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Year: 1873

The most valuable domestic animal in
Kamschatka is the dog. During winter
they are fed with dried fish every morn
ing and evening; but, while travelling
they get nothing to eat, even though
they run for hours. Their strength is
wonderful. Generally no more than five
of them are harnessed to a sledge, and
will drag with ease three full grown per.
sons, and sixty pounds of luggage
When lightly laden such a sledge will
travel from thirty to forty miles in 8
day over bad roads and through the deeI
snow; on even roads, from eighty to on'
hundred and forty.


During snow-storm, the dogs keeE
their masters warm, and will lie quietly
near him for hours, so that he has mere
ly to prevent the snow from covering
HIM too deeply and suffocating him.
The dogs are also excellent weathel
prophets; for when, while resting, the,
dig holes in snow, a storm may will
certainly be expected.
Year: 1873

Dio Lewis says: Trimming men for
the prize-ring, they are not allowed to
touch lager beer, tobacco or any other
such stuff. Billiard players, training
for match, carefully avoid all such in
dulgences. When not training, these
people are likely to indulge pretty free
ly in spirits and tobacco; but when seek
ing the highest health, they are compell-
ed to deny themselves. And yet we
constantly hear the healthfulness OF
lager and the meerschaum seriously dis
cussed. 1t is stated as historical fact
that no man who has graduated at the
head Of his class in Harvard College
within the last fifty-iive years, has used
either spiritsor tobacco, in any form.
Year: 1873

In cotempoary we find the following
historical statistics regarding the inhu-
ence of wives:


1t ia not all dream which made the
wife of Julius Cesar so anxious that he
should not go to the Senate chamber on
the fatal Ides of March, and had he
complied with her entreaties, he might
have escaped the dagger of Brutus. Dis
aster followed disaster in the career of
Napoleon, from the time he ceasad to
feel the balance wheel of Josephine s
influence on his impetuous spirit. Our
own Washington, when important ques-
tions were submitted to him, often has
said that he would like to carry the sub
ject to his bed-chamber before he had
! formed his decision; and those who knew
the clear jqass6ent and elevated pur-
I pose of Mrs. Washington, thought all
the better of him for wishing to make
her his confidential counsellor. Indeed
the great majority of men, who have


acquired for themselves a good anc
great name, were not only married men
but happily married-both paired anC
matched.
Year: 1873

Could we but live our life over again,
starting from boyhood, how many errors
how many mistakes would we try to
avoidi Men and boys make mistakes.
We wonder they do not commit more,
Many spot in the road of life would
be avoided. We should try to be more
brave; more earnest in defence of the
right, and to protect the weak. There
is not boy but who can do better than
we have done. There is not man but
who can, by beginning at once, build
himself up to glorious position.
Year: 1873

Kingdom would be regarded by the United
States as cause of war. OF late years
Great Britain has regarded it as definite
ly settled that we are to control the com
merce of the Pacific in the future.


Her citizens are largely interested in
our Pacific railroads, and her statesmen
are believed to look with favor upon the
growth of trade between Liverpool and
japan and China by way of San Fran
cisco and New York. 1t is not thought
that she could object to the islands being
brought under an American protectorate,
or even to their immediate annexation.
France is not in condition TO object,i
she would. Germany, which is exhibit
ing remarkable vigOr in the development
of her foreign commerce and in increas-
ing her naval armament, is said to fully
understand the value of the islands, and
to desire to possess them, but the rela-
tions of the United States with this
power are at present of such a friend
ly nature that she could scarcely
be expected to stand in the
way of their acquisition by US, although
she would unquestionably object to any
rival European nation gaining fooihold
there. As to the views of the natives on
the question of annexation to the United
States, it is asserted that two thirds of
them have favored for the past ten years
any arrangement that would bring them
in closer relations with us. in 1866
treaty of commercial reciprocity was
negotiated with the Hawaiian Govern
ment by Minister McCook, and was
warmly supported by Senator Sumner,
who made an able speech in its favor in
an executive session of the Senate. The
treaty failed by only two or three votes
to get the two thirds of the Senate neces-
sary for its ratification. If it had been
ratified there is little doubt that the islands
would before this have belonged to the
United States Washington Cor. Neu York
Tribune
Year: 1873

A. B. NEWMAN, assistant light keeper
at Mount Desert, is the owner of a fine
Newfoundland dog, of which we are told
the following anecdote Mr.. Newman's
little boy, nine years old, strayed away,
and was missing for about two hours.
The mother went out of doors and called
to him, wnen the dog, in response, ran
up from the shore with the boys wet cap
in his mouth, and signified by his action
that he desired her to follow him. The
mother, alarmed, called the father, who
was sleeping in the house, and they fol-
lowed the dog as quickly as possible.
Down by the shore, on rock, the little
boy was lying insensible, his clothes wet,
as il he had been dragged from the water.
After long efforts, in which the dog rem
dered all the assistance he could in his
mute way, the boy was resuscitated, and
afterward told his story. He was on the
beach, gathering shells, when q large
wave came in and carried him off in the
undertow. The dog jumped in after him,
but the wave prevented him from reach
ing the boy for some minutes. He seized
him by the leg of his trousers, and tried
TO drag him ashore, but the cloth tore in
his teeth, and the boy said that he had an
indistinct recollection of the dog coming
coming down below the surface for him
again, and that was the last thing he was
conscious of. 1t seems that the dog had
dragged the child upon the rock out of
reach of the waves, and had tried to re-
store him. When he heard the mothers
call he took the cap to inform her, as
well as he could, of the affair, and hasten
assistance-PortiGRd Press.
Year: 1873

The Supreme Court OF California
has recently decided that the taxa.
tion Of mortgage or notes secured
by mortgage, or the money secured
thereby, and the taxation of the land
Is double taxation, and therefore un-
constitutional. In summing up, the
Court says:


I" / conclude, therefore, that a tax
on, loans made in the usual course of
business is paid by the borrower, and
If the debt be secured by mortgage
he also pays the tax on the mortgag-
ed property. He is twice taxed
once on the property and once on the
debt which the property represents.
and yet no new value has been Gre
ated by the transaction. He Is no
richer, and has no more property
than he had before; and If the mon
ey which he received from the lender
remained in his hands it is also tax
ed. If the money has pa ssd into
the possession Of another tax payer 1t
is taxed in his hands so that the
property and the money are each
separately taxed, and Ii the mere
promise or obligation Of the borrow
er to repay the money Is also taxed
and the tax paid by him, as il must
be, 1t Is clear that he has been twice
taxed on the same value or subject
matter. This is violation Of that
clause Of the Constitution which re-
4 a A n
uniform, and that property shall be
taxed in proportion to its value.
When the mortgaged property has
once paid its tax 1t has discharged
its full obligation to the State, and
the owner of 1t cannot and in jus.
tice ought not to be subjected 10
another tax, merely because he has
borrowed sum Of money for which
the property is pledged as a seou.
rity.
Year: 1873

The OttumWa Deasocrta wants war
with Spain at all hazards-wiil lis
ten with no patience to any theory
intended to avoid war. The proto-
col agreed upon by Secretary Fish
and Admiral Palo, it denounces as
hollow truce" 1t further says:


Whether the. empty forms of the
protocol be agreed to or entered upon
it will not materially change the dis
position of Americans toward Cuba.
The capture of the Virgiuius settled
the destiny of the Ever Faithful
ISLE and the crossing of the Florida
channel by Americans will go on
just the same as though Mr.. Fish
had not patched up a peace or made
a c0Ward's bargain"


The entire Democratic press Of the
country, so far as 1t has had the cour.
age TO take any position in reference
to The Cuban tronbles, has declared
for war. just why they want war
thsx 10 not tell US so definitely and
scafdg 1Ras they might. Their rea'
sons. are obvious however. The
South has always favored the acqui.
sition of southern territory, and es
pecially in the West Indies, for the
spread of Southern ideas and institu.
tions, the strengthening Of Southern
influence in Congress, etc. They
want war for the purpose OF annex
ing Cuba, and also for the purpose OF
increasing the public debt, and ma
king political capital in other ways
against the Republican party, upon
whom all the outgrowing evils OF
war would be charged. They have
heretofore delighted in calling Pres't.
Grant a military despot, and assuring
the people that he would make war
with any nation upon the slightest
pretext. Now they are disappointed
for they see that he is disposed to
avoid war If it can be done and yet
maintain the honor Of the nation.
He will not waste blood and treasure
to crafty his political enemies, and
of course they will hurl at him and
his Cabinet their widest anathemas.
He will be declared a military dicta-
tor and usurper il we have war, and
a coward If war is avoided.
Year: 1873

feated because he was opposed to the
back pay measure, and in favor of
its repeal. The Republicans nomi-
mated Blaine because his rec ,rd in ref
erence 10 the back-pay measure was
clear. AT his own request, the law
was 50 framed as not to apply to
him. Beyond that of any other man
in the last Congress, upon this SUBJ
ject his record was clear; and the
party and the people decided that he
was the man for Speaker. This de-
cisien was made months since. For
the very reason that he was deemed
incoFfpptibie, and at the same time
able, IN sympathy with the people
upon he living questions of reform,
the people as we'll as the party deter
mined that he should be the Speaker
of the present House. For the same
reasons he has been frequently men,
toned as candidate for President.
Not n the falsehoods and insinua-
tions chat the angelic editor of the
Dear1crdt can heap upon ;him will
make those who know anything of
Speaker Blaine's character or repu-
tation believe one word of the state
mentthat he endeavored to " break
down" or repress or hinder the
Credit Mobilier investigation. AS
an upblushing falsifier and political
demagogue, with SO small capital
of tkins, the pompoas editor over
the way has no equal.
Year: 1873

There is report current that Min
lister Sickles has resigned, and will
leave Madrid FOR home soon. Wheth
er it is true or false we cannot tell
now. The following very indefinite
dispatch is the latest in point;
Year: 1873

United States has been endeavoring for
years to perform in theory. We will con-
cede to an opponent, if be Insist upon it,
that the Judge cut the Gordian knot in
stead of untying it, as was expected Ger
tain it is that he gave full effect to the
fifteenth amendment and the enforcement
act, as the people had willed. Such was
the result, and for this half million of
people are grateful. Let it be the care of
this people that the great man who stood
by them when they most needed a
friend shall never want for defend
ers. Let it be their charge that
the fight against him is their fight. Let
the whole people of Louisiana strengthen
the hands Of the eloquent Chester when
he rises to defend the acts and eulogize
the conduct of Judge Durell, who has
drawn down upon his head the wrath of
powerful foes because he dared to be
right.


To Mr.. Chester we leave the legal points
that have been raised, satisfied that his
judgment is safe one. As for the ethics,
we profess to be competent 20 pass upon
that point without the assistance Of coun-
sci. And we repeat here what We have
declared before, that the people Of this
State owe more to Judge Durell for his
powerful intervention in their behalf than
to any other one man except, perhaps,
President Grant.
Year: 1873

The speeches made a: the meeting of
colored citizens the night before last, and
the resolutions passed show that they are
t1lly aware OF the Importance Of bestirring
themselves. and making their weight and
importance felt in the settling Of our po-
litical difficulties. 1t is all very well to
talk Of there being absolutely no distinc.
ton between them and the res. Of the
party Of which they form. in this State at
least. the great majority. We hope 70 see
the time when no such distinction will be


made, when it will no longer be necessary
to prefix the word "colored TO the word
citizen. But that time has not yet come,
and until it does. il is proper. il is
necessary. that the colored men should
in many cases assert themselves,
should act not simply as Republicans
but as colored Republicans; showing by
the wisdom, moderation and frmness Of
such action their fitness 20 share on terms
Of equality with their white fellow.citi.
zens. In this way. and in this alone,
the time will be fastened when the dis.
tinct!on Of color, as far as regards poiiti-
cal relations, shall absolutely cease. Here
tofo.e they have trusted mainly to white
leadership and until capable leaders arose
among themselves this was well enough.
But in case like theirs, where it is desira-
bic TO present TO the whole country evi.
dences OF their fitness as class for the
lolitical functions which they now enjoy;
evidences Of the wrongs 70 which as
class they have been subjected; evidences
Of their determination 10 do all that in
them lies 20 have those wrongs righted. It
is eminently proper that they should send
on such mission representative men Of


their own race. II you would have a
thing we'll done do il yourself, is an
adage applicable - their case. and we are
therefore glad TO see that il the selection
Of a committee 'to collect testimony, hold
correspondence with the prominent white
and colored Republicans Of the North"
ETC.. they have chosen men Of the neces-
sary charac.e. and ability to engage in
such q work,
Year: 1873

The Offices at military headquarters will
be closed on the thirtieth instant. that day
being designated as the one on which to
decorate the graves of the federal soldiers
buried in this city who fell during the civil
Year: 1873

The last dog story: a New Hampshire
canine being repeatedly batfled in the at
fempt TO catch woodchuck in long drain.
as il made its exit at the other end as ;he
dog followed through, brought neighbour
ing dog and stationed him at the other end
of the drain. He then drove the wood.
ehuck through, and he was caught
Year: 1873

A Maine editor having bill against a
man in Kennebec, sent a letter Of inquiry
20 a newspaper man of that locality. The
reply was, "He is dead; but he pays just as
vell as he ever did,
Year: 1873

Notwithstanding the weather during


the past two days has been warm, and


10y every one at all experienced con-


sidered rather favorable than otherwise


for the propagation and spread Of the
prevalent disease, we have this morn
ing to make the gratifying
announcement of but twenty
six deaths from it as COM
pared with forty-One the day before, a
decline Of thirty-three per cent. This
is the most cheerful news we have pub
lished since the third instant, when the
deaths from yellow-fever were only
nineteen, and the total forty. II We
take the totals, it is the best news
we have published since the first,


when the whole number Of deaths
was set down at thirty-one, the total
OF yesterday being thirty-seven. To
this we have to add the general belief of
those who are working among the sick
that the fever is abating. That this large
decrease in the mortality and in the
number Of new cases is due TO
the energy and labor of the
physicians, Howard association and
the relief committees, and of the board
of health, there can be no doubt. AS
We have said, the weather is favorable
II the spread Of the disease, and If its
decline is not attributable to the
persistent efforts of our noble, self
sacrificing and efficient army of
workers, we are at 8 loss to account for
1t. We are deveutly thankful for their
presence, and for the continued good
health that has blessed them all since
their work commenced; and we hope
this will be continued to them until
they can return to their families
and 10 their offices and workshops
with the plaudits of a grateful
people. But before that COED hour ar
rives we are admonished by the yet too
great number of deaths that there is still
much to be done, and we urge upon all
continued labor and unremitting care un-
til there is not even one case of yellow-fe-
Yer left. We are now pretty well organ
lied, and know from the figures of yes
terday what we can do. Let US perse-
we're to the end.
Year: 1873

The particular and earnest attention
OF all classes Of our citizens is called to
the Instructions, elsewhere printed, from
Dr.. Freeman, secretary OF the board OF
health. They should be obeyedimplicidy
10y police and public, and any failure tc
DO 50 should be at once reported to him.
The board is fri ringing order out OF
chaos, and Teddci < the proper policing
Of the city to a system. In this great
and good work, by which Memphis. We
hope, is to profit in the saving of many
valuable lives, we urge that the board
shall have the entire confidence Of the
public, and all the help, in implicit
obedience to its orders, that is possible
Year: 1873

rom the Chattanooga Times.


The coroner's jury, as we learn from
Squire Blackman, who held the inquest,
succeeded in eliciting some additional
facts in the hanging case, which are
about as follows: The victims name
was Elbridge Merrill. He had been
working, as before stated, for Mrs. Evans
for a"out three years, and had borne a
good character for sobriety and industry
during that time, but lately had been
cohabiting with a low white woman
commonly known as Dinkn Norris.
He was probably found at shanty oc-
cupied by "Dink," near the scene
OF the hanging, induced to go
to saloon in the neighborhood,
where he was piled with drugged whisky
aud taken to the crib in an insensible
state and hanged, as heretofore described.
"Dink swore to portion of these facts,
aud further testified that four men came
to her shanty in the night, none of
whom she knew, and took her to the
crib and showed her Merrill's dead
body. She said the men were not
masked, but she did not know them.
She afterward said privately that had
she known them she would not dare t.
tell their names, because they would be
certain to kill her if she did. 1t was the
unanimous opinion of the jury that
deceased came to his death by the hands
of some persons unknown, and a YER
dict to that effect was prepared, but up
to last night was withheld, the
justice and jury hoping that some
thing might come to light that
would lead to the arrest of the guilty
parties Dink Norris's testimony was
corroborated in some particulars, which
led the jury to credit the most of her
tale. For instance, she swore that the
men made her call a certain other wo-
man up, by rapping on the door, and
also that they shot at her after showing
her Merrill's body. This the other wo-
man corroborated, so far as calling her
up was concerned, and swore also that
she heard a gun or pistol fired shortly
after "Dink" was at her door, and the
sound seemed to come from the direction
Of the point where Merrill was hanged,
and that at the same moment Of the
firing she heard a scream. This woman
saw some men apparently waiting for
"Dink" while the latter was at her door,
but knew none Of them.
Year: 1873

THE Chattanooga Times tells the fac S
in regard to the untimely death OF the
negro man, Merrill, whose body was,
few days since, found dangling from q
tree. He was hanged by party Of
masked men, as testified to by his
white paramOur-by party who after
ward tried to shoot her, proving cOnelus-
lively that they regarded the miscegen-
sting pair as unworthy to live there
abouts. Upon close Investigation this
viii be found to be the inspiring cause
of an outrage we hope the authorities OF
Hamilton county will succeed in re-
dressing.
Year: 1873

1t is too soon yet to make up YER
dict as to the result of the recent elect
ions. We hope for more complete re-
turns tomorrow, and for majorities that
will crafty our people generally.
Year: 1873

A meeting IN connection with the above
society has been held IN the Colhery
Schoolroum, East Cramlington, Mr. Ed
ward Hendy in the chair The Chairman
III opening the meeting, remarked that CO.
operation was one of the levers to raise the
working classes, not only IN a financial
point Of view. hut both morally and intel
lectually He called upon working men,
and especially young men, to invest their
savings in the Cooperative Mining Soci-
ETY.. instead of wasting it in the public
house. as many did Mr. II. Burt then
addressed the meeting He SAID there
was at the present time chronic war 60
ing on between capital and labor. and
their society was 50 far supporting labor
that they were sending Lilo per week
for the support Of men on strike. He be
lieved that the present strike in Wales was
strike for principle. He could not
think for one moment but what the masters
could concede to the mems demands, see
ing tha Goals had got to 50 high a price
and, although strikes were always an evil,
they were sometimes necessary but there
Was remedy for all this, and that
remedy was cooperation. True, there was
a palliative III the shape II arbitration, hut
only one cure. (ApplaUse.) The Roch-
dale co-operators commenced with l.. %.
Now they had fifty or sixty thousand, all
got by energy and perseverance. And he
felt sure the same result would he achIev-
ed in coal mining If the same energy and
perseverance were put forth INTO the sub
ject. In order to make capital and labor
be in harmony with each other, they must
recognize three things they should give
both capital, labor. and consumer an in
terest in the concern. When he was ask
ed what vas labor. he asked what was cap
ital. He recognized capital as a very good
thing, but still il was nothing more than
accumulated labor, and it could do nothing
until the magic hand Of labor supported it.
Speaking Of the consumer, he said they
had suffered more ways than one ; they
had not only dear coal, but they had mfe-
rior coal also. The speaker pointed out a
provision the Mining Society had made III
reference to good house accommodation.
Some of the colhery houses now, he said,
were really unfit iUr human habltatIon.
And they should make it their primary
object to improve their dwellings. Mr..
NJ MPherson dwelt at length upon the sue
cess of productive societies, such as Paisley,
Eccles, Hebden, Bridge and the Sun Mill.
Both speakers were loudly applauded
during their discourse. After a vote of
thanks was given to the speakers and
chairman. and to the masters for the use Of
the room, the meeting separated 1t is
satisfactory to learn that already 1900
shares of the society have been sold, and
that they will be taken up in short time
E. G. S.