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Year: 1875

| STOLEN AND FORGED IsPA1cHEs.-The
editor of the Lntelligencer offers similar
excuse for stealing and apprcpiating to
his own use what he acknowledges did
not belong to him that he does for
blackguarding Judge Lewis. He says
the DISPATCH had previously used a dis
patch without credit, which he had
bought and paid for, which he consider
ed license to himself to steal anything
belonging to the DISPATCH which he
found lying around loose; as he had the
right to viliiy and defame the Judge be-
! cause he had displeased him in his ap-
pointment of Clerk. The excuse-if
there is any excuse for theft, b,ackgaar-
ding and defamation-is gfoundless in


both cases, in which he but followed
his natural instincts. We never. on
any occasion appropriated to our own
use, without due credit, any information
or news belonging exclusively to ary
other paper The circumstance to which


he alludes, was his purchase of an item
of news transmitted by the Associated
Press" by which he obtained the first
use of it without impairing our right
to the same, which came in the regular
dispatches to our paper, which we were
paying for daily. We have paid nearly
$4,000 for telegraph news for the benefit
of this community for which we never
realized dollar, and in the mean time
nearly or quite oEe-thlrI of the reading
matter of the InteIiigencer has been made
up of the dispatches for which we paid,


without any recognition by the editor
of that paper of the obligation. In fact,
the chief interest of his paper has been
at our expense and yet We never alluded


to the matter until he seized upon and
published as his OWL private dispatch
to one of the publishers ofthis paper for
which we paid at private rates. He ap-
pended to this dispatch passenger list
copied from Victoria paper, which we
subsequently published, and he accuses
us of stealing that from him. Ee also
accuses US of appropriating one of his
items Of local news without credit. The
item referred to was freight list fur
nished to both papers. 1t appeared in
the l,telliencer in the morning and the
printed copy was put into the hands of
a boy to set, instead of using the man.
uscript in our possession. To such pit
iful subterfuges does the editor resort to
make up case of reciprocal petit lar
ceny, while he is using all the tele-
graphic dispatches tor which We pay
Year: 1875

over and over Mr.. Hammer three or
four times it plunged into the orches>
ira, aud expired with its launches in
the bass drum and its fore legs tearing
the big fiddle into kindling wood
When they united Wild Bill, he rose,
wiped the blood from his nose with his
sleeve, felt his legs to see that they
were unbroken. and then he went
around to an alderman's Office and
registered an oath never to play any
thing again but low comedy if he
should live 5000 years. 1.-THE Scout
of the Rocky Mountains" has been
withdrawn, and the captain of the
Roaring Maria is about to enter suit for
damages to that mule.-Nd1 Adeler.
Year: 1875

~ One of the San Francisco Super
visors who voted for the ordinance
against carrying concealed weapons,
was stopped by thief the other night.
But the Supervisor had not been foolish
enough to obey the law he had helped
to make; he had q revolver and thereby
saved his watch and his noney.-Oahc-
land Transcript.
Year: 1875

WEAK LUNGS AND CONSUMPTION
The following is from the pen of an
eminent Physician. I have seen Pc
RUvIAN Alternative repeatedly used
with marked and beneficial effect, for weak
Lungs and Consumption. From its wonder.
full effect on the blood 1t appears to remove
the Scrofulous humor, which is the origin
of Tubercle in the Lungs, so strengthening
and invigorating the system that a dispo
sition to recovery is at once established
CRUMBS PERUVIAN Alternative is sole
by all Druggists,
Year: 1875

Peoria is getting to be very large
grain market. Her numerous and exten-
sive distilleries and Touring mills, and her
excellent facilities for freight east or south
gives her business men large advantages
over many other towns in this state fol
the sale of grain and other farm produce
Her business men are pushing out fol
trade from the surrounding country, ant
Messrs. Kleinschmidt & Walter take ad
vantage of The ARGUS circulation to so
licit consignments See card.
Year: 1875

The steamer Northwestern will be up to
morrow morning, and the Red Wing down


Belle of La Crosse will be up to
night, and the Alex Mitchell and Diamond
Joe down.


The river is falling slowly above.
Year: 1875

Probably no kind of grain is capable of
manufacture into so many kinds of food
land drink too) as corn. A cook having
good intelligent brains can produce great
or variety Of nice things for the table-such
dishes as people never tire of, from corn
than from any other grain. Among these
nice dishes is corn starch pudding, blanc
mango, etc. etc., and the Peoria starch is
much liked by those who use it. See ad'
vertisement in this issue of The ARGUS.
Year: 1875

I'm sorry that l spelt the word,
hate to go above you,
Because"-the brown eyes lower fell
Because, you see, l love you"
Still memory to gray haired man
That sweet child face is showing;
Dear girl, the grasses on her grave
Have forty years been growing.
He lives to learn in life's hard school
How few who pass above him
Lament the triumph and his loss
Like her--because they love him.
Year: 1875

The statement made in yesterdays HERALD to tho
effect that E. Butterick Co, fashion publishers and
pattern manufacturers had failed, is incorrect II 10
true that the firm has been somewhat embarrassed
through the failure OF large number Of agents to meet
their obligations at the appointed tme and BY reason
Of heavy and unusual expenses incurred during
the past two years branch house Was
opened some time ago in London, which,
having only recently become self supporting,
absorbed an immense amount OF capital The estab-
lishment Of printing office with ten twelve largo
presses and the publication Of literary paper, were
also severe drainE upon the Of the firm. II IS


now stated that time alone required to meet all obi


cations and that compromise sufficiently formal 10 be
Considered lasting conclusive yesterday arrived
al with the principal creditors The business will go
as before and all claims justly and aicaby settled
Year: 1875

Money closed easy At pa a per cent call Dis
count paper ranges from 81 TO per cent


Foreign exchange quiet but frner with actual
business Al 70 a476h for bankers long and 4s0H
As1 for demand sterling.
Year: 1875

impunity. Every insult to girl una
venged imperils some other girl, who
may be less strong or to whom clrcum-
stances may be less favorable. The
young woman who passes by such an af-
front in silence, conspires against the
safety of her own sex. She should lose
no time before putting the case in the
hands of her next best friend, who, we
grieve to have to assure her, is not the
young woman who sits next to her in
the class and with whom she is 'most
intimate" but the parent, guardian,
teacher or kinsman, who has the judg-
ment and sense IN matters of the world.


Parents are to blame when they per-
nit their sons and daughters to grow up
in such ignorance that their first suspi-
cion of sin is derived from its tempta.
tions. This is the nonsense of igno-
rance, not of virtue.-.SpriRqfeld Re
publican.
Year: 1875

A story to be read and remembered by
both old aud young, especially our young
men


"Johnson, the officer says that you
were drunk, and that you haven't drawn
a sober breath for week. How is that,
johnson" the justice asked of the pris-
oner.


''Yer honor" said Johnson. as he
dropped one arm over the rail and lean
ed back heavily on the policeman, who
supported him by the shoulder, Its
true. I've been drunk for a week, as
you say an havn't got word to say
to defend myself I've been in this
court, | guess, hundred times before.
and every time I've asked your honor to
let me off light. But this time ! don't
have no fear You can send me up for
ten days. or you can send me up for ten
years, it's all one now" As he spoke
he brushed away tear with his hat
and when he paused he coughed a dry,
hacking cough. and drew his tattered
coat nearer about his throat. when
went up before" he continued, II al
ways counted the days an the hours till
I'd come off This time III count the
blocks to the Potter's Field. I'm al
most gone, judge"


He paused again, and looked down to
his almost shoeless feet.


when | was little country boy"
he went on, ''my mother used to say to
me Charlie, if you want to be man
never touch liquor an Id answer:
No, mother | never will. If I'd kept
that promise. you an me wouldn't have
been so viii acquainted. judge. If |
could only be boy again for half a
day. If ! could 60 into the old school
house just once more, an see the boys
an girls as | used to see them in the old
days, l could lay right down and die
happy. But it's too late. Send me up
judge. Make it for ten days, or make
it for life. 1t don't make no difference.
One way would be as short as the other.
All ask now is to die alone. I've been
in crowded tcnements for years. If /
can be left alone little while before |
60, I'll drop off contented."


The shoulder of the muddy coat slip
ped from the policeman's hand, and the
used up man fell in heap on the floor.
He was carried to the little room behind
the rail. His temples were bathed and
his wrists were chafed. But it was no
pse. Though his heart still beat, he was
fast going to join his schoolmates who
have crossed the food. The shutters
were bowed and the door closed. He
might die contented for he was left
alone.
Year: 1875

Since the terrible murder of school
girl in New Hampshire, the other day,
there has been a general and melancholy
acceptance among the papers of the con-
clusion that the traditional freedom of
women in New England has passed
away forever. This is spoken of as
merely an interesting incident of our So
cial experience, but, if it is true, it is a
calamity of vast magnitude. The safe
ty of women on the highways and by
ways, the boast of New England for two
centuries, is the first point to be surren-
dered to the advancing host of crime and
rapine. If this is true, it is a tremend-
Gus admission, and for our part we
should rather it would be said that the
bank vaults of New England were all
open to the robbers than that the safety
of women is generally and seriously i'm
periled.


We must admit, however, the greater
prevalence of crime against the sex, and
we strongly suspect that they must
themselves bear some of the response
bility, not so much in this class of cases
by any tempting forwardness of manner,
as by their neglect to denounce and ex-
pose the first improper solicitation. 1t
is a matter of common notoriety that,
where a clergyman or teacher has be-
trayed the girls entrusted to him, it has
been through gradual approaches and
through solemn iDjunctions of secrecy
imposed upon one victim after another
Many a mother has been made the con-
6dent, years after, of attempts upon her
daughters honor which should have
been exposed and rebuked at the mo-
ment, and nearly every person open to
the confidence of the sex is familiar with
such instances. the woman not infre-
queDtly having preserved at once her
chastity and her silence at the expense
of untold anxiety and distress, even to
the point of heroism. The motive to 81
lence is the dread of scandal. of being
misunderstood or not believed, and Of
occasioniDg some violent revenge upon
the offender, from which the tender
| heart Of woman shrinks. 1t is now ap-
parent that the Langmaid girl had con-
cealed from her parents previous solicit
tations from the man to whose lust she
finally fell a victim.-concealcd propo-
sails which, if revealed, would have saved
her life, but which now only serve as
circumstantial evidence against her mur.
derer. Another motive to concealment
is the threats Of the offending party
But any subjection to this threat only
places the victim more completely in
his power. Exposure alone renders him
impotent and poWerless to injure. con.
cealment but increases his audacity and
bis opportunity by increasing the chance,
of final escape.


We must remind women and girls
that, although they have no votes. they
have strong social aud moral duties t.
perform, and one of the most imperative
of these is the exposure Of crime agains
themselves. Every improper sOIicita
ton passed by leaves breach in thei
own defenses to which the unrebukes
assailaut will return, with the added as
surAnee that he may nos operate Wit
Year: 1875

Mr.. A. Palmer of Boscobel. Wis.
gives the following instructions in trout
culture: 'SThey are easily bred and
grow rapidly, although they don't pro-
duce as much spawn as some fish, yet
sufficient amount to trouble the breeder
to find water to raise the fish in, each
female producing from five to eight hun
dred spawn at two years old and about
double that amount at three years old;
but they cannot be raised to advantage
in any other than spring or brook water.
This may be either hard or soft, but not
largely impregnated with minerals
Trout, in their natural state, prefer ac-
tive water of even temperature, but still
they do we'll in pond water if there is
continual supply of fresh water running
into it, and will stand temperature of
sixty-fye or seventy degrees but water
which runs up to high temperature
will not raise as many trout as that of
more even temperature. The same ap-
plies to still water. They are great con-
sumers of oxygen, and cold water con-
tains more than warm water, and run
ming water more than pond water. In
building ponds we try to have a fall
from one pond to another to carry this
property into the water. We find in
transporting trout that as long as the
cars are moving they need little atten-
ton, but if they stop for short time
the water must be agitated. They are
cEeaply raised. Being cold blooded,
they waste no food in keeping up the
heat of the body, and ponds which have
been built a few years, as well as brooks.
produce large amount of insects and
crustacea, and nearly enough to feed
what trout the water will bear. | am
feeding about fifty thousand, ranging
from two to eighteen inches in length,
the larger proportion small, and they
will not eat beef liver a day. Milk
curds, any lean meat that is fresh. or
other kinds of fish, make good food for
them.
Year: 1875




CURE FOR FELoN.-We warn our
readers against paying attention to any
newspaper paragraphs in reference to
health and disease. unless the name of
the writer is attached. There is a sci
entifc cure for felon always safe. al
ways eficacious. believed instantaneous
and always sure Get a physician to
plunge his lancet down to the bone. A
natural felon is born thief; a physio-
logical felon is boil between the bone
and sinew. or ''fseia, as the doctors
love TO talk. When a boil is under the
skin only it is painful enough until it
breaks" that is until the skin divides
or bursts and lets out the yellow matter /;
but when it is remembered that the siDew
is as much tougher than the skin as a
beef hide is tougher than paper, it Is
easy to see that the pain of boil under
the sinew is more terrible than one un-
der the skin. and that it must take
longer to make its way through the
fascia than thrOug the skin; hence. in-
stead Of passing many sleepless nights
and agOnizing days in waiting for the
matter to be absorbed or make its way
through the tough tendon, the educated
surgeon advises the use of the lancet ai
above, for the cure is just as certain
and the relief from the agOnizing pair
is Just as instantaneous. as in the cas-
of the extraction Of an aching tooth
The cause Of felOn is usually bruis'
of the finger heavy enough to reael
down 70 the bone and to infame it,
I Hollis Journal of Health.
Year: 1875

A letter from Norwich, Conn.,, to the
Hartford Times contains the following
story as told by George W. Fuller, a
submarine diver, who is now in the for
mer city: While doing some work for
Uncle Sam in one of the southern ports,
where it was customary for those who
supplied the market with early garden
truck to load their boats and row them
around to the wharf, it happened that
one day burly negro loaded his boat
with watermelons, and had just reached
the dock where the usual number of
loungers stood watching the operations
Of the diver. The negro, all unconscious
of his situation, was zealously endeavor-
ing to dispose of his cargo, when Fuller
suddenly emerged, helmet first, from the
water thrusting his google eyes and
ugly head before the astonished occupant
of the boat. and seizing one of the
largest Of the melons, sunk Immediate
ly. The darkey, with a yell and a
bound, reached the dock. and neither
stopped nor turned until he had reached
home with the tidings that de debble
had 'fsscated de melons and was takin'
EN- down.
Year: 1875

A year from that fall, late in Novem-
Der, she received a letter from Mrs
Keats, her pleasant-faeed boarding mis-
tress. which contained the following:


"You will remember poor wandering
jock as the children called him, who
used to come along here occasionally.
He died in my house week ago. A
neighbor found him, weak and chilled.
by the roadside. in the morning. He
pointed to ny house and said he had
tried to get there, for little girl lived
there who had been very kind to him.
They brought him in. and when it was
found how near death he was, the over
seer of the poor came and told me to take
care of him and | should be well paid
f r it. He lived only week. and you
have no idea what patient, gentle soul
he was. I took as tender care Of him
as if he had been my own father. and
humored all his fancies. He seemed
disappointed, at first, and asked me con-
stantly where my little girl had gone l
told him never had but one little girl
and she went to Heaven years ago.


els it far?" be said. "She was very
kind to me. Kinder than anybody else
has been, except you. Madam" And
be kept that notion till he died, that a
little girl Of mine had bsen very kind
to him." ANNA BoYsToS.
Year: 1875

II now appears that Rhode Island will
be obliged to buy all the potatoes eaten
this year Three potato bugs got into
the State last month, and they recently
finished the last potato patch.
Year: 1875

MEAT PIE REcIfK-0ne pound beef,
cut small. five onions, one teaeup Of wa
ter. Cook these together in saucepan
till done. Boil SIX potatoes. mash them.
Add butter and milk and enough -four
to make paste. Roll out and line q
pudding dish with it. Place the hash
in this dish and cover il with the paste.
Put the pie into the oven and bake it
until il becomes light brown.
Year: 1875

Editou IntslligeneeF'


AS nobody has yet asked my viows in
regard to the proposed appropriation for
q Capital building l suppose that they do
not intend to. / will therefore venture
as an humble individual to volunteer
some reflections on the subject. cannot
persuade myself that the proposed APP
preparation will meet with any serious
opposition from our eitizons, l cannot
sec why It should. The money will bs
spent in our own midst, among our own
business men and mechanics, and nearly
everybody will be directly or indirectly
bsnefitted. And certainly everybody can
partake in the pride which We should all
feel at seeing a Public Building put up
worthy OF acity like Wheeling, Il seems
to me that no argument ought 10 be nec'
essary to convince people that Wheeling
needs such a building as Is contemplated.
She needs o building Of this sort to cor
respond with hOr Gnviable status as a
solid and prosperous community, No
city OF her size In tho country
occupies a more prominent position IS
regards industrial prosperity and sound
ness than Wheeling, In appearance,
however, she does not begin to pass for
what she Is worth, and we certainly owe
something to appearances, As regards
the cOnyeniences Of public building We
are far behind the little city Of Stcubcn-
yille. She has Just put up an edilicO that
cost 100000, Zanesville Is about to put
up ono that will cost S360,0OO. Other
cities arc putting up public structures Of
the same CreditablO character. Why
should not Whecling2 We can put up n
building that will answer for city, county
and State purposes. ! shall therefore
vote for tho appropriation on the 9th Of
next month. Respectfully yours,


HIRAM YOUNG.
Year: 1875

We are informed by gentleman just
returned from a visit to Beallsvillc, on
the borders Of Belmont and Monroe cOun'
ties, that a very decided interest is felt by
tho people in that vicinity and at other
points along the proposed line, in the
early completion OF the Bellairc \ South
western Narrow Gauge Railroad 4
great deal Of money Is ready to be sub
spribcd to 1t as soon as the proper assur-
ancos Of success can be given. Those
engaged in canvassing for it mean busi'
ness. Their intention Is to tap the large
and important trade Of Monroe county and
Of the Muskingum Valley, and bring II to
BelIairc. It lis the trade Of Monroe county,
especially It's tobacco, that contributes SO
much to the prosperity Of Barnesville,
and that BarncsyillC is trying so hard to
retain by building branch road from
the Central Ohio at that point to
Woodsfeld, distance Of twenty miles
Tho distance from McConnellSville, on tho
Muskingum, to Bellaire Is about sixty
five miles, and it is estimated that a mar
row gauge road can be built for about
$4,000 per mile, or a total Of 81 100000.
Snch road, when built, would open up
rich section Of country to direct inter-
course and trade with tho Ohio river, and
would be of great moment to Bellairc as
lis natural outlet. We should think 1t u
much more important matter to Woods
field to reach the Ohio river direct, ut SO
small cost, than to simply build road
to Barncsville. The distance to Bellaire
is only about twenty-five miles against
twenty to Barncsvillc. Why therefore
travel two sides Of the anglo instead Of
taking its hypothcnuse'
Year: 1875

Remembering that economy is the
road to wealth many men have ac-
quired fortunes, and it is to be regret
ted that that the adage is not more
firmly fixed in the minds of those on
whom devolve the management of
towns, cities and counties. The pas
sion for creating Indebtedness has be-
come almost chronic with cities and
counties in this State. Efforts at in
ternal improvement have involved not
few in liabilities to pay off which un-
born generations must be heavily
taxed. But for assistance from the
State the county of Calaveras must
have gone into insolvency and become
the property of her bondholders. The
Indebtedness of San Joaquin county is
so heavy that taxation prevents the
influx of capital. Sacramento county
is so heavily involved that her people
regard partial reputation or insolven-
cy as their only recourse. These liza


bilities have been incurred in attempts
at improvemnt. They are the results
of mistaken policy, and now that we
have examples fully in sufficient num-
ber before us let us hope that Los Ange-
les county which is now comparatively
free of bonded debt, will take economy
and avoid the rock which has so shat
tered the prospects of other counties.
Lhe thrifty individual mends his old
coat until he has money to buy new
one. five are wise we will use our
present county buildings until we are
in condition to build new ones with
out issuing bonds in payment there
for. We regard the policy of the Er-
press in urging the building of a new
Court House as dangerous to our fu-
ture prosperity. State and county
tax on property outside of the city is
now Sl.9S on the hundred dollars. In
the city it is 81 SO, and the city tax is
$1.03, making total of $3.50 on the
hundred dollars. This is quite enough
for city that expects to attract out
side capital. We want men of money
to locate among us; We want them to
come here and build houses. erect
machinery and establish factories,
and We cannot more effectually defeat
IL


tion above the present figures. Mon
ey avoids cities and counties where it
is heavily taxed. Our Court House
will serve until We have money to
build better, and our Jail accommo-
dations are fully up to the social sta
tus of the persons who take lodgings
within the structure. A mortgage
adds nothing to the beauty or utility