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Year: 1875

The complete secularization Of marriage in
Germany is great step towards the go1 to
which the Empire is hastening,-the conf
plete divorce of Church and State Former
ly, the religious ceremony was essen!ih to
marriage, and the civil ceremony was op-
tional- The present law exactly reverses
this. No marriage is valid unless performed
by the civil power. The employment Of
priest or parson is optional 1tadds nothing,
in the eyes of the law, to the validity of the
contract. Since tho new law took effect it is
said that only 30 per cent Of the marriages in
Prussia are celebrated With religious rites.


Under the old system, no man or woman
could be lawfully married without present
ing certificates Of baptism, vaccination, and
confirmation. To be confirmed, it WIS nee
essary, Of course, to take the communion,
and thus the holiest rite of Christianity
had to be taken by en- unrepentant sinner
before he could get married Avowed in
fdels took it, and justified themselves ON the
ground TINT they wanted to be married, and
the State therefore forced them into profane
mockery. Confirmation, moreover, WINS not
the prerequisite for marriage alone, but
for any occupation Licenses to practice
any kind Of business were grant
Cd only to holders Of condrme-
tion-paper. So far was this carried,
at least in Berlin, and probably elsewhere,
that no bad woman could ply her wretched
trade without first taking the communion and
then getting the requisite permit! As if the
denial Of marriage and employment to the
unconfrmed were not enough, they and their
parents vera liable to heavy penalties. A
Prussian parent who did not hE7c his child
baptized By minister or priest, on failed to
have him confirmed before his sixteenth


birthda7, was fined and imprisoned. There
is case on record in which baby was taken
Year: 1875

THE boiler of the engine Centralia of
the Easton & Amboy Railroad, exploded
on the morning of the 1st at the Raritan
siding near South Somerville, N. J. The
following particulars are given in the New
York papers Of the Cd:


The engineer, the foreman of the labor
gang and three other men were killed,
and thirty three laborers were scalded,
some of them fatally. The cause of the
explosion is said to have been the worn
out condition of the boiler and the lack of
water kept in it. The engine left Bound
brook about seven a. m. with a construc-
ton train, consisting of caboose and a
number of empty gravel-cars, for the
purpose of assisting in the repair of the
road. The engine was attached to the
rear of the train and directly in front of it
was the caboose and another containing
about forty EIGHT laborers. When the
train reached the siding, about two and a
half miles west of BounGbrook, it was
run upon side-track in order to allow
the eastern-bound passenger train to
pass. While standing here the boil
er of the engine, without any warn
ing, exploded, wrecking the locomo
tive, shivering the caboose to atoms
and pouring steam and boiling water into
the car in front of it. The laborers occu-
pying the caboose, unconscious of dan
ger, were talking and laughing together,
and when the shock came were scattered
like leaves before a hurricane. Some of
them were blown through the roof and
sides and by the force of the explosion
were lifted twenty or thirty feet into the
air But eight men escaped uninjured.
Many were severely wounded by flying
fragments of the cars and engine and two
or three were fatally scalded. Five were
killed almost outright. The boiler was
carried high in the air and landed about
100 feet from the scene of the disaster.


Col Palmer H. Thompson, foreman of
the labor gang, was burned about the body
and injured internally. He died about
four p. M. He was commander of a
Pennsylvania regiment of militia during
the late war, and leaves a wife and one
child. When the physician came to at
tend him he said: ATTEND to others first;
l am not hurt as badly as they are" Be-
fore dying he described how the force of
the explosion had thrown him through
the roof of the caboose and thirty feet
high. While falling he thought of clutch
ing the telegraph wires, which he saw
many feet below him, to break his fall,
but, thinking it would be useless, re-
Trained. He alighted on a tie, which
broke in one of his ribs and burst in one
of his lungs, which produced fatal in
ternal hemorrhage.


Boundbrook was the scene of intense
excitement, as the explosion, though it
occurred tive and a half miles from there,
was distinctly heard. Wood-choppers
working several miles distant heard the
reverberations and hurried to the scene
Many stories were afloat as to the cause of
the accident, but, in the excitement that
prevailed, it was impossible to ascertain
where the blame rests.
Year: 1875

the gloves are of the usual shade. This
brightens up dark toilets and permits the
use ofvery dark materials for trimming the
hat The most distinguished looking
bonnets are very high in front, with close
sides and very full face-trimmings. This
shape is chosen for black and dark col
ored velvet bonnets for church, visiting
and receptions, and is not nearly as large
as the shapes used for second-best hats
for general wear. For young ladies are
tlat.crowned, faring brim hats that are
worn just on the back of the head, en-
circling it like halo, and showing nearly
all the parting On top of the head; these
are larger than the shape just mentioned.
When made of black velvet they are given
a more youthful look by having tacings
of blue or rose silk inside-either shirred
or plain-and a full trimming of shell
loops, with sometimes toutfe of roses, or
feather tip oddly posed high on the left
side The best milliners are using gilt and
silver galloons and ornaments little
more freely than at the first openings this
season. These look especially well with
black velvet Two OF three black ostrich
tips are posed on end in front, ON one
side, or low behind and made to curl over
as much as possible. Gros- grain or
twilled silk in broad, deep folds is then
laid around the crown, coming up on its
sides, and ending in a single loop low be-
hind.


NEW Wells.


New wells are quite long again, with
square corners below, while the top is
rounded, hemmed and a string run in it
to tie it around the bonnet. They are
made of black Chantilly net, without dots,
like fine tulle, and are finished with an
inch wide hem that has row of fine tiny
gold beads at the top of the hem for bon
nets that have gilt trimmings, while jet
beads are used ON wells for other bonnets.
They measure three-quarters of yard in
length when finished. They are tied
around the bonnet fastened behind the
neck to make them smooth across the
face, Just as mourning wells are worn, and
the right-hand corner IS then thrown back
over the oulder.-Harper'S Bdznr.
Year: 1875

AT each opening of French costumes
new designs are shown for polonaises.
These show most varied shapes, but the
prevalent idea among them is the attempt
to do away with elaborate boutfant dra-
perry and make straight, simply shaped
garments. The Marguerite seams are
found in almost all backs of polonaises,
and these seams are now heightened more
than ever by beginning not merely in the
shoulder seams but in the back of the
neck where the shoulder seam joins the
neck; this makes three long seams down
the middle of the back and extending
over the tournure. The pelisse polonaise
is the name gwen to an undraped garment
just introduced by Worth 1t resembles a
gentleman's double breasted frock-coat in
shape, is open plainly from the waist
down the back, has pocket flaps on the
sides and is fastened by three buttons in
front The seams in the back are like
those Just described as beginning at the
neck where it meets the shoulder, and
these three seams are almost parallel
down the back, except that the outer ones
taper inward at the waist. The handsomest
model of this is of black brocade silk stiff
nJugh for a dowager This silk has
black satin leaves so closely brocaded upon
it that the reppea ground is almost con-
cealed. The trimmings are of the SIM
plest kind, being merely facings on the
collar and cuffs of cardinal-r red silk, while
the slightest line of the cardinal appears
down the back and front where the gar
ment falls open; the lower edge is merely
hemmed. The skirt to wear with this is
plain black gros-grain, with three very
fine knife-plaitings, each four inches
deep, and set quite apart from each other
instead of tapping in the present fashion.


SIMPLE OVERSIGHT. ae- .-


Among simple and stylish new over
skirts is good design that requires but
two breadths of the wide wool goods now
in vogue, yet is long enough and full
enough for taste. The front is wide,
deep apron with the fullness necessary
lOT ltuStH ldlu III tWo ioI,iS HlSu dCIOSo
the top. The back is three -cornered
piece pointed in shawl-shape below,
trimmed all around, and its fullness laid in
easy plaits set on the sides of the front
The middle of this triangular breadth
would not be long enough for the pulled
loop at the top of the back if it were
sewed to the belt, hence it is suspended
by tape that is concealed under the two
double box-plaits that its width requires.
BONNETs.


Felt hats are not chosen to match the
costumes with which they are worn, but
are trimmed with velvet and silk of the
color Of the dress. Light creamy white
and wood -colored fabrics are chosen, and
Year: 1875

The registering officers in New YORK re.
Gently refused to register two citizens OF
New York city employed by the Govern
ment at Washington on the ground that
they had lost their residence. The would
be voters applied to Judge Lawrence for
mandamus, which on the day preceding
the election was granted, the Judge hold
ing that being in Government employ the
applicants did not lose their residence.
Year: 1875

An ingenious contrivance to; evade the
Maine Liquor law has been discovered at
Bangor II consists of barrel within
barrel furnished with a faucet, which
when turned ore way supplies sweet cider,
and when turned in another supplies lager
heer
Year: 1875

SBosToNIANs complain that their Cochit-
uate tastes awfully. The Water Board
think it is nothing but the taint OF de-
caying vegetable matter, but prominent
scientist says the trouble is that the water
now drawn from the lake is what has
been at the bottom unmoved during
the summer and has grown almost pu
Year: 1875

NEURALGIA is said to be a cheeky"
disease.


IT is stated that there is more railroad
building this year than in 1860
When broker says man is Of no ac-
count, he means no bank account
A CuINAMAN in San Francisco is the
latest victim of kerosene lunacy. He
tried to light a fire in the American way.


THE horse bit his master,


How came 1t to pass


He heard the good pastor


A nac 10
Year: 1875

Dirers- out will be interested in law suit that was lately tried in India. \ native gentleman asked a number of friends to dinner party. His guest accepted the invitation, but when the day came they, for some reason best known to themselves, did not attend, nor did they send any apologies. There upon the host promptly sued them for the pfice of he food which he had pro vided for the banquet, and which through their want of courtesy had been wasted. The moonsiff who heard the case thought the cause of action a good one and gave the insulted host a decree for the amount claimed. The high court, however, took more rati nal, if less sentimental, view of the matter. The moonsiff's decision was reversed, 0 presiding judge fenarking with grim humor that if the law laid down by the lower court were correct, then "the risk of accepting invitations would be very serious indeed"
Year: 1875

A singular case was recently brought to light in Baltimore. A physician was using camel 's-hair brush in cleansing child's throat, when it slipped from the handle, and lodged in her windpipe, suffoeating her in 8 few moments. The physician, in making out the certificate, gave searletsfever as the cause of death. giving as his excuse for so doing that as the child was suffering from that disease atathe time he did not think it necessaI y to mention the accident. This can cer- tairi1y be called case of fragrant moral coyardiee, if nothing worse.
Year: 1875

The Centennial celebration oi 1876 will afford to the South an opportunity of proving to the world that the assertion which has often been made of her, that she was great before the war only on account of the cotton she pro duced and the slaves she owned. is reproach without any founda- ton. The Southern states cannot afford to let this opportunity pass unimproyed. As the exhibition at Vienna after the German wa was over, was the opportunity oi France, so will the Centennial oi '76 be the opportunity of the Southern states. And Us Ffance. despite the opposition Of many fervent Frenchmen, went to the exhibition, and by her wonderful display of industrial productions her capacity for invention and fol the arts and sciences, proved tC the world her superior recupera tive powers, so must the soutl go to the Centennial and vindi cate her claims to greatness She must show that the reeord she male before the war in poll tics and statesmanship, and dur ing the war for valor and hardi hood, does not exceed her abilitg to compete with the world in a.I the attributes of greatness and prosperity. It is duty oftAc press to stimulate an interest iu this matter.
Year: 1875

It will scarcely be denied by any that our public school system is fcarfully defective. The work ing of the system in our state thus far has in a great measure been Q failure. Heretofore it has been useless to comment on this mat ter, or to urge the necessity for . better school law, for without a good state government it is impos- slble to have q good system of public instruction. But now that our state government is on q firm foundation, and We have entered the list with other states on our march to greatness and prosperi- ty, we must look after our public school system.

 This we conceive to be one of the first duties of our Legislature. During the Interval between the present and the meeting of the general assembly this fall, law makers should give this matter a thorough investigation, and when they convene in the Legislature, the present school law should be so
Year: 1875

It is to be regretted that great journal--sueh a worthy represeu- tative of the art preseryatiye' as the New York Herald, should condescend to refer to tie memory of great and good man who has passed away and been gathered unto our fathers, in sneh spirit as the following:

 We have always felt that it will be remembered to the sliscredit of General Lee that at the close of the war he sank into a policy of apathy and silence, and did noth- ing to reconcile the people lie had commanded to the new order of things.

 We believe that the injustice of the remark is unintended and that the writer would not know ingly de.ract from the spoiless fame of one of the noblest char. acters of American history; and the fact that the Herald publishes in it's columns letter from ". II.
Year: 1875

Several of our planters have coaytsed with Us, or rather we have couyerscd with them, on the damage 10 crops by the cut-worm, and we find the experience Of

 Ic.A ali to be the same, Judge N D. SAim, who is 8 practical and thorough going farmer has taken pains to investigate the matter. and to inform Us that it is hi. opinion the liability to dam age from this source can be alto. gether obsiatcd by thoroughly breaking up the ground intended for cotton before bedding up time

 lie informs us that in his vicinity there are some who have pursued this course and where they have done so there is not q cutworm to be found, while others adjoin- ing who did not break their ground first are being consider

 abiy damaged. The worm he
Year: 1875

Through the kindness of Mr. NJ. E. Roys we are permitted to publish the following extracts from 2 letter received by him . few days ago.

 PARMA. LIS, May le, 1875.

 < x Thev have been putting people under the sod here at an awftsl rage this spliags sometimes four funerals in one day.

 Ii is very cold here yet No corn up yet: those who have plant cd have to plant over.

 There would be quite an emi- grafton south from here next year if we could only make tine people believe that the soatheraers are friendly to the people ol the north. l enclose seventy-flve cents for the DEMOCRAT. 1 would get up T club for that paper if times were not so hard. It is all people can do here to keep soul end body together. I. B. RoGERs.

 Mr. Rogers and all of his friends who wish to find ncw homes in . milder climate, can not do better than to come to Agkausas, and we know of 10 section of the state which would be more attractive than right here in Pope county. We have q decidedly healthy country. We have railroad com munication, and are easily reach ed. We have a population of honest, industrious people who are noted for their hospitality and generosity. Oar county embraces diversity of lands, from the rich Arkansas river bottom land where seventy five bushels of corn or q bale and Q half of cotton IS pro duced to the acre, to the noun ! tain side where the iocks of sheep ind good grazing. Our people are working with moro zeal and energy this year than they have ever done since the war, and are determined to have plenty of ] bread and meat for home consump- ton and some to spare this fall. The crop prospect thus far is fattering, and fruit of all kinds will be abundant. And as to the 1 feeling here toward northern peo- i pie, we can guarantee that no odds where q man halls from if he i comes here to make his home among.us he will be welcomed and treated hospitably and kindly. l The feeling of antagonism toward northern people, we arc proud to to say, is thing of the past. Our people have long since got over that. We have as good state government as any state in the ! Union, and our people extend a  cordial invitation to immigration from eyerywhere-north, south, east and west. The union soldier and She confederate soldier have buried She issues of the past, and together they meet and join in the decoration of the graves of their fallen comrades. Together they meet and affiliate in the grange, the immigration society and the agricultural association. We can appeal to northern men iI our midst to say if this is not so. We have those here among us who never seen the south until they came in the federal army and where they have settled down and are engaged in honest ayocations they are treated as well and re spected as highly as those who are ''to the manor bora The people of the north can disabuse their mind of any such nonsense as that the southern people are hostile toward their northern friends.

 Come out to our country and see for yourselves and we guaran tee you will be pleased.

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 i OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYS-

 ITEM.
Year: 1875




The success of 'the Telegram quotations" has intro
duced a new feature into American journalism. 1t
shows the growing value Of the evening press age
of cables and widespreading telegraphsan age Of
element and events The true newspaper is that which
records from hour to hour the transactions of the day
The evening journal is slowly taking the place Of the
morning newspapers in this, that its readers can
learn in the afternoon what otherwise would
be unknown until the next morning at break
fast The value Of this precedence in CIV
ing the is incalculable Let us suppose
such event the fall of Sedan the assassination Of
President Lincoln any OF those remarkable occur
rences which affect the fate of nations and in hour
change every money market in the world II these
events could only be known to the public through the
morning papers they would be monopozeo by eager
stock spectators. They could the telegraph for
their own business advantage II is related that the
head of the old house Of Rohschid made large sum
of money by being able to know the result Of the battle
OF Waterloo before any other merchants in London.
This he did by system of trained carrier pigeons who
brought him the intelligence twelve twenty-four
hours in advance Of the slowly moving mails The
suit was that Rothschid enabled arrange the
market that he made immense profit. Such an
achievement would be impossible now. The work Of
thecarrier pigeon is done by the newspaper The
commercial people, the merchants the dealers in stocks
the bankers and business generally, no longer
the mercy of rich houses like Rothschild's. What
Rothschld could do for his personal gain the
paper does for the general public. Such work are
doing now. Our despatch of the morning quotations
nal Of New York.
Year: 1875

reservoir but settling dam by which the water is held
for five miles He added :-"The water down from
above into this lake, where il has an opportunity TO
become almost stationary, except in such weather
have had recently, when there wastage az times
over the dam of five feet in depth The tendency Of all
particles OF solid matter is TO drop TO the bottom and
the water which runs into the lake in a muddy stream
reaches the dam clear crystal Then, he said
the water is not drawn from the bottom. The
lake usually contains water to a depth of forty
feet Near the edge of the dam its supply is drawn
out through culver which is sunk ten feet and five
anches below the top of the dam that there thirty
feet Of water below the point from which the supply is
drawn c1fS-.... al the bottom of the reservoir Is
sometimes used to draw o. ihe sediment which col


ects. AS for cleaning It, the capAe VI kns ussrlpu ~
ting reservoirs in the city will not permit the s.rr'. "
be cut on for longer time than two three days and
that would be an insufficient time to clean the basins
more thoroughly than has been the custom to clean
them" Mr. Campbell further says that the survey 10
hnd good line for new aqueduct was begun ten days
ago and will be actively pushed full description OF
what the surveying party have been Instructed TO 90
their plan Of operations and the reasons that require the
building of a aqueduct were given in the HERALD
on Thursday
Year: 1875

| There were Yesterday lying on the
sidewalk in front Of this Office several


thousand pounds Of new type, all
packed away in small wooden boxes.


These were to be carried to the fourth
story of the Enterprise building, and
some Piute Indians who were loafinp
about in front of the business Office
were told that they could have the Job
it they were " on the work" After be-
Ing told all about where the boxes were
to be carried to, the Indians turned
their attention to the boxes themselves.
These looked so small that they thought
the job would be mere play. A strap
ping big buck at last stepped up to one
of the smaller boxes and laid hold of 1t
as though with the intention of tossing
it upon his shoulder at the first pass.
The box no more moved than if it had
been frozen to the sidewalk. The self
complacent smile which had moment
before irradiated the red mans eoun-
tenance, gave place to look OF pro-
found astonishment. Who-o-oop, 4"
said he, as he backed away from the


Aok W tu0 uiStdHC0 Oh SOME PAGES.
" Woo-oo-ee! one big little boxesp'
He then jabbered awhile in his own
native lingo, and half dozen other
Indians came forward and one after
another took hold of and lifted the end
of the box. They then tried all the
other boxes, and finding them all alike
they gave it as their unanimous opinion
that they were the "biggest little
boxes" that they had ever seen. Mas
ses of rock of various kinds being the
heaviest things they had ever seen, and
having no other idea of weight than
that gained by their experience with
these, such immense weight as they
now found in very small compass as
tonished them. A large box filed
with "quads" almost solid lead-they
viewed with great respect, walking
around it and cycling it from all points.
The redskins took the job, but never in
their lives did they get such sweat as
they did before they had landed those
little boxes in the fourth story of the
building. Virginia Enterprise.