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Year: 1875

Cartwright and Wallwork we're part
ners in a prospecting enterprise near
Emmetsburg. and had been working to-
gether for some time. They had at one
time had differences, but they had been
amicably adjusted. Ferguson was the
friend of both, esteemed by both, and is
Justice Of the Peace of the township. On
Monday last Wallwork, Ferguson and
Charles Cooper had just returned from
Phillipsburg, and Wallwork and Cart
wright happened to be in Fergusons
cabin about noon Only the three mon
were present Wallwork and Cartwright
drifted into quick quarrel (something
about the prospecting claim, we learn,
and both drew weapons simultaneously
Wallwork derringer and Cartwright
navy revolver. Ferguson interposed to
prevent an affray, and caught the revolv-
er, which was accidentally discharged in
the scuffle, the ball passing through
Forguson's right hand, between the first
and second fingers. breaking the bone Of
the first, but not severing the tension.
The ball lodged in the floor Of the cabin.


All three left the cabin, Furguson
going into Caplce Il Smiths store to have
bis hand dressed. While the hand was
being dressed Wallwork and Cartwright
came together again in the street Fred
erick Grant was the only witness of the
first part of the second rcncontre. He
says they were standing abont five or
six feet apart. each armed as before.
Cartwright said to Wallwork two or three
times III riddle you for that likely
having reference to the shooting Of Fer
guson, or the remarks made in the cabin.
Wallwork responded, Commence or
words to that effect, and fred his der
ringer Cartwright fred his navy about
the same time Some say the firing
was simultaneous others that Wallwork
fired first. WalIwork's derringer ball
entered about one inch below the center
of Cartwright's breast lie fell, raised
on his knees, and fired two more shots,
and fell over on bis side with moan


Wallwork, who had received in front ey-
cry ball fred from the navy, turned to
walk away. and again turned back, when
Cartwright raised aud fired a fourth shot,
that also striking Wallwork. One bar
rel remained loaded Six shots fired
had each bit a man. Wallwork received
one ball which lodged three inches above
the right knee; one passed into aud
through the upper part Of the right leg
from the side, and two balls entered the


left leg from the front, one fracturng
the femoral artery (Which will probably
prove fatal, } and one entering four inches
below and to the left Cartwright died.
| Wallwork has little chance of recovery.
Both men were well thought Of; were
sober, not given to desperate deeds, and
had been friendly But both were game.
Wallwork was a large, powerful man.
Cartwright a small man From The
Montana Northwed
Year: 1875

A strong and sensible writer says a
good sharp thing, and true one, too,
for boys who use tobacco:


. It has utterly spoiled and utterly
ruined thousands of boys. II tends to the
softening and weakening of the bone, and
it greatly iujures the brain, the spinal
marrow and the whole nervous fluid A
boy who smokes early and often or in
any way uses large quantities Of tobacco
is never known to make man of much
energy, and generally lacks muscular and
physical, as well as mental power. We
would particularly warn boys, who want
to be anything in the world, to shun to-
bacco as most baneful poison
Year: 1875

There is everywhere too much cavil-
ing about wages. Employment is the
chief purpose. When everybody is at
work. then, as a rule, the times are
good" and this without much regard to
the rate ofwages. In means then that
there are drones in society. and that then
everybody is able to do something. at
least, for the support Of himself aud his
family.
Year: 1875

TnE Domestic FIREslDE. The fire.
side circle, Of all others, should be
made the place Of mutual attraction
Here should we repose our hearts best
affections, and here should we delight to
dwell. There is nothing more pleasant
and delightful than cheerful and hap
py group Of the inmates Of ones own
household. How would the Joys aud
happiness Of earth be heightened, if
each member Of the family circle would
strive to make each other happy. This
earth would indeed be .'paradise be-
low" did families live and dwell together
in unity and brotherly love. The tolls of
life would be sweetencd, household bands
kept together, and the journey Of life,


instead of being wcarisome and painful,
would be one Of happiness. Though
jarring and contention arc going on
without, nothing but peace and good
will should reign in our midst The
family circle should be made the home of
our affections. Brothers and sisters
should here mingle their voices in unison.
unbosom their thoughts TO each other
with cbeerfulness, and live in obedience
to the wishes of their parents
Year: 1875

and the sarest sign Of it lies in the increase
of interest manifested in them, and the zeal
and enthusiasm with which the great mass OF
the people rally to their defense. when
threatened By their enemies. For this sea-
son, every patriotic citizen should find cause
for rejoicing over the unusual SUCCESS OF
CommencementDay al over the country
this year. It is Conamencemant-Day for
those who TIRE entering upon school-life and
tread the col1egiate cloisters for the first time,
and it is Commensurate Day also for those
who leave these cloisters behind item and
begin real life. The latter will fight their
battles with more Of manliness, and honor,
and chiva1ry by reason Of their educational
discipline and duties, aud their successors
will emulate their examples. We may smile
at the pathos Of the "sweet girl " yaledic-
torian as she bids q touching adieu to her
companions, and the tears which moisten
their lace handkeechiefs, and We may Rhrug
our shoulders ut tho wise plattndes of the
young college orators but they are none the
less earnest, honest, and hopeful, and no one
will read the story with any less interest be-
cause it is an old one.
Year: 1875

more than exercise Of common prudence to
postpone revolution in the City Government,
especially in tha matter Of creating new Of
fees.


While believing that the Judgment Of Judge
D1oHx is the correct Interpretation Of the
low as it stands, we do not wish to ba under
stood as thinking the abolition Of the Board
Of Police and Fire Commissioners would be Il
serious calamity. We think that whatever
occasion or necessity for that Board may have
prevailed when it was created no longer e1-
ists. It is neither useful nor ornamental. It
is cumbersome; and when itdoes exercise any
OF the useful powers it possesses it is done in
way that accomplishes no good. There is
no discipline enforced. It is not respected
by it's subordinates, and consequently not
respected by the public. Moreover, the
aboard" system has become ~ inefficient as
the system it succeeded What is needed is
responsible head, clothed with neces-
sary powers to perform The duties
Of his Office promptly. A single Off
Ger at the head Ct the Police, and another
at the head of the Fire Department, each
with full power in the selection of bis subor-
dinates, and each Responsible for the entire
management of his department, and subject
to summary removal for caus5, would be
vast improvement upon the Board system
as now administered. While We think the
abolition Of the Board would be q wise meas
ure, and one strongly in the interest Of reform,
that abolition must be accomplished legally.
The charter Of 1872 does not abolish the
Boards, does not provide any substitute for
them, and confers no authority on the City
Government to abolish them, aud, in fact,
continues them Our objection is, not to
tho taking of, but to the Illegal manner in
which it is proposed to be done. A result Of
all this is that Police Commissioner will
have to be elected this fall.
Year: 1875

In Connecticut, the towns are represented
in the Legislature much as the States are In
the United States Senate. An attempt to get
nd Of some Of the more glaring inequali-
ties at this plan By making one House the
representative of the people instead Of the
town has just been voted down BY Demo
cratic Legislature. Such wanton denial OF
Justice to the people wss reserved for party
which processes to especially believe in tho
MANILA
Year: 1875

There is small budget Of South American
newB which covers successful rebellion On
a small scale in Mexico and change of
Ministry in Brazil. The lightning seems to
have struck, instead Of sent, the na1nes tele-
Rraphed Us those of the new Ministry. They
are probably wholly wrong
Year: 1875




probably quite as much surprised as any ono
else to have their proposal to test the power
Of prayer carried into effect by one Of the
most devout sects in England This sect is
the " Peculiar People, who apparently differ
from other Christians only in insisting upon
literal interpretation Of the whole Bible,
instead Of only a, part of it. The members
of this organization have discovered in the
Epistle of St james, unfortunately for their
children, the following passage: lis any
sick among you, let him call for the elders
Of the church; and let them pray over him,
amounting him with oil in the name ot the
Lord; and the prayer Of faith shall save the
sick and the Lord shall raise him
up" This precept they have raIgiously
observed When child falls sick, instead
of sending for physician, the elders Of the
"PecuEar People" nre summoned They
pray over the little sufferer, aud smear him
with oil sin the name Of the Lord" Some
times he dies, but at other times he gets well
Then 18th: prayer Of faith" has been an
svered, as per premise, and the fanatics re-
joica- But generally hs dies. Then his
parents say: ut is the will Of God, and
bury him. It is said that twelve chldren
have been suffered to die in this way within
short time, all Of whom would have been
saved by Ettls medical attendance. In
some cases, broken limbs were treated only
with prayer and oil. It ia needless to say
that modification set in and soon killed the
victims These peculiar practices Of the
Peculiar People have attracted the atten-
ton Of the London magistacy. The sect
hns been warned to stop numbering its chill
dren from sense OF duty, but it has kept
OIL. When the twelfth child was sacrificed
to the Mo1och Of fanaticiaua, the matter was
brought before Grand Jury, which YVES
asked to iudict the offending superstitious
parent But the jury was instructed by the
presiding Judge that the parents neglect to
resort to sure methods Of saving his child's
Life was not an indictable offense, provided it
was due to conscientious religious belief.
That it wna SO due could not be doubted.
The Grand Jury ignored the presentment,
and the "Pecular People" can hereafter go
on neglecting their babies at pleasure They





any one, where the only medicines used will
be prayer and oil, and whence all doc
tors will be excluded As the oil
derives Ill its supposed efficacy from being
put on by an elder and in the name OF the
Lord" it may fairly be considered a.
remedy, on a par with the prayer.
The new hospital, therefore, will give Prof.
TxnDA11 chance to collect the statistics
in Sir HENRY THoaRsos's erstwhile
famous article. On this aide Of the water
We might, perhaps, put legal and speedy
stop to the practice OF relgiously slaughtering
children But England has an act Of Parlia-
ment which establishes the Bible as the
standard Of revealed religion, aud how could
the Peculiar People be legally punished for
elinging closely to the letter Of this standard
thus set up BY the law Of the land? This is
what comes Of uniting Church and State.
Year: 1875

A stranger in the city, while walking
along Market street, last night drew the al
tention of crowd of loungers by the some
what unusual conduct for a man outside of
asylums and cells. "What's the matter
with the fellow" calculated the chief loafer.
The object of scrutiny was standing. in a
defiant manner, before one Of those clothing
signs which are intended to represent the
spruce young men of the day.


''Look var now,' he was saying. be-
tween stagfers and upright glory, "what
the divil do We mean 10 stare at man that
way. And amt it me that's above hoard
the gentleman Of the town. hic. come down
from yer perch or by the Lord III blow ye''
Thereupon the stranger dealt the silent and
inoffensive wooden man blow that tumbled
one from his pedestal and the her off his feet.
Picking himself up. the hero rolled off down
the street. congratulating himself upon the
way he had settled that " hishfalutin cuss
q starin' at Samuel Parker"
Year: 1875

THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE STILL IN


sEssION-A CONCLUSION PROBABLE To-


DAY.


The investigating committee to inquire in
to the case of Rev. E. T. Kenney did not as
was expected, conclude its labors yesterday.
The evidence fo- the prosecution proved to
be longer than was anticipated. The de-
fence will probably close to-day and as the
defence will not be long the case will pos
sibly reach conclusion this afternoon.


From the evidence yesterday, it does not
appear that the prosecution are making a
very strong case, and it will probably fail in
obtaining verdict against Mr.. Kenney. The
committee sat with closed doors and no ona
except the official board were admitted %
the church. When the evidence is all in i
will be given to the public.
Year: 1875

1t takes em half an hour to get the big
English cannon ready to fire, and by that
time fellow could doge, heel it around the
corner, and tuck himself away in dry goods
box Free Press.
Year: 1875

THE GAIETY THEATER There was an en-
tire change of programme at the Gaiety last
night. The old favorites were out in new
and attractive specialties, and the new comers
were seen in sprightly and pleasing acts.
Walter Brays version of Arrah- ma Pogue's
wedding, proved to be very clever hit and
brought the evenings entertainment to a
pleasing clcse A visit to the Globe will prove
very interesting.
Year: 1875

1t is not very difficult for person to
be sunny-tempered when everything is
going prosperously with him. When
a man has made two or three hundred
dollars day, and all the signs are fa-
vorable for his making that amount to-
morrow, how good natured he can be
When the hour comes to close the store
he takes his hat from the peg, buttons
up his overcoat, draws on his gloves and
starts for his home with feelings of
king. He feels kindly toward every
body. He buys a paper of the newsboy
snaps him ten cent scrip, and hurries
along without waiting for the return
change, chuckling to himself as if he
had perpetrated first class joke. When
he comes to his house he smiles at the
servant, kisses his wife or ought to-
bounces the baby, and fills the whole
household with sense of his own salts
faction. All, me How easy it is to be
Soou hhbuACu uHuST sucl CIRCUMSTANCES
What saints we all are when we have
all we want


But times change, the business sky
looks darker and becomes black with
ominous clouds. Under our feet rumb-
lings and premonitory unsteadiness which
always precede financial earthquake.
The commercial atmosphere is motionless
and oppressive ; everybody senses dam
ger Buyers are timid sellers suspi-
cious. The current trade shrinks. Goods
remain unsold paper on which you re-
lied goes to protest ; household expenses
begin to crowd small bills accumulate
duns grow imperative. All, now is the
time, friend. when good nature in you is
virtue yea, grace, so white that it
shall be seen in the highest heaven and
noted there. Now is the time for you
to show what stuff you are really made
Of Now is the time, if you are a gen.
tleman, prove it. If you love your wife
now is the time to show it if you have
faith in something nobler, higher, sweeter
than this world and its possessions, let
that faith be manifest in your conduct
everywhere. Don't take a gloomy face,
and surly voice, and a sour temper to
your household. That household has
its own cares, and troubles, and clouds
enough in its own sky. Tell your
wife all your difficulties but in such
brave, gentle and loving way as, in
stead of expressing her spirits will cause
them, rather, to rise bouyantly at the
thought that she is fully trusted by yon
and may be able to help you. "Bear ye
one another's burdens and SO fulfill the
law of Christ.
Year: 1875

WONDERS OF CHEAfIsTRY.-Thet toma-
to vine, which furnishes food so palata-
bic to almost every one, belongs to the
same family of plants as the deadly
nightshade which attains such a rank
growth in the edge of swamps aud by
the shady roadside, and which all chill
dren are educated so cautiously to shun.


Aquafortis and the air we breathe are
made of the same materials.


Linen, sugar, and spirits of wine are
so much alike in their chemical compost
tion that an old shirt can be converted
into its own weight in sugar and the SUI
gar into spirits of wine.


Wine is made of two substances, one
of which is the cause of almost all COM
bustion, and the other will burn with
more rapidity than anything else in ma
ture.


The famous Peruvian bark, so much
used to strengthen weak stomachs, and
the poisonous principle of opium, are
found to be composed of the same mate
risls.
Year: 1875

In letter to friend in Chicago,
Miss Anne Louise Cary thus graph
cally describes her recent enthusiastic
reception at Moscow


Upon my word didn't know wheth-
er should succeed or not. | said to
myself, Who knows now, whether
have talent or not ?'-and it may be, as
the jealous ones used to say, when | was
applauded, Of course, she's an Ameri.
can was i'll with cold, for / had
to pay my tribute to the treacherous eli
mate, but after my first rehearsal with
the orchestra knew that failure would
not be the verdict, for the musicians
rose to applaud me, which was the first
time they had noticed an artist. That
gave me courage. The terrible night
came, and put on the war paint with
fear and trembling, and my eyes were
double their size with excitement, sang
my couplets which opened the second
act of Trovatore and such applause !!
1t was just like the Cincinatians at the
Festival (bless them, / had been told
to make my first bow at certain box
containing the prince and princesses, but
for the life of me | couldn't tell which
it was, so | stood still, as frightened as
goose, and then, in my misery, / bowed
firsttothe plebs. Horrors When came
to my senses | bowed to the wrong box.
After the delrious scene was applaud
ed and shrieked at until | thought the
Modocs were on my track, and then
bowed to the wrong box again After
the close of the second act we were call.
ed out four times. BY that time | knew
where to bow, and | smiled my sweetest
to the Royalties After the third act
| was recalled three times and after the
entire opera we went out six times.


The second time we sang the public
was even more enthusiastic, and had to
go out alone in answer to the cries of
Cary solo They called for me alone
the first night, but do not like to of
fend my sister and brother artists, so |
went out with others at the end of the
opera | went out alone six times, and
such shouting and waving of hats and
handkerchiefs ! My success has been the
event of the season thus far. You see
they thought nothing special could come
out of Yankeedom. When l say I am
an American, they think ! am from
South America, which | hasten to ex-
plain by telling them that am the Yam
keeist of Yankees, and that I was born
among the rocks of Maine. / am 50
glad to have made a success and to have
given pleasure to my friends, for surely
you will be glad to know that these bar
barians like me just as well as my own
countrymen. Tonight we sing Les
Huguenots, and I must confess to more
nervousness then before; for with my
Gypsy face and dress | feel as if they
couldn't see me,


ANNA LOUISE CARY"
Year: 1875

Yes, said the old man with smile, l
remember one time in particular, while
out prospecting with an old friend, about
twenty years ago. We were travelling
on horseback, and came across tavern
one night about ten o'clock. Being very
tired and hungry, as soon as we got some
supper, and something warm to keep the
cold out, we asked to be shown to our
room.


On looking around, we found that the
room had two beds in it, one of which
was already occupied by two strangers
who were both snoring Justify. The fact
of there being two beds in the room did
not surprise us, as in backwoods taverns
there were frequently three beds in
room. We undressed, and just as / was
going to blow out the light, my friend,
who had got into bed, espied the foot of
one of the strangers sticking through the
bed clothes at the foot of the bed With
a suppressed chuckle he motioned me to
hold on moment; he got quietly out of
bed, and going to where the strangers
boots were, he took off huge, sharp
Mexican spur, and carefully adjusted it
to the bare heel of the unconscious stran-
ger. With another audible chuckle as
he thought of the consequences that
would follow when the stranger drew in
his foot, he got back into bed and reach
ed over and tickled the sleeper's foot.
He instantly drew his legs up until his
knees almost touched his chin. In doing
so he drew the spur the whole length of
his bed-fellow's leg, making a very bad
scratch. The victim uttered yell and
sprang out of bed with a muttered ex-
clamation that did not make out, and
then he commenced wild dance around
the room, with his neither garment under
his arm, and making frantic efforts eth
er to dislocate his neck or to see how
badly he was hurt, all the while making
exclamations that would have made a
baggage man with Saratoga trunk on
his shoulder, turn green with envy. The
innocent cause of all the trouble had
been awakened by the first yell of the
victim, and in Strengthening his legs out
scratched himself most numerically.
He did not yell nor say bad words, but
he jumped out of bed and made for his
friend with the purpose of taking ven
geance, / suppose; but he had not taken
two steps before he jabbed the spur into
his leg again. The landlord then ap-
peared with light, followed by half the
boarders in the house, and inquired what
the matter was. An examination brought
to light the spur, which explained the
matter. The stranger looked sheepishly
at the spur, then at his scratch, and
finally examined his boots, and with a
sickly smile said Well, boys, have
lived all my life among people who wear
spurs, but never before saw man who
could pull off his boots and leave his
spur on his foot. I'll treat in the morn
ing.
Year: 1875

ACIDITY OF THE STOMACH. = DR.. Hale
says: When acidity follows eating, it is
because there has been an error in the
quantity or quality of the food eaten ];
the stomach could not manage it, could
not perform the work imposed upon it
The true remedy is to eat less at each
meal, until no acidity is perceptible, or
to change the quality of food and in a
short time the stomach, not being over
tasked, gets time to rest, to recuperate,
to get strong, then it digests more food
and digests it better, with the inevitable
result of a more vigorous constitution,
more power of endurance, more strength
of body and greater elasticity of mind,
more happiness and energy to grapple
with life's duties, which makes existence
a pleasure.
Year: 1875

GooD ADyIcE-If you have done
wrong, repent of it-that is, be sorry
enough to forsake it and do the opposite
good but then do not dwell upon the
wrong that is past. Though you are not
to forget it, yet let it be like the portrait
of the one you have lost which lies in
your drawer, or like the mound which
you go at times to visit, but don't let it
be like the Egyptian mummy, to stand
continually at your hearth. wrapped up
in gummed and imperishable hideous-
ness.