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Year: 1875

with modern ones. The science OF object
teaching imparts ideas at glance that
once could not be inculcated clearly in a
week, Asitis in this respect, in the mat
ter Of education, so it must be in all such
reforms US temperance. Those who as
pire to lead such reforms must not ignore
elementary principles. And inasmuch
as an ounce Of prevention is always worth
a pound of cure, the true temperance re-
formers Of the future will be those who,
recognizing the natural cravingo human
nature for pleasurable excitements, will
endeavor to lead and control this propen-
sity in safe channels.
Year: 1875

The original manuscript copy Of the
Declaration of Independence, which has
hung in the Patent Office for many years,
is fast fading away A correspondent
writes from Washington to the New York
Post, that unless means are taken to re-
store the writing, not vestige will remain
by the time of our centennial. The
managers Of the British Museum are said
to be familiar with the art Of restoring old
manuscript, and have been very successful
in several cases, and it is suggested that
somebody in this county may perhaps have
a knowledge Of the English method
Year: 1875

TO the Editor u the woKkiNoNAN's Advocate


thought | would inform through the
columns Of your valuable paper the men
around the mines Of this and otheI States
to beware of certain individually Robert
Rowlands, Jr., by name-that We had the
misfortune to board during the strike at
sand Greek He me told he knew that |
needed all the money could get, and as
there was not much coming to him, he
would go t1 his father at Terre Haute, and
get some for mes This being on Thursday
the l4th Of January on the 10th he came
back, and said he would have his moIey
on Monday the 18th, and he would give
me $50; that his father would send. him
money on the 10th. He drew his pay from
the French Coal Company, and he said 81
will give you ten dollars, for | want to
pay the balance to Y. Jones, as owe him
for board also, and on the 18th he elOped,
stealing my little girls scarf, and since he
has gone | have found out that he was in
debt to everybody he could borrow from.
! would advise every workingman to be-
ware Of such a scamp-done up in the
shape Of human being understand he
el"ped his board at Coal Greek Mines. Be-
ware Of him, as he is over 800 in debt. /
not do this through prejudice, but to in
form the community at large to beware Of
him. Hoping this to find room in your paper
as 1t is the only means we have that
We may warn the working classes of such
board jumpers


subscribe myself,


JOHN DUFoUR
Year: 1875

a SURGICAL COLLECTOR.-A trouble
some murder case in Wisconsin has just
been settled by verdict at Elkhorn.
DR.. Martin is practcing physician at
Raymond, Racine county. His son, A.
p. Martin, otficiated rs the doctors col
lector. DR.. Martin attended farmer
named Derrick West, during spell of
sickness, and West disputed the bill pre-
sented by the son. West was ready to
stand a lawsuit or even death rather than
pay what he considered an exorbitant bill
for saving his life, and the collector went
at him with dangerous knife and killed
him. A. p. Martin was tliod for honi-
eide, a,d the jury called it manslaughter
in the second degree. After the verdict
had been pronounced, it was found that
one OF the jurors had expressed an opinion
about the case previous to the trial. On
this ground the verdict was set aside and
new trial granted. Martin was not
satisfied with the manner in which his
|
treated in that court, and fearing repe-
ttion Of the verdict there, he applied for,
and obtained change of venue to Wal
worth county. There Martin was found
guilty OF murder in the FIST degree. lie
did not like this verdict any better thar
the other; in TACT, it disagreed with hi,
ideas Of comfort infinitely worse. Tn,
case was appealed to the Supreme Court
which decided that the defendant cou}C
not be convicted of murder in the frs
degree after having once been found gull.
ty OF mans!aughter in the second degree
The court remanded the case back for Il
new trial. The next time the jury found
a verdict Of guilty Of man>laughter in the
third degree probably rs kind Of com


promise and to get rid Of the case. Mar
tin will have to be satisfied with thi,
opinion Of his surgical ability until he
can get hold Of another subject.
Year: 1875

Ifyou have any sympathy on hand for
which you have no particular use you
may as we'll bestow it upon certain cler-
gyman of New Haven, Connecticut
This clergyman had long wanted horse,
but being afflicted with want not en-
tirely unknown in his profession, the
want of money, has been unable to pur-
chase the desired quadruped. Recently,
however, he came into possession OF Il
fine horse without paying for it. The
clergyman has a friend, sporting gen
tleman, who remarked to him one day
that he had horse totally useless to him
as it was too slow on the road and that
he should receive the animal as a gift. go
To say that the reverend gentleman was
elated would be to express in the most
absurdiy inefficient manner his satislac-
tion and establishment. To get good
horse for nothing was a wonderful stroke
OF fortune, and to get a kind, stow horse
one with a deliberate clerical gait was
best Of all. The horse was sent to him
soon atterward, and its fine appearance
but added to the clergyman,s gratiiica-
ton. As soon as possible II carriage was
obtained and then the minister took the
reins, and drove out upon II popular av-
enue to give the staid horse an airing
Once upon the avenue where fast horses
We're careering by the ciergyman's ami
NAL began all ut once to conduct itself
singularly. ltpricked up its ears and
champed and pulled at the bit and paved
with its fore feet and snorted like Tar
tar Of the Ukraine. In vain, the rever-
end gentleman strove with the beast II,
he would strive with the enemy OF souls.
a fast horse encouraged by IA fast driver
dashed by and like shot the divine's
stecc rushed forward in compeUtion.--
The fast man with the fast horse piled
the lash, but the good mans steed gained
steadily, though the good man dug hi,
heels into the floor Of his carriage and
tuggcd at the reins, with perspiration OF
his forehead, and holy horror in his eyes


People ON the sidewalk stared to see theii
pastor having brush with a jockey, ant
small boys shouted "hi hi !" Lapping
neck and-neck, then dashed ahead the
clergyman 5 horse and the envious jockey
yelled out an admiing curse, while tn,
paudits of lockers on were freely vented
| Finally the horse Of the minister slack.
oned his speed and its griet-stricken own.
Ter managed to get it home and in the
stable. Then straightway he hunted ul
the donor OF the fiery steed and demanded
an explanation. The generous individual


was all mystiication and innoccnce.- .-
" Fast 20 said he, "Why, that horse
amt ia,t. bought him in New York
for fast one and took him out and tried
him, and | was sick enough, tell yoI,
when | found he could only make 2:45.
There amt any -peed in him and that's
the reason | gave him to you" And
that was all the satisfaction the clergy
man got from the unconscious cause o,
his discontinue.
Year: 1875

WHEN common japanese goes into
the presence OF an office holder he must
say: Great and distinguished child OF
the sun, deign TO put your foot upon my
neck" There's some pleasure in hold
ing an Office in that country.
Year: 1875

Idleness and waste are the devils tools.
We have no patience with the men who
cannot get living from their farms, be-
cause they spend the bulk of their time
on the streets, hunting, fishing, etc, leav-
ing their work in the hands Of hired men
who have no interest beyond fifteen dol
lars month. We do not wish to frater-
niZe with the farmers who sneer at mid
dlemen, and, at the same time, neglect their
farms in the attempt to exc out a living
by trading horses, or getting jobs when
little work is to be given for some money.
Worse yet than these is the farmer who is
too "constitHtionally tired" TO work, and
so must hire a man. thus adding materi-
ally to the work of his wife, but is too poor
to hire any help for the household.


There is a wonderful waste of energy,
in lifetime, in the single item of carrying
ali the water needed for a family from a
well several rods distant from the kitchen.
And there is no way of computing the
waste which results from Over-wOrk-at-
tempting more than can be well accom-
pliShed-Or from false employment of
leisure hours.


How many farmers ever think of the
great loss occasiOned by the use of rail fen
ces. These, of course, are necessity
Wnere country Is new, out Wnen l1nu Is
worth from $50 to 500 per acre, we can
not afford to employ them. A farm of 100
acres, ordinarily fenced with rails, has a
waste of five acres-that is, five per cent.
of the capital is invested in land to put
fences upon. Board fencing costs but lit
tie more, and is a saving OF more than half
the land. Gates are far more economical
than bars, yet how few ruminate upon
this. even though they have occasion to do
so dozen times day for fifty years.


z woodpile delivered at the back-dOOr
weekly, in the log, thus requiring the
early and later energies of each day in
preparing it for the kitchen-stove, is
waste that occasions many narrowing
thoughts.


Waste is form of wickedness. We are
all personally responsible for our time, tai
ent and opportunities, and if we allow any
unnecessary waste some one will feel it.
The loss may not fall directly upon our
selves, but it will upon our children, our
friends or our neighbors. Let it never be
forgotten that what we lose by neglect
would have made some poor creature hap
py, and it is a grievous wrong for which
we are accountable when we allow or
sanction a waste of any kind. ''Waste
not, want not" should be the motto of
lifetime.-Dstroit Free Pres.
Year: 1875

A Berlin correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Gazette writes: The mania for sui
cides is becoming so general in the Prus'
sian army that a proposition has been
made to investigate the cause and devise
means to remedy this deplorable evil. In
the last health statistics of the army the
percentage of suicides over natural deaths
was alarmingly great. The following LET
ter, written by soldier to his parents be-
fore seekinga watery grave in the Rhine,
will throw some light on one cause of the
suicidal mania, and also give an idea Of
the severe drilling the poor fellows under
90 before they are turned out on eXhibi-
tion as specimens of the best military
system in the world:


MAYENCE, April %.


DEAR PARENTS: When this letter
reaches you will be no longer among the
living, for to-day have determined to
put an end to my lite. Until now have
borne every thing with patience, and al
ways hoped that after this dreadful time a
better would soon come. But what i
madness is too much. To-day we had
turning and bayonet exercise for the first
time, and must strike and parry like a
three year recruit. Because all did not
90 as it should Lieutenant g. gave me a
box on the ear. something to which | have
never been subjected before in all my re-
cruiting years. | cannot endure it any
longer, and must put an end to the mat
ter. Dear mother, beg a thousand times
your forgiveness for what | am about TO
do, but it is not to change. Console your
self and pray to God that He will gra-
ciOusly receive my poor soul. You have
carried me in your heart. Your have
raised me with great pain, md now re-
turn all your care with so sad an end. My
dear, good mother, do not cry too much
for your poor son, and try and think that
| have died a natural death, and there is
nothing in this world worth living for
cannot write any more, for my heart is
aching with such great pain. | would
like to write to uncle and many others,
but | cannot. With much love and a
thousand kisses.


From your faithful son, THEODORE.


This is only single instance of touch
ing letters that are occasionally m lde pub
lie, and with its sad result one must not
wonder that, with all the true love for the
fatherland there still exists a strong cur
rent of feeling against the three years of
soldier life enforced upon every young
man. But those who live for military
glory must have the means thereto, let the
sacrifice be what it may.
Year: 1875

A Norwich Conn. letter to the Hart
ford Times says: s. In the Greenville school
district some two weeks ago, one OF the
female teachers inflicted what has proved
to be terrible punishment on little boy
not yet five years old. 1t seems he was
detected in splitting on his slate snd the
teacher shut him up in a room, locking
him in. When the school was dismissed
for dinner he was forgotten. The child 6
mother, a poor widow compelled 10 work
in the min to support q large family,
missed the child, and on inquiry found
him locked up and in state of imbecility.
He is still under the physicians care with


some hope of his ultimate recovery. The
mother, Of course, is Obliged TO give up
work to watch over her child, and, be-
yond an apology from the teacher, there
does not seem to be any thing done by the
committee or any body else toward aiding
her in her difficulty ~-
Year: 1875

and hundreds of dollars worth of laces
reyealed, folded in a pamphlet shaped.sas /
OF oiled silk.


Perhaps the most ingenious method OF
deceiving the Custom House officers that
has come TO light lately was the device OF
man with a wooden leg His name
was Ernst Bohrnmann, and he was a ma
tive OF SaXony. He was usually dressed
very shabbily, and travelled as a poor
emlgrant. He was a skillful story-teller,
and betrayed himself by telling a very hu-
morous story a second time within the
nearing OF the same detective who was on
board one of the White Star steamers with
him. The climax was brought out in
such an lnimitable manner in broken En-
llsh that the officer Immediately recalled
the voice and manner of another one
legged emigrant who had come over
IN ship of another line with him
only about two months before. The
fact OF a poorly dressed man making
two journeys to America within so short a
period excited his suspicion. He accord
ingly reported the circumstance when the
vessel arrived in port, and unusual dill
gence was used in searching his baggage
and person but nothing was foHnd until
lis WOOutH ley WIS TtfnONtG. IL WIS an
ordinary, cheap artificial leg, fastened to
the natural leg at the knee and armed with
a ferrule at the bottom. When it was
taken oft it seemed unusually light, and
on careful examination it was found to be
hollow and to contain about $1,000 worth
OF laces and precious stones. He had been
a diamond broker, but had become poor
and subsequently entered the PrHSsian
army in the French war as private or
non-commissioned officer. He lost his
leg in battle, and when he recovered he
thought of this method of retrieving his
fallen fortunes.


When the passengers are discharged the
cargo is next taken out. 1t is the lnspec-
tors duty to compare each lot of goods
with the permit obtained from the Gus
tOm-House by the importer to whom they
are consigned. Should there be any disa-
greement, either in the character of the
goods or the address marked upon them
with the address copied on the permit, the
articles are sent to the general stores.
where all explanations must be made
These duties, as will be seen, are not very
arduous, and the inspectors have a COM
paratively easy time after the first half
days hurry in unloading. When the
cargo is all taken out they must thor
Oughiy examine the vessel, in order to see
that no dutiable articles are left on board
They then have to make out full and care
full returns.-Nel1 York Graphic.
Year: 1875

1t should be added that a considerable
percentage of the emigrants by way of
Hamburg are not forwarded direct TO
their transatlantic destination, but by way
of Liverpool and other British ports
Pail Mall Gazette.
Year: 1875

'Tis well to WOO, It's well to wed,
For so the world hath done
Since myrtles grew and roses blew,
And ling caught the sun. ,.,ss.
But have care, ye young and fair,
Be sure ye pledge with truth:
Be certain that your love will wear
Beyord the days of youth!
For if you give not heart for heart,
AS well as hand for hand.
You'll find you've played the unwise part.
And built upon the sand"
'Tis well to save, 'tis well to have
goodly store of gold,
And hold enough of shining stuff,
For charity is cold.
But place not all your hope and trust
In what the deep mine brings;
We cannot live on yellow dust
Unmixed with purer things;
And he who piles up wealth alone,
Will often have to stand
Beside his Golfer chest, and own
He "built upon the sand"
>Tis good to speak in kindly guise
And soothe where'er we can;
Fair speech should bind the human mind,
And love link man to man.
But stop not at the gentle words.
Let deeds with language dwell:
The one who pities starving birds
Should scatter crumbs as well;
The mercy that is warm and true
Must lend helping haud,
For those that talk, yet fail to do.
But "build upon the sand"


Elisa Cook.
Year: 1875

NEW YORK REAL EsTATE.-The enor-
nous shrinking Of prices of real estate in
New York, was illustrated in the sale of
one hundred and twenty eight vacant lots,
belonging to Griffith Rowe, last Friday.
The lots were located on Fourth, Fifth,
Eleventh, Park and Madison avenues, and
other up town streets, and were esteemed
promising property, three years ago.. The
bidding was slow and spiritless, and the
prices brought were low, ranging from 25
to so per cent. less than could have been
obtained in 1878, indeed some of them sold
for barely enough to cover the mortgages
ON them; proving that they had little value
over and above the incumbrance. New
York real estate owners are little startled
at this intimation of the whitening which
the values of their property have under
gone. Hundreds of persons who imagined
themselves rich, two years ago, and who
would be rich if the real estate prices of
that day had been real, find now that they
are poor.
Year: 1875

A family living on Cass avenue found a
good thickness of cream on some milk that
had been standing over night, and when
the milkman made his usual call the pleas
ed housewife exhibited the cream and said


81 never expected to see this"


The man looked at the cream, winked
wisely and solemny, scratched his head and
replied:


Well, I don't know what ails it, but
you can throw it out and I'll give you a
fresh pint in its place ?''.-Free Press.
Year: 1875

A boy of ten went into Grand River
avenue grocery yesterday and called for a
five-eent bar of soap. He left nickle on
the counter and started out, but the grocer
called


See here, boy-this is lead nickle I
don't take such money as this"


The boy left the soap and took up the
nickle without a word, but on reaching the
walk be burst out


&c told ma he wasn't near sighted, but
she stuck to it and stuck to it, and now
I'm liable to be jailed !''-Free Press.
Year: 1875

The sale of the Sacramento Union is
announced. The Bee, of Sacramento,
and the San Francisco papers state
that the paper has been purchased by
agents of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company and that it will be CONSOLE
dated with the Record, the paper now
owned by the company. OF the
truth of this statement we have no
confirmation. tits mere rumor. Still
we are inclined TO believe it well
founded. The Railroad Company have
doubtless long desired the demise of
the Union. 1t has been the uncom-
promising opponent of subsidy and
has cost the Central Pacific millions
of dollars in the way of depreciating
their bonds in New YORK and the Eu-
ropean market. 1t is said that the
Central Pacific owners were deter
mined to crush the Union If it cost a
million dollars. If the rumor is cor
rect the crushing is accomplished and
the work is done. If the Union is
dead the masses have lost an earnest
friend.
Year: 1875

The people of Santa Barbara are
earnestly considering a proposition
which to very great extent interests
the residents of Los Angeles valley.
They-the enterprising people of Santa
Barbara-fully realize the Importance
of drawing the trade of the interior to
their wharf. AS primary step to-
ward the accomplishment of this pur-
pose, they are devising ways and
means for the construction of rail-
road-a narrow gauge is their present
ideal-from Santa Barbara up the
Santa Clara valley and through the
Soledad Pass, to a junction with the
road they are assured the Southern
Pacific intend building to Panamint.
This is the means by which the people
of Santa Barbara propose to make
their city the point at which the trade
of the interior mines shall touch the
water. 1t will be long road, and
there are any number of doubters
ready to sneer at the idea and predict
that the road will never be built. We
are not so confident of failure. Santa
Barbara has many energetic people,
who, when the interests of their town
are concerned, work as a unit, and we
have lived long enough to know that
pluck and determination will accom-
plish wonders. A road must be built
from the rich mines Of Inyo county to
the seaboard. The shortest and most
natural route for this road is from Los
Angeles through the Cajon Pass; but
railroads do not build themselves.
They are the product of energy and
money. If we do not build the Los
Angeles and Independence road, that
from Sunta Barbara will become q
fixed fact, as certainly as Santa Bar
bara has more energetic and far-seeing
people than Los Angeles. If the
moneyed men and real estate owners
of Los Angeles valley build the
road they now have so fairly under
way the necessity for the
road to Santa Barbara will be removed
and capital will not go into that enter
prise. We make this plain statement
of self-evident facts for the considera-
tiOn of those of our people who through
over-confidence in the success of the
Los Angeles and Independence Road
are not aiding the enterprise as they
should by subscribing to its stock.
Senator JONES and the monied men
of San Francisco who are associated
with him in this great work, have a
right to expect the cooperation and
assistance of those who will be so
greatly benefited by the road-the
people, the whole people, of Los An
geles valley-and if they find they
will not receive that assistance from
us it is but natural that they should
seek it among those not so blind to
their own interest. This road will be
everything to us, and we must use
every means in our power to secure its
construction,
Year: 1875

Yesterday an excursion train carry
ing large number of ladies and gen.
tlemen went down to Artesia, and
after going over the greater portion OF
the land to be disposed of at the sale
which commences on Tuesday next,
returned to the city. Many of the ex-
cursionists are contemplated pur-
chasers, and all are highly pleased
with the quality and location of the
land. The five and ten acre lots ad-
joining the town site are the admira-
tion of all and will sell as rapidly as
they are put UP. The artesian well
sunk by the company struck flowing
water at depth of lis feet but they
are going deeper to secure stronger
flow, and by the day Of sale 1T is ex-
pected a beautiful stream will be
flowing from the well. This well is
ON the public park and is for the free
use of the town. Similar wells may
be bored on every farm into which the
large tract is cut up.