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Year: 1875

PRENICE.-Since the publication of an article
in Harper's Magazine, a few months since, rela-
tive to George d. Prentice, formerly of the Louis
vile Journal considerable criticism has been in
dulged in, both favorable and unfavorable to
him. Prentice had certain kind of shrewdness
and sharpness in his day, more noticeable because
the style was then rare; but in later years he
lost his hold. He even lacked justice and mag
nanimity. His treatment of William ID. Gala
CHER was sufficient to damn him. Gallagher was
better poet than Prentice ever could hope to
be, and his superior rs a writer in every respect.
The Louisville Courier was originally Whig
paper, rival of the Journal, but rather liberal
on the slavery question. Gallagher, who resided
at Cincinnati, was induced to go to Louisville
to edit the JduRdL Prentice soon found that he
could not cope with him in argument, so he re-
sorted to bullyism. He picked a quarrel, and
challenged Gallagher, who of course declined to
fight Thereupon Prentice, by working upon
the Southern idea of courage and honor, and
ringing the charge of AbOlitionism against Gal
lagher, soon set public opion so strongly against
him that he was compelled to retire from the
paper, leaving Prentice in possession of the field.
Prentice, with an undercurrent of independence
and patriotism, was fine sample of Northern
dirt-eater in the South, and finally went COM
pletely under, lost in the slough of Southern
sentiment.
Year: 1875

WASTE AND WANT.-Waste is never excusable
and Will always bring its punishment. Two
years ago, corn sold from 10 to Is cents per BUSH
el, and farmers said 1t did not pay to gather it
ior market. 1t was cheaper than wood or coal
and many farmers in Northern Kansas burnt it
for fuel To-day, thousands of horses and cattle
are suffering for feed; but little corn was raised
last season, and the grassboppers are cutting
down all kinds Of pasture and forage. Farmers
could let their corn rot in the field, OF burn it for
iuei' now coal and wood are cheaper than corn,
but they cannot feed coal and wood to their
stock.


HOW short-sIShted some people are and how
shftless! 1t is sin to waste food, even if it is
cheaper to waste, for the time being. than other
articles Experience has taught. that about once
IN three years, if not oftener corn is worth
good price in Kansas There are many days
through the Fall and Winter. when farmers have
not much to do, and might gather and store their
corn, even If it would not sell for paying price
some oil them would have TO 90 ten or fifteen
nliies Iof wood; but there are many days during
the winter that they could make one trip day
10 tue drifts on the river, buy it of river
boteoin farmer for % cents per load. In ten
days, when they would be doing nething else,
| they could get up enough wood to last them
through the Winter. Thus they would have
cheap fuel, and at the same time have their corn
cribbed away out of the weather, against the
season when crops were short and prices high.
we knew farmer, at the beginning of the war,
who was in debt fey his farm, owed interest on
II for Some years. AID owed for all his improve
nshtss He refused to sell a bushel of corn at
the prevailing price, 10 or Is cents, but built
cribs, and stored it away, until he had three or
four years good crops on hand. In course of
time corn went up to 81 per bushel, and by one
sale he realized enough to pay for his farm, back
interest, and improvements, and had enough left
to put up good buildings and barns.


Hereafter, never burn your corn, nor let it rot
in the field. If you waste, You deserve to suffer-
Year: 1875

~ The Reporter has good one on the Chief.
We left letter out of the word jehovah. But
the Reporters strong hold is grammar and "gram-
NAUTICAL construction" 1t is of opinion that
some person ought to be tarred and feathered
and rode on a rail-" and also, that "there was no
grounds for imprisonment"
Year: 1875

u Correspondent of the Raal Uor'd says:
"A certain cure for founder in horse is to stand
him in water up to his belly. 1 have known it
practiced for fifty years" If you doubt it, the
remedy is easily tried. All you have to do, is to
stand the horse up to his belly in water, for fifty
wears
Year: 1875

e Things in Ohio seem to be shaping for the
nomination of Judge Taft as the Republican can
didate for Governor. If this takes place, the
name of the next Governor of Ohio is Rise ND,
William Allen, or we are not prophet nor the
son of prophet.
Year: 1875

u The Republican State Convention of
Pennsylvania, last week, endorsed President
Grants Administration, his ability, and his pat
riotism, but emphatically pronounced against a
third term That is the way to do it. Tell him
he is a good fellow, but that a third term is too
much of q good thing.
Year: 1875

Sol Miller calls his new power press the Heather


We call it that for the same reason that the
Dutchman called his boy Yawpy-because that's
It's name, given it by the man that made it,
Year: 1875

q A statement is going the rounds of the
papers, that English money is waiting on ms.
The portion that is waiting on us individually,
needn't be anyways bashful but can come right
along.
Year: 1875

ENNTERPRISE COAL.-Persons who have


n been cheated in laying in their winters
supply of Coal should go to Fout and buy a
ton or two of the Enterprise, as many have
already done. This will help through the
cold weather Good fires add very much to
Orange streets. ianT75u
Year: 1875

AN AMERICAN NAVAL MON NUMSNI.--
A correspondent of the New York
Times, writing from Rome, says:


"The naval monument ordered sew
eral years ago of Mr.. Franklin Sim
mons, an American sculptor, for the
city of Annapolis, is approaching com
pletion, and another twelve month
should be sufficient to finish the figures
in marble and put the monument in
place. As the original design is enlar-
red bv the addition of other symbols,
It has been a happy thought to have
the memorial set up in Washington, the
metropolis of the nation, instead Of
placing it in the city whose only claim
10 have it is that of being the site Of
the Naval Academy. If the necessary
additional sum is appropriated by Con.
gress, the monument will be raised in
some part of the public grounds of the
capital city, and will be another among
the many new establishment which OF
late years have made Washington more
Year: 1875

PHILADELPHIA, April 6.-Col James
Page died this morning at the advanced
age OF sc. He was former Collector of
the Port and Post Master of Phlladel-
phia under President Polk and other
Democratic administrations, and had
held various offices of trust and emol-
ument. He was prominent in the Ma
sonic Order heing Past Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge Of Pennsylvania,
He was also prominently connected
with the old volunteer fire department
end the military, and was at one time
a leading member Of the Philadelphia
Bar
Year: 1875

Mss ETTA PACKER left for California by stage on Tuesday. She has for over a year been successful teacher in our pub lie school, and has left the impression of her talent and industry on the minds of the pupils under her care. She left many warm friends here who will always be glad to hear of her prospering and in pleasant circumstances
Year: 1875

LEvIN's park is lovely and attractive. A dance will come off there this eveneng- and nice, enjoyable time may be safely counted on, for Levin always provides for a good time. Let all the men and boys take their wives and sweet-hearts 10 the Park this evening, and give them pleas ant recreation, for in so doing their con- science will better permit them to snooZe the next day-Snnday.
Year: 1875

PEOPLE who have fast horses may con- tiuue to exhibit them in our streets, but not at a greater rate of speed than an " ordinary trot." See village ordinance published this day by order of the Village Council.
Year: 1875

%THE proposed enlargement Of THE CITI- ZEN about the first of July, will take place, but will necessarily be postponed a week or two beyond expectations. Our mate. rial for that and other purposes was all shipped per steamer which left San Fran cisco May s, and we confidently expected it would arrive in ample time to issue our enlarged paper on the first Saturday in July, but it is now certain it will not be here til; after that day. We hope by an other year or so, 1t will not take two months tO ship goods from San Francisco to Tucson,
Year: 1875

The second performance of Wagner's grand opera
place evening before the largest house Of the
season at the Academy Of Music There wer, many
points of excellence beyond that OF the first representa-
ton Wachtel in better voice and IN better prts,
and he sang and acted the role of the Knghtof the
Grail in style far superior TO tha: which
characterized his first essay Wednesday
night Nine Clara Perl fairly shared the ionors
with him. The intensely dramatic pat of
Ortrud has been given in this city with such
effect and artistic power Nine. Perl gave toit last
night Nine Wagner, as Elsa repeated the fd'co she
made the first n ight. She has not the first Quality
requisite for the part and the best thing the manage
ment can do for the sake of the patrons of the Ger
man opera is to replace Nine Wagner by Mile Pappen-
helm The latter artist in grand opera the former
is decidedly not The chorus orchestra were very
efficient last evening and Mr. Neuendorf must te
graduated the excellence of the ensemble which he
has introduced in this opera
Year: 1875

Mr. Charles o'Conor had interview Of three-quar
ters OF hours duration with Comptroller Green yes
terday morning, commencing at eleven O'Clock
The nature OF the interview Is not known
Mr. 0'Conor ate broiled chicken with very
considerable RELISH but did not digest IT,
as he did the day before The patient dozed ftfully
most OF the day, aud il s feared that relapse may
occur, unless Mr. 0Conor is compelled TO be careful
and less mentally active He converses too much for
his safety but IL impossible to check his ardor
compel him to his desire to be up and doing
Year: 1875

We read, with pleasure, the re-
marks from various journals in re-
ference to q Centennial celebration
to be held at Charlotte. The
movement meets with our warmest
approyal.-It is a spirit Of State
pride that should be encouraged.
We may say that North Carolina
was the cradle of liberty; it was
within her borders that the spirit of
independence first took root that
was soon destined to grow to a
large tree, that nobly withstood the
winds of English oppression. With
in the Hornet-ncst precinct was
found as brave set of pioneers as
yet ever lead any movement. The
brave sons of Mecklenburg were
forward in the fray, and their de>
claration of independence from the
British yoke, dates far anterior to
the one of memorable note that
took root in Philadelphia. North
Carolina, with such an AIRY of sons
as Hon. VIM. A Graham, Zeb
Vance and others of like noteriety
would be able to have a Centennial
celebration that would prove credit
to the State. Why not in connec>
ton with the 3: celerabtion let US
have an exposition and industrial
exhibition to show what a degree
of rank and influence our proud
State has reached, in the various
branches of Art? Farming indus
try, Mercantile pursuits &C., that
the world may see the mamouth
height in the sea lie of human affairs
we have assembled, as compared with
the small colony of brave freeman
that had the boldness to face, the
British Lion in his Strong hold.
We add our voice to it, lee it be
started on a sure footing, and on a
scale of magnitude, to do honor to
our feeling.-Mount Airy Watch>
man.
Year: 1875

We have seen nowhere such an
exact and comprehensive statement
of the present condition Of the Gov
crnment under which we live as
the following from the New York
FGnancier. Behold it, citizens !


"The President does as he pleas
es in Louisiana, and notifies Cons
gress that he shall continue to do
so unless the matter is taken out of
his hands Congress ignores it, and
he goes from one seizure Of power
to another, public placidly looking
on and not realizing that the struc1
ture of government is undergoing a
reactionary trial but quite as seri-
GUS as that sustained during the
war. The Government of to>day is
not that founded by the Constitu>
ton. 1t is not monarchial it is
not aristocratic..; it is not really rep
resentative; it is an anomaly;
fierce, although bloodless expert
ment. The form remains, but the
thing has changed. What now ez-
lists is representative government
trying to use the powers of COM
stitutional monarchy, clinging to
the assumptions made in the war
under the plea of necessity, and
waging a conflict between the fed
eral power and the power of the
States, while the people are yet un-
der the soothing influence of the
notion that the governmental form is
SO simple and perfect that it will
continue to run on itself without
serious jars, as it did for seventy
| wears"
Year: 1875

We pity the man, however prosperous
his pecuniary condition, or however
great his fame, who has not happy
home. A happy home is the heaven Of
this life. Yet many Of our most distin-
guished men have not been fortunate in
this respect. They have been made to
feel how unsatisfactory vas the worlds
applause, or the possession Of official
power, while all was cold and heartlcss
or unsympathizing in their private homes.
And these unhappy matches have not al
ways, or generally. been made from mo-
tives Of ambition, They have seeming
ly been the misfortune Of chance. But
what a terrible misfortune! All the dis
tinctions in the world afford no compen
sation for such a deprivation. There is
something inexplicable about many un-
happy matches A young couple marry
from actual preference for each other.
and from no motive but sincere .fYcrtions


but want of congeniality is subsequent
" developed and a wretched home for
| lie is the result Blessed indeed ami
most highly favored are they whose
homes from the beginning to the end are
always happy,
Year: 1875

DR.. Gibbs, one OF the editors Of Halls
Journal of Health, who is himself an ed
ucated physician and surgeon, while on a
railroad train the other day, was consult
ed by one Of the employees on the train
in relation to his little boy, who had that
morning swallowed cent. What have
you done for bin 2" asked the doctor.
ave gave him dose of castor.oil. !"
was the reply. Coed practice so far;
as soon as you reach home give him the
whites Of three raw eggs daily let his
diet be bread and milk, and nothing sour"
The directions were followed faithfully,
the whites of the eggs repeated every
day, and the dose Of oil at night; and on
the fourth day the cent was discharged,
1t was one of the new copper coins, and
considerably corroded by the action of
the gastric juices. Since fatal results Of
ten follow the swallowing of copper
coin, the judicious treatment advised in
this instance should be remembered by
all who have the care of children. The
essential points to be borne in mind are
simply these Albumen. or the whites Of
eggs, bland diet free from acids, and
castor Oil .
Year: 1875

WAS tired Of washing dishes, l was
tired OF drudgery. 1t had always been
so, and was dissatisfied. | never sat
down moment to read, that Jamie
didn't want cake, or piece of paper
to seribbie on, OF bit OF soap to make
bubbles. I'd rather be in prison,
said one day, ethan have my life teased
out so, as jamie knocked my elbow,
when was writing to friend,


But morning came when | had one
less plate to wash, one less chair TO set
away by the wall in the dining room
when Jamie's little crib was put away
into the garrct, and it has never come
down since, had been unusually fret
ful and discontcnted with him that damp
May morning that he took the Group.
Gloomy weather gave me the headache,
and had less patience than at any other
time. BY and by he was singing in an.
other room, =" want to be an angel ;"and
presently rang out that metallic Group
cough. Inever hear that hymn since,
that 1t docs not cut me to the heart, for
the Group cough rings out with it, He
grew worse towards night, and when my
husband eamc home he went for the doc
tor. At first he seemed to help him, but
it merged into intlaAmatory Group, and
was soon over.


81 ought to have been called in soon
er, said the doctor.


l have a servant to wash the dishes
now, and when visitor comes, ! can sit
down and entertain her without having
to work all tho time. There is no little
boy to worry me to open his jack knife,
there are no shayings. The magazines
are not soiled with looking at the pic.
lures, but stand prim and neat OH the
reading table, just as l leave them


Your carpets never look dirty, say
weary worn mothers to me.


oh no. muttcr to myself, "thcre
are no muddy little boots to dirty it now
weary of sitting in my lonesome parlor
at twilight, weary with watching for the
little arms that used to twine around my
neck, for the curls that brushed against
my cheeks. for the young laugh that rang
out with mi !e, as we watched the blazing
coal fire or made rabbits with the shad.
ow on the wall, waiting merrily together
for papa to come home. l have the
wealth and case longed tor, but at what
price: And when | see other mothers
with grown-up sons driving up to town
or church, and my hair gray, think
what might have been, had murmured
less at the providence Of God.


Reader-ynung mother you may be-
had you heard this mother tell her story
you would have felt disposed with me to
say, " l will be more patient with my lit.
tie ones--I will murmur less
Year: 1875

A BEAUTIFUL WISH A peor Irish
woman applied to lady for flower to
put into the hand of her dead infant, and
when Il handsome boquet was handed
her, she offered to pay for it, which Of
course was declined, when, with a look
Of gratitude she exclaimed: May the
Lord Jesus meet you at the gate of Hca-
ven with a crown of roses" Nothing
could be more touchingly beautiful a,
well as poetical.
Year: 1875

dissipated young men as equals, do y
wrong they can scarcely realize Such
men should Be made to feel that until
they walk with correctness and honor TO
the paths of right, good people stand
aloof from them. Girls who respect
themselves will not be seen with such
men, and will decline to receive them on
the familiar footing of friendship. 1t is
q mistaken kindness to poultiee when
caustic is needed. and am inclined to
think that a little sharp decision on the
part of the girls of to-day would go far
to correct the general looseness OF moral
ity among young men.
Year: 1875

Fall poets will be fat enough to kill in
q few weeks.


Apple butter should be picked before
the vines are wilted.


Husking cucumbers will have to be at
tended to very soon.


Rail fence. ought not to be grated till
the weather is cooler.


Dried apples and old maids should be
harvested thls month.


Rutabaga turLips should be killed and
dressed by the middle of next month.


1t is about time TO pick buckwheat
cakes, They should be gathered while
the weather is hot.


Insurance men should be planted very
deep or they will winterkill. 1t is
good plan to move a woodshed to the
hill to keep it down.


1t is against the law to shoot book
agents before the first of November, as
there is a chance that they may be struck
by lightning up to that time.
Year: 1875

diggings a week or so later, and
they somehow fell in together
Lumley was what you might call
an extra clever fellow. He looked
scarcely more than boy-those
fair skinned people never show
their age-with his handsome, wom-
anish face, bright blue eyes and
trim built figure; but he had con-
fidence until you could not rest,
plenty of the gift of CAB, and a
something about him-I believe
people call it magnetism; at least,
when you were with him you be-
lieved just as he did, and then
wondered at yourself afterward for
doing so.


Lumley always had a knack of
twisting folks around his little fin
ger. For all that, the lines of firm
ness were quite lacking about his
mouth. Lumley's Pardner, now,
with his close-set lips and square,
massive jaw-you might as well
hope to move a mountain as him
against his will. He would be
strong to do, or bear; you could
easily see that.


do not know as it was exactly
fair. l never meant to eavesdrop,
but It happened in this wise: One
night I went over to Lumley's shan
ty-it was amazing strange how
soon his name got tackled to every
.thing-to see about a broken pick
he wanted mended. I used to do
the smithing in those days. AS ]
opened the door saw that there
was no one in, and, being tired with
my days work, ! dropped down on
q log just outside, lit my pipe, and
sat leaning back against a pine
board waiting for Lumley to come
back. guess / must have got
drowsy and fallen asleep, for the
first thing I heard was voices, and





Lumley's Pardner speaking out
bitter and short.


81 reckon it's of no use to ask il
there's any, letters come to my
name,' he said. "There's no one
to write to me-"


rubbed open my eyes and saw
two CLEANS of light streaming out
through the open door and the one
loop-hole of window, and then ]
knew that Lumley and his mate
must have passed me by and never
seen me in the twilight. Raising
myself up, saw Lumley through
the window, sitting down to the
table beside yellow dip, with two
or threo letters lying before him
and one open in his hand. Then Il
flashed across my mind that one o.
the boys from q camp beyond hai
gone into the station, and was du,
with the mail that night.


Lumley's Pardner sat over th'
far side Of the table with a gloom,
look in his eye. Being in the SAM
boat myself, / knew how loncsom
IL was mover to have news frou
home, and wondered to myself hov
Year: 1875

FRASKNEss IN LovE.-One of the most
essential things in love affairs ia perfect
frankness. Both parties should be frank
true to themselves, and truthful to each
other. How many uneasy and anxious
minds, how many broken hearts there are
to day, in which content aud happiness
might have reigued supreme but for the
want of fraukness. Repentance inevitably
comes for all these things, but it comes too
late, and only when the evil produced is
incurabe. In love, as in everything elses
truth is the strongest of all tbings. and
frapkness is but another name for truth.
Then always be frank. Avoid misunder-
standings; give no reason or occasion for
them. They are more easily Stunned than
cured-they leave scars upon the heart:
You are less liable to be deceived yourself
when you never deceive others. Frankness
is like the light of a clear day in which
everything may be plainly perceived.
Year: 1875

The only really powerful Scottish mobiles
are those who share the religious and pol
itical preiudices of the people, and the re-
mainder at once admit their loss of terri.
torial influence and make a profit of
it by letting their without scruple to the
highest bidder. The mass of the nation
has a natural affinity for the more demo-
cratic element in English society, and thus
Enolish liberalism comes very near being
the national creed of all Scotchmen in
politics.
Year: 1875

surface at all. The reason simply is
that the toys las they must soon come TO
be regarded hitherto employed in their
observation, are altogether inadequate
TO cope with the distances they are re-
moved from US. However fine their
quality, they cannot bring those celestial
bodies so uear us as to enable. us to see
them distinctly, and our knowledge Of
them will never be increased until we
have instruments which can. Every as
tronomer knows that, with the increase
Of the size Of telescopes, the difficulties
OF moving and observing with them in-
creases. But the overcoming OF such
difficulties is just the thing to be done,
in order that astronomical observation
may advance as it ought 70 do. There
is 30 iupossibilily in The way. fortunate.
ly; there is no limit to the size and per-
lection Of the telescope. Manipulatory
difficulties may increase, but the theory
Of the instrument, both in its rejecting
and refacting form, admits of an infinite
enlargement