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Year: 1875

Is THE patient really dead or not? is
at times very anxious question. \
medical practitioner of Crelnona pro
poses simple method by which the
question may be answered with cer-
tainty. 1t is to inject drop of am,
monia beneath the skin, when, if death
he present, no effect, or next to none,
is produced; but if there be life, then
a red spot appears at the place of in
lection A test so easily applied as
this should remove all apprehension of
being buried alive Scientific Ameri-
can.
Year: 1875

The superstitious people of Shelby
county, Kentucky, believe that John
Cotton has been stricken dumb for
blasphemy. He cursed God because a
frost had ruined his crops, and on the
same day was attacked by paralysis,
which bereft him of the power Of
speech.
Year: 1875

You may think the word that of very
little consequence.
II you will read on, however, YOU
will soon see that that is Of some con-
siderable Importance.
You will see that that that which is
used in the second sentence is used as
a noun.


And we will say still further that
that that that has been spoken of last
in the third sentence is also noun.


We gave the fourth sentence out one
time to gentleman to parse, and a
friend afterwards remarked that that
that that that gentleman parsed was
parsed incorrectly"


The first gentleman retorted "that
that that that that that gentleman
parsed was rather clumsy sentence.


Another one said. that that that
that that that that was still more
clumsy sentence"


4 lady present venturcd the snggcs-
tion that that that that that that that
that gentleman made use Of was cor
rect grammatical sentence"


That's enough
Year: 1875

CANADA ANNExArIoS-A convention
Of delegates from both countries has
been called T. meet at Buffalo, New
York, on the Fourth Of July, with a
view to proposing and pcrfectint a
plan for the union of Canada with the
United States. These two countries
seem to be getting along very AMIGA
bly just now under separate govern
ments, and with the constantly incrcas-
ing railroad facilities between them,
with the enlargement of the Welland
Canal in the use Of which both partici.
pate for their mutual interest, they will
become still more friendly. But the
proposed convention will give the del
cgates an opportunity to pro'nulyatc
to the world all the advantages which
would be gained by such annexation;
but that annexation is not likely to be
favored for the present by any consid-
crablc influence in Canada.
Year: 1875

How TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL HrAcINTHs
IN THE WINTER. Late in December, after
our full stock of bulbs was disposed of,
We found a dozen or more hyacinth. of
various colors which had been overlook


ed. TIE keep them from spelling they
were hastily planted in -four or five large
pots, and these set away in an out build
ing where they would be free from frost,
and have very little light. There they were
left for three months, and nothing done
except to water them occasionally. Ex


pecting little or nothing from them, they
were not noticed till leaf and Aowerstalk
were both perfectly developed The light
had not heen sufficient to color the now.
ers. and they were all dirty pale green.
The pots were now brought to the sit
ting room and placed in the full sunshine,
and in few hours each spike had assu


med its natural tint The effect was very
beautiful. Not bulb had faiIed-red,
purple, yellow, blush and white were all
large and perfect, American Garden.
Year: 1875

Mr.. Moody relates the following in Y
sermon preached in London: There
was 4 little story going the round Of the
American press that made great i'm
preston upon me as father A father
took his little child out into the field one
Sabbath. and he lay down under beau
tiful shady tree, it being hot day. The
little child ran about gathering wild flow
ers and the little blades Of grass and
coming to its father and saying, Pretty
pretty At last the father fell asleep,
aud while he was sleeping the little child
wandered away. When he awoke, his
first thought was, where is my child 2
| He looked around, but could not see
him. He shouted at the top Of his voice,
and all he heard was the echo of his own
voice. Running to a little hill, he looked
around and shouted again, but all he
heard was the echo of his own voice.
No response Then going to a prec-
piec at some distance, he looked down,
and there, upon the rocks and briers, he
saw the mangled form of his loved child.
He rushed to the spot, took up his life
less csrpse and hugged it to his bosom.
and accused himself of being the murder.
er of his own child. While he was Sleep
| ing, his child had wandered over the
precipice. thought as heard that,
what picture of the church OF God
How many fathers and mothers, how
many Christian men are sleeping now,
while their children wander over the ter,
rible preeipice a thousand times worse
than that precipice, right into the bot
tomless PIT of he'll Father, where is
your child te-night2 1t may be just out
here in some public house; it may be
reelng through the streets of London,
DRINK it may be pressing on down to
drunkard' grave. How many fathers
and mothers are there in London-yes,
praying Christians. too-whose children
are wandering away while they are slum
hering and sleeping2 Is it not time that
the church Of God should wake up and
come to the help Of the Lord as one man,
and strive TO beat back those dark waves
o.! death that roll through our streets,
bearing upon their bosom the noblest
young men we have? o, my God wake
up the church And let us trim our
lights and 60 forth and work for the
kingdom of God.
Year: 1875

The course was from an imaginary line drawn
from lagboat TO the New Hamburg DOCK, north
to ana around nagboat on Van Rensselaer's
Point, south 10 and around hagOoat OF Low Point
ana BACK TO starring point going twice over the
course. The course for the third class yachts was
once over the above Time was allowed for the
first and second classes at the rate of two min
utes TO the loot. and Tor tue third class one min
ute TO tue foot. The prizes were handsome silver
pieces Tor each class besides the champion PEN
nant OF the club. The following is the result ofthe
Year: 1875

The last retreating rays of light had
faded behind the parsons quaint resi-,
dence and now that I had noneht that
related to her to look upon, | closed the
sash and retired for the night. .


NV sleep was a troubled one, ana
every now and then would awaken
with start, and glare around me, eX
pecting to be confronted by something
terrible--.I knew not what. The storm
without ragged with unwonted tury, the
elements seeming to combine in an ef'
fort to shake the earth to its centre.


was glad when the morning came,
bleak and dull though it was, and finally
fell into heavy sleep.


How long / had slept | do not know,
when was awakened by loud knock
ing at my door. | sprang from my
couch, and was about to open it, when
the iron hinges suddenly gave way, and
a stream of men poured pell-mell into
my room. At their head was the sheriff
of the county. OF him ] demanded
sternly the meaning Of the intrusion /;
but his only reply was lyon are
my prisoner


They manacled me with heavy gives
and hurried me through the streets of
the town-streets thronged with excited
people who denounced me as mur-
derer, and threatened to tear me to
pieces. When | reached the jail ! was
informed that had been arrested for
the murder of the parsons daughter,
who was found that morning in the
garden, contiguous to the parsonage, in
most horrible condition, and stone
dead.


will not go into the details of the
trial which followed, and upon the re,
suit of which my life depended. Let it
suffice to say that my alibl was fully
established, and that when investigation
developed suspicious concerning Row
land Powers, it was discovered that he
had fled.


He is fleeing yet, and ever will, until
he is summoned to appear before that
tribunal from whose Judgment there is
no appeal.
Year: 1875

ADvIcEs from the west and northwest
indicate widespread damage to crops.
Winter wheat and small grain sown
early in the spring have suffered severe
ly. In many cases fields will be resown
in corn, and this cereal promises to be
the main dependence of farmers this
wear.
Year: 1875

ers the latter trustee to continue until the third mor
gage eoSoders shall receive per cent interest In casn
during years. There shall be no power 10 create
bonds mortgages or obligations, otherwise TO
otherwise aliena.e the whole or any part OF lhe
property TO accept the lease Of or enter into agree
ments for working any other railroad without the con
sent Of majority value OF the holders Of the first and
second mortgage bonds except that the directors may
create prior lien security having first charge over the
whole property to provide for making the road
gauge which shal be done soon as practicable
after the election Of the directors; also, for
the pay ment or exchange OF that portion OF
first End second mortgage bonds and interest
called Ohio bonds due oct 1, 1876 for repayment OF
amount borrowed from leased lines Of 1s73 and for other
necessary PURPOSES not exceeding s0OOO0O TO be 10
sued only hen in the opinion OF the London dele
CATION OF the Board Of Directors The amounts may e re
quired and 20 bear interest not exceeding per cent


The nominal par value OF existing securities Is 10 he
maintained and the annual charges FOR interest cap
tai governed by the net revenue OF each year.
Year: 1875

A professional robber OF hen roosts
in Ohio testified in court recently that he
could wiring two chickens necks with
each hand at the same time and not per-
NIT single squak to escape the victims.
Year: 1875

REBUILDING-We We notice that Harry dow
ard has commenced to rebuild on his lot near
the old Oriental Hotel, lately destroyed by
fire. The siIls for the new building are al
ready in place, and should the weather prove
at all favorable, Mr.. Howard expects to have
it up and ready to occupy by the fiTst of Jan
nary. Mcssrs Stephens and SharPstein are
getting the brick and the sand on the ground
for their new building to take the place OF
the frames burned up, unJ will be ready the
coming spring to commence wolk with the
fret favorable weather At the upper end Of
the b.rht district we notice couple OF Chr
nese skanties going up. Improvements OF
this character pay, but they endanger the
whole town, and are eye-sores rather than
ornaments.
Year: 1875

Local LEGIsLArI"S.-Just at this:time it
Is impossible to ascertain with any degree of
certainty the nature or character Of many of
the laws ground out at the late session of the
legislature. The dismemberment Of Walla
Walla county L. the one thing certain, but
beyond al! is doubt and confusion The
argument used by the Sound members in
favor of clipping the county, was that with
her large representation she eXerted too great
influence and so she was cut down. With
regard to local officers, the pay Of the auditor
and treasurer for the coming year ia TO be
$1,000 each. After 1876 the fixed rate of
compensation is $500 per aunum. The gen
eTal fee bill remains unchanged, the MEM
bers not having sufficient Intelligence to get
through thorough system of reform GEN
tlemen who were at Olympia during the clos
ing scenes, inform rs that it was a perfect
caricature upon all received ideas of legisla-
tion. In the Council particularly. the most
important bills were taken up, and without
even the formali'y Of reading, voted upon
the statute book OF he nature OF the bills
the grave councilmen We're in blissful iguor
uuce, but this did not matter, the legislative
mill was TO be run and they ground ont
whatever came handiest.
Year: 1875

HE LATE Mrs. HEIMUTH.-Mr. Tbos.
Quinn informs us that be has received dis.
Pa'ch Confirming the report that the BODY of
Mrs jos Helmuth had been found. and
would be sent home for intermeut. The ra-
mains most likely will arrive by next steam
er' when full particulars of the arrangements
Tor the funeral will be announced. Mrs.
heimnth, IN company with her husband,
removed 70 Walla WaIla in the spring of
lo39, and from that date 10 this has with
occasional intervals resided at this place. She
was woman Of more than ordinary shrawd-
ness and by her Judgment contributed LARGELY
toward acquiring the fortune of which she
and her husband died possessed. At the time
ot her death she held large amount of real
estate IN her own name, and this property
she always managed to the best advantage.
Her income from rents on Main street alone
was equal to about $500 month. and in ad-
dItiOn to the income from this source she had
several thousand dollars invested IN bond
and mort gage. With correct idea. of bu.i-
nes@, she was also lmbued with the spirit of
of enterprise, and was ever found ready 10
and any movement that had for i,s object the
general welfare. Her liberal subscription in
aid OF the railroad subsidy is a case III point.
To the poor and unfortunate she was ever
ready to extend relief, aad cheerfully ex-
pended her means on every worthy object of
charity. In her own home she exhibited


much Of grace and refinement, and the
friends she entertained were always loath to
leave her hospitable board. Sui on the
sunny side of forty, with wealth and every
thing that could make life desirable, she
started to visit her old friends and home in
Germany. At the very threshold Of her
journey Sine met death in his most appalling
form, and IL company with her husband who
was all the world 10 her, she sank beneath
the dark waters. Peace TO her ashes.
Year: 1875

A NOBLE BIRD.-A few days since MIR.
Messenger. of this county, was up on Snake
River, with a team, accompanied by his dog
He was driving along leisurely, when all OF
a sudden a BALD eagle swooPed down and
rTssping the dog by the small of the back
attempted to fly away with him. The dog
was too heavy, and the eagle missed his prize,
although loath 10 give it np. In the mean
time Mr.. Messenger got his gun, and by
well directed shot broasht down the monarch
Of the skies, who proved to be monster
bird. The eagle was brought into town.
GA f,uud IN measure over : feet from Tip TO
tin of his wings. He is What is known as the
black variety. and by all odds the largest
eagle ever seen in this section oI country.
Year: 1875

New REVENUE LAw.-The late legisia-
ture enacted an entirely new revenue law
which may or may not be an Improvement
upou the old law The bill originated IN
the house. and after passing that body was
taken up in the council wirhount the for
nality of a reading The only argument
used in it's favor was that Walla WaLla men
occasionally removed their money over into
OREGON. and in that way escaped taxation
,rb.. Question WAS asked if the new law
would remedy this, aud the response beng
IN The affirmative. the council went It bind.
The idea of passing laws without knowing
their provisions Is outrageous, ana seems u
indicate that the people OF this territory are
unfit for self-government-
Year: 1875

Give them a good common school
education. Teach them to cook sensi-
BILE meal. Teach them to wash, iron,
darn stockings, sew on buttons, make
their own clothes, and decent shirt.
Teach them to bake bread, and that
good kitchen saves many a cent from
the apothecary. Teach them that one
dollar is worth one hundred cents, and
that he alone is saving who spends less
than his income, and that all others
who spend more must finally become
poor. Teach them that a calico dress
paid for looks better than silk one with
debts. Teach them that one round,
plump face is worth more than fifty
consumpti7e beauties. Teach them to
wear good strong shoes. Teach them to
make purchases and then calculate
whether the bill accords, Teach them
that they but ruin the divine image by
wearing tight cOrsets. Teach them
plain common sense, to trust In and help
themselves by industry. Teach them
that one honest mechanic, In shirt
sleeve. although without cent of prop


erty, is worth more than dozen of
richly-clad and hifalutln idlers. Teach
them to work in the garden. and to en-
Joy free nature. If circumstance will
permit, teach them music, painting and
all the fine arts, but give them to IN


derstand that they are matters of sec
ondary Importance. Teach them that
for promenading walks are better than
drives, and that the wild flowers, indeed,
are full of beauty for him who atten-
lively considers them. Teach them to
despise the mere appearance of things,
Year: 1875

There is certain air about the most
agreeable lady in full dress that is formi-
dable even to her husband. / have seen
the spell on him as her toilet pro-
gressed, until royalty arranged, the
admired of all admirers, in the festive
crowd, he subsidies into comparative
insignifcance, and has to pinch himself
to be sure the divine creature of art is


really his lawful wife-bone of his bone
and flesh of his flesh. He may con-
slider himself lucky if itis not as much
of an enigma to her. It is easily per-
ceived then how difficult it is for
single man to make advances to a lady
at party. His condition is still more
pitiable when one lady, more venture
some than the rest, essays to "draw
him out" The leaves of the sensitive
plant do not close more suddenly and
effectively to the touch. than does every
pleasant thought and subject of con-
versation vanish from his mind He
answers her brilliant sallies in mono
syllables with perfect funeral coun-
tenance, and she gives it up as hard
task. No one can describe his relief
when bright, sensible woman crosses
his path. He takes to her as birds to
sunshine, aud the society belle makes
note of it in her mind with surprise
akin to curiosity. It is entertaining to
hear one of these fellows expatiate
upon such a godsend. He does it some
thing in this way: 81 was bored to
death at party, when this good wo-
man came along. Before she opened
her mouth felt at home with her, and
when I heard her original remarks and
charming sallies of wit I was captured
quite" Ten to one that paragon of
her sex set that man to talking of him
self, and thu evening thus wore quickly
away. Herein lies 6 double moral,
Ie1ier
Year: 1875

A few days ago, at AyImer, Ontario,
an event occurred in which two children
were the actors-but in which the high
dsplayed-and heroine of seventeen
years closed her career, having done
that which hundreds of her sex pass
through long lives without achieving
she showed that she bore ga likeness
to the mighty dead" and could claim
kindred with the great of old. A young
girl named Popps, seventeen years old,
is working in the house, nursing, who
can say over what ?-and keeping an
eye on her little brother who was play
ing upon the ice on the creek. The
little boy falls into the water instantly
his sister, careless of danger, runs to
pull him out and is drawn in herself.
What does she do? Think of herself :?
No! She calmly tells her little brother
to climb onto her back and get out.
He did SO and was saved, but, in doing
as she bade him, he pushed her under
the ice, under which she drifted five or
six yards, and, of course, when taken
out was quite Dead What noble
girl Could any hero whose name shall
live forever in story do more than she
did? At her age she knew we'll the
peril, but boldly ventured life, and love
and youth to save another. She died
exemplifying the crowning act of mans
salvation-and while we mourn over
the loss of so fine and noble a spirit,
there is a mournful satisfaction in
knowing that such heroic devotion still
lives on earth. Globe.
Year: 1875

., Arthur Helps, in his book on Social


Presstir6, ssys good thing which is as


applicable to America ae to any spot on


the habitable globe: ga great da+ger


turks in the love of publicity, which


comes to be besetting sin, sometimes


even of the greatest minds. aud which


leads to falseness, restlessness, and to


most dangerous desire always to stand


well with that public, which is sure,


very soon, To be made acquainted with


all that the lover of publicity may saw.


or speak, or intend. Publicity is also a


great absorber of that time which might


be much better spent. The desire for


knowing everything about everybody


what he or she thinks, or says, or does,


on any trivial occasion occupies now
large part of the time of the civilized
world, and must be a great hindrance to
steady thought about mans own con-
Germs, and about those subjects which
ought most deeply to interest mankind.
most pleasant and most absorbing topic
for the generality of men. I do not
agree with certain friend of mine who
has told us that the folly of mankind
is constant quantity but do admit |
that this tulsome publicity / have de- |
scribed is one of the facts which speaks |
most in favor of the view he has been |
taking. If publicity could be perfect,
there would be less to be said in its
If every one wore his
heart upon his sleeve, we should at
least get rid of falseness, and the world
would know with whom and with what
it was dealing. But studied publicity
is very dangerous. When all people
know what they may say or do is likely
to be made public, they will dress up
their sayings or their doings to meet
this appalling publicity. And that
which they deem will not be pleasing to
the public, though it may be the thing
Of all others which the public ought to
hear, they will carefully suppress"
Year: 1875

The modern sculptor has hard time
of it with his portrait statues, it must
be confessed. What is he to do? Shall
he dress a gentleman as ne finds him !;
go back to the toga or further back
still to the altogether natural man ?
Or shall he compromise with cloak or
water-proof-as in the case of the
savior of his country, expiating his
virtues in Union Square? They have
the same trouble in England as here /:
vide VIM. B. Scott. For centuries,
he says, the portrait statues CT the
kings appeared in the Roman cuirass
with bare arms and knees, and their
statesman in the chlamys and toga.
Gone last step only was wanting to
adopt the ideal antique and abandon
clothing altogether, and this was very
near accomplished toward the close of
last century. Canova's statue of Ma
poleon, now in Apsley House, is abso-
lutely naked and the statue of Samuel
Johnson, in st. Paul's, is almost un-
draped, a single loose covering being
thrown so as to be only useful for the
sculptor's supposed artistic purposes
a Iudicrous spectacle in a simply
rational point of view; the stout old
gentleman, as he leans his head on his
hand in his nakedness. seeming to be
saying TO himself: What a sad case
things have come to with me- at last,
standing before the prbIic in a state of
nature"


IT is n matter Of tradition that the
statue Of Washington, by Greenough,
in the grounds of the capitol at Wash
ington, is saying as plain as gesture
and countenance can say my sword
is by my side. and my clothes are IN
the patent office toward which he
points with majestic modesty.-Scrib-
Yler for March.
Year: 1875

THE WORM OF THE STILL AND IT'S
MYSTERIOUS MEANDERINGs. The best
Joke on the distillers occurred when a
party belonging to the United States
coast survey struck Murray county.
The party, as usual, chose a steep hull,
and then erected their field glasses and
instruments for surveying the adioin.
ing country. The distillers took it
into their heads that these instruments
were designed for the express purpose
of spying out hidden still-houses, and
for fifty miles around that hill they
took up their stills, hitched up their
teams and made tracks. Some of them
didn't stop until they had put a whole
county between themselves and those
machines. For a man in store clothes
to attempt to buy, beg, borrow or steal
a drink of whisky in that country is
about as easy as to obtain water in the
great African desert. 1t is impossible
to find man who has seen any within
the last five years. Let them he salts
fed that he is "all right and Re will
have more offered to him than he can
drink in year. As long as a commu-
nifty is at peace, very few distillers are
caught When a quarrel arises, or
some distiller kicks some fellow out of
his still-house for getting too drunk,
that's the time for the government.
The party who cons ders himself ag-
grieved turns informer, and the distil-
Ter is arrested.