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Year: 1875

Each part will contain 26 quarto pages, in
paper. A superb title-page, richly illumin-
ated in red and gold, will be given with the
first part, and the printing of the entire work
will be worthy representation of the "Alden
Press" which Is q guarantee Of something
beautiful and valuable,
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return reserve commu-
nications that not used.
Year: 1875

THERE is good prospect that the city of
New York will recover considerable portion
of the money stolen from it by the ring
thieves. The property of Tweed and Sweeny
is under attachment, and there appears to be
no way for its nominal owners to save it.
Year: 1875

TO BE sold at Barker I Soma


CITY AUCTION Mart and n. Y. Tattersall's,


CORNER OF Broadway and Thirtypinth street
THE STOCK comprises fifteen head Of the most fash.
lucky. They oil warranted in every particular and
can trot IN FROM 2SO TO MIN uTEs. Gentlemen
Ing the speed and driving qualities Of Of the stock
Stock will arrive and be on exhibition this morning
up to sale.


can be obtained at Barker sons corner OF Broadway
and Thirty ninth street the oil OF the spirit Of
The 1imes', and Turf, Field and Farm"
SALk WITHOUT reserve postponement.
Year: 1875

y correspondent of the Santa Rosa
California; Times, who recently spent
a short time in Redwood Valley, Men,
docino county, where the Digger In
dians are still quite numerous, gives
some interesting particulars of the
manners and customs of the tribe. He
says:


Their wigwams are built throughout
of redwood bark, and are round in
shape, which can better be explained
by saying that they are in the shape of
a bowl upside down on top. There
are no windows, and aside from the
aperture for entrance, which is about
two feet square, and small opening
at the top to allow the smoke to escape,
there is no opening to this conical en-
closure. To enter one of these huts it
becomes necessary to get down and
crawl in. Once inside a strange sight
greets the eye. The majority of both
sexes go perfectly naked, and, being
scrupulously particular, each one does
his or her own cooking. They sleep
in circle in hollow places in the
ground, with feet to the centre. Their
cooking apparatus, which consists of
coed sized rocks followed out, is in
convenient reach, and the Digger need
not rise to prepare his breakfast. The
food consists of bread made from
acorns, which are first buried, then
roasted then pulverized, and lastly
mixed up with water and baked. This
bread is said to be very nourishing.
Their mode of preparing squirrel, hare,
etc., is to take them just as when kill
ed, pound them to a jelly, and then
roast them. Another article Of food
very common with them is known as
the "fsh worm" The Digger is an
inveterate gambler, and his principal
game is very simple, consisting of
holding both hands behind him, in one
of which is a stick, while another bets
he can tell in which hand he holds it.
1t is said that they scorn cheating,
and after the bets are made, never
change the stick from one hand to the
other. Their money consists of little
round shells with a hole in the centre
which one of their number is selected
to manufacture. No counterfeiting is
ever attempted. Each shell represents
about half cent Of American money,
and is taken by their tribe as greedily
as gold. A string of this mouey can
be seen at this Office, and it is wonder
ful how uniform these buttons can be
made by simply rubbing them on stone
with the hand.
Year: 1875

LNl this place for the purpose of meeting
n want which tho ladies of the town and
county have for a long time known, that
of having a dressmaker of experience
among them. l am prepared to make all
kinds of dresses in the latest styles, and
guarantee satisfaction. Stamping for braid
ing and embroidery done in the best man
nor, with the newest patterns. All ask
IL n tair trial. Residence on Water Street,
in the house formerly occupied by Jacob
Shriver. l4tf
Year: 1875

We have been favored with the follow
ing from the paper Nordanfari, published
at Akureyri, in the north Of Iceland. on
the 18th of April: "0n the evening of
the 4th instant an intense glare was OBJ
servedin the sky all about the eastern
horizon, and when seen from Laxardal,
it appeared to proceed from a more
southerly locality than before. A few
men therefore Joined in an excursion to
the scene. This time the eruption had
found new outlet in southeasterly d.
rection from Burfell, good deal more
than half way to the east between il and
the Jukulsa. When they had got SO far
east as Hvanniell, they heard heavy
rumblings in the mountain, but the
weather being stormy they thought this
might be only the din Of gusts of wind
travelling through the hills. Approach
ing Burfell they perceived that the din
increased so as at times to give them the
Year: 1875

impression of many enormous waterfalls
tumbllng over the precipIces. At GER
tain intervals those thunders rolled
away, aud then began again with in
creased vigor. Having passed Burfell
TO the eastward, they we're surprised all
Of sudden to hear no din at ALL but it
soon made itself heard again as they ap


preached the place of the eruption. The
fire rose up from three lava craters, in
line from south to north, which it he'd
piled up around itself on perfectly
level piece of ground AT distance Of
fifty to eighty fathoms to the west from
the craters a large fssure had formed
itself as the fire broke out, and the land
had sunk in to the depth of about three
fathoms. Into the hollow thus formed
the lava had poured at first, but now it
flowed in a southwesterly direction from
the two southern crsters. The north
ernmost crater had the appearance Of
being oblong, about three hundred faith
oms in length, and from this crater the
molten red hot lava was thrown about
200 or 300 feet into the air into one com
pact column. The top of this column
then assumed palmated appearance,
and the lava fell down 10 small particles,
like drops from jet Of water, which, as
they became separated from the column,
grew gradually darker, and split into
many pieces, bursting into lesser and
lesser fragments as they cooled, yet when
they fell on the edge Of the crater they
were still in such molten state that
they we're splashed about like water
dashed against solid substance. As
matter of course, no flames we're OBJ
served, but the glare proceeds from these
columns and the seething lava in the
crater. The columns rose up at various
points within the largest crater; but
most frequently toward the ends, and at
times the explorers could count twenty
to thirty OF them No real smoke ac-
companied the eruption but a blush
steam, which expanded and whitened in
color as it rose to a greater distance
from the crater, and such seemed to be
the power Of this blue jet Of steam that
it rose straight into the air for many
hundreds of fathoms in despite Of
heavy wind blowing. The din to which
reference was made before apparently
proceeded from the boiling action inside
the crater, which in power and force ex.
ceeded any noise produced by waterfalls.
In the midst Of this din there was heard
now and then loud cracks, exceeding
any report of cannon, and these reports
we're followed Immediately by a blue
steam column shooting up into the air.
This is about the sixth eruption which
has broken out in these mountains since
the present volcanic action began. With
intermissions Of from ten TO twelve days
the eruptions are gaining steadily in
intensity. The din mentioned before
could be heard clearly from the Myvatus
Sveit-that is to say, it is audible at a.
distance of about twenty English miles
Year: 1875

lrIsnot worth while for the Register
to try to bamboo1le this community with
appeals to support the Democratic nom
inee simply because he il the nominee.
Example passes for more than empty
words with our people. The Democracy
are not merepuppets in the hands Of Mr..
Baker. They know his tactics. They
know that he is not sincere in his
appeals to vote for Caldwell because
he il the nominee. They know this
because when General Pannell was
the nominee last year, Mr.. Baker did
all he could in 1urreptitiou4 way, to
kill him Off. 80 man would have re.
jjicel more over the defeat Of the regular
nominee last fall than Mr.. Baker. II
General PlnneIl was alive to-day, and be.
fore the public as tho Democratic nominee,
Mr. Baker would try to defeat him. Why
then should the friends Of Gen. Pannell
pay any attention to Mr.. Bakers
appeals to them now to vote the straight
ticket, especially a. the present nominee
ha' not been in the habit to any marked
extent Of voting the staight ticket himself
when other Democrats were up for office.
Surely the rank and IiIe Of the party have
the same right to exercise the glorious
privilege Of voting as they please, as have
Mr., Baker and his nominee.
Year: 1875

A ACORREsPoNDENT asks US if Ii is not
about tine tile Democratic committee
OF the city wa moving ia the matter Of
convention to nominate mayor and
other municipal officers? We think SO.
we believe it is genera iy conceded that
a strict party domination is in orcer,
and nothing eIse
Year: 1875

This was the day fixed for the opening
OF the January term of the supreme
Court of Appeals, but no session was i nela
to-day, owing to the fact that a quorum quorum
of the Judges was not present 1uuges
Haymond and Hoffman are here; Judge


Moore has been detained by the susPen-
sion of navigation on the Kanawhas IN
conseouepse of the cold weather; and the
cold snap has doubtless delayed the
arrival of Judge PAUL.. learn
that Judge Moore has arrived
tonight, and that the term will form
ally open tomorrow. A number of law
vers from various quarters of the State
are in attendance, and several very I'M
portant cases are to be disposed of.


Among other interesting matters to
come before the legislature at its present
session, is the continually recurring Cap
ital question. There never was people
so vexed and harrassed and worried and
"bothered entirely" about the location OF
their State capital as the people OF West
Virginia have been during the ten Years
of the existence of this "child oftbe
storm" The capital has been so
often settled and unsettled, loeat-
ed and dislocated, in legislative
bills and bother, that the people have
almost come to wish that the State had
forty capitals, or else none at all. A bill
for removal to Wheeling will probably
be introduced in the House in few days,
and the knowing ones say that it will
certainly pass both houses and become u
law. The Charleston people seem to be
somewhat alarmed about the matter, and
some of them grow frantic whenever it is
mentioned, while others assert that they
"have dead wood against the passage
of the bill by the Senate, and they
don't care how soon it is put to
the test. The inconvenience suffered by
the members from the northern part of
the State in being compelled to travel
nearly seven hundred miles and traverse
two other States in order to reach the
capital of their own, has brought vividly
and feelingly before them the Importance
of Going something. In my opinion, some
thing soiN be done. l..
Year: 1875

AND so it turns out, according to cal
culatlons based upon observations of the
recent transit of Venus, that we are only
ss.443, 726 miles distant from the SUM-
which is 100000 or 100000 less than
We thought for.


1t is also stated that at the present
rates OF advancement, if they remain
constant, il will take US LAO years
10 fall into the sun and be
consumed. This makes it very
likely that the great conaagration will
not take place in our day, though they do
saw that there is some cause for anxiety,
for our centripetal force Is almost sure to
be vastly accelerated, and we will reach
our Journey end in much less time.


To be forewarned, then, is TO be fore
armed, So We advise our readers to insure
their lives and property Immediately.
Year: 1875

STATE BoNDs-Quiet and nominal.
One lot of 1900 Tennessee new extra
coupons sold at SIT.


RAILROAD BOSDs-Mortgages were
without important change.


SroCKs-The market was active and
feverish. The most desperate fight was
carried on between the bulls and bears
over Western Union and Lake Shore
the greatest contention was over West
ern Union and changes in this stock were
rapid. The suspension of W. NJ. " MT.
more was announced from the rostrum OF
the Stock Exchange about 0 clock and
considerable Western Union was bought
in under the rule at this time. At the
close prices showed decline Of !@l per
cent in the entire list from the best prices
Of the day. A report was ia circulation
that the books ofthe Lake Shore Railroad
Year: 1875

The grand jury yesterday visited the
penitentiary at BlackwelPs Island and
found Tweed occupying a small room
and dressed in prison garb' The room
formerly occupied by the prisoner WAS
also visited. It is said by the Herald to
be one such as the poorest boarding
houses in New York would certainly
rival in furniture, light, space and COM
Year: 1875

Whether produced by indigestion. improper food,
change OF water or diet too free indulgence in ice
water, exposure to sudden changes OF temperature,
arc immediately relieved by it. One ounce added
10 a gallon of
Year: 1875

Free from serious objections, yet palatable even
inviting to the sensitive palate which will create
no morbid app tite for list If, and operate
sstant to digestion, well as perform the func-
tlons OF Il stimultnt. Such we confidently believe
is to be fouud in
Year: 1875

Flatulency, Sluggish Digestion want of Tone and
Activity in the stomach and Bowels, Oppression
after Eating, are sure TO be relieved by single
dose taken after each meal. A great want exists
for
Year: 1875

BY AN UNDERGRADUATE or THE LAW SCHOOL.
Believe Inc, Bess, when declare,


A title deeds my heart,
And yon the party of the first,


And the second part.
That have an attachment true


Is useless quite to mention:
In vain strive to serve you and
Arrest your sweet attention.
You know you owned some love for me
When | the question mooted,
But now it seems to me you act


AS if you were non-suited.
Ny case is one in equity;


I've pleaded with precision;
You know the points why will yoa then
So long reserve decision?
make no dilatory plea.


I'm driven to distraction!
Unless / soon obtain relief


I'm sure shall take action.
At first civil suit I'll bring


In Cupids special session.;
And there plaintiff lover ask
For Judgment by confession.
Now don't demur when this you read,
But own You feel compunction,
For my suit will prosecute


In spite of your injunction.
And If, my judgment in despite,
You viii not hear me still,
I'll get an order from the Court
Tadminster your will.
trust you'll file an answer brief
To this my declaration,
Or else shall proceed to make
A cross examination.
Year: 1875

Editing paper is nice business. II we
publish jokes people say we are rattlehead-
ed. If we omit Jokes they say we are old
fossils. II we publish original 1uatttter TREY
damn us for not giving selections. If we
publish selections folks say we are lazy for
not writing something they had not read in
other papers, If we give man compli-
mentary notice we are censured for being
partial. If we do not give complimentary
notices folks say we are a hog. If we in
sert articles that please the ladies the mon
are mad. If we do not cater to the ladies
they call us Doors. If we write an article
about agriculture the outsiders call us
grangers If we do not write about farm
ing and praise Patrons of Husbandry the.
farmers call us monopolists. If we write
about books the people who never read say
We are book struck. If We do not discuss
literature they they call us illiterate. Ye
nged winds tell lis what to wrIteto please
this fastidious people.
Year: 1875

LARGE AND SMALL EARs.-Large ears,
as has been observed, hear things in general,
and denote broad, comprehensive views and
modes of Thought; while small ears hear
things in particular, showing disposition
to individualize, often accompanied by the
love of the minute. Large ears are usually
satisfied with learning the leading facts of
a case. with the general principles involved
too strict an attention to the enumeration
of details, especially all repetition of the
more unimportant, is wearisome 10 them.
People with such ears like generally, and
are usually well fitted to conduct large
enterprises, to receive and pay out money
in large sums, in buying and selling would
prefer to leave margin rather than reduce
the quantity of goods of any sort to the
exaet dimensions Of the measure specified,
and in giving would prefer giving with a
free hand and without too strict calcula-
ton as to the exact amount Small ears,
on the contrary, delight to know the par
ticulars of a story as we'll rs the main facts;
take delight often in examining, handling,
on constructing tiny specimens of workman-
ship arc disposed to be exact with respect
to inches and ounces in buying or selling,
TO the extent at least of knowing the exact
numiser over or under the stated measure
given or received. People with such ears
would, ia most cases, prefer retail to a
wholesale business, PhrenosogicagJ Journal
Year: 1875

AS illustrating the scarcity of money and
consequent depression in the value of prop
erty. we have the fact that at sheriff's
sale, Saturday last, a quarter section of
land was knocked down at the rate of one
dollar an acre. This land is in the imme-
diate neighborhood of town, less than two
miles from the Court House, and in ordina-
times would readily command $40 per acre.
It was originally taken up on speculation,
and for several years has been assessed at
$3.50 an acre God help the unfortunate
man whose creditors press him in the pres
ent condition of the money market WelIa
W0gSd Statesman. .
Year: 1875

In the official account just issued by the
Prussians, it is admitted that at Grayelotte,
Comte de Moltke nearly lost the battle.
The official document says -" Comte de
Moltke was not always SO well informed as
if he were the director of both armies. He
attacked, as he believed, the right wing of
the enemy, when it was their center; the
error was soon corrected from the want of
ability on the part of Bazaine; but it is
honorably avowed that the error might have
proved calamitous.o
Year: 1875

A LETTER was published in Boston on
the 22d from Vice President Wilson, in
which he says that sense of obligation
and duty to the country would not permit
him to accept the nomination for Gov
ernor of his State, even though it were
rendered by the unanimous voice of the
convention
Year: 1875

THE New York Ii lyerals have decided
not to nominate State ticket, but recon-
mend that the Liberal and Independent
voters of the State support those candi.
dates already inthe field whose character
and experience they most approve. They
have resolved in favor of a speedy return
to specie payments.
Year: 1875

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Daily News has been shown an ap-
paratus which will probably sweep away
the match trade. 1t is called the cleo
trical tinder-box, and is small enough to
be carried in a cigar-case. Opening
this box, you see platinum wire
stretched across. Touching a spring
the wire reddens sufficiently to light a
cigar. At will you can introduce into a
tiny sconce a mesh of cotton stepped in
spirits of wine and petroleum, which,
taking fire, does service as nurses
lamp. The hidden agency which heats
the wire is very small battery, set in
action by the touching of the spring.
The trade price of the electrical tinder-
box" will be half franc, or fivepence.
It's inventor promises that it will be an
economical substitute for the lucifer
match.
Year: 1875





The energetic firm above referred to
both practical mechanics Of no ordinary
ability-have more than succeeded, (as
we prognostigated they would with their
growing furniture, upholstery and I'M
dertaking business on State street, two
doors from Justice street. From their
outset, we were impressed the boys had
all the requisite vim and perseverance
necessary to carry them through, and
during the past twelve months they
have, by courtesy, punctuality, and in-
tegrity, established trade of which they
have need to be proud. Those desiring
furniture ofany description-ready made
or made to order, will find this firm
meet their every wish, at prices that will
bear favorable comparion with the cheap
est houses inside or even outside our
city. They have parlor and bedroom
sets not easy to be beaten; sofas, lounges
and easy chairs in the most attractive
upholstery, with a general assortment of
beds, mattresses, chairs and plain and
ornamental tables that defy competition
in material, make or prices. Since their
first opening the increase of their trade
has necessitated them to run two work
shops, and we understand that the com
ing spring they propose erecting a two
story show room and finishing room,
some 40 feet long behind their store.
We have seen some exceedingly fine
home manufactured Office fixtures and
furniture they have turned out for our
citizens, and would simply remark that
they inspired us with the impression
that those whoever might seek to obtain
better work outside of Fremont were
not only guilty of injustice to home
talent, but the probabilities were they
would live to learn how it was to ego
farther and fare worse" Another inn
portant branch of their business, in
which they are doing live trade, is
that of picture frame manufacture, and
we must say their stock of mouldings is
not only extensive and diversified, but
consists of the newest designs. In the
undertaking business they have been
favored with general patronage, and
have already turned out some very
handsome caskets and coffins, while
their magnificent hearse has been much
sought after. They keep fine line of
everything pertaining to the undertaking
business-are exceedingly moderate in
their demands, and withal prompt in at
tention. Call upon them whenever you
may, they areon hand, ready and anxious
to give you abundant satisfaction. They
certainly merit large share of patronage
and in twelve months hence we shall be
still more gratifed to again congratulate
them on an increased andstill increasing
business.
Year: 1875

ness their alacrity, but subsequently he
has the pleasure Of retiring no wiser
than he came, though he might have
distended his optics ever so in the vain
hope Of learning something from their
rapid motions. We were also here
shown quite novel and ingenius kind
of machine for the purpose of cleaning
feathers, and which, we believe, is the
only one ever brought to this city. Al
together, the establishment is admirably
laid out-each department being ar
ranged with the utmost regard to facili-
tate in attendance ON customers. The
high commercial standing and proverbi-
al popularity of this excellent and es-
tablished house has long earned for it
unlimited confidence and patronage in
the wholesale department as well as in
the way of retail sales-the fact of their
exceedingly heavy purchases enabling
them to assume distinguishable prom
inence in the combination of quality
and price such as is rarely to be met
with. 1t must not be overlooked that
this is the only exclusive carpet ware
house in this section-where either
Wholesale or retail quotations of eastern
houses may be improved upon, and the
latest designs, rarest novelties, and most
imposing display of goods ever await
the inspection Of customers. The mem
bers of firm are constantly it their posts
gentlemen of strict business habits,
devoted to the interests of their patrons
and liberal in all their dealings. Their
trade is quite an adjunct to the com
mercial resources of Toledo, and the
house itself an attractive feauture in the
"Con city" which no stranger should
fail to visit, as we can assure them that
both pleasure and profit will assuredly
reward a call at lit & 119 Summit st.