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Year: 1875

From the Memphis Avalanche.l


BY some unaccountable misapprenen-


sion of facts, there is large class of
people i'm the world who think that it


costs little or nothing to run newspa-


per. and if they buy copy from the


newsboy, when too far from the office


to come and beg one, they are regular


patrons and entitled to unlimited fa-
vors. Men call every day at newspa-
per offices to get copy of the daily pa
per, inst from the press. fci nothing,


who would never dream of begging 4
pocket handkerchief from a dry goods
store, or piece of candy from "a cOnfec-
toner. even on the plea of old acquaint-
ance, having bought something once
before. One paper day is not much,
but hundred day amounts to some
thing in the course of time. But this
is small drain compared with the free
advertising newspaper is expected to
do. Some men who have paid two dol


lars at an early period of life for an ad-
vertisement worth fonr or five. appear
to think that they are stockholders in
the establishment for eternity. They
demand the publication Of all marri-
ages and funeral notices, obituaries,
and family episodes for the next forty
years gratis. Speak of pay and they
grow indignant. Don't | patronize
your paper?" "Yes; but you receive
the worth of your money for what you
pay" But" says the patron, 1T
will not cost you anything to put this
in" which is just as ridiculous as to
ask man 20 grind your axe on his
grindstone. and graciously tell him it
won't cost him cent. 1t takes money
to run newspaper as well as any other
business: no paper will succeed finan-
cially that carries dead-head system.
Any mention of the peoples affairs
that they are anxious to see in print is
worth paying for, and when printed is
generally worth as much as any other
investment of the same amount.


The newspaper business Is very ex-
acting on all connected with It and the
pay is comparatively small; the propri-
etors risk more money for smaller prof
its, and the editors, reporters and
printers work harder and cheaper than
the same number of men in any other
profession requiring the given amount
of intelligence, training and drudgery.
The life has its charms and pleasant
associations, scarcely known to the out
side world; but it has its earnest work
and anxieties and exhaustion, which
also are not known to those who think
the business all fun. The idea that
newspaperdom is a charmed circle,
where the favored members live a life
of ease and free from care, and go to
the circus at night on free ticket and
to the Springs on a free pass in the sum-
mer, is an idea which we desire to ex-
plOde practically and theoretically.
Business is business, and the journal
that succeeds is the one that is run Oh
a square business footing, the same as
banking or building bridges, keeping
a hotel or running livery stable.
Year: 1875

The Memphis Aralanche certainly


knows something about the difficulties


of running a newspaper. In another
column we publish an article from it
that will suit Logansport as well as any
other city. There are few people in


LoganspOrt who dream what it costs to
run the Star office. This office gives
employment to twenty-fOur persons, at
weekly expense of about two hundred
and fifty dollars. We pay out for lights
nearly five hundred dollars a year. and
one thousand dollars for telegraph.
During the winter we used about five
car loads of coke and coal for fuel. To
this is to be added the cost of paper.
ink, &c., which swells up the aggregate
largely. There are but few establish
ments in the city that pay more money
for labor than the Star. The printers
in the news room average twelve hours
work out of the twentv-four, while in
the editorial department the average is
fifteen hours of the severest kind of la
Dor. The city news gatherer will aver
age every day ten miles of walking. and
that must be done rain or shine. cold
or hot. Yet the work in the Star office
is but drop compared to that i'm some
OF the great metropolitan journals.
There is no class of men who give more
to charitable purposes than printers.
There is not paper in Logansport that
does not give in the way of money, ad


vertising or job work to charitable and
church purposes two hundred dollars.
and no doubt it will exceed that sum.
There is no one branch of business that
has done so much to build Up the CITY
as its newspapers, yet there is no branch
of business that is so little remunera
tive. a merchant will enter into bust
ness with capital of from $1,000 to
$1,000, and his sales will amount to
S25, 900, with a fair profit on all. A
newspaper publisher, to do business
of S25, 900, will require capital of from
$4,000 to Sl5,0 900, and will pay out for
labor S15, 900, while the merchant will
pay out not to exceed 81 500. No busi-
ness man ever yet invested money in
Judicious advertising that it did not re-
turn him four fold, yet how many of
them expect the publisher to almost
give their advertisements. How many
business men are there i'm Logansport
who never advertise a dollars worth.
yet if the editor expresses view upon
any subject different from their own
find fault with him, and feel offended.
We do not believe there is a business
man in LOganSpOrt who would like to
see either of the two dailies now pub
lished cease publication, yet how little
the majority of them pay toward sus-
tanning them.-Loqansport Star.
Year: 1875

The first and only legal wife of Brig
ham Young, is kept in an old house at
the back portion of his seraglio, where,
wrinkled, poor and half-starved, she is
waiting release from life and state
wherein is no strong arm, no kind
smile, no soothing voice, no arm, for
such an old worn-out thing as she.
Year: 1875

The meeting at Normal Hail was quite well
attended. 1t was decrded by the Association
to have lecture course each month Of the
scholastic year. The next meeting will be
held on the 18th of December
Year: 1875

Spots can be taken out Of marble with
finely powdered pumice-st0ne mixed
with yerjuice. Cover the spot and allow
the stuff to remain for twelve hours,
then rub clean, dry and rinse.
Year: 1875

The latest reports from North Carolina are
that the Republicans have carried the state
by majority of over ten thousand, and have
a majority af fifteen in the Constitutional
Convention. This is unexpected, but is nev-
ertheless good news as it will prevent radical
changes in the constitution, which some OF
the Democratic pers advocate. The Char
lotte Democrat, for instance, which declares
for the restoration of the whipping post aud
qualified suffrage, and for the payment of the
rebel war debt, and for loss on account of the
emancipation Of slaves.
Year: 1875

An earnest desire to justify your generous conf
dence, and a strong regard for the honor and ret-
fare of our State inspire me Nth the firm resolue TO
spare no effort and to consderno other consequences
in the endearor to faithfully discharge the duties that
'oiH De incumbent on me If your choice shall prore
TO De the choice of the people also. pledge you and
thousands for chom you act in that euent an honest
purpose and fred determination to make the public
good my single aim and constant care.


Gen. Connors Acceptance.
Year: 1875

WE trust that the Argus will give Its atten-
tion to the Kennebec Journal and make 800
by proving that some state has received over


ninety cents an acre for its agricultural col
lege scrip.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer in
all eases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1875

Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: You
have done me great and unexpected honor
in calling upon me this evening to reply to
such sentiment I consider it theme
which demands the best efforts Of men. regret that
the honored President of the United States
Centennial Commission Gov Hawey, Is not present


tonight TO respond TO IL think 1t should be responder
10. The Centennial is vity connected with industry 1t
tends promote industry the great basis upon which
all stand. the basis Of tif prosperity as nation,
basis and prosperity of the world Great exhibitions
vitalZe industries. They bring into full life
those industries which are struggling for ex-
istence 1t s duty that every artisan,
every manufacturer and capitalist should do all in
his power do all he to promote the success Of an
hibtOn that will rebound honor and promote the
welfare OF the earth. IL viii bring together people Of
different countries and nationates well as those OF
country who, in many sections, we find Ignorant
Of almost all manufactures. 1t Is TO the people
we must look for the Of tLs enterprise and
success 1t no doubt will be.


The next toast, The Silk Association OF America" was
responded to by Mr. Seth Low of New-York Gen Geo.
H. Sharpe responded TO the toast, "Om Customs
Service"
Year: 1875

SAVANNAH, GA, May 1.-THE fourth annual
meeting Of the Underwriters Association OF the South
here to-day The attendance was large, including
from all the Southern cities and from the
North and West An address Of welcome was delivered
by the President Major Livingston Minis Of this city
There will be grand ball tonight, and Tomorrow the
Convention Will attend banquet given by the President
Year: 1875

The Jubilee Singers give their farewell con-
at the Academy of Music Friday evening next
previous their departure for Great Britain The pro-
gramme includes many OF those quaint picturesque
Ngeus melodies which have made the concerts by these
singers novel and popular
Year: 1875

How THEY FACED DEArH-Augustus
Caesar chose to die in standing position, and
was careful in arranging his position and
dress for the occasion. Julius Caesar, when
slain by the conspirators in the capitol, con-
cealed his face beneath the folds Of his toga,
so that his enemies could not see the death
pang upon his countenance. Siward, Earl of
Northumberland, when at the point of death,
Quilted his bed and put on his armor, saying,
ut becomes not man to die like beast. I"
Maria Louisa, of Austria, who, short time
before she breathed her last, having fallen
into an apparent slight slumber, one of the
ladies in attendance remarked that her ma
jesty seemed to be asleep. "No," replied she,
II could sleep if I would indulge repose, but
l am sensible of the near approach of death,
and I would not allow myself to be surprised
by him in my sleep; wish to meet him wide
awake" Lord Nelson, on receiving the IA
tai shot, said to Captain Hardy, ''They have
done for me at last, Hardy; my backbone is
shot through ;" and had the presence of mind,
while being carried below, to take out his
handkerchief and cover his face and stars, to
be concealed from the gaze of his crew. And
last of all, the great Bonaparte died in his
field marshal's uniform and boots, which he
had ordered to be put on short time previous
to his dissolution.
Year: 1875

"Why are flies p has been perpetual query
with housekeepers and persons who would
take noon.day maps in hot weather. The
question has been answered by Mr.. Emerson
an English chemist, whose experiments are re-
corded in the Scientific american. In the
light of the revelations Of that gentleman's
investigations, the fly assumes the position Of
an important friend instead of pest to man
kind.


Did you ever watch fly who has just
alighted after soaring about the room for some
little time? He goes through series of ope'
rations which reminds you of cat licking
herself after meal, or of bird pluming its
feathers. First, the hind feet are rubbed to-
gether, then each hind leg is passed over a
wing then the fore legs undergo like treat.
ment and lastly, if you look sharp, you will
see the insect carry bis proboscis over his legs
and about his body as far as he can reach.
The minute trunk is perfectly retractile, and
it terminates in two large lobes which you
can see spread out when the insect begins q
meal on lump ofsugar. Now, the rubbing
together of legs and wings may be smooth
ing operation but for what purpose is this
carefully going over the body with the trunk,
especially when that organ is not fitted for
licking, but simply for grasping and sucking
up food.


Mr.. Emerson states that he began his self:
appointed task of finding out whether the
house-hy really serves any appreciable pur'
pose in the scheme of creation, excepting as
Year: 1875

AN AFFECTING CAsE-The many freaks
of physical in6rmity show nothing stranger
than instantaneous blindness or deafness, or
their immediate cure. But cases of the kind
are we'll auth :atcated. The following is told
in Nashville paper. We recently heard
remarkable and touching story of a little boy,
the son of gentleman in an adjoining coun-
ty. His age is twelve or thirteen. He is an
interesting and promising lad. One day, du-
ring the past winter, be failed to rise in the
morning as early as usual At length his
father went to the room where he lay, and
asked him why he did not get up. He said
it seemed dark vet, and he was waiting tor
daylight. His father retired, but the boy not
making his appearance for some time, he re-
turned, and said second time


"My son, why don't you get up?'


"Father, is it daylight" he asked.


"Yes, long ago."


"Then, father" the little fellow said, 81 am
blind"


And so it was. His sight was gone


In a short time his father took him to Nash
Vile to get the benefit of the medical profes..
sion there but none Of the physicians could
do anything for him, and happily made no
experiments on his eyes, Some ladies in
family of his fathers acquaintance sought to
cheer him in his affliction, and one night pro-
posed to take him to the opera, that he might
hear the music and singing He went and
was delighted.


In the course of the performance, all at
once he leaped up, threw his arms around his
fathers neck, and screamed with ecstacy-


90, father! I can see"


His sight had instantly returned. Since
then he has retained it in full vigor, except
that under excitement there is sometimes a
transient dimness of vision. The case is one
of remarkable and singular character.
Year: 1875

bas" A railway train, at continuous speed
of forty miles an hour, would pass from the
earth to the moon in little more than eight
months; to the planet Venus, in seventy.one
and half years, and would reach the sun in
two hundred and sixty odd years. A ray Of
light will pass from the moon to the earth in
trihe over single second; from Venus to
the earth, in little more than two minutes; /;
from the sun to the earth, in about eight min
utes. So vast are the distances, that separate
bus from these heavenly bodies, and so swiftly
does light move!
Year: 1875

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BENEFIT OF PA1N.-Life would be Sc.
ries of disasters, without the warning voice of
pain. Infancy would be MANNED or perish be.
fore experience could inform it of its danger.
Lord Kaimes advised parents to cut the hng-
ers of their children "cunningl y" with knife,
that the little innocents might associate suf-
fering with the glittering blade before they
could do themselves worse injury; but if no
smart accompanied the wound, they would
cut up their own fingers with the same glee
that they cut. up stick, and burn them in
candle with the same delight that they burn
piece of paper in the fire. Without pain
we could not proportion our actions to the
strength of our frames, or our exertlons to Its
powers of endurance. In the impetuosity OF
youth, we should strike blows that would
crush our hands and break our arms; we
should take leaps that would dislocate our
limbs, and, no longer taught by fatigue that
the muscles needed repose, we should contln'
ue our sports and our walking-tours till we
had worn out the living tissues with the same
Inconsistencies that we now wear out our
coat and shoes. The very nutriment which
is the support of life would frequently prove
our DEATH Mirabeau said of man, who was
as idle as he was corpulent, that his only use
was to show how far the skin would stretch
without bursting. Without pain this limit
would be constantly exceeded, and epicures,
experiencing no uneasy sensations, would con-
tinue their festivities until they met with the
fate of the frog in the fable, who was ambi-
tious of emulatiDg the size of the OK. An
eminent physician mentions the case of a gen.
tleman who had lost the sense of heat in his
right hand, and who, unconscious that the
cover of pan which had fallen into the fire
was burning hot, took it out and deliberately
returned it to its proper place, to the destruc'
ton of the skin Of the palm and fingers. This
of itself would be an accident of incessant oc.
currence if the monitor we're wanting which
makes us drop such things quicker than we
pick them up. Pain is grand preserver of
existence the sleepless sentinel that watches
over US.
Year: 1875

Our citizens will that the close of the extra
session of the Legislature unfortunately brings i'm
mediate improvement to depressed city commerce.
hence capital and labor left look forward to


long dull summer. However there is consolation
all at the Agricultural Bureau. which s prepared
offer abundant proof that the industrious farmer 10
always enjoying all the prosperity he did in the most
prosperous times Farming ia neither difficult very
laborous in these lattudes and feel assured that
Thousands Of good and intelligent people stop
think what q prosperous, Independent and happy life
can be had in the country with fraction of tho
capital that city business requires For instance
offer Farms for SALE under fence, with crops mules
mich hogs fowls etc., with good, comfortable
dwellings oubuildings in healthy localities close
to tho city at from one Thousand to Four Thousand
Dollars, and others st higher in price, on liberal
ters and also in exchange for city property In ad
dition to the above, offer this week several small
places the Gentilly Road and few large plantations
below the city and the Teche at ruinous
como very desirable Lake and Sea Shore residences


Apply to AGRICULTURAL BUREAU,


mJ23lm No. SO Canal Street.
Year: 1875

"RARITY OF TRUE GENTLEMAN'-Per-
haps gentleman is a rarer specimen than
some OF US think for. Which of us can
point out many such in his circle men
whose aims are generous, whose truth is
constant, and not only constant in ire kind,
but elevated in it's degree whose want of
meanness makes them simple who can
look the world honestly in the face with an
equal, manly sympathy for the great and
smallf We all know a hundred whose
coats are very we'll made, and score who
have excellent manners, and one or two
happy beings who are in what they call the
inner circle and have shot into the very
centre and bulls eye of fashion F.; but of
gentlemen, how many1 Let Us take lit
tie scrap of paper and each make out his
list. t."-IhackerGy.
Year: 1875

Parents In quest Of hrSt.cla,s school for their
daughters. will do well to investigate the claims of
this celebrated Academy.


FOR thorcughnesS in every department Of female edu-
cation, Mount de ChantAI rankS pre- eminSntly high.


Great attention is given to perfect the pupils in
speaking and writing French fueptly For those who
sufficiently advanced it is the language Of the
recreation hours The purity of and
of pronunciation acquired In this Institution have
been matter OF surprise to the native Partisan.


The re own for superiority in Music widespread
to have made this Academy almost national one.


One feature particular that should recommend
Mount de ChAhGl the sensible parent Is the inAu.
exercised form the pupil views and habits Of
economy. Simplicity in dress is enforced by rule.


These fSOts united to the exceedingly moderate
for board and tuition wil trust, Oecuro to this
schoo large aud desrabls patronage in the future
a. It has enjoyed in the past


For further particulars apply for PrOSPsetuS 70 the
Dirscsres Mount de ChAntAl Academy Of the
visitation, Boar Wheeling ". Va JaIsTs1y
Year: 1875

The longest night in Norway lasts
three months and when young man
goes to see his girl, her mother, before
retiring tells her not to ruin her
health sitting up half the night. The
young man manages to tear himself
away about midnight.
Year: 1875

that is your due. Aye, and more


l am saved from the dreadful phi


which has engulfed so many; for


having once gained knowledge o.


its fearful burnings, be sure l will


never tempt its Tartarean flames


again. l can square up all my nc.


counts, and balance my books in


less than an hour; and though l


leave your service under cloud, l


trust you will not bear unnecessari-
ly upon me-"


But the merchants did not hurry
about discharging their youthful
treasurer. They considered the
matter calmly, and were Of the opin-
ion that brand plucked from the
burning, charred and tempered IN
the fiery furnace, was safer far than
new and untried material. And
then, again, they knew that the
youth was of true metal. And they
kept him in his place, and did not
even take the precaution of advis-
ing him with regard to the future
for they evidently felt that his own
bitter experience, to a nature like
his, would furnish all the warning
he could possibly need.


Touching the final settlement be.
tween Charles and Edwards Phil.
lips, we can only say that the lat
.er made but one voyage after his
marriage, on returning from which
le and his brother in law went into
business together as importers of
jhinese wares. They prospered,
md were blessed.
Year: 1875

And last month, December, 1914,
the traffic across that line was about
$4,000 tons of freight, passing from
Milwaukee through Grand Haven,
over the Detroit and Milwaukee road,
and finding itsyway to the seaboard.
Now I wish to call your attention to
the prominent fact that by this road
the distance from Milwaukee to the
seaboard is shortened about $50
miles. And from Grand Haven to
Portsmouth, and thence by Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad to the sea
board, the distance is 270 miles less
than by the present northern route
taking us to New York. Not only
that, hut the line of the road through
from Grand Haven Is in a southeaster
~ direction, passing diagopally, as
our counties are laid out, through
the principal towns of those counties;
and in the distance of four hundred
miles it crosses over thirty railways
running east and west, making
crossing of another railway about
every eleven miles of the entire
length of the road. Another point
is that it will run through different
legrees of latitude, so that the pro
ducts of the northern regions can be
exchanged for those of the more
southerly. Now what have we to
exchange? References, has been made
to our vast lumber interests. There
is gentleman on the platform here
who is probably one of the largest
operators in that interest in AIichi-
gan, having to day in his yard some
where from thirteen to fifteen mil
lion feet of lumber ready for trans
portation. Almost every day of the
week can be seen vast quantities
loading for all points of the country,
Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, st.
Louis and Denver. Directly north
of us at Muskegan is another point,
the largest manufacturing point
within the range of one township,
that there is in the world. Saginaw
is large lumber manufacturing re-
gion.


Now there is another point that
has not been referred to specifically.
That is, there is not a grade along the
whole line of the projected railway
that will exceed twenty six feet to the
mile. The value of Ibis will be un-
derstood by men conversant with
railroads. With such a grade an
amount of business can be done by
it that no other contiguous road in
the country can perform. Connect
ing this road with the Chesapeake Il
Ohio, we will have the best and
shortest route to the seaboard. Col.
Ferry said that they would have the
road completed at the earliest posi-
BILE moment They needed a coal de
pot on Lake Michigan for the supply
of the lakes.


They needed coal to smelt the iron
of Lake Superior. As he looked at
the map he was astonished at the
difference between the capitals of two
adjoining States, Indiana and Ohio.
From Indianapolis all the railroads