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Year: 1875

There are few people who do the
country newspapers Justice. Most
everybody is inclined to look away
over the shoulders of the country
editor, to some paper printing more
reading matter and then make com
PARSONS. There are people who ac-
tually believe it impossible to find
a person with common sense, with
industry or with brains in the office
OF country newspaper; a newspa-
per can have no charms for them,
unless it can be mystified under Il
strange personality, and IN buying
copy they proceed upon the same
grounds as in the purchase ofa bar
of soap-they would rather have
one that comes from the city, be-
cause 1t NUT necessarily be so
much better IN every sense than II
home production. The same man
would laugh at you If you should
refuse to patronize the crossroads
mill, because you believe you had
rather get your flour from the city.
The country newspaper is one of
the most important attributes OF
every town in the United States.
When a colony settles anywhere
with the intention Of building II
village, the first thought is news
paper; the press is thus in the very
var guard OF civilization. 1t is the
usual agent in every place Of pro
gress and growth. There is not
another singl. power that can do
50 much good, patent work in tho
way Of building up AS the local
newspaper. 1t is not altogether
important how il is editcd-wheth-
er with ability or not, so that it be
conducted with an industry and en-
terprise at least side by side with
the town-if it can afford 10 keep a
few years in advance it Is all the
better. A country paper that had
little else than advertisements
would be an immense help TO any
place, for advertisements constitute
most reliable index 20 the char
acter, size, business and general
condition OF the town. 70 the
stranger who may have looked in Il
prospective way upon the place,
the advertisements are the invulu-
able part of the papers that have
been sent him. Without a news.
paper, without its local news and
business announcements, what
would the average American city
or village be? 1t would surely be
unknown Of It's neIghbors.


The country weeklies ought to be
the best supported newspapers OF
the whole land, for they contain
news and gossip that cannot be
found in any Of the city daIhes.
The farmer can learn from his local
paper--it he prefers to take it in
stead OF somc more expensive pub
licatlOn-how much his neighbor's
sixty acre farm sold for, how the
sehoo are prospering, the price OF
butter and eggs at the village mar
ket and what improvem ents are in
progress in the section in which he
lives. lie can get none OF this in
the city papers, and he cannot be
thoroughly useful citizen without
such items Of light information. 1t
is not always that the best town
supports the best paper, but it is
strictly fact that no place ever
gets the credit OF beng thrifty or
enterprlsing until it can send out II
first class paper, and that always
depends more upon the people
than the editor.


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Year: 1875

. A correspondent of the PhiIa-
delphna Press writes: The best
horsewoman that | have ever met
with are the Hawaiians. They
have no use tor the side,saddie, rid
ing with grace and freedom which
cannot be very injurious or Inse-
cure. Many Of the American and
English ladies visiting the Sand
wlch Islands have adopted the IIa-
walian fashion, and prefer it to the
side-saddle. In fact it would be a
difficult matter in this rough coun-
try for a lady to keep her seat and
manage her long habit If she had
to ride the usual way,
Year: 1875

Itis gratifying to note, that, not


withstanding the last legislature
passed II law for the relief of the
people, leaving the payment Of
the taxes for the past year option
al yet by late report Of the state
board OF finance, we are officially
informed that the tax payers have
voluntarily paid seventy five per
cent Of the entire tax due, tor the
year 1874. The strngency Of the
money matters had led us to expect
a much less favorable report.


No one can travel through our
state and fail to note the manifest
renewed energies OF our people; the
recuperailve powers OF our coun-
try is everywhere illustrated in Il
surprising manner. General thrift
n enterprise is everywhere eX-
hlbited, showing the great advan-
tagcs of having Il state government
in full accord with the sympathlcs
Of the people.
Year: 1875

Capt. James L. Eads announces
the beginning OF work on his sys-
TEN OF jcttics for opening the south
Pass OF the Mississippi river. lie
says that at least one mile of the
east line of jetty work will be
built before the middle Of October,
and that Il much larger force Of
men and machinery will be put on
the work next fall.
Year: 1875

The first nun Der Of the Jackson
port Herald a six column paper
has made its appearance in our
office. We congratulate Mr.. Ly-
man on the neat appearance Of his
sheet, and wish him success, and
place him on our Y llst.
Year: 1875

Let us pass on to the day Of Max
Harold's trial, which was set on q
week from the day on which the
tragedy occurred. His wife and
children we're admitted to see him
twice during the week, and the day
of his trial had now arrived. The
jury, in accordance with the above
facts, rendered q verdict of murder
In the second degree, and fixed his
sentences at twenty years iinprison-
ment. Before passing tho sentence
the judge asked Max If be had any,
thing to say, to which he replied:


Eyes, your honor, I have"


He then proceeded to give an aci
count, in a trembling voice, nearly
choked with emotion. of how he
happened to be bending over the
body Of the murdered man, at the
time Of his apprehension, saying
also:


at must have been that the mur-
derer struck his victim while bis
back was toward him, and, falling
on his face and fainting about the
same moment, did mol see who had
done the deed but on recovering
FOR q moment, and seeing me, he
took me for his murderer, and said
what he did, to which the three
witnesses have trutbfully testified.
All that they have said is true, but
they do not say that they saw me
strive the blow. That the knife /
found sticking in the wound is
mine, l cannot doubt; but, rs my
Heavenly Father, in whom trust,
hears me, have not the least
knowledge Of how il came there.
/ have been in the habit Of lending
II, but The last person who borrow.
ed it returned 1t several days before
the deed was committed. l have
only to say. your honor, that I pull
Year: 1875

After waiting impaticntly for
some time after the hour at which
Max had promised to return, (for
he never before failed TO return at
the time prothisedj, Mrs. Harold
went to the door to see II she could
catch n glimpse Of him Or hear q
sound in his direction, but nothing
but darkness on every side met her
view or rewarded her listening. 1t
bad now grown rather late and
dark, aud she knew Max must have
met with some sccident to thus
cause his detention. After another
Year: 1875

Chicago, Jan. 1.-the Times Wash
ington special says: The Presidents
message on the Louisiana question
will be read at special Cat met meet
ing to-day, and will be submitted to
Congress tomorrow. The dispatch
says the message, which was written
In part by Attorney General Williams,
promise to be document well caIcu-
lated to alarm the country, for it will
not only justify the Louisiana outrage
but will declare that similar policy
will be pursued towards every other
portion of the South where the ghost
of a White League is to be seen.
Year: 1875

The recent depfedatl0ns Oh IIle
Carroll road and IN other parts Of
our fair Territory, may lead the
public generally to look upon the
Indian question in a different light
to that il which It has heretofore
been presented to them. At times
during an approaching election
for instance-many journals have
presented true views Of the situa-
ton, and entered the arena against
that gigantic fraud called the In
dian Ring, with an apparent deter
mination to crush it out Of exis-
tenee or perish in the encounter;
but for some reason inexplicable to
the public they have suddenly re-
treated to their corners and again
left the field clear to their hercu-
lean antagonists.


Since the advent Of the RECORD
every phase Of Indian legislation
worthy Of notice has been reviewed
through its columns. Fearlessly,
and In the spirit Of true frontier
experience, we have endeavored to
show the futile result Of a policy
which certainly must have emanat-
ed from misguided or mercenary
minds placarded to the people Of
America, under the attractive title
Of " peace = and at the same time
we have advocated astronger and
more effective policy, one that
would result benefcially to the IN
dian as we'll as the white residents
Of the Territory. Knowing the
unprotected situation Of Montana,
and particularly Of our own pros
pering section, which on the north,
the east, and the west invite hostile
demonstrations, we have long since
entered our demand for . change
IN the Indian administration. This
demand We now press il the name
of the people Of Montana in the
Year: 1875

The Bozeman Times" takes US
to task for our published remarks
concerning the terrible struggle Of
an empty steamer TO reach Pom
pey's Pillar. We have no desire
to quarrel about the matter, but we
do think the times " was some
what premature in clubbing Boze-
man the river metropolis of Mon
tana.
Year: 1875

The aMadisoniano Of the oath
says There is considerable rival
~ between Carroll and Benton.
The steamers are running to Car
roll from Bismarck in one week.
But Benton has the advantage OF
being the shortest route to Hele-
na The Benton route is not only
the shortest, but the cheapest and
surest. We hear no murmers of
dissatisfaction about the freight
that comes this way not being Oh
time for the markets this year, and
we are confdentthat the merchants
Of Montana will have no cause TO.
complain Of any late freight which
they may ship by way OF Benton.
Year: 1875

We are informed that there is
a party now repairing the tele-
graph line between Helena and
Fort Shaw. Why not also repair
the line between Benton andshaW?
# the pnblie aud private interests
Of the town justified the erection Of
a line some years ago, surely the
increased population and business
enterprise Of the town during the
last twelve months will amply re-
pay the trouble and expense Of
keeping It up. Proper measures
Year: 1875

SOUND ADvIcE.-Let ine winds an
waves of adversely blow and DIS
around You, if they will; but keep o
the path of rectitude, and you will b
rs firm as rock. Plant yourself upo
principle, and bid defiance to mis-
fortune. If gossip with her poisoue
tongue NEEDLES with your good nan'
heed her not Carry yourself erect
let your course be Straightforward, az
by the serenity Of your coantenand
and purity Of life, give the lie to !
who underrate and belittls you.
Year: 1875

THE Athens Post tells great deal of
wholesome truth in this brief article
Perhaps the worst popular fallaey is
that newspapers ought to be printed
and published in the interest Of the
community-partieularly the INDECENT
portion OF the community. Churches,
poor houses, asylums and all sorts of
charitable enterprises runt to the news
papens for gratuitie, as child runs to
its mother for help. Polite an I, Office
seekers and scallawags generally count
on the unpaid support of newspapers.
Now, newspaper, to be worth any
thing as a business enterprise, should
be printed in the interest of its pro-
priet0r-just as much as the merchant
should run his business in his own in
terest alone This popular fallacy has
been largely bred by the establishment
of party and personal organs, that live
by begging support, and other newspa-
per mendacity"
Year: 1875

have the piest and middle aged and
men of any house country all think have prettr
and chper goods only the rest
town and yourself above statement not true
Please them Straw Hats Ventilated Straw Hats Broad Brn
children
for Boys 10 each When in need of any Of above goods see
not As one great means Of relief will exchange
goods Country Produce Butter Eggs Chickens Dried Fruit
Cation Talow all kinds of Skins, DC desire
your trade willing all assist and all customers


the inducements good goods at lowest prices
produce payment at market price My %
street and side of Store Wishing all
remain very respectfully,


AprlIO Ass HH AAAA<AA~A~sA
Year: 1875

A TEA VENDER's M1sTAKE.-A good
story is told of a certain tea ped
dler, who lives not a hundred
miles from Napanee, Canada, and
who was pushing his vocation
in the back country. Having call
ed on a poor woman and asked her
to purchase a box of tea, she told
him she was not able to pay for it,
whereupon he proposed to take the
baby that lay in the cradle in ex-
change for It; and, she at once con-
senting, he took the baby and left
the tea thinking the woman would
soon follow. When he came to the
next house he told what he had
done, and was informed that the
baby did not belong to the woman,
but had only been left with her the
night before. He then concluded
to return the child, but had to give
the woman another box Of tea to get
her to take it back. he says he'll
not buy any more babies.
Year: 1875

POSTAGE ON POSTAL CARDs.-A
Boston paper says: We have just
paid six cents postage on a postal
card sent us, because the sender
had thoughtlessly written a date
on the side designed for the address
alone. FASTING any printed OF
written matter on either face Of the
card subjects it to double letter post
age. The directions" are explicit
that nothing but the name and ad-
dress must be written on one side
of the card, and that nothing must
be attached to the other, any
way.
Year: 1875

pressions in so short a time as did
that of the little woman while her
husband was on his way to her.
She didn't look pretty. On the con-
trary, she looked very plain, but
somewsy I felt a big lump rise in
my throat as I watched her. She
was trying to laugh; but God bless
her, how completely she failed in
the attempt! Her mouth got, into
the position; but it never moved
after that, save to draw down at
the corners and quiver while she
b1inked her eyes so fast, that [ sus-
.pect she only caught occasional
glimpses of the broad d-shoulderedfel-
low who elbowed his way so rapid
ly toward her. And then, as he
drew close and dropped those ev-
erlasting portmantaus, she just
turned completely round, with her
back towards him, and covered her
face with her hands. And thus she
was when the strong man gathered
her up in his arms as if she had been
baby, and held her sobbing to his
breast. There was enough gaping
at them, Heaven knows, and I turn
ed my eyes away moment and 1
saw two boys in threadbare round
abouts standing near, wiping their
eyes and noses on their little coat
sleeves, and bursting out anew at
every fresh demonstration on the
part of the mother. When I looked
at the stranger again he had his
hat drawn down over his eyes but
his wife was looking up at him, and
it seemed as if the pent-up tears Of
those weary months of waiting.
were streaming through her eye
lids"
Year: 1875

An energetic woman who had
been married four times had man
aged by doubling and tripling to
add to the population Of our below
ed country to the extent Of twenty
four souls. When we expressed a
little natural surprise and admira
ton at the number, she sadly re-
marked: "Stranger, 1 could a beat
that a. made the other dozen
eff | hadn't lost so much time a
courtin'. Men folks is so slow"
Year: 1875

Guilty about it is the annoyance of
coming here where we are ez-
posed to the gaze Of these rough
men and the children of the tene-
ment houses around us, who crowd
into the doors and look at us with
as much. astonishment as if we were
circus riders in street parade. It
is not pleasant for ladies but we
must come here, as the blood must
be drank fresh f1om the veins before
coagulation takes place" ~ Y.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Year: 1875

A BEE SroRY.-A lady relates the
following story: Her father once
brought home q molasses hogshead,
to be used as a water tank. On
washing day her mother said :
':Let's throw the suds into it, to
soak the molasses from the bottom.
The instant she had done so she ex-
claimed: "Oh! I have drowned
hundreds Of our neighbors' bees.
The hogshead was black with bees,
that were busily appropriating the
sweets from what they must have
considered an enormous blossom.
The good Lady made haste with her
skinner to skim the bees from the
top of the water, and spread them
on a board in the sunshine; but
they seemed drowned and nearly
dead; and she was very sorry.


ALI the bees that were around
the hogshead had flown away at
the dash of the water, but in a few
minutes they returned, accompanied
by scores of others. They began a
curious work. They Immediately
went to work upon the unfortunate
bees turning them over and over
and working upon them constantly
with their heads, feet, and antenn@,
the result of their busy labor was
that one after another gave signs
of life, stretched it's limbs and wings,
crawled about and dried itself in
the sun and few away. The lady
said that there was half a pint at
first, and that there remained only
about dozen hopeless cases be.
yond the humane efforts Of their
brothers.
Year: 1875

''I would advise you to put your
head into a dye Tub, it's rather red, "
said a joker to a sandy-haired girl.
II would advise you to put yours
into an oven it is rather soft, said
Nancy.
Year: 1875

The first match in which the Americans figured was
IN the annual competition for the Dublin Shooting Club
Cup This contest, II appears, was shot at four dis
tznces 500 600 l 900 and 100 yards ten shots at
each range Three ranges shot over and the
competition 100 yards had to be put OF for second
cay on account OF lateness of the hour In order
that the reader may refresh his memory what
done that occasion the totals Of the six best
OIL both sides given below -
Year: 1875

After absence OF about eleven weeks in Europe,
ihe American return to their country and friends
Their undertaking has ended most felcitously,
much TO the qualification of all Americans who
love TO their countrymen lead the in every use
ful enterprise The representative American rnemen,
who sailed on the City of Chester for Cork harbor on
The 5th OF June lasb went forth with modest
dnldence in their acknowledged abilities, but still with
abe determination while striving for the honor OF
America to return "with their shield it," Not
only have they safely brought their own arms from the
peaceful battle ground OF Dollymount, but they came
back US crowned with the laures Of victory which
their skill perseverance and nerve have enabled them
TO wrest from the best ridemen Of Europe.


From the time when The team first set foot on the
City Of Chester deck they have enjoyed round of
ovatons such falls to the lot OF few people The voy
age out was a most pleasant No member Of the
suffered from the pains OF sea sickness except
ing Mr. Coleman The the Chester
was agreeable as 10 admit the team and those who
were with them indulge their aesthetic tastes in get
Lng up dramatic concert Of which the following is
Year: 1875




This distinguished gentleman, on his
way to Florida, where he intends to pass
the winter, was called out at Atlanta,
Georgia, where he delivered a short but
eloquent speech. Among other things
he said:


/ am, as you are probably all aware, a
sound Democrat. Cheers ] ADemocrat
both by association from youth, but,
more than that, am Democrat from
principle. believe that the principles
Of the Constitution of the United States,
as interpi eted and administered by the
Democratic party of the country, furnish
the best system of confederate govern
ment the world has ever seen. APP
plause. l believe that Interpretation
will clearly mark the line of Federal and
State power, and defend the powers
given to the Federal Government as well
as those reserved to the States, and that
in that Interpretation we will also find
the true solution of the currency, the la.
Dor and the tariff questions, and of every
other emergency which we may find in
the course Of this Government.


But, though / am Democrat, l do not
intend to speak to you of party politics.
The time and the occasion are not fit, and
the disposition to speak Bipartisan points
does not enter my heart, On Tuesday
last l stood in my house in Cincinnati,
the crowned Queen of that imperial do
main given to the Union by Virginia,
the Mother of States, and stimulated
into growth by the memory Of the sor-
rows of the Revolution. The next day
stood in the commercial Capital of Ken
tucky, also the gift of Virginia, and earli-
est born Of the States given by her to the
Union. The next day l was in the Capt.
tai City of Tennessee, the donation of
North Carolina, and the next night l
slept in this city, the Capital of the En-
pire State of the South. Everywhere in
my progress, from State to State, and
Capital to Capital, l found my own peo-
pie, my awn fellow-citizens and my own
country, and the citizens of no other
country since the history of recorded
time has been able to say 80 much. In
the presence of this fact and of the emo
tions called forth by this influence, l feel
l should hush all feelings of party and
party asperity, and cultivate in my own
heart, and assist in cultivating in other
hearts, that pure patriotism and lofty as
piration which will preserve our institu-
tions, and by the best and purest admin
istration of the Government, raise the
nation to its highest glory; and which
will stamp out and Danish as lnclean
and unholy any and every effort to in
troduce in their place, class, seCtarian
and religious controversies. Applause.
Year: 1875

A paper on forests, by George May
Powell, Chairman of the Forest Commit
tee, was read lately at the Farmers Club,
Boston. We extract as follows;


"Over ten thousand miles of recent
travel in prairie States west of the Mis-
sissippi has convinced me that in forest
care and culture the men of the West
are, as they are in many other things,
the advance guard of America. Our coun-
trymen living east of line drawn north
and south from the mouth of the Shen-
andoah are evidently needing more in
struction and exhortation on this sub
ject than are those living west of such a
line. The attention given to this import
ant subject should be increased. By the
formation and maintenance of fire bar
riers to protect what were only thickets
fifteen or twenty years ago millions of
acres Of thrifty young trees have been
created in the West. Many of these for
ests, which were then composed of mere
bushes, the main stems of which were
only two or three inches in diameter,
are now beautiful and thrifty trees with
trunks from two to four feet in Circum-
ference. They are growing on the sew
eral farms, in tracts of from five to fifty
acres, and furnish fuel and fencing-posts
in sufficient quantities to demonstrate
that less expenditure is needed to create
an abundant, permanent supply of tim
Der for fuel and CONSTITUTIONAL purposes
than would be needed to create the same
values in any other rural industry. Many
a farm in these regions has thus had fifty
fold more added to its actual salable
value by identifying the property than
the cost of trimming and thinning, and
protection from cattle and fires. Cattle are
almost as destructive to growing timber
as fires. Little bits of forests which in
many cases have been reared to the
windward of the homes of the West have
also paid for themselves by promoting
warmth for the houses and stoCkyards OF
their owners, and thus saving feed and
fuel. Their influence for good on the
health and climate of these regions is
also becoming noticeable. Careful hy-
groscopic and thermoscopic observations
extending through the next twenty years
would demonstrate continuance of the
gain in these respects from forest cul.
ture." ..... .
Year: 1875

The Committee on Finance shall de-
wise and put in operation plans for OBJ
tanning funds to defray the expenses and
increase the Library of the association,
they shall exercise careful oversight
over the expenditure of its funds, and
they shall audit all bills before being
presented to the Treasurer, and also the
Treasurer's accounts for the current year.
Year: 1875

We, the subscribers, impressed with the
importance of concentrated effort in pro-
noting the welfare Of the young men of
this city, do hereby agree to adopt for
our government the following Constitu-