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Year: 1875

NE" LohN, NoNculDoI lp.--1 III
Tribune of this morning in IN edito
rial on "a Revolution and it's Cause,
concludes that, "to-,lay tho Republi
can prospects are bright. It is
everywhere perceived that if that
party is wise it may elect tho next
President. The editor is brought
to this conclusion by roaccting that
tho tide WIS turned against the
Democrats by the "manly courage
shown by tho Republicans of Ohio in
| lopposing ''inilation With the
same manly courage" controlling it's
councils during the next year it will
sweep the country. Tho Tribune
loaves out of it's calculation altogoth
or force which Possesses ninety
nino chances in a hundred deciding
who shnll be tho next Peresileni,
It is tho Southern vote. A united
Southern electoral vote, or one near
ly so, Qcaving out South Carolina)
needs but the electoral vote of New
York and one or two smaller North
ern States to sottlc tho contest. Tho
party, then, which is most in favor
in the South is tho ono most likely
to win. VIII tho Republican party
have tho "mnnly courage to aban-
don it's attitude of somi-hostility to
ward tho South, and to secure Il pnrt
Of the Southern electoral vote? This
question must bo seriously ngitnting
the breasts OF Republican politicians
at this time. Depend upon it thorc
will be no moro campaigns run on
the "horrible outrage pretencc But
the South, if it will command the
situation, must stand shoulder to
shoulder. It's strength is in unity.
The democratic majority in New
York, Oh tho State ticket, will bo in
the ncighborhood of 1900. Take
out New York and Kings and the
canal counties, and the Democratic
gains Oh last year arc uniform, and in
some cases heavy. Tho Canal Ring
have done their worst next year
they can do no worse, and Now York
may therefore bo confidently count
ed as n democratic State in the
Presidential summing up.-Cor.
NcmS an1 Couier.


BALKY HonsEs.-I once heard of MI
unfortunate gentleman who had be-
come insane, but was restored to
sound health simply by causing the
mind to make sudden rcvulsion
which was done by shillfully causing
him to become jealous of his wife,
who was a most excellent lady, and
aware of tho process.


On this hint We might learn to
manage n ballSy horse. Ho is insane
Oh the subject of going, that is self
evident If wo can manage to make
him think on somo other subject he
will naturally forget about going,
and go before he knows it. The
following devices have been success
fully tried to accomplish the desired
end :


First-Tying n string around tho
horses ear close to the head


Sccond-hitching the horse to the
swinglc tree by means of Il cord in
stead of the tugs tho cord fastened
to the horses tail.


Third-Fiiling tho mouth full Of
some disagrccablc substance.


Fourth - tying stout twine
around the leg just below tho knee,
and then removing it when ho has
travelled some distance.


Never whip II ballsy horse, for the
moro he is whipped the crazicr he
will become. Let everything bo
done gently, for boisterous words
only confuse him and make him
worse. Treat him in the mild man
ncr that you would crazy man, and
You will succeed RurH Ncn York.
Year: 1875

Without doubt the Democrats will be
very jubilant to-day over the postponement
of the resolution to seat Senator Pinchback;
but when all the particulars are known they
will find they have very little to be happy
over. The resolution was adopted by
honest Republican votes in order to defeat
a plot of the Democratic members of both
houses to prevent the adoption of the ap-
preparation bills, and so force the President
to convene Congress in extra session. 1t
will be found, when the matter is again
brought up in the Senate, that the iubila.
ton will be all on the other eide.
Year: 1875

Prince Louis Napoleon has nearly com
pleted his studies at the Royal Military
Academy, at Woolwich, and is now under
going his final examination in Common
with the whole of the first or ''con-
mission" class to which he belongs. The
term will close this month, and the Prince
will then quit the academy, instead Of
going up with his class for commission in
the royal engineers or artillery. His ex-
animation and examiners are the same as
those of the other cadets, bu. distinc-
tiOn which was observed in the case
of Prince Arther will be taken as q
precedent in the present instance, inasmuch
as he will be examined privately and not
compete for place with his fellow-students.
During his imperial highness' stay at the
academy he has been most earnest and as
siduous in his studies, especially in the
sciences Of artillery and fortitication, and
the general opinion of the professors and
masters is that his examination, if its re-
suits could be known. would be as satisfac-
tory as the preliminary tests through which
he has already passed.
Year: 1875

Mr.. Spurgeen relates an amusing anec-
dote in his latest magazine article. "Some
great swell" he says, ''who did not like my
plain way of speaking, once took the
trouble to write and tell me he had met
with some poor negroes who were reading
my sermons with great delight. and for his
part he did not wonder at it, he said, fo1
in his wise opinion, my tscourses were
just such as ignorant black people would
be sure to relish. No doubt he thought
should have terrible fl of the blues after
that slap in the face, but instead thereof |
was as jubilant as l knew how to be, and
praised God with my whole heart, because
even an enemy admitted that the Lord had
taught me how to reach the hearts of the
poor. 1t is very clear that what ignorant
blacks can understand the intelligent
whites may unders stand if they like: and so
l gathered that my sermons were clear
enough to be understood by anybody who
was not 90 conosited a. to darfen his own
mind with PRIDE"
Year: 1875

There is nothing SO benefcially educating
to Young men as the companionship Of
sisters. They laugh him out Of those little
awkwardnesses of manner which otherwise
might become habitual. They refine him
uncOnsciously in all matters of taste and
politeness. They nip the little buds of
puppyism " hich, under other circumstances,
might f1aunt their flowers before less partial
eyes. When brothers refuse to accompany
their sisters. in order to dance attendance
upon other ladies, let them remember who
made them presentable and agreeable to
''the other young ladies'"
Year: 1875


Our special correspondent in Washington
furnishes us with the following statement
Of the Arkansas matter:


Arkansas Republicans now in the city say
that their case has not been fairly stated b.
a portion of the Republican press Of the
North and West. They call attention to
the fact that four months ago Governor
Brooks was in peaceful possession of the
Office to which he was legally elected by q
majority of all the legal voters of Arkan-
sas, and that being 90 elected and sustained,
he was fully competent to maintain his
position and preserve order and quiet with
out the assistance of federal troops; but
that the President, by advice of the Attor.
ney General, and before all the evidence
could be taken, disposs essed him OF his
office by use Of federal troops, and rein
stated Baxter, who shortly thereafter abdi-
Gated in favor of Ga rland, who never had
any legal claim to the office. Now all that
is asked Of the national government is that
it shall restore Governor Brooks to the
position from which the national troops
illegally expelled him last fall.


Governor Brooks did not ask the aid of
national troops to maintain his position
last fall. He simply asked the national
government not to interfere as between him
and the minority Governor, Baxter; but
his request was denied. He was expelled
and Baxter installed. All he now asks is
to be restored to the position from which he
was expelled and then left to take care of
himself. Arkansas Repu blicans call atten-
ton to the fact that they have never called
upon the national government for protec.
ton against Ku-Klux or White Leagues,
but being in a majority are abundantly able
to take care Of themselves. All they ask is
that the national government shall undo it's
hasty and ill advised act OF last fall


The Attorney General in advising the ex-
pulsiop OF Governor Brooks last fall did go
upon the evidence then before him.


Upon an examination of the evidence
taken by the WardPoland committee he is
of the opinion that Governor Brooks should
be reinstated; and in such opinion he is
supported by the President and every
member Of the Cabinet, all reports to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Year: 1875

A bill has been introduced in the Senate
making material changes IN the law estab.


fishing the Board of Metropolitan Police.
The bill provides that the members of the
board, in addition to their present powers,
shall have the right to establish such rates


of compensation and salaries of the officers,


members and employees of the police force
as they shall deem sufficient for the services
rendered, and at the same time conducive
to the improvement and efficiency of the
force.


are declared to be the boundaries of the
Metropolitan Police District, and the par
ishes of Jefferson and st. Bernard
heretofore constituting a portion of
said district, are to be set apart from
it and relieved from all liability for any ex-
pense hereafter incurred BY the Metropoli-
tan Police under the provisions of act No.
81 of 1869, and sections 22236 to 230S, inclu-
sive, of the Revised Statutes of 1870 These
parishes are authorized to provide for the
maintenance of peace and order within
their boundaries in the same manner as
provided by law for other parishes of the
State. 1t is provided that the gross amount
annually expended by the board shall not
exceed $3.50 600. and the board is authorized
aud empowered to make an estimate and
leans annually in sufficient amount to
realize from the police tax the aforesaid
amount. and it is made the duty of the Ad-
ministrator of Finance of the city Of New
Orleans, as coon as the tax annually
levied by said. city shall become
exigible and collectable to pay month
ly, within ten days from the first
day Of each month, to the fiscal agent of
the board the full amount OF the appor-
tionment due said board for the preceding
month or months that may be due. And in
case the said Administrator shall fail to do
this, then the vice presid ent and treasurer
Of the board are authorized and empowered
to issue to the members Of the police force
certificates Of indebtedness for the sums
respectively due them for the month; said
certificates not to exceed in gross amount
the sum due on the pay rolls of the
police department for that month.
1t is also provided that the tax levied
by the city of New Orleans to pay the
apportionment made by the board, shall
be exigible and collectable at the same
time and in the same manner as other city
taxes, and the certificates of Indebtedness
issued as above described are made receiv-
able by the city of. New Orleans for
all that portion of city taxes levied
and imposed for the payment of the appor-
tionment made by the board in pursuance
Of law for the year in which said warrants
are issued. AS compensation for the services
Of the Metropolitan Police to the State the
bill provides that the State shall pay the
sum of $l35, 900 20 meet the pay rolls and
expenses of the force now due and unpaid
for the months of October, November and
December, 1874, which amount shall be
reimbursed to the State when the city shall
collect the full amount of police tax due for
the year 1874. The bill was introduced by
Senator Stamps, and under suspension of
the rules was read twice and referred to
the Committe on Metropolitan Police
Year: 1875

DIR. Beard states that from an analysis
of the lives of a thousand representative
men in all the great branches of human
effort, he made the discovery that the
golden decade was between thirty and
forty; the silver, forty and fifty; the bra
zen, between twenty and thirty; the iron,
between fifty and sixty. The superiority
of youth and middle life over old age in
original work appears all the greater
when we consider the fact that all the
positions of honor and profit and prestige
-professorships and public stations-are
in the hands of the old. Reputation,
like money and position, is mainly con-
fined to the old. Men are not widely
known until long after they have done
the work that gives them their fame.
Portraits of great men are delusion ;
statues are lies They are taken when
men have become famous, which, on the
average, is at least twenty-five years af-
ter they did the work which gave them
their fame. Original work requires
enthusiasm. If all the original work
done by men under forty-five were an


initiated, they would be reduced TO bar


barism. Men are at their best at thai
time when enthusiasm and experience
are most evenly balanced. This period


on the average, Is from thirty eight L


forty. After this the law is that expert


ence increases, but enthusiasm de
creases,
Year: 1875

One night strange sound awoke the
quiet village. 1t was the cry of fire.


Rhoda sprang from her bed. Lot Lam.
bert's house was on fire. The flames
lighted her chamber 50 she could see to
pick up a pin. Indeed, she was separated
but by few rods from the burning
building.


The village was all aroused and on the
spot. At first only one side of the house
was on fire, and willing hands brought
out the furniture. Sideboards, bedsteads,
tables, chairs were placed by the road
side until morning, when, the house lying
in ashes, and his fathers house being out
of the village, Lot come to Rhoda's door
and asked leave to place his furniture in
her unoccupied south rooms until he
could remove them to another place of
storage.


1t was the first time the two had
spoken to each other in twenty years.
Rhoda, was pale, but she gave quiet,
ready consent. Lot and his men brought
the things in and went away for the
night.


1t was June weather. In the morning
Rhoda went into the south rooms and
opened the windows and blinds. The
sunlight fell upon the household goods of
Lot Lambert, every article of which she
remembered.


There was the little sewing-chair he
had bought her; there was the dining
table which Lot had laughingly said
must be proportioned for large family
there was Let's desk, and the bedstead
upon which she had never rested.


The drawer of a bureau had been
broken open in the removal, and Rhoda
glanced in this. She saw silk dress,
ashes-of-roses in color, lying still unmade
in its wrapper.


The color had crept out of her lips.
She stood with her hand to her brow in
bewilderment and pain when a step
came. Lot Lambert stood beside her,
and his eyes, too, sought the silk dress in
the bureau-drawer.


A tight feeling came about Rhoda's
heart. She looked up into Lots face,
and he was looking at her.


am sorry," she faltered, hardly
knowing what she was going to say.


"And / have been sorry every day for
twenty years.. said Lot. Rhoda, is it
too late to forgive each other nowT'


In a moment her arms were around
his neck and he was kissing her as he had
never kissed Mercy Ray.


Soon they were married. And Rhoda
would be married in no other but the
ashes-ofroses silk, which she had once
sent back to him, and this strip which l
have in my hand is bit left from the
making.
Year: 1875

Better than grandeur, better than gold,
Than rank and title thousand fold,
Is a healthy body, mind at ease,


And simple pleasures that always please;
A heart that can feel for neighbor's woe,
A. d share his joys with genial glow,


With sympathies large enough TO enfold
All men as brothers, is better than gold.
Better than gold Is a conscience clear
Though toiling for bread in humble sphere,
Doubly blest with content and health,
Untried the lust of cares or wealth.
Lowly living and lofty thought


Adorn and ennoble poor mans cot;
For man and morals, or natures plan,
Are the genuine test OF gentleman.
Better than gold is the sweet repose
OF the sons of tell when their labors close;
Better than gold Is the poor mans sleep,
And the balm that drops on his slumber deep
Bringing sleeping draughts to the dowhy bed,
Where luxury pillows his aching head
His simpler opiate labor deems
A shorter road to the land OF dreams.
Better than gold is thinking mind
That In the realm of books can lind
A treasure surprising Australian ore,
And live with the great and good OF yore.
The sage's lore and the poets lay,
The glories OF empires past away;
The worlds great drama will this enfold
And yield pleasure better than gold.
Better than gold Is peaceful home
Where all the firesides charities come;
The shrine Of love and the heaven of life,
IIallowed by mother, or sister, or wife,
However humble the home may be,
Or tried by sorrow with heavens decree,
The blessings that never were bought or sold
And center there, are better than gold.
Year: 1875

The ordinary routine in bending metal
pipes, like gas-fixtures, Grassland instru-
ments, etc., is TO fill the pipe with lead,
and bend to the required curve by force.
The wrinkles that form in the inner side
of the curve are then hammered out by
hand. In the place of lead square wire
spiral spring is now employed. This, in
serted in the pipe, acts as flexible
mandrel, and by its aid good curves may
be obtained, and much of the usual
stretching and crowding up of the metal
avoided, while after hammering is not
needed. For square pipes two fiat strips
of metal are employed to reinforce the
spring and preserve the shape of the pipe.
Patents of this method of bending pipes
are pending, and it seems destined to be
of great value to the copper, brass, and
iron-pipe traders.


The Il rail exhibits disposition to
change its form. 1t is now being rolled
with wider fange or base and a thicker
head, without increasing the standard
weight of sixty-seven pounds to yard.
The material of the upright part is re-
duced to make up for the increased size
of the base and head. The head is made
more nearly square at the sides, and the
edges of the base are thinner. The OBJ
ject of this is to increase the resistance
to wearing by the fanges of the wheels
and to prevent the rail from cutting into
the sleepers In place of the notches Gu
in the rail to hold the spikes that have
been found 80 destructive to the life o
the rail, holes are now drilled through
the base, and through these the rail /
fastened TO the road bed.-Scribner.
Year: 1875

A Michigan avenue saloon keeper,
whose place has been cleaned out two or
three times by roughs, has got things
fixed to his liking now. There is trap
door ten feet square in front of the bar,
worked by spring, and when rough
strikes the counter and begins to raise
row he Is dropped into the cellar. A
pail Of hot water is flung over him by
the same machinery, and hickory club,
worked by steam, strikes him ninety
eight times a minute. When the fellow
finally gets clear of the machinery a big
dog welcomes him, snuff is thrown into
his eyes, and he reaches the street with a
solemn vow upon his lips to become one
of the most exemplary citizens of De
troit.-Detron Free Press.
Year: 1875

A Radnorshire lady, who was married
in March and came to reside in York
shire, recently paid visit to her father,
who, before she was married, had kept
two or three sbeep-dogs, of which she was
very fond. Since then he has retired
from business, and disposed of all but one
dog. This one met the lady with demon
strations of great delight upon her ar
rival at her fathers house, and that
night the dog went distance of seven
miles TO farmhouse where one of the
other dogs had been sent (the latter was
blind, but kept as being an old favorite).
In the morning, when the lady went to
the door, she saw not only the dog which
had given her such a glad reception the
day previously, but also the old blind
one, which had evidently been brought
by the other dog TO welcome her. When
the second night came the old blind one
was taken back to its home by the same
dog, which afterwards returned, having
travelled a distance Of twenty-eight miles
TO give pleasure to the old blind one.--
Land and Water.
Year: 1875

THE Methodist Episcopal Church has
over one hundred and forty Christian
women engaged daily in spreading Cos
pei truth In India. The total number of
adult baptisms in the different missions
in that empire during the last year was
about 5000.
Year: 1875

1t will be glad news to the pleasure lovers
of New Orleans that Grand Isle will soon
be again open to the public, and that Ben
Margot will devote himself to the comfort
of his guests as in days gone by. Soon
Gus Richards will take command of fleet
packet and carry hundreds from the hot
streets to the cool beach and foaming surt.
To make the resort more popular than ever
greater efforts have been made to create a
pleasant summer home, and prices of board
and passage will be reduced. All will be
able, with such advan tage, to enjoy at least
one trip and appr eciate the "newdeparture"
that is to be made in the service of meals
at the hotel. Further and more particular
information will be given in fe Y days.
Year: 1875

While the subject of new city to be
built at the South Pass is agitating the
minds of the people, it may not be amiss to
call attention to the rapid growth OF our
outlying villages and towns. 1t is by no
means denied that Eadsville will perhaps
be the city of the future, but 1t is at the
same time claimed that five miles from the
City Hall exists town. but little known to
many inhabitants of this city, yet combin-
ing within it's close corporation all OF the
resources and essential elements to assure
the establishment of great port and COM
mercial mart.


This town is situated on the banks of
classic stream; its port is free, for there are
no wharfage or tonnage dues. The harbor
is secure, and there is no bar except those
that exist mile to the westward. The
government is free and untrammeled by
legislative eEactments or city ordinances.
The spirit of the people being opposed to
monopolies, there is no gas company, no
slaughterhouse, no railroads and no public
waterworks The facilities for extinguish-
ing fires are furnished by occasional rain
clouds. The houses and streets are ilumi-
mated in conformity to the taste and purse
of each private citizen.


The commercial wealth Of this thriving
town is found in its fisheries, and the ad-
joining forest and glades.


A contemporary lately worked up series
of articles on "moss gathering" as fine art
and an industrial pursuit. The inhabitants Of
Barneysville, situated on the New canal one
mile from the lake end, have mastered the
science of how to make a moss crop. They
wait for the wind to blow the moss off the
trees, when it is leisurely gathered and sold
That game fish, the choupique, furnishes at
once stable article of diet and CONNER
cial revenue. The ferocious crawfsh is
hunted by the inhabitants, young and old.
Sport with pelf is here combined in propro-
tions that would astonish a clockmaker or
the biggest humbug on earth. There is
some talk Of making Barneysville place Of
summer resort. Should some enterprising
capitalist invest few hundred thousands
of dollars in the erection of mammoth
hotel at Barneysville he wOuld no doubt
make money-for the carpenters and build
Year: 1875

The Mobile line runs through Pullman
cars to Washington and Baltimore without
change. No other line does this. The
Mobile line makes the quick time to New
York via Louisville. Having no Western
connection to wait for, it is sure and GER
tain. If you want comfort and safety and
q pleasant safe route take the Mobile line
Ticket Office corner Camp and Common
ntroafa
Year: 1875

Has made the most Astonishing Cures {.


so quick, so rapid are the changes the


body undergoes under the influence of
this truly wonderful medicine, that
Every Day an Increase in Flesh and Weight
... is Seen and Felt.


The Great Blood Purifier.
Year: 1875

To KEEP BUTTER SWEET UNTIL WIN
rER.-Mix two large spoonfuls of salt, two
of saltpetre, and two of pulverized white
sugar into twelve pounds of butter put
the butter in a large stone jar with a
stone cover; fill the jar two-thirds full of
butter, then put piece of cloth on the
top and fill up the jar with salt. 1t should
not be opened until winter. Another
method is to take one pound of white
powdered sugar, two ounces Of saltpotre,
one pound of salt, and six quarts Of water;
scald and skim the mixture; when very
cold, pour it on the butter.