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Year: 1875

Patience is 80 like fortitude that she
seems to be either her sister or her
daughter.


Earthly pride is like the passing flower,
that springs to fall, and blossoms but
to die.


The passions, like fire, are useful in a
thousand ways, and dangerous only in
one-through their excess.


Passions, new born, at first are in our
power, but when their tide runs strong
they sweep away resolves.


Violent passions are formed in solitude.
in the hustle of tile world no object has
time to make deep impression.


Ingrateful man, with liquorish draughts
and morsels unctuous, greases his pure
mind that from all consideration slips.


Sensibility would be good FORTRESS
If she had but one hand; with her right
she opens the door to pleasure, but with
her left to pain.


The pious and just bonoring of our
selves may be the radical moisture and
fountainhead from whence every lauda-
BILE and worthy enterprise issues forth.


Laughter and tears are meant to turn
the wheels at the same machinery OF
sensibility; one is wind power and the
other is water power, that Is all.
Year: 1875

me with a vldictive look ON his face
that frightened me. He said:


"The band is not in close enough con.
tact with your head. l will tighten it a
little"


He turned the screws, and / felt the
pressure upon my forehead. The Pro-
fessOr again looked at the galvanometer,
but the needle did not so much as quiver.
Again came the pressure of the band
about my head, this time SO hard as to be
painful. Still no DETECTION of the index
of the galvanometer. Another turn of
the screws, and the pain that / felt was so
acute that lost all patience with the
Professor and attempted to seize his hand.
To my horror, l could not move. The
wine he had given me had taken away
the power of volition. Then my agony
began. could think, see, and feel as
well as ever, but the power Of motion
was denied me, or nearly so, for the
utmost could do was to follow with my
eye the motions of the Professor. Sud-
denly it flashed upon me that his mind
had become unsettled by severe mental
labor, and that its vagaries had formed
an absurd theory, to which he was bound
to make the experiments fit. l was the
unlucky subject, and in his insane de-
sire to prove his theory correct l might
suffer untold misery, and may be lose
life itself


The terrors of the next five minutes
were indescribable, and l shudder even
now when / think of them. The Pro-
fessor took from the CRATE an iron which
was heated to nearly a white heat, and
then approached me with it. At first he
held it at some distance from my face,
but gradually brought it nearer. Nearer
and nearer it came, and ! felt the fierce
heat burning my eyeballs Slowly it
came closer and closer, until it was
about to touch my forehead, when ] felt
returning power, and l leaped from the
chair, overturning the tripod and drag
ging the instrument to the floor.


The Professor faded from before me,
and l found myself in my own room. 1t
was broad daylight, and had slept and
dreamed. l was awake just enough to
know that it was a dream, when threw
myself down upon my bed and slept
again. When [ awoke it was past noon,
and that was the reason / was late at the
Herald Office on Monday, the 10th day of
August
Year: 1875

FIVE years ago, q. conductor on the
Hartford and New Haven Railroad was
given thousand dollar bill by a sleepy
passenger for fare, He took IL into the
baggage car to change it, and upon re-
turning the passenger denied having
given it to him, claiming to have handed
him a ticket. The conductor put the
money in a saving bank, where it still
remains. The story has often been told
in the newspapers, yet no claimant has
been discovered.
Year: 1875

THE wheat crop of Russia in 1875 is
less than the under average crop of 1874,
and the quality Is generally unsatisfac-
tory. The shipments since September 1
from that country have been moderate.
Year: 1875

SEVERAL plans of agitating spirits in
warehouse by which improvement in
quality is obtained, and particularly an
aging process recently invented for that
purpose, are under consideration in the
Internal Revenue Office, the principal
question being whether any process by
which liquor is purified and improved in
quality other than the natural methods
cap be used without legally constituting
the parties using them as rectifer, and
therefore requiring them to take out a
rectifer's license. Several artificial plans
of aging liquor have been presented to
the Office, and all cases of that class will
now be considered and decided. Great
interest is manifested in the result, and
several arguments have been made be-
fore the Commissioner in the interest of
the parties concerned.
Year: 1875

thousand dollars, merely an act that he could
do, but was not called upon to do by virtue
Of his position. 1t was a purely voluntary
act, but one which required determination,
skill and courage. All the return the cap
tain received was an acknowledged Of
thanks; and yet che was worth ten million
dollars, and the captain had only his pay
twelve hundred dollars year and family"
At the death of Mr., Astor, however, his son
William b. Astor, sent the old sea captain
a check in return for the service. Parton
says that "the love OF accumulation grew
with his years; it ruled him like tyrant
If at fifty he possessed his millions, at sixty
five biz millions pnssessed him.
Year: 1875

The bitterness with which the London
Standard denounced the American celebra-
tion of the Fourth of July in that city, and
the Englishmen who took part in it, shows
that the large number of the English people
which that influential paper represents never
did and never will feel any real friendship
for the United States. England has always
considered her colonies in the light of lem
ons to be squeezed dry for the especial ben
eft Of her titled pauper lords and aristocrats,
and our country is about the only one of her
former dependencies which she has not plum
dered to enrich herself Canada, never
very profitable, has been spared somewhat,
because her oppression would have resulted
in her becoming a part of our Union. 1t
was only by the aid of our ancestors that
England was able to take that country from
the French. The quotas of troops from the
colonies were always valuable to England
in her wars on this continent and the neigh
boring islands, while our seaports and hard.
sailors were almost indispensable TO her Ions
continued maritime supremacy. This coun
try, if still under her sway, would be an ex
cellent place to which her impoverisheC
mobility" could be sent to hold sinecur
offices and steal for themselves fortunes to b
spent in the "Mother country" and its los
will never be forgotten or forgiven by til
ruling classes in England Exchange.
Year: 1875

The essence of justice is mercy. Making
child suffer for wrong doing is merciful to
the child There is no mercy in letting a
child have its own will, plunging headlong to
destruction with the bits in its mouth There
is no mercy to society nor to the criminal if
the wrong is not repressed and the right
yindcated. Weinjure the culprit who comes
up to take his proper doom at the bar of JUS
tice, if we do not make him feel that he has
done wrong thing. We may deliver his
body from the prison, but not at the expense
of justice nor to his own injury.
Year: 1875

There is family moving into the house
next door; We can hear through oui
blinds the carriers of the furniture move
along the walk. ALI the talking we hear
is done by one voice. 1t Is the man ol
the house, and he has got little son.
We need not look out of the window for
confirmation OF this impression. His
words establish it as clearly as the eyes
could witness, and we know just what
is being done out there as we'll AS if we
stood in the very midst of it. Every
time he speaks we dot it down on an ex-
ira sheet OF paper, and so far he has
made the following utterances:
Put that whip down.
Get out Of the way.
Don't climb up there.
Take your shoes Of that bedstead.


Shall speak to ycu ayain2


Do you want to break those thiLxst


Come nut Of that.


Go away from that horse; do you want
to get your head kicked OFF?


Do You hear me, or shall I speak
Ragainf


Hey therel what did tell you about
that horse?


Now you sit still there, and don't you
dare to move an inch, or PHI break every
bone IN your body.
Year: 1875

in Yankee land. A notorious man
stealer, Captain Of an English vessel
engaged in stealing natives from the
FIJI Islands in former times, was cap
tured at his nefarious business, and,
upon being strung to the yard. arm he
thanked God that he died game, " like a
true and bloody Britisher. "


Since the celebrated marriage of
Aruane, the oldest son OF Queen Pomare,
to the schoolgirl Princess Msrau, the
royal family of Tahiti has had series
of misfortunes and little run of good
luck. Among the former was the death
of Prince d'Joinville not long since.
He leaves a young and beautiful princess
to mourn his loss. The semi-savages of
these islands are OF too happy disposi-
ton to mourn long for anybody, and
after the first great burst Of sorrow is
oyer, and this is usually immense, every
thing is forgotten, save and except the
sign of the widows weeds or the wild
overs grunt. In the way Of good luck
the royal family, through the natives,
has Just elected girl Queen to govern
the Island of Borabora. To carry out
the wish of Queen Pomare the French
government put steamer at her dis
posal that Her Majesty in person might
see the child queen, seven years old,
seated upon the throne. Borabora is
one of the four islands belonging to the
Society group all of which are inde-
pendent of French dominion They
claim allegiance to Queen Pomare,
though the claims are lightly made, from
the fact that Tahiti and Morea, the other
two islands Of the group, are goverened
by the French, and that the Queen re-
sides on one OF them--Tahiti
Year: 1875

Lose of the Ship Champlain-Thc Captain


and n Sailor DroWned.


SAN Francisco, June l8.-The ship Cham.
plain, from New York hither, was lost.
Captain Merrill and q sailor were drowned.


The ship Champlain, which was last night
on North Farallone island, had been off the
Heads three days in a dense fog. During
that time no observations were obtained.
The captain supposed he was in the vicinity
of Point Keys. The fog was so thick that
the rocks could not be seen until she
struck. At first che struck lightly at
the stern and then grounded on the grounds
her whole length. She knocked the bottom
out when she floated Oft, filled rapidly and
sunk in a few moments. The crew had
scarcely time to got into the boats. Captain
Merrill was the last man to leave the ship,
and in getting into a boat over the bows
was struck by a martingale and killed. The
seaman who was lost-a German-was
crushed before leaving the ship. The crew
saved nothing but few articles of cloth
ing. Shortly after the leaving the fog arose.
when the crew sighted the schooner Men
docinO and were taken on board.
Year: 1875

1t has taken two days to empanel jury
in the Alex. Newton case, indicted for
killing Justin Bourdounay. The regular
panel was soon exhausted and 300 talesmen
summoned by thc sheriff. The ingenuity
of counsel was taxed to the utmost, and
succeeded in many cases. Some gentlemen
were too anxious to serve. but these were
rare, the majority trusting to almost any
display Of incompetency to get excused.
Tbs defense was of course not anxious for
gentlemen who had mot bit" Of scruple
against inflicting capita! punishment, or
those who, having once formed an opinion.
were certain their verdict would not be
controlled by il, but be given solely on the
evidence presented. On the other side
Attorney General Field had his doubts Of
Of tho competency Of the gentleman who
objected TO capital punishment only in self.
defense. Both sides agreed a talesman
unfit for a juror who had never heard of
the case, never read Of it or heard it talked
about. but was of the opinion the prisoner
was not guilty and would acquis him. no
matter what tho evidence was.


One gentleman, after deliberatioh, stated
his opinion to be that if man killed
another in cold blood he ought to be sent to
the Penitentiary or somewhere. He may
have meant Texas. but was rejected. One
thought capital punishment was to be sent
to the Penitentiary for life or hung, and he
objected to it. His objection excused him.
Another objected to hanging a man but
qualified it by saying. swell. you see, il he
ought to be, you see-then you see, should
think that he ought to be-" At quarter of
one the States peremptory challenges were
exhausted, and the defense had only two
remaining. but = jury was not obtained till
four o'clock.


One talesman, II. Schwartz By name. not
appearing was attached and excused for
his contempt by the statement that it was
his nephew who was the one summoned
This young man spoke only German, but
having no excuse for non attendance was
fined $40. Subsequently it was shown to
the court that II. Schwartz was the tales.
man summoned and another attachment
brought him to the bar once more. The ex-
pense Of his want of veracity was 425, with
the privilege of remaining ten days in tho
Parish Prison If he preferred it to payment.
Year: 1875

This elegant pre- reparation is prepared from the
true Jamaica Ginger, combined with choice aro-
mates and genuine French brandy, and is vastly
superior to every other Ext act or Essence of Gin
ger before the pub,-all of which are prepared
with alcohol by the old process.
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,
are Immediately relieved by it. One ounce added
to a gallon of
Year: 1875

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

New York, June 9.-The Brooklyn
Court room was packed this morning
with spectators. The entrance OF
Beach, who was to deliver the closing
address, was the signal for a storm Of
applause, which was checked with
difficulty. Fullerton arrived shortly
after, and received similar ovation.
The plaintiff was early i'm his usual
place behind his counsel, closely sur
rounded Ivy the surging multitude.
The throng was so great that Judge
Nelson gave instructions to the off,
GERS in charge to make some arrange
ment to prevent a similar occurrence
in the future. The Judge cautioned
the crowd to preserve the utmost
silence. Beach arose to address the
jury at eleven o'clock.
Year: 1875

been burned by Major Walker.


A special to the Inter Ocean says
the Black Hills geological party ar
rived last Thursday on the East Fork
of Beaver Creek and fixed perman-
ent camp there. They have, as yet,
found no minerals and have not been
disturbed by Indians.
Year: 1875

The Appeais Holly Springs Mississip-
pi special says the BODY of y. Duncan Of
Pittsburgh, who was put of the train
there OF the first inst. on account Of a
deranged mind and who escaped from
the guard as stated in this dispatch was
found lying in branch six miles south
of here on Friday night. His diamonds
and money were still on his person.
Year: 1875

MERCHANTS, READ TH1s.-A merchant
who would sell his signboard and at
tempt to carry on his business proftably
without one, simply because the times
are hard, would be looked upon by his
brother merchants as being little better
than lunatic. Those who stop adver-
Using for the same reason are equally
foolish, for ali over the country those
who have money are scanning the news
papers to see where they can buy the
cheapest those articles which even the
closest 'hoarder of money cannot dis-
pense with during the coming winter.
If yoa wish to pull safely through the
hard times, you must advertise, and
that very literally.
Year: 1875

The legislature OF Kansas, represent
ing people who are supposed to he
anxious to cultivate commercial rela-
tions with the south, particularly
Texas, have seen fit to endorse the
Grant and Sheridan infamy in LOU
isiana. This body would hardly take
such step without knowledge that
it would crafty the constituents they
represent. Their right to endorse Sher-
idan's outrageous libel upon helpless
people rests with the. .nselves, ofcourse,
but they must remember that as far as
Texas is concerned she has already put
herself on the record as in sympathy
with the people of Louisiana, and that
If Kansas and other states, whose
commercial travellers are wont to
swarm In Texas In search of trade, de-
sire our trade they should see that
few demagogues in a legislature do not
commit their state to a policy which
will end In u loss of trade to Kansas,
and total alienation of sympathy
with her people. Kansas has long
borne the reputation of pretty
rough state, but she is not not 80
rough that self-interest will not make
her civils,i for nothing but for policy,
she should: d:assume q virtue If she has
it not. This thing of abusing and
libeling our people, and at the same
time having the impudence to ask our
trade and patronage, Is the apotheosis
of cheek. 1t is the wish of our people
to entertain none but the best social
and commercial intercourse with Kan
sas, but Texas will not see a sister state
outraged by Kansas Legislature with
out entering an indignant protest, and
If necessary, trading elsewhere. We
can't hope to touch the convictions of
the average Kansas man, but loss Of
our trade will convert the most violent
endorser of Sheridan into "as mild
hammered man as ever cut throat or
scuttled ship.
Year: 1875

IL Is full of falsehood, folly and cor
ruption, devouring itself by its incon-
sistencies, and Is Il disgrace to great
people and proud state like ours.


At the democratic state conven-
ti0n held mt Corsicana, the delegates
there assem- bled gave forth no uncer-
tain sound. They demanded the
call Of n convention to frame new
constitutions fnr our state ut the earliest
practicable day by the Legislature then
about to be elected. At the Austin
state convention, when Governor
Coke was nominated, the democracy
of the state, by their delegates, made
the calling of this constitutional con-
vention q cardinal plank in the plat
form of the patty, and all of our pres
ent officers, executive and legislative,
then and there promised the people to
give them u new constitution. Yet
the legislators elected upon this plat
form had no sooner seated themselves
in power and tasted the weets of state
noteriety and eight dollars day, than
they began to waver, hesitate and con-
jure up imaginary difficulties and
finally postponed the calling OF this
convention until next session.


In the meantime by every demo-
cratic convention held in this state,
congressional or otherwise, their doubts
and scruples in this matter were most
emphatically and decisively repudia-
ted. Notwithstanding these continu-
Gus and uninterrupted demands OF the
people our legislators are again enjoy
ing scruples at the rate of eight dollars
a day, and for such gross dereliction
of duty they have the miserable excuse
that should Y convention he called
Grant would declare it illegal, issue his
ukase and remand us back to our for
mer government. Suppose that he
should. Would not Governor Coke
and democratic legislature still have
control of that government such was
the proposition of Grant in his Arkan-
sas message and such action on his
part would only place us back where
we now stand and we would lose
nothing by this usurpation should it
occur.


A bill has already passed the senate,
referring the call of constitutional
convention to the people, ana strange
to say, this bill hangs fire in the house.
Do they distrust the people, or are they
afraid of their verdict ? Are they our
masters, or our servants? Do they
represent US or themselves


Mr.. Editor, such DISCUSSES are trans.
parent, and an insult to the honesty
and intelligence of their constituents.


BY passing the senate bill, the vote
upon this matter would not be taken
till the first of August next, which
would give the people ample time to
fully discuss and understand their
wants, if they are not as the fourteenth
legislature would have us believe, too
stupid to understand anything.


A CITIZEN.
Year: 1875

THE Austin Statesman reluctantly
acquiesces in the postponement of the
holding of a constitutional convention.
"Discretion is the better part Of valor"
sometimes, but not this time.
Year: 1875

An Arkansas man ate pint of sawdust
a few days ago on a bet An intelligent
physician, who was called in. told him
that he would have pain in his lumber
region if he stuck to such board as that


She was brushing his hair. and he en-
ioyed being fused over amazingly. Roll
ing up his eyes he said; " Ny dear. why
was Columbus. when he landed in Ameri-
ca. like me now?' She couldn't tell him,
and he explained Because he WIS
tickled ut being fust over


A lady in Connecticut not long since
visited a brother who lives in 4 distant
city, taking her little daughter with her
Fatigued with the long ride. the child WAS
impatient to retire in the early evening.
" You must wait till your uncle prays-"
l." | didn't know that uncle prayed, !
thought he was Democrat"


Bashful young men now use card in
stead of speaking to their fair ones WHO
rivet the attention of their hearts. The
one we saw passed at church last Sunday
evening read thusly:


ACQUAINTANCE CARD.


Fair lady; may have the pleasure Of
seeing YOU home this evening? If SO. kee,
this card; if not, please return it.
y If / cannot see you home, may sit
on the fence and see you go by?


YoUR ADoRER-"
Year: 1875

9. Another form of air injury is the dust
OF i fungus growth which fills the air in
damp and warm places. We call it MAS
ma, from a want of a true knowledge of its
character.


9. Accidental vapors are the crowninc
source OF air poisoning, These are to,
b;rcco smoke. kitchen vapors. wash room
vapors, and the like.


10. When we heat our houses and close
them from outside air. the heat turns the
mixture into vile mess, unfit for breath
ing The only remedy is ventilation.
Now that it is cold weather and our room,
are closed from free currents of outside.
air, let us look after the matter thoroughly
and do our best to prevent injury to our
selves from polluted air.
Year: 1875

A GENTLEMAN.-What is Il gentleman
I'll tell you. 1t is simply this-a man of
perfect and unsullied honor. No man.
however fine his clothes. or how elegant
his manners, can be gentleman unless
his instructive sense of honor is rs fine as
the ear of 4 musical composer, who listens
to musicians who play his own works. so
that he could not do u tricky" Il dishon-
est, 4 mean or Il cruel thing for the whole
world.


He will not be honorable only in those
palmer paths over which the law keeps a
strict watch. Of course he will paw his
debts and forbear to lie or steal, or to have
more wives than one and his word is as
good rs oath or bond could be. BEING
decently honorable he will keep his ~iven
promise to Il man and his trOth-pli"ht to
Il girl, and will refrain from circulating
scandal concerning Il woman, or showing
his lOve-letters: but there are also a thou
sand delicate points on which he has no
doubt whatever. He knows when he NAV
give and when he may take; when he may
kiss. and when kiss is IN offence; when
II thing may be forgiven. and when to for
give, or rather to forget, would he an eter-
nal stain upon his honor For in this
world to blot out some memories is to
blot out ones own life No; that a man
nee'l seek revenge, bat he must remem-
Der that he mustn't give an honorable hand
to be clasped by one Which is stained with
dishonOr.


He takes no favor that it is not right to
take. and so he ever takes one generously
ard returns it when he may. Those who
trust in him trust well; they are never be-
trayed.


! The man of honor is the man with .
heart, therefore he is never Il flirt. He
leaves no woman in doubt rs to whethc,
he is her friend or lover-no. not the vain
est or silliest of her Sex; and when he
marries he has no secrets from his wife
nor does she have any from him