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Year: 1875




THE people of Maine are not uninterested
spectators of what is now going on at Au-
gusta. They feel that it is time when
their representatives should exercise the most
judicious economy. The educational or char
liable interests of the state they would
not have neglected. Money properly spent
for the diffusion of general education and in
the preparation of teachers to make the best
use of money so expended, the larger and
better portion of our people will regard as
wise investment. They do, however, demand
prudence in these matters-the same thought
full and mindful care which prudent and sue
cessfll men give their own affairs. II may
be assumed, too, that our intelligent people
will deem it cheaper and more humane to
care well for the unfortunate and criminal
classes in the state asylurls or reformatory
institutions than to leave them burden to
their friends or dangerous element in So
ciety. They will not, therefore, oppose the
necessary appropriations for these objects.
There are, however, many little expenditures
amounting to quite sum in the aggregate,
WHICH Dc CdiCtuh1 SSiuUAhi1SN3 ~hN
perhaps reduced or entirely cut of. These
are hard times, and there is no immediate
prospect of better. Corporations are, conse-
quently, reducing their expenditures, and
prudent people are doing the same in their
own affairs. They have right to expect
that the same general prudence shall charac-
terize the management of public affairs; and
above all, that any tendency to extravagance
and every indication of abuse should be
promptly checked We are aware that the
work of retrenehment is not pleasant one
either for those who are called to do it or
those who may feel the contraction. Never
theless the people who have sent their repre-
sentatives to Augusta expect that they will
faithfully care for their interests in this mat
ter. not our purpose to poin: out the
direction in which economy may be practi-
cally exercised. The financial committee
who have the matter assigned to them are,
we understand, giving it the most careful
consideration and will doubtless make a re-
port which If adopted by the legislature, will
be satisfactory to the people, and have sal
utary influence upon the public service.
Year: 1875

IT is reported that there is a concerted ef-
fort on the part Of various parties to
have the report of the Constitutional Com.
mission referred to the next legislature. The
only possible reason assigned for this action is
that the people will have time to discuss the
various propositions. This certainly is con-
sderate. The gentlemen who offer such a
pretext have doubtless expressed their opin-
ions on each of the sixteen propositions as
they were acted upon by the Commission and
if called to vote to-day, would not ask an
hours time to consider them. Is the aver
age voter of Maine so much slower in his
mental processes that he will require longer
time than from now to September to arrive
at conclusions respecting few constitution
al proposition. which eleven gentlemen re-
quire no time to pronounce upon? This Ger;
tainly is considerate but is rather too patron
izing and too much in the line of guardian
ship to please the thousands who are inter-
ested and will vote upon the subjects. The
reason assigned is mere pretext. From the
adjournment of the legislature until the sec
ond Monday in September will afford ample
time to discuss propositions submitted by the
Year: 1875

Commission. There is also in favor OF this
early consideration, the fact that there will be
no national issues to be considered during the
the next canvass and both people and newsDa-
pers can devote more attention to these impor-
tant local topics than it will be possible to
give in 1876 during an exciting national can
vass. Moreover, the people have been
watching the proceedings of the Commission
and are already discussing the various propo-
sitiens. If these questions are postponed a
year, they will lose sight of them by having
newer questions thrust upon their attention.
We are, therefore, confident tina: the people
will hold that the legislature fails in its duty,
if it neglect to submit all the propositions Of
fered by the Commission to them at the next
September election.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nieatons that are not used.
Year: 1875

THE French Republicans appear to have
learned wisdom from experience, and are
conducting themselves with far-seeing mod
Grafton. Even those radical leaders, Louis
Blanc and Gambetta, Joined with the Left
Centre to advance the cause OF the conserva-
tive Republic, though their preferences were
in favor of the establishment Of far more
democratic polity. By the experience of
years full of disappointment they have been
taught the great truth that half a loaf is bet
ter than none,-a truth that is very hard to
beat into the head of French political lead
Year: 1875

IT is curious fact that Alaska is day
ahead of the rest of the United States.
While we are drowsily listening to the church
bells Sunday morning the people of the
northern territory are well started in their
Monday work. The neighboring British Co
lumbia was settled from the east, while Alas
ka was settled from the west. OF course each
set of colonists brought its own day of the
week. So the Russian American entered up
on the privations of Lent yesterday, while
his British neighbor just over the border was
still luxuriating on meat. Ifany of oar read
ers feel the sad consciousness of having lost a
day they have but to take trip to Alaska to
regain the squandered time.
Year: 1875

cooid procure nothing else have worn q pasty
'izard kneaded of common clay, to effect in
some degree like result by protecting their
faces from the sun and wind Sbould Won visit
New Mexico, and as you ride along slowly in
the neat OF midday meet a senorita who gazes
at you with pair of jet-black eyes through a
hdeons, CHASTITY mask of mud and mortar do
not be frightened from your accustomed nro-
priety. The senorta is preparing her toilette
de BAL


Whether Madame Pauline Lucca has been
afflicted with sore throat or been Threatened
with diphtheria we know not; but one DR.
Fieber of VieDna-fortnnate manl-has been
allowed to look into the throat of the songstress
and he was much delighted with his researches.
He found the mechanical apparatus to which
the melody is due to be beautifully perfect, ow-
ing, doubtless, In part to natural endowment
and partly to scientific training. Examined
under thellaryngoscope, the larynx appeared
small and well shaped, its parts being marvel
ously developed and perfect. The true strings
were pure snow-white, possessing none of the
blush tinge common among women. Although
shorter than usual among yocalists. thew
seemed stronger in proportion, and amply pro-
vided with muscle When at rest they were
partially screened by the false strings; but DIR.
Fieber, who watched Madame Lucca's throat
through his instrument while she was singing,
noticed that. as soon as a tone was struck, they
displayed themselves in their full breadth aud
strength. The doctor is of opinion also that
the natural conformation of the artists mouth
accounts largely for the wonderful power she
possesst Of raising and dropping her voice al
tarnatalu
Year: 1875

Mr.. E. W. SToUGHToN, the Democratic
lawyer who astonished his political friends
some time since by singularly able and i'm
partial article on the Louisiana question, has
written another letter to the New York
Times in which he strengthens his previous
position. He considers the direction of a
new election by Congress to be "the only
method of quieting distracted state, and of
relieving the President from duty difficult
to perform and from burden hard to bear"
Such an end would justify almost any means
not clearly unconstitutional.
Year: 1875

DooTHS THEATRE. SATURDAY EVENING-YoUNo
ID lady In parquette black beaver coat standing collar
black hat with feather white ds your classic feature
fascinated the gentleman at left who would be mos
happy you again and respectfully asks that he
be favored with your address. DAVID CoPPERFIELD
Herald Uptown Branch Office.
Year: 1875

Our bodies grow slowly. Develop
ment is the work Of time and the re-
suit of conformity to the fixed laws OF
diet rest, etc. Now if growth is a
slow process, disease is none the less
so. But when once large part ofthe
organism is impaired the abnormal
processes 60 on very rapidly. When
checked in some improperly how OFT
en- we hear people say; 'Oh this
never hurts me | have done it thou
sands of times" But l tell YOU there
is no margin allowed to any Of Ma
ture's laws, nor exceptions in favor OF
individuals All throughout the ma.
terial universe we have laws capable
Of mathematical demonstration tha,
the lapse Of ages never varies SO in
the government of our bodies there is
an equally demonstrable code OF &C
ton. A slight exposure now may
not be ftlt to-day but the system has
been shocked, its equilibrium disturb
ed, and expenditure of vitality must
occur for lis restoration to normal &C
ton. But as only given amount of
vitality is furnished at the outset these
exposures finally result in total loss Of
strength and action, and we talk about
''acute attacks" or sudden cases Of
disease, and seek in vain for the cause.
The cause has been series of wrong
doings, extending through long Pc
riod Of time, and showing the effect
of the whole by one grand manifesto
ton Of suffering to which the wise (!)
give some wonderful name that sayors
more of superstition and alchemistic
empiricism than OF common sense or
even reason. Now, while habits Of
body aud effects thereof may be per-
petuated from generation to genera


ton, it is never too late to begin the
remedial efforts Of reform, and often


the victims Of parental ignorance or
wilful abuse may, by strict observance
of legitimate rules, greatly modify evil
tendencies, and perhaps utterly remove
them from the system.- Science Of
| Health.
Year: 1875

upon the Mays. They removed 10
more eligible rooms, an the busy lit
tie machine won them al their needed
comforts.


Reader, you have the poor always
with you, and it is more blessed to
give than to receive. One luxury
foreborne on your part may bring hap
piness to those less bountifully pro,
vided. Will you try the expert
ment
Year: 1875

TIE THIRD TERM.-The resolution
passed BY such an overwhelming major
ity of the members Of the lower House
Of Congress, few days ago. denuncia-
tory Of third terms must have cast quite
a damper upon Mr.. Grants aspirations
to be President longer than Washing
ton was, the more especially as SO many
Of the Republican members coincided
with the Democrats in regard to it
This ought to have the effect Of putting
quietus upon the clamors Of bis Office
holding satellites about keeping Presi-
dent Grant in Office Where is, Bishop
Haven now?
Year: 1875

In these days Of the Grange, while
the tricks of the trade and Of the mid
dlemen are receiving SO much attention
we must no. altogether neglect to look
after toe tricks Of the producer, for we
do not find him to be much more sim
less than other men. That those 10
the trade resort to tricks to dispose OF
their stock we do not deny. but only
claim that the farmer or producer is
not free from similar charge.


10 hop-growing districts it is con-
sidered necessary to secure the bags
with certain number of wooden pins
The size Of these pins has been gradu-
ally increased until the Rural Press
notes case where careful weighing
showed that when hops were worth
6fty-six cents per pound the buyer Of
the particular sacks alluded to bad to
pay IRON Eve to six dollars per sack
for wood, or that, in other words. there
were about ten pounds Of sood used in
securing the bale.


II is also charged that the custom of
marking each bale With the owners
name and the year of growth, has been
abused by the grower marking name
aud the three first figures Of the year,
leaving the last to be added when
sale is to be made.


Nor need we 60 SO FAR west for one
illustration Of the tricks of the pro.
ducer, for have seen Chester coun-
ty farmer 60 out to the wood and split
out green chestnut strips to put around
his bales Of hay. and thus literally load
the bale down with wood This prac-
tice is running to such length as to
seriously injure the trade in baled hay.
and should be stopped by some kind Of
legislation That few pieces of wood
are needful to secure the hay. may be
true. but that twelve (three on side)
pieces, each two inches wide and three
quarters or an inch thick. are needed.
il preposterous. The law should either
compel the marking of the net weight
Of the hay or else limit the weight Of
wood. The laws Of some of the States
compel the branding Of the owners
name and net weight of the bale upon
the wood used. and I fail to see any
thing unfair in it. Purchasers all
know that barrel Of apples will seldom
run the same throughout. The largest
and finest are often placed at either end.
and the poor ones in the middle. For
this the producer charges the agent or
middleman. but we think it may be
fairly divided between them. The time
once was when basket of fruit would
approach somewhere near to bushel.
but now it requires shrewd measure
ment to get FIVE half pecks out Of some
of them. II will not do to charge this
to the manufacturers Of the baskets, for
it there was not demand for small
ones be would not make them 10
avoid this We might adopt L lif1rn-
ian plan, and sell altoa h the
hundred pounds It seen .4at there
are tricks in all trades. not even *.
cepting "ours." I. j. r.
Year: 1875

It is said to be the intention Of the
Speaker of the United States House Of
Representatives to announce the stand
ing committees of that body on the
2lst instant. and that Immediately
thereafter the two Houses of. Congress
will adjourn for the usual holiday re-
cess.
Year: 1875

MURDER IN CAROLINE County Near
Preston, Caroline county. Nd, on Sat
urday night. colored man named Sam
Butler, between sixty and seventy years
of age. shot his sou Albert Kelly But
Ter, a young man, inAicting injuries
from which be died on Sunday after
noon The evidence before the coro-
ner's jury showed that during Saturday
two grown up brothers Of young Butler
went to the house where the old man
usually stays during the winter. but
which is owned BY his wife. and taking
horse belonging to their mother they
went to Easton. When the old man
found out what had been done be be-
came very angry and went 10 search Of
the boys. but during his absence Kelly,
intoxicated. returned with the horse.
A quarrel ensued, when the father raised
a stout stick to strike his son. but the
latter wrested it from him. He next
got an axe and had it raised over the
young mans head. but Kelly seized it
and took it Wy also. He then seized
a gun from over the door and pointed it
towards his son. who Immediately caught
hold Of the barrel and attempted to get
it away from his father. but in the strug-
gle the gun was discharged, the whole
load. including wad. entering Kelly's
abdomen, producing death as above
stated The murdered man made an
ante. ,nortem statement. charging his
father with the murder. The murderer
was arrested on Sunday and lodged in
the county Jail.
Year: 1875

THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
The Interest in Their
Department Elk.


tending.
All Glasses Now Taking a
Hand in the Dis


cussion.
Every Aspect Of the Matri-
monial Question Rcceiv-


ing Attention.
a Variety Of Practical and
Useful Suggestions


Advanced.
The Extravaganza Of Men and
Economy Of Women
Year: 1875

Stop that Cough MANY hesitate
to Try remidy for disease, On ac-
count of the expense, connected with
the uncertainty Of its benefting them:
while at the same time, had they con
fdeuce in that remidy, the expense
would be the least objection: With
this fact in view, we make the follow
ing proposition Any person suffer
ing with cold, cough or sore throat
that viii call at F. j. Wood S
Drug store and purchase a bottle of
HALE's COUGH CORDIAL, use one
half Of it, and if they then conclude
that it is doing them no good, they can
return the bottle and receive back
their money.


No medicine ever sold in this vicin.
ity, has produced such magical results.
Don't fail to try it.


ORANGE VILLAINS. Prop,


466m GAINESVILLE Wis.
Year: 1875

Building StOne-I am prepared
to furnish builders with any quantity
from one to FIVE hundred cords of as
excellent building stone as can be fur
aished from any quarry in Wood Coun.
ty. Apply to


IF HENRY OsTERMAN.
Year: 1875

Just before the colored emigration
crowd dispersed yesterday, Lowery,
who had been at the head Of the move
ment till now, approached our reporter
and asked him to publish the Lincoln
county letter, which viii be found in
the closing part Of our report
Of the convention. He said it
"Ought to be published to break
up this movement, which is
al railroad scheme anyhow" Sam
had been SO faithful a leader till this
moment, that our reporter had regard
ed him as the coming Moses, and his
request was a little surprising. The
explanation Of it was, however, that
all the Offices had been created and
filed and he left out Of the high place.


ANDY yet Lowery Is about as sincere
as any Of these negro agitators. The
whole action Of the convention amount
ed to an empty threat, made under the
false supposition that all the white
people Of Tennessee were not
either IN favor Of the emil
grafton Of the negroes or totally
Indifferent as to what course they pur-
sue. The convention represented little
more than Nashville, and if It had
advised all the idle negroes in the city
to get out AMI 60 to work It would
have received the hearty endorsement
Of the whites.
Year: 1875

COLONEL FORNEY did intend to be at
home BY this time, but he has postponed
his return for awhile. 10 is getting to
take a villainously long time lately for
things to elbow over I'm this country.
Year: 1875

Even the Washington Chronicle, (Re-
publican), is responding in some degree TO
the general and increasing feeling in favor
Of sectional reconciliation and peace, by
coming out this morning in favor Of general
amnesty,
Year: 1875

TIE MONUMENTAL CHURCH FAIa.-The
ladies Of the Monumental church propose
having q fair and feast on Main street near


Ninth. commencing on Monday the 9th Of


December. The proceeds will be devoted to
paving for church improvements.
Year: 1875

At the opening of the evening session Judge Barrett
said that after due consideration he could admit
the testimony Of Dr. Echeverra, there law in
the State which could permit him to do The whole
Of the testimony purely scientific, the physician
had not examined the prisoner, and hence his esti-
mohy not based upon facts. All the testimony was
pure reasoning and presented only series of
clusions, which, If fadmted, would require another
pert to be called in to prove The Judge said that had
there been any discretion for him to have used he
would have given the prisoner the benefit of IT, But
the State have excluded the testimony altogether.


Mr.. Beach then arose and expressed his surprise at
this ruling though he was not altogether unprepared
for it, Inasmuch as n very important witness DR..
Parson, absent from the court he most respect
fully asked an adjournment until the testimony of tho
gentleman could be secured.


Judge Barrett granted the request and the Court ad
journed upiil Friday morning.
Year: 1875

4 Tennessee railway company has
had to pay two hundred and fifty dol
lars for running ovcra bull dog which
was in the habit Of rushing at and
seizing hold OF every passing traih.-
When the intelligent rural jury gets
hold of . bloated corporation, some-
thing has got to give.
Year: 1875

A certain editor, soon, after be be-
gan to learn the printing business,
fell in love with a preachers daught-
er. The NEXT time he attended meet
ing, he was rather taken down at
hearing the preacher announce
"My daughter is grievously torment
ed with q devil.n
Year: 1875

home q haven Of rest fhats~as a rec
ompense for the suffering by which
it had been purchased.


But mystery has always brooded
over the cottage, and the. murder al
ways remained an insolublc enigma.
Eighteen years haveelapscd without
any second Identification of The body
unearthed by the little dog, and, as q
consequence, without any detection
of the murderer. The clothes in
which the body was dressed, and the
earrings and articles of jcwclry up
on it, were undoubtedly the proper
ty of Mrs. Buckson, for, upon her re-
turn, she found these articles miss
ing from the honse. A close scruti-
ny Of the cottage showed that the
woman had not only been there, but
had probably been murdered there
during the night, after Buckson and
his wife had left. The cord found in
the room had fitted the neck, and the
chloride of lime in the cellar had ev-
identity been disturbed. Many ar
.ticles Of value, too, were gone, and
the house generally disarranged.-
Upon these circumstances theory
was founded that the woman was one
of a party of burglars that had enter
ed the cottage, and finding it desert
ed had leisurely ransackcd it. The
woman had arrayed herself in the
property Of the absent mistress, and
afterward some quarrel had arisen,
and she had been murdered by the
other members of the party. Subse-
quen.ly this theory was, in part fully
established, when u complete female
outfit, of coarse material, was acci-
dentally fished out Of an old and un-
used well in the cottage garden.


Detectives are apt to attach the
names of noted criminals to cytraor-
dinary crimes, and many years after
the events narrated, rumor was
prevalent among the police Of Prov
idence that the murdered woman had
been the wife of a noted English
burglar, named Collins, then living
in Providence, and celebrated all ov-
or the Union for his success and
recklessncss. The rumor had no bet
ter foundation than that Collins and
his wife disappeared about the time
of the murder, and it only lived be-
cause theories always thrive when
facts are impossible to obtain.


The case yet remains among mn
finished police business. No human
effort has ever learned more than was
discovered by the brute instincts Of
the dog when he paved the secret of
the murder from the shallow grave in
the dark forest.
Year: 1875

In an agricultural convention at
Dalton, Ga. a gentleman called upon
all present who owned sheep and no
dogs to rise, and thirteen rose up
He then called upon all who owned
dogs and no sheep to rise, and sixty
to seventy responded.
Year: 1875

IfFrance is not forced into war be-
fore she can rcorgauize here military
system, she will soon have at her ready
command an active body Of troops
numbering two an half million of
men.
Year: 1875

Observation-Disclosures
often made scoundrels successful,
while the best Of men, by their hard
ness and coolness, have done them.
selves incalculable injury-the she'll
being sorough that the world could
not believe there was d precious kcr-
mel within it. Had Raleigh never
flung down his coat in the mud for
proud Elizabeth to walk on, his career
in life would have scarcely been worth
recording. Scores Of men have been
successful in life by pleasing man.
ners alone.