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Year: 1875

We have, as the result of the Ohio campaign on the currency is sue, a defeat. Whether this is the legitimate offspring of an election made upon the imitation issue, or not, the result is before us in a humiliating defeat. We shall not now undertake to say that the currency question is q false issue; or, that our currency does not need attention; or, that the tendency toward strenuous contraction should not be oppos ed. We believe that the so called infationists of Ohio arc right in the main, in the principles they laid down in their platform, but the result shows us that their CT TOT lays in springing this issue as the wrong timc-that the agita tion of the question was prema ture, and that the democracy were not in a position to give the coun- try the benefits of their currency theory even if they should have succeeded in the Ohio election. The first and great object to be kept in view, and the first demand of the honest voter and oppressed poor man, is to rid the country of the present corrupt and extrava- gant administration. There is true and unmistakable relief to be acquired here. Here is the point at which our hottest fire from the whole length of our line has been directed all the time, and the result of the Ohio cleo tion, shows that it WAS a grave blunder to abandon our line of attack and turn in q new direction at this stage of th9 battle.

 The blunder has been made, but fortunately for the country it is not too late to remedy it, and to yet afford the country tho relief which an administration ny men of pure and true Demo cratic principles can bring. For tunately there is yet q twelve month intervening before the great presidential election of next year, in which to return to the true, live, active issues which should have the best efforts of the Democracy, and a close adhesion to which will insure g glorious victory next year, in spite of the temporary damper which has been cast upon us. The duty of the Democracy is now plain. To unite upon the true principles of Democracy in opposition to the fraud, venality, extravaganza and unconstitutional usurpatIon of power of the present administra- tion, is the imperative path be- fore us, and the only path in which victory lies, We are not prepared for, and must avoid side issues; there must be no issue be- tween the Democrats of the East and the Democrats of the West and South; we must present a sol i'd, unbroken front. We are aware that there will be Democrats, whose motives of honesty VIC would not dare to impugn or question, who will say different from this, but we hope and trust their council will not prevail. If it does, another, and greater de- feat will overtake us next year.

 Let the Democracy of the Uni ted States ponder well upon these matters.
Year: 1875

The prospect is favorable for the
success of the Bourbon democracy al
the presidential election in 1876


That is, they will succeed in holding
together, and strictly adhere to the
" ancient traditions" of the party
meeting the usual defeat with that
grim dignifed composure that dis
tiDguishes man who regardless
alike of veal or woe, stands on 'pur-
rinciple." In all probability the de-
lnocracy will nominate as a presi-
Dental candidate, some northern
copperhead, who may have brains
enough, but who always has felt it
his duty as citizen and a statesman
to oppose every measure that has
ever received the endorsement of the
Republican party, and who cheerfully
accepts the results of the war, with q
mental reservation that when his
party gets in power, matters will be
set right on democratic basis. This
will divide parties on the same old
war issues, and as consequence, the
next presidential campaign will equal
in bitterness any election since 1860.
It is evident that the democrats will
not, or cannot accept the situation,
and renew their youth by accepting
the present issues. They will en-
deavor to break up established facts
by butting their heads against the
wall.-La. State Register.
Year: 1875

When breach loading rifles were
first introduced among the Kickapoo
Indians, the principle upon which the
weapons are constructed was not ex-
actly understood. Jumping Bear got
hold Of one, the barrel of which opened
at the rear with d spring, and was
attached to the stock with hinge.
The chief got it open and put the
cartridge in, and then he was deeply
.perplexed to know how to get the
barrel back to its place again. After
making sundry futile efforts, he aban-
doned the attempt and carried the
gun around with the stock hanging
loose. He thought he would use it
as a club, at any rate, even if it
wouldn't shoot. One day, soon after
ward, he became engaged in a dis
cussion with All A1rapahoe Indian
probably upon the subject OF third
term for Grant, or something of the
sort-and he attempted to convince
the other gentleman OF the unso,lnl-
ness Of his views by whanging him
over the head with the demoralizcd
gun. As the butt struck the noble
savage it shut on the end of the bar
rel with slam, exploded the cart
ridge, and in less than a minute that
exaspefated leader of the kickapoo
section OF the North American Indian
race was browsing around in the
happy hunting grounds in Il condition
of unfeigned astonislnent. His be-
reaved family neglected to load up
that sacred relic Of their departed
head until they had taken few les
sors, but now, when an Arrapa|oe
Indian presents heretical opinions
concerning third terms or such things,
they perforate him properly.-Mar
4dler.
Year: 1875

KEEP The FEET WARM Many Of the
colds which people are said to catch CON-
mence at the feet. To keep these extrem-
tiles warm, therefore, is to affect Nh in.
surance against the almost interminable
list of disorders which spring out Of
" slight cold" First never be tight shod.
Boots or shoes, when they I'll too closely,
press against the foot and prevent the
free circulation Of the blood. When, on
the contrary, they fit with comparative
looscness, the blood gets fair play, and
the SPACE left between the leather and the
stockings is filled with comfortable sup.
ply of warm air. The second rule is,
never sit in damp shoes. It's often i'm
agined unless they are positively wet it
is not necessary to change them. This
is fallacy, for when the least dampness
is absorbed into the soul it is attracted
nearer the foot itself by the heat, and thus
perspiration is dangerously checked. A
ny person may prove this by trying the
experiment of neglectng this rule. The
feet will become cold and damp after
few moments, although on taking off The
shoe and warming them they will appear
quite dry.
Year: 1875

Laura says. in note to the Detroit
Sun. "You newspaper men have had
rood deal to saw lately about the pull
back dress worn by ladies of fashion, and
| think il comes with very bad grace from
YOU, too, for never saw pair OF panta-
looms in my life that didn't have pull
back to them in the shape of strap and
buckle behind. Better cut off your own
pull-backs before you say anything more
about ours"
Year: 1875

Florida papers report an almost total
failure Of the sponge crop, while North
ern free lunch saloon clerks say that there
are more sponges around this Fall then
hey ever saw before.
Year: 1875

Written respectively by their friends. will appear
during the year. The revived interest in college
life makes these papers especially timely, and will
secure for them unusual attention.
Year: 1875




Yesterday / lunched with some
ladies and gentlemen who had
passed some years in China. AT
ter having all of my early beliefs
destroyed in Pocahontas and other
traditions, Iought not to have been
startled when told that the Chinese
do not buy and sell rats and pup
pies for pies. l told the gentle
man that IN my earliest childhood
/ saw the picture in my geography
of a Chinaman with a long pigtail,
who had panier across his should
ers, from which were strung the
rats and puppies that he offered
for sale, They replied by saying
that my geography lied. Now,
what can we believe when dis
credit is thrown upon our very
school books? Moreover, 1 was
told that we were very babies in
civilization in comparison with
the Chinese. They had had it a
thousand years before we were
born. In China they think moth
ing of talking about things which
are a thousand or twelve hundred
years old. / was shown their pa
per money, which is not as artistic
as our greenbacks, but as highly
colOred as The inflationists would
make ours. l think that clothes
of it would adorn our so
called rag baby, particularly if the
penalty were the same in case of
the failure Of the banks they rep
resented. In China if q bank
fails, every one connected with the
bank has his head cut off l


The mob rush in and destroy
everything IN the bank, and the
building is torn down and the
ground accursed. No building is
ever allowed to De erected on the
spot. There is a proclamation
read to all the people who trusted
in its honor, and they are told
what punishment has3 been meted
out to them, and others are warned
from committing the same offense. !
If they are barbarians, then we
are worse than barbarians, for our
bankers not only do not forfeit
their lives but they generally fare
better than their victims. ] in
quired If there we're many failures
in China and was told that it was
q rare occurrence for o hank TO
fail, and that the eueer-lOoking
piece Of paper which held in nay
hand was as good as gold
] Washington Correspondent CoUr-
ufnal. ~
Year: 1875

Any number of figures you may
wish to multiply by 5 will give the
same result as if divided by "a
much quicker operation but you
must remember to annex a cipher
to the answer, whenever there is
no remainder, and whenever there
is a remainder, whatever it may be,
annex 5 in the answer. Multiply
AGA by 5 and the answer will be
1920; dividing the same number by
2 and you will have 232, and there
is no remainder, add a cipher
Now take 257, and multiply by S;
there is 1856. Divide the same
number by 2, and you have 179
and a remainder; you therefore
place 5 at the end of the line, and
nasered thult is again 1875.
Year: 1875

For the sake of your children
don't do it. 1t is great misfor-
tune to have children reared in the
presence and under the influence
of a scold. The effect of the ever
lasting complaining and fault find
ing of such persons is to make the
young who hear it unamiable, ma
licious, eallous hearted, and they
often learn to take pleasure in do
ing the very things for which they
receive such tongue -lashings. AS
they are always getting the blame
of wrong doing, whether they do
it or not, they think they might
as well do wrong as right. They
lose all ambition to strive for the
favorable opinion of the fault find
er, since they see they always
strive IN vain. Thus a sceld is not
only o nuisance, but a destroyer Of
the morals of children. If these
unloved, dreaded people could only
see themselves as others see them,
they would flee to the mountains
In very shame.
Year: 1875

1t is the growth of the side branch
es which promotes expansion In the
diameter of the main stem. and the
lower ones must only be removed by
degrees: when those higher up appear
sufficiently numerous for the young
tree to bear the loss of the lower ones
with impunity. If fayoung bow shows
a propensity to grow out of place, or
to an undue length, so as to require
repression, this may be effected while
in young stage of growth. by simply
pinching off its extremity. thus arrest
ing its further extension The proper
time to prune trees is between the
cessation of their growth in autumn
and the movement of their sap In
spring. The amputa.ion during sum-
mer Of the woody parts of trees is in
furious to them IN many ways, and in
many species produces a copious dis
charge of sap (termed bleeding ],
which considerably weakens them
But the process of trimming hedges,
or (where there Is fancy for such
things) clipping evergreens into fan
tastic shapes, is performed in summer,
as this promotes second growth from
the parts that are lett untouched,
which makes the foliage and spray
denser.-A. Mongredien, In English
Garden.
Year: 1875




A San Francisco paper in . review
of the local fisheries relates the fol-
lowing as one Of the occurrences of
last year:


Last season one of the boats was
out on the ocean near Point de Rey,
when in the afternoon q sudden squall
came on and the waves ran so high
that one came aboard and nearly hlied
the boat with water. So much was
she loaded and SO near sinking did
she come. that the three men who
were in her had all they could do to
avoid being swept overheard. The
wind blew hard and chilly and the
poor fellows were nearly frozen. but
they held on to the boat hoping that
suecor would come from some source.
When it was nearly dark one of the
men bade his comrades good bye. and
with eroan of despair sank out of
sight beneath the waves. The other
two held on through that dreary
night, but early in the morning an
other one said to the survivor, Il cam
not hold on: | too, must go" In tel
ling ii the survivor said, Il was laying
on nv breast across the bow and saw
him as he sunk away far down in the
clear. deep waters. He said also that
soon after his last comrade disap-
peared the sun came up, and as the
sea had gone down the warm rays
beating on bis back infused warmth
and life in him so that he was enabled
to cling fast About l O'Clock the
schooner Haskell came along, picked
him up and brought himself aud the
boat into the harbor. A rather singu-
lar part of the story is that after being
at the dock for about one month, the
same boat, with the same man and
two others, went again outside to the
same fishing ground, aud about the
same place where she was picked up
when water-logged. The fishermen
saw schooner bottom side up, with
FIVE or six men clinginr to the keel.
They immediately went to the rescue
and found that it was the Haskell, the
identical schooner that had saved this
boat anH one of the men. She had
been herself capsized in a squall. Her
crew were saved by the very boat that
had been saved by her.
Year: 1875

Died. February Sd, 1875. in the
Home for the Friendless. of typhoid
pneumonia, MARY CUNNINGHAM. aged
ID years.


Three months ago. . young girl-a
stranger in our city-inquired of
lady on the street if she knew where
Mrs. lived, saying Il have
walked until am so tired, am afraid
| shall never find her. Come with
me, will take you 10 her." was her
answer.


We shall never forget the day when
We FIST looked into the sweet child
like face of little Mary, and listened
to her story. An orphan child, who
could scarcely remember a mothers
love or caressing hand on her fair
young head. betrayed and forsaken
with no friends who could care for
her. A kind hearted stranger had
provided the means to send her from
distant town to seek an asylum in
the Richmond Home A shrinking.
".
yearning, wistful eyes, searching
strange faces for comfort and cheer
for the aching heart, and rest for the
weary. tired feet We soon learned
to love her. She was beautiful to look
upon, sweet and gentle in disposition
She was ''our little Mary" There
were times when, as che would lean
upon US with trusting confidence, we
looked into her face and felt that be
meath all that young heart was slowly,
surely breaking.


When attacked by disease, she sank
rapidly and soon passed into the arms
of death. We trust the Good Shep-
herd who has taken the rhild-mother
to Himself, will temper the winds to
the helpless babe lett to OUR care.
Year: 1875

n. y. Tines.


John Bogoli,a AN italian shoemaker resid-
ing in Wooster street, reported at the Gen.
trail Office Yesterday that he had be swim
died out Of $1,000. Yesterday morning
two Italians, one Of whom was a perfect
stranger to him, while the other he had
seen in the neighborhood several times, en-
tered his place Of business. The stanger
represented that he wished Bogoli to make
him a pair of boots. and while the latter
was taking the measure the stranger said
that he had just arrived from Washington
and had with him $1,000 in gold coin. In
the course Of the conversation he said that
he was afraid to carry the gold coin aboa,
With him, fearing that he would be robbed
and finally offered the coin to Bogoli for
1000 in greenbacks. The latter swallow
ed the tempting bait and accompanied BY
the two men, he went to the Citizens Saw
ing Bank, at the conner Of the Bowery and
Canal street, and drew $1,000 which lie
had on deposit there. After leaving the
bank he walked with the man to the cor
ner of Caasl and Centre streets Here
Bogoli handed to one of the men the
money which he had just drawn from the
bank and received in exchange therefor
the satchel which he supposed contained
the $1,000 in gold coin. Immediately af
ter the transfer one Of the men handed
bosoli 3 genuine twenty franc gold piece,
and told him to 60 to the cigar store on
the corner and purchase s.gar for the
party. He did As directed, and when he
returned to The place where he had left
bis companions they had disappeared for
the first time during the entire transac-
ton A suspicion that something was
wrong entered his mind, and he opened
the satchel, and found that he had been
most outraseously swinlled. The satchel
contained two pieces Of solid lead, wrapped
up in fine white paper. to initiate gold
coin, number Of large copper pennies,
and a handful Of bird shot, the latter
hs ing ,-iaer.iv been thrown in to in.
crvaSe the weight OF the sa.ehel. The
svindled Italian, Lmos: czased BY his less
reported the facts to the police, and gave
a description OF the men who had swindled
him.
Year: 1875

UNHAPPY PfNcHBACK .-Pinchback did
not get into seat in the Senate after
all. Yesterday morning the Press and
several other papers announced that he
had been admitted bat it appears that
they were premature in this.
Year: 1875

Phila. Dag says the speech OF Gen
Burnside Is another illustration Of the
fact that the men on either side who
fought while the war was going On are
disposed TO cease fighting, now that ii
Is over.
Year: 1875

A Berlin experimenter has demon
strated the combustibility OF iron IN
peculiar manner. He takes straight
bar magnet of some power, and sprinkes
iron filings on one Of its poles. These
filings arrange themselves in accordance
with the. lines of magnetic force; and
however closely they may appear 10 be.
placed, of course no two of the metallic
flaments are parallel, and consequently.
certain amount Of air is inclosed aa IN
metallic sponge. The flames of any
ordinary spirit lamp or gas burner
readily ignites the finely divided iron,
and it continues to burn brilliantly for
some time, the combustion being, ap-
parently, as natural and easy as that of
any ordinary substances. IL the expert
menter with this operation stands ON q
slight elevation and waves the magnet
to and fro while burning, magnificent
rain Of nre 10 said 10 be produced.
Year: 1875

There is unquestionably in infancy all
interference with the natural instincts
which is far too great for healthful
growth. This, of course, from the con-
dition of the subjects of it, who are
hardly more than vegetative beings, is
chiefly physical. Consider for a mo-
ment how artificial thing a modern
baby becomes under the hands of fash
ionable mother Look at its manifold
wrappings of finery, with involutions of
lace and fine linen more complicated than
those of mummy! See how carefully
it is handled and deposited lest a speck
should soil or touch derange the dress
ed-up manikin! Notice how often it is
introduced to company, not seldom even
awakened out of sleep to be shown by
mamma, eager for a compliment, to fiat
tering visitors with the ever ready
"What fine babyl" on their lips.
What more unnatural usage could an
infant be subjected to than being thus
oppressed with inery, deprived of its
liberty, disturbed of its repose, torment
ed by strange hands, and infected, per-
haps, in the closeness of o kiss by re-
peated inspirations of tainted breath It
is q cruelty to an infant to clothe it in
any way by which its limbs are checked
in the freest movement, to which it is
iinpeiied by natural instinct. 1t should
have the fullest liberty to turn and roll,
creep or toddle, as it may, without fear
of disorder from exercise or dirt from
floor. No superfuous swathings of
finery should be allowed to interfere with
any of its vagaries of motion. A baby
should be left very much to itself and
nature. The less clothing it wears, and
the less this shackles its body and limbs,
the better. We need hardly insist upon
its being allowed to get all the sleep it
will take, for a great deal of this, it is
well known, is essential to its health. It
is equally obvious that its natural in
stinct seeks for pure air, and not the
atmosphere corrupted by human breath
ing.
Year: 1875

He had been sick ut ono of the hotels
for three or four. weeks, and the boys on
the road had dropped in daily to see
how he got along, and to learn if they
could render him any kindness. The
brakeman was a good fellow, and one
and all encouraged him in the hope that
he would pull through. The doctor
didn't regard the case as dangerous, but
the other day the patient began sinking,
and it was seen that he could not live the
night out. A dozen of his friends sat in
the room when night came, but his
mind wandered and he did not recog-
nize them.


1t was near one of the depots, and,
after the great trucks and noisy drays
had ceased rolling by, the bells and the
sounded painfully loud. The patient
when he suddenly unclosed his eyes and
shouted:


oKal a ma zoo -


One of the men brushed the hair back
from the cold forehead, and the brake
man closed his eyes and was quiet for n
time. Then the wind whirled around
the depot and banged the blinds on the
window of his room, ard he lifted his
hand and cried out:


jackson Passengers going north
by the Saginaw road change cars"


The men understood. The brakeman
thought he was coming east on the
Michigan Central. The effort seemed to
have greatly exhausted him, for he lay
like one dead for the next five minutes,
and watcher felt for his pulse to see if
life had not gone out. A tug going
down the river sounded her whistle loud
and long, and the dying brakeman
opened his eyes and called out:


Cam Arbor Wgi


He had been over the road thousand
times, but had made his last trip.
Death was drawing q spectral train over
the old track, and he was brakeman,
engineer and conductor.


One of the yard engines uttered q
shrill whistle of warning, as if the glare
of the headlight had shown to the engi.
neer some stranger in peril, and the
brakeman called out:


p-slanty-chahge cars here for the
Eel River road !"


"He's coming in fast," whispered
one of the men.


"And the end of his 'run will be the
end of his life |" said second.


The dampn ss of death began to col
lect on the patients forehead, and there
was that, ghastly look on the face which
death always brings. The slamming of
door down the hall startled him again,
aud he moved his head and family called


Crank Trunk junction-passenger
going. east by the Grand Trunk change
cars -


He was so quiet after that that all the
men gathered around the bed, believing
that he was dead. His eyes closed, and
the brakeman lifted his hand, moved his
head and whispered:


"De"-


Not "Detroit," but death He died
with the. half-uttered whisper on his
lips. And the headlight on deaths en-
gine shone full in his face and covered
it with such pallor as naught but death
can bring.-Frec Press.
Year: 1875

EXTRACT FROM Young LADY's DIARY.
What are these thoughts that surge
across my heart and wildly palpitate in
every crevice of my brain7 What is
this strange longing after the unattain-
able9 Am what really seem, or is it,
rs it were, not so much the infnitesimal
as the unspeakable2 Let me be calm.
I have reread Don Juan to-day. All,
alas! will there ever be another Byron
May there not be somewhere coming
toward me from the mist of the mountain
top or the flowers OF the valley' some
such crowned youth who Here papa
called out: elf you don't come down to
dinner 1t will be postponed till to.mor-
row." Coarse idea was obliged to
60 for many reasons,