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Year: 1875

Acorrespondcnt, writing from Reno,
New, to the Sacramento Union, tells
how he saved the life of child. He
writes: 81 was engaged in hauling
wood from timber ranch to Austin,
Reese River, New. There was a house
over the summit from the above place
where resided two families belonging
to the wOod-choppers, and on arriving
in sight OF the house woman came
out and beckoned me to make haste,
that something was wrong. l did SO,
and just in time, for the other woman
came out holding child in her arms,
apparently dead. II was black in the
face. She told me the child had been
eating pine-nuts, and had got shell
in its throat, had choked, and was
dying. Immediately got piece of
board about four feet long and placed
it across the door-sill. She sat the
child on one end and / tipped he
other, making u sudden jar, which
caused the shell to pass downward,
and gave the child immediate reliet.
No person can imagine how overioyed
that mother was for saving her only
child. l know of several cases in
which the process has proved sue
cessful.
Year: 1875




Everyone in Brussels must have
seen man literally clothed in white
from tip to toe, for not only are his
garments of that color, but also his
hat and boots. During the late Sc
we're frost there was great curiosity
manifested to see if he would perse-
we're III wearing the same costume,
and he stood out manfully until
Thursday, when he appeared with an
enormous cloak and hood, in addi-
ton to the dress he has SO long worn,
but was still true to his chosen color,
and odd enough he looked parading
the streets among persons i'll black
or other dingy coats. He is said to
be y Dutchman who some years ago
made Il fortune i'll Batavia, but was
afflicted with sun-strokc. The doe
tors recommended his return to Eu-
rope, and following their advice he
fixed his abode in Brussels, where he
has now resided for some years. His
ecccntricitics are harmless, and main
ly consist in tie firm belief that he
has a pers olal and intimate acquain-
tancc with the sun, who never fails
to honor him by shining when he
takes his promenade. His apart
mcnts, even including the ceiling
and door, He gilt, and he fully be-
llcves that this was the work OF his
kind friend, who had also cndued
him with the power Of stopping a
railway train at full speed.
Year: 1875

One Robert Humphreys proved
rather queer customer to 4 saloon
keeper in Jersey City one morning
last week. The bar keeper, coming
down to open the saloon to custom
ers, saw Robert Humphreys, very
dissipated person, leaning against a
lamp post outside the saloon, evident
ly waiting for the morning drink,
which is a necessity to the habitual
drunkard. The liquor man opened
the doors, took his position behind
the bar, and waited for Robert to
come in. Robert, he knew, would
take whisky; whisky is fifteen cents
a drink, and Robert would contrib
ute ten cents of profit to the concern.
But Robert continued to lean against
the lamp post outside, and the bar
keeper was led to wonder if the man
was hard up, and unable to pay for
the drink. The sun came up over
the roofs Of the houses, and streamed
down upon the man leaning against
the lamp post, but he did not move,
and the man who sold whiskey, look
ing out intently, discovered that Rob
ert's eyes were closed. This explain
ed why the man did not come in for
his drink; he had actually fallen
asleep standing, reasoned the tar
keeper. 1t is tantalizing to a dealer
in any class OF goods to have a prob
able customer in sight and be unable
to reach him, and the gentleman who
mixd drinks began to feel injured
that the man outside should not be
awakened by the clat,er OF passing
teams and the noise Of people OH the
sidewalk, and come in. Other Gus.
toners came and went in the saloon,
bnt Robert Humphreys stayed out
side leaning against the lamp post.
Finally the bar-keeper III disgust gave
up expecting him, and then Robert
Humphreys came in. Three men
brought him in; they said they believ-
ed he was frozen, and laid him down
by the stove to thaw. After they
had gone the bar-keeper examined
Humphreys, a..d found not only that
nc was dead, but that he had been
dead for some time. There, in Jer-
sey City, in broad daylight, with the
roar and hustle of life around it, with
pedestrians upon the sidewalk brush
ing against a lamp post ulnoticed
during all the morning. The joke
that Robert Humphreys played upon
that saloon-kecpcr was complete, and
the men drinking at the bar the re-
maindcr Of the day had something to
talk and laugh about.
Year: 1875

u. p. Lewis is the wag of the De-
troit Free Press. During the past
three years he has written some of
the finest touches Of sentiment and
human nature in his police court pro-
ceedlngs that have ever appeared in
the United States. Unlike Bailey,
he did not inherit his wit: unlike
Mark Twain, it did not come to him
through associations. The truth is,
it was blown into him. He was an
ordinary, stupid country printer, about
Ann Arbor and lansing, Michigan,
until he took it into his head to 90
on a tramp After footing it to
Louisville, he engaged to work his
passage to New Orleans on Il steamer.
On the first day out the steamer blew
up. Lewis, one of the victims, was
badly SCARED and crippled, but as
soon as he got able to write he sent
an accou Of his experience and sen
sation in being blown to the Detroit
Free Press, which at once established
his reputation as versatile genius.
On his return home the Free Press
took him on its columns as item man.
Tha leading editor said the other day
that he had to watch him like hawk,
for about half the time, like old Mil
ton, he clings lovingly to the flattest
emanations of his brain. Lewis writes
good deal for the Eastern weeklies,
over the 81 signature Of "M. Quad'-''a
Bourgeois en- quad" he says, Gas it is
worthless in Il printing office, except
in its own line-it won't justify with
any other type" Lewis will last
some time
Year: 1875

The st. Louis Republican cores
pondent, who was recently in Nash
vile, in closing letter about an inter
view with Gov. Porter, says: THE
impression Gov. Porter left upon me
was as agreeable as | ever received
from any man in the same extent of
intercourse. Not that he is affable, nor
that his kindness is OverpOwering. He
is not that kind of a man at all. But
there is a quiet dignity about him
which enforces respect coupled with an
air of perfect sincerity and of thorough
honesty in utterance and in motive,
which makes you like the man for the
sake of his manhood. In conversation
he speaks slowly, with great distinct
ness and with a care and precision in
the choice of words and in their syn
tactical arrangement that reminded
me- of the late Mr.. Sumner. | had
heard him speak in public during the
campaign lastfall, and he seemed to me
to be a rather inferior speaker-cer-
tainly no orator. was therefore dis
appointed in his conversational powers,
which are quite unusual. One pecu-
liarity which impressed me was that he
did not Immediately reply to any ques-
ton asked him. He would frequent
ly hesitate full minute or two, and
then his reply would be complete and
exhaustive of that department of the
subject embraced or covered by the
question. He seemed anxious that his
views and those of the people he rep
resents should find hearing in the
North, and equally anxious that no ex-
preston of his might be construed into
an lntimation of lurking bitterness Of
spirit. Tennessee is fortunate in hav-
ing such a man as James d. Porter at
the head of her affairs in times like
these"
Year: 1875

withered fragment that was left of her
once beautiful household. and she felt
now that the religion so unfalteringly
followed had separated them. Now
she realized their mutual mistake, and
how she had sinned more in her selfish
pride than she would have done by
yielding up her church, and living an
exemplary life in his for loves sake.
Now when her heart was crushed and
broken, she found herself a deserted
wife. Oh, where can we find an OBJ
ject so utterly desolated, so terribly
bereaved, as a deserted wife. One who
in the dawn of life started forth with
hopes that would have rivalled the
morning sunlight, soradiant, so bright,
to be so soon shadowed by murky
clouds of disappointment. Stealing it
seems the last faint hope from the
quivering heart-strings. Silencing for
ever the strains of gladness, that those
strings were wont to give forth, and for
ever, eternally crushing the sweet
flowers of trust, which sprang mp
around the family altar, but which
would gladden. by their perfume that
altar no more.


HILDA.


New Providence, Tenn.
Year: 1875

The following are some of the views
of the Senator elect on public matters
asexpressed in conversation with those
who met him during his recent visit to
our city.


Mr.. johnson is opposed to any man
holding the Office of President for a
third term. He thinks it is contrary
to the genius of our institutions and
would be detrimental to the best in
terests of the people if not fatal to the
perpetuity of the government.


He is positive that Grant desires a
third term and that he will do almost
anything to secure that end.


He does not think Congress will pass
the act giving the President the power
to suspend the writ of habeas corpus,
but says that if such should be the case
and Gen. Grant should be reelected,
that would be the end of a Republican
form of government.


Mr.. johnson is in favor of a return
to specie payment. He says this would
not cause contraction, but on the con-
trary, would at the very start cause
an expansion to the extent to which
the currency is now deprecated. Be-
si1es, such policy would establish a
fixed basis for the transaction of busi-
ness, and values would be regulated by
the legitimate laws of trade.


He thought that specie payment,
while it would give equal value to the
producer in consequence OF an equita-
BILE regulation of prices, would, at the
same time so cheaper our home pro-
ducts, that we could successfully COM
pete in the markets of the world, and
thus be able to build up our manufae-
turing interest and afford employment
to large numbers of our people.


He is in favor of retiringthe Nation
al Bank Notes and of having the gov
eminent supply what paper currencyis
needed.


Mr.. johnson expressed himself in
favor of tariff for revenue purposes,
and as would incidentally give pro-
lection without creating monOpolies.


The Ex-President is decidedly op-
posed to the Capitalization tendedcies
of the Government. He says the votes
of the people and not the bayOnets of
the army should regulate the internal
affairs of all the States.


Senator johnson is not in favor Of
an indiscriminate and lavish expendi-
lures of the public funds upon so-ealled
internal improvements, which so often
serve private ends, rather than the
general good. He is in favor of the
General Government improving the
the important water courses of the
country, when the country, at large will
be benefited thereby, and in regard to
this matter, he feels that there should
now be something done for the rivers
of the South, as the North has hereto
fore gotten nearly all the appropria-
tions.


Mr.. johnson is entirely non-com-
initial on the subject of his being a
candidate for the Presidency.-Chat.
TI,,,oc
Year: 1875

We see that there is disposition to
plant an overwhelming crop of tobacco
this year. This disposition may result
in harm to the tobacco planters.


In the irstplace the figures show that
there is 43 per cent. more tobacco than
in 1874 at the same time. Now what
is best for our home people to do2 1t
cannot be best to plant too largely, and
thereby make large crop of inferior
grade. But by planting as much as
they can cultivate we'll, and manure
well, thereby making a good article OF
shipping leaf, money may be had out OF
next crop.-But if the crop planted is
so large that it can not be well culti-
waited and we'll handled, then the large
crop of inferior tobacco will bring very
little mosey.


Our planters are in danger of too
large a crop of inferior tobacco, of
which there is always too much raised.
But they cannot raise 200 much Of
good shipping leaf, if they handle it
well.-One acre of the better grade will
be worth more money next year, than
three acres of low grade.


Then it will be real misfortune to
our planters if they fail to raise full
supply of grains, and all necessary sup
plies at home.


This caution, we think, is timely to
our people. Now is the time to- pre-
pare for your crop. Let them get the
manures ready for the tobacco lands,
and plant only as much as can be well
cultivated. But in a special manner
would we now warn all to plant q full
crop of all grain, aed be sure to raise
your own hog and hominy.-Ehris In
teVigencer,
Year: 1875

Last week there was a widespread
feeling Of dependency among the
farmers of this county as to the pros
pect of the wheat crop in Warren.
Appearances indicate that the wheat
had been very seriously injured by the
cold weather, many fields seeming to
be utterly blighted. Within the last
few days, however the weather being
milder, the young wheat has sprung to
life, and the fields are putting on their
robes of green, promising an abund-
ant wheat harvest Thespectaele thus
presented in various portions Of the
county is truly delightIng to the eye,
and cheering to the heart of the farm
er.-BouoIiRg Green Democrat.
Year: 1875

He was a Californian. He wrote
Il, William Homes Marben of the
city Of Oakland, considering myself in
a sound state of mind, make this my
last and only will and testament: My
soul to the God who gave it my body
to the doctors for dissection, or to the
grave, and all my worldly possessions to
my wife; and then went out and shot
himself. The will is not going to be
contested.
Year: 1875

How we wish that the boys of the
land could haye seen the grief, the
agony of that mother ever the parting
with one of her darlings. Then they
would know how weven into the
heart of the mother is the life of her


child and there would be fewer un-
kind words spoken; fewer acts per-
formed which cause the heart of a
mother to bleed and mourn. The love
of father is like mighty river or 8
Year: 1875

A writer in Californian newspaper
says: About half mile over noun.
tain from Bartlett Springs there is
what is called the Gas Spring. This is
probably the greatest curiosity Of the
mountains. The water is icc-cold,
but bubbling and foaming as if it boil.
ed and the greatest wonder is the in
evitable destruction of life produced
by inhaling the gas. No live thing is
to be found within one hundred yards
Of the spring. The very birds, if they
happen to fly over it, drop dead. We
experimental with lizard on its de-
structive properties by holding it a few
feet above the water, it stretched dead
in two minutes. 1t will kill human
being in twenty minutes. We stood
over it about five minutes, when a
dull, heavy, aching sensation crept
over US, and our eyes began to swim.
The gas which escapes here is the
ranke.t kind of carbonic, hence its
sure destruction oflife ;also of quench-
ing Of flame instan taneOusly.


A SCIENTIFIC journal sensibly re-
marks, 'If any animal but fish were
allowed to die lingering death by
sutfocation, or, should be drowned,
people would be quite unwilling to
eat the meat OF such animal, and would
consider it an imposition if a provis-
ion dealer should send such things for
their tables. And yet it is usual when
fish are caught to leave them without
air breathing in their way. and they
die an unnatural death, after strug-
gle perhaps for hours. No one seems
to think their flesh is injured by this
suffering. Nevertheless it is. So
that if one has no thought for the un.
necessary suffering of the fish he
ought to kill it instantly, out of regard
for his own stomach. He would find
a great improvement in the quality


Strike the fish a sharp blow, just back


of the eyes or with knife diyide the


backbone.
Year: 1875

Like many other branches of trade,
agents for tombstone manufactures
are quite numerous, who [otten find it
to their advantage to work upon the
feelings little in order to effect
sale. The other day one happened to
be in a strange section and was sent
to call upon Mrs, Brown, who had
lately lost husband. He introduced
himself and was invited to sit down
he spoke of the weather, and then
getting around to business said, rather
tenderly: $50 you have lost your
husband 7" She wept, and said that
it had that resemblance. He said he
sympathized with her in the hour Of
her affiiction that the best of friends
were doomed to part, and but few
knew whose turn would be next.


He had not the honor OF being ac.
quainted with Mr.. Brown, but he had
heard him spoken of all over the coun
try in the highest terms of praise
Qhis was his usual style whether he
had Or noO everybody considered
him an honorable man and an affec-
tionate husband, and they mourned
MS loss with the most earnest and
tender affection and he deserved a
fitting memory and as it was the last
sad rite she could do he begged her
to look over some excellent monu.
mental designs in Italian and Ameri-
can marble, which he was prepared to
sell at the lowest terms.


She said: "Lookee here, mister
you said he was an honorable man
and affectionate husband, when you
know you lie he wasn't no such
thing. It's true I've lost him, but he
amt dead he aint't the kind that
dies-he ran off last Wednesday with
another woman and doesn't need
tombstone, I'm sorry to say-and I'd
be much obleeged to you if you'd
light out and not come back here
again until you have occasion, mister


There was rapid gathering up of
Photographic designs by the poor
agent, while he savagely growled out
"Sold y and faded away from Mrs.
Browns on the doulbe-quick. When
last heard from he was anxiousy
hunting up the cuss who sent him
there to sell a tolnbstone.- [Chatield
(Min.) Democrat.
Year: 1875

Yesterday while the gale was at
its height curious accident occnred
on Union street. A nobby looking
Chinaman was walking behind a young
lady dressed in the extreme agony Of
the fashion, when a sudden gust OF
wind blew the Celestials tail forward
and wrapped the end Of it around the
lady's neck. Being frightened she
grabbed the eud of the q1eueto snatch
it away, but she pulled in the wrong
direction. The Chinaman also made
grab to recover his property, but he
was out of luck, as he got hold OF
those long curls which are usually
seen hanging down from waterfalls as
well as Of his queue, and when he took
pull at it the whole of the lady's top
hair, hat and all, came off. The lady'I
head had no hair on it only little
that was gathered into a small knot
that stood erect like the scalp-lock of a
Piute brave. 1t ever You saw Chin.
aman astonished at what he had done
it was that one i Virginia City tNev.)
Enterprise.
Year: 1875

Be FAlrHFUL.-A man cannot af-
ford to be nntaithful under any cir
substances a man cannot afford to
be mean at any time Il man cannot
afford to do less than his best at all
times. and under all circumstances -
No matter how wrongfully you are


,,,lced, and no matter how unjustly
you are treated, you cannot, for your
own sake, afford to use anything but
your better self, nor to. render any
thing but your better services You
cannot afford to cheat a cheater you
cannot lie to a liar you cannot afford
to be mean to Il mean man you cam
not afford to do other than deal up
rightly with any man, no matter what
exigencics may exist between him and
YOU. No man can afford to be any
thing but true man, living in his
higher nature and acting from the
noblest considerations.
Year: 1875

An aged sea captain, who had spent
long life upon the ocean, said to
lady, son ship-board I can tell in a
very short time what any sailor was
in his youth 1t is because "the
boy is father to the man. He
added, 81 find invariably that bad
sailor is made out of q bad boy
When he saw q reckless, profane,
vicious ''son of the deep" he at once
concluded that he was little better
when a lad Now this is just what
might be expected. 1t is Just what is
seen in other things. Poor wool or
cotton makes poor cloth Poor cloth
makes poor coat Poor farms pro-
duce poor crops. Poor timber makes
poor houses. And so wicked children
make wicked men and women.


1t is said that the Emperor Nero of
Rome, when little boy, delighted to
torture and kill flies, and would pur-
sue the little creatures hour after hour
to pierce them and see them futter
and die in agony. As he grew older
he exhibited the same cruel disposition
towards men. When made Emperor
he advanced in cruelty at fearful
rate; killed his own wife, and ordered
his mother to be assassinatel. Nor
was this all. lie finally ordered the
city to be set on fire, just to see how
it would look. And when it was
burning, he seated himself upon a
high tower, and played upon his Tyre.
Was this strange ? Is not cruel boy
likely to make cruel man {! Killing
men in manhood is only a further
development of killing flies in child
hood.
Year: 1875

THE opinion has for some time been gain
ing ground among keen observers, that brains
are not absolutely necessary. There have
been numerous instances in which men with
out brains have. succeeded in life, ard have
even reached high positions. This opinion
has of late received support from an eminent
authority. DR.. Hammond, in his address be-
fore the Neurological Society, shows that the
brain is not the sole organ of the mind, and
that perception and volition are seated in the
spinal cord as well as in the central ganglia.
He does not assert that we can do just as wen
without brains, but seems to think that
'back bone" is quite as necessary. Observa-
ton confirms this view. Men with sufficient
rigidity Of backbone achieve as great sue
cesses as those with great weight of brain.
DIR. Hammond related an experiment on
frog, in which the brain was removed and
still the frog lived. He seemed to doubt if
the experiment would succeed with human
beings. But little research would have con-
vinced him that men are living whose brains
must have been ''scooped' at a very early
Year: 1875

THE Eastport Sentinel prints California
letter advising young men in Maine to stay
at home. The fact is there are more kinds


of employment in Maine, and every part of
the country is crowded with the fellows who
are looking after the dollar which some other
fellow has earned.
Year: 1875

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


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

ARIZONA is to be visited soon by a special Indian agent of the Interior Department, as will be seen by our San Francisco dispatch of the 18th. We presume his business is to take a look at and report upon affairs about Apache and San Carlos. When Agent Cum gets a fair chance with little time. he will be prepared to not only invite inspection, as he does at any time, but challenge comparison of results with any Agency in the coun- try at large
Year: 1875

"The Book of the Season" is the title Of an advertisement on the fourth page Of THE CITIZEN, and it is well worth an ex- The volumes composing the work will give more satisfaction to Pa citic coast resident of curiosity or intelli- gence. than any other book or books with in our Knowledge.
Year: 1875

THE weather continues very warm dur ing the day and fresh and cool at night So far there has been no frost The late bean crop has in consequence matured, and more abundant harvest than ever before raised is therefore assured.
Year: 1875

I GRAND OPENING !, LORD & WILLIAMS WILL DISPLAY FOR PUBLIC IN W spection one Of the

 Largest and Most Attractive Stock of Goods ever before Brought

 to this Market.

 The Great Eastern show of New

 Goods. They have arranged to have arrive Month Iy. a complete assortment of such goods as the people of Arizona want. and they Can Sell them at Wholesale and Re- tail Cheaper than they be

 Afforded from any other

 Market, Not excepting the much extollsd Quay

 mas route We have taken especial pains to import fine goods, such as We cnn warrant, and in the line of

 Nice things to Eat, We have endeavored to cater to the tastes ofall.