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Year: 1875

The difference between the man of
talent and the man of genius would be,
that the man of talent could be replaced
by a dozen men of ordinary power,
whereas a million of such men would be
no nearer to replacing the genius. A
thousand dwarfs may be kept back for
ever by barrier which Is Overstepped
as soon as there comes a single giant
and if the young gentlemen who we're
piucked for their de res in any given
examination were multiplied by a thou
sand, they would be as hOpelessly un-
able as before to make one of Newton's
immortal discoveries. In the same way,
a clever man may write something which
is superfcially just like a first-rate
poem, but when we take it to pieces we
find it to be nothing but skillful COM
bination of echoes, whereas In a single
song or verse which shows genius there
is always something which could not
have been borrowed from anybody else.
In short, originality is the mark of
genius in this sense, though the word is
constantly used to denote great powers,
which are, rigidly speaking, merely a
faculty for doing more quickly than
usual what has been done by Others
before. The man of genius
introduces into the world something
which was not there before, instead OF
simply using up old materials.
Year: 1875

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph (thusl mean that youT sub
scriptiop is out or unpaid, and that
you are requested to pay up at once.
We would take great pleasure in extend.
ing credit to our friends and patrons.
but cash alone viii pay expenses, and
we are forced TO adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity of such a
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.


G. We enter no new names on our
books without the money In advaroe
Year: 1875

In letter received at Washington
from naval officer at Port Royal, who
is in direct communication with assist
ant surgeons at Key West, he says
there have been two more deaths from
yellow fever at that port, AMI several
new CAGES have appeared.
Year: 1875

The new trowel bayonet lately adopted
in the United States service is to be
habitually worn in the scabbard, unless
when fixed on the rifle for use as a
weapon. It is never to be used as an
intrenching tool fixed to the musket.
Year: 1875

SEVEN hundred immigrants returned
to Omaha from California last week,
not very well pleased with the result of
their Investigations. They stated that
California is flooded with immigrants
who can not get anything to do, and
their situation is a decidedly gloomy
one.
Year: 1875

The great blue lead of California,
which is nothing more than the bed Of
an ancient water course, whose sands
and gravel are rich in float gold, Is now
reported to have been traced through
Northern California, Oregon, Washing
ton Territory, and British Columbia,
for distance of over seven hundred
miles. All the gold taken from the
younger placer and lode workings since
the settlement of the Pacific coast viii
not, if this be true, represent tenth OF
the precious metal yet lying uu touched
! in this ancient water course
Year: 1875

THE New York World says "The
work of the truant agents, charged
with enforcing the compulsory school
ing act goes bravely on. They com
Prehend all vagrant boys, who are only
released on giving the number of the
house where they don't reside and a
promise to attend school which they
have no intention of keeping"
Year: 1875

THE placing of mail boxes in the
Chicago street cars has proved a very
successful and popular experiment.
Most of the lines pass by the Postof-
fee building on one street or another,
and the mail boxes are empted on each
trip. Thus a man living six mi es dis
tant from the office, has his mail deliv-
ertd as quickly as though he had taken
the car himself AMI deposited it in per
n. The innovation commends itself
for adoption in sll large cities.


THE New Orleans papers are begin
ming their ANNUAL wrangle about the
quarantine question. There has been a
dispute for years as to the efficacy of a
guarantee when yellow fever is on its
march, many eminent doctors claiming
that the fever is indigenous to New Or
leans. The business men of New Or
leans also object TO the structures on
commerce eutailei by the quarantine.
A few dnys ago n petition was sent 70
the board Of health signed by large
number Of medical men, who stated
that the system had proved a failure
I'D should be abolished.
Year: 1875

THE issues of postage stamps of all
kinds by the postoffice department
during the month of April last amount
ed to little in excess of $4,000, 600.
This is an increase of about twenty per
cent on the issues for the correspond
ing month last year, and is by far the
largest amount ever issued in any one
month by the department.
Year: 1875

From TA> Christigs Union.


Wholly without Mr.. Beecher's knowledge,
the other conductors of this paper again take the
responsibility Of speaking in lis name They wish its
readers to know what attitude they occupv toward ts
is lhe papers position toward him. They purposey
choose this time wnen the prosecution is bringing for
has begun its reply. sin spirit
of bravato that they speak. The great interests which
are involved on their part are the assurance that their
words are deliberate aud well-weighed.


We say. then. that we have unshaken and absolute
confidence in Mr. Beechers entire innocence We inl-
pcilly believe that he s pure upright Christian man.
We hold him worthy OF the utmost trust as moral
teacher. And The Christtan Union which has been
proud 10 bear his when the whole world hOnored
him. is prouder to bear 1t to-day In his adversely than
hands.


Ward Beecher. We say this with the full meaning OF
the words, well assured OF the ground on which We
paper know Mr. Beecher We have personal know ledge,
and OF us have lifelong knOwedgp OF his charac-
ted by the spirit of God We know that he is totally
incapable OF the mOnsrOus hypocrsy with which he Is
on knowledge as rational and weerounded as the hu-
man mind adults taat we pledge to him anew the unre-
pery Of this paper our personal fortunes interests and
aspirations are most deeply involved We freely and
gladly stake IL all ON the Christian purity OF this man.


we are not lnsensbe to the speclousness some OF
have for those VINO, having personal
knowledge OF the and 10 clear tntmatIOn OF how
his accusers will be met, are for the present swayed
against him. But ourselves have doubts. The
issue of this trial is with the Almighty We look TO see
Mr. Beechers name cleared before the whole world, and
such honor paid him he has never vet receiyed.
When that day shall rejoice that IN these darx
hours the paper avOwed its faith.


But even The temporary Issue should be in any
degree adverse, willing TO share adversely with
leader II the public should he mised into douotng
him, The OhrStidn Union could ak more honorable
fate than TO share the evil well az the good fortune or
the man who has better served the American cOmmu-
and the OF Christianity than other this
generation In good report and In ev report we trust
and honor him and proud 10 follow him. We know
later clouds viii away, and bis
name slime OF The faithful of God.
Year: 1875

THE WHITE BACKS UNDER THE LASH.


The Gazette essays criticism Of our remarks
on the fact that the whipping post is now
shedding its benefcence mainly on white backs,
and says:


'.The peculiar mode Of punishment WAS not
designed mainly to punish the colored people.
The laws Of Delaware make no distinction in
this matter. The white thief as well as the
black is subject to the lash. In the time Of sla-
very but few negro slaves were found in the pill
lory. They were generally stbject to the lash OF
their masters, and feared to steal. The hen
roost and smoke-house' wore prey to the free
negroes"


What we said, especially, was that tbs pillory
and post we're intended for the punishment of
colored people, and that now the whites were
getting most OF their fayors. This Is quito true.
The Gazette, in fact, does not controvert the
statement It does, however, represent that
the Laws for the use Of thel whipping penalty
make no distinction in regard to.color. At pres
ent they do not, but formerly they did. That
distinction WAS part Of the whipping system.
As the Gazette says, the slaves were whipped by
their owners, and -we.ladd-the free negroes
were intended to be whipped by the Sheriff. A
very important discrimination was made against
them For the same offence they were whipped
twice a. much as q white man would be. A white
man convicted Of larceny was to be whipped with
twenty lashes, while q free colored person WAS
to have thirty-nine..l .lashes This was the dis
tinction which the law of Delaware made and
persisted in, until.-the amendments to the Ma
iona Constitution, and the legislation Of Con-
gress under them purged our laws Of this, with
many other discrimlnatonsi against the colored
people.


We repeat our statement of the fact thai. the
whipping system in this State is relic of the
Slave era. 1t is the nublic administration Of the
plantation punishment. 1t was designed as a
terror to free negroes but they are being crowd
ed away from the enjoyment of it's benefits by
''the proud Caucasian"
Year: 1875

The Greeley (Col) Tribune contributes
this story to the gossip of the day:


The ludicrous spectacle of Il man looking
for himself and suffering the keenest chagrin
at failing to find himself, was exhibited on
the Union Pacific Railroad not long ago
An caStern-bound cmigrant train stopped
at Rock Creek station for breakfast. One
emigrant >trayed away, and the first section
Of the train started without him. He
reached the second on time and managed to
get away. His friends in the first section
missed him, and were seized with dread
that he had been killed. The conductor
teIcgraphcd to the second section to look for
him and bring him or his body to Fort Lara
mic. The passengers turned ont readily to
aid in the search. Foremost among them
and displaying Il terrible anxiety, was the
man for whom they were looking. He
hunted for the missing emigrant with a zeal
which could only be accounted for by the
fact-unkn1wn to him-that he was looking
for himself. Daring the whole day, and
following night the search wns continued,
the unconscious cause Of it sutferin. deeply
to think he had been lost. When he reached
Laramie the idea occurred to his friends that
the railroad employees might still be looking
for the missing emisrant, when one bright
individual startled the crowd with the re-
mark that our hero had been looking for
himself, and lad failed to find himself.
Year: 1875

HOLDING Up THE MILK.-C. F. Drake,
Sullivan, Ohio. writes ~ noticed, some
tim. ago, IL plan recommended to break cows
of holding up their milk While being MIXED,
and that was to place weight on her back
while milking COW that had such trick.
Now, have had two such cows, and one Of
them had been subjected to that kind Of
treatment, and, in fact, every other device
which could be thought of to cause her to
give the milk down, and all to no avail, till
they gave her some meal or bran, or some
thing she liked to eat; then she would give
her mix down. But she must be MIXED
while eating. The other one even n mesS
would not induce to give down her milk.
Both we're Western CONS, and | have heard
of numerous others like my two here. We
get rid OF them as soon AZ possible.
Year: 1875

In Carolina forest of a thousand acres you
can scarcely find tree that is not dead and
erumbling to decay. No fire has swept over
it, no lightning scathed those naked, bleach
ing pines. This ruin was wrought by little
insects larvae. no larger than grain OF rice.
What a hundred axr-mcn could not accom-
plish by years of hard .abor, this seemingly
insignificant insect sent its feeble offspring TO
perform. One alone could have littlepow
it is true. but millions were marshailed, and
all the skill of man could not stay their
course. Such is the power Of little sins.
Year: 1875

All previous narratives Of intelligent pro-
ceedings on the part of animals are thrown
into the shade by the following account of
a medical monkey described by the Oriental
correspondent Of a London journal:


He one day saw monkey holding Il snake
BY the throat and rubbing its head in the
dirt: but as the ground was moist and damp
the snake WAS not readily killed by this mode
of punishment. Every now and then the
monkey would look most knowingly in tho
face of the reptile to see if it was dead; and
in the course of one Of these Investigations
the monkey received severe bite This
angercd him. and he speedy dispatched the
snake, but its coils had hardly relaxed before
the monkey rcelrd and fell PROSTATE, and ap
parcntly mall the agonc- of death by poi-oi.
Ey this time an ged-looking monkey arrived
on the scene. and after examining the bodies
of the snake and its victim, he Immediately
started for some neighbo:ing bushes, where
he collected some leaves of the plant known
as the red chcrchita. These he rapidly and
skillully fashioned into II sort Of pill, which
he administered to his >nanne-bttcn compan-
ion, who speed y revived and walked off
with his physician. The story is declared
to come from trustworthy sources.
Year: 1875

Everybody is to be able to wear diamonds
now, aS process has been invented, We are
told, for the manufacture Of pure artificial
diamonds from beuzinc-not the kind meant
in our police reports wien we say IL man las
imbihcd too much bcnzine, but the genuine
article BcMzinc is introduced into glass
shell about six inches in thickness, and
capable of standing enormous pressure.
Another substance having Il strong affinity
tor hydrogen, but the name OF which is kept
a secret, is introduced with it. The poles of
Il moderately strong battery are also intro
duced and the whole Theoretically sealed.
As decomposition takes place slowly, the
hydrogen unitcs with the substance for
which it has an affinity, and pure colorlcss
carbon is set free, and in course of time
forms in the shape of diamonds Of various
sizes on the interior sides of the glass shell.
The only question is, if the hydrogen unitcs
with the secret substance introduced, for
which it has an affinity, and the carbon is
set free, whence is derived the enormous
pressure which is claimed to be essential to
the success of the process? Unless, per
chance, this substance is also decomposed
and sets free another gas which has no
affinity for carbon.
Year: 1875

A married man, hearing that the eating Of
certain kinds Of animal food would aid the
tissues of the human body-as, for instance,
calves brains would nourish the eaters
brains, or beei's liver the caters liver-im-
mediataly gave strict orders to his butcher
that no more tongue of any kind should be
sold TO his wile or mother-in-law
Year: 1875

"0NLY A FARMERS DAUGHTER"
s'She's only farmers daughtero
A stylish lady said,
With a scornful glance of her handsome eye
And toss OF her naughty head
She frilled and fiounced and furbelowed
In the very latest style;
Her head was a wonder of criInps and curls,
And her train something less than a mile.
Her hands, that sparkled with many a ring,
Were shapely and fair to view
As they well might be, for no useful work


Were they ever allowed to do.
To hear her talk OF the GLOVER Glass;"


or their sins against prOpriety,
OF her family and of country girls"


And her horror of "mixed society"
One would think that among her ancestry
She numbered at least an Earl
tHer father was once carpenter


And her mother a factory girll
They say she Is brilliant and beautiful;
will not their words deny,
But ah! the farmers daughter


Is fairer far to my eye.
She is not in the height of fashion,


But is very becomingly dressed,
With flounces enough for comfort
And they look as If made of the best.
Mirth and innocent happiness


Out of her blue eyes shine;
Her hair is untutored by crmps and eurls
And she wears it by right divine.
No mother tolls in the kitchen for her,
While she on the sofa lolls,
Novel in hand, dressed in her best,
Receiving her morning calls.
A share in the heat and burden of life
She willingly, cheerfully takes;
And duty and love- in that happy home,
A pleasure of labor makes.
And, though you may smile at this curious


fact,


have seen her with hoe in her hand,
When she planted the corn or waged war On


the weeds,


When mans help was scarce in the land.
And her flowers - next Summer you'll see


them yourself,


As you ride past the farm on the prairie,
And mark the home, covered with roses and


vines,


The work of some Martha or Mary.
And Pm sure you will say, spite the verdict


of those


Who live out in fashions gay whirl,
That ''only q farmers daughter means
Only a sensible girl!
Year: 1875

The Telegraph is making a manly,
able and consistent fight for the
public school system, and we trust,
notwithstanding all that has been
said and written as to the disposi-
ton of the Convention to give this,
the great idea of modern civiliza-
tion, the "go bye" we will vet
have a system of public and free in
struction, which will serve as an ex.
ample for other States, instead of a
miserable abortion, which will be
the laughing stock of the age. If
we held seat in the Convention we
are frank to admit, that with ouI
present knowledge of public senti
ment in Texas, we have not the
nerve to submit constitution which
had failed to establish free school
system to the people, for their rati
fication.
Year: 1875

The manufacturing era, thanks
to the State Grange of Texas, has at
last dawned upon us, and from
every part of the State comes It'd
ings of new enterprises, and an in
finity more talked of, with every
prospect Of speedy commence
ment.


With a State such as ours, grow
ing both cotton and wool at mere
nominal outlay of money and effort,
and where manufacturing facilities
are abundant, the promise which
comes in with the new era, is very
bright indeed. In addition to these
two leading products, we have in
Eastern Texas, both wood and iron
in limitless quantities and thus it
occurs that the manufacturing gen.
ius of our people needs not to be
tied down to mere wool and cotton,
but our natural resources open up
to mechanical skill, the whole wide
field of human possibilities, which
may be worked out in wood and
iron.


Whether the Grange dies to.mor-
row or is perpetuated, like Masonry,
throughout the ages, Texas will find
herself deeply indebted to the Or
der, for the new impetus and the
practical direction given TO this one
of the leading ideas, upon which the
future greatness of our young State,
is SO surely to stand. The leaders
of the Grange movement in Texas
it seems, are also the leaders of the
latest and best of the enterprises
which distinguish her whole career.
Year: 1875

This vice has grown to such an
enormous extent, to such wonderful
proportions, and is found seriously
interfering with public business-is,
in fact, become such nuisance,
that something must be done to
check its growth, or at least to ex-
clude it from positions where it pro-
cures disgrace for an entire COM
monweath. The right of a private
citizen to make a brute of himself is
not questioned, however much it
may be regretted but IN a man
who assumes to serve the people, in
capacities where every power OF the
mind is necessary TO insure correct
action. the sin becomes crime
against the State, and should be
punished with rigorous severity.


No inconsiderable part of the OBJ
loquy earned by the Convention in
the minds of the people is due to
this crime, and were the individuals
themselves the only sufferers, We
should not say a word. But their
conduct is unjust to the other mem
bers of the Convention, and unjust
and criminal when considered with
reference to the people of the State
who sent men there to form a con-
stitution in the shortest time posi-
BILE. 1t is dishonest too, because it
detains the business at great
cost to the tax paying citi-
zens of the State, in fact spend
ing the scanty means of the people
in riotous living, without making
any equivalent return.


It is shameful conduct, and tends
to lessen the respect which all true
Texans are endeavoring to create
among the people of other States,
for their growing young common
wealth. In private life, when we
hire servant to discharge specific
duty, we do so because Of his real or
supposed fitness for its proper dis
charge, but when we find him dis
qualified by a taste for strong wa
tiers, we at once discharge him, and
so it ought to be with the servants
of the State, only the discharge
should be more prompt, in as much
as the interests at stake are of so
much Importance, and the results of
a mistake, or mis-directed effort, so
vastly more disastrous.


Some of the proudest names of
our State have been sullied and dis
honored since the Convention as
sembled by this vice, and did they
belong to the proudest heroes
who illustrated the earlier his
tory of Texas, we should say
strike them from the roll of the del
egates. That manhood which
doesn't respect itself sufficiently t.
repress debasing APPETITE for strong
drink, is not of the mould whicl


the people would or should selec


to make Constitution for such


State as Texas.


We trust the Convention vii


make provision in the New Con
stitution which will protect the pee
t Pile against the dangers of this vic
among those who assume to max
laws for them, or at least to taxi
such pronounced public action, a
, will tend to make the vice odi
Gus, instead, as it is now, half wa,
! respectable.
Year: 1875

We are hopeful that the future
action of the Convention will be
such as to dissipate to very con
siderable extent, the unfavorable
opinion pervading the public mind
as to its effectiveness in the great
emergency of furnishing a new con
stitution for Texas. The greatest
half of the real work yet remains tc
be done, and Of course the best op
portunity to test the real strength
of the delegates, is yet behind. Let
us see how well they will meet pub
lie expectation.
Year: 1875

The Danbury News says; A gigan-
tic struggle is that which the people of
this country have been plunged into by
the money question, but there must be
iull pretty soon. People must take
time to put on their flannels.
Year: 1875

We regret to hear of the illness of
the estimable wife of Judge Nat. NJ .
Burford. She is afflicted with a severe
attack of neuralgia, and while her
sickness is not dangerous, it is extreme
| ly painful
Year: 1875

4 few days ago we published q call signed
By several hundred members of the Bar and
business men Of this city, requesting Judge
VAN r. H1eGSs to be o candidate for the
vacant seat on the Supreme Bench caused by
the resignation Of Judge McA11rs1ER, and
his acceptance of the same We are now
requested by the Judge to announce to the
public the withdrawal of his name as can
didate for said ofice- Judge H1aers, as he
states in his card, declines to enter upon O
partisan contest for the nomination before q
political convention, or to canvass the District
as party candidate for the Supreme Judge
ship, and therefore withdraws Ills name.
We suspect that this determination
has been somewhat Influenced by an
investigation OF the appalling amount OF work
that devolves upon the member Of the Su-
preme Court who il selected fro1a this district.
However this may be, the many friends of
Judge H1ooms will regret his determination,
which he declares to be ir7evocahls, a. he
would make vary allie ju1ist, and An ex-
ceeding1y valnahle member Of the Supreme
Bench.