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Year: 1875

Once in a while human justice gets flavor
log of that manly indignation that is like
fresh breeze in a sultry zone. A curious in
stance comes from England, where, short
time ago, poor woman was tried for the muir
der of her husband. The man was miserable
creature VIII had lived upon his wile's earn
iags and rewarded her by the cruelest beatings
At last the despliring woman, while being thus
tortured, threw a steel which entered his brain
and killed him. The jury could do no less than
fad her guilty, but the Judge refused to pass
sentence upOn her. "All the real right in this
case, said his lO-dShip to the prisoner, was
ON your side, all the real wrong on your hus-
bands, and God forbid that | should punish
you. | will not allow it to be said by anybody
that you are convicted telOn, for conviction
is not complete until a sentence is passed, and
mean to pass no sentence at ALL" The pris-
ooer was then directed to enter into her own
recognizlnces 10 come up for judgment if called
upon; aud, said the Judge in conclusion,
nobody in the world will ever call upon you
God forbid they ever should"
Year: 1875

ANOTHER Ross RUMoR last week--followed
by the stereotypsd disappointment. This time
the missing boy was said to have been certainly
discovered on board of a vessel at Barnegat,
and some one was hurriedly sent for from
Philadelphia to identify him. 1t appears a
coaster pat into Barnegat disablad, and resi-
dents saw boy on board the craft whom they
we're certain was the missing Charley Ross
The little fellow answered the description n all
respects, and the manner of the persons ia
charge, in denying access to the child, was
suspicious. The further fact of his being
dressed in girls clothes convinced the Barnegat
people that they had at last, and without
doubt, found the kidnapped boy. But Mr.
Ross speedily settled the case in the negative.
l. it not strange to note the number of these
"startling resemblance ?" Members of the
Ross Family have now been called to identify
in dozen or more cases, in all of which they
admit great resemblance to little Charley
Grown people could scarcely find SO many
counterfeit presentments" Of themselves
Perhaps the uniformed condition of childhood
has much to do with this point, but it is a
singular one, nevertheless Aud how sckening
these repeated disappointments must be to the
peOps concerned Imagine the mental tumult
with such news as that from Barnegat would
be received by parent the anxious journey
the emotion and the anguish of the crisis
Such are the things that crush the life, not
only from out young hearts" but from out
old ones, too.
Year: 1875




At about two O'Clock yesterday morning man giving
his John Smith, resident OF Hoboken,
attempted suicide in house in Bleecker street. near
Greene by shooting himself just below his heart He
was removed TO the Fifteenth precinct station house.
whore In his pockets found photograph OF q re-
spectacle looking old gentleman and lady, tlnype OF


woman, the head and face OF which had been badly
scratched as to be unrecognizable; lock OF hair,
lady's black bow and copy Of the well known verses
''Then you'n remember mo-" These articles we're in
an envelope together VITA the following letter. which
bore no sgnature:-


''In my pocket win be found two pictures and
small paper containing hair IL the last wish OF a dy-
ing will be respected, let me take these things
with me TO the grave. Everything else that might
give only tho slightest clew about my person IL de-
stroycd have closed my account with the world; I
have nothing 70 live for, nothing to hope for Tho
ball that will find the heart will bring Al last and for
ever rest and peace"


Smith was conveyed 70 Bellevue Hospital In an am
bulance, whero Inst night he suffering considera-
bly, Tho doctors think there Is probability OF his
recovery He gives his age as twenty nine and his
nationality German.
Year: 1875

isieheads tap the floor, and yet third
time they are required to knock and
knock.


"The professor, while they are still on
their hands and knees, now commands
them to begin their lamentations; :
whereupon these adult, rational beings
continue to moan and to weep in whim-
pering, subdued tone of voice. This
having been kept up for minute or so,
all are ordered TO stop their crying,
rise up and disperse from their
places, which by this time they seem
not unwilling to do. Thus ends the
ceremony of three bowings and nine
knockings.' The funniest thing con-
nected with the whole business Is that
until the Emperor's death is officially
announced from Pekin nobody is sup.
posed to be sorry. A steamer commonly
brings the news down TO a province long
before the Governors official dispatch
arrives, and thus, though the Emperor's
demise is perfectly we'll known, every
body surprisingly commands his feelings
and goes about his business as usual.
1t is only when the Governor sends forth
his public announcement that the land
is convulsed with sudden and universal
sorrow. Happy is the monarch whom
the people delight to honor"
Year: 1875

Getting up in cold room to make a
fire is like getting up in life. If you
crawl timidly out of bed, go on tip-toe TO
control of you before the kindling starts
alton. But if you, jump out brayely'
hustle around, pull on your clothes,
the st0ve,wood you will probably be too
warm by the time the fire gets to burning
Attack it timidly and you will fail
around, conquer fortune and you will be
a success.-N. Y. Independent.
Year: 1875

There is a story of a defunct dry
goods clerk who, after the funeral services
were over and the undertaken had put
the last screw In the lid OF the coffin
preparatory TO Interment, was heard To
say, in faint and muffied tones; ANY
thing elseY"
Year: 1875

Twas dark and dreary eve in Ken
lucky. A lady, young and beautiful. was
observed to walk gently out of the pa
rental mansion in a small town. Ayouth
to fortune and to fame unknown waited
at the gate. "Is it thouS" said Miranda.
at is, it is" said Ferdinand. "Let us
go before my naughty sire discovers u.s."
said she, and they had almost reached
the minister's abode when the old gem
tleman trotted up. He wasted no words,
He merely escorted the young and beau
tiful one back to her childhood's home,
and now all the people in that small
town grin when they see that young man
and condole with him upon six cups and
saucers and fifty cents worth of sugar
and coffee he had provided for house
keeping.
Year: 1875

Statistics show that IL person
should travel on Massachusetts, railways
700 miles day he would, by the doctrine
Of chance, be seventy years of age be
fore he received any injury by rail
way accident
Year: 1875

A MOVEMENT has been inaugurated
to plant the west side of the San Joa-
quin valley in Eucalyptus trees. The
idea is good one, and if carried out
will be productive of two desirable
results First, it will supply q vast
section with timber which is now
almost without a tree or shrub; and
second, if the theory Of scientists is
correct the conversion of barren
plain into forest Of tall trees is to
secure an abundance of rain where
before rain seldom fell. 1t will be a
great improvement to the country
when our people devote more time and
attention to tree planting and the cul-
tivation of forest timber. If a specie
of tree can be found which will grow
on the hill-sides, we may in few
years materially change the aspect of
the whole country. 1t is said the
Eucalyptus will grow almost any
where, and we hope the San Joaquin
valley project will be carried into
effect.
Year: 1875

THE HERALD is content that its CO.
temporaries shall howl about its news
department, and tits also willing that
they should fill their columns with
statements that it has no circulation
or business. It is content with both
its circulation and patronage. 1t is
contentthat the public shall judge be-
tween itand those of its contemporaries
that make it the daily subject of their
animadversions. A good fruit tree is
known by the clubs that lay about its
trunk.
Year: 1875

\ party Of wits once stopped at a tavern.
When the feast was over, one of the mem
ber, called in the hostess. "Angelique," he
said, 81 am going to give you lesson in
astronomy Have you not heard of the
great Patonic year, when everything must
turn to its former condition? Know, then,
in sixteen thousand years we shall be
here again on the same day and at the same
hour. win you give us credit till then ?"
The hostess, however, had her reply, 81
am perfectly willing" she retorted "but it
is just sixteen thousand years since you
were here before, aud you left without pay
ing; settle the old score, aud | will trust
you on the new
Year: 1875

IN exchange thinks that Eve must have
been a very unhappy woman-there was no
other woman to pass her on the street that
she might look around and see how that
dress lit ON the back,
Year: 1875

The past week has not been a very "newsy" one; the main topic of con- servations being the state of the weather and roads, the latter being just dug out so that it is possible to pass over them.

 On Saturday last, as Mir. H. H. Guild was at work in the woods helping to load a log on a sled. it slipped and he received a blow on the knee so severe as to cause him to faint He soon recovered and it is hoped no permanent injury will ensue.

 The spelling school, last Wednesday evening, was decided success we hear; about four were present. According to current reports g young gentleman named D. O. Perkins spelled them down.

 JACK.
Year: 1875

sent to the NEW YORK & ORIENTAL TEA COMPANY will insure by return mail. one pound of excellent Oolong, Young Hyson. English Breakfast, Japan or Mixed Tea such as is usual ly retailed at SI.3O to S1 5O per pound. IT IS A FACT NOT GENERALLY KNOWN that by recent arrangement of the Post Office, small quantities of merchandise are now con- veyed at charges considerably less than those of the express companies. The cost on one pound of Tea being cents only,

 The New York and Oriental Tea Company is taking the advantage of THIS EXTRAORDINA- KY FACILI Y and is supplying it's customers in all parts of the United States with the finest Teas ever imported at
Year: 1875

New YORK, Dec 2-Patrick Taney last
night saturated the clothing OF his wife
with kerosene and set it on fire. The
screams of the woman brought the inmates
Of the house to her rescue and the flames
were extiEguished: she is terribly burned
however and is not expected to live.
Year: 1875

OLEANDER Po1soNoUs. clip the
following from the Household
NIT me to inquire of your readers if
they possess Oleander plants. If so,
my advice is to destroy them "root and
branch" (the surest way is to burn
them. which may be thought unwel-
come advice, but when the following
true incident is read they may think
otherwise "A gentleman of our place,
after trimming off his Oleander, this
winter. threw the leaves on the side
walk, thinking no harm. Soon after q
valuable horse was hitched near by and
ate them, no doubt relishing the green,
undried leaves, in the depths of winter,
but he died from the effects of it before
the next morning. Since this casualty
they are being destroyed in this vicin-
ity. though some are 10th to part with
them, and allow them to stand in a
room where small children are running
about. not knowing that the drop that
is left, where leaf is broken off (as |
have been told) is sufficient to cause
the death Of a person if taken into the
stomach.
Year: 1875

QUINCY, ILL, August 19.-There'is a
fair prospect of another scandal affair in
one Of the prominent churches in this
city. Charges have been made and the
court organized. The preliminary pro-
ceedings will be started tomorrow. The
matter may be hushed up, but should the
business go ON there is prospect OF a
sensation.
Year: 1875

After the first triumphant performance Of
Mozart's opera ''Don juan" at Munich, the
theatre was deserted by all except one man.
Alois Sennefelder had still much to do
After seeing carefully around the stage,
that no sparks had ignited about the thea
tire, he retired TO his little room to stamp
the theatre tickets for the following day
As he entered the room be had three things
in his hand polished milestone for
razors, which he had purchased, ticket
stamp moistened with printers ink, and a
check on the theatre treasury for his weekly
pay. He placed the check on a table, when
gust of wind took it, swept it high up in
his room for a moment, and then deposited
II in basin filled with water. Sennefelder
took the wet paper, dried it as well as he
could, and then, to make sure Of it, weighted
it down with the milestone, on which he
had before carelessly placed the printing
stamp. Returning TO his room on the fol-
lowing morning. he was surprised to see the
letters of the stamp printed with remarkable
accuracy upon the damp paper. He gazed
long at the check; a sudden thought flashed
through his brain; he wondered if by some
such means he could not save himself the
weary trouble he continually had copying
the songs of the chorus. That very morn
ing he went out and purchased larger
stone, and commenced to make experiments
and, as we all know, finally succeeded in
discovering the art Of printing from stone
lithography.
Year: 1875

Mr.. James Parton, in his lecture be-


fore the Liberal Club New York, said


Shakespeare was evidently tory of


the old school, as he ikened the clown


and the farmer to fools fitted only for


the jest of kings and princes and even


the common people, such as the tailor.


shoemaker and baker, were treated


with marked contempt, skilled work


men though they might be. They were


vulgar people in his esteem, and he


made frequent use of them in his plays.


The late Horace Greeley used to think


differently. He thought that manual


labor was no disgrace. Lord Chester


field considered loud laughing one of


the worst features of yulgarity. Scott


thought it was vulgar to belong to any


Vulgalarity was to be noticed in a


thousand forms. Some women were


rude in their manners and especially
in their dress. At an evening party
you may see them often decked ont in


what one would suppose were costly
trinklets-jewels everywhere the set
complete-and how much did the set
complete, cost ?-the large sum of Sl4.


Well known German writers had con-
demned shell-fish simply because they
had understood the American people
ate so many of them that they lost their
wits, and finished up their cIam-bakes
with wild speeches, dancing, shouting,
and gouging out each others eyes.
Vulgarity could be seen every after
noon in Central Park. Dashing and
vulgar equipages could be seen there
after the style OF Fisk and Helmbold.
Some people had been guilty of many
acts of vulgarity, if nothing worse, by
municipal gifts one in particular
William NJ. Tweed. He gave one
winter $40, 900 to the people of his ward,
after taking much greater sum from
them. Such charity was very vulgar.
Then again there were some vulgar
clergymeu, who, like Tyndall or Huxley
or Carlisle, could teach young children
what they did not believe themselves.
For instance, he himself went into a
country church one day, and there the
clergymen was talking to a number of
children about the deluge, as if he be-
lieved it. This Illinois pastor knew he
was lying, and yet what should those
children think when they grew up? A
gentleman not to be vulgar, must be
pure, temperate and honorable. A
short time ago New York was nearly
swallowed up by foreign vulgarity-
such time was never known before.
There were foreign politicians-men
who wore diamonds-here, there, and
everywhere, until diamonds were not
worn by any one else who did not wish
to be considered vulgar. New York
was turned upside down. The great
event was the Americus Club ball.
There could he seen miles of carriages
earring vulgar people to that ball.
Indeed it might well be said New York
was then at its lowest, for the lowest
were at the top.


Parton evidently don't consider him
self vulgar, wherein he differs with a
great many.
Year: 1875

Show us the man who is ever ready
TO pity and help the deformed; show
us a man who covers the faults of
others with a mantle of charity; show
us man who bows as politely and
gives the street as freely to the poor
sewing girl as to the millionaire; WHO
values virtue, not clothes who shuns
the company of such as gather at public
places to gaze at the fair sex, or make
unkind remarks of the passing girl !;
show us a man who abhors a hbertine /;
who scorns the ridicule of his mothers
sex, and the exposure of womsnly rep
utation; show us a man who never for
gets for an instant the delicacy due
women, as a woman, in any condition
or class-and you show us gentleman.
Year: 1875

A great many men. whatever may
have been their experience in life, are
accustomed to complain of the usage
they have received in the world. They
fill the ears of those who have the mi.--
fortune to be their friends with lanIs..
tations respecting their own troubles


But there is no man who is born inLo a
world of trouble; and no man has ever
attained to anything like the full stat
ure of manhood who has not been
ground, as it were, to powder, by the
hardships which he has encountered in
life. This is a world in which men
were made, not by velvet, but by stone
and iron handling Therefore do not
grumbe, but conquer your troubles.
Year: 1875

FIGHTTyG FIsH.-In the East Indies a
species of fish is found known as the
"fighting fish, and used by the natives
for sport much after the manner of
game cocks. 1t is said that when two
are placed in separate glass vessels and
brought near together, they will mt first
watch each other closely from n dis
tance, ''then, changing color and be-
coming almost black, tine gill covers are
opened out and form sort of collarette
round the head, giving the fish most
curious appearance. The tail and fins
become phosphorescent in eelor, as well
as the eyes, and are tinted with the
most beautiful hues." The fish then
try to get at each other. but are pre-
vented by the glass. When they be-
come sufficiently angry. they are put
into one vessel, and fight furiously,
striking one another rapidly with their
tails and fins until one or the other is
conquered, when he turns a sort of
grayish while color and uses every effort
to get out of the way of his eOnqueror,
often jumping out of the water in his
endeavors to escape.
Year: 1875

The DoRMoUsE.-The squirrel has a
distant relation. kind of third cou-
sin once removed, well known under
the title DOrmOuse, and often seen in
cages, but not very frequently in a wild
state. This little creature is also one
of the hibernators, and has its warm
nest in thick bush, much as a squirrel
has its domicile in tree, where it
sleeps its time away throughout the
Winter.


Like the squirrel, too, it has its store
OF food, not gathered into the earth,
but tucked away into sundry hooks and
crannies in the neiehborhood. The
amount of food which the dormOuse
takes during the Winter, and the fire.
quency of its awakening, depends al
most entirely on the severity or mild
ness of the season.


In a very sharp Winter the drowsy
creature wakes but seldom, and very
little of its store is consumed, and in
deed, even if the season should be mild
the inroads ON the larder are but few.
The provisions are not gathered so
much for the Winter as for the first few
weeks of Spring, when the animal has
at last shaken of its long Wintry sleep,
and returns to its own lively habits,
nature not yet having supplied it with
sufficiency of food whereon to live.
Year: 1875

OUE BOYS OwL.-SOme time since, a
little boy, while at play in an orchard,
found a sE.all owl which was disabled
so that it could not fly. He brought it
carefully home, placed it in a large
cage. gave it plenty of water, and fed it
on various kinds of food, but princi-
pally meat, of which it was very fond.
The owl was not much larger than a
pigeon, and OF yellowish-white color,
with rings If brown feathers round the
eyes. The beek seemed hardly large
enough to admit a small cherry, yet
when a dead mouse was given him, he
swallowed it whole without apparent
effort. had often heard the saying,
"He looks as wise as an owl, but never
realized its truth before. He would fix
his large, round eyes on me with a
steady, searching glance, which seemed
to read my inmost thoughts, and would
wink now and then, in a most knowing
manner. He liked very much to have
his head scratched with the back of
caseknife, and it was a cOmical sight
to see him enjoying the luxury. He
would sit on the perch in his cage, with
his big, round head bent forward to get
the full benefit of the scratching, and
would slowly open and close his eyes,
as eat does when you gently stroke
her head. L paid him several visits
and became much interested in him.
Year: 1875

Sheep on farm yield both wool and
mutton. They multiply with great
rapidity. They are the best Of farm
scavengers, "cleaning field" as no
other class of animals will. They give
back to the farm more in proportion to
what they take from it than any other
animal, and distribute it better with a
view to the future fertility Of the soil
Year: 1875

JOSEPH CoLLINGwoOD writes us that it is feared some of the richest of the Pinal mines are on the San Carlos Ind ian reservation, and that he was going out to see. Hope they are not. Get ting reservations reduced is uphill work sometimes. In this instance, however, we feel assured that Agent J. P. Cum will promptly do all he can to reduce the reserve so as to eX- clude the mines, should they be as rich as reported, or even rich enough to pay for working now. The Pinal range seems destined to become fa- nous for its silver mines.
Year: 1875

GRAND OPENING  LORD & WILLIAMS WILL DISPLAY FOR PUBLIC IN w spectiOn one of the Largest and Most Attractive Stock of Goods ever before Brought

 to this Market. The Great Eastern show of New

 Goods. They have arranged to have arrive Month ly, a complete assortment of such goods as the people of Arizona want, and they Can Sell them at Wholesale and Re- tail Cheaper than they can be Afforded from any other

 Market, Not excepting the much extolled Guay-

 nas route. We have taken especial pains 10 import fine goods, such as we can warrant, and in the line of

 Nice things to Eat, We have endeavored to cater to the tastes of all.

 We have Complete Stock of

 DRESS GOODS, GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,

 HATS,

 CLOTHING, HARDWARE and CUTLERY,
Year: 1875

l am friend to COWS. l believe in
tn m, do not think they are particular
ly handsome, but they are very us full.
In fact do not know how we would get
along without them; Cows are like chill
dren, to be fully appreciated they should
be kept in their places. Now Mr.. Editor
l contend that the streets are not the place
for cows. Iexpect by thus explaining my
position upou this subject that may call
down upon my head the wrath and indlg-
nation of half the population Of Cheboy-
gan. There is not place of this size in
the state that has as many COWS iii the
streets as this This is simply my opin-
ion, have consulted no statistics upon
the subject. If there is any place with
more l am sorry for that pace. Cows in
the streets are nuisances, as every one
who walks on streets will admit. AS long
as they are;allowed to roam at large, SO
long will our sidewalks be filthy and un-
fit for ladies, or even gentlemen 10 walk
upon. Are the people of this village not
getting tired Of this state of affairs.


U ~ n
Year: 1875

Among the latest engineering projects is a
proposition to flood the Desert Of Sahara by
opening achanhel from the Atlantic Ocean,
and turning it into an inland sea. And now
comes gentleman who suggests that this
project for utilizing the Desert Of Sahara will
throw the earth off its present balance !!
Just how serious disturbance there will be
can be ascertained, he says, upon finding the
actual length and depth Of the desert.
Meanwhile, he leaves room for the imagina-
ton to picture the earth tuznbling through
space and seriously interfering with the
equilibrium Of the other inhabited planets Of
the universe. This is a suggestion for the
Millerites. They Will find, in addition to
any scientific testimony they may be able to
collect on the subject, their position
strengthened by "Mother sHnroS's " proph-
ecy of the end Of the world in 1881 If
We are not disappointed in this cheerful
representation, there is chance that some
Of us now living may be in at the death.