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Year: 1875

From the Philadelphia Day, Ind.


But, assuming that our educational
system Is all that its warmest advocates
insis. that it is, there are still valid OBJ
iections to compulsory system, which
would be anti-republican and, in many
cases oppressive and outrageous, to say
nothing of the INNER Sc expense
to which it would subject our
city, if adopted at this time
1t would be an outrageous sbsurdity for
the Legislature of free State TO put the
government OF the Commonwealth in
the place of parents, depriving them Of
authority over their own children and of
the proceeds Of their children's labor
We want no PrusSan policy engrattcd
on our system of laws. If we begin by
adopting Prussias enforced educational
system. we may end with PrusSla's en-
forced military system. These two sys-
TENS are alike in spirit and are equally
subversive of true liberty
Year: 1875

Gov. Porter has commuted the death
sentence Of Holt, the Bedford county
murderer, to Imprisonment for life.
This action was taken in accordance
with the recommendation OF the Su-
preme Curt, who, after a careful review
of the case. came to the conclusion that
Hollis extreme youth was an extenu-
ating circumstance, which suggested
that justice should be tempered with
mercy. The force and effect Of such
recommendation are clearly set forth
by the Attorney General in the npin-
ion which we give elsewhere, and the
Governors endorsement indicates that
he saw plainly whore his line Of duty
5Iay. We commend Gov. Porter for the
frmness which he has displayed in the
matter, and believe that his course will
be fully approved by the people.
Year: 1875

a CAREFUL and reliable estimate of
the amount saved to the taxpayers Of
New York State by Gov. Tilden's We
toes puts it at two millions of dollars.
How much could a man of his back
bone save the taxpayers of the United
States if he could once get a whack at
Congress?
Year: 1875

The ravages Of the smallpox are
increasing in New York, and it is also
reported that there is greater dangsr
than usual this summer of a visitation
of yellow fever, This disease is said
to be raging with great virulence
throughout the West Indies, and many
clses have been taken to Key West,
Fla. The season has been peculiarly
adapted to the spread of yellow fever
In Cuba, as there have been none Of
the usual cold, heavy gales called
"Northers," which have acted as a
check to the spread Of the disease.
Vessels are now due at New York from
ports where yellow fever is known TO
be raging.
Year: 1875

THE NelC York Times closes a re-
view Of the Beecher trial with the re-
mark that there is only one good result
that can possibly follows: it may lie ID
people in Brooklyn and elsewhere to
distrust the new Gospel Of Love, and
t. allow no priests or ministers TO
come between husband and wife, or to
interfere with family ties or sully fam
lily honor; lastly, it may induce them
t. return to the older and safer moor
Ings, which alone can prevent society
from drifting into chaos.


If this should be the fruit Of the
trial, a scandal which has poisoned the
air for six months past viii not have
been dragged to the light in vain.
Year: 1875

In leading English agricultural
paper We fud an advertisement stating
that "a respectable aud intelligent
youth, age seventeen, having had
three years experience of farming, is
desirous of being engaged on a good
stockfarm to assist 10 its management.
Excepting some little differences in
the language used and excepting that
we do not often fud boys Of seventeen
in this country advertising for places
on farms with an evident design OF
studying particular branch Of Agri-
culture; there is nothing noteworthy
thus far in the advertisement. When
We come, however, to the question of
pay We doubt not many Of our young
readers will be astonished. Read what
this young fellow asks, and decide il
there bs in all America, a boy of like
age and experience who would think
Of such thing! He says ;-"Whers
his services will be considered equiya.
lent to his board and lodging"


This boy evidently thinks he can
learn something about stock manage.
ment which will be Of value to him in
the future, and does not think he has
already found out all that is to be
known. Seriously. however, this ad-
vertisement is worth thinking about,
in reference to the future Of our
American Agriculture. 1t illustrates
one great difference between US and
our British neighbors, We pay Ear
less attention to thoroughly preparing
ourselves to farm iutelligently and we'll
We are less disposed to prepare our
selves for one special branch Of farm
ing, aud are far more disposed; than
are they, to thiuk little reading, a
little observation, or our own shrewd
ness, without either reading or obser.
vatlon, will teach US how to farm.


The circumstances are very differ
ent in the Two countries, but the time
is already come when respectable and
intelligent youths may do wisely to
think less OF the wages they can Sc
cure as general farm "hands," and
more Of securing a situation in which
they can learn thoroughly some branch
of farming, looking to good pay in fu.
ture years.
Year: 1875

The Secretary of the interior has
rendered a decision giving the Mission.
ary Society Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church possession of over 200 acres Of
land at the Dalles Of the Columbia riv


er, Wasco county, Oregon. The case
cane to the Secretary on an appeal
from an adverse decision of the Com.
missioner Of the General Land Office
Year: 1875

Ice. CREAM FEAsT.-There will be an Ice.
cream feast at Nicholson.Street Methodist
Episcopal church Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings under the auspices of the Ladies'
Aid Society connected with this charge.
The projectors of this feast have been very
active, and nothing will be wanting in effort
to afford an enjoyable occasion. AS the pro.
ceeds will be appropriated for the bench! OF
the church the ladies will no doubt be llDe-
rally natroniZed.
Year: 1875

FoRr MONROE, June GA picnic was
given by the prominent citizens Of Norfolk
to-day to the army and navy in return for the
courtesies extended the Norfolk Light Artil.
lery Blues on the occasion Of their late visit
to Boston. The steamer Snow Drop and the
New Hampshire band arrived here at noon
and received General Barry and staff and the
post band, when they proceeded to Ocean
View and spent the afternoon in fishing and
Year: 1875

THE Pic. MIC OF ST. JoHN's SABBATH SCHOOL
at Shirley tomorrow will BIT one of the most
ENJOYABLE OF the season. The managers have
done all in their power to mske the trip pleas
ant and agreeable, and good order will be
maintained.


In addition to the other comforts of the
occasion, an abundance of good things will
be furnished during the day at reasonable
rates.
Year: 1875

Captain Parker, OF the whaling vessel
West Wind. recently met with an ad-
venture which, while interesting to read
of, was not especially so to him.


1t seems that Captain Parker was out
from the ship, with a boats crew, chas-
ing whale, and, having fastened his
harpoon to the creature, it dived, as
usual, and the line, coiled in the bows OF
the boat, began to run out with lightning
treme depths of the ocean. At this
critical juncture Captain Parker went
to the forward part of the boat to be sure
that there was no twist in the rope to
prevent it's working clear. By some
unlueky lurch of the boat he was canted
from the position, and he naturally
threw out his lett hand to prevent him.
self from falling; but, in doing SO, he
unfortunately placed it 30 that the rope
coiled about his wrist, and he was over
board and out of sight in an instant.


lie was perfectly conscious while he
was rushing down, head foremost, and
with an incredible swiitness, and it ap-
peared to him that his arm would be torn
from the socket, so great was the resis-
tance of the water. During these awful
moments he was well aware of his peril
Gus situation, and that his only chance
for life was to cut the line. But how
could he do thisY He could not move
his right arm from his side, to which it
was SO closely pressed by the force of
the element through which he was being
drawn. The pressure on his brain grew
more and more terrible, and roaring as
OF thunder sounded in his ears. He
opened his eyes for single instant, and
il seemed as though stream of fire W as
passing before them.


He began 10 struggle with'all his mus
cular power to reach the knife which he
wore in his belt. He felt that he was
growing weaker every instant, and it
was now or never with him. He did not
absolutely despair, but his brain reeled,
his nerves seemed to relax their tension,
light and darkness appeared to alternate
before his eye.balls, and his head felt as
though compressed in an iron vice.


The line pr0vldentially slackened for
second; he reached his knife, and, as
quick as thought itself,as the rope became
taunt again, the keen edge OF the knife
was upon it, and by a desperate effort OF
his arm it became severed. He was
freed, and then commenced his upward
passage, caused by natural buoyancy
OF the human body. After this he only
remembered a feeling of sutfocation, a
gurgling spasm, and all was over until
he awoke TO an agoni1ing pain of reyiv-
ing consciousness, in the arms OF his
boats crew. Truly, one of the most re-
markable escapes from death on record.
Year: 1875

OF the two young ladies. of the Presi-
DENTS family the daughteran-law out
shines altogether the daughter, though
both seem to be equally bright and
charming young ladies. Mrs. Fred. Grant
Is a pleassst little brunette, and would
De, a very pretty one were it not for q
rather large mouth. She seems also to
have considerable taste in dress, and her
pink costume sharply contrasting with
her jet black hair attracted everybody's
attention; while Mrs. Sartoris is one of
those quiet and indistinet little blondes
whose features are SO vague that you
never remember them, though you may
see them over and over agatn.-Wash-
ingt0n Coru
Year: 1875

Below we reproduce a letter from Land Commissioner Smithee to the Arkansas Independent, which will be ot interest to our readers. Our people cannot be too fully awake to the demands of the hour. "There is tide in the affairs of men, which taken at it's food leads to fortune and to fame" That tide is now at hand in Ar kansas and is at it's flood. We must take advantage of it. Re member citizens of Pope county if you want your county to attract a share of the new corners you must make your advantages known. You must ADVERTISE. The most effectual way to do this is to lend cordial and liberal support to your county paper. Your paper is using efforts in every issue to benefit the county and to place it prominently before the world. Every man in the county should at once subscribe for at least one copy to send away from home in the interests of immigration. It will cost only $1,50, and this is certainly small sum to contribute for so laudable q purpose. Friends make us up a club in every neighborhood, and don't be too stingy. The benefit will accrue to you as much as to us. Follow ing is the letter:

 OFFICE OF Coa'R OF STATE LANDS,

 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANsAs.I

 EDITOR ARKANSAS lNDEPEND- ENT:-As you seem to have Jim migration on the brain' it may not be uninteresting to your many readers to know that the inquiries for state lands are greater at the present time than they have been since the war One hundred and eighteen donations alone were made at this office last week. This is outside of sales, which exceed any previous week since l came into office. You cannot keep it too prominently before the public that every man, woman and child is the state is entitled to 160 acres of lands, upon the mere payment of the office fees, $2 in state scrip and 90 cents in currency for each donation. In addition to this, lands forfeited to the state for taxes are sold to individuals on the mere payment of the back taxes.

 rhe inquiries for lands of this class are largely on the increase, especially by parties outside the state. Letters are received daily at this office from parties residing in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, In diana and Kansas making inquir- ies in reference to the state, and indicating an intention of making their homes here this fall. From information so far received l es- timate the immigration to the state this year at not less than 50,000. l believe it will reach 100000, and possibly more. Those counties desirous of reap ing some of the benefits of this influx of population should make an effort, through societies or otherwise, or through their paper if they are able to support one, to set fourth their advantages. l trust the state press will continue to agitate the subject until ali the people are imbued with the same spirit of progress which animates you. Arkansas is now taking an advanced step, and if her citizens are true to themselves the present year will make a new era in fact in the history of our state. Wish ing the Arkansas Independent great success, remain yours, etc.

 J. N. SMITHEE,

 Commissioner of Immigration and

 State Lands.
Year: 1875

Early Tuesday morning Justice Burney received note from J. R. Duke, a Justice of the Peace at Norristown, stating that Thomas Galloway, whom he had deputized to arrest one Tuck Cox, charged with violating the estray law, had through mistake and in self de fense killed one Newton McGee at his residence about three miles from this place; and requesting him to proceed in the matter and hold an inquest. Justice Burney immediately had jury summon ed and proceeding to the scene of the terrible tragedy, the following facts were elicited: Thos. Gallo way and a posse of three other men. in obedience to the warrant of arrest for Tuck Cox, issued by Justice Duke, proceeded to the residence of Newton McGee where the said Cox was supposed to be, for the purpose of executing said warrant. They arrived at Me Gees before day light on the morning of the 2Sth and while stationed around the house wait ing for day to break, some party came out of the house and attempt ed to pass into the cornfield. Galloway halted said party, who was armed with gun and whom he supposed to be the man Cox. The party, who proved to be Newton McGee, immediately pre- sented his gun, and Galloway fired, killing him on the spot.

 The jury after hearing all the evidence returned a verdict that the deceased "came to his death by being shot with large shot from a double barreled shot gun by Thos. Galloway, whom we find guilty of manslaughter."

 McGee it appears had also been guilty of taking up estrays with out posting the same, and was perhaps expecting an arrest; con- sequently hls shyness, which has lead to such q fearful result. Galloway was bound over by Jus tice Burney, to answer at the next term of circuit court. Such en- actments as this are indeed most unfortunate, and it does seem to us, that they ought, by proper  care of officers in selecting men of sound judgment and steady habits, to make arrests, to be avoided. There certainly can be men found, who will be too con sideratc and cool headed to make such a terrible bungle and so hor- rible tragedy out os an attempt to arrest an otten

 More care, more deliberation and more consideration for human life must be exercised by officers and private citizens.
Year: 1875

CARE Or HoRsEs The London Horse
Book says: All horses must not be fed
in the same proportion, without regard
to their ages. their constitution and
their work, because the impropriety Of
such practice is self-evident. Yet
thisils constantly done, and is the basis
Of diseases Of every kind, Never use
bad hay on account Of the cheapness,
because II brings on Inflammation Of
the bowels and skin disases. Chaff is
better for old horses than hay. because
they can chew and digest it better.
When q horse is worked hard. its food
should chiefly be hay-because oats
supply more nourishment and flesh
making material than any other kind Of
food; hay not 50 much. Rack feeding
is wasteful. The better plan is to feed
with chopped hay, because the food is
not then thrown out, and is more easily
chewed and digested. Sprinkle the
hay with water that has salt dissolved
in it because it's pleasingto the ami
malls taste and more easily digested.
A tablespoonful Of salt in bucket Of
water is sufficient.
Year: 1875

As the time for getting the cattle into
their winter quarters is approaching,
we may properly give some considera-
ton to the conditions to which they
will be subjected. The facts we have
presented concerning the phenomena OF
respiration, have direct and important
bearing upon this subject. We have
seen that air in passing through the
lungs becomes charged with carbonic
acid. If the animal is in the open air
the carbonic acid escapes and does no
injury, but if in confined room. this
acid is accunplated to such an extent
as to be very Injurious to animals
breathing the air saturated with it. 1t
is, in fact, deadly poison.


Hence proper regard to ventilation
Of stables and places where animals are
confined is Of the utmost Importance,
and the want of it often leads to the
most fatal inaammatory diseases.


A man consumes about a gallon OF
air per minute. Boussingault says :
horse throws off daily forty-6ve pounds
Of carbon in the form of carbonic gas.
and in the case of the COW four-ninths
Of the carbon contained in the daily
food is consumed in the process of
respiration. It is evident, then. that
the air in a closely shut up stable or
COW house, must soon become vitiated
and utterly unit to support life in q
healthy condition. The air which ami
mails breathe should be in state Of
purity. The space over the heads Of
animals should Be open SO far as possi-
BILE and unobstructed by hay lofts or
anything else, and ventilators should
be made in the roof Of all tightly built
barns to allow the escape Of vitiated air.
Mass. Plo,tghmam.
Year: 1875

How TO ESTIMATE CRops PER ACRE.
Frame together four light sticks,
measuring exactly foot square inside,
and with this in hand, walk into the
field and select spot Of fair average
yield, and lower the frame square over
as many heads as it will enclose, and
shell out the heads thus enclosed care
fully and weigh the grain. 1t is fair to
presume that the proportion will be the
43. .460th part Of the acres produce.
TO prove it, go through the field and
make ten or twenty calculations and
estimate by the mean Of the whole
number. of results. It will certainly
enable farmer to make closer calcu-
lation Of what field will produce than
be can BY guessing.
Year: 1875

A portly magistrate Of Glasgow.
having, one Sunday in summer. found
bis way to the parish church Of Govan.
overcome BY the heat Of the weather.
fell fast asleep during the sermon. In
the middle Of the discourse, a dog
which had got into the church most
inopportunely set up howl. "Put out
that dog said the minister; ''put out
that dog instantly-he'U waken the
magistrate.
Year: 1875

body had ever heard his name. Yet he
was nominated, and then everybody dis
covered what great man he was. it was
Immediately learned that he had made a
campaign against Douglas, during which he
had delivered very brilliant addresses. |
had never heard of Mr.. Lincoln before that
time. 1t is only when man leaps into
prominence suddenly that people discover
that he has always been great man and
deserved reward"


Mr.. Pierrepont continued: "Mvprcscnt
impression is that at the next Presidential
election, or certainly at the one following
IT. there will be candidate in support Of
whom al parties will agree. ! think that
a second ERA of good feeling is approoch.
ms and that, as in Monroc's time, We shall
soon have a President who will be the
choice OF the people literally. The strong,
patriotic sentiment which is being aroused
by the revival of memories of the RcyoIu-
uonaTy period is, am convinced. working
toward this end
Year: 1875

my own experience in shipping. 1t i.
very evident, from this trial, thai
there is very large amount of heat &c
be overcome in chilling peaches
much more than in meat. The con
sumption Of ice comes right in at the
start, for the first two days; after that,
all the heat having been removed, it
only requires ice sufficient to keep the
temperature down, and the quantity
necessary to DO so is very small If
there had only been or tons more
Of ice this shipment would have turn
ed ont differently; but such things will
occur. trust that you do not feel
discouraged over the result, for there
IS no Encouragement, in it but rather
encouragement; for has it not proved
that we can cary peaches? Now
that you have the evidence of the
prhcticahility of our method, hope
that vnu will make use of it. Let me
hear from YOU. Yours truly,


JOHN j. BATE


p S.-The large consumption of ice
may have been due to something else
not Yet reported.


y. B-We have peaches fifteen days
old LIB
Year: 1875

\ leuer from Mr.. Rodney G Dodge, OF
PAtchogue. long Island to the American
institute Farmers Cmh, was read As fol-
lows:


Having studied The nature ol trout
through life ! will now give You some of
my experience hoping that it may be a
benefit to Those WHO wish TO engage in the
business. Am better master OF the rod
than of tine peu In the year 1864 my
father purchased farm at the head OF a
large trout stream. and being boy and
laking great interest III these fish, began
perimenting at different times Making
a dam across the stream. | raised a body
of water covering about one acre OF ground
/ Their put in about ! 900 trout OF differ
ent sizes They We're lett undisturbed I'M
Ill 1868, when to my astonishment, | found
that they had grown to a great size, weigh
ing TWO and three pounds apiece, without
care and TODD during that time, ] have
since tried both artificial and natural
methods ofhatching trout, and find the lat
ter the most reliable. A new swamp will
furnish sufficient food for six or eight wears
after which, if food is not supplied, the fish
Will die of starvation ! do not mean to
say that they will increase any, but will
grow i4>tel and do better than BY artificial
means
Year: 1875

Beware of the Young lady with the
canvass work about these days. There is
one in a neighboring city who has forty or
more admirers For each Of these she has
bought the canvass for slippers, all OF a
pattern, the making Of which she has
leased out to an ancient tolored seamstress,
while she has kept the forty first pair her
self in the parlor where she can have them
on hand whenever one of the lovers calls
OF course, the young men ask for whom
she is working these pretty slippers, and
she replies with that bewitching dropping
of the eyelids, which IS one part modesty
and two parts winks: "Oh, they're a
Christmas present for gentleman friend
of mine0 Then the infatuated youth
goes of, and buys her seal skin jacket,
or a pair of earrings, or an easy chair,
for his Christmas gilt. She will bestow on
each Of her adorers q pair Of slippers
worked by the colored seamstress and
footed by German shoemal er with one
eye, each costing her on an average 50 65,
while she estimates that her presents will
net S45 per adorer, The pair she is work
ing herself will be presented to young
dry goods clerk in an adjoining town, to
whom she was secretly married last Sep
tember 1t is thus that woman trihes with
the noblest aspirations of the human soul.


Hudson Gazette.
Year: 1875

INGENUITY IN A SPIDER A spider con-
structed its web in an angle OF my garden.
the sides of which We're attached by long
threads to shrubs at the height of nearly
three feet from the gravel path beneath.
Being much exposed to the wind, the
equinoctial gales Of this Autumn destroy
ed the web several times The ingenious
spider now adopted the contrivance here
represented 1t secured a conical frag-
ment of gravel, with its larger end up
ward, by two cords, one attached to each
of its opposite sides, to the apex of its
wedge shaped web, and left it suspended
as movable weight to be opposed to the
effects of such gusts of air as had destroyed
the webs previously occupying the same
situation. The spider must have descend
ed to the gravel path for this special OBJ
ject, and having attached threads to
stone suited to its purpose, must have at
terward raised this by fixing itself upon
the web, and pulling the weight up to a
height of more than two feet from the
ground, where it hung suspended by elas-
tic cords. The excellence of the contriv-
ance is too evident to require further COM
ment, Nature