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Year: 1875

A gentleman writing 60 the New
York Tribune satsi Il had the novel
and exciting pleasure last Monday
of shooting the farfamed Coteau and
Cascade rapids ON dram Of timber.
Three venturesome youths compos-
ed the party and left Coteau Village
at a. m. and fioated idly down the
stream. As we gradually neared
the rapids each dram shot quickly
forward and started off on its own
account, and by the time we entered
the rapids we were widely separated
from our other companions. Each
dram is manned by seven men in
front and seven men behind, who
WELD pounderous oars, the mere
lifting of which by the majority of
your readers in the middle and by
the motion of his hand instructs his
men which way to bend their efforts
in order to clear the many islands
that lie directly in their path. A.
wreck on one of these islands is of
frequent occurrence. As we enter
ed the fiercest part of the rapids we
perched ourselves upon the top of
log cabin. whence we could view the
dangers around us with unchilIed
hearts and dry clothes. On app
preaching the rapids tie sight is
really q g;and one; the foaming.
kissing pillows come marching along
and look as though they would
swallow US up, but the raf5 proudly
mounts their crested tops. Then
there is twisting and breaking of
withes and a floundering Of timber
and it seems as though a gigantic
struggle for the mastery was going
on. When the raft energies from
its battle q few pieces of timber and
a number of slaves are missing.
The excitement of the passage was
intense, and had we not felt assur.
ed of our safety we would have
wished ourselves back at the village
playing croquet with the ladies.
While making the plunge the oars
men in front were up to their necks
in water, and were hanging on their
oars with one hand and to a withe
with the other. Once the pilot had
to order them to the center of the
dram, as he saw great dive inevita-
BILE. The thousands of tourists
from all parts of the globe who
annually shoot these rapids little
imagine how the grandeur of the
scene would be magnifed and the
intensity of the excitement increas-
ed were they on raft instead of a
steamboat.
Year: 1875

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat has the
following account of queer suit: can
Iowa laborer has sued an old farmer on
q rather queer contract The man hired
10 the farmer on the condition that part Of his
wages would be paid i'll money, and that
for the balance he should receive one of
the old mans daughters in marriage. The
labor was performed and the money was
paid,-.but the girl was not Forthcoming.
This va not the fault of the old man, but
of the daughter, who refused to be made
the subject of bargain and sale. Whereupon
the laborer sued the father upon the con-
tract, but we are not informed whether the
suit is for specific performance or for
damages. If for damages we apprehend
that the laborer has good cause for action,
though his damages must be small If pro.
nortioned to the value of an unwilling wife.
The great suit of Jacob vs. Laban list
Moses, 39), does not afford precedent, as
it was compromised by the parties, and it
seems that the legal talent of Iowa will be
forced to wrestle with new principle IN
jurisprudence. The case will probably be
left to a jury whose verdict will largely
depend upon the matrimonial experience Of
it's component parts"
Year: 1875

There is a cage containing four white
mice at the Delta saloon, Virginia, which
are quite study. After seeing their
maneuvers for an hour or two, one is not,
at all surprised at the racket made by mice
generally, for during the early part of the
evening they take constant and violent ex-
else. They consume great deal OF water,
taking drink every ten minutes or oftener.
1t would be supposed that such small
animal as a mouse would not be at all
ferocious and aggress:"e; lbut such appears
to be the case with the white species at
least. A chipmunk that was put into the
cage with those at tie Delta was attacked
by them all and ve:y quickly dispatched,
without one of the ice being injured in
the least by tho fortunate victim. A
gray mouse, which vas subsequently put
into the came Gag, was very roughly
handled, being attacked by two of the
white mice, who took hold of him like a
couple of bulldogs and repeated the at.
tack again and again, shaking him by the
throat and biting his legs and tail, the lat
ter being nearly se"ered from his body
Perhaps white mice |; e red ants are q par.
ticularly ferocious species of the genus tt
which they belong.
Year: 1875

sHabitues Of the Summer hotels and
Watering places" isays the Boston CONNER"
ciI Bulletin, "wll recognize the following
as correct specimen of the domestic
dialogues which take place while pater-
familas is waiting for the omnibus to drive
up to the front piazza, or his buggy to take
him to the steamboat landing, or for
the whistle Of the expected locomotive :"


You have got the pattern for the muslin,
my dearq


yes


And you won't forget Charley's slippers
and my bathing dress in the lower bureau
drawerP


NO, darling


.And the cold cream and canphor from
the upper shelf in the closet, and to bring
Us some books from the library, you know,
and bottle of cologne


Yes yes


'And baby's caps you know, and tell the
dress maker about having my dress sent
by express, for I want it for tue hop. And
do ask Aunt Maria to send my driving
gauntlets; forgot them


Anything else4'


No, darling, nothing, only if you could
step over to mas and ask her to lend me
that purple and white hood, and bring me
down new sun umbrella, and my India
rubbers to wear lwben we 60 out in the
boat, it is so damp that


Stop, darling! I've just thought o!
something want to do myself


what is it. nv dear1'
Year: 1875

If I had thought thou could'st have died


might not weep for thee;
But I forgot when by thy side


That thou could'st mortal be.
If never through my mind had passed


The time would e'cr be DER;
And on thee should look my last,


And thou should st smile no more!
And still upon that face I look


And think twill smile again;
And still the thought will not brook


That must look in vain.
But when 1 speak thou dost not say


Whatne'er thou left'st unsaid;
And now feel, as well l may,


Sweet Mary, thou art dead!
If thou would'st stay, cen as thou art,


All cold and all serene,
I still might press thy silent heart


And where thy smiles have been,
While cen thy chill, bleak corse l have,


Thou seemest still my own;
But, thore, lay thee in the grave,


And I am now alone.
I do not think, where'er thou art,


Thou hast forgotten me;
and perhaps may soothe this heart


In thinking, too, of thee.
Yet there was round thee such adawn


Of ligh; ne o. seon bef"rc,
AS fancy never could have drawn


And never can restore!
Year: 1875

TOP Dressing FOR CoRy.--Guano, hen ma
nurc, plaster OF almost any of the CONNER
cial manures will answer as top dressing
for corn. Wood ashes are also extensively
used for this purpose, and with good re-
suits. A good handful to each hill is sutti-
cient for one application. A compost OF
hen :manure and good friable muck would
probably be better than plaster or super
phosphate, but man may not be able to
get either; hence he should use some
thinr else, or what ever is at hand.
Year: 1875

1t is a very common notion with peo-
pie who claim to be intelligent, to say
of the ignorant and supersti-
tious, that dreams are warnings, or
foreshadowings of coming events; and
there are even at the present day so
many people, not only "old women"
but men, both old and young, claiming
a considerable degree of intelligence,
who "believe in dreams," or claim that
to dream of. certain things gives US
warning of some coming event, that the
subject is worthy of notice and investi-
cation. If anything is indicated by
dreams, it is high time, in this age of
intelligence, science, and learning, that
mankind should be fully informed
thereof; if there is nothing in them, if
it is superstition and humbug, then the
intelligent reader should investigate the
subject, and at once, for his own good
and the good Of mankind, discard it.


Now, let US see what science teaches
US in regard to dreams, their interpreta-
tions and warnings. Phrenology Gf
there is any truth in the science),
teaches us that the brain is the organ of
the mind, and that each faculty of the
mind has its separate organ in the
brain, and also that the physiological
conditions of the body affect mental
manifestations. Then the brain, as a
whole, is the organ of the mind, as a
whole; but the mind being made up of
many separate faculties, the brain must
therefore have corresponding separate
organ for each faculty. That these
propositions are true there is abundant
evidence, which the limited space OF
this article will not allow US to produce.
These faculties have been observed and
appropriately named by phrenologists.
Now, these organs which relate to each
other in functions are grouped together
in the brain; hence we find the intel
lectual group on the front, the moral on
the top, and the animal on the back
part of the head. 1t is evident thai



rality of organs at the same time, fol
we find ourselves feeling and manifest
ing not only different but opposite emo
tions at the same time. This would bt
impossible if the mind acted through
but a single organ. We must also re
member that the medium through
which all intelligence is conveyed to The
mind is one of the five senses-sight
hearing, smell, touch, and taste, and W,
must also remember that two organs o
the same group seldom if ever act to
gether, and that when one organ of I
group is in action, the remainder of tn
organs of that group are at rest, o
asleep. These groups of organs are sub
divided by .phrenologists into other o
semi-classes, but for our present purpos
the principal groups already named will
suffice.


Now, one more proposition that W
state as a self-evident fact. The brai


is constantly acting, as long as it is an
imated by the blood; and whether W
retain or remember what thought
have passed through it depends upo


whether or not the organ of memor


(Eventuality) was awake or asleeI
When memory is awake we retail


everything that passes through th
brain; when memory sleepeth we retail


nothing. This can be proved by an
Year: 1875

EDITOR GAZETTE. SIR: Why is it
that our Board of Public Education is
so afraid of giving the children in our
public schools an extra holiday occa-
sionlyy Why did they refuse to give
the children the Friday after Thanks.
giving? | fear some few of them,
think it their only duty to look after
the funds, and provide means for
running the schools, and that they
must be run daily, from one years
end to the other, instead of looking o
the interest, welfare and health of our
children, as they should do


Now | have always sent my children
to public schoos-my older ones com.
menced when but seven years of age,
and, as the rules of the Board required
them 10 be constantly at school-they
were never allowed TO be absent, eX-
cept they were sick or disabled that
they could not so. The consequence
was, that rs they grew older, they be-
came tired OF the school, they did not
take that interest in their books and
studies that they should do; they
wanted change Of some kind: they
needed rest, yet feared to take them
away for one or two weeks, lest their
seats be taken Children cannot stand
as much confinement as older persons.
II is not in their nature to be confined
so closely, from one years end to the
other, besides it is injurious to their
health. We want more men in our
Board, who send their own children to
our public schools, that they may bet
ter know what the children need and
want the most. 1t is true, We have
some good men in our Board, who are
good fathers, that don't send their
children to public schools, and | was
glad to see they voted for the children
to have the extra holiday. do hope
our Board will look more after the
health aud welfare of our children,
and not be afraid to give them an
extra holiday once in while. Parents
don't thank them for forcing their
children to go to school SO constantly
4 FATHER.
Year: 1875

RUss1AvILLE, Ind, July 30, 1875.


EDITOR News The farmers in
this vicinity are very much discour-
aged and are looking down their
noses considerably, on account of the
extreme wet weather. The rain has
been falling, almost constantly, for
nearly two weeks, and it is indeed
enough to dishearten the most cheer
full of them. On the night of the
18th July, we had a frightful storm.
Peal upon peal of loudest thunder,
and almost continuous flash of the
most vivid lightning, were keptur
for two hours, followed by heavy
rain and some hail. The same thing
occurred on the nights of the 18th
and 10th, and almost every day since
there has been more or less rain.


The farmers complain that their
corn had to be claim by" before it
had received sufficient plowing.-
Then, great many got their wheat
cut, (between showers) and being
wet when cut and put up wet, it is
either moulding, sprouting or rotting
in the shock. A few have turned
their stock into their fields, the
wheat being too far gone to save.
There is still another favored few
whose wheat is not damaged very
much, and who will have an average
yield. The crop as o whole will
probably be about one-third of an
average. Corn in low ground will
be drowned out, and in most of the
up-lands the grub worms have iniur-
ed it to some extent, so that there
will not be more than one-half of an
average crop. 1 do not predict that
will suffer, but 1 do think
that ''times" will be as "hard" as
during the "Panic."


Notwithstanding the blow on the
farmers, the townspeople of Russia
vile, are wide awake to improvement.
During the last three months there
haven't been workmen enough to
meet the demands of the people.


Very truly yours, J. W.
Year: 1875

The frequent failures of banks and
banking firms are attributable to the
distempered financial system inaug
urated by the Republican party, says
the Cleveland Plaindealer. The dis
tempered condition of the finances
is the outgrowth of a Democratic re-
bellion, and that is perhaps the rea-
son the Ohio Democracy propose to
perpetuate it. If banks break and
distress ensues on account of it,
there is all the more reason for the
Republican policy of returning to q
sound and solvent currency.
Year: 1875

This was the Democratic platform
in Ohio, and the entire country only
three years ago:


81 speedy return to specie pay
neent IS demanded alike By the high
est considerations of commercial
morality and honest government
Year: 1875

Governor Allen occasionally says
a good thing. In his celebration
speech, for instance, he remarked
that ''if you put an old silly fool into
a high place you have your remedy
at the ballot box Nenaine contra
dice1ate.- Dayton journal.
Year: 1875

We understand that Gov. Allen
will be here On the 29th of Septem-
Der, the second day of our County
Fair, and will address the people at
the Fair grounds, but will not make
political speech. He will probably
speak in town at night on political
questions.


Gen. Hayes will be here the day
after Gov Allen, and will also speak
at the Fair grounds in the afternoon,
and in town at night.
Year: 1875

A Coop HIr.-The temporary
President of the Republican State
Convention, in speaking of the late
Democratic Legislature, said that the
members went home with their work
half done-bills in their pockets
but not until they had passed a bill
by which, should they be SO unfor


tunate as to get into the Penitentia-
ry, they would have the right to
choose their own spiritual advisers.
Year: 1875

There is a word of plural number
A foe to human peace and slumber;
Now any word you chance to take,
BY adding you plural make,
But if You add an to this,
How strange the metamOrphosis!
Plural is plural then no more,
And sweet what bitter was before.


What is the word
Year: 1875

How to Renew Subscriptions.


When your time is out, don't wait till you have
chance to come to town, or send the money by q
neighbor, but enclose it in letter at and hand
1t to your p NJ We toiH be responsible II the money
is lost, from any post-obce in this county.


Subscribers outside of the county should send
money orders, when practicable, where the amount
is 81 or more. An order costs but 10 cents, which
the subscriber may deduct from the amount sent.
Year: 1875




Hon, Horatio Seymour of New York,
was invited to attend and deliver an ad-
dress at the Georgia State Fair and in
declining the invitation he utters the fol
lowing words of wisdom and of states
man Coming from one of the ablest
men of the country, it will give cheer To
the almost orerburdened people of the
South:


In five years from this time the census
will show our numbers to be more than
fifty millions. The day, then, is dawn
ing when the lands Of the south will be
greatly lifted up in value. | have given
much time and thought to the agrcultur
al condition of the United States.
have travelled extensively, and | have ex
amined with care into the Industrial in
terests of all sections aud | am cpndd
ent that hereafter the South will oct a
large and growing share of those who
are seeking new homes either from Eu-
rope or from the older States of the I'm
ion. This food-tide will bear with il
wealth and varied industries. pray fur
the day when the South shall be prosper
Gus in all its pursuits, for until it is so
there can be no assured pervadIng welfare
IN other sections OF our Union.
Year: 1875

In prop7rtien to the hopeful nature OF per-
sons SO are thew harry. Place man in any
situation and be will hope. The drowning
man, it is said, will catch at straw. Why
Because lie hopes it will save him, The sick
man takes IN, ,dicine and oheys the doctors
directions. to he restored to health; and 30 i.
it in ail the events Of HE We hope, when
there Is nothing Of encouragement in the out
look When all the lamp. Nth which expert
enee has guided us In the past, are cxtin-
guishea, and We are left 10 grope amid the
uncertainty OF the gloom. hope. beautiful an
gel that ,hs is, enters our breasts, and lifts us
above the darkae and doubt Hope is said
to be as an anchor to the soul, What beau
tifnl thought. The ship is out upon the wild
waters; the fury of the tempest has lashed
the waves into terrific rage. The anchor is
cast; down. down it goes beneath the bosom
of the snow capped sea it strikes the bottom,
and the vessel is held in its place; the mad
den elements may toss II to and fro, but Tie
anchor hold. tito its place. Our human ship IS
out upon the ever boisterous sea of life, The
waves of trouble often wash il dreadful fury
over its deck; the hurriean-s of doubt and
want riddle the rigging and blow down the
masts; what do we? Cast the anchor hope
and the wild pageant around us can neither
irighten lis, nor move our little barque.


1t is hope that has made us listen greeaily
to every promise that has been made to us
FOR years with regard to the completion Of the
railroad. But we are eherrod; expectation
is to become realization hope glad fruitiou ,
the railroad is to be mpleted by next June
Last week We were honored by n visit from
Mr. Joseph II. Converse, of Boston the Pres
ident of the road. He informs us that con
tracts are being made, and work will Gems
mence Immediately. Next June We are 10
hear the snorting of the iron. horse, the keen
tones of the whistle, and the music ringing of
the bell. All this is to occur next June. We
feel mighty good about 1t, and all We regret
is that we didn't hug Mr.. Converse for bring
ing us such good news. We have grown two
or three inches since we heard the news. We
are so fall of happiness and loving kindness,
that we could not contain it, so we "growed"
little. We trembled for. "a long time lest t.e
influence ~ of Bros, Wheeler and Sparks
with the President Of the company, would in
dnee its construction en- the other side of the
river, leaving the village Of Van Burcn in
the cold. But we hoped not. See what our
incessant and untiring hopefulness did, and
let 1t beget in every one of our readers de-
sire for large quantity Of it themselves


We throw our new hat up in the air, and
yell, d" Hurrah for Van Buren! hurrah for
Crawford county? hnrrah for the railroad |!
hurrah for the world and the rest of mankind
never hopsa tor him, always believed him to
be beyond its pale Given us the railroad,
We shall be very happy. Hurrah for llorE!
Year: 1875

Austin Maslia & Ward have the
largest and best assorted stock Of cook.
ing and heating stoves to be found in
Van Buren, which they propose and
mean to sell at cost Call and see us. We
mean what we say. 29
Year: 1875

body had not. But to overcome this
important fact. the then editor OF
the Rochester i3rertiser charged
that Mr.. Weed had shaved off Mon.
roe's whiskers and by doing so had
made "a good enough Morgan until
after the election" then pending.
The slauder was industriously used
at the time, and has been thorn in
the side of Mr.. Weed, and his more
intimate friends were careful never
to allude to it in his presence.


In looking back upon AN event
which occurred nearly half century
ago, with the asperities and impress
sions which ii oecasioned, allayed
and corrected, and in view of the
embittered feeling existing between
the editor and proprietor of the
Rochester Daily -I1ntfiser and my
self, am free to admit that they had
provocations, which from their stand
point, excused the use of such polit-
ical weapons as they found available.
\,
in which remember to have been
unspairng. The term MASON Jacks"
frequently applied to all who acted
politically agalns; Us, was a peculiar
" offensive one. and most especi lily
SO TO the editor and publisher of the
1dcertiseJ, neither of VIII m were
Masons. Even now it is evident
that the correspondent of the .iryus
has not forgotten or forgiven the of
fense. In conclusion ! affirm, in the
strongest language and broldes'
sense, that | acted in perfect good
faith throughout the investigation
touching the body found at Oak Or
chard creek. and that truthfully re-
pea,ed playful and innocent reply
to question out of which grew the
confounded charge of boastiug that
it was good enough Morgan till
after the election under the odium
of which | have rested rty-eight
years.


1t may not be out Of time or place
to add that in this case it is not too
late TO .syindicatc the truth of his
tory"


The then editor Of the Rochester
Daily .1arertiSer is now resident
Of this city. He was actively and
warmly opposed as | was devoted to
the cause of anti Masonry. He was
familiar with the question from the
beginning 10 the end.


have never conversed with him
upon this subject, nor do | know
what his impressions are. but if he is
in possession Of evidence either that
| mutla'ed the body in question or
boasted that it was a good enough
Morgan till after the election" he
will, doubtless, regard this fitting
occasion to produce it.
Year: 1875

Or all the evils prevalent among
young men, none are more blight
ING IN their effects than the habit
of speaking slightingly Of the vlr-
tue of women. Nor, indeed, ia
there anything in which young
men are so thoroughly mistaken
as in the low estimate they are
wont to form OF the integrity OF
the seX-not OF their own mothers
aud sisters but of others whom
they seem to forget are somebody's
mothers and sisters. As Il general
rule it may be said that no person
who dcscends to thus habit should
be entrusted with any enterprise
IN which integrity OF character IS
an Indispensable. prerequisite.
PLAIN words should be spoken and
writtci on this point. The evil is
widespread, ana particularly so
among the young men OF the West.


If, indeed, young men are some
times thrown into the society OF
thoughtitss, not TO say lcwd wom-
en-, they have no more right to
measure other females by what
they see than they would have to
estimate the character Of our most
upright and virtuous citizens by
the developments of crime in oui
city police courts. Let our young
men reflect, then, and bear IN con
tinual remembrance that theil
chief happiness in this life depends
upon their unwavering faith II
women.-[ Sunny South.