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Year: 1875

There is nice little story aboui y
Boston boy who threw ball through
window, and then went honestly to the
owner of the house, confessed what he
had done, and gave him the address OF
his father. 1t is we'll to circulate good
stories like these, as they frequently
stimulate other boys to go and do like
wise.


A Danhury boy who had read this
story wa- throwing stones at dog on
White street, when missile missed its
aim and few through four dollar pane
of glass. The first impulse of the boy
was To lift his feet and depart from that
ReighborhoOd with vehemence, bnt the
experience of the Boston boy suddenly
came to him, and with il the glow of
pleasure he had felt in pursuing il, and
he made. up his mind at once that he
would go to the man, tell him what he
mad done, and give him the name of his
father. Itwasa beautifil--day, grand
and inspiring scene, this little pale faced
but honest eyed boy humbly but firmly
confessing the wrong to the deeply af-
fected merchant.


That evening the manly youth return
ed home. Az he opened the door tc
pass in he felt himself suddenly grasp.
ed by the collar bone and lifted into the
air, and then dropped down with 3
fswiftness that startled him. And then
the voice Of his father pealed forth:


Break out windows, will We? (anothei
jerk destroy peoples property. hey
(cnfiing him under the earl and then
20 an tell 'em who did it, you internal
vagrant"


And he picked up the struggling and
screaming but noble lad and daring ths
next FIVE minutes a boiler explosion
might have taken place in the mex
building without being noticed.


The boy was at the depot next day in
quiring the fare to Boston, Danbnry
| News.
Year: 1875

A humorist writes: Some time ago


gave an account of an accident that hap
pened TO Mr.. Hammer, the tragedian at
our little theater in New Castle, while
he was representing the "Demon of the
Hartz," and was engaged in descending
through the stage 10 the internal regions


A supernumerary flashed barrelful Of
red FIRE through the hole as the demon
was going down, and Eve minutes later
an underdone demon was being carried


home on stretcher. Well, Mr.. Ham
mar has met with another disaster Last
week the manager put on ano,her piece
entitled wild Bill; or, The Seont Of
the Rocky Mountains" !" and in this MIR.
Hammer was TO be tied upon the back
of an unbroken horse and sent hurling
over the edge of q precipice. As no.
body in town would lend horse for the
purpose, the manager hired q mule from
the Captain of the canalboat The Roar
ing Maria. During the rehearsals the
mule did well enough, bat ON the first
night of the play the footlights must
have scared it, for as soon Ms the savages
had tied Wild Bill upon its back, in
stead Of charging over that awful lath
and canvas precipice. At refused to bndge.
And when the Indian chieftain prodded
il in the side with tin spear il not only
let out it's heels and kicked that unfor-
tunate brave into the wings, where hir
spear jammed savagcly against the
stomach Of the prompter, but IL reach.
| ed It's head around and made an earnest
effort to chew Wild Bills legs. Fail
ing in this, Il stood upon three feet and
Year: 1875

In these days of washing machines,
nodoubt you will all laugh at the idea
of the old pounding barrel being the
easiest and hest way of doing our family
washings, but it is no less fact founded
on experience, and we all know that
pounding does not wear clothes in the
least. ] now recall one family in par
ticular that, to my knowledge, has as
good a washing machine as any in use,
also the pounding barrel, and the latter
is frequently nsed in preference to the
former as being much easier and wash
ing the clothes cleaner in a shorter space
of time. The way to proceed is this:
On the day previous to washing put
your clothes to soak in warm, soft water,
to which little washing-soda has been
added. soaping the soiled spots well, let
ting them remain in this water over
night. Next morning pound them well,
and you will find yonr clothes nearly
clean; wiring them out and again soap
those that are not clean; then put clean,
hot water in the barrel, put in your
clothes, pound again, and as you wiring
them out of this water observe if there
are any soiled spots remaining (such as
wristbands, collars, etc., ifso, rub them
through the hands slightly, and they
are ready for the rinse water. Your
clothes need no boiling (which process
only yellows them). They are not rub
bed to rags on the board. We hear of
no back-aches, nor s0re fingers, nor bills.
ters, and we claim il will do all and even
more than any washing machine ever
vet invented.


Therefore we say to all farmers wives
and daughters, don't moan and bewail
yOur hard lot because YOU have not the
loose change to buy washing-machine
Take one of your mnsty. old por9 bar,
rels from the cellar, clean it thoroughly,
saw off the top down to the second row
of hoops from the top. then nail the top
hoop firmly; send to the village for
good, wooden FOUNDER. and Won have a
washing machine that will cost Won three
dollars and will last a lifetime with good
care. Then get at your washing early
in the morning, and if you have kind
husband, brother, son or bird man about
Won they will often when work is slack
pound them out for yon. and. my word
for it, YOU will find yonr washing in
deed made eusy.-[Lady Cor. Rural New


Yorker.
Year: 1875

In country church, near Warsaw,
Indiana, a few days ago, brother arose
and proposed the purchase Of chaBde-
lier, both as an ornament to the church
and convenience. After he had con-
cluded his remarks, another brother
arose and opposed the purchase Of she
article on the ground that they
needed other things more than they
did chandelier, and concluded with
the remark that even il they had one
there wouldn't be a person in the con-
gregation who conid play on it.
Year: 1875

"And if there is any danger to
you, how am I to learn it, to be able
to fly to your help, or to bring help
with me, GardyY -


Wrayford smiled at this last ques-
ton.


'The danger would be past before
you could reach me, child, and I
should be past all the help that you
could bring


"But you might be i'll, or struck
down suddenly, and unable to quit
the house or let me know. No one
comes up here"


"My dear Grace, your nervousness
is adding every possible horror to my
position. I will give you a signal
from my window when it is necessf :
ry."''. =:


l.. Grace reminded him of his prom
ise when he came the next week to
the Lawsons', and he went away
smiling at her care for him, and yet
grateful for her forethought in his
heart: Her anxiety pleased him, for
it showed that he had not outlived her
affection yet awhile; and in his
Nest, where he toiled and strove at
his new work, he could fancy that
her wistful looks were often turned
in the direction of his lonely home
from the house across the valley
which divided them.
CONTINUED NEXT wEEK.)
Year: 1875

gone. The answer Is not difficult. The
Turks In Europe have few Of the vices char
acteristic Of the Western civilization. AS
nation, they neither drink nor gamble
sporting fraternity does not exist among
them pictures are interdicted by the Koran
their literature is about as far advanced as
English poetry was at the time of Chaucer
clubs and scientific societies are as rare
among them as they were at the
time Of the yandals and Goths
politics furnishes few channels for
the disbursement of money. Thus cut off
from many sources of Western expenditure
and extravagance the query is, What be-
comes of their revenue? 1t is spent in the
harem, and two articles of merchandise con-
sumo the bulk of the annual outlay after
excepting the cost of living-slaves and
jewels. No Turk can exist to his own salts
faction without a liberal supply of
menial labor nor can he maintain
household, constructed on the Turkish
ideal, with a well appointed harem,
without q profusion of gold ornaments
and an abundance of precious jewels.





into jewels, for this places his property be-
yond the reach of the tax-gatherer, who, un-
der no pretext can enter the harem of O
subject. In this manner have millions and
millions of pounds sterling been put beyond
the reach of process or conquest and it
may be said truly that in the harems of the
Turks lie all the substantial wealth Of the
Empire.


The Khedive has been in the habit of MAX
ing frequent visits to Constantinople,
carrying with him enormous tributes
to the Sultan-on one occasion as
high as fifteen million dollars. But
now the Egyptian sovereign is himself
sorely in need of money, and can no longer
respond to menace or command. At this
juncture the feeced Englishmen come for
ward and demand the occupation Of
Egypt, looking upon the Khedive as a re-
sponsible indorser of the Turkish bonds.
This is absurd. The connection between
Egypt and Turkey is titular, and is scarcely
stronger than the relations which make Ser
via part of the Empire. Besides, the
Khedive, by an economical administration,
by constant attention to the progressive
policy he has long pursued, and by prac-
tical dissolution of all copartnership with
sinking Turkey, will be able to weather the
storm. Egypt is country that never fails
in abundant crops, and her cotton, sugar,
grain and gum, with undertaking certainty,
are poured into the markets of the world.
The Khedive, therefore, deserves in large
measure the sympathy and support of Chris
tendon, or, as Sir Samuel Baker puts it, ''all
chivalrous friends of the Khedive should
now rally around him."
Year: 1875

Now that Egypt may be the indirect cause
of war in the Old World, the letter we
publish this morning from Khartoum is Of
more than ordinary significance and value.
The Khedive, at time when serious fnan-
cial embarrassments are severely shaking
his sovereignty, is engaged in scheme
of exploration and conquest rarely
equallel in modern times. Assailing
Abyssinia with well equipped force
moving from the Red Sea, hosting the
crescent over Darfour and Wadai, establish
ing the Koran on the populous shores of the
Victoria Niyanza, he is yet, in the midst
of these far reaching schemes, obliged to
sell out nearly all his interest in the Suez
Canal to England in order to keep Egypt


from sinking to the degradation of Turkey.
At the same moment England is excited
over her interests in the East, for the utter
insolvency of Turkey has caused curious
public feeling throughout the nation. Pal
merston's policy of guardianship over the
Porte, and the expensive opposition of
Great Britain to Russias ambition on the
Bosphorus, are beginning To attract the in
dignation of English publicists. All at once
they discover that the protection of their
routes to their colonial empire is wantonly
extravagant and ruinous public policy. But
this is rather the talk of the capitalists and
investors than the deep seated feeling of Brit
ish statesmen. We are not prepared to say that
the Turkish bondholders are entirely wrong
in their bitter expressions Of lamentation
and protest. When they put their money in
these Oriental securities they, of course,
took all the risks incident to every invest
ment in the pledged faith of nation. But
they assumed that the Queens Ministers
were not standing behind o practically bank
rupt autocracy, which had neither resources,
progressive elements nor shred Of credit
left. Up to within very short time
all was rosy for the Turkish bond
holder. Did he not behold year
after year new and costly marble palaces
rising along the shore Of the Bosphorus
Was not splendid iron-clad feet, COM
manded by British officer, lying constantly
under the heights Of Pera2 Did not the
magnifcence with which the Sultan and the
Sultan's suite roamed over Europe give suffi-
cient confidence in the stability Of the
| finances2 But even if all Of this ostentation
were expensive it hardly accounts for
the great outlay Of money that has been
made in Turkey in the last few years, and
the bondholders wish to know whore II has
Year: 1875

A Coop EXAMPLE TO FoLLow.-The SEN
sible and patriotic letter Of the Chief Justice
Of the United States has suddenly made him
one of the most admired and trusted Of
American citizens. He came into the ex-
alted position he holds M very generally
known to the people, though respected by
the whole Bar for his eminent legal attain
ments and high character. This letter, in
which he declines to drag the Supreme Court
into politics, will make him known and val
ued by all Americans as q man Who feels the
dignity of his place and has a sense of duty.
What an excellent example the Chief JUS
tice has set to the President If now General
Grant should in his forthcoming Message
formally pronounce against third term as
unadvisable and contrary to the spirit Of our
institutions he too would find himself ap-
plauded by the people, and he would disarm
his enemies in way which would please AL
his truest friends.
Year: 1875

THE New CAPITOL BUILDING at Albany,
according to the report of the master build
ers appointed to examine the work, is being
improperly and insuficiently constructed,
and the interior walls are Of a dangerously
inferior quality Of brick. Here is an oppor-
tunity for practical reform, and the discovery
is made in time for the Legislature to inter
pose its authority to prevent the wrongs
charged in the report, which we print this
morning.
Year: 1875

A Challenge from Our Universities


10 Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin.


The University crews in convention this
week at Springfield should take prompt and
effective steps to insure the presence at Sara
toga and Philadelphia in 1876 of the famous
Oxford and Cambridge teams, as well as one
from Dublin University. The time is ripe
for return of the memorable match which,
on the Thames, in 1869, awakened such an
interest wherever English is spoken or
courage admired. Among the many good
crews now in training we are almost certain
to give either or all of our guests from abroad
the warmest kind of work, while their recep-
ton both by the community at large, and
more especially by their hosts, the students
themselves, will be such as to leave
most pleasant memories of our Centennial
year and our land The committee of the
Centennial races have wisely insisted that all
club work be done in fours. Now let our
students seize the opportunity to discard the
unwieldy SKIES forever and row in craft as
other people do. The University contest
comes of in mid-July, the Centennial
in late August. In the interval New York,
Boston and Chicago, and even San Francisco,
would welcome the visitors to their waters
and throw open races sure to be inviting,
while Pittsburg and Buffalo would probably
not stay out in the cold.


The great annual Oxford and Cambridge
match is rowed in late March or early April,
and already the work of preparing for it
or more universities and colleges instruct
their delegates in convention to unite
in o manly and friendly letter in
viting these famous Britons to share
their great boat race on Saratoga Lake, or
row its winners on the day after. Put
Thomas Hughes on again for referee, receive
them on their arrival and care for them
while here as the London Rowing Club en-
tertained our men in 1869 Take unusual
pains to have this contest what good manage
ment can easily make it, and the hundredth
birth year of our country will well prove
most fit inaugural of o series of contests sure
to become annual, and to effect not only
eminent benefit to the cause of good rowing
among us, but to also increase the intelligent
good fellowship already existing between the
young men Of the two English nations for
which the Oxford Harvard match and the
visit of our rihemen have already done so
much
Year: 1875

II Is REMARKABLE Story of the falling in
Of the roof of an extensive mine, which
comes to us this morning from the Wyoming
Valley in Pennsylvania. But for the fore
sight and humanity of Mr.. Roberts, one Of
the proprietors of the Chauncy mine, who
first perceived the danger and took the oper-
atives out Of the work, the disaster would
have resulted in a terrible calamity, involv-
ing the loss Of many lives. Such an act is
worthy of the highest honor.
Year: 1875

A FEMALE SMUGGLER was overhauled yes
terday upon the arrival of the German
Custom House inspectors, when it was ascer-
tanned that the passengers underdress was
covered with human hair, valued at two
thousand dollars.
Year: 1875

KING ALFONSO attained his majority yester-
day. He is now eighteen years old, the time
when Spanish kings come Of age, and grand
fee was given at the palace in honor Of the
event AS such an occasion must be supple
mented by some unusual rumor it was
reported that the young king is to take the
field in person but this story may well be
doubted.
Year: 1875

Dickeys display of fine jewelry and gold and
silver-ware is gorgcous,-such a stock is but
rarely seen even in metropolitan cities, and
comprises everything. 1t is hardly necessary to
state this firm cannot be beaten on low prices
their long business career and success in Ottawa
has proven that years ago, and they never change
except for the advantage of their customers
Year: 1875

After considerable delay the Griilths our boss
boot makers. have settled down in the rooms
over Sanders Grocery Store on Main street


where they propose to do all kinds Of custom
work The workmanship of the Grlfths is too
we'll known to the citizens of this county to need
commentator at our hands, but new corners and
skepties should 20 to them and examine that
case of work in their rooms,-it speaksfor itself.
Year: 1875

am offering special Inducements now in millin
cry goods, and if the ladies wish to save t,renty-
Jdve per cent. these hard times on their purchases
and get the best and most stylish goods in Otta
wa, they will be sure to call at Lows, 6 Court st
Year: 1875

for boats paraphernalia &c, was considerable, one
man generally held them till he chose give them up


EHTKR ROBERT FULTON.


The year 1914 opened new era for ferries. Up 10
this period the old system OF running the ferry by
morse power had been in but in January OF this year
Robert Fulton and Caremont signed lease for twenty
hve years for steam ferry across the most populous
route The price agreed upon to be 81 900 for the
hrst eighteen years and 81 500 for the following seven
years The inauguration took place by the running OF
the steam ferryboat Nassau II caused genuine sensa
uon and added immensely 70 the travel across But the
other ferries continued 70 be by the same old system
and in four years after we find that on the Red Hook
ferry the horse which moved the boat having arrived at
good old age died and that in consequences the ferry
was stopped for four days the propretors in the mean
sufficiently old TO do the work properly.


SUBSEQUENT GROWTH.


In 1921 Robert Fulton died and Cutting became the
sole proprietor of the ferry paying therefor the sum or
100000 He ran il in connection with Henry H.
Pierrepont until 1914 when the Union Ferry Company
first organized but this only took in what is now
the Fulton ferry In 1853, however, the company
coaesced with what other ferries existed and had no
opposition One cent tried for some time as the
rate OF fare but not found TO pay and obtaining
change in their charter two cents became the price, and
IS so st with the exception OF certain hours OF the
day.


SO far as the old laws concerned to tho right
of the city to the ferries they applied well 10 tho
the Nassau first placed on the East River did they
put any but the old one horse boats the North River
passage As TO the other ferries the East River they
have been Of gradual growth and in accordance with
the increase OF the city in size and prosperity but all
dating subsequent to 1853
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, d. G., June IS, 1875


GESTLEMEN-You have been appointed by the honor
able Secretary of the Interior under the direction othe
President members OF the commission TO negotiate
with the Sioux Indians relative to the of
cesson by them OF such portion of that country
the Black Hills between the North and South forks
OF the Big Cheyenne, the President may de-
termine TO be desirable for the government
to purchase for mining purposes and
lnquishment Of their rights to that portion of
Wyoming known as the Big Horn Mountains and lying
west Of a line running from the point where the Nj
brara River crosses the cast line of Wyoming the
Tongue River said line keep distant on the east not
less than hfty miles from each Of the forts formerly
known Reno and kearney and also of the necessary
right Of way through their country TO reach the country
ceded.


BY reference to the treaty of 1868 made with these
Indians, sections and 10 you will be in
formed TO the nature extent of the respective
claims of the Sioux to these tracts of country That
portion of the Black Hills country which lies within the
boundaries OF Dakota is without dispute part Of their
permanent reservation The country mentioned in
Wyoming, as described in the sixteenth section of the
treaty above referred TO- is portion of unceded terri
tory" To this the Indians have claim except for
hunting purposes and the exclusion OF other people


BY reference to map Of this country enclosed here
WITH you VIII observe that the cesson of the Black
Hills and the REIMBURSEMENT of tho Big Horn country
leaves considerable tract between these two cessions
still within tho claim Of the Indians defined in the
sixth section. This region especially along the Powder
River is known the Sioux hunting ground for buffalo
and is intended still to be preserved them for that
purpose, passage 10 IL being still LEFT open the
north Of the North Fork Of the Cheyenne as well as on
the south Of the South Fork


The Sioux, who are parties 20 the treaty of 1868 by
which the rights involved in this negotiation were as
sured to them found six different agencies
Santec, Grow Creek, Cheyenne River Standing Rock
Red Cloud and Spotted Tail They number not far from
80 000 There are also probably far from 5000 to
5000 who over the Black Hills country and to tho
north and west Of II, who have not been enrolled
at any agency and who were only indirectly
represented at the making Of the treaty of
1868 II is deemed necessary in order 10
rng this matter fary before the large body of Indians
in terested. that portion Of the Commissioners shall