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Year: 1872

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April 8, 1872.


State delegation Temperance Convention met
at the House OF Representatives IN this city to-day
About one hundred delegates were present. DR..
Boyd the temporary Chairman OF the Convention,
In his address stated that the object OF the Conven-
tion was tile organization or temperance political
party ana to TINS en1 State ticket should be noml.
mated at this meeting.


One OF the speakers said there was not the ghost
OF chance for q third party 10 succeed Dr. 5.
Abbot expressed himself opposed to the conduct OF
the Convention. He Thought the majority should
rule, and not lie controlled by caucus


Alter a vote on the prOnibit0ry clause In their
platform dlssenlcnt party repaired TO the Senate
Chamber Finally resolution was adopted by the
seceders that no nomination should be made until
after the democratic party had presented It's canal
dates. The main brancn In the Assembly Chamber
adopted the platform or the national temperance
party, and then adjourned sine die.
Year: 1872

On several occasions we have taken
occasion to dcnounce tho tax upon
public intelligence which is carried out
in the tax upon printing materials by
means of which the American press Is
enabled TO cnlighten the public and
banish ignorance from the land. Our
contemporary, the Cincinnati Enquirer,
has most excellent article upon this
subject, so appropriate and pointed,
that we cannot refrain from giving
copious extracts from it.


We hear great deal said about the
influence OF the newspaper press OF
the country, and yet we arc forced to
confess that there is one question upon
which-their interests being indisput.
ably that of tho people who arc op
posed to n tax upon knowledge--we
should like now 10 sec il manifested.
We allude 10 tho tax Of twenty per
cent. upon paper used in newspapers,
and to the still more onerous tax upon
typo. In the past we have often had
occasion TO alludc TO the paper impo
sition, and propose now to show up
what is called the protection on type.
This littlo table tells the story, giving
the price of type in Canada and in tho
United States
Year: 1872

Thus it will be seen that the Amer.
lean printers pay for their tody type
an average of sixty.thrce cents per
pound, while the Canadian printers
pay an average of forty.four cents per
pound. That is to pay tiIty per cent,
more than we should.


There are twenty. i've hundred ncws.
papers in the United States, which,
added TO tho great book and jobbing
establishments, makca business Of over
s75,000,000 year. They employ
over 1000 skilled mechanics, and in
addition find business to employ as
many moro men in other capacities
No less than 100000 people depend
almost entirely upon those great print
ing manufactures for support. Their
products are immensely distributed,
and there is not man fiom Maine TO
California who is not interested in
cheap books and cheap papers. The
annual production of type is but fifteen
hundred thousand pounds, giving en-
ploymcnt TO twelve hundred mechanics
This trifiing interest is thus made
paramount to one ifty times larger
aud moro important.


1t is the fault of the press that this
is permitted. Should its influence be
unanimously arraycd for paper and
type free OF duty, Congress would not
dare TO disregard the appeal. Tho
revenue derievcd from these articles
are next to nothing, for they arc in
fact prohibitory of their importation
If the duty were taken off it would bc
q saving TO the publishers and printer:
of more than n million dollars year
and this immense tax goes into The
pockets of few type founders. We
call upon our brethren Of the press
without distinction Of party, to agitate
this question Ito keep il constantly
before the peoplc-to support no man
for Congress who will not pledge him
self to vote to repeal these impositons
upon both type and paper. The
American industry in the newspaper
and book manufactures demand it,
The small ring OF monopolists who arc
interested against them should fee
their power, and be taught their pre-
sumption in supposing they can shape
national legislation on this question
We trust that this will not subject u:
10 another denunciation from the stu
pid old "organ' for insisting that the
tax shall be lifted from public ,ntelli
gencc, which begcts public virtue.--
Pttsburgh Post.
Year: 1872

An old traveller tolls pretty tough
story about being lost in tho woods
with his dog, where hc could find
nothing to cat, and had TO cut of the
dogs tail, which he boiled for himself
and afterward gave tho dog the bone
We would rather borrow hundred
dollars than believe that story.
Year: 1872

Mr.. Thomas Fitzpatrick put his two
mares tC the pole early in the spring.
As both are good steppers they prom
ise to make a rapid team. Both are
hiph-strung, ana each seems to have
a GOOD opinion of herself. The two
were courteously polite to each ot19r,
but there was no strong display OF al
fection. While gently driving IN
Central Park one day, the sorrel mare
made an awkward step, and cut the
bay mare in the ankle. The accident
appeared to stir up bad blood. Mad
dened with rage the bay mare DIT the
sorrel, and this act of hostility was
quickly resented. The mares now
forget their politeness, and each strug-
gles to inflict as much injury on the
other as possible. On arriving at the
stables and being detached from the


wagon, instead of walking quietly 70
( their stalls, they turn upon each oth-


er with great fury, and engage IN 9
savage fight. They were separated
with great difficulty. But now 1t i'
out of the question to drive them TO


gether. When they come in sight o


each other their eyes flash and nos
/ trIIs snort defiance. If left to them


selves they would surely engage II


conflict bitter and remorseless IN tn


extreme.-1taJ, Field and Farm.
Year: 1872

a Scotch court has affirmed the re-
sponsibility ofa man for his offspring
to the fourth generation. The lnspec,
tor of Poor for the parish OF Ialool
recently advanced aid to a WlOOW
with five young children, and brought
1 suit in the Small Debt Court to recoV'
er the amount from her grandiatner
Against the liability vigorous Du
intellectual defense was made.
Year: 1872

A great many boys, as well as men,
complain that they can not get en-
plOyment. Perhaps it is hard to get
such place as you like, but when > on
get = place, make yourself useful in u;
make yourself SO Necessary, by your Il
delity and good behavior, that they
can not do without you Be willing
TO take a low price aJ first, no matter
what the price is, If it is honest work.
Do it well, do it the very best you can.
Begin at the very lowest round OF the
ladder, and climb up. The great want
anywhere is faithful, capable work
ers. They are never drug in the
market. Make yourself one Of thOse
and .here will always be a place fOl
you, and a good one too.
Year: 1872

And now we are told that the
snake is not devoid Of affection. II
mourns sadly as the cooling dove
over its lost mate. We are rath-
er sorry to hear this, as it has al
ways been our habit to widow as
many snakes as possible. But we
will not solemnly swear to do SO
no more until we try what effect
sentiment will have when we see
a reptile crawling at our feet. A
Kentucky exchange tells the fol-
lowing: "Some time since man
named Barger, who resides in
Cumberland county, while getting
tan bark in the woods, killed a
very large rattlesnake, tied it to
his wagon and drgged it home.
The next morning he found the
mate TO it cUiled up under his wag-
on, having followed the trail of its
dead companion for the distance
of two miles, leaving its track in
the dust all along the route"
Year: 1872

Narrow gauge railroads, aecor-
ding to a paper recently read be-
fore the York society of ofengineers,
have an advantage over broad
gauge roads Of 25'49 per cent: in
road bed and road construction
1t was also asserted that there is
saving of 5 per cent in the cost
of rolling stock. The average
sowing on all items, it was stated,
would be 24.O3 per cent.
Year: 1872

Toward sundown of Saturday night
when millions of laborers were clos
ing the work of the week, one of the
most umtiring workingmen of the age
finished his life and his labor together.
James Gordon Bennett had known
little of the joy of lie except that
which comes of unremitting and suc-
cessful work. lie had carried the
great enterprise and purpose of his
existence forward to the furtherest
point he could expect TO attain. There
seemed little left which was attractive
to him in the world when this end
was clearly reached. In the busiest
and most intensely vital city of the
earth he had led life as secluded and
solitary as that of any monk of the
Thebiad. There seems pathetic fit
ness in the fact that an end of life so
lonely should be passed in solitude,
with the breadth of the ocean between
him and the children whom he idol
lied and the wife of whom he was so
proud and fond. He had made his
arrangements to pass the summer with
them in Europe, bat his suddenly fail.
ing health compelled him, too late, to
recall them. Iu his life he had sacri-
feed social friendships and relations
to his inexorable purpose, and in
death the sport of destiny deprived
him of the ministrations OF those who
were dearest to him. The great ma
chine he built through so many toll
some years works on without chang
ing a puisation at his departure. AT
the head of Its columns still stands
the familiar announcement, "James
Gordon Bennett, Proprietor," though
the first of the name Is in his coffin,
and the second is at sea, not aware of
the altered meaning of the standing
types. His heirs will give to his
grave all the dignity and respect which
may lie in massive and costly marble;
but his journal is his true monument.


1t is easy to build sepulcher of any
form, with any meaning you please.
Even the epitaph is a matter depend
ing on your own taste or fancy, sor
that of clever friend. But nothing
can change or falsify the record of a
public life, nor make the monument
reared by mans lifelong labor any
thing but true criterion of his char
acter and test of his value. Mr.. Ben
nett viii not be judged in future by
what he was, but by what he accom-
plished. The passions, the hates, the
of the past, will all fade
away from memory in another gener-
alton. But The Herald will remain
the permanent and visible proof of
what there was in the heart and intel
lect OF its founder.-N. Y. Tribune.


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Year: 1872

USEFUL PRovERBs, =, Always tell
the truth; yon will find it easier than
lying. He who gives a trifie meanly,
is far meaner than the trifle. Men
looking at the faults of woman should
shut their eyes. If we seize too hasti-
lv we may drop as, hastily. Expert
ence is q torch lighted in the ashes of
our delusions. Better be upright'with
poverty than wicked with plenty.
Time never sits heavily upon us but
when it is badly employed. Whatev-
er YOU dislike in another take care to
correct in yourself. Resolve to per-
form what you ought, and perform
what YOU resolve. ess
Year: 1872

THERE is hardly any evil wholly
unmixed with good. Destructive to
wheat and other grains as was the
past severe winter, it has established
a fact and taught lesson which in
the end will probably more than COM
pensate farmers for their losses by the
frost. The almost unanimous tenor
ofthe reports concerning the growing
grain crops is to the effect that grains,
especially wheat, should be planted in
drills instead of sown broadcast, and
that they should also be drilled to a
greater depth than has been customary
among farmers. Hundreds of broad
cast fields have been reported either
quite destroyed or greatly injured.
while in nearly every instance in
which the seed was drilled in to a
good depth, it came out with little in
jury, ifiany, and is doing well. Far
mers Throughout the country will do
well to bear in mind these facts. Ex-
perience is good schoolmaster,-
PittsbuTgh Commercial.
Year: 1872

A man who is not able to make .
bow to his conscience every morning,
is hardly in condition to respecta-
bly, salute the world at any other time
of the day. aa is9b ns " saEtsVoa G d
Year: 1872

The subscriber win keep the market open at
the old stand. under Wheeler's Block, where he
will be able to furnish his old customers and
such new ones as may favor him with their pat
ronage. with the .l.F s.lssel 4ss.5ri Fi5l
Year: 1872

A week or two ago a family named
Woodstock, arrived in this city from
Westchester. N. Y, intending to settle in
the State, and accepted the invitation of
an old acquaintance residing on Russell
street to stop with him for week or two
until they had decided where to locate
Not being suited with the city, Woodstock
took a trip to the interior and purchased
farm in Berrien county. He came back
Saturday night, and the family would
have left Monday only for the occurrence of
a sad affair due to the Puritanical ideas
and hard-heartedness of the father.


The youngest of the children is boy
about four years old, who being pet, has
been allowed to sleep with his parents.
Sunday night the Woodstocks, desiring to
60 to church, an effort was made to get
the boy to 60 to bed with the older brother.
He was frightened and timid and made
great opposition, saying ''that he was
afraid of bears and wolves" The opposi-
tion irritated the father, and he declared
that he would not go to church, and that
Charlie should 60 to sleep in that bed.
AS the child kept crying and teasing, the
older one was made TO get up and sleep
elsewhere. This did not help matters,
of course, and then Woodstock told the
boy he would lock the door AMI leave him
in the dark if he did not cease crying.
Frightened further, the lad continued
weeping ard bcseecLing, and Woodstock
did as he said he would.


The boy screamed at the top of his voice
for few minutes, beat on the door, and
entreated to be taken out, but the father
was unrelenting as rock. The walls grad
ually died away, the lad ceased to shout,
and after half an hour the door was open
ed. He was not found asleep, as expect
ed, but he was crouched down in corner,
with his feet drawn up under him, and it
took only moment to convince the par
ents that the boy had been rendered a
lunatic or an idiot. He laughed and
talked to himself, did not reply to
question, gave no one any not.te, and
and when the mother realized what had
occurred she tainted away. Every effort
was made by the friends to bring the boys
reason back, but all failed. He would
not speak, gave the other children no
notice. but wanted to roll around on the
floor and play with spools and sticks. A
physician was called, Monday and two
more, Tuesday, but all were agreed that
tie boys reason had been affected by his
fright, and that he might be an idiot for
the rest of his days. TIE circumstance
has nearly broken the mothers heart,
and the father. carries conscience which
any criminal short of murder, would not
enjoy.-Detr0it Free Press.
Year: 1872

We find the following puzzle form the
pen of Mrs Edward Ashley Walker, in q
recent number of the Adcdnce:


was awakened one morning by a Chi.
nese seapo1. and as the air was a country
of South america, L wrapped myself in
my cloak made of part of the Chinese
Empire, and lined with a cape in the
southern part of the United States, and
busted myself in town on the Schuyl-
kill, until an island east of Labrador call
ed me to breakfast.


A group of islands in the Gulf of Mex
leo burned brightly on the hearth, and an
other group lying west of Africa greeted
me with cheerful song.


Soon lake of North America brought
in breakfast. which consisted of an Asatic
country, and river of British America
well seasoned with lake'in the western
part of North America, and a South
American city. To these were added
group of islands in the Pacific, and a plen-
tiful portion of an island in the Atlantic.


As 1 am naturally fond of another
group of islands in the Pacific, 1 chatted
with city in Ohio, and after had salts
fed my appetite, which was at first town
in the southern part of New Hampshire, l
ate large group of islands lying east of
India with her. AS she was suffering with
a headache Ibathed my head with city on
the Rhine, but stopped suddenly. on dis
covering that the North American lake
was Chinese city.


I Iassured him that he never would OBJ
tain a city in the western part of Mis-
souri,, unless he mended his ways, al
though my disposition toward him was
group Of islands in the Pacific but should
his conduct prove satisfactory, :he might
look forward with an African cape to OBJ
tanning town in Kentucky in due time.


l then went out and enjoyed New
foundland cape, after lake of British
America, and, after L returned, finding
that the children were making a New
York lake, sent them all to bed, after
wishing a good deal of a Scottish cape
upon them.
Year: 1872

Jones had heard about a widow who
had saved train nof ears from destruction
by warning the engineer as the train ap-
preached that certain bridge had been
washed away, and who was literally re-
warded, receiving pass for life on nearly
all the railroads in this country. and a
present of ten thousand dollars from the
company whose train she saved so Jones
thought it pretty profitable business, and
concluded he'd try it.


He lived near railroad bridge, and
he anxiously watched and waited for it to
wash away, feeling sure that it must go
some time. Every rainy night he got up
and paced the floor by spells, then took
his umbrella and went out to see if the
bridge was beginning to go; but it was no
60.


At last he concluded that if an accident
would not happen of its own accord he
would make one to order, so he got upon
a high bank at the side of the track one
afternoon. and rolled big stone down up
on the rails.


1t was Just q few minutes before the
lightning express was due, and, throwing
off his coat and hat, so as to appear as
excited as possible, he went forth to meet
it. He saw it coming in the distance, SO
he tied red cotton handkerchief to hoe
handle, and waved it above his head in
wild, excited manner, as signal of danger.
But he presented such singular appear
ance that the engineer thought him crazy
man, escaIel from neighboring lunatic
asylum, and so paid no heed to him, and
the train thundered on.


There was a sudden whistle of ''down
brakes" rapid reversing of the engine,
then terrible crash. The train was
wrecked the engineer and fireman were
instantly killed, the conductor and all the
brakemen dangerously if not fataley
wounded. and about ten per cent. of the
passengers horribly mangled.


Jones didn't get a pass for life on the
principal railroads of the country and
purse of $4,000, but he got ten years
in the peuitentiary for manslaughter,
having been seen by neighbor when in
the act of rolling the big rock on the
track which caused the calamity.


And now be is learning to manufacture
shoes by the original process. and is of
the opinion that railroads are a curse to
the country.
Year: 1872

Messy Creek and vicinity has been ex-
cited for the past two days, unraveling-
or endeavoring to do so--a mystery, first
brought to light on Tuesday morning.
At that time the dead body of white
infant was discovered lying in swamp.
about mile from town, and covered with
brush. From its appearance it was judged
that the boy had been there for about a
week. When found the little legs had
been eaten into above the knee and the
body was much decomposed.


An inquest was held on Tuesday morn
ing, but nothing was elected touching the
parent age of the little one. The inquest
was then adjourned to yesterday morning.
when more witnesses were examined and
from the evidence it is probable that the
mother of the babe will be discovered and
the circumstances of the death of the in
fant made known.-Press and Herald.
Year: 1872

Now that the season has arrived for
raising chickens, it is we'll to know that
the powdered sulphur of the druggists is
the cheapest, handicst, and best thing yet
discovered for killing parasites that iniest
sitting hens, and find their way to fresh
pastures upon the chickens as soon as the
latter are hatched. Many times people
complain that when their chickens are
week or two old, they droop and die from
the attacks of large lice, which literally
cover the heads of the birds. Ifexamina-
tion is made earlier, it will be found that
the insects have taken up their abode
nest, for they forsake the hen, preferring
the chickens. 1t. Is bad business to have
to catch the chickens and hen for treat
mont after they have left the nest, when
the remedy can be applied with so little
trouble before Matching begins. A week
or SO after the hen has been given her
clucth of eggs, sprinkle them and the whole
of the nest and the straw for little dis
tance around it with the sulphur when the
hen is off. The nigLi following attend TO
the hen herself by lantern-light. Disturb
her just enough to make her bristle her
feathers, and then dust sulphur we'll down
to their roots. Go over her whole body
thoroughly, excepting the parts in contact
with the nest, and lift each wing and
scatter pinch, and attend to head, neck.
and tail. 1t will not injure the hen in
the least. nor the chickens when they are
hatched. We repeat the operation at an
interval of a week (though perhaps one
application is sufficiently, and have never
found the slightest trace of vermin upon
hen or chicks afterwards. Use two small
handsful. It costs little either in money
or trouble. Tobacco, snuff, grease, car
bolic powder, &C., are not to be compared
with sulphur for this particular purpose,
and the best dust bath privileges for the
hen are not to be relied upon alone.
American A1ricuIturist.
Year: 1872

Daug hter, don't let mother do it


Do not let her slave and toll,
While you sit, useless idler,


Fearing your soft hands to soil.
Don't you see the heavy burdens
Daily she is wont to bear,
Bring the lines upon her forehead
Sprinkle silver TO her hair.
Daughter. don't let mother do it


Do not let her bake and broil
Through the long, bright summer hours;
Share with her the heavy toll;
See. her eye has lost its brightness,
Faded from her cheek the glow,
And the step that once was buoyant
Now is feeble, weak and slow.
Daughter, don't let mother do it


She has cared for you so long,
Is 1t right the weak and feeble


Should be toiling for the strong?
Waken from your Iistless languor,
Seek her side to cheer and bless;
And your grief will be less bitter


When the sods above her press.
Daughter, don't let mother do it 4!


You will never, never know
What were home without mother
Till that mother lieth low
Low beneath the budding daisies,
Free from earthly care or pain
To the home so sad without her,


Never to return again.
Year: 1872

THE COOLEST MARgIF ON Record
Meteorological records and investigation
have already established the fact that the
month of March. 1872, was not only colder
than either of the winter months preced-
ing It, but also the coolest March of
which there is in this latitude any record.
In 1913 the cold of March was intense,
but not so steady and prolonged as in
1872. The average temperature of March
'72 was eighteen degrees colder than
March III, which latter as said to have
been the warmest March within half a
century. Richmond Whig.
Year: 1872

Spesisl to the Appeal


HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, May 25.-
The Democratic Convention met here
to-day, agreeable to previous announce
ment, and was organized aud proceeded
to the business in hand in the most
harmonious manner.


The delegations were composed o.
the most prominent men of tbs
county, and the meeting was large
Iy attended. Much interest was mani,
tested as to the probable influence:
that would be brought to bear upoI
the Baltimore Convention, and Mar
shall county is a unit against that
body putting a candidate in the field,
believing that it would only strengthen
the enemies of the great Reform move
ment now so happily inaugurated by
the action of the Cincinnati Conven-
tion, and therefore resolutions were
unanimously adopted directing the dele
gates to oppose any nomination at Bal
more.


The deliberations of the convention
were harmonious, and every one seemed
delighted with the prospect OF redeem
ing the country from the grasp of the
reigning dynasty.