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Year: 1875

The work of deepening and other
wise improving the channel at the
mouth of the Mississippi river by
the Jetty system, is progressing sue
cessfully. The depth Of the channel
has already been doubled.
Year: 1875

Instances are of daily occurrence show.
ing the suferings which misers will un-
dergo rather than diminish their hoard
one penny. Brooklyn furnishes re-
markable case in point. A man was
discovered by the police officers there
lying in an almost empty room on the
third floor of wretched tenement house.
His clothing was in rags, he had rags for
covering, the room was filthy and
almost destitute of furniture, and the
man was dying OF starvation. lie was
charitably removed To the hospital.
There were two bank books in his pockets,
showing that he had on deposit in savings
banks the sum of 81 $50. A search of
the room in which be had lived was
made, and there were found, slowed away
in AN old closet, a silver watch and sew
eral gold and silver coins. During the
past year. it was ascertained, the miser
had subsisted ON bread aud water which
he had begged from the other tenants.
Rather than spend a cent, after being
overtaken by sickness, he was willing to
die Of starvation.
Year: 1875

Tnr recent discovery of extensive coal
deposits in California will add much 10
the prosperity of the state in more ways
than one. Last year the sum of ten
million dollars was paid for iron, which
cost half as much more for transportation
from Eastern and foreign factories.
Year: 1875

MARX TWAIN, they say, is lending
money at sixteen per cent. Twain was
formerly popular humorist, but he got
rich in one way and another, and ceased
to be funny. A man can not be thrifty
and a humorist, too. Artemus Ward
died just in the nick Of time Just as
people were beginning to sppreeiate the
music that MA. in him, and pay him for
making il. Mark Twain might have
kept up his reputation as humorist


he had died two years ago, but 1t Ia too
late now. II will not help him 10 die.
Year: 1875

"DEsERTrD by all except his bobtailed
dog, his life went slowly out as the shad-
ows Of the setting sun cIept over the
front stoop of Darling's grocery" is the
way they express themselves in Georgia.
Year: 1875

Last evening about eight o'clock
ruffian named Refugio Vejar went
into Spanish house on San Pedro
street, near Eighth, while the propri-
etor was irrigating in the garden,
knocked his wife down with club and
committed brutal outrage on her
person. On the recovery of her senses
the woman resisted the ruffian and
finally secured large knife, with
which she gave the man a severe cut
across the face and head, and then fled.
The villain then secured the knife and
bid defiance to the husband and neigh
bors who had assembled, and held
them at bay until the arrival of Off
GERS Benitos and Alfred Carrillo, who
had been promptly dispatched to the
scene by the Marshal. He is now in
Jail awaiting the action of the author
tiles. He is communicative, re-
fusing to give any statement of his
beastly conduct. 1t is to be hoped
that this man will be made to feel that
this crime is almost as great q one as
murder. Crimes of this character are
increasing in our midst, and such
scoundrels must receive prompt pun
ishment.
Year: 1875

Half Of all ordinary diseases would
be banished from civilized life and
dyspepsia become almost unknown il
everybody would eat but thrice dav
at regular times and not an atom be.
tween meals, the interval not being
less than FIVE hours, that being the
time required to digest . full meal
and pass it out OF the stomach.


If . person eats between meals the
process Of digestion Of the food al
ready in the stomach is arrested un.
til the last which has been eaten is
brought into the condition Of the
former meal, Just as If water is boil
ing and ice put in the whole ceases
to boil until the ice is melted and
brought to the boiling point and then
the whole hollis together.


But it is the law of nature that all
food begins to decay, to rot, after
exposure to heat and moisture for Z
certain time. If . meal 10 eaten and
in two hours another, the whole re-
mains undigested for several hours,
before which time the ro,tening pro-
cess commences and the man has his
stomach full of carrion-the very idea
Of which is horribly disgusting; but
that such is the case the unendurable
odor of the belching demonstrates.


As, then, all the food in the stom-
ach is in rotten condition, in state
Of fer,nentive decay, it becomes un-
fit for the purposes of nutrition and
making pure blood in the whole
body; hence the nerves, which feed
on this impure and imperfect blood,
are not properly nourished, and, as a
consequence, become diseased. They
complain they are hungry-and like
hungry man they are peevish, fret
ful, restless. We call it nervousness,
and no one ever knew a dyspeptic
who was not restless, 6dge,y, fretful
and essentially disagreeabls and un-
certain.


The stomach is made up Of num-
her of muscles, sll Of which are
brought into requisition in the pro-
cess of digestion. But no muscle
can work always. The busy heart is
in state Of perfect repose one-third
Of its time. The eye can wink twice
in second, but this could not be
continued FIVE minutes. The hands
and feet must have rest, and SO with
the muscles OF the stomach; they can
only rest when there is no work for
them to do--no food in the stomach
to digest. Even at FIVE hours inter
val, and clting thrice day, they are
kept cons. antly at work from break
fast until the last meal is disposed Of,
usually ten o'clock at night. But
multi,udes eat heartily till within an
lour Of bedtime; thus, while the
other portions of the body are at
rest, the stomach is kept laboring un-
til almost daylight, and made to be-
gin again at breakfast time. Nc
wonder is it that the stomach is worn
out-has lost its power of action.
Many girls become dyspeptic before
they are out of their teens in conse-
quence of their being about the
house and nibbling at everything
they Law their eyes on that is good to
eat.--Uaips journal.
Year: 1875

THE PRESIDENTS CoNUNDRUM.-
President Grant asks in his late special
message to Congress, "What is there
to prevent each of the States recently
readmitted to federal relations on GER
tain conditions from changing their
constitutions and violating their pied
ges if this action in Arkansas is ac-
quiesced ing" That Is a conundrum
which Congress may be yet studying.
If State sees fit to change its constitu-
tion, providing it does not depart from
a republican form of government, what
is to prevent it? General Grant seems
to suggest as the true answer-bayonets
his favorite solvent for all political
problems. The only way to prevent
State from changing its constitution
is for majority of the people of the
State to be against it. The President
seems to be of opinion that the United
States government can interfere and
prevent States governments from
changing their constitutions. His
language does not admit of any other
construction. Such suggestion eyi-
noes very little comprehension of the
structure and principles of the govern
nent.-Balt. Sun.
Year: 1875

THE BRooKLYHITRs. -" Decidedly,
says tine New York Times. those people
over in Brooklyn are queer set. ANY,
body who reads the strange letters they
have written to each other from time to
time, and hears of the way in which
they slobbered over each others shoul-
ders whenever they met must be half
inclined to think that some form OF in
sanity had broken out among them" To
be sure; but the Times will net remem-
ber that this is the same queer set" Of
crazy fanatics who sent Old John Brown
to Kansas and Virginia to make war on
the people; and preached and printed in
favor of furnishing him with Sharpe s
rifles with which to shoot the poor far
mers in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry.
The result of which was the war and all
the dreadful consequences which result
ed therefrom. Is it any wonder that the
devil should now provoke the Plymouth
Saints to torment each otherp Both sets
are so deeply involved that it is believed
NO jury will be able to determine which
is the most guilty.
Year: 1875

PROBABILITIES.


For the Middle States, falling baro-
meter, higher temperature. cloudy
weather, and possible rain or snow.


WHILE the press in general does not
commend the execration of Ben. Butler
in Congress by John Young Brown, us
proceeding strictly within the line Of
parliamentary usage. the sentiment is
Butler was true to the life, and that the
features were exceedingly ugly.


The President has signed the bill for
the relief of the settler in the distric
rayaged by the grasshoppers.
Year: 1875

A DASprHr girl received porous
plaster in gorgeous envelope bearing a
monogram. About 10 o'clock that night
the owner OF that monogram. standing
before his fire. preparatory TO applying
remedy TO his chest. tainted deni away
on drawing from a paper q mass OF
paper, notices and flowers. There was
NO are in the parlor sunday evening
Year: 1875

A certain faithful teacher determined,
in his school of twenty-six pupils, to stop
whispering entirely. Having forbidden
it, he made it his chief business one day
to watch for violations of his rule. He
observed one or two only. On the next
day, there was scarcely an offense; and,
OH the third, he gave special attention,
but perceived none at all. He deter
mined to make thorough work; he had
devoted himself three days to the ac-
complishment of his purpose, and he
flattered himself that he had succeeded.
But, determined to leave no chance for
doubt, at the close of school on the third
day, he passed to each pupil small slip
of paper, and requested each one who
had whispered that day to put certain
mark on this paper. The pupils name
was not to appear on this paper, the OBJ
iect being not to catch the offenders, but
to furnish testimony to the success OF the
attempt. The teacher Immediately col
lected the papers, but thought it prudent
not to examine them until he was alone.
When he reached his room and made the
examination, he found that only twenty
five out of twenty-six, according to theil
testimony, had whispered that day! This
story has moral; in fact it has several


but we leave our readers to make theil
own reflections.
Year: 1875

A mackerel was lately exhibited nj
Halifax, which was caught off the harbor
of that place, and which measures nine
feet in length, and weighs over five hun
dred pounds. After this England can
no longer hope to rival the New World
in discoveries. For long time IL was
question whether we should not win in
the race. We had succeeded in finding
the most ancient remnants of humanity /;
in the matter of Hints and spear-heads we
were far ahead of our transatlantic COM
petitors; even our fauna and flora were
held to be older than those of the
States; we were, in fact, jubilant and
full of hope. But our joy is prematurely
damped by this tremendous fish, for we
must acknowledge that nothing like that
has been discovered here. A mackerel
nine feet in length, and weighing over
five hundred pounds, is sight which the
eyes of English housewives will never
witness. And, always supposing that
the story is true one "a point on which
English piscicultors will take leave to
express a little doubt the palm of supc


riority must clearly be handed over to
America. Skeletons of ichthyosduri and
plcsioeauri, like these lately brought tt
light, after this will count for but little
unless we can at the same time discover
some extant creature of the deep tina


will favorably compare with this newly


found monster.-English Paper.
Year: 1875

An unfortunate child died, not long
since, under circumstances which are
worthy the attention of women. About
three weeks previous to her death the
little girl underwent the operation of
having her cars pierced with stocking
needle. After the ears were pierced, two
earrings belonging to her mother were
put in them. A few days later blister
came behind one ear; then the jaws be-
gan to swell worse symptoms ensued,
and in few days she died. The medical
evidence was to the effect that death had
resulted from exhaustion consequent up
on the intense inflammation caused by
the piercing of the ears, and the jury
rendered verdict accordingly. VI
course, if women choose to have their
ears pierced, it would be impertinence
on the part of man to demonstrate against
the seli-inAicting torture; but there car
be no harm in suggesting that children
might be allowed to reach years of dis
cretion before they are called upon tt
follow the example of their elders ano
betters in this respect.
Year: 1875

Says a Washington correspondent: I,
saw General Fremont in the lobby of the
House, yesterday. He is now old and
bent his face is deeply chiseled by the
furrowing hand of time; his eyes are
slightly bleary; cheek bones stood out as
prominently as those of Sioux chief !;
iron gray whiskers, short and stubby,
closely trimmed down from the base of
his iawbone, grow upon his thin neck.
His dark hair is yet dark iron-gray, and
is worn quite long; it is combed well
forward, and hangs down in front of his
cars. A we'll worn beaver, set well back
upon his head bright scarlet comforter,
a gray tweed light overcoat, and a dark
suit Of undertaking, made up the gen
eral articles of his attire. He looks like
A whimsical, fussy old man, and little
like the hero of the Rocky Mountains
whose pictures during the presidential
campaign of 1856 always represented
him with long curls, in the garb of I
Western frontiersman, standing a pac'
from q fiery charger, breathing tn


smoke and fire of war. 1t is said Ere
mont Is trying to get some allowanc


from the government for his past service
! i'm the West.
Year: 1875

The following hints for the use of safes,
and of what should be put in them, are
vouched for by good authority. Avoid
fancy, colored inks, as they are more liza
BILE to be obliterated by heat when the
safe is under fire. The black inks are
better. Lead pencil will stand the heat
better than either, even when the paper
is burned black. Do not put the most
valuable account books at the sides of
the safe, as the heat coming from the
outside will affect them first. Crowd the
books from the sides to the center Of the
safe, for the purpose of making them
tight together, as in this condition they
will stand the heat much longer. Wood
drawers are preferable to iron for cash
boxes and for small valuable papers, n:
wood is a non-conductor of heat and
iron good conductor. Never use in
safe a leather wallet as receptacle fol
valuable papers, as boiling water, hea'
2l20, will crisp and curl it, convert i


into gluey substance, and destroy th'
papers. When safe has been unde


FIRE, send for an expert to open it.
Year: 1875

One day last week, while riding in one
of the cars down Ninth street, we were
witness to tall piece of Sparkling"
which was being INDUCED in by the
driver and pretty lassie passenger. 1t
was somewhat one-sidcd, however, for the
aforesaid lassic sweetened herself up by
sucking kiss candy, and passed to the
driver his interest in the stock, the kiss
verses. Several persons entered the car
en- route, and the driver, becoming some
what abashed, closed the door; but the
sucking little mink, nothing daunted,
would shove the door back, pass out an
other verse, and watch to sec what effect
IL would produce. II was amusing to the
occupants, quite, and they looked know
ingly at each other. We don't know the
young lady, and she may entertain the
idea that thisitem is given in a malicious
spirit because she did not make love tt


us, but she is earnestly assured that sucf
| is not the fact, for we are amarricd man
J we are Washington Critic.
Year: 1875




The Memphis Appeal, the fire-eating organ OF
West Tennessee, speaking of the prospective
Democratic nominations for 1876, remarks {:
Under no circumstances, however, should either
candidate be selected from the South. All that
IL needed to render Republican triumph GER
tain in 1876 is to nominate some rebel, seces-
sion Democrat, Confederate General for the
NIce-Presdency


The Blue Earth City (Minn.) Bee raises the
name of Chas. A. Dana as IT'D candidate for Pres
dent in 1876 The Bee flies high in its idea of
fitness


The Ohio Republicans will hold their State
Convention June 9. There seems little doubt
that Ben Wade will be nominated for Governor.


The rotten wood has been thrown away and
tie Republican party will be made as perfect as
can be expected in this imperfect world. The
only safe policy is for all good men to unite in
the maintenance of the policy and principles OF
the Republican party, and all talk about a new
party at this time is simply shallow nonsense.
thcdgo Tribune
Year: 1875

REPORTED ADpIcATroN BY THE EMPEROR.


PARIS, March 81.
The Bien Public says the Emperor of Brazil is
about to abdicate in favor Of the countess d Eu
his daughter, after which he will make tour of
Europe and make his home in the United States.
Year: 1875

A scALLAwAG shipped on board
the barque Camolet as carpenter
one day this week, and received
the snuglittle sum oft125 advance
pay. The next day he was not,
for during the night he betook him
self TO boat, not however, with
out his money, and left for parts
unknown. He was subsequently
found, however, and taken on
board the vessel.
Year: 1875

EVILS OF DRUMMNG.-The Jour
nal of Commerce publishes a long
letter setting forth the evil effects
of drumming, and says: g tits very
evident that the stamping out of
the system by our wholesale men
and large jobbers is an imperative
necessity. Those who steadily re-
fuse to countenance such sys-
TEN should organize together, and
make public the fact"
Year: 1875

A CARD appears elsewhere In
our columns to which we refer with
pleasure. 1t is that entitled Auction
eer." Mr.. Ginger, than whom there
is no more proficient man in his calling
OH the coast, is reliable gentleman,
and hence all those having goods to sell
from which they desire immediate re-
turns would do well to consult him.
Year: 1875

The Barnwell County Tax Union meets
on sales-day in November. At the meeting
delegates to the State Union, to meet during
the same month, are to be elected.


We should like to see this body revived.
Are other counties moving in the matter
The Tax Union can do much if it will take
hold Of things in earnest. But unless it
does that, it had better not meet at oil.
Year: 1875

TIE call for a Democratic mass-meet-
ing meets with very general favor. Ev-
|ery one says it is tae right thing to Go.
We trust proper prepsrstions for the
event will at once be made and that ey-
sery Democrat in Memphis will make it
Ihis business TO attend. 1t is al impor-
Eant that we have an executive commit


tee made up Of men Of good judgment


and good sense, who have no favorites
and are not likely to Use the party in


The interest Of cliques. To secure such
representative body, there should be as
! large an attendance on Saturday as the
p ppershouse will permit Of. By that time


Pvery one Of the wards ought 10 have a


Plub organized aud send up delegation


bn the occasion. Let us reorgauizs


thoroughly aud make q determined and
#Dargetic CANVASS
Year: 1875

THE Democracy Of the eighth ward
will hold the initiatory ward meeting to-
night, when there viii be gathering
that we hope VIII result 10 the formation
Of permanent Democratic club. The
Democratic ball must be kept rolling.
Year: 1875

A FEMALE FIEED. The woman
whose nature is so nearly fiendish as
it is possible to conceive Of lives as
Bastrop, Louisiana. Her name is
Luna McRen, and she is now in pris-
on upon the charge Of numbering a
small child. At her preliminary ex-
animation the testimony indicated
that she had taken o diabolical pleas
ure in killing the child by inches, and
after the accomplishment Of the deed
to have felt no computations or any
Of the ordinary dislike Of a murderer
TO having the body OF the victim In
any place TO serve as a reminder. The
wOmau's own son, a little boy Of
twelve, was the principal witness
against her. She made this mere
child dig up and remove the body Of
her victim two or three times within
the space of week. She first buried
the murdered child in q garden, and
whom it disappeared and excited com
ment and caused the institution Of q
search. she attracted the attention Of
the officers to another point, she her
self accompanying them, first telling
her little son TO dig gup the body in her
absence and hide it in the chimney.
The boy performed this task, and Al
night he was made to carry the body
to a cotton pen and subsequently to o
thicket, where it was finally dis
covered. During the course of the
trial, with her own son giving such
testimony Of her atrocity, the woman
eyiuced little feeling Of any kind,
passing through the entire ordeal
with an unrutfied demeanor
Year: 1875

grown still wilder and colder soma
one knocked at my door. Ii was a
timid knock, and l wondered who
could have sent child abroad on
sucn night. When | opened the
door that sane boy was on the stem
bis face blue with cold, his whole
form shivering, and look Of desoer-
alton Id his eyes.


Please, mister-i be be0an
but stopped when Recognizing me


was puzzled to know WHY be
should have followed me home
why be bad selected me for a victim
AID tralled me so pcrsistently. +
might have argued that the storm
bad driven people OF the streets and
that the freezing, starving boy bad.
in bis desperation, called at the house
but di iu't. Had it been any other
boy, or bad any other person, asked
charity would have given promptly
and freely. But was angry at bis
trailing me-sngered that be thought
be could swindle me-sud / grabbed
at BIN and inquired.


Boy, what is your nameg"


He leaped back, and, standing
where the furious storm almost buried
him from sight, be answered:


Gill;


Il know you, sirl' | shouted, and
be moved away without another
word.


May the Lord forgive me for that
nights work. But you might have
acted the same. When morning
came, sfter night 50 bitter that po-
lieemen were frozen on their beats, l
opened the front door to fnd that
boy dead on the steps, frozen to
DEATH | knew, as the dead, white
face looked up at me through the
snow, that | had wronged him With
ny suspicious, but it was too late
then-the angels had opened to him
gate leading to place where the
human heart and its unworthy
thoughts can never enter. Poor
Gil A warm meal or a shilling
would have saved bis life, and
drove him out to his death.


This is why give when | am
asked now | know that some
times give to the unworthy, but il
would be better to give all l possessed
to any impostor than to have another
homeless wsif creep back to die on
the spot where I had unjustly ac-
cused him.