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Year: 1875

Let man fail in business, what an
effect it has on his former creditors!
Men who have taken him by the arm
laughed and chatted with him by the
hour, shrug their shoulders and pass
on with cold "How do you do? y


Every tride of bill is hunted up
and presented, that would not have
seen the light for months to come,
but for the misfortunes of the debtor.
If it ispaid, we'll and good; if not, the
scowl of the sheriff, perhaps meets
him at the corner. A man that has
never failed knows but little of human
nature.


In prosperity he sails along gently
waited by favoring smiles and kind
words from everybody. He prides
himself on his name and spotless char
acter, and makes his boast that he has
not an enemy in the world. Alas! the
change. Helooks at the world in a
different light when reverse comes up
on him. He reads suspicion on every
brow. He hardly knows how to move
or how to do this thing or the other;
there are spies about him, writ is
ready for his back. To know what
kind of stuff the world is made of, a
person must be unfortunate and stop
paying, once in his lifetime. If he
has kind friends, then they are man
ifest. A failure is a moral sieve--it
brings out the wheat and shows the
chaE A man thus learns that words
and pretended good will are not and
do not constitute real friendship.
Year: 1875

1e San Francisco Call says: Profes-


sobteiner, who made balloon ascen-


sid from the City Gardens on Sunday,


nj given the following account of his


Wage: The ascent was made without


E trouble at the appointed hour, and


te balloon rose rapidly to high alti-


lde, the wind blowing freshly and car


king her over the bay in a northerly di-
ection toward Suisun. The panoramic
View presented was of the most mag
bifcent description, taking in both sea
and land and the high Sierras. When
near Suisun she struck current of wind
setting toward the southeast, which car
ried her across the Straits of Carquinez
to Contra Costa, near Martinez. The
Professor was about an hour and half
in air at this time, and had reached an
as great as three thousand to
four thousand feet. Here he made up
his mind to descend. He Immediately
proceeded to let go his gas with this in
tention, and with what result will be
perceived. Mr.. Steiner having found a
desirable place to descend on hill
side, he threw out his graphing irons
with this view; but the undercurrent OF
air was so strong, and carried along the
balloon so swiftly, that the iron did not
take hold until the balloon struck the
telegraph wires on the county road. II
skinned along the wire for some time
until it made sudden lunge, whirled
the basket around and sent the grappling
irons twisting around the wire. In an
other instant the ropes attaching the
basket to the balloon were cut by the
wire, and the balloon, thus separated
from its encumbrance, Immediately rose
high in the air, and reaching a northerly
current was again carried in the di
rection of Bridgeport, and probably
reached the ocean. The Professor, thus
summariiy separated from his aeria'
messenger, was lucky enough to be able
to grasp hold of the telegraph wire, o
which he was compelled to instantly le
90 his hold and drop to the ground. Al
the drop was a long one, the contac
with the ground was severe, causin,
such conclusion of his body as to swell
his ankles and otherwise jar his limbs
He expressed himself fortunate, how
ever, in getting off 20 easy under the cir
cumstancps
Year: 1875

And now here is another new motor,
says the Danbury News man. A pro-
fessor, whose name we forget, but pos
terity will not, has been experimenting
with a growing squash. He gave the
vine every attention, and inclosed the
young squash in an iron frame, open at
the top, so that it could grow in an up
ward direction only. Then he put on the
weight, increasing the amount every day.
The squash grew and grew, forcing back
the weight until it sustained foe thousand
pounds. This is no idle experiment. The
professor believes that vegetables can be
used as q motor. If he is right we shall
soon witness a revolution in the means of
transit. Take, for instance, a train of
cars. He proposes having box six feet
long, three feet deep, and of width equal
to a car. This box to be filled with a
rich compost, and planted with squash
seeds. When the vine has 30 far de-
veloped as to bring out the fruit, the box
is attached to the rear car of the train,
and the healthiest squash on the vine is
set in powerful iron clamps outside the
back end of the box. As the squash ex-
pands the train moves. When it is de-
sired to stop the train the frame contain
ing the motor is hoisted by a small der
rick from the box into the air, and
dropped back again on resuming motion.
Two men only are required to run train
by this process. One to act as conductor,
and the other as a sort of engineer.
gardener. He is to prod the roots with
hoe, water the plant, and manage the
derrick. The idea is so startlingly novel
as to appear almost like dream, but the
professor himself is tangible fact, and
he has full confidence in the project. Al
soon as he completes his arrangement
he will run train from Philadelphia Il
New York. He expects to do 1t In
about three months.
Year: 1875

The Mayor of Liverpool gave ban
quet to the Earl of Derby few evenings
since. Lord Derby, in the course of his
response to toast, expressed an opinion
that the insurrectionary difficulty in
Turkey had been exaggerated. He said
the great powers were not disposed to
assist the Insurgents. It would be i'm
polite to concede selfgovernment to
Herzegovina. Judicious reforms might
alleviate discomfort, although q radical
cure could hardly be expected.


Abiding to England's relations with
China, he said: "No further intelligence
had been received from Pekin. Every
one must depricate war while honor
ably avoidable. It was necessary, how
ever, to insist upon just and moderate
demands, and not shirk our duty because
it was unpleasant. II trouble should
arise the fault would not be ours"


Lord Derby's speech concludes with
the following words: "From what we
know already, am hopeful matters will
20 we'll"
Year: 1875

Some day, some day OF days. treading the street


With idle, needless pace,


Unlocking for such grace,


shall behold your face
Some day, some day Of days, thus may we meet
Perchance the sun may shine from skies of May,


Or winters Icy chill


Touch Whitley vale and hill,


What matter? 1 shall thrill
Through every vein with summer on that day.
Once more lie's perfect youth will all come back,
And for moment there


shall stand fresh and fair


And drop the garment care
Once more my perfect youth will nothing lack.
shut my eyes now, thinking how twill be-


How face TO face each soul


viii slip its long control,


Forget the dismal dole
Of dreary fate's dark separating sea.
And glance TO glance and hand to hand In greeting
The past with all its fears,


It's silence and its tears,


Its lonely yearning years,
Shall vanish In the moment Of that meeting.
Year: 1875

AN old Canadian farmer stated TO a
correspondent Of one of our agricultural
papers, after many years experience on
different farms, that the best mode of
destroying Canadian thistles is to cut
them on the three longest days Of the
year. He declared this 10 be sure cure,
and would have published 1t himself had
he been able TO write.
Year: 1875

IT is a perfectly safe thing for criti.
cised actress to horsewhip the critical
press when the representative of the
press is fragile, unprotected male, but
when the weapon which Is mightier than
a sword is Welded by a firm feminine
hand the case is different. And such
was the recent experience Of an ag-
grieved comedienne who, undertaking
to cowhide Mrs. Laura Gordon, now
"editress" of a California paper, was
speedily reduced, TO use the words Of a
local reporter, "to state of badness
that would excite envy in the heart Of
turnip."
Year: 1875

CONGRESS has its first work laid out
for it by the American Free Dress
League, which unanimously adopted at
its last meeting the following resolution
submitted by DIR. Mary Walker:


Resolved, That the Congress of the United
States be requested to define the length of
woman's dress, and the material that shall
be used by her to cover her limbs, and that
1t shall pass an act making it penal offense
Tor any government Official to deprive woman
OF any position because she refuses to dress
according to such officers dctation---barbar-
ism worse than ever cursed heather lands.
Year: 1875

CoNsTANTINoPLE, January l5.-The
Committee of Relief for the famine
stricken people of Asia Minor urgently
request the English and American press
to let it be known that their funds are
exhausted, while the distress is increas-
ing. They state that it will be necessary
to clothe, feed and give medical assist
ance to several hundred thousand peo-
pie until next June.
Year: 1875

NEW York. January 3O-The New York
central and Hudson River railroad company
VIII. on Monday next. reduce the wages OF
the track force ten per cent, affecting those
employed outside OF the city limit The old
rate has been ten shillingS day and the re-
duction causes general dissatisfaction \
similar reduction of ten per cent. was also
ordered IN the rate OF pay OF engineers and
nremen on the entire line from New York To
Buffalo. When the proposed reduction was
made known the Brotherhood of Engineers
Immediately took steps To prevent the order
from being carried out. A meeting was held
ana committee appointed 10 wait on PreSi-
dent vanderbilt, who was very decided as TO
the proposed reduction, hut finally gave the
committee the choice either To submit TO the
reduction of ten per cent. on present rate or
else have the shop wages and pay for SUNDAY
when not actually employed cut OF The
committee accepted for the present the sec
ond proposition. 10 be paid three and a half
cents for actual mileage run. and To abolish
all pay for shop lay over and Sundays.
Year: 1875

TIE FRENCH ASSEMBLY has begun the
work of forming a constitutional government
in good earnest Yesterday bill was passed
providing for another legislative body 70 be
called "the senate" the members TO be elect
ed by popular suffrage. An amendment pro-
vid1ng for the organization OF the govern
ment without proclaiming a republic is now
pending
Year: 1875

aT
that the Fire Department should
consist exclusively of whites. | am
told that a military company from
another city desired to bring with
them their band, composed of color
ed men, but was informed that they
could not do SO. This shows whether
our white friends" regard us as part
of the body polite.


! have no doubt the 4th of July
1876 will witness a different course
of procedure.


Yours for the Right.


G. II. HARRIS.
Year: 1875

let us strive to do good and serve
the Lord. The Lord made us and
He has blest us. He gave His only
Son to die that we might be saved
O, that men would think of these
solemn truths and the time that they
have for cursing and swearing thaG
they would use it in praying and
begging God to forgive them for
what they have done in the past, anil
He will forgive them. Ask and it
shall be given, saith the Scriptures; II
God had not forgiven us for our sins
where would we have been to-day?
We would have been bowling among
the angels of darkness where mercy
hath no abiding; where the wrath
of God is kindled night and day
without ceasing. May the spirit Of
God abide with us that we may
amend ours walks and that whatso-
ever we do it may be done to the
glory and honor of God.


III. L. SIMMONS.


Fayetteville N. G.


May 25, 1875.
Year: 1875

Phelps and Potter been alone on the com
mittee they would have reported that in
stead of Republicans being intimidated by
Democrats, the reverse was the fact; that
white Conservative voters were frightened
away from the polls by the appearance Of
United States Marshals, accompanied by
federal cavalrymen, few days before the
election, and on the day of election, who
caused great alarm among the Ignorant
people in the country parishes, and pre-
vented scores of them from voting.


The committee report that the Con
servatiyes undoubtedly carried the state
by considerable majority, and that they
elected a majority Of the legislature,
Individual members of the committee
saw that of this there can DE no question:
The failure of the Freedman's Bank and
the collection of poll tax from the ne
eroes. which had never been done before
Since the war, caused thousands of colored
Republicans to stay away from the polls.
Besides this. the planters for the first time
tried the effect of persuasion upon the ne
groes they employed. They did not threa
ten to discharge their hands, but argued
with them and demonstrated to them that
the interests of the two races were common
and that therefore they should support the
same men and measures. The result OF
this policy was that many of the colored
people were induced to vote 'the White
League ticket" as it was called, and many
of them so testified before the committee.


The committee condemn in the strongest
Language the action of the returning board


as being illegal and indefensible. The re


turning board had no able defenders be
fore the committee. The chairman of il


ex- Gov. Wells, did not appear, and his at
tendance could not be secured. The re


naming members were comparatively ig


norant, and their defense of the action o
the board was very weak.


The committee will report that the char


acter of the White League has been yer.


much misunderstood throughout the


North. 1t is not secret organizations ant


numbers among its members scores an(
hundreds of the very bes. men in the cit!
Iof New Orleans-the men who are mos
prominent in business. and who would no


countenauce lawlessness of any kind.


A majority OF the full committee vii


sig1 the sub committees report.
Year: 1875

Sheffield.

 What news can you expect to hear from 8 place where the thermometer tells story of IS degrees below zero? For the nssl week we have done little except to tend the fires and hug the coal stoves. and copse- quently the local items are scarce. On the evening of the 18th the ladies of the M. E Church held festival in the Town Hall. The gathering was not large, but we are told the receipts of the evening amounted to $lO5. One of the chief at fractions of the evening was the ''Old Folks Kitchen" where pork and beans, with donghnuts and pumpkin pie were served up on dishes of @ hundred years ago. The host of this kitchen was a pie ture of antiquity. and in spite of gray halr and ''specs" we found Father Hopkins 'just as young as he used to be-" The grandmother spun fax in the corner, while the daughter made welcome the visitors. A variety of ancient relics were exhibited. A fishing pool made sport for the boys ip one corner of the hall, and added no small mite to the receipts of the evening. This pool was the work of w. Barber, who proved his skill in fishing, and by blowing his own horn...... 'Tis hard times! This is the echo from all sides now, and economy is being practiced where never before it was thought of and we see many illustrs. tions of false economy. Some people here begin their economy by stopping their pa- pers, preferring to starve the mind if only the stomach can be filled. was astonished to find by inquiring at our office how few of the leading journals of the day are taken here-far less this year than in years pre- vious Only two subscribers 10 that most excellent paper the Independent; only three copies of the LhrIstian Union come to this office. Now should feel quite lost without the Union, for think it a paper of great and good influence Mir Beecher's lectures alone are worth a ortune, and yet we have some saints among us who pass them by unread because they are waiting to see U he is guilty! Msy Heaven bless his great heart We have no doubt of his innocence. Let those who are without sin cast the first stone ;" but, as Josiah AL lens wife says, There sint many whu can afford to go into the stun business" And Sheffield has some glass houses too!

 LEWIS.
Year: 1875

''There is powerful sight of giggling back there in the corner" said an Arkansas preacher, ''and it's got to be stopped, or the Lord will delegate me to open the door sud throw some one out" It was stopped.
Year: 1875

4 fearful explosion took place on the 96th of December. at the Little York Gold Washing and Water Company's mine fin Nevada. It appears that two little girls. daughters ot Mir. Cooper, foreman of the mine, aged respectively seven and nine years, were carrying dinner to their father, who was at work at the mine. On their way back they entered the blacksmith shop belonging to the mine. A boy about fifteen years of age, by the name of Shep. herd, was there engaged in drying giant powder cartridges on the forge. While do- ing SO, and while the girls were present. one of the cartridges caught fire. The young man told the girls to run out of the shop, but his warning was not needed soon enough, for a double explosion occurred, doing fearful damage. One of the cart ridges first exp oded, and almost imme- diately alter four kegs of black powder which were slowed away on shelf in one corner of the shop. The first explosion seems to have Injured the children most The smoke stack to the forge was made of sheet iron. This the giant powder rent in a thousand pieces. One of the splinters passed through young Shepherds scalp, one through his cheek, one he received in the arm above the elbow, one in the calf of the light leg. and several others in different l,arts of the body He is in fact completely Iiddled with splinters, yet strong hopes are entertained of his recovery. The eldest girl Is frightfully torn by the pieces of shat tered pipe and from other effects of the ex- plosion. The flesh Is torn from her shout ders down her back, and from her right hip, SO that the spire and bones of the hip gre exposed. Her right thigh on the inside of the leg is badly lacerated, and the bone is broken. The flesh is also torn from the back O. one of her hands. The younger girl is cut on the abdomen by . sheet of iron. Her head is also badly cut. One piece of iron was driven through her arm

 It is considered impossible for the older girl to recover, and it will be almost mi Tacle if the younger one is saved. The ex- plosion is supposed to have been caused by giant powder cap being left in part of 6 cartridge that had not been used after hay ing been prepared for loading. The effect of the explosion was g little singular. The force oi the powder seemed to operate cnly downward and horizontally. An an vil which stood on 8 block within few feet of the forge was not stirred from ita position, although it sat without being fast. ened to the block. The bellows were uu- injured also, both having been about on a 6vel with the forge. The explosion seems to have been entirely accidental, and Is Lot a'tributed to negligence or carelessness
Year: 1875

of the educational extras which is sadly
overlooked.


The old-fashioned working bees are
too well understood TO need descrip-
ton. When lady finds that the
amount Of sewing required by the wants
of her household is beyond her own
powers she holds bee-that is to say,
she calls in the assistance of her friends
and neighbors, and .'many hands make
light work"


Last winter, in our own little circle,
We spent some very pleasant evenings.
We met, as have described, al one an
others houses, and spent the time in
making speeches-in this way. As soon
as we were all assembled a tray was
passed round, and each person present
put in ticket, on which he had written
down a subject, and these were well
shaken together. Numbers one, two,
three, four, five, &c., one for each, We're
then drawn for, and the gentleman or
lady who had taken number one stood
up, drew subject, and at once COM
menced speaking on it. He was allow
ed three minutes only, and as soon as
he had finished number two took his
place; and this continued until all had
spoken. When We first met the three
minutes were found too long; but after
repeated trials greater tluency was al
tained, though not until there had been
some very amusing failures.


We constantly varied the programme
of the evening One night we had gem
eral election, when each one present So
licted the votes of the rest and declared
his views. One night we all came pre-
pared to relate the most peculiar Incl
dent that had happened in our individi-
al experience. On two or three Occa-
sions we chose particular author, and
each one gave and opinion of him. and
his works, with reasons and illustra-
tons. Another night we had discus
sion upon paper which was read by
one of our number.


Altogether we had some very inter-
esting evenings, and we are eagerly
looking forward to a repetition OF them.
l think one reason of their success was
that we always had something under
stood and arranged beforehand, SO that
the proceedings were not left to chance.
And not the least charm lay in the fact
that it afforded an opportunity for la
dies and gentlemen to do something to-
gether, and so that breaking up Of the
party into small companies, which has
so often been found to be unpleasant,
was avoided.-Phiilis Br0wne, IN Cas-
seN's Family Magazine.
Year: 1875

BOSTON BROWN BREAD.-1 quart of
milk (sour if you have it), 4 cupfuls of
corn meal, cupfuls of rye meal, nearly
a cupful of common molasses, an even
teaspoonful of salt and = heaping tea
spoonful of soda or saleratus, thorough
ly dissolved. Put it into q covered Stin
pudding boiler, leaving room for it to
rise; set it into kettle of boiling water
and cover the kettle tightly, SO as to keep
in all the steam-first putting into the
kettle 8 or large nails (or any substi-
tute) for the pudding boiler to rest up
OF and set it into the oven pF . little
while. Slice and eat viii tplenty of
butter; toast what is left TO- the next
meal.
Year: 1875

DreadfuI secret of How beauty Is
Acquired.


Paris cor, Philadelphia Press.l


A very curious industry in Paris, and
one that is more extensive than might
be supposed from its nature, is that OF
paints, pencils aud powders for making
up the complexion Most of the great
perfumers such as Guerlain, Pirer, etc
have a back room to their shops, spe-
cially devoted to this mysterious com
merce. The ordinary method of daub-
ing the face first with q white paint and
then with rouge finds no favor with the
consummate artists who teach the use
Of these beautifying compounds For
whitening the skin preparation is
shown that is composed of some insol.
uble powder in a liquid; the bottle must
first be well shaken and very small
quantity of its contents must then be
taken on fine old linen rag or bit OF
cotton and rubbed round and round till
the preparation has penetrated the skin
thoroughly. This wash makes the com
plexioh beautifully white without trace
Of aouriness of powder or ordinary
paint. 1t is very costly, being sold at
twelve dollars for a small bottle
full. Next comes rouge, which
is also very costly, being valued
at eighteen dollars for box Of the
best article From this superfne article
the grades descend through different
prices till we reach the coarse sixty-eent
rouge, which no well-bred beauty would
eondescend to use. Different shades OF
rouge are sold for different occasions;
therei is a shade for daylight, one for
theater, one for the ballroom, one for
the race-course, etc. Then we have q
scarlet liquid used for coloring the lips
and black powder for blackening the
edges Of the eyelids. The last requires
some dexterity in its use, as it must be
put on as powder and delicately
washed in with fine linen rag and
lukewarm water. Black and brown
pencils are used for marking the arch Of
the eye heavy and pencil OF delicate
blue comes for tracing the veins on the
white surface Of the painted skin. To
aid in this last orowning touch Of the
whole artistic performance, chart has
been prepared which gives with medical
accuracy the position Of every vein in
the human face, neck and chest The
negative quality of harmlessness is
claimed for the most Of these pigments
yet deaths from too free use of them
are not uncommon. M. Obin, of the
Grand Opera, was killed by the white
paint wherewith he whitened his head
when he played in William Tell, and
Mile Mass, the celebrated actress
fell a victim to the poisonous effects oi
the hair dye wherewith she restored the
raven hue Of her profuse tresses.