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Year: 1871

hen man is trying to help himself he
IS more apt to receive the help of Others
than at any other time There is some
thing contagious in real effort, and it IS Just
as true In the matter of developing town
rs III any thing else. From this point of
view alone, without taking extraneous mat
ters into consideration at all, there Is no
little satisfaction IN regarding the deter
mined attitude of some Of our principal cit
zens with reference TO permanent work for
the place. There is not so much a preiu-
dice Tor or against particular parties, as
fixed resolution to lag the Foundations tbs
season for definite ana genuine advance
in or prosperity, within the next eighteen
months.


We cannot indeed deny that some pre-.
JUDGES may exist even in the minds of some
OF cur cnlef workers, but this is ampI,
counterbalanced by the fact that man,
others OF our citizens as able and influential
are measurably unprejudiced and VIII be
found at once supporting any t'0e, practical





will be countenanced IN this matter by the
mass OF our citizens who have no issues to
make with their own legitimate interest and
prosperity, but will at once renounce any
scheme seen to be merely speculative, for
any business measures proposed 10y respon-
sibe business men,


w Qt urna rhx,,
affirm that the people of this town are ready
now, to do All that can rightly be required
Of them to endorse any prac tIcal movement
among our nonresident property owners,
and we are glad to see the wide-awake in
terest which some Of them are taking in our
affairs thus early in the season.


We propose to make this work. year,
and with continued encouragement on the
part OF non residents, we shall be abe u
effect results this season that will be per
manent IN their nature, and afford broad
foundation on which We may build at once
There are tides in the affairs of men that
taken at the flood lead on to fortune One
Of these waves OF prosperity is now rising
about us. Let our property owners launch
forth upon it confidently.


4 common interest is reason enough for
dropping all minor issues. We have done
4 good deal OF negative work and done it
cffectualIy. Negative work is sometimes
necessary, but positive efforts are needed
the most this season, and it is with hearty
satisfaction we record the signs Of the times
IN this direction as extremely encouraging.
We have full confidence that our large
minded, clear headed workers will be found
equal TO the propitious occasion.
Year: 1871

than vindicate their averments, and most
signally impeach their opponents


But first, as to the envy of Superior: the
tact Is patent, that among the active oppo-
nents of the canal are citizens of Duuth,
and Minnesota who own vastly more pro,
perty there than the whole land ring, who
for but a brief period have control of the
harbor faacy, and squandering the
corporate credit.


That the Government engineers knoao
their business, we give the results of sur
vey on the Merrimac River Z. S. Coast
Survey 1867 PIP 10 DC. where the text
tables and drawings in appendix, disclose a
state of facts Identical with the St Lonis
river in question. Here we have table
and profile, giving distance, shape Of bot
tom, f;al and velocity of water, and the re-
suit is g For period near time of high [tidel I
"water we found a velocity Of 100 nauti-
zeal miles per hour, corresponding to a
" slope of OIL feet per 1000; at period near
SLOW water a mean velocity of % nau' zeal
''miles with a slope of 2 feet per 1000 y
This normal state IF the river does not take
into account the rise and fall of the river
supply. The depth of the river under the
observed surface is from ten to fifteen feet !;
and nowhere narrower than the St. Louis
at Rice's Point, nor near 50 narrow as be-
tween Minnesota and Wisconsin Points.


The morn al fall as above stated, gives the
elevation of the water surface at Rice's
Point, five and half miles from our entry,
the head which secured out the Duluth Ca
nal where the water had but one and a half
miles to flow.


But the crowning testimony against the
defendants is the catching them i,e their
oac1a steoltrap. They have chafed and Won
iered Why the injunctiona order entered
2ith May was not Immediately served upon
them. Mean time they have dug and dely
ell, fought the Lake breaker action, enlarg-
ed the opening, chucked in their cribs and
almost daily sent to the old entry, measured
the water on the bar and ascertained tie
1aCt Jnat tHere Is scarcely seven lett sound
ings. Testimony to this effect they are
carefully nursing to show to the Court the
worthIeSsness Of the shallow natural entry,
and the absolute necessity of commerce for
the Duluth cutoff But these are the facts
developed; that before the opening OF the
cutoff, when the Lake was five inches lower
than it now is, the Arctic passed out III nine
feet water over the bar; since the opening
of the cutoff the river waters have rushed
out, and the want Of its force at the entry,
has resulted in the daily increase of the bar
so that there now is scarcely seven and a
halt feet, an absolute accretion Of twenty
three inches upon the bar by reason of the
loss Of water through the Duluth canal


The perculation sworn to by the Deten
dents engineers; is proved a my til from The
fact that now the mud end of the bay at the
canal has two feet less water than before
the canal was preached through.
Year: 1871

INTEREST LAw.-The Legislature has
amended the law regulating the rate of in
terest, by providing that where a party
takes a greater amount of interest than the
rate prescribed by law, he shall forfeit the
usurious part only. Under the law as it
was before the amendment, usury worked a
forfeiture of the whole sum loaned.
Year: 1871

The New York city papers say
that orders have been issued from the
Custom House and other Federal
offices in that city, leyying a tax Of
five dollars on all subordinates whose
salaries are below $1,000 per annum,
and ten dollars on all whose salaries
exceed that sum. The order creates Il
good deal of squealing. The small
fry complain that they have been quite
heavily taxed for the New Hampshire
and Connecticut elections within the
last few months and they cannot and
will not bear the burden any longer.
What has become of the celebrated
Civil Service Reform, in which was
included the mandate, that Govern
ment Officers should not be taxed to
carry elections for the interest Of politi
cal parties Who will answer the
question.
Year: 1871

Especially who have become the Victims OF
Solitary Vice and dreadful and destructive
habits which annually sweep to an untimely
grave thousands of young men Of the most eK-
atcd talents and brilliant intellect, who might
otherwise have cntranccd listening Senates with
the thuudcrs of rlouuencc. or walked to oxtacy
the living Tyre may call with full confidence.
Year: 1871

Please, sir, shall 60 now: You have
BEEN so good to let me stop here all night.
| shall never forget it a. long as 1 live /;
but people are lighting their 6res now,
perhaps / can sell some matches"


:" But don'i you want some breakfast ?"


Yes. if hurry of perhaps can sell
match"s enough to buy me some crackers
| had three yesterday"


How should you like 10 stsy with us
and play with little Willie and we will
give You all you.want to eat, and nice
brd beside to sleep in every night"


edo you really mean that you will let
me stay and keep warm and not be hungry
auy more: Why thts Seems like heaven
that mother told me so much about. can
never thank You enough or love you
enough for bring 90 good to mr. What
will lame Jimmy say to SEE me with such
a nice baby as Willie: Perhaps ycu will
let me save him some OF my breakfast
once in a while, because he is hungry
most all the time?


Yes; Jimmy shall have as many
breakfasts as you wish but come now
prepare for your Maine Fdrmer.
Year: 1871

The TENDENCY OF THE HUMAN MIND
To ArHEIsM.-It is no uumeaning boast
nor exaggeration TO say that the march of
mind is onward, and that Christianity,
and Free Religion, too, have got to come
to an end. Neither of them is o fnality,
bat as the latter is a large step towards
the overthrow of the former, it is useful in
aiding The accomplishment of that fufl
amount Of Universal Mental Liberty which
finds its complete realization only in tho
most radical Atheism. There is no other
permanent stopping place on the road to
Entire Freedom; for the man who cuts
loose from the Roman Catholic religion, or
Protestant either. aud takes his own rea
son aud judgment for Ills guide, to the ex-
clusion of all other authority. is sure
eventually to become downright Atheist.
unless by some process (not yet known TO
mortals) he can accomplish the impossi-
bility of stopping his thoughts. Once
get him 70 thinking freely and fully,
without the fear of the bible and the
church before his eyes, and his reason will
bring him sooner or later on to the true
gfound.-BOSton Investigator.
Year: 1871

A humorous writer in an exchange says
that advertising goods q is jest like snorin'
or takin' cryih' baby to church. II you
sleep in church and don't snore, hOw's
folks on the back seats to know you are
there s-and in regard to the baby, folks
would never know you could raise one If.
when nurse takes it TO church, it didn't
let of steam. But when he yells out good
and strong, everybody, parson and all,
feel mighty good. They look at him and
say to themselves, Fine baby that, by
hockey irregular young rhinosSer-cow, by
gum! The more be bellers the more the
people know it, and the more they know
it the more they think about i'll"
Year: 1871

A responsible western paper states that
an old lady followed up a bishop, as he
travelled through his diocese. and was
confirmed several timrs before she was de-
tected. She wished the ordinance re-
peAted because she had understood it was
"good for the rheumatism"
Year: 1871

saw a bull paving in .
Il thought what fun IT
to jump over, catch him by
and rub his nose in the


idea was so funny that he
and laughed 10 think Of it.
he thought of II the fun
med, and he determined to
purus quickly tossed him


fence again, somewhat
b Rat lcisWCly picked him
Ih the consolatory remark ;
$ a mighty foinc thing |
Pugh fOOrst y
Year: 1871

Mrs. SIDDoNs once gave Campbell In writ
ing an anecdote indicating the Providentisl
strengthening of her religious tendencies IL,
the midst of the worldly temptations to
which her girlhood was exposed. She hal
set her heart on going to picnic In a new
pink dress ordeted for the occasion. She
went to sleep with a Prayer Book in her
hand, open at the prayer for fine weather.
When she awoke It was raining hard, and Oh
looking at the Prayer Book she found that
she had mistaken the page, and held the book
open at the prayer Tor rain, She set the mat
ter right, went 10 sleep again, and awoke The
second time TO find las the poet hath NJ "lhe
morning as punk and as beautiful as per
Dress" showing, he cautiously remarks, m..ber


confidence in the efficacy OF prater' oi i"'D''
| OF the Prayer Book.
Year: 1871

The race of mankind would perish, did
they cease to aid each other. From the
time that the mother binds the child's head
till the moment some kind assistant wipes
the deathdawp from the brow Of the dying.
we cannot exist without mutual help All,
therefore, that need aid. have Alright to
ask it Of their fellow .mortals; no one who
holds the power Of granting, can refuse il
without guilt.
Year: 1871

be wanting and may We not Justly expect
the President to unite in such measures
Of peace and good will, He that ruleth
his spirit is greater than he that taketh a
city, and 50 the President ruling his spirit
in subject to the humane principles Of in
.ternational -laW-sand the constitution Of
this country, viii be greater than If he bad
taken all the islands Of the sea.
Year: 1871

No document ever emanated from a civil official in Arizona of equal i'm portance to all the settlers and mer- chants and traders, as the one we give to-day by his honor, Judge John Titus, and which was given in Court last Tuesday.

 When we state that it was in con- temptation to proceed in like manner as against Richard N Go. with every trader in Arizona (for all the traders deal with Indians) except the licensed and favored few, we state truth, and one that ought to convince all how important 1t Is to have the law on the subject so clearly set forth as is done by Judge Titus. The chief actors in this audacious proceeding against Richard & Go. will with the airs of offended virtue indignantly deny that such sweeping action was intended, now that they see probable failure, even should they carry it to a court of last resort but their clack-valves did not hesitate to publicly boast of their owners powers and purposes.

 We are always willing to credit any man or men with an act pro ductive of good, even, though it be a lonely one and badly designed j; hence, 1t must be admitted that the attempted confiscation of W. Richard & Co.'s goods has brought forth the ahle and exhaustive decision of Judge Titus, 8 decision which we predict will neet with an emphatic affirma- ton in any higher court to which it may be appealed. The Judge has been a close observer for many years of all p.netices as we'll in honest be- half of the Indian as those merely in his name by which to crush fair con- petition and erect species of despot- ism in the new States and Territories {; and he has also with zeal and in telligence noted the governing law, and its exposition he now gives.

 Let the people read this decision snd preserve it for reference, as we have no hesitation ill stating our belief that all settlers who have trade, or may have, with the Indians can rely upon the law as applied to the Richard case by Judge Titus.
Year: 1871

THE present trial of men for killing Apaches, is bringing forth abundant evidence that the Camp Grant fed h. dians have committed nearly all the thefts and murders within many miles about Tucson during the last year. The few men who perjured themselves at Colyer's bidding on this point, may console themselves as best they can.
Year: 1871

AS Colyer did not hesitate to lie about every material fact relating to Indian Affairs in Arizona, we are not surprised to learn that he Iceland we feel certain that he did so with malice-aboat the utterances of THE CITIZEN. As our side has won, the quite universally exposed liar may trot along on this score.
Year: 1871

THERE is no longer a doubt but that the public fed Indians at Camp Date Creek, slaughtered the six men near Wickenburg, and we are in formed that General Crook is we'll convinced that they are the guilty wretches, and we predict the General will eventually ascertain about which ones did the bloody work.
Year: 1871

THE notoriously disreputable Whit man refused to testify under oath this week to what he officially reported at various times, and lately to his su- perior in mendacity, Colyer. The reason why is obvious.
Year: 1871




Editor RutLl1ld Herald Leaving Buff
fao on the first" section of the express
train, for the train is SO long that two
trains are made of it, we first stop at
Dunkirk for dinner, but at this season of
the year, we advise all our friends not to
eat their dessert until they reach Brock
ton, where the finest and most luscious of
grapes (Rogers) can be purchased for ten
cents per pound, and they possess rich
ness OF flavor rarely attained in Eastern
grown grapes. The remainder of the
days Journey Is without incident Ar
irving at Cleveland at sven in the even
ing we get a good supper and take anoth-
er train for Cincinnati, in which city we
arrive at 6 o'clock in the morning.


CINCINNATI


Cino'uati is quite IA city, it contains
about 100000 inhabitunts, The early
aattler- ere supposed 20 have hseo attract
e3 to tie place, by the abundance of
gqmp, and although great slaughter has
beon going on for many years, there is still
a large business done in killing and pack
ing this game A great amount Of whisky
Is made here, its proximity to the river
giving unusual facilities for this busipess.


The Industrial Exhibition now going
on should receive the attention of every
visitor We have but faint ideas in the
Z 4st of the magnitude of these Western
exhibitions. Nearly five acres of ground
are covered by substantial and ornamen-
tai buildings which are crowded in all
departments. Again, every exhibitor
dots the work more thoroughly than with
us, and Ill Of the buildings are fitted up
with such taste and variety as to demand
the admiration Of all who visit. The
fort! hall and picture gallery are full of
choice fl lowers and plants and valuable
pictures Fountains IN each of the main
hall add to the beauty Of the scene, and
a good band is constantly in Attendance.


About doz.n steam engines are con.
~tanuy running. and power is thus snp-
piled 70 a large number Of machines. In
the agricultural hall we notice an IN
usually fine display of farm products. In
one corner j. a cheese weighing 2,O00
pounds, made from the milk Of 1000 cows.
The exhibition of fruit is very fue. This
exposition opened early in September and
will continue about mouth and is
crowded every fair day and evening. But
we mus. close thi- in hast for we hear of
an exhibition 10 progress further west.
Year: 1871

Twenty-Five years ago or SO, when the
Vermont Central was in process of con-


struction, Michael Hennessy, one Of the
laborers thereon, and Mary Failey his


wife. occupied a rude shanty near the
line of the road in Bethel. One day in
the month of May, Michael not having re-


turned from his work, Mary left her only
child, a little two year old boy, in his
cradle alone, and went to a farm house
not far away, the residence of Captain
Flinn-who removed to parts unknown
soon after-for milk. She remembers the
pleasant talk Mrs Finn had with her
about her baby. She said that it was
very pretty girl and seemed much sur
prised when told that it was a boy. Ste
soon returned to the shanty, but the child
was gone. All the workmen and every
body in the neighborhood went dragging
the river or searching the hills and woods
and everywhere about, but they coUld
find no trace of him.


Some eleven years after, the tidings
reached them that somebody had read in
some newspaper that some poor sinner on
his death-bad had announced that the
you7g man to whom he had left his prop
erty-quite large amount-was not his
son, but his real name was Michael Hem
messy, Again, five years after, another
person was reported to have read the
same announcement but in neither case
could the we'll remembering and still
mourning parent find out any thing more
definite.


The mother would have told thi4 story
to the public years ago and searche1 the
world for the pride of her young mother
hood, though She had nice largo brood
of others in the /, flowing years, but that
the father sickened at the thought Of
opening afresh the old. terrible agony,
and not til after his death, some few says
since. has she felt7and determined TO ask
the editor to ask his brethren to ask every
body else, if $ he he knows or has heard
that the man Finn or any other man,
died and made such report of his great
and that her first born is yet in
the land Of the living and where, and do
her the great favor 10 send her word
thereof through the Office Of the st. Al
AIbans Messenger,
Year: 1871

Keep good company, or none. Never be
idle Ifyour hands can't be usefully en-
ployed, attend to the cultivation of your
mind. Always speak the truth. Make
few promises Live up to your engagements.
Keep your own secrets, if you have any.
When you speak to a person look him in
the face: Good company and good conver.
sati are the very sinews of virtue. Good
character is above all things else Your
character cannot be essentially injured ex-
cept by your own acts. If any one speaks
evil of you, let your life be SO that none
will believe him Drink no Intoxicating
liquors. Ever live misfortune excepted)
within your income. When you retire to
bed, think yer what you have done during
the day Make no haste to be rich, if you
would prosper Small ard steady gains give
competency with tranquil mind. Never
play at any game of chance. AVOID temp
tation, through fear you may not withstand
it. Earn money before you spend it. New.
er run into debt, unless you see way 0
get out again. Never borrow if you can
possibly avoid it. Do not put off until to-
morrow that which should be done tod y


Do not marry until you are able to support
a wife. Never speak i'll of any enc. Be
just before you are generous, Keep you're
self innocent if you would be happy. Save


when you are young to spend when you are
old. Read owes the above maxIms at least
once a week. 5a -.f fs-
Year: 1871

The Shelbyville American Rescue of last
week says; 1.-The mumps have been raging
as an epidemic in this place for the past
three or four weeks. We don't think we
shall seeror hear of another case, after the
epidemic has run its courses for ten years to
come, as we, are confident it viii make a
clean sweep cf the. old as well as the Young
The whooping cough has also been holding
thigh carnival among the Juveniles Of this
place, and they are .yhooping it along"
Year: 1871

THE Doc LAw.-By recent act of the
General Assembly, County Courts may now
levy a tax on dogs not less than fifty cents
or more than. two dollars, after exempting
one for each family: In view of the fact
that there are about ten thousand worthless
ours and spiked-tail fiste in Hardeman, 1t
would be a good thing if the County Court
should levy the two dollar tax at once, and
thus rid our community of the internal
nests
Year: 1871

-Messrs. DeGraff & Crooks, railway
contractors, were in Alexandria last
week. They have been looking over the
ground of the St. Cloud and Penn.
bina Railroad line with view of begin
ming work at once, as they have the
contract for building the entire road.
They intend doing all the work possible
10 toe timber during the coming win
ter SO as to have nothing but prairie
work by the time spring opens. Next
week work will be begun on the first
twenty miles west of St. Cloud. It is
likely that large force of men will be
at work through the forests of Douglsg
County within sixty days.-Aleran-
dria Post.
Year: 1871

Have the courage to give, OCCASION
ally that which You cau ill afford to
spare giving what you Go not want nor
value neither brings nor deserves thanks
in return who is grateful for drink of
water from another's overaowing we'll
however delicious the draught5 Have
the courage to wear your old garments
till you can pay fox new ones.
Year: 1871

THAT old favorite OF the farmers,
the Prairie Farmer, of Chicago, pub
fishes half sheet, and announces that
it will soon be out again in full size.-
This is one of the be agricultural pa
pers in the country, and deserves to have
hearty support from the whole Went.
Year: 1871

A CANDLE TO BURN ALL NIGHT
When, as IN case Of sickness, a dull
light is wished, or when matches are
mislaid, put powdered salt on the
candle till 1t reaches the black part
o: the wick, 10 this way a mild and
steady light will be kept through the
night by small piece of candle.