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Year: 1875

Edward Patterson read paper before


tho Medical Society OF New York on


Monomania as Affecting Testamentary


Capacity" He said that the courts were


daily committing errors in questions of


insanity by clinging to tho theories


which the medical profession has long
since exploded. It Is important to know
how Justice can be best administered in
the cases Of criminals whose mental fac-
ulties are seriously impaired, and the
law has been maniiestly unjust in many
instances. There Ia also serious evil in


tho current decisions OF the courts on
tho testamentary capacity Of certain per-
sons. In former times 1t wns held that
only total insanity could break will. In
1725 IL was decided tint only total de-
pravity or complete insanity was q de.
Tense TO m indictment. In 1756 tho
question Of unsound mind simply was
first raised TO invalidate q will. Until
then the distinction between total and
partial insanity was not recognized. Tho
speaker said that melancholia and mono.
mania belong to partial insanity, which
was that condition Of the mind in which
the patient Is intelligent and rational as
TO most subjects, but Is the victim Of
deluion or illusion on one or more sub
jects. He said that general insanity was
that alteration Of tho mind which pre-
vents the subject from exercising his
reason. He cited cases toshow that par
tinl insanity had been declared to inyali-
date will. In American cases IL seems
to be tho rule that where monomania
exists in tho shape Of tlelusion, which
has no real existoncc, against n person
who should receive bounty ut the hands
of n testator, and il tie will be the pro-
duct Of such delusion, it Is invalid. The
mere holding OF erratic or strange be-
liefs Is not evidence Of partial insanity,
and no matter with what tenacity they
arc held it does not disproye testament
tary capacity.
Year: 1875

An Omaha woman lifted bar.
rel of -four from the ground into
a wagon on Tuesday, gave birth
to twins on the day following
and on Saturday of the same week
split wood enough to last over
Sunday.
Year: 1875

If we knew the woe and heartache,
Waiting for US down the road,
If our lips could taste the wormwood,


If our backs could feel the load,
Would We waste day in wishing


For time that ne'er can be?
Would we wait in such Impotence


For our ships to come from sea?
II we knew the baby fingers
Pressed against the window pane.
Would be cold aud stiff tomorrow
Never trouble US again
Would the bright eyes of our dPrliug


Catch the frown upon our brow
Would the print of rosy fingers


YeE US then as they do nOw7
All these little ice-cold fingers,


How they point our memories back
To the hasty words and actions


Strewn along our backward track.
How these little hands remind us,


As in snowy grace they lie,
Not to scatter thorns-but roses


For our reaping by and by.
Strange, we never prize the music
Till the sweet-vOiced bird has flown;
Strange, that we should slight the vioets


Till the lovely flowers are gone;
Strange, that summer skies and sunshine


Never seem half so fair
AS when winters snowy pinions


Shake their white down iE the air
Lips, from which the seal of silence


None but God can roll away,
Never blOssOmed in such beauty


As adOrns the month of to-day;
And sweet words that freight our memory
With their beautiful perfume,
Come to us in sweeter accents


Through the portals of the tomb.
Let US gather up the sunbeams


Lying all around our path;
Let us keep the wheat and roses,


Casting out the thOrns and chaff
Let us find Que sweetest comfort


In the blessings of to-day,
With a patient hand removing


All the briars from our way.
Year: 1875

street. ON the 2Sd day OF October, and handed her
small parcel saying that he had been sent with u Dy
young woman, whom he described In such way thai
the lady recognized In her young German girl named
Gertrude Schneider whom she had employed as SER
want several days before and who had been missing for
twenty -four hours on opening the bundle Mrs Ross
found gold watch and chain belonging 10 herself
and which she had supposed TO be in her bed
room on going 10 that apartment she missed
two pairs OF kid gloves and supposing that
the girl had taken these also caused her immediate
rest The articles found IN possession OF the miss
ing girl and she straightway indicted for grand lar
ceny the value OF the watch and gloves being placed at
$3.50 On beng arragned yesterday tho girl admitted
that she took the articles but stated that she merely
wanted 10 wear them one night; that she had Intended
10 return them on the following morning, aud that she
had forgotten the gloves when making up the parcel
The accused IS only seventeen IL her first offence
she stood before the bar she seemed feel her
situation kcenly so that His Honor taking all things
into consideration moderated the penalty years
imprisonment In the Penitentary.


DIsGRACTNG A NOBLE NAAfR.


Patrick Henry arraigned on a charge OF petit
larceny, preferred BY James p. White, who is en-
ployedin the stables OF Samuel c. Mott in Twenty
third street Patrick pleaded guilty but whom Mr.
White took the stand ana explained how the accused
had been found in the stable under suspicious circum-
stances the night OF october ~ he pleaded guilty
The Recorder, characterstically laconic SAID -
Patrck Henry, you have dsgraced your name; six
months in the Penitentiary'
Year: 1875

Delaney the murderer OF Captain Lawrence, is
strongly In hopes that he VIII either obtain trial
or Communication OF sentence lie is now In commu-
nicaton with counsel with the view Of obtaining tho
former II possible the ground that he was made
quatey defended and that he really not guilty Of
the killing Of Captain Lawrence and IL is understood
that the Quakers OF North Hampstead and oyster Bay
are moving for commutaton. Delaney Is much more
tractable now than he week or two ago, and has
not succeeded again removing his irons since the
instrument With which he cut them before was dis.
@@vNrad in tbs turnover collar Of his woollon shirt
Year: 1875

We had quite an exciteing time
over at Chubb's the other day. His
chimney wo Id not draw. and he
sent for a nan to examine it. The
man went out on the roof, and, tying
a broom to rope, dropped it down
to see if the flue was clear. Mean
time Chubb got inside the hue below.
and just as he did so the soft end OF
the broom touched his head two or
three times, as the man jerked it up
and down Chubb sprang out into
the room in q condition Of frantic
excitement. He was certain there
was a wild animal Of some kind in
the chimney choking it up. He seiz-
ed his gun and determined to kill it.
So, holding the muzzle in the hue,
be pulled the trigger While he was
getting the gun, the man on the roof
completed his Investigations and sat
down on the top of the chimney to
rest himself and enjoy the scenery.
As soon as Chubbs gun went Of, the
man knew about it, and did not wait
for further suggestions. lie sudden
ly slid to the roof and from thence to
to the she'd, where be relied about
in great agony. He weighed one
pound more when they took him
home than be did when be came,
and the doctors consider it doubtful
whether they can ever get all the
shot out of his flesh. The next man
that comes to examine Chubb's chin
ney will probably have him locked
up somewhere with his gun until the
experiments are concluded.
Year: 1875

A tragic occure ice in San Fran-
cisco was founded on Inconsistency in
love, but the usual conditions were
reversed. D. K. Meek, an insurance
agent, did not believe in formal mar
riages, but held that the mutual con
sent Of the parties was q sufficient
marital bond He formed an union
on that basis with Miss Labor, the
daughter OF bis business partner, and
during two years they lived afTec-
tionately together. Not long ago
the wife left home without warning
of her intention, and declared that as
there had been no marriage ceremony
and as she had ceased to love her
husband, she was not bound 10 live
with him any longer. Meek was
heart broken He implOred her to
return, but she coldly retOrted that
she was not his wife. He consulted
lawyers as to the possibility Of com
peIling her to be faithful, but they
told him that although the marriage
was as binding as any in the regard
of the law, a wife could not be fore
ed to live with her husband. He
swallowed laudanum, and
the first dose being pumped out by
p:osy doctor, took another and died.
He left his sentiments in a letter, as
follows:


Il staked my ali il your promise
to marry me, and I have lost. do
not charge you, my dear, but forgive
you with all my heart | will be
with you and think you
thought and believed it was for the
best. only hope such is the case.
Oh, my dsrlingl never DO with an
other as you have done with me-
Never again promise to marry a man
unless you intend to do so. Only
.hink Of me, who loved you SO dearly,
and would have died, and does, for
y5ur sake. I leave my best wishes
ior your future welfare and happiness
May God bless and protect you, and
Keep you from sin and HARM
Year: 1875

Butter and other perishable articles
can be kept fresh and sweet without
the use of ice by lining packages
with sheets made out of the pulp of
poplar wood.


To preserve cut flowers, fill sau-
Ger with 6ne sand, piling it up in the
center somewhat, in the form of a
mound. Moisten the sand and ar
range your flowers in it, and they
will keep fresh several days.


Goldfish should never be taken in
the hand, but should be removed
when necessary, by means Of small
net made of mosquito netting. They
NAV be fed with anything they will
eat, but what they do not eat should
be taken out of the water. They
generally die from handling, starva-
tion or impure water.


The London Lancet suggests the
following simple treatment for felons:
CAS- soon as the disease is felt, put
directly over the spot fy blister,
about the size CT the thumb nail, and
let it remain for six hours, at the ex-
piration of which time, directly uu-
der the surface of the blister may be
seen the felon, which can instantly
be taken out with the point of nee
die or a lancet" A piece Of adhe-
siye plaster viii keep the blister in
place


For home made cream candy
Take ! coffee cup Of white sugar. |
or 2 tablespoonsful of water, enough
to make it dissolve nicely as it heats;
boil without stirring. in bright tin
pan, until it will crisp 10 water, like
molasses candy. Just before it is
done, put teaspoonful Of extract Of
vanilla and quarter of teaspoon
fol of cream Of tar.ar. When suf-
6ciently done pour into buttered
pan, and when cool enough to han
die work it as you would molasses
candy, until it is perfectly white,
then stretch and lay on a marble
slab, or if you have to use the mold /
ing as | do, put butiered papers over
it, and with ehopping knife cut into
mouthfuls and set away until 1t !
creams, which it viii do as it dries
ont. If it shsuld grain before it IS
done, put it back into the pan and
put water on il and boil it over again
Year: 1875

Take quart Of water and pour
slowly into half , pint Of sulphuric
acid. The mixture will become quite
warm from chemical action, and this
is the TesOn Why the acid should be
poured slowly into the water rather
than the water into the acid. and let
IL remain on the iron until u eTaPo-
rates. Then wash il again. The OBJ
.ject is to give the acid time to dis
solye the rust Then wash with wa
ter aod YOU will see we're the worst
spots are Apply some more acid,
and rub on those spots with brick.
The acid and the scouting viii re-
move most Of the rust Then wash
the mold-board thoroughly with wa
ter to remove al the acid, and rub It
dry. Brush It over with petroleum
or other oil and let il be ill used
Year: 1875

The moon Is low IN the sky,


And sweet south wind is blowing
Where the bergamot blossoms breathe ald di
In the orchards scented showing;
But the stars are few, and scattered lie
Where the sinking moon is geing.
With love sweet ache a strain


OF the nights delicious fluting
S;iTs in the heart, with as sweet a pain
AS the flower feels in lruiting,
And the son air breathes breath q rain
Over buds and tendril shooting
For the sweet night faints and dies,
Like the blush when love confesses
Its passion dusk to the checks and eyes
And 0ies in its sweet distresses,
And the radient mystery nils the skies
or possible happiness.
TIL the sun breaks out on sheaves
And mouths Of pink perfume,
Where the milky bergamot slakes its leaves;
And the rainbow's ribbon bloom,
OF the soft gray mist Of the morning, weavei
a rose in the roses loom.
The fog, like a great white cloth,
Draws out Of the orchard and corn,
And melts away in film Of froth
Like the milk spray on the thorn;
And out Of her chambers blush and lsath,
Like bride, comes the girlish morn.
-HzrPeT's Magazine for June.
Year: 1875

In the spring Of the year there Is
nothing which comes upon the table
that is more pleasant, palatable and
refreshing, than salad properly dress
ed. We may add that, to our taste,
there are few things less inviting
when poorly dressed, or not dressed
at ALL How often have our palaces
been disgusted and our feeling shock
ed by sitting at table on which was
a beautiful dish Of tender early let
tuce, but nothing whatever to use
upon it save vinegar and (maybe)
sugar, or (horresco rel ereaSO bouz-
tiful supply Of bacon grease. Here
is areceipt for salad dressing which
we have often used and we guaran-
tee that it viii augment the favor
and promote the digestibility Of the
salad Take the yolks OF three hard
boilded eggs, crumbIe them with a
fork or spoon-using silver, If you
have it-add about a teaspOonful Of
ground mustard, a teaspoonful each
Of sugar and salt, and mix all well
together. Then add in three por-
tions a desert spoonful of pure olive
oil, and rub the whole to a uniform
smootbness. The addition of twice
the quanisy of oil adds to the favor
with many, and is certainly very
healthy. Next, give a dash OF Cay
enne pepper or pepper sauce; finally
add a gill Of vinegar. With little
experience. tact and patience, adding
to or lessening any of the Ingredients
according to taste, any of our lady
readers will be enabled to furnish
their salads in such a style as will
delight the palate and call for bless
ing upon the head Of the housewife
When brought to the table it viii be
well to have the salad plentifully
spriHkled with slices Of hard boiled
egg.
Year: 1875

In Pope county there arr at least l400 fAmiliss. How many If thsss families take and read . papeff Perhaps zoo, perhaps not so many. Most of those who are sub~cribers for | paper, arc taking some papes which is published, In some cases, thousanda of miles away from hcre--papers which arc conducted in the interests of the people where the paper is located papers which can not possibly advance the Inter- csts of our county any 1t all, and which care nothing for our people only to get a per year out Of them for the paper, which two dollars never finds its way back here again. Every family in Pope county ought to have newspaper, and ought to read It. They ought to have the paper that will do them the most good-that will advocate their cause, and that knows their wants. No paper published hun- dreds of miles away can do this. Your home paper can do it--the DEMOCRAT can do 1t, and will do It.

 Recognizing the fact that times are hard here, and wishing to place the DEMOCRAT within the reach of every family In our county, the DEMOCRAT will be only one dollar and fifty cents per year. Every man can afford this. Every intelli- gent woman and child appreciates paper which they can read at their leisure moments. Every wife, who with busy feet and toiling hands helps her husband continually in her quiet, accomplishing way, from dawn of day until dark, deserves s paper to read when at night she sitl down to rest. Every robust farmer boy who helps his father blow and SOW and reap, making his physical organization strong and vigorous needs paper to read when his work is done 90 that his mental organization to< may grow and become strong bright and quick. Every man whs Is man can afford to supply th, loving wife and helping boys witf at least ono paper, especially wher It costs but tl.5o per year. No in telligent man can afford to be with out paper in his family. You home paper is the paper to take. W, expect to get 1000 subscribers ir three months.
Year: 1875

kussellvllle and Pope county is running wild for . newspaper. Keep still, the Independent has already . larger circulation in your county than any home journal you have ever had published in your midst. Do not let this spirit of sudden enterprise take you be- yond the bounds of reason. for you cannot get up as good paper in Pope county as the Independent, and it will always give you the general news. Should . paper. however, be started in Pope coun- ty, we pledge ourselves to do all we can for it's advancement. Pope county ought to, and will sustain . good paper, and better people do not exist in the state than those of old Pope.-[D Dardanelle Independent.

 We don't know just exactly

 

 about all this. We don't know what circulation any home paper published heretofore in Pope coun- ty has had, nor do we know what circulation the Independent has, but we do know that we are going to try to give the people of Pope county the very best paper we are able to get up. We suggest, friend Cloyd, that we leave it to the people to pronounce upon the respective merits of the Independ- ent and the DEMOCRAT.
Year: 1875

The Congressional committee has as yet made no report on the Brooks -Baxtar case. There is much difference of opinion as to the legality ofthc ncwconstitution. It is now understood that Mir. Pc. land will sustain the Garland gov crnment. There is but one mem Dor of the committc-Mr. Ward antagonistic to the present state government
Year: 1875

The act making stealing to the amount of $2.O0 a penetcntiary offence has passed both houses of the legislature and been signed by the governor. letty thieves had better abandon their evil practices and go 70 honest labor. We hope the passage of this act will either he the cause of the reform of some of this class who have been plying their ncfarious occupation about Russellyille, or land them in the state penetentiarY.
Year: 1875

Yesterday Messrs. Jacob Gnau, Law.
renee Ressler and NJ, Dillon visited the
extensive ice refrigerator at Peter Bar
bey's lager beer brewery on North River
street, 10 utside the themometerwas upto
about ninety degrees and people were
perspiring and suffering in the heated
and sultry air. The above parties with
several employees at the brewery STEP
ped into the refrigerator. It was like
going from this section to the North Pole
in an instant. From ninety degrees,
they shifted themselves in less than a
minute to place where the themome-
ter was nearly down to freezing point
In an instant coats were buttoned up
close under the chin, and the entire
party was shivering in the cold, just as
il they were on the streets in their clo-
thing in mid winter. When they came
out into the hot air of Summer the heat
seemed doubly intense. Some people
visiting the refrigerators put on over.
coats and muflers.--Reading Eagle.
Year: 1875

Elsewhere will be found a polite letter from Prof. Robt. w. Moses in regard to his appointment of beneficiaries to the A. 1. U.

 We hope MT. Moses did not un- derstand us as censuring him for his action in this matter, for we never have entertained any idea that he would attempt to assume to exercise powers not given to him by law. We knew very we'll that it was owing altogether to the fact that the Professor had not seen the new law, which, ir- deed very few have had an oppor- tunity to become acquainted with. Elsewhere we give the substance of the latest enactments on this subject. And while on this sub ject we wish to again remark that it is very much to be regretted that there is not some better pro- vision made whereby the masses of the people may become ac- quainted with the laws under which they live. It would cer- tainly be wlse and wholesome provision to put it within the reach ofevery citizen to be posted on the. laws. This can easily be done by providing for the publi- cation of the acts of the general assembly in the newspapers of the state, and it certainly can be done at very little additional cost.

 We thank Mir. Moses for his kind expressions toward the DEMOCRAT and shall always be glad-more than glad-to have a communication from him.
Year: 1875

As tLe season for cotton pick ing is almost at hand it may not be amiss to again caution our cotton growers against careless ness in picking and ginning their cotton.

 The ruling price for the staple is going to be low and unless cot ton is so handled as to make it command the best figures, the producer will hardly realize cost of production. Our advice is to commence picking as soon as the cotton opens and keep as nearly up as possible. Keep dry and in good order until ginned and ready for market. It will be fatal mistake to allow your cotton to stand in the patch until frost bitten and stained and until bad weather comes on. One hand can pick more in one day and save it in better order early in season while the weather is good, than two hands can in December or January. We had just as we'll send nice clean bright staple to market and obtain full figure as to send "dog-tail," "stained' and inferior" cotton and get almost nothing. In this connection we mention that the St. Louis Cotton Exchange offers the following large premiums for cotton.

 For the best bale grown in Ar kansas $450. For 2d best $2OO. For Sd best $l0O. Cotton of the present crop only can compete, and bales must not weigh under 400 pounds.

 We think our river planters should compete for these premi- ums as much as a matter of pride and honor to our county as for the premiums. We can produce very superior staple and ifproper- ly handled and ginned we believe that our cotton will bear compe- tition with the best.
Year: 1875

DOVER, Aug. 23d, 1875.

 MR. EDITOR: When I appoint ed the young gentlemen-Messrs. Russell and Tucker as beneficial ries to the Ark. Industrial Uni versity I was not aware that any change had been made in the appointing of beneficiaries-nor am yet as all l have seen on the subject was in your brief notice of the fact and wherein you ex press doubt in regard to the matter.

 The beneficlaries have hereto fore been appointed by the Go. Supts. .-.I am sorry if I have mis- led the young gentlemen and have written for information on the subject and will inform them as soon as l obtain it. Meanwhile your advice to them in regard to buying ''too many new clothes" is good wheth CT they go or remain at home as too great love for fine clothes is almost incompatible with mental attachments of high order. l like your newspaper though not a subscriber, owing to the fact that l shall change my ''locus," but when do, hope to take it for it's local news and will then give you an occasional communication if you so desire. With compliments l am your Obt. Servt.,

 ROBERT w. MOSES,

 Supt. Pub. Inst'n for Pope Go.
Year: 1875

The roads leading from this place to Harrison, Boone County, ought to be worked and put in good condition to the top of the mountain before the time for the cotton trade arrives. Our wide awake men would make money by attending to this at once.
Year: 1875

We trust our merchants and cotton shippers will keep their eye on our advertising columns and patronize those houses whose cards appear in our paper. We guarantee fair liberal dealings from any house represented in our advertising columns.