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Year: 1875

The Charlottesville Indiana, Star,
of January 26th, speaks as follows of
California and of a Californian who
was passing through that town on the
cars to his home in Indiana:


One of the curiosities at the Railroad
Junction the other day was man di-
rect from San Diego, California. 1t
was one of our coolest mornings, and
as the shivering traveller told the gap
ing crowd how he had left the land of
gold, but a week since, with the flow
ers all in bloom, the green grass
spread out beneath his feet, the earth
and air teeming with animal and veg
etable life, the streets full of gaily-
dressed people in their Summer attire,
and the whole beneath Summer sky
and a Summer sun-the motley crowd
of interested hearers presented a
strange appearance of mingled awe and
wonder Loafers who never had
any higher ambition than to sit on the
warm side of sunny building and
whittle ON q store box, were all atten-
tien, and wished they were in that
blissful cline never disturbed by Win
ter's chilling blasts, and where drunks
can repose under a harvest moon at
any time or season of the year and
never freeze. And as that poor shiv-
ering stranger, in obedience to the
order all aboard sprang upon the
moving train, to those listeners he
seemed an angel sent from some far
away paradise; and the name of the
golden-gated city of Frisco fell on
their willing ears as the sound of rip
pling waters to the desert-worn pill
grim. 1t is doubtful if it is possible
to-day to convince one of those loafers
that the Golden State is other than the
abode of angels, or that the half-frozen
traveller was not a. messenger sent
direct from those far-off land of Peri,
bidding them to Gomez
Year: 1875

NEW GOODS! New Goods! Marxsen Bros,


the new variety store, corner of Main and
Third streets, keeps constantly on hand a
large variety of Dry goods, Clothing, Gents
A large supply of new goods just received,
and sold at reasonable rates. All goods are
OF the best quality no auction goods sold by
us. We respectfully solicit the public to ex-
anime our goods and judge for themselves.
Goods delivered to any part of the city free of
charge. feb3-tf
Year: 1875




woman known as Lizzie Peck was
arrested on charge of forgery, the
alleged offence consisting in procuring
goods upon orders falsely signed with
the name of Mary Pleasant, whom the
accused claims as her mother. Lizzie
now tells


REMARKABLY STRANGE STORY.


She alleges that she was attending a
first-class private school in Boston,
where she and her sister were left by
their parents on their departure for
California. About year afterward
her mother wrote her, informing her
that wealthy colored man in San
Francisco had become enamored of her
from seeing her picture, and that the
mother had promised him the hand of
the girl. With this came letter from
the lover himself, making an offer of
marriage. Another letter shortly
came to hand, enclosing his picture,
and showing him to be man advanced
in years. At the same time she re-
ceived from her mother a sum of
money sufficient for her passage, with
order to repair to San Francisco and
be married.


SUBSTITUTION.


Having conceived an affection for a
young man about her own age, the
girl conceived the idea of sending her
sister, who somewhat resembled her,
to fulfil the matrimonial contract, and
accordingly a ticket was purchased
and the sister departed. The next
news she received was an epistle from
the mother, flaming with wrath, or
dering her to depart instanter for San
Francisco, or be prepared to support
herself in future, as not another dollar
should she receive from home.


A SEPARATION.


She came to this city, and against
her will was married to her adorer.
In few months they separated, and
the wife began an action for divorce,
asking for share of the property.
About this time the sister died, and
the heroine of the story was herself
dangerously ill for long time. On
recovery she bethought herself of her
divorce business, and waited on her
lawyer to learn the result. To her as
tonishment she found that the moth
er had represented to the attorney
that she was the one who had died,
and that the case had been stricken
from the docket. She and her hus-
band were on friendly terms, though
| she refused to live with him, and he
often supplied her with money.
Finally.he died, assuring his wife that
she should be provided for.


ALLEGATION AGAINST THE MOTHER.


She alleges that during his last i'll
ness her mother prevented her having
access to him, and persuaded him that
as the daughter was incapable of
transacting business judiciously, the
best way to insure her competence
would be to leave the property to her
(the mother) to be used for the daugh-
ter's benefit. Accordingly, by deed of
gift, the dying man conveyed to Mrs.
Peasants property worth over S 900.
The girl alleges that she never receiv-
es any benefits from the S120 per
month of rents collected from this
property, and that the present prose-
cution is plan to get rid of her inn
portunities. She alleges that the diff
ference between her mother and her.
self arose from causes which will be
explained on the trial in a way to
create sensation in certain quar-
terS.
Year: 1875

na- The tide ofimmigration is steadily SET
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
a new one of DESMOND. They say there is no
comparison between the two. 2ho
Year: 1875


The Bazaar, corner of Main and Requena
streets,
Has decided to close out their
Entire Fall and Winter stock of goods
Relow cost, for thirty days only
A mother opportunity to buy Goods at
zero will not be found in this city.
A SIX the prices at the Bazaar,
A nd you will not fail to buy.
r emember the store, opposite the U. S.
IN Hotel feb20-lm
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Year: 1875




Under the system followed by
some farmers nearly all the growth
of grain in weight made by the
cattle is during the summer months,
they being so poorly fed and cared
for during winter as to grow but
little, if any, and, it is not uncom-
mon to have both young and full
grown cattle weigh less in April
than they did in October. When
grass comes in the spring some
weeks time pass before the former
state of health and flesh is regain
ed, so that five months out Of the
twelve not unfrequently is the
time in which flesh is added. This,
of course, is very Improbable
management, and now is a good
time to make preparation to pre-
vent any approach to it.


II supplied with an abundance
of good food, q healthful animal
will not seriously suffer from ex-
posure to extreme cold, and will
even show comparatively little bad
effects from exposure to storms OF
cold rains or snow. But this is
expensive work. The animal must
keep itself warm in some way, and
must get dry If not kept dry. II
comfortable shelter does not keep
it warm and dry, it must consume
more food to supply the extra heat,
and if this food is not supplied, the
animal must draw on the store of
fat it has laid up in the past.


1t is entirely possible to keep
domestic animals too warm in win
ter; it is quite common, in the at
tempt to keep them warm, to in
jure them by confining them in
badly ventilated stables or sheds.
Neither of these abuses makes it
advisable to go to the other ex-
treme and give insufficient shelter.
A common mistake, we think, is in
neglecting cattle in the fall, allow
ing them to lose flesh before giving
them grain or shelter. @


1t is not necessary to have ex-
pensive buildings. Even straw
covered shed or stable, which can
be made in day and with very
little expenditure of money, will
keep cattle dry and warm. Neith-
ed is it necessary to feed extrava-
gantly, but enough should be given
to make up for depreciation in
value of the grass by frost or
drought.


1t is coming to be generally re-
cognized that it does not pay to
allow young plants or animals to
receive a check to their growth, if
this can be avoided; SO 1t Is un-
wise to allow loss of the gain
made during the summer by lack
of care or food in fall or winter
Western Rural.
Year: 1875

From the New York World.


DIR. Hayes gave sketch of day
and night life in the Arctic regions.
No one but those who had visited
Greenland could comprehend the
sensation of having nothing else
but daylight and at other times
nothing but darkness. The Arctic
night was difficult to be understood.
He was kept at Smiths Sound for a
long time during the day and night
of darkness, while endeavoring to
reach the North Pole. His vessel, of
only $50 tons, was nearly wrecked,
and for some time could not break
from the ice, and they had to await
the return of the suns rays. In the
place of having night in 362 parcels,
they were compelled to have theirs
all in a lump, and therefore when
daylight came they had to make the
best of it. For four months and a
half they were kept in darkness.
Men were not born to live without
daylight, DR.. Hayes concluded, no
more than they were to live alone.
Laughter.
Year: 1875




He was small but muscular boy,
and the calf was probably two months
old, with development of unadul-
terated cussedness that would do
credit to a Georgia Ku-Klux Klan
Captain. There was rope between
them, and, as they went down South
Third street bets were about even as
to whether the boy was leading the
calf or the calf leading the boy. The
calf made a dash for the Central Ex-
press office. The boy pulled him
back, and he made dash for the boy,
who ran around a wagon and fell over
a watermelon pile, the proprietor
whereof swore eopiously.


"Come back here, you internal elod-
buster, and pay for this melon"


"Say, Minister; whoa-give me
my-thunderation on you-hat won't
yer?"


And the calf kicked up his heels
and b-a-a-d, and tried to run into a
store, but the boy sat back on the
line with all his strength, and sudden
ly sat down in the mud, as the calf
altered his mind and turned around
to look at him. They went quietly
ten steps, till a dog barked, when it
took four circles around the boy in as
many seconds, tying his legs up in
the line, bringing him down in the
mud again, and dragging him around
until he looked like an old hat that
had been run over by the ice-cart for
two seasons.


A philanthropic fat man went to
the boys assistance, but the calf
kicked him on the shin and butted
him in the condenser, so that he sat
down on the curbstone and tried to
die easy. Then the hoy and calf en-
tangled themselves and started down
the street like Il mail train behind
time, until the calf, soaring at some
thing, stopped suddenly, and the hoy
fell over hun and lost the rope. The
calf at once took to his heels, every |
boy in the street running after and |
at the rope, until it got
;angled in the bridge, when his con
luctor caught him by the. ear and
,ail, and lively fight took place all
lcross the bridge and out of sight,
while everybody along the street pro-
,eeded to tell how easy it is to lead a
,alf if you only go their way about it.
Year: 1875


She was watching at the window,


AS hurried down the street,
In the simple brown merino


That fancy looks so neat,
And her smile I thought pretentious,


1t was so exceedingly sweet.
Then she met me at the threshold


With a very lovely kiss,
That recalled the early stages


OF our matrimonial bliss,
And felt at once tremor-


Was there anything amiss?
MOI The children were all quiet.


And the hearth was very bright.
And my pet-our roguish Charlie


Was quite festal i'm his white;
Yet | braced myself for something


Be that something what it might.
My chair was near the fire


And my slippers by ifs side,
My pipe was very handy
And my papers open wide,
And she wore the pretty breastpln


That gave her when bride.
The dinner was perfection


1t was lavish without waste;
The soup was vermieelli


And exactly to my taste;
While the desert was a triumph


Of artistic skill in paste.
And when the meal was over,


And the inner man at rest,
She drew her chair beside me.


With the baby on her breast,
| felt, and so l told her,


was one among the blest.
oh! the smile of tender radiance


That illumined all her face,
AS clasped her to my bosom


In lovers fond embrace
1t was then she softly whispered,


"Won't you let me have that lace!'
Year: 1875




From the Grand Rapids Eagle.l


In the Genesee County Poor-house
is wretched creature whose appear
ance is that of beartlless youth,
with the eranial formation of an in
curable idiot, whose habits place him
on an equality with the lowest of the
brute creation. His age is about
twenty years, born in Genesee coun-
ty. His mother, previous to his
birth, while present at menaeerie.
was frightened at a polar bear. the
result which left its mark llpon
this poor unfortunate. No power of
speech was given the infant. and not
even the sense of the most ignorant
OF the brute species, hence it is of no
use to any one, but was placed here
and allowed to exc out its miserable
existence in this world. The erea.
ture's habits are strange. 1t is pos
sessed of voracious appetite, and
has not the instinct of knowing when
its appetite is appeased, but will, if
food be furnished it, eagerly thrust
it into its mouth and swallow until it
is utterly impossible that its stomach
could hold more. A curious feature
of the creatures eating is that itwas
never known to chew its food, and
no matter in what condition it is
when placed in the mouth, it is
crowded and choked into the stom-
ach without the least particle of mas
tication. Another singularity is its
constant uneasiness; for no matter in
what position the body may be, it is
continually swayiug to and fro, re-
minding one at once of the peculiar
nature of the savage bear rs It rocks
from one side of the cage to the other.
1t always eats its food with its hands,
and some time since it succeeded in
effecting its escape, and soon reached
some woodland near by, where it was
found shortly afterward in the tree
tops. Seeming to possess the agility
to climb, it was content to remain III
the woods. The creature is general
ly kept chained to the floor, and not
to go about the premises. 1t
will eat anything given it, and has
peculiar relish for tobacco mot for
smoking), but will seemingly make
meal of the strongest kind OF the
weed, which it will swallow down
without chewing, and never seems to
feel any disagreeable effects from the
same. The peculiar swaying motion
of the head has caused the sinews on
the back OF the neck to stand out al
most like ropes of flesh. This crea-
ture, which less resembles a human
being than monkey, is indeed re-
markable sight.
Year: 1875

way he desires the public to have cor
rect information in relation thereto.
He promises nothing as to the future
of this force, nor does he state wildly
its capabilities, but simply exhibits
what be has done, and hopes for
greatef results. Whether wisely or
not the future will show. Those who
venture an explanation of the secret
of this force have wide field before
them, and can crafty their vanity by
giving them to the public ad Iibitum,
and ne one will dispute them unless
they 60 against the known laws of
science.


Other journals will doubtless write
up the motor in articles blazing with
seasationalism, thus giving to the
public an erroneous idea of the dis
covery. This is not desired by Mr..
Thomas, who is content to rest his
claim as an inventor on the practical
success of his invention.
Year: 1875

The great astronomer of Paris,
Leyerrier, who discovered the planet
Neptune, which could eat up this lit
tie earth of ours and not suffer from
indigestion in consequence, has made
a prediction which is noteworthy.
It is that the winter of IST5-'76 will
be uncommonly severe. Enormous
quantities of snow are to fall in De-
cember and January.
Year: 1875

LOVE thy -neighbor as thyself.
Borrow his plow, hoe or horses when
ever you can; but if he wants to bor-
row yours, tell him that you are sor-
ry that you were just going to use
them yourself.
Year: 1875

- y KEY-NoTE TO SUcCEss.-The KEY
note Of successful politics, in a strictly
party sense, too, was sharply struck


by Governor Tilden when he recon-
mended independent voting as the
remedy against nominations not fit
to be made" The New York World
most justly remarks that it is always
the rascals in party who pull down
and destroy it, and the way to control
and eliminate supertuity of naughti-
ness is simply to picket the rascals.
They are not sensitive TO ordinary IN
tiuences, but can understand wonder
fully well what it implies 10 be beaten
on a winning ticket Party mana
gers likewise are powerless to coun-
teract this specific. What use is there
for them to put their tools in nomi-
nation if the people refrain from voting
for them: The surprising virtue in a
" scratched ticket is that it not only
puts quietus npon the rascal nominee
of to-day, but guarantees US virtue in
the nominees to be put forward TO-
morrow.
Year: 1875

The Governor thinks the salary of
the superintendent should be increased.
Three hundred dollars per annum is a
very inadequate compensation for the
discharge Of the duties which should
be performed by competent superin-
tendeat. Our school system of which
he IS the head, has not as vet been
fully inaugurated, owing in particular
at least, to the fact that the present
and former superintendent could not
afford to devote the requisite time and
attention to the duties of the office.
In lieu Of a fixed annual salary. |
would recommend that the superipten-
dent he paid a certain amount per
a'sD' t3r the time actually employed,
and travelling and incidental expenses !;
the maximum amount TO be fixed at
such sum as as may be deemed lust
and proper.


rEAF MITES
Year: 1875

was written in haste as you allege, nor do
now discover therein anything that would
be stricken out upon q reviDion. At the
same time l should be filled with regret ii
you have misconstrued my remarks 10 be
Intentionally more than q simple statement
OF facts and arguments.


I.quite unaersis and the avowed objects of
the Cotton E1chsDge in establishing the
system of levee inspection to be mutual
protection for shipper and ahip, and 1 an.
preciate the difficulties that will naturally
arise where interests conflict: but protest
that the manner In which levee inspection
was to be cOnducted-as announced in your
resOlutions-is not equitable 60 far as the
ship is concerned, and am afraid not very
polite, so far as concerns the members Of
my profession; but the recent action of
your Exchange, and the general tone of
your letter are so characterized by a spirit
of fairness, l can not repress my regret that
any rupture has ever existed.


In this connection l desire to return
than ks to the Cotton Exchange for their
resolution admitting within their halls all
masters whose vessels are loading with cot.
ton. feel that but echo the sentiment of
every brother master in tie port when l
suggest that by consultation an co.ppera.
tion with the shipmasters-who are party
to every bill lading-that you vii find
one of your best resources for the enforce
ment of such rules as are established by
the Cotton Exchange in conformity with
the strictest principles of equity and fair
dealing.


l am, very respectfully. your obedien,
servant, H. LANGDON.


Il is to be hoped that the action of Cap
tain Langdon has brought about better
feeling between the shipmasters and tht
Exchange, and that much good may come
of it to all con cerned.
Year: 1875

THE HORSE DIsEAsE.-The horse dis
ease still continues in this city, but
not,as yet, with serious or fatal effects.
The city railway animals are consider
ably affected, but unless severe rain
storm should prevail, the cars will be
run as usual.
Year: 1875

NEW HACK SYSTEM IN NEW YoRK.-One
of the new institutions of New York is the
University hack establishment. 1t has been
impossible for a long time to get a ride in q
coach in New York without paying large
price. For short distance, 81; a medirm
ride, 50; to the Park, $40. The new concern
that / refer to has great quantity of cabs as
for any part of the city. But the system is
what commends ii to public patronage. A
cab can be summoned from any hotel In the
is no more at midnight than il is at MONDAY;
during a violent storm than it is In sunshine
If a driver is known to charge more than the
regular fare he Is instantly dismissed. This
is probably the stepping stone TO introductne
the cheap cab system of london into New
York
Year: 1875

THE SENATORIAL FIGHT IN MINNESOTA.
Caucusing by the several factions OF the
Minnesota legislature up 10 yesterday has
produced nothing more than apparently hope
less disagreement. The last proposal of the
democrats was on the basis of a strong DEM
ocratic platform, being the same that Angus
Cameron was elected on in Wisconsin. The
sixteenth ballot was taken yesterday in the
legislative convention, the result showing
nothing approaching an election.
Year: 1875

The Cincinnati Commercial relates a
suggestive littlo aneodota onnnnrnine q
quiet hardworkiug farmer, well TO do N
the world, named Lock, and living in the
neighborhood OF Kokomo, Ind There
came to him, some three months ago, q
man protesting TO be travelling root and
herb doctor, who had with him for wife
a smartish woman. painted like an Indian
squaw, who made practice Of telling for.
tunes, as she knew all about tho past,
present ard future. The doctor was not
there to practice so much as to gather
"varbs After a time the woman in
formed the farmer that there was con.
cealed on his farm the sum Of 500, 900
in gold, aud that for $4,000, which he
need not pay until the nugget was found,
she would raise it for him Now farmer
Lock was not so well of that he didn't
want more, and the proposition seeming
to be a fair one, he proceeded to raise the
money by mortgage on his farm. With
the money in his hand he went to the
tent of the Indian fortune teller. lie
had it carefully tied up in a pocket hand
kerchief. She demanded count Of it tC
assure herself it was all right and having
satisfied her mind handed back the pack
age to the old gentleman, neatly tied up
as before. with several additional knott
in the handkerchief, and the injunction
not to unite the knots till the gold haC
been dug up and placed in his possession
Then the digging commenced, with SOM
incidental jugglery; but before long tn
neighbors of Mr.. Lock became suspicion
that he was being practiced upon and i
was determined to unite that handkcr
chief, which was done, and nothing foun
in it but a parcel of brown paper, Gu
into pieces the shape and size Of green
backs. The woman had juggled the oil
granger out Of his money, and right un
der his nose. Mr.. Lock is looking 70
that Indian squaw.