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Year: 1875

from the Belmont Courier. March 15th.l


We have repeatedly stated that the set
tiers living in the territory ceded by the
Legislature to Lincoln and White Pine
stolen from Nye-were bitterly op-
posed to the segregation. From time to
time we are enabled to prove that in
time we are permitted to make an extract
from private letter to gentleman in
this place, dated g Little Spring Valley,
March g. as follows:


'In relation to the division of the
county, we are very much dissatisfied
with it, and if there is anything that we
can do, we are on hand and ready for it,
and would take pleasure in doing any,
thing that would keep us out of Lincoln
county. And if you should want any as
sistance, write, and we will attend to
it,


The above are the exact words used by
the writer. From the wording of the let
ter we are to infer that he speaks for
more than himself, as he freely uses the
word 1--WE" Again we assert without
fear of contradiction, that the residents
living in the territory set off from Nye
and attached to White Pine and Lincoln
counties, are sorely afflicted and much
exercised about the manner in which they
have been dealt with in this matter. And
yet i'll the face of this bit of arbitrary leg
islation, the Phoebe Record and White
Pine Ne,os, family, now and then, persist
in saying that the passage of the two bills
will be a benefit to the settlers in the
territory acquired. Every time the edi-
tors of these papers make the assertion,
their smitten consciences curl up like a
whipped dogs tail. Again, we repeat,
that these people are entitled to sym
pathy, and, in conclusion, have only to
say to the writer Of the above letter, and
Others interested in the matter, to apply
for relief through the Supreme Court of
this State, as the best lawers in the State
claim that the two bills are unconstitu-
tonal. The petitions to the Legislature
were frauds, and those who were instru-
mental in their "get-up'' should be
roughly handled. The end of the swim
die is not yet. We didn't lie-but some
body else done worse than lie.


Mr.. Booth, we agree with you in some
OF your comments, and particularly that
portion referring to the petition fraud.
We have heard that the petition in oppo-
sition to the division between Nye and
White Pine county was fraud, swindle
and forgery, and those who got it up
should be roughly handled"
Year: 1875

The LITTLE HERo.-Two children still
and stark on a snowy slope-the girl
wrapped round in the coat of the boy.
and both young faces fixed by frost in
the calm repose of death--was the pic
ture presented to the eyes of wearied
searchers near Mount Ayr, Iowa, the
other day. This winters cold has taken
many life, but none of the unfortunates
were found in SO touching an attitude as
this. 1t was not in the heat of the con-
fict that the boy died; there was no
shrieking fife nor rafting drum to stir his
thickening blood, nor comrades eyes to
mark his heroic fall; nothing to rouse
his young enthusiasm. But the little
coat folded carefully about the girlish
form, and his own naked breast, told of
the quiet courage and self-sacrifce with
which he had met the pitiless blast that
blew rs cold on him as her. Chiicothe
Gazette.
Year: 1875

SISTER EM.-My sister EN- hes got
q fsller who has been coming 70 see her
'msst every night for some time. Night
before last. just 70 have little fun, l
went int the psrlor and srsslsd under
the sofa. and waited there till hs and
EN- had got settled, and Just . he was
asking her if she was net willing to be-
come his dear partner for life, and trust
to his strong arm fer protection and
support I give three rod-hot Indian war
hoops and bumped myself up against
the bottom Of the sofa and fred an old
horse-pistol l borrowed from Sam John
son, and my gracious how that fellow
jumped up and scooted for the door |!
He never stopped to get his hat, but
went stumbling head over heels down
the door steps. As for EN-. she vas
go scared that she screechsd like blue
blazes, till dad and mother came run
ming in with nothing on but their night
clothes, and wanted to know what the
matter was. But EN- only yelled the
louder and kept pointing under the
sofa, till dad got down on his knees,
and saw me there, and pulled me out
by the hind leg. When be got me out
in the wood-shed be srapped me over
his knee, and then he went at me with
an old trunk strap, and l have not got
over it real nicely yet.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, December 13 -Four
teen out of the nineteen Methodist
clergymen who held q weekly meeting
here to day were of the opinion thai
Bishop Haven went beyond his calling
In nominating Grant for third tern
IN Boston lately.
Year: 1875

No1E.-When the above oath is taken before justice of the peace or any other officer not using a seal, except Judge of a IU. s. Court, the certificate of the clerk of a court of record must be added, under his

 seal of office, that the person who admin istered the oath is duly qualified as such officer.
Year: 1875

the mail on route No. -, from - to-, do swear that have the ability, pecuniar- iy, to fulfill my obligation as such bidder that the bid is made in good faith, and with the intention to enter into contract and perform the service in case said bid shall be accepted.
Year: 1875

ment, we can safely look forward to the
building up of large industry in that
cereal as the yield in our State is all of
from 80 to 125 bushels to the acre.
Spel.z will not grow in California;
Portland Welcome.
Year: 1875

PEEPING Tom. This gentle
man has again made his appear
ance, and some of the ladies liv-
ing in his neighborhood have
proposed to purchase a little tar
and feathers for his benefit,
which may prove little more
effective than boots. sal
Year: 1875

Bu11NG WHEAT, - We hearcf one firm
since the late advance buying 1000
bushels of wheat at IS cents Early IN
the week farmers were willing to sell at
IS cents. bat at this writing they talk OF
a further advance. and Just at this time
we doubt whether any considerable
auantitv can be bought for less than one
dollar per bushel.-W. W. Statesman.
Year: 1875

rP In list o. vessels lost since the
first Of January. Published in various
papers in this country and pretty sener
ally copied, we fad the steamer Ruby
marked as lost in Puget Sound, with
ten persons on board. 1t will be re-
membered that about four months ago
the Tacoma Tribune published u sensa
tional canard describing the loss of the
Ruby. for the purpose of trying to in
jure the name of our harbor. as it was
asserted that the accident hap ened
here. 1t is well known that no accident
of any kind happened to the Ruby
By the public alton of her name in the
list above mentioned it will be seen ow
much easier it is to start malicious
capard than it is to stop one.
Year: 1875

A correspondent of the Pail Mall Ga
zette writes: 1.-TWO incidents have just
occurred which more than suggest that
some mysterious fires may have had
their origin in the action of the sun on
glass. A few days ago the master of
the steam mtng Volunteer, in Plymouth
Sound, found that large hole had been
burned in the centre of the covering of
his berth, and that the fire had penetra-
ted to the bed itself, which was smOk-
ing. 1t was then discovered that this
resulted from the concentration of the
SUMS rays by the glass dead lights in
the side of the vessel. The grounds of
new mansion at Paighton are entered
through gates richly gilt and ornament
ed. To protect them temporarily they
were covered with canvas. On Sunday
afternoon this covering was found to be
on fire, and was burned, one of the lamps
above being broken by the heat All
ordinary theories of the causes of fire
failed to account for this one and it was
discovered that the globular lamps of
the gate concentrated the solar rays and
directed them on the spot where the can
vas had been, and thus doubtless occas-
ioned the fire."
Year: 1875

We have no record that there was
any equine Adam which, with his dam,
tasted of forbidden grain or hay in the
Garden of Paradise; yet the poor beasts
seem to have their physical snfferings
just as much az though such had beeL
the case. At the time We are writing,
here in St. Louis new and direful epi
demic seems to have commenced to
scourage the faithful beasts which draw
the~vehicies and bob-tails through onr
streets. Those horses seem most snscep-
tible to it which have been standing for
time in the stable with regular allow
ances of food and water. The first sym
toms exhibited in the animal are vio-
lent twitchings of the body, paving and
a singular contortion of th5 eyes, as
though. surrounding objects were fast
becoming invisible. Being seized with
violent paroxysm, the animal drops in
his stall, and is soon covered with a
perspiration which streams from every
pore. During the spasm she horse is
seized with perfect frenzy, which is
followed with paralysis of the hind
quarters and a manifest curvature of the
neck and spine.
Year: 1875

The grasses of the fields and meadows
if gathered in their bloom, tied up in
bundles and hung up in lunches in q
dark closet to dry, heads downward, will
retain their natural color and make a
lovely addition to winter bouquets No
summer vase or bouquet is complete
without their airy, fairy grace. When
the ferns and flowers are we'll pressed
make them into lovely transparencies by
pasting them with starch upon coarse
cape lace, covering them with another
piece of lace, and then putting them be-
tween tiny frames Of cardboard; bind
the edges with green ribbon; you can
suspend them from your windows.
Lamp shades can also be made in the
same manner. and bouquets can be form
ed upon paper and framed under gloss
which will closely resemble water color
ed paintings.
Year: 1875

A good story is told Of Tioga county
IN. ", merchant who agreed to take
farmers oats at forty cents busheI il
the latter would let him tramp the meas
ure when filled. The farmer agreed TO
it. The buyer paid for sixty bushels
and the next day went after them. The
farmer filled the half bushel, and then
the merchant got in and tramped them
down, whereupon the farmer poured the
oats so compressed into the bag. The
merchant protested, and demanded that
the measure be filed up after tramping.
The armer informed him there was no
agreement Of that sort, but that he might
tramp down the oats to his hearts con-
tent after they were measured.
Year: 1875

There is a vast difference in the favor
ofeggs. Hens kept on clean grass run
give much finer favored eggs than hens
that have access to stable manure heaps
and eat all kinds Of filthy food. Hens
feeding on fish and onions flavor their
eggs accordingly, the same as COWS eat
ing onions or drinking offensive water,
imparis bad taste TO the milk and but
ter. The richer the food the higher the
color Of the eggs. Wheat and corn give
eggs the best color, while feeding ON
buckwheat makes them colorless, render
ing them unfit for some confectionery
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Year: 1875




As a test of nerve the recent exper-
ience of a wayfarer, travelingalong a
wood road near Olympia, Washington
territory, was as remarkable as any on
record. The man was a specuiator.
looking over wild land, and he trudged
through the forest, following the almost
unused path formed by an old road made
by pioneers in the wilderness. His mind
was devoted TO one subject-the critical
examination OF the kind of trees upon
the land about HIM and of the character
of the soil, and he filled TO notice for
some time "pit-a pat" upon the dead
leaves near him. He at first scarcely
looked down, when he felt something
rubbing against his legs and heard a
slight purring sound, but when he did
look his heart came up in his mouth
and the cold sweat started as suddenly
as though he were suspended by weak
rope over Niagara. Pressing itself soft
ly against his legs, twinIng about him
as he walked, moving its flexible body
swiftly, but with never a sound, turning
up fierce eyes with something almost
like terrible laugh in them, was a
huge cougarI No chicken was this man
manner in which his hat was raised by
his. hair is not to be considered as
apocryphal at all. Sleek, supple and
muscular, the beast glIded about, and at
intervals it would come closer again and
press its body against the legs of the
man, the light touch making goose-fesh
of every inch in his form. 1t was ter
rible experience, that interview with the
cougar in the forest primeval, and it was
well for the man that his nerves were
of the kind to do honor TO a frontier ad-
venturer. Steadily pursuing his course
with steps that would falter little oc-
casionally, he kept on, and with him
the beast continued its treacherous gam
bols. At times it would glide few
PAGES to the front and roll over and over
in the road and wait for the man to
come up, and then it would circle about
him again, until the impulse, almost too
strong to be resisted, would come upon
him to spring upon the brute, opposing
fists 10 fangs, and ending the intolerable
suspense at any risk. The movements
of the terrible animal were but as the
playing of cat with a mouse, and the
man knew it. The moment came, at
length, when the strain could be borne
no longer, and the man kicked desper-
ately at the beast as it passed by him.
In an instant it bounded in front and
crouched for spring, growing hoarse-
ly and showing its teeth. The man
stopped and shouted Eopnlessly for aid,
while the cougar did not spring at once,
but appeared waiting to crafty it's hu-
NOR little longer. The shout, FORUM
ately, was not in vain. There were
hunters and dogs in the immediate vi
entity, as rare fortune would have it,
and the hounds dashed suddenly from
the covert as the cougar, seeing them,
leaped for a tree. A few moments later
the beast fell a victim to bullets, and
the man with whom it had taken a stroll
was telling his story and trying to restore
the normal condition of his nerves by
internal applications from small flask.
1t was one of the episodes which turn
mems hair gray-one which would,
doubtless, have brought death to man
with less nerve than the hero of the af-
fair
Year: 1875

Without giving any receipt for max
worked farmers wives how much labor
they may save by not using such vast
quantities of this article. For nearly
five years / have used soap only for
washing clothes. In all that time l have
not used one pound of soap for washing
dishes and other kitchen purposes. My
family has ranged from three to twenty
FIVE. ] have used cistern water COM
posed of other ingredients besides lime,
and with all these my plan works equal
ly we'll. 1t is this: Have your water
quite hot and add a very little milk to
it. This softens the water, gives the
dishes fine gloss and preserves the
hands; removes the grease, even that
from beef, and yet no grease is ever
found floating on the water, as when
soap is used. The stone vessels / al
ways set on the stove, with little water
in them; thus they are hot when ] am
ready to wash them, and the grease is
easily removed.


just try my plan, you who toll day
after day, every spring, to make that
barrel of soap, and let US hear how it
succeeds with you. like the great bar
rel of soap on washing day, but am glad
to be able to dispense with Its aid on all
other occasions. find that all my tin
ware keeps bright longer cleansed in this
way than by using soap or securing.
The habit so many of us acquired of
securing tins is n wasteful policy; the
present style of tinware will not bear it.
The tin is soon washed away and vessel
that is fit tor nothing left on our hands;
but if washed in the way have de-
scribed, the tin is preserved, and is al
ways bright and clean.-[ Rural New
Yorker.
Year: 1875

Burglars are commoH in Atlanta-too
common. when = family man goes
home At night he has 20 hide behind the
gate post and bawl OUT "It's me my
dearest" at the top Of his voice. in order
to keep from being shot. Some Of them
are already getting hoarse.
Year: 1875

A Western physician has just dis.
charged a case of conAuent small pox
without pit. He painted the face of
his patient with collodion and ivory
black, applied as often as necessary to
keep up complete mask.
Year: 1875

WILSON MEMORIAL Mayor Whiteley has sig
nifed his Willingness, upon the suggestion of a
number Of citizens, to call special meeting Of
Council to take action touching the death OF
Vice President Wilson, and it is probable that
such meeting will be held, this evening, although
at this writing there is nothing definite about it.
Year: 1875

TiE CRors.-It is now pretty gen.
orally admitted that the cotton crop
will suffer material loss from the
copioas rains of the past few weeks,
but tie corn, cane, rice and potato
crops have received no injury, and
are reported fine and abundant in
nearly every part of the State. Corn
and nee were never better. Many
farmers are now endeavoring to save
hay lut the weather is unfavorable
for tlis business. Some ofonr friends
planted German millet this year as
an experiment and report large yields.
Those who wish seed for next season
will Ie able to procure it from farmers
in this State. From all accounts we
have never had such Il season of sue
cessfll experiments in the various
agricultural productions, bnt this
might have been expected in eli
mate and soil so we'll suited to all
kind of products. The years 1875 can
justly be called the dawn of a new
and improved era in the agriculture
of LMisiana.-Son Of the Soil.
Year: 1875

The San Francisco Bulletin says that
family in the southern part of that
city recently engaged the services of
Celestial domestic, whose intelligence
and industry we're highly recommended.
He was reformed heathen. he was a
sleek fellow, forty years of age, and
when he smiled, which he always did on
the slightest provocation, bis face was
the personi6cation of innocence. Such
was the cheerfulness of his disposition
that he was deemed valuable acquisi-
ton to the household. He was gentle
with the children, and partook Of their
childish glee over innocent sports. he
was kind to the kitten and other family
pets. The Chinese have Justly earned
wide notoriety for cruelty. But this
Chinaman was a notable exception.
Why, he not only rebuked the big boy Of
the family when he detected him in the
act Of dropping fine stream of boiling
water on rat which had been caught in
the family trap, but he actually released
the rat and was nearly overcome with
emotion. Last Saturday the lady Of
the house decided that the mating
on the floor of the spacious kitchen
needed renewing. The old mating,
having been patched, was a sorry sight;
in fact it appeared to be made up Of
dozen irregular pieces. The bright new
mating was sent to the house, and John
was requested to substitute it for the
frayed and patched stuff. The family
accepted an invitation to visit the in
terror, and left clear field for his opera
tiors. They returned TO find that the
new mating had been laid within me.
thodical precision. There was the new
mating to show for itself. But what a
show John had cut it into irregular
pieces, patched it, and frayed the edges,
until it was a counterpart OF the old
mating in everything but age.
Year: 1875

We will be obliged to stop the Courier.
journal if Watterson goes on like this.
just hear him:


Sweep private desks and secret draw
ers of all these memorials of love and
testimonies of guilt, and you would hear
wall Of agony louder and deeper than
that which rose from Bethlehem when
Herod swept its nurseries of infants.
This would be rebellion compared with
which our great war was a mere picket
skirmish. There are women who may
be nnd at every party looking beauti-
full and happy, and in whose lives you
would think there never was shadow.
but who would die before surrendering
these secret testimonials Of an old love.
If you will watch one on q gloomy day
you will see her go quietly and stealthily
like guilty thing, 10 her chamber lock
the door, unlock trunk, take out
casket, unlock that and withdraw a
little bundle tied with blue ribbon, at the
sight Of which her heart softens; and
when she has read one or two Of the
letters it contains her eyes begin to fill,
and after while the great tears begin
to run down her cheeks all unconscious to
herself. The memory Of the absent one,
whether he is false or true, alive or dead,
will crowd upon her Imagination and
overcome her. If she knows he has
proved false she will still be affected at
these lying symbols of his love. If she
knows that he is in his grave and be.
lieyes that his last thought was for her,
that his spirit ysarned for one more fond
adieu before its everlasting flight from
earth to that bourne where there is no
marrying nor giving in marriage, she
will treasure every memorial of that
spirit


Each scrap Of paper on which he
wrote a word will be preserved, and
every token Of tender remembrance
treasured as part-and the most vital
part-of her life. Long brooding over
these paltry scraps has impaired to them
pathos far more tender than any words
of the living, and instead Of impairiug
their mournful eloquence it has exag.
gerated and given it new power. The
little bundle has become the object in
which life is garnered up, and who will
say that any stern officer OF the law
could take the one without the other2
Or, let those who diseredit the possibil-
ity of such enduring devotion in young
woman lake the case where there has
been a mutual alienation between those
who once really loved. The letters writ.
ten during the period Of confidence still
possesses a bitter interest, which each
would, but dare not, annihilate. Every
vehement protest Of dead affection,
and each false epitaph that is written
over the corpse Of love, rise up to mock
and rebuke you and to furnish, as the
cynic says, dark, cruel comments upon
life and its vanities; yet you would not
commit them to ashes, ft symbol Of the
impulse that inspired them"
Year: 1875

Boston Post


The ladies have all got the neuralgia
in their shoulders from wearing spring
clothes, and many new dresses are sup
plemented across the back by porous
plasters, and next to vest front mus
tard poultice is generally most worn.
Young ladies alternate between a neck
lace for street wear and flannel rag for
the house. Diamonds are worn in the
ears With much effect abroad, but lock
Year: 1875

The Chicago Post and Mail is of the
opinion that, although the Marquis de
CAux is not dead, when he reads in the
obituaries that he is a mere pendant to
PATHS skirts, and lives by virtue Of her
voice and favor, he will wish he was.
Year: 1875

LIVELY sQUABBLR OVER THE MANNER OF


COUNTING THE VOTES.


The Board of Aldermen met yesterday In the Com.
mon Council Chamber and organized as a Board Of
City Canvassers President Bergen occupied the chair
There was full attendance or members and tho lobby
was well filed Heretofore it taken three or four
days for the Board Of Canvassers perform their task
the in vogue being refer the election returns
TO a committee Of the Board. few years ago re-
turn stolen from the Office Of the City Clerk and
the republican members determined that this should
not again. They, therefore, determined that
they would lose sight Of the returns until they
ali canvassed.


Alderman Kane OF the Sixth ward "opened the baIl'
by moving that the rerns bo referred to tho Commit
tee on Election Returns


Alderman Strong OF the Thirteenth ward, In a vigor-
speech opposed the motion, saying the returns
should not be lugged or into a The power
could not be given to any committee. The verdict OF
the people at the election Tuesday last
phatc dsapprova OF the Of the past The
should be canvnssed at once in open Board.


Aldermen Rowley, Fisher and Zindel also opposed
tho reference to 4 committee.


Alderman Dwyer, OF tho second ward, replied to the
onslaught OF his republican associates, and charged
that that party had passed act saddng expense
of $50 600 por year on Brooklyn by creating Board OF
Elections and the and inspectors appointed
by them were two republicans and one democrat, TO
count the vote IN each election district


Aldermen 0'Reilly and Clancy also defended the
democratic motion TO refer TO committee, and charged
that the limos Of parsanshp drawn by Alderman
Strong, who could not ntmidate his opponents.


II finally resolved to proceed with the work OF
canvassng ia open Board If It took them until mid
night