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Year: 1875

THIRST AT SEA.-A correspondent
calls our attention, says the London
Daily Ne,rs, to the fact that while the
survivors of the Cospatric suffered ago.
nies of thirst in their boats, the two
men from the La Plato, who were actu-
ally in the water up to their waists for
nearly all the time of their three DAYS
exposure on their damaged raft, felt no
thirst and no hunger. Only when the
sight of the Dutch vessel, their rescur-
er, made them feverish with hope and
excitement did they begin to find their
throats grow parched. Does not a
plunge in the sea relieve thirst, our cor
respondent asks, and he gives his own
experience as a swimmer in SEAPORT
town, when he was young, in testimony
that it does produce that effect. The
water entering the pores relieves the
parched up palates, and perhaps, as he
puts it, a liberation takes place in
the process which gets rid of the
presence of the saline matter. The
theory is affirmed with great precision,
We remember, by one of George Sand $
heroes, nota high authority certainly on
scientific questions, but the experiences
of hero of romance, if only they are
adopted from anybody's actual life, are
as good 50 far as those of Hippocrates
or Huxley. The question ought to be
easily settled, and the only wonderful
thing about it is, that if the belief of
our correspondent and the French ro-
mancist's hero be correct, there should
ever have been any question at all. We
fear that if SO ready and simple a rem
edy were also sure, it could hardly have
failed long ago to find universal recog-
milton. The thirst which is caused by
mere heat would be naturally assalged
by plunge in water fresh or salt; but
the thirst that is born of exposure ex.
haustion and want of food is perhaps
not SO easily conquered or cured
Year: 1875

60 The New York Court of Appeals
not long since decided that man has no
right to the fruit growing upon branches
of tree overhanging his land where
the trunk of the tree stands wholly upon
the land Of his neighbor. But the law
regards the overhanging branches as a
nuisance, and they may be removed as
such; or the owner of the land shaded
NAV remove them If he is careful not
to commit any wanton or unnecessary
destruction in so doing. Where the
trunk of tree stands on the line, the
owners Of the adjoining land have a
joint ownership in the tree and fruit,
and neither cue has the right to remove
il without the consent of the other.
Year: 1875

C. Professor Tyndall illustrates the
value of a single potato by supposing
that every potato in the world but one
was destroyed; that one would contain
in itself the possibility of again stock
ing the world with an invaluable arti-
Gle Of food. If one potato would pro-
duce, when planted, only crop of ten
potatoes, in ten years. the total pro-
duct of the produce of this one potato
would be equal to ten thousand mill
lions, which would De sufficient to stock
the whole world with seed. The real
value of that single potato, then, would
be such that it would be better that the
city of London or New York should be
totally destroyed than that tuber should
be lost to the world.
Year: 1875

ga Leavenworth man told lie
and then said: 81 hope to he struck
dead if have not spoken the truth -
He lad scarcely ceased speaking when
he fell to the foor-a man having
knocked him down.
Year: 1875

THs Democratic papers of The South
have taken up in friendly spirit the aa,
vice given by Senator Bayard. and the
only hope Of the party in the South is by
thorough organization. The people of tn.
South see the importance of just such ad,
vice a that which Mr Bayard rendered
them and they will avoid all elisues or
factions in party ranks. NJ r..
Year: 1875

The $ wiss have clever way OF
making cheap boxeA without the use
of nails, the mitered sitles being fast.
eued together by wedge shaped pieces
OF wood. An English inventor has re-
csntly patented another prOcfss which
may be used for heavy As well as lighi
boxes. The two pieces Of wood To bt
fastened together are first mitred in
the ordinary way, and q hole Is theI
drilled in each piece vertically, from
the bottom upward at short distance
from the mitred edge A channel Ol
groove is then cut out by n saw cl
otherwise from the mitred edge to the
drilled hole, This channel is OF les:
width than the diameter of the hole,
snd may be cut either parallel 10 the
sides Of the piece Of wood or at righi
angles to the mitred edge, 90 thai
when the two are put together there
shall be a continuous channel from
one side tO the other, shaped some.
what like damb-bsiI, and running
from the top to the bOtt Dm of the box.
A key is formed by running fusible
metal, such as lead, into this channel,
or solid key can be driven in bui
in either way a joint IL formed which
can only be broken by tearing away
the mitred edges Of wood. n
Year: 1875

When / go to the county to visit
my relations, writes NJ. Quad, the
spare bed rises ND before my imagina-
ton days before / start, and / shiver
as 1 remember how cold and grave
like the sheets are. put off the visit
as long as possible, solely on account
OF that spare bed. / don't like TO tell
that / had rather sleep on a picket
fence than enter that spare room and
creep into that spare bed, and so they
know nothing of my suffering. The
spare bed is always as near q mile
and half way from the rest OF the
beds as it can be put. It is either up
stairs at the end of the hall or of the
parlor. The parlor curtains have not
been raised for weeks everything is
as prim as an old maids bonnet, and
the bed is as square and true as il it
had been made up to a carpenters
rule. No matter whether it be sum-
mer or winter, the bed is like ice,
and il sinks down in q way to make
one shiver.. The sheets are slipper
clean, the pillow slips rustic like
shrOuds, and one dare not stretch his
leg down for fear of kicking against a
TOM mOSIOuc. Ou6 SILKS uOHu Jill ne
is lost In the hollow, and foot by foot
the prim bed-posts vanish from
view. He is worn out and sleepy,
but he knows that the rest OF the
family are away so far that no one
could hear him il he should shout for
an hour, and this makes him ner-
vOus. He wonders il any one ever
died In that room, and straight-way
he sees faces of dead persons, hears
strange noises, and presently feels a
chill gallOping up and down his back.
Did any one ever psss a comfortable
night in a spare bed p? No matter
how many quilts and spreads covered
him, he could not get. warm, and If
he accidentally fell asleep it was to
wake with start under the impress
sion that dead man wss pulling his
nose. 1t will be days and weeks be-
fore he RECEIVERS from the impression,
and yet he must suffer in silence, be-
cause the spare bed was assigned him
in token of esteem and affection.
Year: 1875

The people are not tired o.. they
have nowhere rejected, Republican
principles. There is no loss which
may not be retrieved by the self-asser-
ton Of the best men in the control Of
the Organization. The elements
strong enough to command it are yet
its vital power, and can, II they will,
restore it everywhere to popular con-
fidenee. 1t is only question Of men.
It is character, not platform, that
will command the support OF all hop
est men who are now Indifferent or
waiting to make choice Of tickets.
We can clearly see, with one class oi
men controlling it, that it is sure oi
victory. It is just as sure OF defeat,
given over to the control of another
set. It cannot afford, for its own
sake, much more for the sake OF ths
country to make the mistake OF sur
rendering to bad leaders anywhere.
Year: 1875

Columbus-AS far as can be learned
from conversations had with farmers
living in this county. the freeze Of last
Saturday did but comparatively little
damage. On tho highlands some few
fields were touched, but in sheltered
places and low lands no trouble Is noticed.
The wheat crop of this county will be
much smaller than usual An unusual
amount has been killed by the severity of
the winter. Some of the finest land of
the county was sown in wheat last fall,
and is being pIowcd up for this or some
other reason. Flour has advanced
considerably during the past few days.
Year: 1875

ABSENCE OF MIND.-Some funny stor-
les are told about Foucher, the journal
list, who recently died in Paris. He was
brother-in-law of Victor Hugo, and was
about sixty five years Of age at the time
of his death. A short time since Fou-
cher attended the ball given by the Turk
ish ambassador in Paris, and when he
was ready to leave, could not find the tag
giving the number of his overcoat his
hat being Of the opera pattern was under
his arm. He searched all his pockets in
vain. AT last, finding a Turk who knew
him. he went TO the cloak-room, but the
servant could not find the overcoat any.
where So Foucher went home without
it. On arriving at his rooms he found i
hanging in the usual place.


a short time SINCE Foucner went dowl
to write an editorial, but not being able t,
find his eyeglasses, was obliged to post
pone' the matter. He fastened to til,
shop Of an optician, and asked for pair


Let me see monsieur's number p
said the shoplleeper.


don't know the number of the glass
es | wear" was the reply.


l will see if you will hand me th
pair you are wearing" said the optician


Wearing-wearng !" said Fouchor
putting his hand up to his eyes. " Goot
gracious and had them on my nose al
the while," said the journalist, hearth,
ashamed Of his abstraction.


The most serious experience whicl
Foucher ever met with happened durin.
the past winter. He had ridden in a cal
to the theater and opening his purse tool
out franc and half to pay the driver
but put the change in his own pocket and
gave coochee bis purse. The fellow
drove away, ladNlng in his sleeve, ne
doubt, but poor Fouchor was about forty
dollars out by the operation
Year: 1875

A CURIOUS CALcULATIoN.- The age
of IA tree can be determined very accu-
rately by counting the number of con-
centric rings on horizontal section OF the
trunk. The drier the season the slower
the growth and the smaller the ring
formed. During a succession of dry sea-
sons the concentric nngs are quite close
together, while a series of wet ones leave
them far apart in proportion to the
amount of rainfall. 1t is plain that from
the data thus supplied we can determine
very closely the rainfall for number of
years back. We know the rainfall from
1919, and we can therefore easily deter
mine the amount of growth correspond
ing to certain amount of moisture, and
thus we have data to enable us to learn
the rainfall for length Of time only linn
tied by the age of the tree selected. To
the task Of making this determination for
200 years back Mr., Scupham, Of the
Central Pacific Railroad, has devoted
himself, and the results OF his investiga-
tions will prove Of great interest as show
ing what changes, il any, the climate has
undergone within that period.
Year: 1875

ONE Of the most conscientious Shoriffs
on record has turned up in Iowa. A rail
road was to be sold at Sheritf's sale, and
an agreement made by which this model
official was to receive $3.50 in payment for
his part Of the transaction, requiring two
hours, perhaps, Of his valuable time. But
after the sale he happened to look at the
statute which fixed his fees, when he dis
covered to his horror that he had been
transgressing the laws Of the State, which
said that he should receive no other fees
than those legally assigned him. So be
refused the liberal sum offered him, and
said he would take nothing but his lawful
fees, which, in this instance, it seems,
amounted to $ll 900. The railroad men
endeavored to hold him to his original
bargain, but he was too conscientious 10
violate the laws he was appointed to up
hold, and the case going to the courts, his
integrity was rewarded by verdict in his
favor.
Year: 1875

A PAPER in that State says the meanest
man in Michigan is constable in Mar
quette VINO levied on an old lady's chick
ems and after running them down one by
one, sal down and figured how far he had
run and charged mileage.
Year: 1875

A CANDIDATE for office in Mississippi,
made known his determination TO run by
the following card "At the earnest So
icitation of my wife and children, | have
Office Of County Treasurer"
Year: 1875

President Grant and party of ten,
including the chief-Ofstatf of Cover
nor CASTOR, of Mass achusetts pro-
ceeded to the depot of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad in
New York, on Friday morning, Tor
the purpose of taking their departure
for Boston To attend the centennial an
nivereary in Lexington, and not be-
ing aware of the injunction served on
the officers of the road restraining the
issue of passes proceeded 10 the door
of exit to the cars, little dreaming Of
any impediment To their progress
The doOrkeeper, pursuant to instruc-
tions from headquarters, politely in
formed them that it would be necessa-
~ tO procure tickets before passing to
the cars. As the party consisted of
ten persons the payment OF $50 was
unexpectedly called; whereupOn the
representative of Governor CASTOR
manifested in PLAIN terms his indig-
nation in regard to the affair, and eX-
pressed his views in regard to what
he considered a gross insult to the
Chief Magistrate of the Nation, who
was left standing in an unenViable pO-
sitiOn near the door of exit while the
tickets were being obtained, probably
occupying from five to ten minutes
Mr.. Bishop, president of the road,
made his appearance in the office
about the. same TIME, and explained
how he had been precluded from
extending to the presidential party the
usual courtesies oyer the road.
Year: 1875

A COnstantinOple correspondent of
the Providence Journal writes "The
accounts which are given of the riches
which are hoa ded in the I.alace OF the
Sultan have the SAVIOR Of the tales of
the ARABIAN Nights" Beyond doubt
O vast deal of wealth in the form of
diamonds and precious stones is ac-
cumulated there. The ostentatiOus
display by the Shah of Persia of his
wealth in this direction, on the recent
tour of visitation with which he ia
vored Europe, is well known. AmonZ
a profusion Of jewels on his person he
was accustomed to wear cap heavily
embroidered with diamonds and fast
ened at the front with brilliant OF
enormous size. On the occasion when
the Sultan was to receive him us his
guests, the grand staircase and the cor
ridOr leading To the audience room
WIS, in anticipation of the arrival of
the Shah, ordered TO he Land with
heavy Smyrna rugs studded all over
with diamonds; emeralds and sap
phires, so that the royal visitor was
Obliged to tread under his feet the evil
denceS OF greatness which he wore on
his head. The Sultan received him
as he stepped upon the staircase In a
plain dress wearing his usual simple
feZ of scarlet cloth. and Without per
sOusl ornament of any kind. y neat
bit of sarcasm for barbarian! Any
visitor at COnstantinople can procure
a firman from the sublime Porte to
visit the Imperial treasure iiodse at the
old Seraglio, where he will see more
wealth in jewel-studded trinkets, dia-
mOnd-mounted sword hilts. belts
scabbards horse-furniture and capari-
sons, cups, vases, articles of eastern
workmanship. and single stones Of mn
mense vaide, than would bHy the
crown jewels in the Tower of London
twice over. A specimen of the con
tents of this repository in form of y
golden throne set with precious stones.
and which were formerly q present
from Persia, is 10 be sent to our Cen
tennial Exhibition. 1t was one of the
contributions of Turkey TO the Vienna
Exposition"
Year: 1875

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 1.-THE situation on
the river to-day is very critical From last
evening to 10 o'clock this morning the river
rose nearly two inches, and is now within half
an inch of the spring flood. Between 10 and
u last night a violent wind and rain storm
from the south swept over the city, and this
the river few miles below, and it is feared
that the wind has carried the water over some
places which were within a few inches of being
submerged, and has also damaged the newly
constructed levees.
Year: 1875

By OUR ANTREvILLE REPORTER.
/ want to be granger,


And with the grangers stand,
A straw hat on my Uranium


y plough stock in my hand.
Right there before the patrons,
So noble and SO grand,
I'd always be a prating


About the middle man.
I never would get weary,


Meeting with the lodge,
And hearing old man Berry


Give lectures on the hogs.
Incvcr would grow restless,


Nor think the hours long,
Hearing my Uncle Wesley


Tell how to raise the corn.
There are the dear young ladies too,
I'd like to meet with them,
For everything they say or do,
Is to gain husband-man.
There are the good old matrons,
With glasses on their heads;
They all wear big white aprons,
And talk about their beds.
But old man Hugh has never Joined
This glorious little band,
And tits the burden Of their son,
lie is a middle man.
s" here is to the grangers;


| hope with them to meet,
Although | am stranger,


They will give ME food to cat
Year: 1875

\ butterfly! a butterfly! hnms


And who to catch it will not try


See, here an4 there across the


In painting haste they come All IS
\ troop of boys, an eager thronGI
This way and that they leap ale
While meath the shade their el| 'slt
Enjoy the sport and Taught at =
All, hope with disappointment fraught


Each boy in turn thinks he has caught
The fragile thing, while far on high
Still soars the painted butterfly.


At length across the garden wall
IT fits, and, beaten one and all,
Confined within the gardens space,
They turn bcwiIJcred from the chase.
All me then was it but dream
If truth q butterfly did seem,
That let men chase it, each and all,
Then passed beyond their garden wall
Year: 1875

Communicated


Disinfection Preferred 10 Guarantee.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:


In an article headed "The Doctors and
the Quarantine the REPUBLICAN has refer
ence to an address lately sent by number
of physicians to the Board of Health. The
REPUBLICAN takes issue with that portion
of the address which reads: THAT after
many years of experiment quarantine has
failed TO protect this city from yellow fever"
and inquiries, 'If quarantine has failed
to protect, is it the fault of the system or
owing to imperfect administration The
Judgment of the subsc, ibing physicians is
not given on this subject, which is the only
point involved in the controversy"


In my opinion the failure to protect is
owing to both, partially to the system, but
more SO to its inadequate administration;
and how could this have been other wise,
when the appointing power looked more
into the political creed of the incumbent of
that important and responsible position
than to qualification But the main ques-
ton devolves upon the system, and here l
feel it duty owe to myself to explain my
position. have always been warm ad-
vOcate for strict quarantine, and when /
signed that paper requesting the Board OF
Health to abolish our much abused
and inefficient quarantine institution,
/ intended to have a far better
and more efficient proceeding set in
Its place, proceeding which besides would
net Obstruct the commerce of our city of
which we are so much in need. We know
to day that ship coming from an infected
port may, even after the original compact
of forty days, still carry in it's hold the in
fectious matter which will finally develop
into an epidemic. We have since learned
to destroy etfectually the germs Of infection
and are able to accomplish that in hours
where formerly weeks were needed and
then no security obtained.


Why then, in the name of common sense.
stick to system which it is every person
aim to frustrate With the new and eff
cient system of dsinfection which was
initinted and properly executed by the late
quarantine physician DR.. A. Perry at this
port, we may do away with the old guaran.
tine regulations, and it is hoped that the
Board of Health, composed in it's majority
with progressive medical elements, will not
hesitate to issue such rules and regulations,
which once adopted will not fail to find
general appreciation. / hope that my ex-
planation will be satisfactory to the REPUB
LICAN. NJ. SCHUBERT, NJ. D.
Year: 1875

The above we'll worn picture tails the story Of
Yesterday. The fragment Of a tail seen in tie
left corner is that of 'Chspman," the once live
ly Democratic rooster mississippi, and Mary
land, both won by force, enable him 10 show for
the moment II small portion OF his body on the
field without them the nnfortuneate and now
thoroughly wretched fowl would bo only bunch
IT bloody feathers
Year: 1875

YELLOW FEvER.-The arrival of q
vessel in the Delaware bay from San
Domingo, with yellow fever on board,
the entire crew being sick, has been
reported to the Treasury Department,
and instructions as to what disposition
shall be made of the vessel and crew
asked for.
Year: 1875

Mr. Editor At this time, when the complaint is so general, I wish to say few words to your readers who have or may have leaky roofs during the season of snow' and particularly ut this time. when there is such Q body of It on all roofs, and the steady freezing weather we have had causes many roofs to leak that have never leaked before.

 think there is @ prevailing misunder- standing as to the cause. The complaint seems to be general, and we daily hear peo- pie asking for an explanation. In fact, l once knew man to take off a good roof from his house in mid-winter and reshingle it, thinking that would obviate the diff culty.

 The explanation and the remedy are sim pie: As most of our dwellings are warmed with coal fires, which are kept constantly burning from fall until spring, much of the warmth necessarily escapes to the cham bers and attics, which warns the roof and causes the snow tU melt over the warmed apartments. and the water from the melted snow running down until it reaches that part that projects beyond the side of the building, commonly called the cornice, which is not warmed, the water there con- goals ss fast as it comes down. The conse quence is an ice ridge is formed just at the to dam the water back until 1t rises abcve the tops of the shingle courses, and escapes to the rooms below, to the great damage of walls, paper, carpets. &c.

 To apply the remedy: As soon as you perceive the ice forming on the caves, the first indication of which will be icicles hanging from tho joints of the cornice or starting from beneath the upper courses of water is already running through, you have simply to get up there with the aid of an ordinary ladder and cut the ice ridge away and let the water drip from the caves, which can be done along an ordinary roof in a short time. No tools but an axe or hatchet will be required, and any farm laborer can do it.

 The operation will need repeating if you leave the snow where 1t Is and the freezing weather continues. Another sure remedy is to remove the snow from your roofs i'm mediately after each storm, you will threby prevent your gutters and conductors from freezing up and bursting, which frequently ruins them. They will also be clean and in condition to catch the rain water and conduct 1t to your reservoir. M Y.
Year: 1875

Also the various kinds of GRAIN.

 IL is our purpose 10 endeavor to make the beet work of all kindr, and every branch of the husi- ness will receive our especial attention.

 By employing new method for cleaning Buck. wheat, we expect to make as good (and Shall try to mako better)