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Year: 1873

Paris advices represent that General
John C.. Fremont and several other
parties are to be criminally tried next
June, for placing fraudulent bonds of
the Men 'phis and Ell Paso railroad on
the market, whereby French citizens
were cheated out of the sum of seven
millions of francs. e..


TO Governor Kellogg is due the
credit of first publicly disclosing the
swindling nature Of this now famous
financial transaction. In 1869, General
Fremont at the head of one Of the
most powerful lObbies ever organized
was endeavoring to secure the re-en-
actment, with the immense additional
franchises and subsidies, of the Mem
pllis and Ell Paso project, with an ex-
tension to San Diego, the whole to be
known as the Trans-Contincntal rail-
road. This would have established
the line of the Southern Pacific along
the thirty sixth parallel Of latitude,
and left Louisiana forever deprived OF
direct benefits from this great national
enterprise. Governor Kellogg was
then not only a new Senator but a
carpet bagger, yet, as his works show,
not wholly devoid of strength. The
Fremont lobby was rich in money and
lavish in promises, yet did Senator
Kellogg, almost alone and unaided,
undertake it's overthrow, and the final
results of his effort are now before the
world in the adoption of the thirty
second parallel, OF Texas Pacific route.
But the struggle was terrible one,
and, Notwithstanding sleepless nights,
untiring energy, and IL keen inquiry
into the buried histories of the various
Southern Pacific railroad schemes, that
never tagged for moment, all the
opposition were discouraged but the
leader, while the Fremonters were
correspondingly jubilant and confident
of success.


1t was a bitter, cold and sleety night
in Washington when the lobby az
Year: 1873

The following. ordinance, relative to
the sale and management of water,
was passed by the Council, and will
interest our readers:


Sec. |. That for the purpose of irri-
CATION in said city, each year, shall be
and hereby isdivided into two seasons;
the irrigating season and the winter
seasOn--the first or irrigating season
to embrace that portion of the year
from and including the 10th of March
to the 10th day of October following;
the second or winter season to embrace
that portion of the year from and in
Guiding the said 10th day of October,
to the 10th day of March of the year
following:


Sec. 2. That during the irrigating
season water shall be sold and furnish
ed to irrigatOrs upon the following
terms, and none other, to wit:


For one head of water per day for
use inside of city, ST 75.' g I


For one head of water per day for
use outside of city, S3.


For one head of water per night for
use inside of city, 81.


For one head of water per night for
use outside Of city, So.


For one head of water per half day
for use inside of city, ST. si


For one head of water per hour, so
cents.


Sec. 8. That during the winter sea-
son water shall be sold and furnished
to irrigators upon the following terms,
and no other to wit:


For one head Of water per day, 81.


For head of water per night 20 cents.


See. 4. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage, approval and publication,
and all the ordinances and parts of
ordinances so far as they conflict with
this ordinance and no further shall be
and the same are hereby repealed.


AnDrOypd
Year: 1873

Another reason of the delicacy of
our women is the far greater style
affected by all classes in dress, and
the wearing of corsets during early
youth. Naturally, if one has attain
ed a full and fine physical develop
ment, tight corsets, heavy skirts,
close-ftting boots and weighty CHG
mons can not injure to the same ex-
tent as when those appliances of fash
ion are placed upon the soft and
yielding muscles ofa young and grow
ing girl. The noble ladies of En-
gland exercise many hours daily in
the open air. They do not disdain
to don heavy calf-skin shoes and col
ored petticoats in which to perform
this duty. This, of course, would
not alone make them as healthy as
they are, were not their constitutions
strengthened by proper physical
education before they are eighteen
years of age, but it sufices to retain
them in a good degree of health.
Our fair Americans early in the day
attire themselves in charming morn
ing costumes, with white skirts, and
then they are averse to soiling these
by exercise, and the least dampness
deters them from a promenade.
American ladies think far more OF
dress and fashion, and spend more
time on their toilets, than any women
in Europe, not even excepting the
French, from whom all our fashions
come Galaxy.
Year: 1873

Here are some more interesting


problems, which are respectfully sub
mitted for the solution of those re-
markable American politico-econo-
mists who profess to doubt whether
Protection does really protect. Com
ing from a Free-Trade source they


will perhaps deign to give them at
tention. A certain wealthy English
manufacturer, a Mr.. Brassy, has just
published an essay on 'EWork and
Wages" embodying the results of his
own observation during the past sew
eral years. Among other things he
shows that production in the United
States is actually cheaper than in En-
gland, because the higher cost of la
Dor leads to greater inventiveness


The ironmasters of this country, he
states, are able to make cast iron
wheels that Will stand an amount of
wear and tear which even wrought
iron wheels in England can hardly
endure. A rain water pipe here will
often be scarcely more than an eighth
of an inch thick, while in England it
would be five times that thickness.
In the hardware trade, an American
workman can earn double the wages
of an English workman, but labor
saving appliances have been brought
to such perfection that in twenty-five
classes of hardware goods, the United
States are able to export largely to
countries in which the pay of artisans
is hardly more than one-fourth of the
wages paid here. Coming, as it does,
from an intelligent national and com
merclal rival of our own manufacture
ers, this testimony to the merits OF
the Protective Tariff, and its infu-
ence upon the well-being of our work
ing classes, is particularly valuable.
1t is to be hoped our supra-oficious
'Revenue Reformers" will make a
note of it American Manufacturer.
Year: 1873

AS Mr.. Boardman has kindly offer
ed column Of his paper to Educa-
tional matters, the question is, scan
it be made interesting and proftablei"
Unless it is interesting it Will not be
read to any great extent and if not
read, it cannot be useful.


One of the first questions, perhaps,
arising in the minds of many will be,
IS there any necessity for this Depart
ment in the 'THighland News?"


We think there is. Among the
readers of this paper are many Teach
ers and friends of Education, some of
whom take no paper devoted to this
subject. Their excuses are various
the soundness of which we viii not
stop to discuss, only state one or TWO.
Some say they are not able to take so
many papers. They must take
county paper, for local news; their
church paper for religious intelligence
and Sunday reading; city paper for
general news; and perhaps a Maga-
zine for the family, or a Juvenile
for the young folks. Others say
there is little in the Educational
Magazines adapted to our ungraded
schools.


In view of these things, we have
agreed to try our hand on this De
partment. Our success depends
greatly upon our fellow-teachers, to
whom we look for assistance. Writ
ing for paper is a new business for
us, and you must IDEAL gently with
the young" hand for the causes sake.
~Dont view me with a critics eye
Search for imperfections and you are
sure to find them; look for something
good, and you may find it.


We ask Of the Teachers of the
County contributions for this Depart
ment. Make them short and spicy.
Our space is limited to one column.
We want it filed with Aoely, readable
matter What we cannot produce,
must be borrowed. Ed. T. D.
Year: 1873

When Cowper, from the snug Ol


ney parlor, SO heartily proclaimed the


pleasure of contemplating the world


at distance, and peeping at ii


through the loopholes of retreat, he


had the worlds epitome of news


spread before him. It was in his day


modest "folio of four pages" which
had just been brought to him by the


'Eherald of a noisy world" the post
man, who is now to be seen in coun-
try districts, in form and appearance
not much altered from the eight
hearted wretch" who twanged his
horn within hearing of the poet of
''The Task" But how changed is
that newspaper which he carries and
deliversl No longer is it a "happy
work which not even critics criticize"
for its contents are conned over and
discussed with the most searching
criticism, and now and then provide
fruitful subjects for legal trials. But
while it has grown far beyond the
modest dimensions that it bore when
Cowper welcomed it to his snug re-
treat, it has correspondingly increas-
ed and improved in all other particu-
lars, becoming leviathan in power
as well as shape; gathering its infor
nation from a wider source; produc-
ing it in far more intelligent man
ner; and disseminating it at cheap
er rate and with wondrous mechan-
ism. At this time there were barely
in all England as many as sixty news
papers. But now, there are more
than two hundred metropolitan and
upwards of a thousand provincial
newspapers published each week
They penetrate into every district
throughout the length and breadth
of the land: they largely influence the
public mind, and thereby shape the
course of public events, and they un-
questionably exercise an important
bearing on national education. The
newspaper is the only modern pro-
duction of literature that is read by
thousands of Engishmen, especially
in rural districts. And to meet their
demands, if not to satisfy their wants
and to instruct them as to their neigh
bors' doings, there are few villages at
the present day whose noteworthy
doings are not chronicled in the col
umns of local newspaper.-[Leis-
IRE HOrr.
Year: 1873


l. There is word of only five letters, and if you
take away two of them, ten will remain; what word
is that?


. There is word of five letters and if you take
two of them away, six will remain what is it?
3. Take away my first letter, take away my second
letter, take away all my letters, and am always the
same. Can you guess that?


A. Can you tell what letter it is that has never
been used but twice in America?
8. Spell the fate of all earthly things in two
letters7


g. Can you tell man in one word that he took 6
late breakfast?


I. What word is always pronouncedfaster by add.
ing two letters to it?


s. What is that word of one syllable, which if you
take away two letters from it, will become word
of two syllables?-Ex.1
Year: 1873

"Unless you give me aid" said a
beggar to a benevolent lady, 81 am
afraid I shall have to resort to some
thing which I greatly dislike to do"
The lady handed him a dollar, and
compassionately asked, ''What is it,
poor man, that I saved you from p
'EWork," was the mournful answer.
Year: 1873

Inventors are experimenting with
paper, and seeing just to what pur.
pose it may successfully be used
The last proposal is to make window
shutters of it, as a safeguard against
fire. It can be made fre-proof
weather-proof and waterproof, and
with these three desirable qualities
attained, there seems to be nothing
to stand in the way Of its genera
adoption.
Year: 1873

The New York Times has long
editorial attacking poor coffee. A
journal base enough to assault an ar
ticle SO universally used is as bold as
it is bad, and it would, if it could, un-
dermine the railroad breakfast system
Of this country.-[M Register.
Year: 1873

Our exchanges are considerably
agitated over our Indian trouble. We
are worried to death ourselves about
it, although we never say anything.
We prefer to let the grief eat into us
eat into us silently.-[Danbury
News
Year: 1873

BY ALIUs.


In this enlightened day and nation,
A boy, whatever be his station,
May gain useful education.
1t matters little his condition,
If he's a laudable ambition
To ht himself for some high mission,
And this to put in prosecution,
He exercises resolution.


Now, If this should be yO,rr intention,
Please have the humble cOndescension
To give your earnest, close attention
Unto some points fain would mention,
Or bring before your comprehension.
This is an age of great commotion,
Both in this land and DER the ocean;
And he who would attain promotion,
Must labor hard and with devotion.
man must now have education,
To get the highest compensation,
In almost any avocatiOn,
And the main thing, in education,
ls to acquire a sure foundation.
Our studies, see, form progression;
They follow on, in close succession;
And those which lie ct the foundation,
Learn well, before the cultivation
of those of greater complication.
Or, for simple Illustration,
That you may understand my notion,
I'd have you learn Multiplication,
Before the laws of Heat and Motion.
Be sure you make true selection,
That you may take the right direction;
Then give your work close inspection,
And all mistakes strict correction;
Place each fact in the right connection;
Give principles sharp dissection;
Grant each close examination,
To find the true Interpretation.
If branch exceed your comprehension,
Or you pass it DER with slight attention,
So that it makes no deep impression;
Or try to learn all things in one session,
You'll find out to your CONSERVATION,
Perhaps your greater modification,
This is not getting information, Q
Or gaining solid education.
For this will be the consummation:
You'll only succeed in your mystifcation,
Your thoughts may suffer dissipation,
And go off in utter STANDARDIZATION.
Year: 1873

The question whether the horse
disease is contagious only from the
immediate contact of diseased with
healthy animals, or whether it is due
to atmospheric influences and is in
fectious anywhere, seems to have
been answered in favor of the latter
hypothesis. 1t has broken out in
Devonshire, England, which could
scarcely have resulted from contact
unless some Canadian or American
horse with the seeds of the disease in
his body has very recently been
transported thither.
Year: 1873

As an encouragement to medical men, who
certainly have enough to discourage them, we
must mention the libeIality OF grateful faith
attend little child Of B. Kimball, Esq, and
after assiduous attention for three or four
days, succeeded in rsscuing the sufferer from
the scarlet fever The grateful father sent to
Dr. Crooker fee of $1,000, which, together
with his luck in saying his patient, ought to
make him the happlest physician in all Down
East
Year: 1873

A FIRM THAT WILL NOT COMPROMISE.


The following are official statements relative
20 the investigation into the affairs OF Duden, Freres
Co., the lace importers Of BrOomest by the Custom
house officials The latter say that time since they
received information TO the effect that Duden Frcres
Co. were guilty Of violations OF the revenue laws.
They informed the firm Of the charges, aud requested
permission to examine their books Their request was
granted and the examination is still in progress and
report has been made The officials say that they
looking for particular transaction in the importation
Of $4,000 worth of goods Thus far they have found
entry Of tho goods but if the transaction is proved
penalty will be 100000.


Gen Roger A Pryor, counsel for the merchants says
that the house is innocent Of all intention defraud
and that its will be manifest whenever the
case is tried He states that tho charge Is made by
clerk of the house. who ceased to be employed by
Il about four years ago The fraud "a alleged have
occurred than four years ago. and the charge is
brought by the nformer in order 10 anticipate the oper
alton Of the statute Of limitations The only represen
tive of the firm IN the city at the present time ia very
young man. who has recently been admitted the firm
1t the intention OF the firm to contest the matter
the courts and not to compromise.
Year: 1873

'he Princes then entered the royal state carriages
and drove through Charing Cross and Pail Mall TO
Buckingham Palace. The weather had turned wet,
and the rain was falling in torrents. Nevertheless
the streets and the park through which the Shah
passed filed with perhaps the densest throngs
of spectators have ever seen collected In London
The Shah was cheered loudly, though why or where
fore il would be hard to tell.
Year: 1873

SUSPENSION OF EMPLoYEEs.-In consequence
of the slackness Of work upward of one hundred
carpenters employed at the Reading Railroad
car shops, Oh North Sixth street were suspend
ed on Saturday until the demand for new cars
increases.-- Times.
Year: 1873

The mining companies Il Clay county.
with one or two exceptions, perhaps, Will
not he able to meet their monthly payments
to the miners. which are due On SATURDAY
next. The companies allege, as reason
for the failure. that they have been unable
to get the currency for their shipments Of
coal, hence il is impossible to meet their
obligations when they can get but next to
nothing to pay with. The miners accept
the situation, and will take checks an Or
ders upon stores for their monthly dues


lhey know the mining companies have
done the best they could under the circum
stances, and they feel that they are in the
same boat with the shippers Of the coal.
A number Of new companies have gone
into operation this season. and consequent
ly there has been a great deal more coal
mined than Is usual There is some com
plaint about the lack Of transportation, but
the difficulty Is not with the railroads. The
shipments thus far have been very large
and the coal yards Of the various compa-
MES transporting coal are stocked already.
The yards in this city are filled to repletion,
hence the difficulty Of unloading the coal
trains The price Of block coal has ad-
vanced at the coal mines, and il now ranges
from $3.50 to 2.75, the former figures 70
large contractors and the latter to casual
customers. The scarcity of currency, if it
continues, will probably lessen the mining
Of coal considerably, but the number u
shafts and the facilities for mining and
handling coal have increased largely since
last year, and under ordinary circumstances
would probably be sufficient to meet the
demands from the markets and points that
have heretofore depended for a supply
upon the mines Of Clay county and the
other coal fields Of Western Indiana
Year: 1873

A FIRM faith is the best theology q
good life the best philosophy; clear con
science the best law; honesty the best pol
ICY; End temperance the best physic.


JAx GOULD ia the only man in New
York wlose note 10 worth more to-day.
than u vas ten days ago he made mil
lions By tue disaster.
Year: 1873

. Mark Twain says OF the Sandwich Is
land that they are governed by King
and Parliament-and Ministry-and
q Privy Council-and q standing army
GOO soldiers)-and navy (steam ferry
boat and raft)-and q grand bench Of
supreme iustices-and lord high sher-
if 10 each island. That is the way.it is
done. 1t is like propelling sardine
dish with the Great Eastern's machin-
ery. Of the drink of the islanders he
says the native beverage, aura, is 30 ter
rife that mere whisky is foolishness to
it. 1t turns mans skin to white fish
scales that are so tough q dog might
bite him, and he would not know it till
he read about it in the papers. 1t is
made of root of some kind. The
equality" drink this to some extent, but
the Excise law has placed it almost be-
yond the reach of the plebians. After
ara, what is whisky?


Many years ago the King and his
brother visited California, and some
Sacramento folks thought it would be
fun to get them drunk. SO they gath
cred together the NEST responsible
soakers in the town and began to fill up
royalty and themselves with strong
brandy punches. At the end Of two or
three hours the citizens were all lying
torpid under the table and the two
princes were sitting disconsolate and
Saying what n lonely, dry country it
was I tell it to you as it was told to
me in Sacramento.
Year: 1873

A costume of amethyst velvet, fur
trimmed, having a fOunce lined with
bird of paradise satin, slashed at inter-
walls, and one corner held back by q
border of ermlne, which formed chew
rons round the skirt, was lately worn.
The tunic was bird of paradise MORE
with revers of amethyst velvet, which
were laid bands of ermine, finished by a
velvet quilting and deeper one Of rich
fragile looking point, which fell upon
the moire. The ermine was thrown into
purest relief by the velvet, and blended
admirably with the bird Of paradise hue;
forming a study of color which would
have enchanted the eye Of great artist.
The open bodice, with velvet revers
edged by double pIeating of lnolre
and wide lace with shoulder-knot OF vel
vet and treble silk cord, recalled some
thing of medieval splendor, carried out
by the chatelaine of topaz and diamonds,
which fell in long links to the waist,
ending in n costly pendant of amethyst
and topazes fringed with brllliants. The
cost of this sumptuous bit Of hodern
imagination was 81, 700 for the dress ex-
elusive of the lace, and $1,000 for the
chatelaine; but these We're Paris prices,
not American ones, which would he
something ruinous to think OF.
Year: 1873

ANGRY WoRDs.-It is an excellent
thing to have q good memory as a rule,
but It is quite as good to have poor
one sometimes. There are some things
it would be such blessing to forget.
Angry remarks and bitter retorts are
amongst them; but, alas q thousand
good words are forgotten, while the bad
one il remembered for ever. 1t is far
easier to learn an idle, senseless jingle
of rhymes than beautiful hymn or po-
EN-. Do not waste your time and atten-
ton over what you would some day give
much to forget. Slanderous words are
far better forgotten than remembered.
One Of the best helps to forgetting III
never to speak Of them, not even In o
whisper. II you hear a playmate say
something unkind of another, keep 1t
to yourself; she will forget itpretty soon,
and feel as kindly az ever towards the
person. But if you tell it, whata storm
Won will raise How the girls will take
sides and two parties will be formed,
and very likely the girls parents VIII
Join the quarrel, and the whole nei8n.
borhood will be in great uproar just
because Of that cross word you had 30
much better let die. What would you
think of person who went along pick
ING up all the old burs and thistles he
could find, and then fastening them on
to people? Just such nuisances are
these malicious, thoughtless words.
Don't pick them up, and they WIN DO
but little hurt.
Year: 1873

A man named Taddles, in Virginia,
has got his wife in proper subsection,
and means to keep her 80. ooh" says
he, in telling about it, "there amt
many men who know how to rule wife
properly. Now, my old woman is one
of the best natured woman in the world,
but she's got a deuce OF temper.
Whenever see she's got her madness
up, if it's dozen times a day, l Just
quietly say nothing, but rather humor
her. and she comes around all right at
ter a while. Even when she throws
things at me or gives wild dash at me
with the broom or rolling-pin, L Just
dodge little, and she never hits me a
third time before I get my eye on her.
and let her know I disapprove OF such
actions on her part. Perhaps l have to
leave the house to show her this, but
che sees the point. Then, by being
careful not to irritate her, and letting
her have her own way, l manage to
make her do as I please. And you bet
make her understand aud appreciate
nv discipline. Oh, keep her under
perfect control. A man has, you know,
got to be master in his own house, or
your wife will ride you down rs if you
wasn't nobody. My wife is perfect
angel in her natural disposition, but
any other man but me would spoil her. "