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Year: 1875

The Philadelphia Times thus sketch
es some of the men who have been
elevated to judicial positions by the
Legislature Of South Carolina, accom-.
panying the sketch with the remark
that "it is now surprising that the
election of such men arouscs the peo-
pie of the Palmetto State in the verge
of rebellion"


Justice Wright an illustrate negro
from Pennsylvania, is re elected TO
the Supreme bench, where Chief Jus
tice Moses presides. Moses was the
secession commissioner from South
Carolina to Virginia to force the Old
Dominion into suicide, and when the
fortune of war was against his rebel
lious friends he crawled into the camp
of the carpet baggers and received the
chief justiceship as his price. Whipper
full blooded Michigan negro, scarce
iy able to wriTe his name, is chosen as
Judge for the Charleston district. He
was publicly denounced by Governor
Chamberlain as reeklns with corrup-
ton, and now he is charged with the
administration of justice in the first
city of the State. Ex Governor Moses,
son of the chief justice, was the enthu-
siastic rebel who hoisted the Palmetto
flag over Fort Sumter, and yelled for
armed rebellion until it ceased to pay,
when he tumbled into the arms of the
adventures who had come to spsead
desolation and lawlessness among his
people He was first Speaker of the
House, then Governor, and then
well, next door to prison for shameless
villany, and now he is appointed to
mock the very temple of justice with
his infamy.n


1t is clear that Governor Chamber
lain does not intend that Moses and
Whiprer shall be imposed as judges
upon the people withouta struggle. He
refuses commissions to these men on
constitutional grounds. 1t is to be hoped
that he will be able to hold his own.
in the interests of the people against
birds of prey which are seeking TO
fatten upon what is left of the life
blood OF South Carolina.
Year: 1875

oays correspondent Of the Germantown


Telegraph:


hold to that principal that one sbouId
cultivate just as much land as he has can;.
TAI and ability to cultivate well, and not an
acre more. 1t is far better to get two tons
OF nay from one acre than from two. Better
10 harvest sixty bushels of corn from ono
acre. than to 60 over three after that
amount, as too many do. So with grair
and potatoes. So with every thing raised


we nave farmers who will plant ten acres
oipotatoes and get five hundred bushels. and
others that will harvest the same from t,vo
acres. Here is an evidence of a vast amount
OF labor entirely thrown away. TO saw moth
ing OF the seed wasted, all on account Of
tnis unsuitable thirst of accommodating and
running over so much land


oh vel" says one, q my land is moor
ana l must plant over great deal of pronnd
TO get much of a crop That is precisely
"hat has made your land poor, my dear sir.
and 1t will continue to grow pooror and
poorer with such treatment. Rv goinc
over SO much you don't half cuItivata =
GU have no time to collect weeds and
leaves and muck for the manure bean
GU are running too many different WAYS
a. tne same time. Running over too much
,and Tor the yield to pay you for your trou
Die. You had better run away from vonr
iarm and give some one else a chance -
run 1t IN different way. Afewweekssinco
"nile IN a pasture with the owner. T 20,
marked the grass and weeds and brako,
winch burdened the ground would he
valuable if cut and used for bedding under
the COWS and horses, and to work into
manure. "WOrth twenty dollars he
rephed' but it is impossible for me to emf
IL; am so pressed with other work


This Is but an example of the tbousands
Oh farmers in this State-havinp too mnoh
ana under cultivation that thev cannot
ma time to cultivate it otherwise than
n slipshod way. '''"'
Year: 1875

Rents have risen," was the iocose re.
marx OF the astute small boy when a nail
caught in the previously small tear in his
coat tail and ripped the garment up to his
neck. subsequently, after an interview
with his parents, he moaned to himself in
the woodshed that leather had fallen"
Year: 1875

MOURNING OVER THE FRUIT PRosPECT.-lt is
the custom about this time of the year for the
fruitconsuming public to go very generally into
mourning. The newspapers commence harrow
ing up the public mind with such cheerless prog
nostications as the following. "The Michi-
gan fruit growers despair of obtaining full crop
of peaches" Then comes a frost, killing frost,
and the Michigan fruit growers and all other
fruit- growers all over the West arise and say
"All the buds injured, and fruit will necessa-
rily be kerry scarce and frightfully expensive"
Wherenpsn very general preparation is made
to pay almost anything for the juicy peach, the
rosy apple, the delicate pear, the luscious grape.
In general, the mourner learns from experience
before mid summer that his sackcloth aud ashes
have been causelessly suffered. The intensely
cold weather of the past two months, and the
length of the winter give to these alarms espe-
cial Importance just ut present, and obtain for
them more general credit. They are as ground
less rs ever, and the public need feel no alarm.
Some of the bnds have suffered, without doubt,
but not TO the extent the fruit growers would
have us all believe. We are in receipt of a let
ter from the South Haven, Michigan, PomolOgi-
cal Society, stating that the crop of peaches ap-
PIES and all other varieties of fruit for this sea-
son will he as good as that of any preceding year.
The published reports of the meetings of the
Society confirm the statement. Similar assuran-
ces come from other parts of Michigan and Hi
nOis and the fruit consumers may rest easy in
the anticipation of all having "the fruits of the
earth in due season" and rs much of it as they
want.
Year: 1875

II Some of the papers are discussing the
question as to whether marked copy of paper
should be sent to every person whose name is
mentioned in it. We should say not, from our
own experience. We do not think we ever men-
toned a mans name in the Chief but that be
found it out somehow, and reminded us of it the
fret SINE he met us. We have thought that if
we should ever go for the devil or the man in
the moon, he would find it ont about the time
the first copy came from til press, and woud
probably be working up a libel suit
Year: 1875

produced by the bite of rabid wolf. would
fan believe, for the sake of poetical justice, that
this was true.


Another item of intelligence, to be found in
the history of the war, may have some references
to our tale. find that, in the Summer of I7el
Colonel Butler was engaged In the pursuit Of
CORVALLIS, in his retreat from Albeinarle to-
wards Williamsburgh; my inquiries do not ena-
BILE me to say, with precision, whether It was
our friend Arthur Butler who had met this pro-
motion. His suferingsin the cause certainly de.
served such reward


Horseshoe Robinson, after the close of the
war, returned to his farm, where he lived to
very great age, enjoying TO the last the conf
dence aud esteem Of all who knew him.


THE END.
Year: 1875

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neis will take to farming. Tho aericul.
tural districts of the country are the
greater of the two There are many
mines that will pay small wages for few
years at least. Ea -


r. Would the pursuit of agriculture
pay as we'll as the search for gold?


Mr.. R. I think more can be made bv
agriculture than by mining. Where =
miner could take $50, ,000tor 10000 out
of a certain quantity Of land, an apricul-
turist could make it pay at bigger interest
by farming it. To mine the land is to
ruin it for agricultural purposes. InCal.
ifornia there are far better and more ex-
ter tsnsise gold fields lying untouched.
There is, however, . great deal Of
tine gold sdisseminateas:o :over- the
Black Hills, but it requires a
deal OF labor to get it. In California we
have sierras over the whole of which,
owing to the regularity Of the grade,
water can be made to run readily. But
the cord'llcras Of the Black Hills offer al.
most insuperablc obstacles to the success
ful working Of the whole OF the aurifer-
Gus portion of the. country. In order to
explain what mean more fully, ! may
say that, if you take that newspaper,
crumple it up and threw it On the floor,
you have the formation of the Black
Hills. The grade is not regular, and you
cannot make water run up hill. There is
good deal Of land that can be made to
pay with the aid of machinery and mod.
ern improvements in experienced hands.
In this way good deal may be made,
but the class of miners that have been in
there lately will not find their operations
in the Black Hills very remunerative.
But mary of the miners who have been
prospecting the Black Hills were men of
experience from Montana and Colorado.
They might make money. Men not used
to mining would make more money by re.
naming in the city. My experience as a
miner has shown me that men will labor
more for one dollars worth of gold than
they will for ten dollars worth Of iron.
r. How much do you Judge man
can make per day by getting gold in the
Black Hills?


Mr.. R. Only an experienced man
could make five dollars day, and he
could only make that amount on the best
ground.
Year: 1875

which amounts to nearly six million
dollars per annum during the brief
period of forty years. The request is
quite modest but that it will not be
acceded to is indicated by the adop-
ton in the House of Mr.. HoLMAN'S
resolution which declares it to be the
Judgment of that body that "no SUBJ
sides in money, public lands, or by
pledge of public credit, should be
granted by Congress to associations
or corporations engaged or proposing
to engage in public or private enter
prises; and all appropriations from the
public treasury ought to be limited at
this time to such amounts only as
shall be imperatively demanded by
the public service" The temper of
the House on this subject is indicated
by the vote on the adoption of the res
olution, which stood 223 ayes to SS
nays. This was probably a test vote
on the Texas Pacific bill and the re-
suit proves that it is opposed by the
leading members of both the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties and
that there is not the remotest pOssi-
bility of the bill becoming law du-
ring this or any succeeding session
composed of members elected by peo-
pie entertaining opinions now enter
tanned by the masses on the subsidy
question.
Year: 1875

THERE is some opposition to the do
nation of $4,000 by California to aid
the Centennial exposition. The oppo.
sition is based on the reasonable sup
position tt.h;aa. t.;aa.. the money would be
squanGered. as a great proportion of
the public funds are, and the State
derive no real good therefrom. The
value of the donation to the State de-
pends altogether on how the money
is expended. We might use fifty
thousand in the exhibition to excel
lent advantage, and We can so utterly
throw away that amount That it will
not do US particle of good. The ap-
preparation should be well hedged and
what is to be done with it should be
distinctly specified in the bill making
the donation.
Year: 1875

THE pomegranate is one of the most
profitable fruits grown in this valley.
The trees bear fruit In three years
from the cuttings and will grow on
the most ordinary soil without irriga-
tion. The pomegranate is delicious
fruit and possessing medicinal quail
ties of great value. 1t will bear ship
ment better than any other fruit. 1t
may be barreled up and sent around
the globe in good order. The retail
price of the pomegramate on the
street is ten cents piece and General
SToNEMAN informs us that he has a
standing offer from San Francisco
firm to take all the pomegranates he
can produce as five cents piece.
Year: 1875

A very important commission met
in this city yesterday to investigate a
matter pertaining solely to the city.
The commission is composed of some
Of the first citizens of the county.
But as the object is to determine the
value of property in the city. it seems
little strange that the commission
ers were not selected from among
those who are familiar with the
the value of property on the streets of
Los Angeles. No objections can be
urged to the commissioners so far, as
intelligence and integrity are con-
cerned, but it is not presumable that a
gentleman residing in the country, is,
or can be so we'll informed as to the
value of city property as those to the
"manner born.n
Year: 1875

There are two classes in our commu-
nifty that favor the building of a new
Court House-the members of the lie.
gal fraternity and those who have q
large amount of real estate for sale in
the city and vicinity. The lawyers
favor the proposition because the old
Court House is not as convenient as
they would like to have it, and because
a good lawyer is especially partial to
large and elegantly arranged Court
room. Those who have great deal
of land for sale, correctly suppose that
new public buildings would greatly
enhance the value of their property,
but they forget that purchasers may
not be so eager to buy when they find
the land is heavily taxed, to pay the
interest on bonds issued to meet the
new buildings. We do not believe
that proposition to issue one hum
dred thousand dollars worth of bonds
to pay for building new Court House
and Jail, would receive the support of
one tenth of the Taxpayers of the
county, nor do we believe it wise or
judicious on the part of our people to
incur the responsibility at this time.
This valley is rapidly increasing in
wealth and population. The number
of new corners and the money now
coming into the valley is considerable.
We should do nothing to check the
wave of prosperity and check 1t we
certainly shall If we ever so slightly
increase the rate of taxation above
the present figures.
Year: 1875

REQUIRED ASSISTANCE. lady
dressed in a pin-back of the most
pin-backedest style, while walking
on Main street, this forenoon,
dropped q small bundle from her
hands. The bundle may have con-
tanned her diamonds, and it may
have contained her weeks wash
ing; but whatever its contents it
was too valuable to abandon. The
lady could not pick it up herself
without danger of something break
ing loose, and she stood by it like
Casabianca on the burning deck, or
Patience on monument, till a
gentleman who appreciated the
situation came along, and picked
il up and handed it to her, when
she glided up Main street with her
feet so close together that it would
have been impossible to pull a
sheet of letter paper between them.
--Reveille.
Year: 1875

made it, as there was no trace


of it as he could learn.


When it came my turn to


speak, | simply announced that


the lost will was found, and pro-


ceeded to read it word for word.


When [ had finished the crowd


began to cheer, and this over,
the judge decided the case
oil the spot without it going to
the jury. Minnie and her moth
er came and stood beside me,


and together we received the
congratulations Of the villagers.
1t was the happiest day of my
life, for that very evening Iasked
Minnie to marry me, and she
said yes, and | believe she has
never yet regretted. / had bu-
siness enough after that, the
people trusted me, and I have
tried to do my duty. [ am now
i'll the Legislature and may yet
turn up in Congress, or be
Governor Of the State. At any
rate l am happy and conten-
ted man, and grateful to o kind
Father for all His love and care.


This ended the story of the
lawyers first client. was deep
ly interested, and from that
evening we were friends. Last
summer these New Hampshire
friends were my guests for
week, in my new home on the
banks Of the Susquehanna.-
We rowed together over the
placid waters of the Otsego
Lake, and ate our pic mic din
ners upon the shores, and lived |
over again those summers at |
Concord.


Time, that brought so many
changes to me and mine, had
left them the same, prosperous
and happy. The young Wife's !
voice is as musical as ever, and |
though the husband is not yet
in Congress, when he is there
he will be the right man in the
RIGHT place.
Year: 1875

The plank in the Ohio Dem
ocrat platform which is attract
ing so much attention is as fol-
lows: -.


Eighth-that The contraction
Of curr,ncy heretofore made by
the Republican party, and the
further contraction proposed by
it with a view to the forced re-
sumption Of specie payments,
has already brought disorder-to
the business OF the country, and
threatens it with general bank
ruptcy and ruin. We demand
that this policy be abandoned
and that the volume Of cur
rency be made and kept equal
to the wants Of trade, leaving
the restoration of legal tenders
to par with gold to be brought
about by prompting the indus
tries Of the people and not by
destroying them.
Year: 1875

\ Wyoming jury, composed
Of seven men and five women,
were shut up for two days and
two nights, and yet they could
not agree. 1t IS said that If
they had remained out for sew
enteen years there would have
been no verdict, as the five wo-
men talked the seven men deaf
the first six hours.
Year: 1875

Our experience and the histo-
ry of the past eighteen centu-
ries incline us to believe no mat
ter how we'll you treat a shot
gun nor how you bring it up, it
will bang the stuffing out Of
you the very first time it gets a
chance.
Year: 1875




This decidedly popular journal
again floats triumphantly to the
breeze; and so entirely different in
typographical appearance, there is
no comparison between the oH and
the ne,c. Fire, storm and opposi-
ton have no terrors for the indefat-
igable and persevering Downs, nor
do small matters intimidate the ra-
ey Barlow. While Downs watches
with one eye, and safely guards the
interests of the Patrons of Husban-
dry, with the other he sees every
move made ON the great political
chcss-board of the country. The
Examiner was the first newspaper
in the State to dare sail under
Grange colors, and how well il has
kept faith with the Order, its past
and present course tell the tale.
Year: 1875

The Madisonville Plaindealer, in
all its incidents, is one of the very
best weekly papers in Texas. Iy-
geographically it is very model OF
taste and skill, while editorially it is
ably, literally and industriously ed
tied. The county which demands
and will support such a paper as
the Plaindealer, must be fully equal
to any in the State. Bro. hutche-
son, you deserve well of the coun-
try, and we are indebted for the
pleasure you give us in weekly
perusal of your excellent paper.
Year: 1875

The Daily North Texan warmly
endorses our views on the public
school question. Indeed, the Con-
vention, We're it to do away with or
materially cripple the system,
would by that act go contrary to
the aggregate of intelligent public
opinion in the State, and would
thereby raise such a storm OF oppo'
sition as would insure the ignomini'
GUS rejection of the new constitn
ton were 1T, in other respects, as
perfect as human wisdom coulc
make it. We thank our brethrel
of the press for their manly utter
ances on this great question.
Year: 1875

on his part created GOODNESS between US
/ and from thai. time forward L avoided
him. 81


It was nv idea in case anything hap
pened to mo to so time the occurrence as
to throw my custom into the hands o1
the opposition Coroner over on the Amer
ican side.


At last policeman came along and ar.
rested me for disturbing the peace by
yelling for help.


The Judge fined me, but had the ad.
vantage of him. My money was with my
pantaloons which was with the Indians. I


Thus escaped. am now lying in a
very critical condition, Or least l am
lying any way-critical or not.


I am hurt all over, but l cannot tell the
extent yet, because the doctor is not done
taking the inventory i.


He will make out my manifest this
evening. However, thus far, he thinks
only six of my wounds are fatal. dom t
mind the others.


Upon regaining my right mind l said:


at is an awfully savage tribe of Indians
that do the head-work and moccasins for
Niagara Falls, doctor. Where are they
from -


I shall not be able to finish my re.
marks about Niagara Falls until get
better.
Year: 1875




Parents should be very careful and
not let the rays of the sun shine directly
upon the faces Of sleeping children.
Strong light is very injurious 10 the eyes,
especially if they are inclined to weak
ness.


It is worth knowing that if one volume
of castor oil be dissolved in two or three
volumes of spirits of wine, it will render
paper transparent, and the spirits rapid
ly evaporating.ithc paper in few minutes
becomes fit Tor use. A drawing in pencil
or India iak can thus b. made, and if the
paper is placed in spirits Of wine the oil
is dissolved out, restoring the paper to
its natural color.


Many persons in preparing potatoes for
cooking pare off thick Slice from the
surface instead Of digging out the eyes.
The skinning process is all wrong, as the
strength Of the vegetable lies near the
surface-the starch growing less abun-
dant as the center is approximated. The
best way is to scour them we'll, and
either bake or boil them with the;r skins
on.


The smoke from the wick of an ex.
tinguished candle is very deleterious, and
breathing it in quantities would soon
cause death. Valentine mentions q case
Of a company OF carouscrs who tricked a
boy sleeping in the corner Of a room, by
one Of their number holding to the boy s
nose the smoke of blown.out candle.
After half an hour the boy fell into short
breathing, trembling, and cramps, and
| died in three days. The composition of
this smoke is carbureted hydrogen, car.
b3nic oxide, burnt olein, etc. When
putting out a candle light before going to
bed, always do it so that there shall lie no
running wick left to poison the air of the
room.


Potatoes are adapted to be eaten v 18th
lean meat-the starchy potatoes furnish
ing the fattening and heating clements
which lean meat lacks, while the lean
meat supplies the bone and muscle
making elements not afforded by potato
or fine -four bread. Fat meat affords
heating and fattening element, like pota-
to, but in form less easily digcsted by
most persons.


Porcelain dishes which have become
cracked may, it is said, be rendered
water-tight again by drying them com.
pletely in a warm place, after which So
luton of water-glass is to be poured in
and allowed to stand over night, then
pouring it off and allowing the adherent
film to dry slowly.


Flour kept in barrels for long time
often acquires a peculiar odor, supposed
to be derived from the barrel. This
smell actually indicates an incipient de-
composition prejudicial to oread-making,
owing to the gluten having become par
TALLY soluble. 1t is therefore much
preferable to keep -four in sacks, unless
for short periods.
Year: 1875

Ned Vose used to travel around Color.
ado with performing bear, but great
change came one day last week, and now
the bear travels around alone, thinking
over old times, and occasionally leaning
up against . tree as pang shoots through h
his bowels. Ned is Inside that bear.