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Year: 1875

The DEMOCRACY have achieved victory
in California. There were four tickets in the
field and the Democrats have large plurali-
ty. The New York Herald few days since
contained a long letter from San Francisco,
written before the election, which said that
the Democracy would be victorious for the
following reasons: Ralston, the great banker
whose tragic end and the failure of whose
bank has filled the papers the past few days,
has always supported the Republicans. Last
spring he made such demands upon the party
leaders that they refused to comply with
them. 1t was no less proposition than to
elect Legislature which would carry out
certain speculative schemes of Ralston's oil
the boldest character. The refusal of the
Republicans angered Ralston and he then
made his proposition 10 the Democrats who
eagerly accepted it. 1t is known that money
has been expended lavishly. and it has since
been discovered that $3,500,0 900 of the funds
of the bank of California are missing. This
Democratic victory may account for the lost
money and the ruined bank. When the tick
ct was nominated the Associated Press des-
patch said that the nominating convention
was controlled by the Pacific Railway ring.


We trust our Democratic friends will make
the most of their success. 1t is legitimate
Year: 1875

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


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu
nications that are not used,
Year: 1875

I AIDES send your address to 81 Spring St., and
~ have the agent of the Ladies' Easy Cutting and
Work Table call and show this gem Of the work
room. Patterns cut free Tuesday to test the system


marie
Year: 1875

One Of the most effective weapons OF
O'Connell was his wit. which was always
at bis command. There arc hundreds of
stories detailing instances of his power
in this respect One Of these is n story


where the victim was Dr. Russell, known
in this country as Bull Run Russell,
the famous correspondent of the London
Times. On one occasion, when O'Con.
nell was to address monster meeting in


Ireland, Russell was sent over BY the


Times to report O'Connelrs speech, the
purpose being to get evidence that could


be used against him in case he should ut


ter language capable Of being interpreted
as seditious. BY O'Csnnelrs advice,
Russell was provided with every possible
facility for his work. He was assigned
seat neal O'Connel, where he could
hear every word O'Conncll, before be


ginning his speech, informed the tlous-
ands Of people present that there was


very able Englishman present, who came


all tae way from England to report his


speech that it was to be printed in the


London Times, and that the gentleman


was very desirous TO get an accurate re.
port, SO that he could swear to it If nee


essary. He therefore appealed to the
Irish present to be quiet aud orderly to
make no noise, and to do nothing that
could disturb the English gentleman, or
cause him t0 lose word of the speech to
which lie was to swear During these
remarks he pointed out Mr.. Russell pei
sonally, who was placed so conspicuous
ly rs to be easily seen by all Then,
turning to Mr.. Russell, lie asked him II
there was anything he needed. II he Was
comfortably seated, II his pens were in
order, and il he were ready to begin. Is,
this time Russell had become the most
interesting and conspicuous man in the
crowd. Again appealing to the crowd
to become quiet and let the gentleman
get such a report as he could swear to,
he informed Russell that he was about to
begin. Russell dipped his pen ink, and
O'Connell began his oration-ia Lixh.
The multitude saw the joke, and Russell
was painfully impressed with the knowl-
edge that he was laughed at At inter
walls O'Connell would appeal in English
to the crowd to be silent, as the English
gentleman did not seem to get along yer,
well, and would not be able to swear to
the accuracy Of the report. Every mo.
ment made Russcll's position more pain
ful, until at last, mortified and humiliatcd
at the exposure of the real purpose Of his
visit, and at its defeat. he rose fran his
seat, left the meeting, and quilted Ireland
Year: 1875

A four year old boy. having passed
through severe squeezing process while
riding on a crowded car with his mother
expressed the relief he experienced when
several seats next to him were vacated
by exclniming, with leng drawn sigh
" Mamma, I'd rather sit loose.
Year: 1875

NIcKs FLORAL GUIDE FOR lS76.--The first
number of the Guide for the next year will be
ready by the first of December next. 1t will
be beautifully illustrated and printed. and we
think great improvement on the present
year. Published quarterly. Price, 25 cents
year. Free to all customers that order seed
to the amount of one dollar or more
Year: 1875

rF Tho Cleveland Plaindealer SAYS
there is a division of sentiment in the
Democratic ranks on the money question.
lust as there is division in the ranks of
men of all sects and all parties on that
question hut there is no division oil
sentiment among the Democrats of Ohio
on the question of supporting the Demo
cratic ticket. On that point the Demo
Gratis arc united.
Year: 1875

til the Supreme Court decides it that
the Catholic schools may not be re-
ceived as public schools, with their
teachers and teachings, and thus be
paid for by the public funds This
is what they call a compromise,
and is simply an attempt at fraud.
But (2) how long will it take to
change the Constitution ifa victorious
party wishes to do it? By the six
teenth article of the Constitution
amendments may be proposed IN
three different ways. and if there is a
party majority strong enough, in two
wears different Constitution may be
in force. In this country the majority
may do as they please. The school
question was supposed to be entire
" settled. But we see it is not, and
since it is to he fought over now is q
good time. Let us settle it. The
danger is that the Roman Church
will govern the Democratic party, and
through that change our school pol
icy. For this, if for no other reason,
the Democratic ticket should be thor
oughly defeated. +. ID. Nj.


YAMoYDEN, Aug. 10, 1875.
Year: 1875

An aged and somewhat corpulent
farmer residing in a country town in
the State of Kentucky, while at work
recently IN field, killed q rattle
snake. Having occasion to retire to
the house shortly afterward, he put
on through mistake his sons vest.
The vests of the father and son were
made of the same material. The
weather being exceedingly warm, the
old gentleman did not attempt to but
ton his vest until he arrived at home
and had taken seat ''under his own
vine and lig tree" when to his as
tonishment he discovered that it was
much too small. Imagination did
its work rapidly, and it flashed across
his mind instantly that he had proba-
bly, been bitten imperceptibly by the
snake, and was much swollen by the
poison. This information he impart--
ed to the wife of his bosom, who, in
the confusion, dispatched messen-
gers for three physicians. The first
NJ. d., when he put in an appearance.
drenched his patient with pint of
lard oil. The second, of course, as
doctors were never known to agree,
poured down his throat an ounce of
the Juice extracted from the plan
tain leaf. while the third ordered
quart of whisky from a neighbOring
cross road store. Notwithstanding
all this relief O. the old man was in
great agony, and had magnitied n
slight pimple on his thumb, into a
swelling abrasion where the fangs Of
the venomous serpent had entered.
He grew worse rapidly, and began to
show the larger portion of the whites
Of his eyes. His wife and children
were inconsolable. Before the whis-
Ky arrived, however, the absent son
appeared on the scene of action,
wearing his fathers vest, which was
several sizes too large for him. The
mystery was easily explained. The
father, a very portly man, had put on
his sons vest. The patient was none
the worse for his fright, with the ex-
ception that the lard-oi and the plan
tain juice fingered in his stomach,
while the doctors drank the whisky.
Year: 1875




The objects that excite the fears OF
children are often as curious and I'M
accountable as their secret intensity.
A lady told me once that a special
object of horror to her, when she
was child, were the colors of the
prism, a thing in itself so beautiful
that it is difficult to conceive how
any Imagination could be painfully
impressed by it; but her terror of
these magical colors was such that
she used to rush past the room, even
when the door was closed, where she
had seen them reflected from the
chandelier by the sunlight on the
wall. A bright, clever boy of nine,
by no means particularly nervous or
timid, told me once that the whole
story of Aladdin was frightful to
him; but he never was able to eX-
plain why it made the impression
upon him. A very curious instance
of strong nervous apprehension, not,
however, in any way connected with
supernatural terror, occurred to a
young girl about eight years old, the
daughter of friend of mine. The
mother, the gentlest and most rea-
sonably indnlgent of parents, sent
her up stairs for her watch, caution
ing her not to let it fall. The child,
by her own account, stood at the top
of the stairs with the watch in her
hand, till the conviction that she GER
tainlv should let it fall took such
dreadful and complete possession OF
her that she dashed it down, and
then came in a paroxysm of the most
distressing nervous excitement to
tell her mother what she had done.
Year: 1875

The Danger Oh Tie IIty-Shstii


the Public Schools be Pre-


served?


If there was anything considered
absolutely certain in the politics or
society of Ohio, it was that the pub
lie schools were permanent institu-
ton, and, in the words of most people,
the glory of the State. Is that sys-
tenn of public education certain any
longer, or is it not threatened by
ideas, and schemes, and political al
liances? That an immense majority
of the people would maintain them,
if left to themselves, there is no
doubt, But on the other hand, there
is no fact more certain than that
great bodies of men are more in
fiuenced by their party and their
Church than they are by their own
judgments. In this case the public
school is threatened by both those
influences. The Roman Catholic
Church is utterly opposed to the free
public schools, is thoroughly disci-
plined, and has large body of voters.
The organs of this Church-such as
the Catholic Telegraph, and, we be-
lieve, all the Roman papers-say to
the Democratic party, eve have a
great body of voters, and they can
control the Democratic party. You
must aid our institutions. You
must divide the school money
with rs. You must make grants to
our charities and churches. If You
do not, we will defeat the Democratic
party. If you do, we will cast our
vote solid for you. We are your
main support, and you know it" 1t
must be admitted, and by candid
men, that this is severe threat and
hard to resist. The democratic par
ty did not resist-they did what the
Roman Catholic priests asked. Are
you indignant and deny that, my
Democratic friend? Well, then, /
ask you to deny or admit these facts
in New York and Ohio: The largest
cathedral in this country is building
in New York. The lot on which it
is building, worth near a million OF
Year: 1875

You can't get an old shoemaker to
blunder. The other day when a
weighty woman sailed into a Detroit
shoe store and selected pair of No.
As, and sat down to have them tried
on, the shoemaker saw that she want
ed rs. But he didn't tell her so, and
start her out of the shop on gallOp.
He smiled and softly said: "Madam,
all the aristocratic ladies are now
wearing shoes. three sizes too large
for their feet, in order to have cool
extremities, and of course you want
to follow the styleY' She smiled in
reply to his smile, and replied: "fo9
are in position to know best, and
leave everything to your Judgment
When she won't out she said she new
er had such an easy fitting shoe on
in her whole life.
Year: 1875

cannot permit common newspaper drab
to injure them now by his base ISLANDERS
without raising a word in their defence.
There are no better schools in any Of the
cities. While they are conducted with
great economy they are not surpassed in
their grade by any of the day schools
and we hope ere long they will be supe
nor to most of them.
Year: 1875

A thunderstorm of unusual severity
visited York, Pa, yesterday after
noon. The streets and cellars were
flooded, and considerable damage was
done.


In the New York Court Of Oyer and
Terminer yesterday Boss Tweed's
counsel made motion to quash all the
the indictments against the Boss, ALE
ging that they are illegal. The court
reserved its decision.
Year: 1875

In an article IN Eveiy evening IL Is
charged that the GAzErTE is "habitually
ignorant Of public events" and that it
had warm sidetoward the Ring which
is willful faseheod, if thereby is meant
we favored the Ring,


This language is INDUCED in and ut
tered against us because we have de-
nounced and criticised in mild language
the present manner of conducting the
work Of ths Water Department, and used
to deprive our words Of that force which
truth should have upon readers.


Our readers know that the GAZETTE
had been honestly and openly opposed
to the Ring and battled against it and
endured its prescription for many years.
During most of which time Every Even-
ing was the constant defender of the
very men it subsequently denounced.
The gentlemen whom it alleged consti-
tuted the old Ring, were constantly
puffed and lauded by that paper.


As a party paper the GAZETTE honest
ly and openly opposed their course, and
was the medium through which others
opposed the extravaganza of Council.
It gave encouragement, force and en-
bodyment to the movements which de-
feated the greatest projects Of the Ring
for several years. 1t prevented the ex-
penditure of hundreds of thousands Of
dollars on worthless park that never
could be driven over, and also defeated
the ordinance to destroy our excellent
and efficient fire department. This was
to be done by superceding it with paid
political organization to double our tax
es and destroy security in times Of dan
gerous conhagrations.


Every Evening was always the frient
and defender of the Ring until the mem
bers Of Council refused to give it tn,
city advertisements.


1t has long been a custom in thi
country to give the public printing to tn
newspaper that supports the victoriou
party; and as well might the offices 0
the party be bestowed upon opponent
or uo.party men as to give the part
printing to other than party paper
With honest politicians in this count
party and patriotism were synonymou.
For years the Democratic party was th
Rovernment-andw what was discussed b
its organs and it proposed to do in il
conventions was carried out under il
successful candidates.


The old Ring could have bought Euer
Evening at any time by giving it the cit
advertisements, and that paper now cs
pouses the cause of the present Rim
because it receives all the advertise
ments the Ring can control. The re
mark is made to us frequently that tn
present management of city affairs
worse than ever. More money is bein
expended and the city is becoming loaG
ed with debt. Neither the Financ,
Street nor Water Departments are wisel


nd economically managed. A thoroug
reform in the Council is demanded; an
we hope the people ia September wi
make thorough change and thus al
nounee their opposition to extravaganc
Year: 1875

a number Of coon hunters in Stcckbridge.
Mass, recently watched tree through the
long and weary hours of the night, only TO
find in the morning perchei aloit the family
cat Of one or the party.
Year: 1875

BUILDERS HAVE DONE THEIR BORROWING.


August closed On dull market, and Septern-
Der opens with no fair promise ahead The
buoyancy in the loan business during the early
weeks Of the past month has apparently d;sap-
pesred, and at present there is out small de-
mand for money, except in the way OF renewals.
There is q diminution in the amount Of losnable
funds, and not 30 much eagerness on tho part OF
loan agents in pushing loans on the market.
Good names and good property find no difficulty
in procuring money at per cent, in fact, the
rate OF interest is unchanged. There appears
to be d lull in building, and beyond the enter
prises already noticed there are but few in con-
temptation.
Year: 1875

Love AND HoNEY.-A young rural
Oregonian went out with his father to cut
a bee tree. When they got the tree down
and the vessels they had taken with them
filed with the concentrated sweetness,
they found there was still more honey in
the deposit and not wishing to leave any
Of it, the old man sent the youngster to
a neighbours house To get another YES
Sc! while he sat quietly down to watch
tie honey and await the return of the
boy. 1t was one Of the coolest days of
the recent " freeze-up," and the old par
ty stamped around in the snow for sever
al hours, nearly frozen, and waiting in
vain for the appearance Of the young
hopeful. AT last he started off to the
the domicilc to look for his scion. A
brisk walk of half an hour brought him
to the house. Peering through the win
dow he beheld a sight that made him boil
over with rage. The explanation of the
prolonged absence of his prodiga son
was before him in the shape of fair
young damsel who was reclining quietly
in the youths arms before big log fire,
ana bestowing upon him frequent distil-
ations of honey from her ruby lips, while
he was performing prodigious share of
able-bodied hugging. The enraged par
ent got into that house in a jiliy, and in
another moment the honey-loving younk-
er was flying across the snow in a home
ward course with No. IL boot making
music in the air in his immediate rear.
Year: 1875

A CRUEL WRETCH.-What a brute of
husband that was out in Iowa He
refused to kiss his wife for three months,
and the tender hearted darling commit
ted suicide. Now if we had been in that
wOman's place we wouldn't have commit
ted suicide. We would have called in q
substitute and closed our eyes and imag-


ned all the time that it was the dear one.
But some women amt got any sense.
The female wasn't anything at all like
the San Jose female we once knew. lie
and she got mad and he wouldn't kiss her
for several days. She said to him he'd
be sorry for it. She went to party next
evening where they played "picll cherries
and hand 'em down." and "post office"
and ''pout in the corner" and whole lot
OF such plays, and she was up every time
she had chance and never refused a
kiss. And there was one young man in
the party whose kisses pleased her SO
much that the next week she eloped with
him. That's the way to make her hus-
band sorry. We can't see that he is
bowed down with grief. We saw him
the other day, half drunk and smoking
five cent cigar and telling funny story
that nobody but himself laughed at
Some men don't seem TO have any heart
to break. .-FgurO.
Year: 1875

a MODEL CoMPosITIoN.-In a dingy
room sat man writing with a Roman
nose and tall hat. Not far from him a
broken-backed chair supported his young
daughter with ricketty legs and cracked
rungs. In the same identical room was
an old woman blowing the fire with u
lean cat under an old stove, being the
wife Of the man with the Roman nose.
In corner might be seen hungry boy
eating onions with bow legs "a son Of the
man writing with the Roman nose) and
red hair from table which he swallowed
without chewing. The whole scene was
overlooked by an old clock ornamented
by Pocahontas saving the life of Captain
John Smith with three legs covered with
cobwcbs and wound up every eighth day
by the old man with brass key. Ever
anon the door was ratified by cold dog
without any hinges or knob. Through
the broken window might be seen q wo-
man cutting cabbages with baby on her
arm through the shattered panes of which
daylight feebly shone. Another window
looked out upon the street where stood II
little man wiping the sweat from his face
with a hand-organ, carrying monkey
on top by grinding which he expected to
get a few cents from the old man writing
with a tall hat. Such were the lodgings
of the miser, being the old man writing
with the Roman nose so squalid and mis-
erable that it seemed as if no thrifty
broom had ever entered there. DGnb'oy
NeaOS.
Year: 1875

The word bonanza which has lately
come into common use among us, is a
Spanish term and signifies to advance in
prosperous manner, and is probably
derived from 6weRo, good or well, and
dnda'', to move on, to go. 1t was for
mery used in a nautical sense, meaning
to sail with fair wind, but was adopted
in the mining vocabulary and is employ
ed in that sense in the mining laws Of the
Indies.
Year: 1875

A GENTLEMAN who welded yopng
lady in her teens desires to offer a word
of caution against such very carly mar
riages. He says it is productive of an
uncomfortable feeling to have your wife,
no matter how amiablo and lovely, going
around among her schoolmatcs, Dragging
about her possession of q husband as If
he were O new doll.
Year: 1875

London Globe.


There are only three nations who use
slang to any great extent-viz: France,
England and America. OF these French
is by far the wittiest, American the most
appropriate, and English the most forci-
Bile and obscure. A Partisan gamin is,
probably, in his way the most ready-wit-
ted person in the world, but his slang is
SO pointed that it would be entirely lost
on an average Briton; even supposing
that he understood French, he would be
sure to miss the point. English slang is
never witty, and in its most general
sense is almost unintelligible to the un-
initiated. American slang, on the other
hand, is so palpable and clear that it can
almost be called an art by itself Take,
for instance that one of You bet your
bottom on that" Players invariably
pile up the gold pieces one over the
other, taking one or two of the top as
they require the stake. When they
get to the bottom coin, OF course, it
is their last chance. Then, again,
the expression, He died with his,
boots on, signifying that the gentleman
/ in question did not die peacefully in his
bed, but met with violent and sudden