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Year: 1875

An EXTRAORDINARY REsCUE.-
The Charleston West Virginia
Courier saws that during the recent
f)od in Coal river, Mrs. b Harles-,
who resides on 4 farm near that stream,
with her husband. saw that her little
child had fallen into the rushing tor
rent. She Immediately Nth a scream
of anguish, leaped into the river to
rescue tie child: Attracted by the
scream the husband rushed up and
plunged in. The mother had sue
ceedei in catching hold If her child
The father, after watching for mo-
meut, saw his wife rise to the sur
face, when he swan TO her aid, and
succeeded in bringing her and the
child to the shore alive and safe.
Year: 1875

A TEXAS exchange gives this pen
picture of n local Maud Muller: She
stood in the centre Of a potato patch
and was vexiug the ground with hoe.
about twenty summers had passed over
sher head, which seened never to have
been combed. She couldn't have Dor.
rowed a cnrrycomb to subdne that head
of hair without first deposiiing colat-
erals to have it repaired after she got
through with it. E,r face resembled a
pretty mask made of mud, and her eyes
sparkled through couple of cracks
like diamonds. A peculiar and win
ming grace attended her every move
ment, and had fortune been kind to
her she would doubtless have shone as
a bright and particular star among
the most attractive of her sex.
Year: 1875

We com mend to all teachers the fol-
lowing very sweet examples of object
teaching. Let those who try the lex-
pertinent send the result to the Educa-
tional Column. Professor Tyndall
will certainly secure the support of
the men and women of the next gen.
Grafton, if he perseveres in this
method of obtaining the good will of
the children of this generation:


"a few years ago / paid a, visit to a
large school in the country, and was
asked by the Principal to give les
son to one of his classes. agreed to
do so, provided he would let me have
the youngest boys in the school. To
this he willingly assented, and, after
casting aboutin my mind as to what
could be said to the little fellows, /
went to village hard by and bought
4 quantity of sugar candy. This was
my only teaching apparatus. When
the time for assembling the class had
arrived, j began by describing the
way in which sugar candy and other
artificial crystals were formed, and
tried to place vividly before their
Young minds The architectural process
by which the crystals were built up.
They listened to me with the most
eager interest. examined the crys--
tai before them, and when they found
that, in a certain direction, it could be
split into thin lamin@, with shining
surfaces Of cleavage, their JOY was at
Year: 1875

a square mile is laid Off at an eligible point
on The tract with lots 25Xl4O; avenue 100 feet
and streets 80 feet wide. ~ E,a .lf5Ha


A stream of water can be brought in so rs
to supply every lot with crystal, COOL sweet
water.


Provision will be made for College and
Farm School.


A large lot will be set apart for each relig-
ious denomination. A block will also be
given for the erection of large hall by the
different Fratel1ia, Grange and Temperance
Societies.
Year: 1875

A writer says Most people keep too
strong hold of their personality to be
able to forget themselves in their subject;
they carry an unacknowledged selt-coh-
sciousness along with them. IL 10 ps
single-minded is to have an undivided
interest in things, they are not single
minded. Beauties are aware that they
are handsome; clever people are in the
way of showing themselves to advantage,
however little their subject lends itself
to these considerations. The natural
character is not by any means blind to
its good points nor ashamed to own them;
it is not bashful, but the thing under
discussion is bona fde the subject OF
thought; it has no feigned interests, not
mnisteripg to selflovc by indirect means


Naturalness is the gift of unconscious
ness of doing things without thinking or
knowing how to do them, and perhaps we
should add, doing them well. Under the
charm of such spirit we ieei sense Oh
liberty and expanslon;, we breathe
purer air. One natural person makes
many and inspires confidence in human
nature. And how straightforward in
tercourse becomes under these conditions!
Thus thinking, thus influencing, Miranda
could saw, "fil be your wife if you will


marry me e"-though she presents sigma


instance of the circumstances that bo 1ornl
Year: 1875

Just as we were going to press last week
wereceived the news of u fatal cutting
and stabhng atfray that occurred at
Bosers ranch on the North Platte. The
parties engaged were a Texan herder and
"A Spaniard, who also came up the trail
this year. There had been bad blood be-
tween them for some time, but owing to
the interference of friends, the two cow
punchers had been kept from doing each
other injury The fatal meeting was in
camp where the Spaniard was temporarily
engaged as cook, and was over the fire
preparinga meal when his enemy came
upon him with evil in his eye, and strong
yearning for blood in his heart The
Texan saluted the Spaniard with: "You
black s--n of b-h Of cow-punchcr,
I've got you now, and I'll let some of it
out of YOU" and rushed at the Spaniard
with camp butcher knife. The Spaniard
defended himself with frying pan which
he was using in cooking hapjacks. The
first pass made by the Texan was parricd
handsomely, and in return the Spaniard
gave Mr.. Texan wipe on the jaw with
the bottom of the pen, and the hot grease
went into the Texans face, burning him
considerably and raising his fury to Il red
heat. Now the conflict ragged furiously,
the Texan striking and slashing with his
knife, and the Spaniard parrying the
blows and getting in slap with his pan
whenever he could For time the fight
progressed without any particular adj
vantage teing gained by either party.
The cook hugged the campfire, and en-
deavorcd to keep his assailant on the OPP
posite side of the fire from himself
by which stratagem he succeeded
in keeping his enemy from closing
in upon him with his knife. But,
unfortunately, the Spaniard made a
misstep and fell across the fire, which
placed him at the mercy of his
heartlcss enemy. He was no sooner
down than the fatal knife was plunged
clear to the hilt, again and again. As
soon as the Texan had done his bloody
work he mounted his horse and fed,
leaving his victim to roast in the fire, and
has not been seen since, except by party
of hcrders further up the river, where
the murderer stopped and got something
to eat. He boastcd to them what he
had done, and narrated particularly how
they had spared each other over the
fire, and how he finally punched" his
man and left him to roast in the fire
like Texas yam. The fleeing cow-pun-
cher seemed to have no regrets but
rather enjoyed the recollection Of what
he had done.


A short time after the bloody scene a.
couple of hcrders belonging to tho outfit
came in for their dinner, and were greatly
moved at seeming their cook roasted in
the fire. After taking him out of the
fire, one of them hurried to Sidney and
notified the sheriff of the circumstance.
The sheriff summoned a corners jury
and proceeded at once to the camp, and
after mature deliberation brought in a
verdict according to the above facts


Western NcJruskidn.
Year: 1875

The following grades of corn under the
new grading rules has been established by
the committee on grain of the New York pro
duce exchange: One, white corn two, yellow
corn; three mixed corn; four, low mixed
corn; five, steam corn; six, no grade corn.
White corn must be sound, dry, plump and
well cleaned An occasional colored one
shall not deprive it of this grade. Yellow
corn must be sound, dry, plump and well
cleaned. An occasional white or red grain
shall not deprive it of this grade. Mixed
corn must be sound, dry and reasonably
clean. Low mixed corn must be sound, dry
and reasonably clean, but in color unsuitable
to the grade of mixed corn Steamer corn
will include corn of the first four grades. In
quality and in condition it may be slightly
soft. Damp corn, warm or inferior to the
quality described as steamer corn, shall be
called no grade.
Year: 1875

CURE FOR FEVER AND AGUE.-The
latest and surest cure for the fever and
ague is claimed to have been discovered
by Shaker community up in Connecti-
cut 1t consists of the patient occupy
ing small room, thoroughly heated by
an ordinary stove, thus inducing pro-
fuse perspiration, to be followed by a
shampooing and complete cleansing of
the body with both warm and cold wa
ter. This simple remedy is said to be
entirely effective in every case. 1t is 50
easily tried as to be within the reach of
ell, and the experiment is certainly worth
tasting b. the afflicted.
Year: 1875

WHEN the law of Massachusetts, pro-
viding that all railroad trains shall come
to a full stop before crossing track of
another line was enacted, it gave much
dissatisfaction to railroad men. The law
has, however, proved good one, and it
is said that no railroad man of the state
would now consent to its repeal.
Year: 1875

TIE new state constitution of Nebraska
contains a provision that the United
States senator's for that state shall here
after be elected by direct vote of the
people. 1t will be an interesting ques-
ton now to be settled whether this is
not in conflict with the constitution of
the United States.
Year: 1875

A VISITOR to Vanmeter's stock farm
in Kentucky saw three pure-bred short
horn cows, worth on an average two
thousand dollars, working in the yoke to
prevent the accumulation of fat and
consequent barrenness.
Year: 1875

A DEVASTATING fire swept through
Virginia City, Nevada, last week, laying
the greater part of the city in ruins, and
leaving thousands Of people homeless
and destitute, No greater calamity has
befallen any western town for many
years, and, if the prospective destitution
is as great as represented, and the num-
Der of people left houseless as many as
reported, their suffering will appeal to
the charitable the whole'country over.


The mysterious murders that have be-
come so frequent in New England oflate
are discussed great deal in the papers
there. One descendant of the Pilgrims
offers in an exchange the following val
liable suggestions to coroners juries:
"Take up the corps and make the man in
charge touch her if she beeds that is the
man had the same evidence with one
some fifteen years ago this will show you
the correck way of holding coroner's
jury this is as true as god in heaven try
this and you will satisfy the whole of the
New England stats just as i tell 50 help
mi god"
Year: 1875

A meeting Of several gentlemen ap~
pointed on the Centennial Commission
was held at Holmes Lyceum in Char
loston, on Friday ovening. Some
discussion took place on the proper
mode of proceeding to organize the
South Carolina part of the exhibition
A resolution was adopted TO issue an
address to the people of the State in
relation to the mottor.ss Nothing else
was definitely determined upon,


1t seems pity that so fine an op-
poriunity to give this scheme favor-
able Impulse as the late fair here was
not taken advantage Of A great
many products and articles of q dis
tinctive character were on exhibition
that would have graced the centennial.
We suppose that five hundred could
have been sorted out, procured, az
ranged and held ready for shipment.
This opportunity is lost. 1t will not
como again. Besides, the commits
sloncrs might have felt the pulse, con-
suited with representative mon, fixed
up programme and given the whole
push forward. But it was not dono.
Columbia Register.
Year: 1875

IN an article on tho Presidential
election, tho New York Sun says that
the next campaign will be largely in
fuenced by the character Of the can
didates. The elections of this year
have made a terrible slaughter of as
pirants. The editor fancies that the
name at tho head of each tckot will
turn out to be one not now much
spoken Of. At all events, according
to tho prccodents, tho man who is
successful at the ballot boxes is pretty
sure to be one whose prctonsions have
not been hawked around the country,
but somo fresh, unobjectionab!e, in
spring name that may be taken be-
forehand as in some sort presaging
victory.
Year: 1875

WHEN Will IT END ?-The duration of
the existing financial depression is a CUES
ton which Is being seriously inquired into
by all classes throughout the country.
Some expect the depression to be removed
by " imitation and some by :. contraction. y
but as the present condition of affairs is but
the legitimate Outgrowth of career of eX.
travaganee and fast living, we NAV expect
the problem to work itself out in due course
OF time. The following from the y. y. Tc;.
'9'e on this knotty question brings with it
deal of consolation:


The hard times have now lasted two fulI
ye'rS. The extreme point of depression
may or Il ~ not have been reached. The. p
Is no IN tiirbie test. Former experience
teaches tAat the process of recovery is not
RAPID one, but in the nature of things its
commencement cannot be long DELAYED.
England Is the country which most nearly
resembles the United States in its methods
OF business and its banking system.


In England during the last ninety wears
there have been seven or eight reriods of
strongly marked depression in business.
such as that through which we are passing.
In no case, however. has the extreme mac.
ton lasted three full years BY the end of
the thlrd year the exports and imports. the
revenues of the Government. and the rate
OF interest have invariably begun to mark
some Improvement.
Year: 1875

SHERIDAN wants Grant to issue a
proclamation declaring a portion Of
the people Of the South banditti, and
leave the rest to him; but Grant is not
quite prepared to assume the pressure
on that hne
Year: 1875

violence, and to let It Be understood that I


VIII do It, have the honor to report that


In view Of these instructions, I have been


az some pains TO investigate the probabiii-
ties Of violence here, and the following are
the facts as nearly as | can ascertain:


The State Returning Board have Official
ly announced that the candidates for Oeice
In this parish on what is known as the
Radical ticket are duly and lawfully elect
ed. The leaders Of the opposing party de-
clare that such is not the facts and the per-
sons declared elected shall not take or hold
oflees. This determination appears to be
well settled, and so generally expressed and
approved BY large majority Of the whites,
that have no doubt Il is more than an idle
threat. This expression in many instances
is accompanied by threats Of violence and
even death to the officers if they attempt to
take the Offices. cannot doubt that such
threats are very seriously made. They
are only repetition Of what
was at all times the open talk
Of leaders before the election Three Of
the officers referred to are members Of the
lower House Of the Legislature, and all
three are now in New Orleans. The
Others are parish Judge CressWell, Sheriff
Heifner and several minor officers, in
Guiding police jury, justices Of the peace
and ccnstables. There is on the part Of
most Of them such apprehension Of danger
in assuming their duties, that except the
parish judge, / do not think any Of them
viii attempt or could be induced to take
his Office. The parish judge Is a man Of
courage and eOOlness, and / cannot tell
whether he viii attempt to take his Office
or not. have not seen him recently and
have no definite information as 10 his pur-
pose. As long as any or all Of these
officers choose % refuse to exercise the
funetiOEs Of their Office, / conceive I am
not called upon to do anything in the
matter. My instructions cover the follow
ing points, and viii be carried out: That
I recognize as the legal State officials only
such persons as are recognized as such by
the recognized Executive or judicial OH.
GERS Of the State. That, in the legal exer-
else Of their duties, such officers must not
De violently disturbed or iateriered with.
and, if such violence occur, it shall be my
duty to suppress il. That my advice to
all persons = that if a question
Of right exists for any person to
hold an Office, that such person shall be
taken before the proper legal tribunal.
The leading Radicals have left. The usual
worrying and haTTassing Of the negroes
goes on with intermissiOns, but Of late no
acts Of violence have come TO my notice.
Such acts are now confined 20 plundering,
with or without some show Of legal forms,
and driving them from their houses
10 seek places to live elsewhere. Very
your Obedient servant,


II
Year: 1875

A DARING attempt at highway robbery
and murder was made last Thursday
night on Mr.. O. J. Wolcott, proni-
nent business man of Ripon. Mr.. VOL
cott was going home about o'clock,
and when within q block or two of his
residence he heard the quick step of a
man behind him. Thinking it was
some one in a hurry, and the walks be
ing somewhat obstructed with snow, he
stepped aside to let the man pass. The
man now came up to him and struck him
on the head with heavy stick, knock
ing him down. The would be murderer
thinking Mr.. Wocott senseless, COM
menced the search for money and val
uables. Mr.. Wolcott, partially regain
ing consciousness, begged him not to
kill him, and the assassin seeing that he
had not completed his work took fright
and fed. Mr.. Wolcott was about this
time discovered by a neighbor and taken
care of. His wound is very severe,
being deep cut over the right eye, and
had it not been for his cap be must have
been instantly killed.
Year: 1875

IT appears that the advertisement OF
big reward for certain history Of the
English Court in the time of George lV
is hoax The book is by no means a
rare one, at least dozen copies having
been unearthed by this offer OF a reward
for its discovery. There is one In the
library Of the State Historical Society at
Madison. It is found that the Brown
who makes the offer of 5000 reward
for the book is myth. What the OBJ
iect of the hoax can be, is mystery.
Year: 1875

How TO BREATHE.-Civilzedm man is the only being that breathes through the mouth. which at once shows that it is an unnatural and acquired habit The wild indian would as soon think of eating with the nose as of breathing thus. The habit is usually ac- quired in childhood, and is generally the re- suit of breathing impure air. It Is then that the fond mother should guard her offspring with watchful care against this insidious and deadly enemy of her child. Let her follow the example of the wild indian mother. and give her child the pure air of heaven to breathe, and if perchance it opens its little mouth during sleep. let her gently press its lips together. until the habit of keeping them closed becomes fixed for lise.-l Science of health.
Year: 1875

New YORK, April l2.-The Tribune
tomorrow says that motives of delicacy
alone have not kept Mrs Tilton from at
tending court during Beechers testimony :;
she expects to succeed him or follow Cleve-
land as the closing witness for the defense
Beecher's counsel have determined to call
Mrs. Tilton; it is known with certainty
that Judge Nelson has declared that he
will allow Mrs. Tilton to testify, provided
both sides consent to it. Public sentiment
demands Mrs Tilton's testimony. Beech
er S friends are satisfied that it will corobo-
rate Beecher in every important particular
and introduce the needed narration of cir
cumstances under which the defense allege
that the confession and other papers were
forced from her by her husband. IF they
do not get her testimony it will place the
plaintiff in the position of excluding it
| This, they believe, will strengthen their
case before the jury and public. The di
rect testimony of Mrs. Tilton, under oath
will be given to the public.


Once during his testimony to-day Beech
er broke out in his blunt way to the effee
that Mrs. Moulton could not have used tn,
expressions attributed to her, and thel
probably remembering that she had sworl
to them in court, added, after long pause
l-"Of her own account"


Surprise was expressed at the order t
the officers given by Judge Nelson at tn
close of the MORNING session, to see tha
the jury was not spoken to while, at least
the court was in session. On inquiry o
the Judge it was learned that Morris ha
complained that some Of the plymouth
members had been needlessly polite i
saluting the Jury.
Year: 1875

Has made the most Astonishing Cures :.
so quick, so rapid are the changes the
body undergoes under the influence of
this truly wonderful medicine, that
Every Day an Increase in Flesh and Weight


Is Seen and Felt.


The Great Blood Purifier.
Year: 1875

In 1S45 there was a food i'll the Deh-
ware river which is remembered as the
"pumpkin freshet." 1t came when the
pumpkins in the fields along the river
were all ready to haul in. The water
rose SO high that many of the farms
were submerged and the pumpkins were
carried off. The river was filled with
the floating vegetables, and in some
places they were so thick in the stream
that they lodged in the channel and
formed immense dams. At point mid
way between Port Jervis and Milford
there is large island in the river, the
main channel being on the Pennsylvania
side, and quite narrow. At this place
the pumpkins formed heavy jam; being
piled up many feet thick, covering the
island for a long distance. They re-
NAMED there until the water fell, and
were carted away by the farmers in the
vicinity, which was the only point where
pumpkins were plenty that year. The
place in the river where this pumpkin
gorge" occurred was at once named
Pumpkin rift" This became corrupt
ed into Punkies, by which name it is
known the length Of the river.
Year: 1875

Henry A. Hartt, M. D., read a paper
on "The Prevention and Durability of
Chronic Diseases" " at a meeting of the
New York Medical Library and Journal
Association, in the course of which he
reflected quite severelyupon the practice
of physicians of the present day. He
maintained that new-fangled theories
were not conducive to health, and said
that unfortunately some of the most
important and effective measures
measures which had stood the
test Of centuries-were almost, if not ell
tirely abandoned. Is it possible that
our fathers were altogether mistaken
with regard to the principle of aeple-
tion in cases of inflammation and con-
gestion3 2 They undoubtedly carried it
too far in many instances, but was it
not founded on rational theory, and
when employed in moderation was it
not attended with the happiest resultsl
1t was originally suggested, doubt
not, by the spontaneous hemorrhages
which so often occur in congestive dis
eases, and by the sudden and marvellous
relief which they afford. myself can
bear witness to the magical effect pro
duced both by general and local bleed
ing in numberless instances of acute
diseases. The abstraction of blood from
the arm diminishes the force of the cir
culation, reduces the temperature of
the body, and prepares the way for the
more effectual employment of internal
remedies. In pneumonia, in pleurisy,
in peritonitis, in apoplexy, in puerperal
convulsions, in Inflammation of the
brain, have seen it produce immediate
and striking alleviation of the most
alarming symptoms. Formerly, when
the lancet was almost universally en-
ployed in cases of apeplexy, the gen
eral rule was that the patient did not
die till the third attack. The man is
fortunate now who survives the first.
Before the doctrine was taught that
pneumonia has a natural tendency to q
cure, it was treated both by general and
local bleeding. followed by liberal doses
of tartar emetic. I doubt very much
whether Laennec or his followers ever
had to record the terrible mortality
from that disease which we have wit
messed in these later years; and can
affirm most solemnly that I have treat
ed it with almost uniform success.