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Year: 1873

The grand feature and principle charac-
teristic of the Republican party has been to
. centralize power; feature which is in op-
position TO the true principles of Democracy,
and tend. directly TO the establishment of a
monarchy. One step and another has been
taken, calculated to strengthen the General
Government at an expense of States rights
and the liberties of individuals, and have
met with so mnch encouragement from the
press that it is time we were beginning to
wake up. AS a remedy for the evils nillct-
ed by monopolies, it has been suggested
that the Government should assume control
of all these great works, by purchase or
otherwise; should own and run all the great
railroads; should own and manipulate all
the great lines of telegraph; should estab-
lsh Postof1ice banks, etc. These PROPOSE
tions have been widely discussed, and we
are astonished to see that III some instances
they find favor with mon and journals pre-


tending to advocate Democracy. Every
movement of this kind is blow aimed d


reciy at the free principles Of the Demo-
cratic party and should be condemned by
every man with a Democr itc heart. As
much as we dread tile power and despise
the tyranny of accumulated capital, we can
not afford to clotlIe the General Government
in such unlimited power for the sake Of stiff
ling thieving corporations. 1t would be
Jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.
Put the railroads, the telegraph lines and
the banks in the hands of the Government
and we might as well give it crowned
head at once. We wish to see remedy
for the evils we suffer from corporations,
and have labored hard to bring it about,
hut if it can not be accomplished on
Democratic basis, then let us continue to
suffer. But there is no need of either -
there is a remedy. The power that creates
can control; and our Government, which
created these corporations, has sut-
ficent power to regulate them and their ac-
tio1s, so as to remedy all evils which they
may inhict. Their powers are derived from
the Government, and it is the duty of the
Government to restrain them, even by tie
most arbitrary measures, if need be, from
abusing that power. This it has full power
to do, and ought to do, and Go it speedily.
Year: 1873

We notice with pleasure that the fleece of
the Cashmere goats bred on the Pacific coast
is becoming important among the commercial
products of our State. Shipments of this
article are now becoming quite often from
California to Eastern ports. The value of
this article varies, according TO quality,
from 50 20 to 70 cents-from three-quar-
ter grade up to full blood. The 70 cents
hair is the clip of the three-quarter grade,
and is quoted as short. Here is an item for
the consideration of our Placer county foot
hill farmers. You all know how little it
costs to keep few goats, and how favorable
our climate and range is to them and when
you consider that, by making the right start,
you can convert your band Of common goats
into three-quarters breed in three years, the
fleece from which will bring from so to rs
cents, it seems sufficient to encourage you to
make an effort at least at the business. 1t
is proven that the California climate will
produce that peculiar rich gloss on the mo-
hair, which adds such value to the Turkish
fleece, and goat breeders regard this fact s
certain evidence that California must, at no
distant day, become famous for the produc-
tion of this valuable article. There is de-
mand for all that can be raised, and those
who COMMENCE first in the business will be
most likely to reap the greatest benefits.
Year: 1873

The Postal LAw-lt is but short time
now until Congress viii convene, and before
it adjoums it should repeal or amend the
Postal Law. The law as it now stands,
requiring postage on papers to different parts
of the county in which they are published,
aud on newspaper exchanges, was wrung in
more through spite to the newspaper frater-
nifty for opposing so bitterly the frankng
privilege, Il an through any other motive,
and is an injustice to journalism. This in
justice should meet with the universal con-
demnation it deserves. Let all speak out.
Year: 1873

Rafting is the prevailing popular
amusement with the juveniles this
month The boy whose parents own
the pond is generally chosen captain of
tue raft. The raft quite frequently con-
ssts Of a couple of boards the captains
father has laid away to season The
captain stands at the bow and boilers,
and the other officers whose claim to the
berth principally rests on the fact that
they have dry pants at home, stand al
the stern and spatter water on the outsi-
ders who are on the shore with theil
hands in their breeches pockets and guile
in their hearts. They thus navigate fol
hours at a time, and then fight over the
distance they have made, and finally &C
home TO see their parents about it, and
are dried with a bed-cord, and are rut
to bed, where they can feel of their in,
juries without molestation. on.-Daabur5
Ne,CS.
Year: 1873

GS-The homeopatbists have won a
victory in the Michigan Legislature, fol
it is now provided by law that two oi
the medical department of the State
University shall be OF that faith. We
imagine they viii have sweet, peaceful
times in that school. But what aston.
ishes us is that eycrything like a COM
promise between the allopathic and
homeopathic systems should be thought
possible, since they are So diametlica!ly
opposite, chat if one.he true The other,
from The necessity of the case. must be
false. How the two systems can be
taught ia the same school is. a mystery
which We viii not pretend to unravcl.
Year: 1873

LEMON PIE.-Soak eight snda-crack-
ers in three cupfnls of water or milk !;
add three cups of sifted sugar, the juice
OF two lemons AMI rind of one, and a
lump of butter the size of a hickory-nut.


GREEN PEAS Shell them CAREFUL,
they will not require washing. Put
them in the stew-span, and cover with
boiling water, add little salt and SUI
gar If boiled fast, they keep their col
or. Half an hour is the time A bunch
of parsley can be boiled with them.


BoRAx -Borax is used in many large
washing establishments as washing
powder, instead OF soda. 1t does not in
the slightest degree iDjure the texture of
the linen. Its effect is to soften the har-
dest water, and therefore is pleasant
and useful addition to the water for
battling. 1t is also recommended as eX-
cellent for cleansing the hair and teeth


To KEEP A STovE BRIGHT BY Two AP.
PLICATIoNS A YEAR The time and labor
which are ordinarily required to keep q
stove bright and clean, prove serious
hindrances to the housewife. Here is .
receipt which will remedy this griev-
ance. Make weak solution of alum
water, and mix British Lustre' with it.
Apply it to the stove when cold; brush
and rub ii until dry. 1t will keep bright
for six months. r ..... .'......


GLOSSY STARCH Take two ounces OF
white gum-arabic powder, put into a
pitcher, and pour on it a pint OF boiling
water, according to tue degree of
strength you desire, and then, having
covered it, let it stand all night, In the
morning pour it carefully from the drees
into clean bottle; keep it for use. a
tablespoonful Of gum-water stirred into
a pint of starch that has been made in
the usual manner, will give lawns, either
black or printed, a look of newness,
when nothing else can restore them af-
ter washing It is also good, much di-
luted, for thin white muslin and Jobinet
Year: 1873

Poor lad! Well, it is warm in heaven:


No need of "chaugs" and jackets there!
And something rising in my throat


Made it so hard for me to speak,
| turned away, and left a tear


Lying upon his sunburned cheek.
Year: 1873

LAST week we copied from the.Jackson
Wing and Tribune an article concerning
the organization of secret societies among
the negroes Of West Tennessee With view
TO regulate the division and prices of labor.
The Whig and Tribune of Aug. 80 says;


The coiored preachers of the Methodist
order, and several o. their most Influential
church members in this city, are greatly
exercised at our article last week relative
TO the colored Labor Society srecently or
ganized in this county and city. Our arti
Gle contained no denominationsl or personal
charges, and although the persons referred
to may be innocent of all connection with
the society, it is none the less fact that
such q society does exist, and for the pur-
poses explained by US. We have ample
proof that the society mentioned does exist,
and further, that it will do its utmost to
accomplish the end mentioned by US last
week. Time will yindicste the truth of
oue statements.
Year: 1873

A sHREwD old gentleman once said to
bis daughter; ''Be sure, my dear, you never
marry poor man; but remember that the
poorest man in the world is one that has
money and nothing else.'
Year: 1873

The City Council of our city has order
ed S25, 900 worth of corporation bonds to
be prin ed FIR the purpose Of aiding the
building of the Duck River Valley Narrow
Gauge Railroad, between this place and
Lewisblrg. These bonds will be cashed at
par as soon IS they are thrown on the mar
Year: 1873

The Democracy of Gallatin County will
hold Grand Mass Meeting in Bozenan on
Saturday night. The Opposition having de-
clined to discuss tho issues Of the campaign
with the Democratic speakers, it is hoped
thateyery good citizen will turn out and hear
the champions of Democracy and participate
in the proceedings of the meeting. This is
the last rally before the election, and let US
make it lively one.
Year: 1873

WHILE the almost certain success OF our
ticket has rendered the Democracy inactive
and insensible to the duty Of every Democrat
in a canvass, the opposition is leaving no
store unturned in their efforts to elect s. me,
at least, OF the Peoples ticket. While we res
gard these efforts as futile, and possibly bar
rem OF practical results. II Democrats are true
to themselves and their party still, work Is
necessary, and it is cur duty to make the
Democratic majority as large as possible.
Let the present apathy of the Democrats OF
this county be superseded by active, energetic
efforts, and the election of the entire ticket,
by an overwhelming majority, will be the re-
cII
Year: 1873

SOME of the nondescript candidates are
endeavoring to pass themselves off as Dem
ocrats when electioneering with Democrats,
and as Republicans when talking to the lat
ter. We advise both Democrats and Repub-
lIcans to have nothing to do with these polit-
ical policy men. They have not the courage
to identify themselves with either party. nor
manliness enough to take stand on any
prominent issue brought before the people.
Year: 1873

DEAR SIR: Your letter requesting the
speakers of the Peoples Ticket to divide the
time with them in the places where their
meetings are advertised to come off at the
same time. came to hand this morning. In
reply would say that in view of the fact that
such propositions were made by our speakers
some time ago before the appointments
were made and declined by your speakers,
and as our appointments were made previous
to yours, our speakers respectfully decline to
make any such arrangements. The time is
also too short.


am, sir. respectfully yours,


G.. Il. CLARK
Year: 1873

WAGES IN EURoPE.-After reading
such statements as the following, the
wonder is, not that emigration is not more
rapid, but that SO many people in Euro
pean countries manage to scrape enough
money together with which to seek more
profitable labor: "Sixty cents a day is
considered good wages for working man
in any Of the European countries, except
Great Britain, where the wages are some-
what higher. In the Tyrol silk region
and in Italy, they often do not get more
than ten cents. In the country in Ger
many ten cents is but common pay.
Women there often get but five cents.
In Sweden men often work from four
O'Clock in the morning till nine in the
evening ana do not get any more. Dur
ing the late war many poor women in
Berlin knit stockings for five cents. The
profits of the poor who keep petty shops,
sell trinkets in the streets, or act as suit
lers, do not average more than three or
four per cent. BARRIERS in Berlin, since
the raising Of their prices, get five cents
for hair cutting and two and half cents
for shaving. Servants at hotels get from
three to eight dollars a month. Servant
girls in private families often get but ten
dollars year. Sometimes these classes
cannot get work at any price,"
Year: 1873

ONE Of the most pleasant and noblest
duties of the head Of the family, is to fur
nish good reading. Let good reading go
into house and the very atmosphere of
that home gradually but surely changes.
The boys begin to grow ambitious, to
talk about men, books, the past and the
future. The girls begin to feel a new
life opening before them in knowledge,
duty and love. To see new fields of use
fulness and pleasure ; and SO the family
changes, and out from its number will
grow intelligent men and women, to fill
honorable places and become useful mem
bers Of society. Let the torch of intelli-
gence be lit in every household. Let the
old and young vie with each other in in
Producing new and useful topics of inves-
tigation, and in cherishing a love of read
ing, study and improvement.
Year: 1873

KEEPING FAITH.-Sir William Napier
was one day taking long walk, when he
met little girl about five years old sob
bing over broken bowl. She had drop
ped and broken it in bringing it back
from the field to which she had taken her
fathers dinner, and said that she would
be beaten on her return home for having
broken it. As she said this, sudden
CLEAN Of hope seem to cheer her. She
said: "But you can mend it, can'tyou?"
He explained that he could not mend the
bowl, but the trouble he could overcome
by the gift of sixpence to buy another.
However on opening his purse, it was
empty of silver, and he promised to meet
his little friend on the same spot at the
same hour next day, and to bring six
pence with him bidding her meanwhile
to tell her mother she had met gentle
man who would bring her the money for
the bowl the next day. The child, entire
ly trusting him, went on her way COM
forted. On his return he found an invi-
tation awaiting him to dine at Bath the
following evening, to meet some one
whom he especially wished to see. He
hesitated for some little time, trying to
calculate the possibility of giving the
meeting to his little friend Of the broken
bowl and still being in time for the
dinner party at Bath, but finding that this
could not be, he wrote to decline accept
ing the invitation, on the plea of previ-
GUS engagement, saying: 81 cannot
disappoint her; she trusted me. ."-Brook-
tyn Argus.
Year: 1873

A GooD WORD FOR COUNTRY NEWS
PAPERs.--The Cleveland Herald makes
the following truthful observations con-
cerning country newspapers


The local paper is an absolute necessity
to the community where it is published.
All the city papers cannot supply the
place of the home paper. That should be
the first love of every man and woman,
for with the paper is the locality identified.
The paper gives the county and town
where printed much more prominence
and Importance in the world, and gives
in detail more local news than can be
gained by any other source. Every days
issue of the paper is so much local history
and the rise, growth and development Of
the town and county can be measured
and recorded only by the local newspa-
per that is constantly gathering its items.


People do not properly appreciate their
home newspaper. They measure the
value of paper too much by the number
of columns it contains. The home paper
at any price is the cheapest paper one can
take, for in it is found the information to
be obtained from no other source.


Another thing to be taken into consid-
Grafton. Every county has one or more
newspapers. Hence, circulation Of each
paper must be limited. There is there
fore the greatest need of activity and in
terest on the part of the people to give
their own good paper vigorous and sub
stantial support.
Year: 1873

THERE were fifteen travellers who halt
ed at public house, and called for din
ner. 1t was served up and placed upon
a three-cornered table, five sitting on each
side. They invited the landlord TO dine
with them. After they had finished their
meal, they proposed to to count, COM
mencing at some one and count five, and
whoever counted five was TO leave the
table, or in other words, every fifth man
was to step out. They further agreed
that The last man left was to pay the bill.
They so counted as to have it fall upon
the landlord, Now what seat did the
man occupy who began to count?
Year: 1873

GooD ADvIcE.--Don Pyatt writes about
popping the question on horseback as
though he had been there: "Don't do
it; it's the most internally awkward place
to pop in the world. If you're rejected
you can't get away if YOU'RE accepted
you can't embrace. Horses don't under
stand that, and by the time you get your
arms round her the cussed animals pull
you apart; and if you attempt to kiss you
are joggled up and down, all over the
whole countenance, kissing the nose and
chin more than any other place."
Year: 1873

AN OLD-TIME TEAMsTER.--He was an
old teamster, and knew not only every
inch of the road that led to the distant
market town to which we were going,
but every landlord, groom and barkeeper
on the way. A man of such vast geo.
graphical knowledge, and such extensive
and interesting acquaintance with men,
became to me most important person
age. When he had amused himself long
enough with stories told to excite my i'm
agination, he turned TO me shaply and
said


Boy, do you ever tell lies


Yes, sir" answered, without hesi-
tation.


You do? Then why didn't you lie
when l asked the question ?'


Because 1 never lie except to please
people," replied.


"Oh you are one of the story-tellers,
are you ?" he said, in tone Of severity.


Yes, SIR"


Well, then, you ought to be aogged.
If had storytelling boy would fog
it out of him. Truth, boy always stand
by the truth. 1t was only this time last
year that l was carrying load of goods
down the mountain for family the same
as yours, and there was a little boy who
went with me the same as you are going
now. L was sure L smelt tobacco. Said
st email toboooo , H. o,o,,, roJ l..
the face, and | charged him with having
some in his pocket. lie declared he had
none, and l said, We shall see what
will come to liars l pitied him, for
knew something terrible would happen.
A strap broke, and the horses started to
run, and off went the boy. / stopped
them as soon as l could, ran back and
picked him up insensible, with as hand
some plug of tobacco in his pocket as
you ever saw; and the rascal had stolen
it from his grandmother Always speak
the truth, my boy, always speak the
truth -


"And did you steal the tobacco from
him?" asked.


No, lad, took it and used it because
knew it would hurt him, and | could
not bear the thought of exposing him to
his grandmother"


DO you think lying is worse than
stealing?" l asked.


'That is something we can't settle. To-
bacco is very preserving and cleansing
to the teeth, and am obliged to use it.
Do you see that little building we are
coming to? That is Shows store; and
now if you are a boy that has any heart
any real heart-and if you have saved
up few pennies, you will go in there
and get stick Of candy for yourself and
plug Of tobacco for me. That would
be the equare thing for a boy to do who
stands by the truth, and wants to do q
good turn to the man that helps him
along )" and he looked me in the eye so
steadily and persuasively that resistance
was impossible, and my poor little purse
went back into my pocket painfully
empty Of that which had seemed like
wealth.-Hotldnd'S arthur Bon,s,castle
Year: 1873

AN Irish lass wrote to her lover, beg
ging him to send her some money, and
added in the same letter by way of post
script "'I am SO ashamed OF the re-
quest that have made in this letter, that
/ sent after the postman to get it back,
but the servant could not overtake him."
Year: 1873

THE Free Methodists of New York
refuse membership to persons who use
tobacco or liquor in any form, or who arc
members Of secret societies. They also
prohibit the use of jewelry and of gay
and fashy dress. They ought to be saved.
Year: 1873

Moore's Rural New Yorker, the
ablest and most widely circulated
of the great agricultural papers
published in this country, givs it's
rarders the following timely and
cautious advice:


There is. q great deal of vicious
talk resulting from efforts of dem
agogues and partisans to arouse
the prejudice and passions of farm
ers and gain their confidence and
suferage-or their money. The
logical sequence Of it all win be
that the farmers will be worse
swindled by the seventh bad spirit
than they were by the first, If they
do not keep their heads clear and
cool and their eyes open.
Year: 1873

B. Franklin made his name "a
nous when he few his Kite and
brought down lightning from the
clouds which had been flying around
without paying it's way. Now we
not only fash through on wires,
but science has grappled electricity
and used it to perform miracles.
The Times reader will remember
when General Fitzpatrick returned
from Chill, three years since, of his
having remarkable operation per.
formed upon him by q physician in
New York, who removed large
tleshy formation from the General's 3
neck by filing it full Of needles and
then attaching galvanic battery
to it Ten minutes after the cur
rent of electricity was let on the
bunch had entirely disappeared.
A remarkable operation was per.
formed by Whitehall physician a
few days ago. A gentleman who
had been suffering from q supera-
bundance of adipose tissue, con
suited a physician, asking for relief
from his burden. The doctor told
him he could relieve him, if he
would consent to a painful opera
ton. The gentleman consented
and with the medical practitioner
entered the telegraph Office at this
place. The fat man was requested
to remove his coat and vest, after
which the physician surrounded
him with wires, attaching the ends
to powerful galvanic battery. At
a signal from the doctor, Manager
w. B. Eddy let on the current.
The patient writhed and twisted
when he felt the current passing
around him, still he stood like a
martyr. Presently he began to
shrink; he grew smaller and small
or, his clothing hung in bags about
his fast diminishing form; the doc
tor felt much pleased at the result
of his experiment., while the for
merly fat mans JOY was very great,
although he seemed to be suffering
most acute pain. All of a sudden
there was heard q loud clicking at
the instruments as if Pandemoni-
um's great hall had been let loose.
The operator sprang quickly to
answer the call. He ascertained it
was from the New York Office. An
answer came back as if some infu-
rated demon was at the other eni
of the wire s'What in thunder are
you about! Cut off your wires
quick-you are filing the New York
office with soap grease. Whitehall
IN. Y. J Times.
Year: 1873

TnE value Of advertising was never
peter shown than In a recent case in
Montreal, where, while compositor on
lae Witness was setting up an advertise.
Glent for q Lost canary, the bird Few in at
the office window.
Year: 1873

We clip the above from Cr0tW's Vest
e5T, WOrtd 1t was correct when the
census was taken, but our readers must
remember the east number of MOdOes
killed in the late war, which in Oregon
will lessen the number OF scalp raisers In
that section. However, there is enough
left to cost the government a large
amount to furnish them in rifles and
ammunition, and to keep ssme of the
United States troops in hot water once
in q while.
Year: 1873

was attached TO Spain in 1885, and few
years later Santa Fe was directly under
spanish rule. The Spaniards Were
driven out afterward, and the re-
cords lost. They reconquered the
country in 1898, and there is in
the surveyOr-generaps office here
a compilation from old Spanish doeu-
ments showing an interesting but In
complete record to the date OF our con-
quest. Through the kindness Of Acting
Governor Army had The privilege Of
looking over this record. The town Is
situated twenty-tVO miles east OF the
Rio Grande on high plateau, between
two mountain ranges=the plateau itseli
being almost as high as the peaks
around. Its altitude is about seven thou
sand feet. The population of about six