep the colored voters
Of the South from the contaminating
influence of the Democrats This is
worthy and congenial work for those
whom the late Horace Greeley some
what discourteously styled "b.ock
heads but it is one in which labor is
evidently needed, The contamination
Of Democracy has indeed spread CON
siderably as the colored voters have
grown in intelligence and self conf
dence, In Mississippi they protest
against the Republican color-line
which divides them from the offices.
In Virginia they denounce the Presi-
dent as scornfully indifferent to their
claims for Federal appointments; and
throughout the South the experience
of the Freedmen's Bank, the failure of
the Georgia insuwectior, and other
misadventures into which they have
been lead by gentlemen Of the Union
League set, have in measure opened
their eyes t. the situation. There is
no help but in arousing the old hoStil-
ity Of race against race, and thia the
V"ion League proposes to do But
y !,h the failure of the bloody shirt
business at the North, the prospect of
reviving the policy of hatred at the
South is not so brilliant as when the
Union League was more of q power
than it now is.
Year: 1875

DIRECTIONS FOR KILLING FLIES.
Deeming it to be the duty of every one
to give to the world any valuable in
formation which he may possess; | here
by cheerful!y give to poor afflicted hu-
manity the benefit OF my great discov-
cry. viz: process for exterminating
the house fly.


Firstly. catch your fly. Be sure you
do that, otherwise this information
will be given in vain. Suddenly, douse
him into barrel of Crotn water, head
downward. Thirdly, lay him in the
sun to dry, but mind you put brick
upon him to hold him down. After
one hour and a half of the drying pro.
cess has elapsed comes tourthly, take
him out and with camels hair pencil
give him coat of shelac varnish,
which will so securely tasten his wings
down that he cannot exlricat1 himself
from your grasp.


This done half the battles won, and
then comes Filthy, lay him en- q large
smooth rock, "ten by twelve feet cubic
measure is the best stand him on one
end so that the effect may prove the
more disastrous. Then let another
rock of equal dimensions be suspended
directly above, and at the report of
cannon cut the rope-down comes the
rock and your fly is dead. This pro.
cess is slow but sure.


n. B.-Females may be treated in
the same manner as the males.
Year: 1875

REV. DIR. BETnUNE was holding d.
vine service in a log school-house in
Name while on Il summer fishing ex
cursion. In speaking of it afterward
he said "Just as pronounced the
beEediction a man arose and said that
he had lost fust rate jack knife that
if any member of that congregation
had found it he wished the would
just sing out"