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Year: 1875

Books are very good in their way, but a
person whose mind and time are wholly oc-
cupied with books is generally of very little
account outside Of the pulpit or college. \
book, after all, is only the expressions Of the
opinions of one person generally upon one
main subject, and therefore is likely to be
wrong as right. There are books-the Bible
for instance-which are recognized as good
in their influence even by unbelevers; but
the other books against which no just objec-
tions can be urged by some one are rare in
deed. Bad books have done and are doing
more harm that all the missionaries that
ever lived can repair But it has been truly
said that Everybody should read the Bible,
ancient and modern history and newspa-
pers." The first contains words of truth and
wisdom which all would do well to consider
and observe. History teaches the people of
all nations to avoid those errors in govern
ment which have caused war, oppression and
misery. But the newspaper should be read
by all. 1t is a compendium of the history of
she present time which no person of average
intelligence should be without, and he who
refuses to avail himselfof its advantages, but
confines himself TO the musty tones of the
past or the windy workings of merely orna-
mental writers, will always be behind his
more enterprising fellow men of the preseut
day, and consequently will be a clog upon
the wheels of progress and civilization. 1t
is urged that readers of newspapers will be
unduly influenced by the opinions of the ed
itors. This objection will not hold, for the
reader will generally form his own opinion.
If he does not like the views of the editor
he may reject them, but the news of the day,
home and domestic, will teach him more OF
the objects and actions of his fellow men
than all the volumes of the world. II is a
peculiar age in which we live-an age of
more progress than that which has preceded
it-and no man who is willing to do his part
in the sphere to which God has assigned him
can afford to do without the newspaper.
Year: 1875

Last October, young Smiggins went with
some young ladies chestnutting. Now Smig-
gins is polite and bashful and great admi-
rer Of the ladies and his own personal ap.
pearance, and even on such an expedition
as chestnutting he could not forbear dress
ing as though he was going to attend we'd,
ding or ball. With his three female com
paniOns he wandered through the woods for
an hour or two. They met with Indifferent
success in finding chestnuts.-There were
plenty of them on the trees, but none on the
ground Finally one of the fair ones, who
Is to Smiggins as the apple of his eye" sug-
gested he could climb tree which was load
ed with burs and knock some of them Off


This was an ordeal which our friend had not
anticipated, but he would do anything to
please her. He accordingly divested himself
of his coat, and hugging the trunk of the
tree, he began to work his way up. 1t was
tough job. His pants were not made for
such work, and their close fit brought an
awful strain upon that part which was most
prominent during the ascent. But Smiggins
must go up, and he got along very well for
about fifteen feet and then he heard rip, and
felt relaxation ofthe strain upon his pants.
That sound nearly caused him to lose his
balance. He knew that three pairs of eyes
were centered on him and he worked his
way around on the opposite of the tree but
they followed. Here was a dilemma. He
didn't like to come down, and he feared to
go up. His arms ached, and perspiration
broke out all over him. He could not long
remain in his then position, 50 he gave n
determined push, and r-r-r-rip went those
pants, separating in an awful manner. The
ladies Immediately averted their gaze and
stuffed their handkerchiefs in their mouths,
and had ourhero given them time they would
have been ont Of the way, but he was so
startled by the situation, that he lost his
strength and slid down the tree at fearful
speed, so fast that the already rent pants
were almost torn from his body. As soon
as he struck the gronnd he darted off into
the woods with flying tatters sofintermingled
hues. The ladies came home alone, and il
any one finds coat in the woods in this Vi
cinity, that coat belongs to Smiggins.
Year: 1875

a gentleman advertised for boy to assist
him in his office, and nearly fifty applicants
presented themselves to him. Out of the
whole number he in a short time selected
one, and dismissed the rest.


Il should like to know said friend, 'on
what ground you selected that boy, who had
not single recommendation.


you are mistaken said the gentleman,
he had great many. He wiped his feet
when he came in, and closed the door after
him, showing that he was careful, lie took
off his cap when he came in, and answered
my questions promptly and respectfully,
showing he was polite and gentlemanly.
He picked up the book which / had pur.
posely laid upon the floor, and replaced it
upon the table while the rest stepped over
it or showed it aside and he waited quietly
for his turn, instead Of pushing and crowd
ing,showing that he was honest and orderly
When | talked with him, | noticed that his
clothes were carefully brushed, his hair in
nice order, and his teeth as white as milk
and when he wrote his name | noticed that
his finger nails were clean, instead of being
tipped with jet like the handsome little fel,
lows in the blue jacket. Don't you cal
these letters of recommendation do, an,
would give more for what can tell about
boy by using my eyes ten minutes, than al
the fine letters he can bring me-
Year: 1875

otto flower under the chilling influence o
the northern breeze riches are as uncertain
as the lccting wind; every external nc.
complishment will wther and fade but
with her soul-nature, fully developed and
cultivated, in connection with the physical
and intellectual, woman il prepared for
every duty and every trial Of life.


No! will correct that: She may have
all have mentioned, and yet be lacking
in one essential particular; the means of OBJ
tanning livelihood by her own personal ex-
ertions


But, you say she could teach True, she
is capable, but there are times when no
more teachers are wanted


Let me relate, as proof of my position Il
circumstance that came within my knowl-
edge, and which is but one of many daily
occurring, a young lady, an intimate
friend Of mine, who attended the same high
school, and who was fully qualified to teach,
and who supposed her education completed,
went home. Her father, himselfan educat-
ed man, after thorough examination other
school attainments, said to her, "My daughter
one thing thou lackcst, (by the way, he was
a practical old Quaker) Before shall con-
slider thy education complete, thou must
have trade, something by which thou canst
trade earn thy bread, if need be-"


"But," she expostulated, "what do | want
of a trade? you are well off; | shall not
need a trade while | stay at home; and, if I
should ever need to support myself, can
teach or even do housework, as thanks to
my mother, / know how" But the father
was iWm: nothing would do, but some trade
must be learned, and SO he left the choice to
her. She chose to be tailoress. Her
fathers parting injunction to her was, "Do
not think of coming home to stay, until
thou canst make q complete suit of mems
clothes, after which thou shalt make a suit
for me on trial, and then we will see."


The young lady, after working year,was
able to make a suit of clothes to satisfy even
the old Quaker, and he expressed himself
satisfied.


Time went on; the young lady married a
merchant worth a hundred thousand dollars.
She smiled as she thought of her trade, and
said to her father Little probability of
my having to work at my trade His quiet
reply was, 1--WE shall see, thy trade will do
thee no harm'


Ten years pass happily and prosperously
away with the young wife, then come re-
verses. Two short years are sufficient to
take fortune, husband. father, and mother;
and, as there was not just then any opening
for teacher, and living must be had, we
find the young widow glad to obtain work of
the now grey-haired tailor of whom she
learned the trade. So we say, no woman,
whatever her accomplishments may be,
should consider her education complete, un-
til she possesses the practical accomplish
ment Of being able alone and unaded to
provide for herself if need be.


She will hea be prepared for the duties
and trials of life. She may then be a bless
ing to her race and, when the evening
shadows Of life drop around her, soft and
noiseless as the football of angel bands, she
will have solacc and support that will
illustrate the power and preciousness of
education. Mrs. NJ. c. WALKER,


BLooMsBURG, PA, July /, 1873.
Year: 1875

This is the advice contained in one Of ou


exchanges, and what a good thing it woulC


be if all would follow it, But The hare
times, the scarcity of money, the debts wC
are called on to pay when we haven't the
stamps, and provisions to buy, all tend tC
make u feel anything bat cheerful. How.
ever, it does not make matters any better tc
feel bad about these things, 50 we hope our
readers will comply with what the article
referred to says:


1t is now the time to show what kind OF
metal you are made Of Never was there a
period within our recollection where there
was SO loud a call for the display of cheer
tul spirit. Times are dull and there's q de-
pressed teelingin the community, which, like
certain appetitcs, grows with that it feeds
upon The stronger the manifestation of
this spirit Of croaking, the farther OFF will be
the day Of reCuperation. We have had Il
long season of dullness, but it cannot last
forever, In the opinion of many whose
opinions are Of value, the bottom must be
nearly reached, and then will come more
prosperous seasons. The long protracted
strikes, that have so seriously damaged the
business interests Of the country, must soon
end. They are beginning to show unmis-
taxable signs of yielding, and as soon as la
Dor and capital are once more in harmony,
the idle millions lying in banks and other
places Of safety will be brought into active
play, the cheerful hum of busy and profta-
bic industry will superscde the discouraging
silence that for nearly two years has prevail
ed in our factories and workshops, and we
shall start afresh on our career of prosperi-
ty.


"Then wear cheerful countenance, even
though your hearts are not in keeping with
the expression of your faces. Curtail ex-
penses here and there lop off useless and
perhaps a costly expenditure in this direc-
ton, and by retrenchment and economy
strive to make up for the deficits in your in
comes, consequent upon hard times. If
everybody could be prevailed upon to look
cheerful and contented, everybody would
soon come to the conclusion that although
there is not much profit in business Just now,
the day cannot be far distant when this gen
eral buoyant feeling will override all difficult
ties, and bright sunshine will supersede the
gloom of the hour.
Year: 1875

Tho new Finance bill is likely to pass the
House next week without much trouble,
though come Of tho New England members
will fight it to the last. It comes up rs tho
special order on Jan. Z. A Republican cau-
Gus is called for Wednesday next for the pur-
pose Of maturing some limo Of action on the
f,;t1
Year: 1875

Tho Democratic members of tho House are
getting very tired of The Pacific Slail investi-
CATION. They mover thought, when they were
so hot in pushing the matter, that guilt would
first bo brought homo to Democratic Con-
rregpn1nrl.
Year: 1875

How To JUDGE OF WooL-We clip the following quite interesting item from an ag- rlcultural exchange:

 Tie finest and soltcSt wool is always found on the shoulder of a sheep. But not one person m ten thousand Is aware of this fact

 Let us watch an expert when he is about to

 pass Judgment on sheep concerning the value

 oi the animal for producing wool. and it will

 be seen that he always looks at the wool on

 the shoulders first, A writer of extensive experience III rearing tine-wooled sheep and

 m handling wool, communicates the following suggestions for selecting a good wooded sheen.

 Always assuming that the wool to be inspec-

 ted Is really fine wool, We first examine the

 shoulder at the part where the finest and best

 wool Is usually found. This We take as the

 standard and compare 1t with the wool from

 the ribs, the thigh, the trump and the shoulder

 parts, and the nearer the wool from these vari-

 ous portions ofthe animal approaches standard

 the bettor. First We scrutinize the fneness

 and If the result be satisfactory We pronounce

 the fleece Tn respect to fineness vcrry seven

 Next we inquire into the length of the staple

 and II We ind that the wool on the ribs. thigh and back approximates reasonably in length to that of our standard we again declare the sheep, as regards length of staple, true and even. We next desire to satisfy ourselves of the density of the fleece; and we do this bv closing the hand upon a portion of the rump and of the loin wool, the fleece at these points being usually the thinnest and faulty, and if this again gives satisfaction we signify the fact by designating the wool "evenn as re- spects density. Now to summarize these sep arate examinations: Ii you find the fleece of equal fineness from the shoulder to the thigh; of nearly equal length on the shoulder, rib, thigh and back, and of even density or shoul- der and across the loins you may conclude l that you have nearly perfect sheep for pro- ducing valuable wool. Selecting sheep for l feeders is quite another thing.
Year: 1875

HE ARIZONA TRADE.-Are the mer- chants and capitalists of San Francisco aware of the fact that the Territory of

 Arlzona Is developing at rate which will

 III a very short time make 1t a matter of great importance to secure her rapidly in creasmg trade! lf not, a proper regard to their own interests and those of our city should induce them to give some attention to the subject. Those who have enter tamed the idea that Arizona has no com mcrcial or business importance, and that pretty nearly the entire population consists of Indians and miners, will speedily dis cover how great is the mistake they have been laboring under if they will take the trouble of reading the letter of the Chron- icle's correspondent at Tucson. which will be found in another column of to-dav's paper. The immense mineral resources of the Territory are no longer questioned; but machinery is needed for their develop ment, and at present the cost of transpor- tation Is so enormous that mines abound Ing In rock assaying at from $50 to S2O0 per ton are lying unwOrked. With cheap communication the development of the re- sources of Arizona would be rapid and amazing. The trade and business of the Territory naturally belong to San Fran cisco, and it can now be secured by timely exhibition of enterprise on the part ot our business men. Chicago. Boston, New York and Baltimore, ever on the alert to seize upon any advantage offered, would not, under similar circumstances, be slow to take the measures necessary to make sure of trade that promises at no distant day to be so valuable. San Francisco ought to evince at least as much enterprise as any of these Eastern cities Chron- icle
Year: 1875

RE-AssIGNMENT OF GEN. CROOK

 The telegraph announces important militia " changes, notably the transfer of Gen. Crook of Arizona to the Department of the Platte. Of the latter department we do hot know the precise boundaries. but have no doubt of its involving additional work for the greatest of all Indian fight CTS and managers. He has in regular sue cessiOn, subdued all the last-ditch tribes west of the Rocky Mountains, and placed tllem where they would de the most good to sustaining themselves at least, made them see ihe utter folly of continuing 10 live by bloody robbery from the whites. It seems almost stretch of military des- potlSm, to exact farther labor of this kind from the officer in question. He has had ten-fold more than his share. but rather than be put on the retired list he would accept any burden in the way of active work that could be named.

 He has effectually squelchcd every tribe that hung out in Arizona, except the one with which Howard made peace with on the extreme southern border. If is ner- haps source of real regret that Crook did not get chance to give the Cachisc crowd a taste of his medicine. Of course trouble may be expected throughout the Territory yet, unless Crooks system of management is fully carried out. His plan of fighting Indians is as relentless and unerring as fate, but in dealings after surrender he is as gentle as d child, as just, as generOus-as firm as Grant.

 Of General Crooks successor, we only know something of his record as a Union cavalry officer during the rebellion. Gen. hautz is thorough soldier and sterling man, and perhaps as worthy to succeed Crook as any in the regular army.-IO Oak land (Cal) Tribune.
Year: 1875

APoLoGETIc-We feel that there is an apology due the reader fer the meagre amount of variety m this issue Of the MINER, but really it could not De avoided, the all absorbing topic of the week has been the question to which we have de- voted so muchspace. We have cut short ahreyi- ated and left out much that we desired ;o say, and yet find thc paper almost entirely filled with one subject, which, although violation of good Taste in ;he ordinary makeup of general news paper, VIC trust will be excused this once
Year: 1875

DUD MoRELAND and Jesse Jackson have located . town site one mile from the Greenwood mine and have men now sinking for water If they succeed in striking it there will be no use for Greenwood City to speak of
Year: 1875

JUDGE RUsu has rushed off down to Phenix, where his wife is, and to avoid a repetition of such conduct will bring her with him to Prescott in about three weeks. and hereafter they will re- side permanently here instead of seeking a better place when they know there isn't any.
Year: 1875

DUp MoRELAND has returned from the Sandy and, like the Queen of Sheba, declares that he had heard of the splendor of that land, but the half had not been told hin. We shall endeayor to obtain something definite from him for publi- cation in our next
Year: 1875

Mss RAY has business notice today calling attention to her stock of millinery goods. She VIII have regular advertisement in a short time. Everybody is invited 10 call, examine the goods and learn her prices
Year: 1875

MIR. ED1roR.-A very fair audience met last Friday evening in the new Hall to in- auQurate the winters course of theatric en

 tertainments. The Hall was not full, but this fact itself afforded degree of pleas ure to many who have been accustomed to sigh in vain for breathing room in Farmers Hall. We can now assure our friends who come ten or fifteen miles to enjoy an evening with us. that they shall have comfortable seats, abundant room and pure air. Of the merit of the per formance it would not become me to speak further than to say that all passed off we'll. We were sorry not to see the editor of the Enquirer in the midst of the audience. On Friday evening, Feb. 18th, we hope to reproduce Uncle Toms Cabin; and We trust those who found no admit tance last winter will come in season to get good seats I have the pleasure of announcing that the New Milford Cornet Band will be i'll attendance, and thus those who come will enjoy musical as we'll as dramatic treat. am not able at present to make any announcement for next week. We shall probably wait till the moon grows again. F. W. GUSN.
Year: 1875

Der.

 Subscribers who are in arrears must make up arrsarges before taking advantage of the forego- ing propositions; and subscribers who are in advance may deduct the amount their subscrip- ti0ns are in advance.

 Money should be sent by post office order, cheek or registered letter. if possible. If remit taaces are made by mail we cannot be responsible for loss before the letter reaches us, but will take all risks of remittance to the clubbing peri odicala.
Year: 1875

A recent letter from Dexter,
New York, says:


Yesterday some young men
living near Muscalonge Creek, a
small stream flowing into Black
River Bay, went out and cut
some holes in the ice for the pur-
pose Of fishing with hooks and
lines. But upon getting the
holes through they found that in
stead Of a hook and line they
wanted scoup net or shovel,
for almost the instant the holes
were cut through, the bull heads
came to the top of the water and
literally filled the holes, and all
the fishermen have to do is to
stand and throw them out on
the ice. 1t is estimated that
there have been about four tons
of fish taken. There are about
fifty men now engaged in fish
ing and every one seems to have
good success. Two men took
ten hundred pounds from two
holes, about twelve inches in
diameter, in about three hours
this morning. They are still
scOoping them up by the shovel
full. There seems to be an in
eXhaustible school of them.
Year: 1875

A few days ago says the
Louisville COur.-Journal, while
a funeral procession was COM
ing up Ninth street, on the way
to Cave Hill cemetery,a hog,ap-
parently about one year of age,
ran from the corner of Ninth
and Jefferson, and followed af-
ter the hearse. The corpse was
that of a man who died on
Eighteenth street. But this
fact has no connection with the
very singular action of that
swine. After proceeding for
some considerable distance be-
tween the hearse and first carriage,
only uttering now and then a
friendly grunt, some persons at
tending the carriages tried to
drive the brute away, but instead
of running out of the way he on
ly stuck closer to the wheels Of
the hearse, and thus he followed
on to the grave. Here he skir
mished out to the side and stood
watching the proceeding until the
coffin was lowered. Then he
gave a sudden spring and rush.
ed squealing to the grave in spite
of the men who tried to beat him
back, and had be not been caught
by the hind leg and held fast,
would have jumped headlong into
the grave.
Year: 1875

The Baltimore Suo says:


One Of the evils under which
the country press long labored
was that Of an indefinite credit
system, but it is believed that it
has been largely relieved from
this, and it is hoped will be en-
tirely emancipated therefrom
speedily. The press in this way
grows more efficient and valua-
BILE to subscribers as we'll as the
public generally. When un-
trammeled by losses and get
ting all its earnings in cash, it
can do better service in every
legitimate field. The people
of the counties should take
pleasure, as it is to their inter-
est, to thus sustain their local
papers. No state in the Union
can claim a more respectable and
honorable body Of journalists
generally than are those con-
ducting the country press of
this State. There is, with rare
exceptions, an avoidance Of
that which would derogate from
the good character of the press.
Subjects are generally treated
legitimately, and i'll many in
stances much industry and be-
coming interest is evinced in
connection with local affairs.