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Year: 1875

When man willfully jumps into the
Niagara river just above the cataract,
and smilingly says "GOod bye" to his
friends who are with him, he had better
be let alone. He knows he is safe, and
may we'll snap his fingers at the world.
Those who attempt to interfere with his
course are in danger, and the hope of
stopping the happy floater is not worth
the risk. John e. Jones, of New York,
visited Niagara with James p. Wood,
his brother-in-law, and his sister,
Mrs. Wood. Jones had invited theWoods
to 60 with him to see the falls, and they
went. They appeared like jolly party
at the hotel, and during dinner Jones
ioked and laughed and was the happiest
of the party. He was enjoying a sur.
prise which he was meditating for his
friends, and had his own fun out Off in
advance, as he knew it would be too late
after his plan was developed. Dinner
over, the party went to zee the falls.
They walked along road by the torrent
where there is railing on the dangerous
side. Mr.. and Mrs. Wood were little
way ahead, and Jones followed chatting.
He came to a spot where there were no
ratings, started the Woods by shouting
Good bye" and plunged into the hur-
rying water. Wood got himself wet in
trying to seize Jones, and barely man.
aged to get out of danger. Jones went
gayly on the torrent past good many
Mortified people, who let him alone. A
hack driver below, taking in the situa-
ton, ran and grasped the limb Of tree
which Overhung the water in the hope of
being able to seize Jones as he came
down. In a perilous place he awaited
the coming of the man who was making
the trip on his back. Jones was just six
inches too far out to be rescued, which
seemed TO please him greatly, for he
stuck out his tongue in mockery at the
hackman as he passed. He could easily
have reached the brave hackman's hand
and been rescued if he had wanted to,
but he kept his hands entirely to himself.
The hackman got into the water too, and
came very near losing his life. Jones
took the fatal leap over the roaring
precipice into the boiling gulf in full
view of many sightseers, and was lost to
mortal view. 1t was the most thrilling
performance ever seen at Niagara, those
feats of Blondin not excepting. He went
to his death within few feet of several
persons who were powerless to aid him
If he had wanted help. Then Mr.. and
Mrs. Wood and other guests of the hotel
knew what had made Jones 80 merry at
the dinner table. He was enjoying a
Joke which he knew none would take as
such.
Year: 1875




STATE OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT


NEW ORLEANS, October 10, 1915.
by the Executive Department that in the Parish of
Fast Felcana, in this state, certain evil disposed
persons acting In concert with residents of the ad-
Joining state of Mississippi, have banded together
for unlawful and disorderl, purposes, and brought
about In the parish Of East Feliciana, and in the
of anarchy and mob violence which is dangerous to
the and prosperity OF that section of the state
and which has eliminated. among other results, In
First In the violent expulsion from the parish of
East Feliciana of large number of the parish OFF,
flied second, In the compulsory adjournment of the
Fifth Judicial District Court In said parish and the
shooting Of the Sheriff while n the DISCHARGE Of his
official duties In connection with said court third.
In the patrolling Of the parish by bands OF armed
and masked men on errands Of violence and blood
John Gaer, one Of the leading colored citizens of
said parish while under the nominal protection OF
sheriG's posse, and while on his way to answer a
criminal charge preferred against him. NTH, in the
hanging by q lawless mob Of a woman, near rela;
tive of said Gaer accused ofan attempted crime and
lodged in the Parish prison awaiting trial for the of
Tense alleged against her; sixth, in the ineendiary
burning of country stores and cotton gins In this and
WHEREAS, All these disorderly and Iawless acts
are productive Of great injury to the State and are
pcrity, now, therefore j, q. q. Antoine, Lieuten,
ant Governor, and acting Governor OF the state of
all illegal and disordcriy bodies Of men in SAID par.
ish of East Feiciana to dsperse and retire to their
homes and call upon all good citizens to cooper
ate with the civil authorities in and bring
ing to justice all such violent and disordery per-
sons TO the end that public peace aud obedience to
Given under my hand, and the seal Of the State
hercunto attached this 18th day of October, In the
year Of Lord iSoS and Of the OF the
Licutenant Governor, and Acting Governor OF the
State of Louisiana.


by the Acting Governor: u. u. DEsLoNDE,


Secretary OF state.
Year: 1875

in with the others for few days; then
remove them. 1t does not cost but
triAe compared with that which Is kept
for sale at the stores. Give it trial, 1t
will be found satisfactory.


Potato PIE.-One cupful of cold
mashed potatoes, two cups Of milk, three
eggs and half an ounce of butter. Beat
the potatoes, eggs and butter into cream,
add the milk sweeten to taste; flavor
with lemon or vanilla. Line deep dish
with puff paste, and fill with the potato
custard. Bake thirty minutes.


STEwED POTATOES cold boiled
potatoes, pare them and cut them in thin
slices; to pint of milk, when scalding
hot, stir in table spoonful of butter and
-four, rubbed together; salt to taste; add
the yelk of one egg and some parsley
chopped fine. When we'll mixed throw
in the potatoes, shaking carefully with
out spoon to avoid breaking. Let them
stew for few moments, and serve.


Coop WORD FOR WoMEN.-Women
have often more of what is called sense
than men. They have fewer pretensions !;
are less implicated in theories, and judge
of objects more from their immediate
and involuntary impression on their
minds; and, therefore, more truly and
naturally. They cannot reason wrong,
for they do not reason at all. They do
not think or speak by rule, and they
have in general more eloquence, sense
and wit on that account. BY their wit,
sense and eloquence combined they gen.
orally contrive to govern their husbands.
-HaztiH.
Year: 1875

These have become the most popular
of large musical instruments. There
are now about two hundred and fifty
makers of them in the United States,
who produce more than forty thousand
organs per annum. Most of these are very
poor instruments. This Is naturally SO,
manufacture of which 80 much saving
can be made by the use Of inferior, i'm
properly prepared material, and inferior
workmanship, and yet which, when I'm
ished, show 80 little difference to the
average purchaser. The important parts
of an organ, made as we'll as they can
be, cost two or three times as much as
if made as low as possible. Yet, when
the organ is done, it is not easy from
casual hearing to tell the difference be-
tween the best and very poor one. Es-
pecially when shown by one who knows
how to cover up defects, to one who has
not special skill in such matters it is not
difficult to make a poor organ appear
good one.


The temptation to makers, then, to
produce, at fraction of the cost, an Or
gan which will sell almost as we'll as a
good one is almost irresistible. Hence
the fact that so few good organs are made
and so many poor ones, and that the
country is flooded with peddlers and
dealers selling these poor organs, which
pay such large profits. The buyer of the
poor organ does not fail to find out his
mistake after a while. The thin reedy
tone of his cheap organ soon becomes Of
fensive, it works noisily and roughly, is
constantly out of order, and becomes
useless by the time really good in-
strument would have been getting into
its prime. A good organ ought to last
generation, at least; a poor one may
last five years, with considerable tinker
ing, or may break down much sooner.


There is one safe way. Get genuine
production ofone of the very best makers
and you cannot go astray. Among these
undoubtedly stands pre-eminent the
Mason & Hamlin Organ Co., whose
organs are 30 well known that other
makers are generally content to claim
that they can make as good an organ as
the Mason & Hamlin. They invented
and introduced the Cabinet or ParlOr
Organ in its improved form, started with
and have always closely adhered to the
policy of making only the best work,
have shown such skill as has given their
organs the highest reputation, not only
in this country but also in Europe. Al
the Great Exposition at Vienna, in com.
petition with eighty of the best makers
in the world, they obtained the highest
medals. To enumerate the competitions
at which they have received similar
honors would be to give list of the
fairs at which they have exhibited /; and
to mention the prominent musicians who
recommend their organs as unequaled
would really be to give very good list
of the most illustrious musical names in
the country, with a good representation
in Europe.


One who obtains Mason & Hamlir
Cabinet Organ need have no doubt thai
he has the best instrument of its class
which can be made.-Ntw York Inde
pendent.
Year: 1875

A FRENCH physician says that play
ing on wind instruments will cure con-
sumption. And we desire to inform the
consumptive young man who is learning
to play the ACCORDION, that blacksmith
bellows is evidently the wind instrument
referred to. Or he might get employ
ment on the canal, and try the virtues of
IA boat horn.
Year: 1875

IT is said that ice applied TO place
that is bitten by mosquito will destroy
the poison, and afford instantaneous re-
lief And next winter, when ice is plenty
and mosquitoes are scarce, will be good
time to give the recipe trial.
Year: 1875

FEvERs seldom make an attack without
warning, aud may often be thrown of by
soaking the feet in warm water, wrapping up
warm in bed, and taking two or three Of Par
sons PurQutiUe Pills.
Year: 1875

AN EARTHoUAKE AT SEA.
The ship Hamilton, of Boston,
arrived in that port on June 9th,
with cargo of sugar. Her com
mander, Captain Moss, states that
at 8 A. N. on June 14th, when in
latitude 10 deg. and longitude 81
deg, all on board felt the shock
of an earthquake, which lasted
fully ten minutes. During this
time there was a heavy sea run
ming, and in different places the
water appeared to revolve in cir
cles like a whirlpool. When the
disturbance first began, the sea
was quite smooth, but as the shock
increased in violence the water
became correspondingIy agitated,
terrifying those who were on deck
and arousing those who were
sleeping below. Suddenly the
vessel received a shock as if she
had grounded, and a peculiar
rumbliDg noise filed the air.
Simultaneously with the shaking
the sky assumed a dull, leaden
hue. The atmosphere was also
thick and hazy. During the con,
tinuance of the shock controloi
the vessel was completely lost
and the ship refused to obey the
helm. There was little, if any
breeze at the time, yet the vessel
was tossed about as though in the
midst of a gale. The captain
describes the upheaval of the
waves as similar to what would
occur if a series of heavy subma-
rine explosions had taken place.
The duration of the shock was
long enough to enable those who
were below to reach the deck and
witness the unusual sight. After
the disturbance bad subsided the
see became as calm as before.
Year: 1875

A MEDICAL SrRIKK.-A strike
among physicians is a novelty;
and it has been reserved for Swift
EerlAnd to produce the same for
the astonishment of mankind. In
the canton of Glarus, out of 30
licensed physicians, 21 declare
that they will perform no more
Official duties until an efficient
sanitary police is established and
medical examinations are conduct
ed by committee of competent
men. What a harvest must open
before the gaze of the disafected
indiVidualsl We can imagine the
doctors striking against the quacks
but for them TO stnke in favor Of
Year: 1875

KANSAS, which has hitherto
been Supposed to be suffering de-
vastation by grasshoppers, is now


in the midst OF one Of the heaviest
wheat harvests ever known in the
State. The yield has been enor-
nous, and the farmers are troub-
led about getting help enough to
secure the crop notwithstanding
the improved farm machinery now
in general use.
Year: 1875

Robert Collycr says the children must
have less study and more fun. Ieis right
There is the boy III the family across the
way. Lat Thursday afternoon he put a
dead mouse in his mothers work basket,
attached a split stick to the tail of the next
door cat, set the vinegar faucet up in bust
ness, palmed himself off ghost ON the
hired girl when she went down cellar after
the butter, besmcared his fathers choice
white bantam rooster with blue ink, and
finally wound up the entertainment by
tying the boiler to a strange dogs tail, and
slipping down in the slush, hurting his
back His exaspcrated father hardly knows
which to hunt up first-the strange dog
with the boiler, or Robert Collyer.
Year: 1875

WARDS OPERA HoUsE.-Ward had rather
thin house last evening The programme,
however, was good and was well received by
the audience. 1t is not necessary to speak of
any in particular as they are all good. They
should have a better house tonight.
Year: 1875

THURSDAY, Jan. 1.-THE grocery market is quiet
at present. The lower grades of flour are little
easier, while the best grades show no change The
open winter in the West is having tendency to kill
the winter wheat. 1t is thought by some that this
will make great advance in flour. Pork and lard
are dull and the stocks on hand are small.
Year: 1875

The case of II. B. Meyers against VIM.
Southwark, mentioned heretofore, came
up yesterday on motion by the defend
ant for the discharge of an order of ar
rest. The arrest was made about two
weeks since on an affidavit that the de-
fendant was concealing his property
from his creditors. The case was taken
under advisement.


The District Court had no cases yes
terday.


The city for the use OF Jacob Worth
submitted case to the General Term Of
the Superior Court Yesterday, against
the Cincinnati and Spring Grove Avenue
Company and others. The action is to
recover the amount Of an assessment for
the Improvement OF Johnson street, west
of Spring Grove avenue, and east of the
stock-yard pens. After the suit was ar
gued on both sides it was submitted to
the Court.
Year: 1875

1t Is not true that Supervising Architect
Butler is not In full accord with Secre-
tary Bristo W and President Grant in this
matter. The report of the last Commits
sion will be put In practical operation as
soon as possible. 1t is expected that a
Chicago man will be placed In advisory
charge.
Year: 1875

About four or five hundred people as
sembled on the Star grounds In CovIng-
ton, yesterday afternoon, to witness a
game between the Stars and Blue Stock
ings. The game was brilliant through.
out, resulting in victory for the Stars.
The following Is the score;
Year: 1875

We learn from the HlllsbOro RCcOr-
der that the Democrats of Orange
County will assemble in township
meetings to appoint delegates to a
county Convention to be held on the
Monday following, for the purpose Of
nominating n candidate for the Con-
vent;On to fill the vacancy occasioned
iy the death of Governor GRAHAM.


In this connection we trust it Will
be permitted us to say that we know
Of no more worthy successor to the Ia
Fneutrd GRAHAM to be found in the
county of Orange than his son, Major
john W. GRAHAM.


The whole State feels an interest in
the filing Of the vacancy in the Or
ange delegation and we feel sure that
no nomination will give greater salts
faction to our people everywhere i'll
North Carolina than that of Major
GRAHAM. His sterling qualities of
both head and heart added to his
long experience u public affairs, long
AZ least FOR his age, give assurance that
he will lie the right man in the right
place. lis fathers name, proud
one though It be, is safe In his lcep-
Jag. Than this we think no man need
desire higher praise
Year: 1875

We candidly confess to great sur
prise at the course Governor Brogden
has pursued in regard to the vacancy
in the Orange delegation. We learn
from the Raleigh Ncars that the Gov
ernor has ordered an election to be
held to fill the vacancy on the six
teenth day of September, Just ten days
after the CO11UcatiO7a meets.


This action of Governor Brogden
shows that we have been wofully mis-
taken in our estimate of the man, but
we have neither tine nor space for ex-
tended comment this morning, Suf-
flee it to say just now, that we regard
this action of Governor Brogden as n
deliberate fraud and swindle that will
and ought to forever damn him in the
opinions of all honest minded men.
We regret most exceedingly to be COM
pelled to express such an opinion of
one Of whom we have, in spite of his
political affiliations, thought SO well
and kindly.
Year: 1875

The public attention throughout the
State is now directed to the Commits
sioners of Robson county. That they
know their rights and the rights of the
people, and that they dare maintain
them we doubt not. The responsibility
thrust upon them is very grave one,
but we are assured they will meet it
like men A more desperate attempt
to win political power, by force, and
fraud, was never witnessed, and it is
fortunate for us that the men in whose
hands lies the power to defeat it, are
neither to be cajoled nor frightened.


A friend writing to US from Lumber
to us under date of the 18th says: The
County Commissioners never had any
Idea OF reconsidering their action.in the
matter, could not if they wished, and
[ am certain they do not desire to do
so. Sinclair and Nc Eachin have
ertificates of election and will be in
Raleigh on the 9th, ofSeptember, and
the only recourse the Radicals have
will be before the Convention,
when they will contest Norment has
gone to Charlotte, he says to employ
counsel &c.


Cassidey's visit was for the purpose of
frightening the Commissioners
and others into reconsider
alton, but thep did not succeed,
and in fact he did not approach any
conservatives on the subject: but
threats were made by Radicals here
that u number would be arrested in a
short time, all of which no one be-
heved.


Yours truly,


W 2
Year: 1875

WILL GOVERNOR BROGEEN Db.


A correspondent of the Raleigh
NeaOs says it is reported on the streets
in Raleigh that Gov. Brogden has
from some cause or other concluded
not to order an election to fill the va
cancy occasioned in the Convention by
the death of the Hon W. A. Graham:


The correspondent says further
that if Governor Brogden's refusal to
order an election is caused by
desire to prevent tue filing of the va
cancy with democrat. his non action
will be ample and will not only for
felt all the respect and confidence
which people have hitherto been
glad to accord to him, but will un-
questionably deserve impeachment.
We agree entirely with the views ex-
pressed by the correspondent of the
NeaOs.


If it be true as has been reporte
that the Governor has been officially
informed by the Sheriff of Orange of
the existence of vacancy in the repre-
sentation in that county,,w can see no
proper reason for delay. Governor
Brogden owes it to h mself to take ac-
tion at once The Democratic party
in North Carolina have too much at
stake in this matter to submit in ST.
lence to wrong doing.


We do not intend to charge that it
is Governor Brogden's purpose to Sc
cure the corrupt of the Convention for
his party by violating the law he has
sworn to support, for when we make
that charge we shall follow it with q
demand for his impeachment and
eviction from office. All that we de-
sire to say at present, is that if Gov
ernor Brogden has been officially noti-
fed by the Sheriff of Orange we can
not see what excuse he can offer to the
people Of North Carolina or to the
High Court of Impeachment for his
failure to do his duty


The Democratic party will not per
nit itself to be cheated out of the Con
vention.


Will our Raleigh contemporaries bt
kind enough to ascertain whether the
proper notification has been given ?
COMMENTING upon the candidates fol
speakership of the new House of Re
representatives., the Troy New York
Press says =:


"The contest narrows down to Messrs.
Cox and Kerr and it is especially cred
liable to the party that the contest
ants for this honor are both so worthy
and deserving. TO neither of these
gentlemen can there be personal ex,
ceptiOns taken. But we think on the
whole that Mr.. Kerr will be the sue
cessful candidate. He is sound on al
matters affecting the public and the
party, and is unquestlonably suited
for the Iice and exacting position OF
Speaker His candidacy seems t.
have been more spontaneously anC
widely responded 10 than Mr.. Cox's
Owing to his locality, too. he is likely
to be stronger in the caucus. The
East, as it looks, will furnish the mex
President. The West will not be sat
istied without the Speaker at least -
| Besides this it strikes us that Mr.
Cox's gifts fit him for duty OH the floor
of the House better than for the chair
Next to Mr.. Kerr there is no aspiran
whose election would better satisf,
the party and the nation. But Mr.
Kerr is manifestly the coming man."
Year: 1875

ACCORDING to the Boston Traveller
one OF the prominent causes Of the fail
IRE CT cotton mills to pay dividends of
l ate is the fact that fashion now pre-
scribes colored shirts, which, that pa
per says, have suddenly become all
the rage" The large factories that
make only white goods have been SER
ously affected. their market being cut
off, and their white cottons being left
On their hands y
Year: 1875

THE Turks are fastening troops to
the Herzegovina, where the hardy
mountaineers are holding their own,
and making the Ottoman forces pay
dearly for any advantage they may
gain. The insurrection is now nearly
month old and seems as far from be-
ing suppressed as ever, delay being
more favorable to the insurgents than
to the Turks.
Year: 1875

So far only twenty-seven deaths are
repoI ted as the result of the Whining
ton county, Illinois, Vendetta, but
there are several back townships yet
to hear from and full returns may
show some fifty slain, for the work of
murder is not yet over. Had such
bloody work occurred in louisiana
Sheridan would have been sent down
there to help the Government preserve
the peace, and we should have heard
a great hue and cry about the Ku-Klux
and all that. But Illinois being loyal
State these "outrages" do not couut.
Year: 1875

Dissipation is followed by long
train Of evil disasters just so sure as
the rising follows the setting sun.
Each day shows its chapter of the
fruits of intemperance; and were the
effects of a total disregard Of the laws
of nature thrice doubled should men
drop dead on the streets every hour
of the day from the indulgence in
that which is hurtful-there still
would he no cessation in the unnat-
ural craving, no decrease in the graft
fication Of the baser passions. A Chi
naman did some extraordinary leap
ing the other day; some jumping that
one scarcely witnesses in lifetime.
Midnight orgies over the domino tn. !.
Die and a long-continued use Of opium
had superinduced severe attack of
hemorrhoids, more commonly known
as the piles. -Locomotion becoming
exceedingly difficult, he applied to
IN old forty-nincr for relief. This
argonaut, who hates the whole Chi
nese race with q singular intensity,
with provcrbial sympathy and unre-
strained mercy told the distressed
mongoliah that he could make an
ointment that would effect cure in
twenty-four hours; that the remedy
vas compounded from a recipe an