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Year: 1875

| Most every city has troubles and
annoyances of some kind, The
Old European castles are haunted
with rats that render them the most
dlsagreeable of habitations. The
Alhambra, however grand and
gloomy it may be as the palace of
departed kings, is rendered dis
agreeable to visitors by the bats
that linger around it. The spider
weaves It's curtain over the portals
OF the Caesars palace, and the owl
sits and blinks upon the ornaments
of the Coliseum. These animals
live a kind of scavenger life, and
after remaining all day staring at
and annoying those passing by,
they descend at night to steal some
thing for their sustenance. They
do not seem to enjoy themselves;
they are Of no use to man, and the
only right they have to life is that
God made them.


Mineral Point, too, is troubled
with beings that haunt the streets,
especially on Sunday, and stare
rather curiously at those passing
10y to church and elsewhere. These
are not owls exactly, but Mineral
Point is rot as old as Rome, and
with the resemblance they have now,
and the course they are taking, who
can tell what they will be when
twenty-seven centuries shall have
passed away. 1t is almost impossi-
BILE for lady to so along the streets
OF Mineral Point on Sunday With
out having to pass at least a half
dozen crowds of young gentlemen, (!)
who seem to take special delight in
uttering some foul remark that ends
in laugh from the whole company.
These are inconveniences that might
be avoided, if such would only learn
that the way to church is not the
place for loafers to assemble, and
that modest people are not desirous
of meeting that cold gaze of curl
Gus scorn. Such young men would
doubtless find it much more agree
able to themselves, and surely would
make it so for others, if they would
visit the churches or Sabbath schools
instead of standing on the streets.
Would it not be well to try it once
Year: 1875

"GENTLE SPRING" and ETHEREAL
mildness has come at last and has
brought a little visitation of spring
fever with it, but we can stand the
blues, muddy roads, or anything
better than an atmosphere that
freezes mercury, cools Venus, and
depresses our spirits generally
However, we Go not feel like boast.
ing much over one or two fine DAYS
for before the article appears in
print our Spring may take a relapse
and leave us to enjoy few weeks
Of sleighing.
Year: 1875

LISTEN TO BUsINESS.-We keep
on hand q large assort Of Jewelry,
the latest novelty of all its branches.
Also large assortment of Foreign
and American wathes, clocks and
plated ware cf all descriptions,
which we offer as cheap as any
dealer in the Union. Come and see
us, and we will convince you that
we mean what we say.


CARTWRIGHT & JAMES,
Year: 1875

The people Of Mineral Point have
reason to congratulate themselves
on having competent and reliable
set of officers, peaceably and hon
estly elected. Never has there been
a better prospect for good govern
ment in the city.
Year: 1875

We are very fortunate in finding a
material so convenient with which to
grade our streets. The gravel and
sand in the hills in and around the
city forms natural cement when
spread on the street; and If it is evenly
spread and we'll rolled and sprinkled
before it is used, it packs down as
smooth as q floor and makes the most
elegant, hard and even surface to drive
over we have ever seen, and We believe
it will be very durable. But if it is
not put down with care, as above
stated, it makes very poor surface
for a street grade. For instance, if it
is merely spread over the street and
left to be packed down by the travel
over it. it will be a very uneven sur
face by the time it becomes hard.
That portion of Spring street between
the Court House and First street on
the East side, was not rolled nor sprin-
kled before it was used, and "a ride
over it now will remind one of drive
across a potato field. Parties who
have rode over this street are ready to
pronounce against the gravel and ce-
ment grade. We have closely observed
the process of grading our streets, and
wherever the rolling and sprinkling
have been attended to, the streets are
in elegant condition.
Year: 1875

The surveyors under Lieut.. Weeden
have been at work nearly two weeks
at the river, making complete topo-
graphical survey of the region. The
field work is now finished, and Lieut..
Weeden will go to San Francisco soon
to lay the results of his operations
before the Board of Supervisors. 1t is
probable that the work of turning the
river into False Bay will be under way
before the close of Summer, so as to
be completed prior to the advent OF the
rainy season.
Year: 1875

A boy thus describes his misdeeds
and their punishmentsl My sister
En- has got feller who has been
coming to see her every night for
some time. Night before last, just
to have little fun, went into the
parlor and crawlel under the sofa
on the sly, and waited until he got
settled, and just as he was asking
her-if she was wiiling-to become
his dear partner Of life, and trust to
his strong right arm for support and
protection, 1 gave three red-h In
dian war-whoops and fred OF an old
horse pistol that / had borrowed Of
Sam johnson, and, my gracious, how
that fellow jumped up and scooted
for the doori He never stopped TO
get his hat, bat tumbled head over
heels down the door-steps. As Tor
EN-, she just squatted right down on
the floor and screamed like blue
bIazes till dad and mother came run


ming IN with nothing on but their
night clothes, and wanted to know
what the matter was. But En- only
yelled the louder, and kept pointing
under the sofa till dad got down o..
his knees aud saw ne there, aud
pulled me out by my hind leg But
when he got me out 10 the wood


shed, he wrapped me over his knee
and went at me with SD old trunk
strap, and I've not set down since.
Year: 1875

countenanee of his companion, he
would have gnashed those brilliant
teeth, and lost some Of that conf
dence in himself, as a comforter.
Tempest knew this would have been
his mode of comforting all his
girl friends, and set proper store by
his words.


The approaching marriage was
fruitful of much gossip, as it was to
take place within a month. Sun
shine and Mr.. c and Tempest and
Capt. Cutie were the attendants.
At last the day, the night, the hour
came. The groom. the most ex-
cited among the bridal party, was
trembling from one extremity to
the other, and during, ceremony,
which was long and impressive, was
actually seen to button and unbut-
ton his coat. His anxious friends
who were watching him in an agony
of suspense were driven to the verge
of despair and desperation when
they saw his right hand, slowly,
and inevitably. ascend to his head
and caressIngly smooth the satiny
folds of his shining hair. Dear
reader,these mechanical movements
had become so habitual in the
Col, under embarrassing circum-
stances, that even during his mar
riage ceremony, he could not leave
them of. In fact, the force of hab-
it, was painfully set forth in the
groomsmen also. The Capt. was
at loss to know what disposition to
make of his right hand, and in his
dilema, he placed two fingers of said
hand carefully together, and rested
them against his cheek for a mo-
ment, and Mr.. c., seemingly from
feelings of suffocation, was forced to
give one energetic tug at his shirt
cOlla~.


Nothing was remarked of the
actions of the ladies, but their feel
ings beggar description.


After the marriage, the bride and
groom took the first north bound
train, and we will bid them adieu
through the car window, where
they were wrapped in smiles of what
we hope to be, perpetual bliss.
The last we saw of the groom, he
was nervously buttoning and unbut-
toning his coat. May he never
have anything more difficult to do
Year: 1875

The Pittsburgh Critic delares
that the Democrats could hardly
blunder upon candidate that
couldn't beat Grant in the nextraee
for the presidency. It would Ger
tainly seem TO be a very difficult
thing to do, but the Democrats can
do it, if it can possibly be done at
all Courier Journal.
Year: 1875

Our exchanges have a great deal
to say about editorial ability.
What a country editor really needs,
is the ability to live on four shill-
ing per week with a large family to
support.
Year: 1875

Samuel Wood is the name of the
beneficent gentleman who proposes
to establish a college of music in
New York, to be built in Central
Park, and endowed by him with five
million dollars. This is the most
munificent endowment ever made to
any one institution.
Year: 1875

There IS said to be a baby in
Nashville that was born in private
box at the theater there the other
ght,during the performance OF the
play. Ii that infant had been half
as old that night as its mother, it
would probably have had sense
enough to stay at home.-Courisr-
Jo,,yDol
Year: 1875

A Tenpessee girl told q s-sina a.
would give him kiss if he would
catch her. She ran well till she got
out Of sight of the old folks, aHa llen
CAVERN. This shows what Ten
neesee girl will do when she Is hard
run.
Year: 1875

A Massachusetts man has pro-
pounded the theory that there are
separate heavens for men and wo
men. The announcement is calcu-
lated to give some married people a
better opinion of enternity.
Year: 1875

The last Cincinnati suicide was
brought about by the refusal Of
one man to lend another money to
buy tobacco. If people who refuse
to become lenders Of small sums Of
money could be thus rebuked as Of
ten as they deserve, the currency
would soon begin to flow more free
IL, and no sensitive soul would ne
driven to the field and to the work
shop for the trivial amounts which
it Is every mans privilege to borrow
as often as he caa. Let impeeunios-
ity seize its most potent weapon,
Remorse, and industry and thrift
will begin to pay out as they have
never paid out before.-Courier
Journal.
Year: 1875

New York correspondence Of the Boston


journal.


Stewart is building up Garden
City on a system that will require
ten years to complete it. He has
drawn a legal instrument that re-
quires an expenditure of $1,000,
900 a year whether he lives or dies.
lie Won't sell any property on the
place. He leases the houses at low
rent and gives all tenants a pass
over his road for six months. He
owns the railroad from New York to
his place, and has just completed
arrangements for a lightning train,
running from Hunters Point to
Garden City twice a day in twenty
minutes. He has built twenty miles
of elegant roadway. His hotel is a
handsome brick edifice open the
year round and run at has expense.
The stables are blocks away and are
connected with the Office by an un-
derground telegraph, Stewart is
changing bis dwellings from wood to
brick, and has erected a brick yard
on his own place to furnish the sup
ply. The milIionair owner of Gar
den City can manage every thing

but religion. He would put up a
costly church if the people were
agreed. Stewart is a churchman,
and he would be glad to see an
elegant Episcopal Church and rec
tory, with the appointments all com
plete. He can keep out disserters
for the present, because he will sell
no land; but the moment there is a
chance, little chapels viii arise and
various sects be represented.
Year: 1875

GETTING READY.--The Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph Company are get.
ing ready as fast as possible for the
the opening of their office in this
city. The storm today interfered
with the stringing of the wires, but
the office will be opened at Fourth
and Market streets, by Monday night
or Tuesday morning. Ibis company
will send kilograms to all points at
greatly reduced rates.
Year: 1875

ALFRED WALTON, Druggist, No. as5 Mar
ket street, respectfully informs his friends
and the public in general, that he keeps on
a competent person ls at all times ready to
prescribe for such sick as call at that store,
and that no charge is made except the regu-
lar price of the medicines, the same price as
they would pay anywhere else; but that no
one is visited at their residences.
Year: 1875

I am sorry to report, as a result of in
vestigations that large proportion of
the girls of the country, and even of
those brought up on farms, are growing
to womanhood without learning to milk;
indeed, with these it is becoming lost
art. Even young men who have no
prospect of success, except such as shall
come by their own labor, cannot milk.
To milk COW seems to be q dreadful
thing, for she has horns and can hook,
and certainly she can kick, and kicking
hurts, SO the work is performed by the
old folks, who learned thousands of
years ago when the world was barbaric,
and they, theyoung folks, sitin thehouse,
possibly at work, but more likely read
ing novels, or playing on the piano. The
question arises, what is going to be done
when the old folks die2 I know that
this cannot last long. Twenty years ago
a pound of butter barely bought yard
of calico ; now it will buy three Or four
yards, and it will buy three pounds of
sugar, half gallon of molasses, and
cloth enough for a shirt. Formerly a
laborer could earn pound of butter by
working a single hour; now he must
work good three hours. 1t seems to me
clear enough that if things go on in this
way ten or fifteen years, butter will
bring rs cents or 81 pound, unless it
goes out of use entirely, except on few
farms where the young folks shall be SO
abused as to be made to milk and cream
to put on strawberries will be out of the
question. That new-fashioned butter
made of beef suet, butterHilk, and eggs
comes in at the right time as Judgment
on the young folks who are afraid COWS
will hook and hck.-Dr. Cross.
Year: 1875

The details of a case between master
and servant, recently tried at Forres,
Scotland, afford a good idea of the
change for the better made by Scotch
emigrants to the United States. Some
farm servants contended against the con-


slant infictiop of "kailbrose" which they
had to undergo because their employer,
named Paul, had SON e time before added
five calves to his stock, and consequently
could not allow the help as much milk
as would serve them each night to take
their porridge with. The servants agreed
to be satisfied with porridge and milk,
but even this concession the Judge would
not insist upon, claiming that the food
supplied them was as good as that
usually provided in the country. The
"kailbrose" is very Inexpensive dish,
made of the sprouts of certain vegetables
boiled, and oatmeal added. Where the
laborers of that section board themselves,
nothing but "brose" and milk three
times day from years end to years end
is used, and butchers meat once in two
days is the luxury of fortunate servants.
The character of the laborer's diet in this
country shows the poor mans SOW
ereignty in his food as well as his vote.
The laborer here lives as well as the
wealthy farmer in Great Britain, as a
rule. Meat at least twice, and sometimes
thrice day, is but small portion of his
table comforts, and kailbrose," even
with milk, he would use to fatten his
pork instead of himself. And yet there
are poor people across the water that are
made to believe they cannot better their
condition by coming to our shores.
Year: 1875

We, once asked an old Winnebago
squaw, how it vas that she cured her
sick family by simply covering them ev-
cry day with fresh earth, leaving only a
breathing spot for their noses, and she
said: Earth our mother. Earth make
she, and Earth take good care to make
she papooses strong; squaw-mother
make she papooses sick. Earth-mother
make she papooses well again. She
can't tell white squaw any more" Now
this poor Indian woman was wise sac
cording to her lights" Without know
ing why, she saw that the earth was q
friend to her children, and therefore
gave them to its healing embrace. If
the mother be fortunate enough to live
in the country, she has the cure for many
of her children's ills quite at hand. En-
courage baby to play in the fresh earth,
preparing it properly for its enjoyment
and cure, with as careful an eye to the
comfort of the little thing as you would
if it were to take any other sort of a
bath. If it has no old dresses, make it
suit of cheap print, tie upon its head
light hat that will protect its eyes from
discomfort, and give it freedom to delve
in the warm, soft earth, where the SUM-
shine can comfort and invigorate it. If
it is city child, and circumstances for
bid trip to the country for the sake of
the weak convalescent, have sand heap
made on the warm side of your yard.
Instinct will teach it to dig, and digging
hardens the muscles and brings strength
to the bones, while from the heart of the
erth rises subtle and strong power of
healing that we can neither explain nor
understand for ourselves, though we
have both seen and felt its potency
The Metropolitan.
Year: 1875

Some noteworthy cases were reported
at a recent meeting in New York of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children. One of the worst was that of
a young orphan girl, IA years old, who
was badly choked and beaten by her
uncle, and locked up in room. She
made her escape, and was being per-
suaded to enter disorderly house in
Wooster street, when the matter was
brought to the notice of the society.
Steps were at once taken by which she
secured home in respectable family
as servant. Seven cases were found
where the circumstances would have
warranted prosecution, but, after CIV
ing the accused persons a severe warn
ing it was thought better not to use ex-
treme measures unless the cruelty was
again perpetrated. The cases are yet in
abeyance, two of the offenders being
under bail to stand trial. The Secretary
further represented that, during the past
month, he had visited the neighborhood
of the different theaters and other places
of amusement at night, and found many
young children begging. Upon being
questioned, invariably the same answer
was given: "Sent out by mother" or
"by father" to beg. Since then some
of them have disappeared, while others
have changed their begging grounds
and again others have become peddlers
of flowers.
Year: 1875

Underground railroads OF tunnels as
the means of transit through populous
cities are becoming more and more re-
cognized as necessity as the railroad
system of the country is extended and
traffic increased. The streets of our
cities are necessary to the uses and con-
venience of their inhabitants, for which
they were originally intended, and the
safety of human life also has to be secured
by shutting the steam railroads out of
them as rapidly as possible. The day is
not far distant when no such railroad
will be allowed the use of much
frequented streets of cities for the pass
age of their trains. Hence we see and
hear of the opening of tunnels from
time to time in different of our chief
cities, by which the annoyance and dan
ger of iutruding railroad cars is no
longer felt. Among the latest achieve
ments of this sort is the completion of
the tunnel under Fourth avenue, New
York city, which was opened recently,
and now all the railroads leaving that
city will have an underground outlet.
The work has been two years in execu-
ton and has cost several millions of dol,
lars. .-BaItinOr6 Sun.
Year: 1875

"There is one point" said the mau,
that whenever any person comes into
my saloon and looks stranger-ike, and
particularly if they give any evidence of
being unused to city life, they invariably
ask for vanilla cream. don't know
why it is, other than the fact that vanilla
was about the first flavor used in ice
cream. In olden times it was supposed
that ice cream might produce hysteria,
and as vanilla was administered medi-
cinally for that, they used it as suitable
flavor to counteract any evil effects that
cream might have. Those were the days
when doctors were just beginning to al
low their fever patients to have ice and
drink cold water. The consequence was
that vanilla ice cream thus became wide
known, and it is one of the best. By
some it is called svanil, by others
miller and there are those also who
ask for 'banilla.' Of course these mis-
takes are laughable, but then we never
treat unknowing people in any ungen-
tlemanly or unladylike way. 1t is not
our business to make fun of others,
who, in all probability, know infinitely
more than we do in their business at
home"


"What sort of ice cream do ladies' ask
for" continued the reporter.


Elderly ladies take lemon, middle
aged like chocolate, young ladies take
strawberry, and the quite pert misses
ask for orange, peach, and mixed flavor.
It has become quite fashionable to call
for mixed creams. During the straw
berry season we sell berries and ice
cream, or berries and ordinary cream
with sugar. Ice cream and berries
form the principal demand nowadays.
There is a great deal in appearance, -and
a plate heaped high with berries and
cream looks aristocratic and still
doesn't cost much. Then again, it is
very palatable, and is much more cred
table than spending that money for
something that does not do any person
any good, but rather harm. Ice cream
is refreshing and nourishing, and can
be eaten in perfect safety by every
BODY"
Year: 1875

1t is related of Napoleon that his last
words were " Iete d'arnlee ," Doubt
less, as the shadow of death obscured his
memory, the last thought that remained
for speech was of some event when he
was directing an important "head of
column" I believe that every General
who has handled armies in battle must
recall from his own experience the in
tensity of thought on some similar occa-
sion, when, by single command, he had
given the finishing stroke to some COM
plicated action but to me recurs another
thought that is worthy of record, and
may enct urage others who are to follow


us in our profession. I never saw the
rear of an army engaged in battle but I
feared that some calamity had happened
at the front-the apparent confusion,
broken wagons, crippled horses, men ly


ing about dead and manned, parties
fastening to and from seeming disorder,
and general apprehension ofsomething
dreadful about to ensue; all these signs,
however, lessened as Ineared the front,
and there the contrast was complete
perfect order, men and horses full of
confidence, and it was not unusual for
general hilarity, laughing and cheering.
Although cannon might be firing, the
musketry Gathering, and the enemy's
shot hitting close, there reigneda general
feeling of strength and security that bore
a marked contrast to the bloody signs
that had drifted rapidly to- the rear ];
therefore, for comfortand safety, I surely
would rather be at the front than the
rear line of battle. So also on the
march, the head of the column moves on
steadily, while the rear is alternately
halting and then rushing forward to
close up the gap; and all sorts of rumors,
especially the worst, float back to the
rear. Old troops invariably deem it a
special privilege to be in the front to be
at the "head of column because ex-
perience has taught them that it is the
easiest and most comfortable place, and
danger only adds zest and stimulus to
this fact.-tShern1ah' Memoirs.
Year: 1875

The following is from the London
Solicitors Journal: "The English
law presents an extraordinary contrast.
On the one side it is held that the negli-
gence of a person having charge OF a
young child is the negligence of the
child and imputable to the child, and
that there is no redress if the child is
negligently run over. On the other
side, it is held that, though oysters are
negligently placed in a river-bed, it is
an injury rearessable by damages for a
vessel to negligently disturb them. The
child, were he an oyster, would be
protected but as child under analo-
gous circumstances of neglect he is with
out redress"
Year: 1875

REPORTS from the South concerning
the condition of the cotton crop have
now an interest and significance which
they have hitherto failed to possess. The
general tenor of the reports shows that
labor, both white and black, is plenty
and vastly more efficient this season than
it has been for many years, which argues
good state of feeling between the en-
ployer and employed. The use of COM
mercial fertilizers has been resorted to
more the present season than ever be-
fore, and planters are slowly habituating
themselves to the application of domestic
manures-a practice which is quite new
in that section.