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Year: 1875

When death comes early when it crushes
the budding loyeliness of childhood or treads
upon the bloom Of youth, or even when it
tramples on the strength of manhood, the
natural grief that we feel is aggravated be-
cause the event is as untimey as it is severe F.;
and we murmur, for it contradcts the order
of nature. But when the pale messenger
lays his hand upon an accomplished life, a
life that has rounded out the years which
experience and inspiration assign as the de
sirable limit of human duration when these
years have been filled with usefulness, re-
waSded by success and crowned with honOrs I;
when good man, having discharged the
duties and fulfilled the trusts OF life lies
down calmly and peacefully to his final re-
pose, we may grieye, but we are not permit
ted TO complain. The tears of affection may
not, indeed, be kept back, but the voice of
reason is silenced. To complain at the close
of such life is TO complain that the riponed
fruit drops from the overloaded bough, that
the golden harvest bends to the sickle; it is
TO complain of the law Of our existence, and
to accuse the Creator that he did not make
man immortal upon the earth, For such a
life eloquence shall lift her voice aud poetry
shall string her Tyre. Forsuch man, praise,
honor and imitation, but not tears. Tears
for him who has failed, tears for him who
has tainted on the wayside, not for him who
has finished the journey; tears for him who,
through his fault or his misfortune, omitted
10 employ the opportunities that were given
TO him for the work that was assigned TO
him, not for him who died when he had ac-
complished that for which he lived. So, we
will lament in no complaining spirit for the
man whose memory we honor to-day With
our grief that he has died shall be mingled
our thankfuness that he has lived. The
state that he served so faithfully in the time
OF her greatest emergency, proudly lifts his
name inscribed on the roll of her honored
and remembered sons, and the history of
that state cannot be fairly written without
honorable mention of his services. The SEN
ate which he informed with wise counsels,
which he adorned with dignity of manners
and with purity Of life, bears equal testimony
to his abilities and his virtues and equal
honor TO his memory.-From Senator An
honys Euogy upon Senator Buclingham
Year: 1875

The boat race at Saratoga suggests II
reflection on the benefits of walking to
those who have to make trial of Their
endurance, whether in races or in more
useful labor. Ward, the trainer Of the
Amherst crew, which won the race in
1872, ascribed tho victory to the develop
ment of the wind, and also of the leg
muscles of the crew, which the young
men got by daily walking both ways the
four miles between the college and the
river. This year, during their practice,
the Amherst crew did not walk, but rode
in wagon the eight miles to the river
and back, and they came in seventh in
the race. This is something which would
generally be called % coincidence" and
yet it. is something quite different from
n coincdcuce
Year: 1875

CITY CARS TO CONNECT WITH THE Ex-
cuRsIoN.- City passenger cars will leave
middle depot tomorrow morning Mt s 50
o'clock to connect with Smiths Hudson
River Excursion, and will also be at train
its arrival in this city ut night in this
city at night.
Year: 1875

Will prove their general superiority, and especially


IN the following points:


Graceful symmetry of proportion. Highest perfec-
ton attanable in mechanical construction. Thorough
so.idity Of workmanship and display of such exqu'-
site TASTE even in the most trng detail Of finish. as
heretofore has never been attempted in tho manu-
facture of this favorte American vehicle.


We offer the fullest guaranty as to durability and
capacity to stand the most trying amount OF wear
and tear, and will chccrfully compete with any
wagon of corresponding weight manufactured in
this city or elsewhere.
Year: 1875

The New NEWSPAPER POSTAGE LAW went
into effect on the lst, and the new stamps
were affixed to all newspaper mail matter sent
out The stamps are Of various colurs, but all
have representation of the Goddess of Liberty
from the statue on the dome of the Capitol.
They are Of denominations Of FROM two cents
to sixty dollars. The following rule from the
Postmaster General will interest subscribers
whose paper will 20 through free: Newspapers
without regard to frequency OF issue, one copy
to each subscriber actually for the time being
residing in the country where the same are
printed, ip whole OF 10 part, and published,
are entitled to pass tree through the mails, but
the rate of postage on the same when seut
through the mails to carrier Office for de-
livery by the office or its carriers, shall be sub
ject to postage OF two cents per pound, to be
prepaid by special mailing stamps" The
stamp is not affixed to the mail matter, but to
a re ceipt given be publisher when his matter
is weighed, and caucelliug stamp is put upon
the duplicate of the receipt kept by the post
master.
Year: 1875

Dress Makers recommend 1t AS being the best
Corset to fit dress over, because it is cut i
such manner that the front and back seams tit
like seams To dress.


And it is superior to any other Corset now in
u.s." because its peculiar style of cutting gives
sufficient fu lness at the bosom, without folding
at the top; gradually and closely hitting 10, anu
over the hips is longer front and back than or
dinsry Corsets, and in fact is tue only Corset cut
in his form. ,


In addition to the DOLLAR CORSET will
be found large assortment OF other makes ut
the following prices-Sl.25 Sl5O, Sl.75 $50,
So 50 and So
Year: 1875

We now enter the field for
the fall and coming White


and are furnishing the bes.
paying and most easily worked
agency in the world. Our
agents have always been the
most successful, and we have
lately added new and exceed


ingiy taking inducements, re


quiring only intelligence and
application for any one,young
or old, of either sex, to make
really first-class paying bust


We have the most agents and
less in our line. We have right
y, furnish the best tools to work
IT cash pay. Book AGENTS and
Its find the business we furnish
t profitable. Everybody caI
your name and address at once
ete. AGENTS, no matter whaI


to US for particulars. Address
Err. Publishers, Chicago, Ill.
Year: 1875

A humourous Frenchman said in de-
scribing rheumatism and gout: place
your joint in vice, turn the screw till
you can bear it no longer that gives you
an idea of rheumastism now give the
instrument one more turn and you have
gout." rheumatism can be cured by
the early and faithful use of Renne's
Pain Killing Magic Oil, and in fact it is
good to cure any kind of pain or lameness
Sold by Druggists and Grocers.
Year: 1875

You cant got an old shoemaker to
blunder. The other day whrn n
woighty woman sailed into a Detroit
shoe store and selected q pair of No.
Us and sat down 20 have them tried
on, the shocman saw that she wanted
sevens. but he didn't tell her 50,
and start her out OF the shop on a
gallop. lie smiled and softly said:


Madam all the aristocratic ladles
are now wearing shoes three sizes too
large for their feet, in order 10 have
cool extrcmities, and Of course you
want TO follow the style"


She smiled like duck in reply 10
his smile aud sand:


"iou arr in a position 10 know
best, and | leave everything TO your
judgement"


When she went out she said she
never had such an easy fitting shoe
on in her whole life.
Year: 1875

THE Scientific American says u -
bottle of the oil of pennyroyal Is left
uncorked m room az night not
mosquito or any other bloodsuckcr
will be found there in the morning.
Nix potash with powdered meal aud
throw into the rat holes OF a cellar,
and the rats will depart. Ii rat or
a mouse gets into your pantry stuff
in his hole a rag saturated with so
luton of Cayenne pepper, and no
rat or mouse will touch the rag for
the purpose of opening eommunica
ton with q depot Of supplies.
Year: 1875

1t is to be hoped that the Democrats in
the next congress will have the good
sense to stick to the text on which their
calling and election was made sure. The
present policy of the Republicans is to
resurrect old issues with view to divert
popular attention and distract the pur-
pose of the majority in the next congress
from the Investigation business. II the
Republican minority in the next house
can keep the Democrats constantly
whooped up on sentimental questions,
and thereby restrain them from tearing
up the nests Of fraud and corruption IN
the departments at Washington, they are
confident Of reversing in 1875 the popu-
lar verdict of last fall. We trust the
Democrats will not lose sight OF the main
question. The trne policy Of the De-
mocracy is to protest against any and all
partisan legislation during the remainder
of the current session. calmly and as
forcibly as possible, without any cxhibi-
ton OF i'll temper, and then appeal to the
country. Tat attitude OF the Republican
majority in the present congress is such
that it thriyes upon the resistance OF the
minority. The true policy OF the minor
ity, therefore, is to "sutfer and be strong"
And the true policy Of the majority in
the next congress will be TO ignore utter
~ the efforts Of the minority to create
discussion upon sentimental issues, and
to proceed to mcrciless overhauliag OF
the departments aud rigorous exposure
of the rascalitics Of the last dozen years.
To side observers the purpose OF But
lcr's tactics is very clear. 1t is to revive
the ancient partisan feeling of the North
against the Democracy, in order to break
the force Of whatever revelations the
Democrats in the next congress may
make And all resistance to Buffers
tactics, beyond that ofwotesr and ap.
peal to the country, can have no effect
except to promote their success. Let not
the Democrats be turned aside from the
purpose for the accomplishment of which
the people gave them a majority last fall
81 Louis Republican.
Year: 1875

will be remembered, was some time before
left in the office of DIR. Wayman. 1t seems
that after recovering from the swoon she
had hired another carriage. and followed
the route her husband had taken. The
meeting between the baby and its ma was
quite refreshing to the crowd of hackmen.
baggage smashers and others who hap
pened to he in the vicinity of Camden
station at the time.
Year: 1875

Upon the question as to whether
Kirkwood is favorable to a license
law or is a " ranting prohibitionist, "
the Democratic press Of the State can
not agree. The Keokuk Constitution,
Council Bluffs Giote, and several
other journals Of that ilk, contend
stoutIy that he Is an ultra prohibit
zionist, and wants wine and beer
placed under ban. Others In order
to provoke the temperance men to
nominate a third candidate aud elect
Letter by plurality, hold that Rirk-
wood favors the repeal Of the present
Temperance law and the enactment
OF a license or free whiskey law. If
any doubt really exists In the mind
OF any man who wants to know his
status, that doubt will be removed
when Kirk wook makes his first
speech. Kirk wood will be found to
be Republican, and in favor OF exc
cating the law as 1t stands upon the
statute books. The contemplate lie
that he owns stock in three or four
distillaries Is not worthy Of denial,
and will not be honored with ere
dence by any man who wants TO
know the truth
Year: 1875

Had President Grant attended the
recent races at Long Branch every
Democratic Journal would have noted
the fact. But he attended camp
meeting instead. and the Democratic
papers said nothing about 1t OF
course. Possibly the reason was that
the Democratic reporters ell went to
the races, and hence did not see Mr..
Grant.
Year: 1875

In Dubuque they find no use for a
County Superintendent OF Schools.
His duties gre performed by the Dis
trict School Board. If the next Leg
islature should abolish the Office OF
County Superintendent the people of
Marion county would endorse the act
with loud acclaim.
Year: 1875

ards attorney moved an adjournment
: in order to give them time to prepare
a proper defence This, after due con


sideration, was refused, on the groun(


that due time had already been grant
ed them for that purpose.


The case was at length proceeded


with, Bayara's attorney making use O


such resources as were at his com


mand, to establish his clients inno-


ccnce. Numerous witnesses, compos


ed Of citizens of the best class and
highest respectfully, were produced
upon the stand, to sustain the uniform
ly good character OF the prisoner.
Then followed an unsuccessful effort to
impeach the characters of several OF
the witnesses who had appeared for
the State-the fact of their being too
little known by the public, being an
obstacle to its accomplishment.


Bayard upon being called, then
took the stand-he being allowed, by
the law Of the land, to testify in his
own behalf. He made a good impress
sion on the court by his calmness, dig
nifty and self possession.


He stated that the testimony which
had been produced in behalf of the
State, was, tor the greater part wholly
and entirely false, it having only in
one or two instances any foundation of
fact, whatsoever. The story Of DR..
Nandyke-who had testified that he
0he witness) while under the influence
of chloroform had-some months pre-
vious told him (Vandyke) that he had
murdered CASTOR, etc, he character
lied as a base and utter talsehood. lie
had employed DR.. v, to attend his
mother, who had been i'll for u couple
OF years, or more, and had dismissed
him when he had become satisfied
that his medicine had not helped her,
and that the Dr., did not understand
even the nature of her disease; and
had then entrusted her to the care of
another physician, under whose treat
mcnt she was rapidly recovering her
health that Dr. Nandyke thereupon
was very angry with him (witDess)
and had remained Ill that condition
had on several occasions threatened to
make him (witncss) trouble ''some
day With reference to the watch
story he stated that it was true that
he had once called at Il jewellers shop
in the town alluded to--he being
there to attend to professional duties
he desiring to have some little re-
pairs instituted in said watch but
that the watch was one which he had
purchased in this city, OF y dealer IN
watches, and had in his possessiou a
number OF years before the time ofthe
alleged murder that no initials had
ever been upon or within the watch.


Upon cross examination Bayard ad-
mitted that he had disposed Of the
watch to the one who had testified
upon that point, on the prosecution
that witness being Gaylord but he
denied that the watch which Gaylord
had brought into court, was the one
which he had sold Gaylord, or even
that it bore resemblance to the one.


ITO be continued.)
Year: 1875

On the wedding day the bride
and bridegroom are brought from
opposite ends of the village to the
spot where the ceremony is to be
performed. They are made to sit
on two bars of iron. that blessings
as lasting, and health as vigorous
may attend the pair. A cigar
and tetal leaf, prepared with the
areca nut, are next put into the
hands of the bride and bride
groom. One of the priests then
waves two fowls over the heads
of the couple, and in long ad-
dress to the Supreme Being, calls
down blessings upon the pair, and
implores that peace and happi-
ness may attend the union. AT,
ter the heads of the affianced have
been knocked against each other
three or four times, the BRIDE
groom puts the prepared siri leaf
and cigarinto the mouth ofthe bride
while she does the same to him,
whom she thus acknowledges as
her husband. I'D
Year: 1875

An incident which lately oc-


Cured in Maine, illustrated in 6


striking manner how much the


Imagination has to do with fear


1t was in the town Of Lewiston


that the affair took place, and it


had two heroines, prominent


members of Lewiston society.


These two ladies concluded the


other day that they would en-
joy buggy ride to a friends


who lived some miles in the


country, and accordingly they


went to a livery stable to en-


gage horse. It so happened


that the proprietor of the stable


was absent, and the only person


about the premises when the la


dies called, was an exceedingly


green hostler. Anxious to ac-


commodate the ladies, the host
Ter, who had not yet become ac-


quaiLted with the characters
tics of the different horses un-
der his charge, gave them the


best looking one he could find
and they drove off happy. Soon
the proprietor of the stable re-
turned and learned what horse
the ladies had taken, when he
was Mortified beyonddescription.
The horse in question was a vi
cious runaway brute no one
dared to drive-a genuine four
legged demon, such as are some
times read of in descriptions of
the feats of Mexican vaqueros.
The situation in which the live
ryman was placed was one re-
quiring instant action, and tax
ing another team he followed
the ladies, sparing neither whip
nor voice. He failed to overtake
them, however, and much to his
on reaching the place
of their destination, saw the
dangerous horse tied to tie
fence with the carriage in good |
condition. Hurrying into the
house the livery man found the
ladies and upon asking them if |
they had met with any accident
was answered in the negative.
Then they both broke out in
praise of the horse they had
driven. "He was splendid
horse; he travelled nearly all the
way awful fast in great. big
jumps and they didn't have TO
;ouch him with the whip!"
They were asked if they had any
rouble in passing teams? They
'aid they did not, as every one
yho saw them coming got out
j the way and gave them the
whole road! The livery man
vent away relieved and happy,
,ut he took the "nice" horse
With him and the ladies have
lot yet been alarmed by the
knowledge of what terror their
saved them. \
Year: 1875

In reply to a charge in the


New Orleans Republican that


the whites have been killing the


negroes in that city by whole


sale, the captain of the watch


attached to the charity hospital


publishes a letter in which he


says that of all of the wound
ed negroes whom he admitted


into that institution in 1874 not


one has been cut or shot by Il


white man. Every colored man


SO wounded had been injured bv
one OF his own race, and in al


most every instance the wound


ed negroes themselves, when
searched, were found to be arm
ed either with a pistol. a bowie
knife, or a razor. Further. he
says that during the whole time
that he has been connected with
the hospital, every colored man
brought there shot or cut had
been hurt by negroes, with the
single exception of one black
man who was shot while er-
gagged in a burglary by the
white owner of the house he
was breaking into. Capt. FRE-
MAUx, who has been keeper of
the parish prison, also publish
es a list of all the murderers
who were under his care durino.
his term of Office extending TO
Dec. l, 1874, in order to refnte
assertion that the
class OF eitizans whom he char
lcterlzed as banditti was res
ponsible forthe murders commit
ed In Louisiana. The lit in
,lndesseventy-lour men and wo-
men, OF whom twenty-six were
negro men.six negro women.ani
twenty-five white men who be-
onged to the Radical or KEEL
loGG party. 1t is part of the
policy of the earpet-baggers to
represent that every negro kill
ed in the South is murdered for
being a Republican, although
Il


he records Of the courts show
hat by far the greater por-
ion OF murders and criminals
of all grades in those States are
men.
Year: 1875

A woman of Port Austin,
Mich, lately sued liquor dealer
for selling ardent spirits to her
husband, and the proof was SO
clear that the defendant settled,
paying twenty-five dollars and
costs. The novel plan adopted
by the prosecutor when she dis
covered her husband drinking was
to rush in and seize the glass, and
when they took it away from her,
put her fingers into the liquor
that remained, tasting it, SO that
she could swear positively as to
its character.
Year: 1875

Saturday night sixty able
bodied borers and mechanics
applied for lodging at the sta
ton. AS they were about re-
tiring a well known citizen
came in search of forty hands
to load several hundred bales
of cotton on the Great Repub-
lie and offered to pay forty cents
an hour. On call being made
for hands but ten came to the
front, and the station-house
keeper had to go in and move
the other thirty ont to- work.
and even then the most able
bodied men remained behind.
being unwilling to work for
llylng.-NemphiS Ledgo,~
Year: 1875

A Cleveland youth of rather
fast procliyities fell in love
with parsons dAughter, and
as a clincher to his claims, said
to the reverend gentleman,T go
my bottom dollar on pious-
nesso
Year: 1875

A young fellow in San Fran
cisco suddenly snatched kiss
from a lady friend, and excused
his conduct by saying that it
was sort of temporary insani-
ty that now and then came ur-
on him. When he arose to take
his leave the plying damsel said
to him: 'If you ever feel any
more such fits coming on you
had better come right here,
where your infrmity is known,
and we will take care of YOU"
Year: 1875

In Quebec recently a bridal
party were leaving the French
cathedral when a heavy snow
slide from the roof fixed them
all securely ifs the sleigh, and
the vehicle had to be turned
over in order to effect their re-
lease.
Year: 1875

The rapid and extraordinarily Large sales that have
attended the introduction Of the Warwick collars
toksn Of the universal approval which they have met
with consumers. These true critics appreciate
good article, which they have found in these goodA
Year: 1875

The resolutions published in yester-
day mornings HERALD which were
unanimously adopted by fifteen thou
sand people assembled in and around
Union Hall, San Francisco, on We'd
nesday evening to express their regret
at the untimely death of WILLIAM
c. RALsToN and their denunciation
Of those persons and journals who had


with mendaclty almost unparalleled
In. the annals of human perfidy,
sought to tarnish the memory of one
whom thousands remember as q bene-


factor, are justly severe on the Bullc-


tin and Call. There is no excuse for
the course these papers have pursued
In regard to Mr.. RALsToN since his
death. They are the only journals in
the State that have endeavored to
show that Mr.. RALsToN was q default
ter and that he committed suicide, and
the fact that he was not one, and did
not do the other, calls down upon
them the execrations of all good citi-
Year: 1875

From the Brunswicker.


Now that the picnic season is draw
ing to a close, we may give the result
of some of our close observations as
follows:


Girls with holes in their stockings
never get sprained ankles.


Girls with striped stockings are the
fondest of round dances.


Girls with small feet are the most
venturesome in climbing trees and
wading swamps.


The girl who will fly in terror to the
arms of her escort at the sight of a
toad will, if she happens upon snake
wheu by herself, deliberately catch ii
by the tail and jerk its head off.


One ordinary handkerchief is quite
enough for two persons to sit on at one
and the same time.


The young man whose pants are
most mercilessly torn by thorns is the
one who is the most urgently solicited
to climb trees and fix swings.


Bugs have no sense of propriety.