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Year: 1875

Some very shrewd games are play
ed by lobbyists in the sale of the
votes Of members and Senators in
Congress, whom these agents would
never dare approach with even an ar


gument or suggestion. But this is
little wonder, for shrewdness is the
life long study of these gentlemen,
who pass their lives on the ragged
edge of great expectations, but q
small majority of which are ever real
lied. Charles Sumner once learned
that his vote had been sold upon some
measure, and the shyster who sold his
vote never even spoke to the great
Senator. He manipulated the matte
in this way: BY some means or 9th
er he ascertained that Mr.. Sumner
would favor the whatever
it was. He straightway informed the
party interested in the bill that he
would obtain Mr.. Summers vote for a
certain sum of money--as he could
control it. If he did not vote for it..
the broker would not charge cent for
his services. "He knew he could
get him." The party interested was
cutioned not to let any one else men
tion the matter to Mr. Sumner or tam
per with him in any way. 81 will as
sumo the responsibility of getting
his vote; depend on me alone" Sole
ly upon his own judgement Mr.. Sum
ner voted for the bill, and it is pre-
sumable that the man who would not
have dared to speak to him, whom he
would not have recognized nor have
listened to for one moment, got a
round price for his vote. And Mr..
Sumner said he had no doubt his
vote had been similarly sold on many
other occasions. Recently, in the
matter of claim which was voted
down las, winter and two or three
times during the present session, the
votes of several members were sold
by one party for the moderate sum
of 81 900 each. 1t turned out, how
ever, and very sadly for this whole
sale and retail dealer in Congression-
al influence, that every vote he had
sold was recorded against the claim.
He failed to deliver the goods.
Year: 1875

The consistency of the man who
crawled all over forty acre lot to
get a whack at skunk with club,
because he sshated the smell of the
critter," is fully equaled by those
persons who are $50 disgusted' at the
details of the great Brooklyn scandal F,
but whose never failing presence
around the ''ragged edges" of the
news stands, with nickel between
thumb and finger, date exactly from
the re-opening of the nasriness in the
coults, and who always "miss copy
after there has been a days Interrupt
tion of the flow Of the ribald stream.
The news dealers have discovered
that, aside from a little indiscretion
on their own account, a majority OF
the men folks at large had rather
have eight columns OF Til,on Beecher
than any other delcacy in the mar
ket.-.Sout City journal.
Year: 1875

YESTERDAY we published a card
from Colonel b. L. PEEL announcing
hi9 withdrawal from the Independent
party and expressing his intention to
act in the future with the Democracy.
Colonel PEEL has worked and voted
with the Independents of this county
for some time but he cannot longer re-
main in their ranks. His disaffection
was known prior to the holding of
BRIERLY's convention and we have it
from reliable sources that an effort was
made to retain the Colonel in the In
dependent fold by offering him the
nomination for an office. In this con-
nection we may state that the name
of VIM. H. WORKMAN which was
mentioned as a candidate for Office in
the BRIEFLY convention was used
without his knowledge or consent.
Year: 1875

STOCKTON, July 31st.-Over 5000
people assembled at National Hall
this evening to hear the remarks of
Hon. II. G. Phelps, Republican NOM
inee for Governor. A procession of
800 citizens, each bearing torchlight
and headed by fine band of music,
escorted the speaker from the Yosem-
ite House to the hall, which was ap-
appropriately decorated with flags,
evergreens and patriotic pictures.


After the regular order of business,
Mr.. Phelps was introduced to his large
audience amid loud applause. His
first remarks were OH the war of the
Rebellion, after which he picked up
the railroad question. He was in fa-
vor of railroads being built through
every county in the State, but he
wanted such companies to build them
with their own capital, and not with
that of the people. He was not in fa-
vor of monopolies, but was not so
bitter in denouncing that question as
Gorham and other speakers. He
spoke on this subject in agentlemanly
and pleasing manner. He dwelt upon
the expense of our State Government,
saying that it should be cut down in
proportion to that of other States.
He thought our State Government
officials were entirely too extravagant
AMI using too much of the peoples
money for paying big salaries, and
was bitterly opposed to it. He said
our Secretary of State was drawing
three salaries, and is allowed to en-
ploy three, four, or six clerks, which
was altogether unnecessary and an in
suit to the taxpayers of the State.
He hoped the eyes of the people would
be opened soon, and that they should
protest against such foolish mode of
expenditures in the future. He COM
pared the guards of our State prison
with common farm hands, and said
they should not be paid any more per
month for their services than a farm
laborer, as their work was not quar-
ter as laborious as that of these farm
hands, still they were paid double sal
ary. He said there never had been a
time but what our State Government


n
million annually, and it could to-day
be reduced fifty per cent. He said he
had no respect for those sore-heads
who have left their party because
they could not obtain office. In MAX
ing his closing remarks he pledged
himself to reform and low taxation
should he be elected. 1t was the
most brilliant and enthusiastic meet
Year: 1875

In his opposition to the application
of Mr.. PORTS for permission from the
Council to convey water on his own
land, Mayor BEAUDRY adopts what
appears to us to be line of policy in
direct opposition 10 that which he has
advocated prior to the inception of the
enterprise which Mr.. PORTS now de.
sires the consent Of the Council to
carry into effect. It will be remem-
bered that Mr.. BEAUDRY obtained
from the city government q privilege
exactly similar in nature and purpose
to that which he is now exercising his
influence to prevent Mr.. PORTS obtain
ing. By the use of this privilege and
Year: 1875

Selling out! Selling out our entire stock OF
Dry Goods below cost, as we intend IN future
to keep only Clothing, Gents Furnishing
to gentlemens wear. We therefore offer to
our patrons and the public in general the
greatest Bargains in Dry Goods ever oferd in
this city. For further information, call at the
Bazaar, corner of Main q Requena streets,
opposite the L. s. Hotel tol7
Year: 1875

Now is your time. No such chance again in
one hundred years! The Bazaar is selling out
their entire stock of Dry Goods % per cent.
below cost, as they intend giving up their dry
goods business and keep only Gents Furnish
ing Goods. This is no bogus sale, but gcnu-
inc selling out of our entire stock of Dry
Cry Goods, as y on will find out by calling at
the Bazaar, corner of Main and Rtquena
streets, opposite the U. S. Hotel. jei7
Year: 1875

RECIPE FOR MAKING souR.KRAUr.-
In the first place lei your ''stand, holding
from half a barrel 10 a barrel, be thorough.
" Scalded out; the cutter, the tub and The
stampet also we'll scalded. Take Oft all
the outer leaves Of the cabbage, halve
them, remove the heart, and proceed with
the cutting. Lay some clean leaves at
the bottom OF the stand, sprinkle with a
handful Of salt, fill in a half bushel Of
cul-cabbage, stamp gently until the Juice
Just makes ia appearance, then add
another handful Of salt, and 80 on until
the stand IL full. Cover over with cab
bage leaves, place on top q clean board
fitting the space pretty we'll, and on top
Of that a stone weighing twelve or al.
teen pounds. Stand away in cool place,
and when hard freezing comes on re.
move 70 the cellar. II will be ready for
use In four to ak weeks. The cabbage
should be cut tolerably coarse. The sa.
worry variety produces The bestMticle.
Year: 1875

BRowN, the deceased coal king OF Pitts
burg, Is being done up in poetry. We
read in yesterdays Commercial that he Ia


"Gone where the smiles Of angels dwell,


Gone with bis peaceful SOUL


Gone where the summer never dies


And they have no use for coal"


In view Of the last somewhat suspicious
remark It becomes an interesting ques-
ton to ascertain just where Brown has
Oonp ln
Year: 1875

A correspondent Of the Turf, Field
and Farm tells how he trained an OLD
cavalry horse to trot. He vas accus-
toned 10 "lope," aud could not DO
made to understand what was required
of him, until a space Of some 400 yards
was measured off in field, and he was
ridden across this. Whenever he broko
he was scolded, at onc5 turned about
and again started from the starting
point. If he trottcd across without
breaking he was petted, fed Jumps Of
sugar, apples, or some other pleasant
food. In this way he s5on learned what
was wanted, and made every effort TO
trot this distance in the shortest time,
becoming a horse Of unusual speed. A
somewhat similar plan was some years
since set forth in a circular aud sold at
one dollar.


We refer 90 this now, not so much
because of the desirability OF knowing
how to teach horse TO trot, as because
the lesson taught can be applied in very
many ways. Teaching any domestic
animal what is expected Of them is ono
of the greatest importance. If an AMI
imaI knows that a specific duty 10
required, TO bc followed by rest or
reward, il will much more readily do
what is expected, than If 1t has no
definite conception Of VII is before IT,
Year: 1875

A report came into our office last night
that there will soon be opened in the
old church, south side of Sixth street,
between Walnut and Vine, q new bar
Der shop. Nov, the simple establish
ment of new barber shop among us
is no astounding item of news, but this
particular barber shop (to be) on Sixth
street will not be an ordinary one, from
the fact that lovely girls will WELD the
razor and "run the machine"


Rumor says these girls have been
especially trained for their responsible
positions, and that they manipulate the
razor with all the abandon OF veterans.
The price for "square shave" at that
establishment will be "a quartah Of q
dollah, if you pleathe thir." OF course,
that's a big price you know now, but
when a man wants rare article he must
expect to pay for it. Just remember
that these barberous damsels are fair in
looks if they are unfair in price. They
won't chew tobacco nor eat onions
neither will they have two-inch finger
nails stuffed with the soils of seven
counties. Moreover, they will chuck
you under the chin with their soft
chubby hands, if you are a real nice
boy.


We feel sorry for the men BARRIERS OF
the city. They will lose custom as sure
as that female church shaving shop
opens. OF course married men will
slip around to that shop sometimes, and
then there will be trouble in Gotham.
We have detailed a special reporter 10
work up ali the domestic broils and
secret associations and sad suicides
which will surely emanate from that
new institution-that sharp-shooting,
shifting, shampooing, shing-
ling, shearirg and shaving shop.-Cir-
ciranati Enquirer.
Year: 1875

The ST. Louis Republican says " 1t
was a rather queer sight to see a dog
brin ing mans hand into the house,
their own dog and their own house too.
They were coIored people, Jack and
Harriet Miller, and they lived In the
fear of ghosts and hobgoblins. Ot
course, they were much frightened. The
hand was black and it looked like the
hand of fate. The dog lay down IN the
corner by the fire and commenced gnaw-
ing. Jack picked mp the ugly thing
and threw it out into the gutter-or
tried to-but the hand just foated away
and up until it seemed to join a body
suspended in the air, and then the
thumb sought the nose, and the fingers
commenced gyrating, indicating that
all was we'll up there, and then the form
disappeared and left the darkies in a
state of profuse perspiratiOn. That IS
the way that some spirit of darkness
materialized itself for Jack and Harriet
Miller, and crowds have since visited
their house and seen them, and the dog,
aud the window, and the gutter, but
never a squint of any wonder as big as
mans hand"


THE man only is truly educated who
has been so trained in his youth that
his body is the ready servant of his
will, and performs with ease and pleas-
ure all the work that, as a mechanism,
it is capable of doing.
Year: 1875

ing the day, about eighty degrees Fab


renheit, twenty-four hours is about th,


right time. The must will then hav,


received a sufficient amount of coIorins


matter, boquet and taunin. When it ii


ready to be drawn of, pull out the pes


at the bottom of the barrel and let the


must run of, but when quick work is
required it will not pay to wait. As
soon as the must ceases to run freely, il
is best to stop it and put the hulls in
the press, where the balance can be
pressed out Immediately.


When the season has been dry there
is more saccharine matter in the grapes
than when the season has been moist or
rainy, hence the must requires more
sugar some seasons than others.


Ny way of doing is to raise the must
to ninety degrees on Oschles scale this
gives a wine sufficiently sweet to please
the average consumer. Having added
the sugar, put the must IN the barrels
or casks in which it is to ferment,
straining it through two or three thick
nesses of mosquito net place them in
the cellar, put one end of syphon in
the bung, closely sealed, the other end
in a vessel of water, SO that the gas can
escape without permitting the air to
get to the must. AS soon as the gas
ceases to cause the water to bubble
freely, take out the syphon and close
the barrel, having first filed the barrel
to within about three inches of the
bung. The bung should not be left
quite on top, but a little to one side,
so that the wine will be against it, thus
preventing any evaporation. The
sooner the barrel is closed, without dan
ger Of It's bursting, the better. If the
barrel exhibits signs of bursting bore a
gimlet hole near the bung. Let the gas
blow off and close the hole Immediately.


About the first of January draw eff
the wine into clean, sweet barrels and
let stand until the July following, then
draw it off again. It should now be
ready for market.


Care should be taken, when putting
the barrels on the stand, to have the
end in which the faucet is put lower
than the other, so as to draw off all the
wine without disturbing the lees. When
all the clear wine has been drawn off
the muddy wire and lees should be put
in one or more barrels and allowed to
settle until clear, when the clear wine
is again drawn off. Good authorities
state that a fine brandy can be distilled
from the lees but I have no expert
ence in the matter.


CONCLUSION.


From personal observation am sat
isfed that the Scupperncng ripens two
weeks earlier here than in North Caro-
lina-said to be its home. Our grapes
are fuller, and think, sweeter. As a
wine grape, I would not recommend |
any of the black Scuppernong-I think
the wine insipid and not marketable,
Parties in North Carolina tell me that |
they find it difficult to get a market |
for it.


/ had grave doubts when commencing |
to make wine of being able to find a
sale for it, but my experience has
encouraged me, and now have no fears
0n the subject. have no wine on hand !
older than the vintage of 1873. I have
not advertised it or made extraordinary
efforts to bring it into notoriety, yet I
ind ready sale for it at 1926 per gallon.
FLORIDA Agrjculturist.
Year: 1875

The San Francisco Post writes Of the
new Palace hotel in that city: "The
Palace will be unquestionably a hotel
born Of new ideas. Nc modern i'm
provement will be ignored in its con-
struction or equipment. The latest
novelty adopted is the introduction of
an automatic fire alarm apparatus in
every room in the building. The in
stant the temperature of the room
reaches above a certain degree the ap-
paratus will be affected and will trans
NIT ward to the fire indicator in the
off e, so that there can be no delay in
suppressiDg the blaze. Three watch
men will be required TO constantly
patrol the building. visiting seventy
one different stations and walking two
and three-qUarter miles IN their rounds.
At each station will be located an cleo
trical apparatus which will register the
time the watchm8n visited it. These
will thus act as tell-tales on the watch
man. showing whether he is attending
TO his b .siness or not. A large cleo
trical clock is to be placed in the main
office. Dials in electrical communion
ton with this clock will be distributed
to the number of 116 throughout the
building. There will be q dial record
ing the time at the end of every passage
way. An electrical lighting apparatus
Will also be among the features of the
interior. This viii be on the same sys-
TEN as that in use in the California
theatre. Only the chandeliers in the
dining-rooms and the lamps in the cor
ridors will be lighted by the electric
spark. Eight hundred and twenty
burners in all will be lighted in this
way"
Year: 1875

a HAPPY CoUPLE.-A man should be a
little older, little braver and little strong
er, a little wiser and little more in love
with her than she is with him.


A woman should always be little young
er, and prettier, and a little more consider
ate than her husband. He should bestow
upon her all his worldly goods, and she
should take good care of them. He may
owe her every care and tenderness that affec-
ton can prompt but pecuniary indebted
ness to her will become a burthen. Better
live on a crust that he earns than on for
| tune that she has brought him.
Neither must be jealous, nor give the
other cause of jealousy. Neither must en-
courage sentimental friendship with the OPP
posite sex. Perfect confidence in each other,
and reticence concerning their mutual af-
fairs, even to members of their own families,
is first necessity.


A wife should dress herself bccomingIy
whenever she expects to meet her husbands s
eye. The man should not grow slovenly,
even at home.


Fault-tnding, long arguments, or scold-
ing, ends the happiness that begins in kiss
es and love-making. Sisters and brothers
may quarrel and "make up" Lovers are
lovers no longer after such disturbances oc-
cur, and married people who are not lovers
are bound by red hot chains, If man ad-
mires his wife in striped calico, she is silly
not to wear it.
Year: 1875

They are cheap. 1t costs nothing to turn
the face, to shut the mouth, to not see per-
son who is before the eyes, and has expecta-
tions if not claims. 1t is very easy to put
off the call long overdue, to neglect sending
an invitation to party to one who is not of
much account, to pass former friend on the
street without recognition, to go and come
ignoring the existence of people who have
rights and feelings. And it is as cowardly
to do so as it is easy and mean.


But the cheap, cowardly slight is as hard
to bear as it is contemplate. How it
rankles. 1t stings like a nettle. 1t is prus-
sic acid on wound. The very cowardice of
it makes it more painful. If Miss Scornful
had only had the courage to frankly say she
does not care for our friendship, and
prefers our room to our company, we could
possibly reply with an equally polite express
sion of popular chilliness but to be dropped
out unceremoniously and cut direct is like
stab in the dark. Society is set of COM
plex relations. People are bound together.
They have duties, obligations, affiliations
Kindness and politeness are parts of the I'M
written law of social commerce. A slight is
a robbery-a mean, pickpockety sort of rob-
berry, too-of the notice one has a right to
expect. 1t may not cost anything just to
mind ones own business, and let friend
languish for wast of notice and sympathy
and cheer, but it shows what he is made OF,
and what his friendshid is worth. The per-
son who can slight another is too base to be
slighted by a second time.
Year: 1875

The Governor Of Ohio whom great many
people irreverently call "Old Bill Allen" in
his younger days had not only a voice closely
allied to seven-fold thunder, but was a
shrewd practical lawyer. His rude demoli-
ton of sentiment once gained him a case


General Murphy, a member of the ChilicOthe
bar, thirty years ago was one of the most not
cd advocates that rode the circuits of Ohio.
He could weep profusely over the most hard


ened criminals and shed quarts of real tears
whenever the occasion required it. The re-
suit was that he usually carried the jury with
him. On one occasion General Murphy was
engaged to defend noted horse thief in
Ross county, while the State secured the SER
vices Of Gov. Allen. The usual routine was
gone through with, and the prisoners guilt
was pretty clearly demonstrated, but General
Murphy relied upon working up the SYM
pathies Of the jury. His effort was un-
usually brilliant, and towards the close of his
appeal tears rolled down hi4 cheeks in tor
rents, while the jurors rubbed their eyes with
| their cuffs. All this time Allen sat stiff
and upright, glaring with dry and frozen
eyes upon Murphy, When the latter wound
up with final burst of cloquence and tears,
which left the whole audience shifting, Ohio's
tall Governor, that was to be- straighteued
himself to his fullest height, and pointing
his long bony finger at the jury, said "Gen-
tlemen, there is such thing as blotting out
justice with tears and confounding judgment
with much weeping. Gen. Murphy under
stands this better than any other living man.
But before his tears work an absolution OF
the sin hardened criminal at the bar, and
cheat the state prison of its dues, | wish to
show the fountain from whence these tears
flow so copiously." With one swoop of his
long right arm he was down in Gen. Muir
phys coat pocket and withdrew an immense
red onion, denuded of its outer covering, and
holding it aloft before the eyes of the aston
ished jurors he continued; 'The ancient
Egyptians worshipped the onion because il
was typical of the celestial spheres. Here
in Ohio we have good reason to curse it, be-
cause in General Murphy's pocket it has sc
often cheated the gallows and the prison o


their dues" The prisoner was convicted
and General Murphy never rubbed his hand


kerchief on a peeled onion again when Ole
Bill Allen had the other side of the case,
Year: 1875

They have sharp lawyers in Huntingdon,
Pa. The JosrnaL of that place says:


"a citizen of an adjoining town was sued
one day last week, for debt of IS, and
judgment was obtained for that AMOUNT, but
he did not like the idea of being forced to
pay, SO he came to Huntingdon to consult
lawyer in regard to the course he should pur-
sue, He selected prominent and success
ful member of the Bar and after stating bis
case asked the disciple of Blackstone what
he should do, The lawyer refused to give
advice without fee of s., and after little
hesitation on the part Of the individual in
quest of information, he planked down V,
when the legal gentleman told him to ''go
home raise the money, and pay of the judg-
ment." lie left wiser and a poorer man.
Year: 1875

jon PRINTINa.-We are turning
out some excellent job printing,
and cordially invite an inspection
Of our samples and prices. We
will agree to do just as good work
as can be done in the State, and
charge reasonable, living rates.