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Year: 1875

CHILDREE's FEARs.-The objects that
excite the fears of children are often as Gu
rious and unaceountable as their secret in
tensity. Miss Marlineau told me once,
that special object OF horror TO her, when
she was a child, were the colors of the
prism, a thing in itself so beautiful, that it
is difficult TO conceive how any imagina-
ton could be painfully impressed by 1t |;
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 chande-
ller, by the sunlight, on the wall.


A bright, clever boy Of nine, by no means
particularly nervous or timld, told me once
that the whole story of Aladdin was fright
full TO him but he was never able 10 ex-
plain why ii made this impression upon
him. A very curious instance of strong
nervous apprehension, not, however, In
any way connected with supernatural ter
ror, occurred to young girl about eight
years old, the daughter OF friend Of mine.
The mother, the gentlest aud most reason
ably indulgent of parents, sent her up
stairs for her watch, eautiOning her not to
let 1t 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
certainly should let it fall took such dread
full and complete possession Of her that she
dashed 1t down, and then came in parox-
ysm Of the most distressing nervous ex-
citement to tell her mother what she had
done.-MRs. KENBLE, in September AtI0R-
! lie.
Year: 1875

Another and even more reprehensible
form of the opium evil among the lower
classes is TO be found in the practice Of adj
ministering soothing mixtures TO young
children for the purpose of keeping them
quiet. In one instance, mother, because
her child was unwell, has been known TO
place piece Of crude opium in its mouth
TO suck, the death Of the child being nat
urally the consequence; and though cases
of such gross and culpable ignorance as
this are no doubt rare, 1t is certain that the
administI alton of soothing sirups and cor
dials is too commonly resorted TO. In large
manufacturing towns, where mothers are
often employed in factories during the day,
their infants are frequently placed for the
time in the care ofnurses; and these wom-
ell seldom feel any compunction in admin
istering an opiate 10 a child who is trouble
some. 1t cannot be too widely known
how greatly such practice tends not only
to the direct increase of infant mortality.
but also 10 the permanent injury of the
constitution, by inducing commissions and
other similar nervous diseases Popular
Science Monthly.
Year: 1875

Glass is subject 10 sudden, sharp blows,
either from articles falling down on other
substances or from extraneous bodies fall
ing upon or being brought in contact with
them. Hence 1t is clear that TO obtain
true estimate OF the new
process, glass must be subjected to
tests which fairly represent the conditions
of the accidents TO which il is ordinarily
exposed. This estimate has been arrived
at repeatedly by placing pieces of plate
glass in a frame and allowing weights TO
fall on them from given heights. One ex-
pertinent from a number-and which was
made publicly-will illustrate this test :
A piece of ordinary glass, six inches long
by five inches wide, and one-fourth OF an
inch thicS, was placed in a small frame
which supported the glass around its edges,
and kept its under-side about half an inch
from the floor. A four-ounee weight was
dropped on it from height of one foot, and
the glass was broken. A piece of loughen-
ed glass of corresponding dimensions was
then placed in the frame and the same
weight dropped upon it several times from
q height of ten feet, but without fracturing
the glass. An eight-ounce weight was
then substituted, and repeatedly dropped
upon The glass from the same height as be-
fore, and with the same result, no impress
ion whatever being made upon it. The
eight-ounce weight was then thrown vio-
lently upon it several times, but without
damaging it. Its destruction. however,
was finally accomplished by means of
hammer. Perhaps the most crucial test to
which toughened glass could be put would
be to let It fall on iron. This has been
done, and in public too. A thin glass plate
was dropped from height of four feet on
to an iron grating, from which it rebound
ed about one foot, sustaining no injury
whatever.-PopulGr Science Monthly for
iSeDLeuber
Year: 1875

Railroad bonds In good inquiry. but the deal
ings were much more limited than yesterday Iho
Paci6cs were about steady may be a little lower
than Yesterday The other varieties showed little
change The following are the bids:
Year: 1875

Money on call continues plenty at @a2I@3 per
cent, depending upon the collateral offered. The
demand from outside buyers for mercantile paper is
active but the banks being full not taking any
new lines. The note brokers report scarcity of
paper and very little is now making. The follow
ing is about fair basis Of rates for currency:
Year: 1875

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The railroad w&s both East and West appears to
be increasing 10 bitterness Whale at the East the
roads included IN the Saratoga combination have
been forced through the action of the Baltimsre
and Ohio Railroad to commence the reduction of
freghts, and have already made q special class of
coffees and sugars and reduced the freight on the
same from the last rate Of 40 cents to 80
cents per 400 pounds from New-York TO Chicago,
and to other points in proportion We notice by an
advertisement in Cincinnati paper that passenger
fares from Cincinnati TO St Louis have been reduced
to q by the VaDdslia route. This is simply
GUS 70 the roads. and shows state Of things which
could not exist except for the small amount Of bnsi-
ness doing and the worst feature in the is that
even the low rates offered do not stimulate ship
"ehts' IT they increase passenger traffic either
way The following comparison Of the reputed
earnings OF the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
haiI"ay aptly illustrates the effe4 which small
business and low rates have upon railroad earnings
lhe hgures are from source which We believe to be
Trustworthy and We have no doubt Aat they are
NJ least approximately accurate viz.
Year: 1875

The HERALD yesterday received
from Mr.. /. b. Conklin bunch o
grapes raised Oh vine in his garden
on the corner of Pearl and San Jacinto
streets. They were Of the Californis
raisin specie, and were raised on vine
but two years old, and which has
grown sixteen feet this year. When
received at the office number of the
grapes had fallen or been broken off
and yet the bunch weighed one pound
They were of most luscious flavor
and clearly demonstrates that our sol
Is capable of not only producing all
the necessaries, but all the luxuries oi
life
Year: 1875

THE HERALD was yesterday present
ed by the Messrs. Ross Brothers with
seven peaches, the aggregate weight O
which was fifty-eight ounces. They
were grown in their garden on Ross
avenue, and were fair sample of the
entire yield of the tree. The Messrs
Ross challenge anybody in the State
except Judge Nat. Burford, for an ex'
hibition of fine fruit.
Year: 1875

News comes that the western
branch penitentiary has been estab-
lished at the head spring of the San
Marcos river. This will utterly de-
file and ruin one of the most beauti.
ful streams in Texas, or il the
world. We regard this as an out.
rage of the first water, and should
be denounced by the entire press of
the State. The San Marcos is one
of those exceptionally beautiful
streams, that in limitation of the
example of the Federal government,
the land around the head spring
should have been reserved and set
aside for Il State park. Instead of
that, n set of commissioners, utterly
devoid of the sense of the fitness of
things, have located there n penal
colony, to def!e it by moral and


physical impurities. We hope our
brethren of the press will join us in
protesting against this desecration.
Year: 1875

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE, IT WILL NOT
] Rust or crack and COSTS only trife more than
common iron pipe. Is positively THE BEST thing
for water service pipe. have the exclusive agency
for Rock Island. FRED HASS.


Store in Star Block
Year: 1875

The Fresno Erpositor tells that NJ.
S. Thompson, ten years ago, got set
of false teeth, mounted on a gold base.
A short time afterwards he lost his
teeth, and he supposed they had been
stolen by an Indian boy inhis employ,
as he had been in the hahit,of taking
them from his mouth at night and
placing them on a table in a glass of
water. The Indian boy strenuously
denied the theft, but this did not in
the least remove the suspicion. After
time all thought of the false teeth
passed away, he having secured an
other set. About three years ago
Thompson caught severe cold, and
from that time forward he was troubled
with incessant pain in his right breast
in the region of the lung. This was
attended with severe cough and fire.
quent hemorrhages of the lungs oc-
Cured. He thought he had consurnp-
tion and for years has been under med
ical treatment, without relief. During
the early part of last Fall he was
seized with violent fit of coughing
and during its progress coughed up
several pieces of hard substance, which
appeared like bone on first examina-
tion. He experienced some relief at
this, and during the next day he
ceughed up more of the same species
of material. From curiosity he exam
ined this closely, and in doing so dis
covered pieces of metal attached to the
bony matter, which though worn and
decayed, looked like teeth. The truth
suddenly dawned upon him. He had
gone to sleep with the false teeth in
his mouth and in the night he swal-
lowed them and they had passed into
his lungs and had lain there these
many years. In the course of the
week he coughed. up the gold plate, in
pieces, and the rest of the teeth. He
rapidly regained his health and
strength, and is now as hearty and
robust as he ever was. You are not
compelled to believe this story, if you
don't want to. ssi
Year: 1875

AS young man was driving two
horses before wagon in Toledo the
other day, he ehaneed to cross a rail-
road track just as concealed train
was coming on at a terrific speed.
There was sudden collision and a
scattering of debris. One horse was
instantly killed, cut in two and thrown
from the track. The other horse was
also killed, but was carried several
rods by the locomotive. The driver
was struck on the back by the flag
staff on the engine, which was broken
by the blow, and he. was thrown to a
distance of twenty-five or thirty feet,
but escaped with only a severe bruise
upon the shoulder and some slight
hurts upon various parts of the body.
His cap was found hanging upon the
locomotive, and 1t is wonderful how
he escaped Instant death.
Year: 1875

The members of the Cotton Exchange
have adopted resolution stigmatizing the
statement of Gen. Sheridan to Secretary
Belknap in regard to Louisiana matters as
entirely devoid of the nobility that should
characterize an officer of the army, and
full of partizan bitterness They state
that these allegations are false in every
particular,
Year: 1875

We now enter the field for
the fall and coming Winter
aud are furnishing the bes-
paying q, d most easily worked
agency in the world. Jur
agents have always been the
most successful, and we have
lately added new and exceed


ing y taking induce ments, re


quirlng only intelligence and
application for any one, young
or old, of Ell her sex, to make
really first-class paying bust
Year: 1875

Cattle not unfrequently suficr i'll winter
Tor want OF water They are turned out
perhaps twice a day, and left out long
enough to help themselves If they would
But unless let out Immediately after full
feeding of dry food they will not always
incline to drink at first, and the owner
gets impatient and will not wait They
are tied up again and compelled to wait
till towards nj ght perhaps before they are
let out again. They may then drink too
freely of extremely cold water, often to
be got only by breaking through the ice
This is bad way to do, but it is by no
means uncommon. 1t is the fault of the
feeding. If they are fed properly there
is little difficulty in inducing them to
drink. 1t is great convenience to have
water brought into the barn or into some
warm place in the barn cellar, where it
does not freeze over, and where stock can
have easy access to it.
Year: 1875

SUNSHINE AND THE COMPLEXION. The
want of proper food and the sunshine is
the cause of three-fourths of the nervous
ailments of woman. OverWork is not the
cause Work, and hard work. too, is the
lot of every woman who has q right to
look on her life with complaisance, and
she would be prepared for it by natures
kindly efficiency, il food, sunlight and eN-
ercse We're duly allowed their effect II


women gave their bodies the same care
they do their best gowns, they would
come up to the standard of their work.
They ought to be nearly as strong as men,
with finer ana more supple strength, it
is true; but the difference should not be
the immense disparagement to women
that it is. What they want is muscle, not
fat, on their meagre limbs. which ought
to be slender. graceful and full of nerve as
those Of an Arab courser Perhaps in find
ing roundness Of figure and clearness OF
complexion they find strength, and who
shall say that these things do not lie to-
gether? Sunshine and air. ripen and
freshen the cheeks of woman, as they do
fruit in orchards. If Leonetta will, like
English women, spend four OF five hours
a day in the open air IN such exercise as
she can bear. she will find her spirits and
color revive as brightly as she can wish.
Year: 1875

The following is description of a feed
rack tor poultry, which will keep the food
clean and from being wasted. 1t also in
sures an equal share to each, as the strong
CT cannot domineer and drive the weaker ::


Take a plank six inches wide, and of
aAy desired length; nail on straps of inch
boards 80 as to form trough two inches
deep. Two inches apart Ia this place per-
pendicular sticks or wires, one foot high,
and put on railing, making it somewhat
resemble a hay rack. Hinge a board cover
on top and the machine is complete. Put
it in some convenient place in the hennery
or fowl house, and pour in the feed The
fowls soon learn its use, and get the hang
of it. They can feed from all sides by
putting their heads between the wires.
Poultry World.
Year: 1875

Why came the rose? Because the sun in shining,
Found in the mold some atoms rare and tine
And STOPPING, drew and warmed them into


growing


Dust. with the spirits mystic countersign.
What made the perfume? All his wondrous


kisses


Fell on the sweet red mouth, till, lost to sight,
The love became too exquisite, and vanished
Into viewless rapture of the night.
Why did the rose die? All why ask the question
There is time to love-a time to give;
she perished gladly, folding close The secret,
Wherein is garnered what it is to live.
Year: 1875




OLD OCEAN BED. The Telegraph says
that Mr.. George W. Richardson, OF Free
port, on Wednesday, dug mass of mud
from piece Of ground one and one-halt
miles from the sea shore, and two hundred
feet above the sea level The mud is
covered with six feet of sand and the mud
itself is nine feet deep. The mud is used
tor dressing, and Mr. Richardson says ii
works splendidly. 1t is full Of shells OF
different varieties-two OF them measuring
nearly three inches in length, the diameter
of the larger part being an inch and three
quarters. The mud itself is apparently
free from all grit las soft as putty and comes
ont i'll regular layers, varying from foot
to L inches in thickness The locality is
on the side of a ravine. Perhaps this mud
machine will prove a better investment
than the Massachusetts silver mine.
Year: 1875

Deal kindly and firmly with all men,
a,d and you will find it the policy which wears
The best. Above all, do not appear to
others what you are not. If you have
n. iauit to find with any one, tell him, not
o'hers, of what you complain.
Year: 1875

OUR HAIRS NUMBERED. Somebody
has been at the trouble of calculating the
average number OF hairs which grow on
an average persons head. 1t is found
that the number varies according to the
color of the hair. Light or blonde hair is
the most luxuriant, the average of this
color being 100000. When the hair is
brown the usual number is much less,
being only 10000, while black hairs reach
only the average amount of 100000 1t
might naturally be supposed that light
haired person, having the most hair,
wouid have the greatest weight to carry,
but 1t is not SO. That which is lightest
in color is also lightest in weight; and a
lady with abundant flaxen locks is as
light headed as one whose tresses are of a
raven hue. Hence it follows that the
former is of a finer texture
Year: 1875

The Dutchess Farmer says: Ito three
gallons of brine strong enough to bear an
egg, add quarter of pound Of nice
white sugar and one tablespoonful Of salt
petre, Boil the brine, and when it is co d
strain carefully. Make your butter into
rolls, and wrap each roll separately in
clean white muslin cloth. tying up with
string. Pack large jar full, weight the
butter down, and pour over the brine un-
til all is submerged. This will keep real
ly good butter perfectly sweet and fresh
for whole year Be careful to not put
upon ice butter that you wish to keep for
any length Of time In summer, when
the heat will not admit OF butter being
made into rolls, pack closely in small Jars,
and using the same brine allow it to cover
the butter to the depth of at least four
inches. This excludes the air and an
swers very nearly as well is the first
method suggested'
Year: 1875

They tell in Nashville tolerably good
story on a prominent Memphis journalist
which illustrates how closely connected in
the mind OF the politician are domestic af-
fairs and those of state. The Memphis edit
or was in Nashville where he had been
working like a Trojan, and when the result
came had no reason to be dissatisfied. just
when the excitement was at fever heat, a
dispatch from his home was handed the
journalist of a mysterious but evidently
OF very significant character, as he an
nounced his intention to leave by the next
tram, though he made no explanation as
to the character of the telegram. His
friends saw him off and would have been
burdened painfully with curiosity had not
one OF their number heard him mutterine
as he climbed into hack, "It it's a boy
we'll cali him Andrew Johnson, by Jupit-
er,n
Year: 1875

By PARMENAS MIX


While calling on newly-formed friend
at his room in the Commercial Hotel n
-, lately, our conversation turned on
precious stones, and during its progress
my friend remarked:


"By the way, have a stone in my pos
session-an ordinary stone. whose equal
in intrinsic value you might pick up any
day in your suburban rambles, but which
l would not, actually, exchange for this
hotel, even were it possible that such an
exchange might be desired by the proprie-
tor Let me show it to you"


He left the room for moment, and re-
turning, placed in my hand a smooth, il
regular shaped stone, on the surface OF
which some hand had traced, long before,
evidently, the following words in the order
in which | write them


AMEN
Year: 1875

SAMUEL H. DRACHMAN Is nearly always looking out for something good for him self and friends, and in hls last trip to San Francisco, from which he returned on Wednesday, he was quite vigilant and reports success which will last him for hfe-at least all his friends hope so. He showed us the picture and remarked that he would have to return ere long and bring the original out to Tucson. Then another thing, he didn't forget that we have some mouths for juicy, redapples, and brought along box of them, and turned them over to us-for which he has the hearty thanks of several who keenly love good apples. We hope the donor may always be prosperous and happy, and live and long enjoy that capture he made for his own "use and benefit" as the law yers say. We may say, also, that he has purchased and has on the way fine lot of new goods adapted to this market, and has stock on hands which he is selling out at living rates.
Year: 1875

District court last Saturday transacted

 the following business n adjourned

 sine die: Charles Vince Moore was sen

 fenced to five years in the Territorial pris-

 on for the crime of manslaughter, and

 William Hall for the term of his natural

 life for murder in tue second degree; both

 to be confined in the jail of Pima county

 until a Territorial prison be established.

 The case of k. M. Robertson, administra-

 tOl, VS. Dolores Abbott. was withdrawn at

 plaintiffs cost It was held by the court

 that the jurors belonging to the regular

 panel, were equitably entitled to pay for all days when properly excused from ser

 vice. The entire calendar was disposed of so far as clients and counsel desired. The court was in session fOrty-Seven days. During this time there were four

 murder trials, one of which was retried because the first jury failed to agree to a verdict. These cases had been subjects ot comments for several months by almost every man legally qualified to act as Ju- TOT in any case. In one case about 200 ju- TOTS were summoned before an acceptable jury was secured, and over 100 on others. It would not do 10 accept juror to whom it was possible to sustain legal objection, for in such event, new trials would have been ordered on review by the supreme court, and the county subjected to the same trouble and expense again, with a fair chance of the criminals getting oil UnpuniShed, by reason of the lapse Oi

 

 cess. It is somewhat remarkable that yer diets were obtained in all the murder cas- es. Whatever difference of opinion may exist as to the sufficiency of the verdicts they say to man and woman slayers that there is reasonable certainty Oi some legal punishment.

 So far as we can learn, Chief Justice Dunne has left a most favorable impress sion upon the bar and community fol

 ability and impartiality; for determined

 ,1, llx nflS enacted, without prejudice for or against any one-counsel or client. From diverse sources, the compliments to Judge Dunne in these respects are abundant, and we are sure well deserved. We venture the pre- court will be reversed by the Supreme court upon any of his rulings. This ought to be Son1ce of great satisfaction to all

 concerned, save perhaps attorneys whose [ fees may be curtailed somewhat thereby.