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Year: 1875

ere is no disease so prevalent in Amer
lea as dyspepsia and certainly none which
has so generally baffled and defeated the
skill of the medical profession. The only
remedy for this distressing complaint is
pure medicated stimulant. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, whose essential principle
is sound rye, is admitted by medical practi-
tioners to be the only Alternative, corrective
and restorative on which they can rely.
The Bitters are the best possible specific Tor
f1atulency, dizziness, water -brash, irregular
tv of the bowels, and all indications OF con-
firmed dyspepsia. They do not excite, but
soothe the irritated stomach and bowels, and
may be taken by persons of the most deli
cate and sensitive organization, who are
unpleasantly affected by the use of the or
dinary stimulants of commerce. Though
their effect is most decisive, yet they are SO
mild and benefcent in operation as to be
suitable to children as we'll as to adults.
Year: 1875

They did so.


Snow let the cows out, Isaac; it's
time they were milked," said she
And the two men went away driving
their cows before them, and shame
faced air, greatly in contrast to the
look Of triumph with which they be
fore had quilted her presence.
The fence was built, and the strife
ceased when the cause was removed
but it was long before Miss Lelitia's
part in the affair came to the public
ear; for she herself maintained a
strict silence concerning it, and en-
joined the same on her man-servant
Isaac.
Year: 1875

Oil do not envy, my own dear wife,
The wealth Of our next door neignbor,
But bid me still be stout of heart
And cheerfully follow my labor.
You must know the last of those little debte
That have been our lingering sorrow,
Is paid this night; SO we'll both 60 forth
And shake hands with the world tomorrow.
Oh! the debtor is but q shame faced dog.


With the creditors name on his collar;


While l am king and you are queen,


For we owe no man q dollar!
Our neighbor you saw in his coach to-day.
With his wife and his Haunting daughter,
While We sat down ut our coverless board,
To . crust and cup Of water.
saw that the teardrop stood in your eyes.
Though yOu tried your best to conceal it;
knew that the contrast reached your heart,
And you could not help but feeli.


But knowing now, our scanty fare


Has freed my neck from the collar.


You'll join my laugh, and help me shout


That we owe no man dollar!

This neighbor whose show has dazzled your eyes
In fact, is wretched debtor;
pity him oft, from my very heart,
And wish that his lot were better.
Why, the man is the veriest slave alive,
For his dashing wife and daughter
Will live in style though ruin come;
So he goes like lamb to the slaughter:-


But he feels it tighter every day,


That terrible debtors collar!


Oh what would he give conld he say with us


That he owed no man dollar!
You seem amazed, but Ill tell you more:
Within two hours met him
sneaking along with frightened air,
As il u fiend had beset him.
Yet he fed from very worthy man,
Whom met with the greatest pleasure,
Whom called by name and forced to stop.
Though he said be was not at leisure.


liz heid mg last nott, SO held him fast


Till he freed my neck from the collar:
Then shook his hand. as proudly said


Now. l owe no man a dollar!
All. now you smile, for you feel the force
OF the truths have been repeating;
l knew that downright. honest heart
In that gentle breast was beating!
Tomorrow I'll rise with giants strength
To follow my daily labor;
But ere we sleep. let us humbly pray
For our wretched next door neighbor.


And we'll pray for the time when all shall b'


free


From the weight OF the debtors collar;
When the poorest will lift his voice and cry,


Now owe no man dOlar!
Year: 1875

We take the following very sensible
article from the Gallatin Examiner:


There are a number Of bills before
the Legislature in reference to the
school law, all We believe, looking to
its improvement-at least there are
none aiming at its repeal We have
only to suggest that it would be better
to repeal it and remand us back to
private schools, than to retain the
present half FISH and half fowl system
half State and half county-subject
as it is to the caprices OfcOunty courts
and popular elections. Let US 90 the
whole hog" or none. Ifthe principle
of universal education is correct, let
US have law that will give US good
schools for at least FIVE months in the
year, and certain fund that will sus-
tain them.
Year: 1875

An industrious citizen arose a few
mornings ago, while the festive lark
was still snoring, and with a tin bucket
under his arm went to the barn to
milk the family COW. 1t was dark and
rainy, and in fumbling about for old
brindle he got into the wrong pew
and began to pail the off mule Of his
wagon team. He can't remember now
which side Of the roof he went out at,
but his recollection OF alighting on
the picket fence is very vivid. He ex-
poets the bucket down in few days.
Year: 1875

after hour was spent in music and
dancing. Dick danced for sometime,
then strolled out of the room into
back parlor and took seat in one Of
the windows-he wished to be alone.
He had been there but short time
when he heard some one enter the
room. He recognized the voice Of
Nelson as he was addressing some one
in much earnestness. His first i'm
pulse was to push back the curtain
and leave the room, but Nelson's
words so much surprised him that he
could not move.


Virgin, l have impatiently waited
for an opportunity to repeat the pro-
testations of love | made to you four
years ago. During all this time Ihave
not ceased to hold you enshrined in
my heart, :and bitterly lamented the
misunderstanding that arose between
us then. Now to be with you again,
to be able to tell you. my love, to ask
you to forget and forgive the past, is a
pleasure of which l have often dream
ed, but scarcely hoped to realize.
Speak to me Virgin and tell me you
love me"


Dick held his breath and listened
for the answer; he wished for it, yet
feared to hear it. At length she
.poke.


= Are you sure it is not Irritation,
Mr.. Nelson?"


What do you mean. Virgin? L tiIrt
with you, with my own life, no, no,
am only too serious"


"Mr. Nelson, have avoided this as
long as could. / have tried to shun
everything that looked like giving you
encouragement, but you would not
have it so. Now listen. -Four years
Year: 1875

rIOHl Tie .hiSSOuIA 4 dAlhcisl


The National Grange will meet in
Charleston Feb. 3, 1875, and will be one
of the most interesting occasions in
Grange history. Millions are looking
on with eager anxiety. The large
amount of money in the treasury will,
if rightly handled, be the great cohe-
sive principle, head or ueuclus, around
which will cluster our order, East,
West, North and South; or if mistakes
are made it may prove the shoal upon
which will strand the grand old vessel.
Our delegates must 60 there to repre-
sent a people, and not to learn what
people may or may not do. The man
ner in which it was originated it was
necessarily patriarehal in its nature,
but now its character must change.
Ali honor to the noble minds that con-
ceiyed the plan and put in operation
the great work but while we honor
and venerate them, if they are sincere
in working for the good of a common
people they will not stand in the way
of the only plan upon which American
institutions can prosper-representa-
ton and legislation by those who pay
the bill.
Year: 1875

William Cullen Bryant gave the fol.
lowing excellent advice to a young
man who offered him an article for the
Evening Post:


My young friend, 1 observed that
you used several French expressions
in your article. | think that if you
will study the English language, that
you will find it capable of expressing
all the ideas you may have. | have
always found it so, and in all that |
have written | do not recall single
instance where | was tempted to use a
foreign word, but that, on searching, |
found better one in my own language.
Be simple, unaffected; be honest in
your speaking. Never use long word
when short one will do. Call a spade,
not well known oblong instrument of
manual labor; let home be a home,
not a residence place, not locality,
and so of the rest. Where a short
word will do, you lose by using Il long
one. You lose in elearness, you lose
in honest expressions of your mean
ing. and in the estimation of all men
who are competent to judge, you lose
in reputation for ability.


The only true way to shine, even in
this false world, is to be modest and
uuassuming. Falsehood may be a
very thick crust, but in the course of
time will find place to break through.
Elegance of language may no. be in
the power of all of US, but simplicity
and straight-forwardness are.


Write much as you would speak,
speak as you think. If with your in
ferior, speak no coarser than usual; if
with your superior. no finer. Be what
you say, and within the rules of pru-
denee. No one ever was q gamer by
singularity of words or in pronuncia-
ton The truly wise man will speak
so that no one will observe how he
speaks. A man may show great
knowledge of chemistry by carrying
about bladders of strange gasses to
breathe, but he will enjoy better health,
and find more time for business, who
lives on common air.
Year: 1875

/. PLACE . tobacco pipe in such . Pc.
sition, ON the edge Of the table, that II 1t
were left unsupported it would fall to
the ground. A poker may now be sus-
pended from the pipe, in such manner
that the weight of the poker will be sus-
tained by the pipe. The looped string
on which the poker hangs should be a.
close as possible to the bowl of the pipe,
and the end of the poker must fall under
the edge Of the table. The center OF
gravity, in this case, 10 below the center
of suspension, and the pipe consequent
ly supports the poker.


2. If little thread be well soaked in .
strong solution of salt and water, and
then dried and tied to ring not much
larger than wedding ring, you may ap-
ply the fame of candle to the thread,
which will burn it to ashes and yet it
will sustain the ring. The cohesion OF
the fibrous particles of thread having
been destroyed by the action Of the
flame, the ring is now suspended by tho
cohesion of the particles of salt


8. Wrap piece of clean writingpaper
tightly about the cylindrical handle OF
the poker, and the paper may be held
over the flame of lamp or candle for
some time without being in the slightest
degree injured or burnt; now wrap .
similar piece of paper around . cylinder
of wood and hold it over the fame.
which will burn it almost Immediately.
This experiment shows the difference be
tween the conducting powers Of metal
and wood, the heat being conducted away
from the paper by the iron almost -
rapidly as communicated, whilst wood.
being bad conductor Of heat, takes fire
almost Immediately.


4. Suspend poker by two strings and
insert the extremities of them into the
ears. A blow given to the poker will
now produce, through the medium OF the
strings, sound equal to that Of great
bell. This shows that the vibrations
qiven to the metallic mass of the poker
by the blow are much more readily COM
municated to the ear by the strings than
tuTOuXu tuC dlI. AAoot W. WIZ HssaAAS
principle, the boiling of kettle, inaudi-
BILE in the air, may be distinctly heard,
even from the beginning, by resting one
end of the poker on the vessel and ap.
plying the other to the ear. So also the
beating of a watch placed at one extrem-
ity of long beam of timber may be
heard Though the timber at the other
end of the beam by person who holds
his ear to the wood although it is totally
in the air.


5. Place in small glass bottle hot
water near the boiling point, colored
deep carmine with cochineal; place the
same at the bottom of glass jar Of cold
water. Immediately the light hot-col-
ored water in the phial will be displaced
by the heavier cold water in the jar, and
will ascend in beautiful crimson clouds
to the top of the jar.-Ezchongs.
Year: 1875

Taken in full doses on retiring for the night, it
will be found to exert the most powerful influence
on the organs of circulation and perspiraton. Per-
spiration flows from every part of the body, glow
o! heat extends from head to foot every muscle and
fore is relaxed, and in state OF the most crafty
ing repose, while pain, soreness of the bones and
muscles disappear, and the poor sufferer, in state
of mind at once composed and happy, sinks into a
refreshing sleep, lasting until morning, from which
he awakens new man. mild dose before break.
fat and another before going out for the day. will
his ikinr NJ cold
Year: 1875

II the calculations Of the World arc
correct It will be seen that in the event Of
death at any time before the end Of the
twcnty.irst year after the beginning Of
the deposits, the life insurance company
returns more money than the savings
bank, and previous to the end Of the
fourteenth year more than double as
much. And IN this illustration no ne.
count has been taken Of the dividends to
be made by the life insurance company,
and they would add largely to the
amount returned at death, or II used by
the dcpositor annually would materially
diminish the amount Of his deposit. and
in probably the majority Of mutual com.
pnnics would, II left with the company,
make the policy sclf.sustaining at the
end Of about twenty-five years, so that
the deposits could entirely cease.
Year: 1875




BAREFACED VIOLATIONS OF LAW.
g1x HUNDRED ACRES CLEARED AT ExTRAvAGANr
PRICEs-$1O0OO WORTH OF WOOD SOLD, AND
ONLY 81, 900 OF 1T REPORTED-A FULL STATE
MENT oY THE FACTS.


ALBANY N Y, Sept. 1.-Thc Joint Legislative
Canal Investigating Committee have taken recess
for short tirne They have placed on file with the
Auditor as Secretary of the Canal Board,
communication to that Board respecting the
Ofsco Lake reservoir and the contract for
lis construction. 1t contains q statement
Of facts proved as to the contract for
the construction of the Otisco Lake reservoir, to-
gether with testimony establishing the same, to the
end that they may take such action IN the matter as
they shall think proper The testimony shows that
provision was made for grubbng three acres of land
at $40 per acre; that subsequently some GOO acres
were by an act of the Legislature ordered cleared,
and this was done at the price, $40 per acre,
the same as if the whole had been grubbed. This
was paid for and yet there was no authority
for it whatever Also that 81 600 worth of timber
was sold, when only $1,000 worth was returned as
sod that owners offered to clear their land without
cost to the State if they could have the timber, but
were not allowed to do The statement also
shows many other irregularities and violations OF
Law.


THE RES 1LUTiON


The following is the resolution of the Committee:
Resolred, That a statement of facts proved as to
the contract for the construction of the OtscO Lake
reservoir be transmitted to the Canal BOar together
with copy of the testimony establishing the same,
TO the end that they may take such acton In the
matter as they shall think proper.
Year: 1875

In our Issue of yesterday we published an
extract from a letter which appeared in the
Bloomington Paragraph, signed "E. j..
Lowery, United States navy, United States
steamer Shawmut," characterizing General
Sheridan's dispatches concerning Louisiana
affairs as scandalous. When similar White
League literature emanated from the Ca
nandaigua, no disclaimer was put IN by the
officers, who should have been interested
in the reputation of the ship, and the
offense was repeated, leaving the officers
liable to the Inference that such stuff was
not disagreeable to them. In the present
case an officer of the Shawmut comes
promptly forward to place the man LOwery
where he properly belongs, and he is there
now if language can effect his removal from
the Shawmut. If the commander and Off
cess of the Shawmut are distressed about
the acts of a man who sails among their
crew, we do not wonder at it; but the letter
has gone forth to the country through the
medium of an Illinois journal, and it must
stand for what it is worth-the opinion of a
rebel sailor in a United States ship.
Year: 1875

We regret to be called upon to announce
the death of Colonel Philip j. Punch, editor
and publisher of the New Orleans Cotton
and Produce Circular. Colonel Punch has
been in feeble health for several months.
but not till only quite recently did his
friends feel any fears of fatal result. De-
ceased was formerly citizen of Georgia,
where he was for many years leading
editor, notably of the Savannah Georgian
at time when that and the Augusta Con


stitl.tiOnalist were the leading Democratic
papers of the State. A turn in politics
however. proved unfavorable to his pecu


mary interests, and he lost his money in
consequence of his faithful adherence to
party. He came to New Orleans in 1857


and soon after accepted an engagement
with the Commercial Bulletin which con


tinued until the suspension of that paper by
General Butler in 1862. Colonel Punch
then entered the Confederate service, and
at the Olose of the war founded his com


meroial circular, which was deservedly
popular.
Year: 1875

The delegates from the Chamber Of
Commerce to the city OF Mexico-an &C,
count of whose reception by the loya OF
that city will be found in another column
are expected to arrive to-day on the
steamer City of Havana, from Vera Cruz
They will make good report Of their mis-
sion, and doubtless much good will result
from their efforts to promote reciprocal
trade between the two republics.
Year: 1875

salary. Where the tenure of office is so pre-
carious the public must pay for the uncer-
tainty by larger salaries. We do not look
with much respect npon official stations
from which the incumbents may be suddenly
dismissed without cause alleged. But If we
honor the profession of teaching by giving
permanence of tenure and security OF income
to the teacher we shall attach dignity and
independence to the position. and the money
now spent in salaries will 60 further, and pro-
cure much better service.


The second point which President Eliot
treats is the justice and expediency of saving
public money by collecting from the parents
Of children whose education is carried above
a certain level in the public schools, por-
tion OF the cost of that advanced education.
He says: The "whole cost of that modicum
of education which the state compels all chill
dren to have may rightly enough be borne by
the community. Suppose, for example, that
the state requires of all children a certain
knowledge of reading, writing, arithmetic and
geography, such as children usually acquire
by the time they are twelve years of age. 1t
is not unreasonable, though by no means
necessary that the community should bear
the whole cost of giving all children that
amount of elementary training, on the
ground that so much is necessary for the
safety Of the state; but when the education
of child is carried beyond that compulsory
limit, 1t is by the voluntary act of the child's
parents, and the benefit accrues partly TO the
state, through the increase of trained iutelli-
gence among the population, but partly also
to the individual, through the improvement
of his powers and prospects. 1t is then just
that the two parties benefited should divide
in some equitable proportion, which would
not be the same in all places, the cost of pre-
curing that benefit"


He disposes of the objection that the bright
children OF the very poor would, under this
system, have no chance of advanced educa-
ton, by proposing that as the children would
of course be trained, up to the compulsory
limit at public charge, The bright and promis-
ing among them should then be carried fur
ther at the public charge as reward of merit,
and by gradual promotion from one grade to
another, each step being earned by good
scholarship.


Such are the suggestions thrown out in re-
gard to school economy. However much we
may object to them it cannot be denied that
they have great force, and deserve careful
attention.
Year: 1875

A CURIOUS plan for relieving national en-
terprise and trade industry is proposed by the
Paris chamber of commerce. 1t is return
to testamentary liberty. The chamber says
that the certainty felt by the children of we'll
to-do parents that they cannot be deprived of
their proportionate share of the parental
property causes them to lose all enterprise.
If they felt that on the death of the father
they might be left without resources, they
would endeayor to create property and amass
wealth for themselves, and the consequence
would be great increase of work, Of enter
prise, and therefore of national wealth and
nrosneritv
Year: 1875

ATTORNEY GENERAL PIERREPoNT is evil
IDENTIFY determined not to allow Secretary
Bristow all the honors OF reform. He has set
about the task of recognizing the depart
ment of justice and correcting the abuses
which have sprung up in connection with It.
On the first of June six bureaus will be or
ganized in the department under the general
supervision of the Solicitor General, and rig
id rules in regard to their administration will
be adopted.
Year: 1875

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


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

than five per centum of the am ount of the

 bond of the bidder required to accompany his bid, if the amount of the said bond ex- ceeds five thousand do lars. In case any

 bidder, on being awarded any such con

 tract, shall fail to execute the same, with

 good and sufficient suretes, according to

 the terms on which such bid was made and

 accepted, and enter upon the performance

 of the servIce to the satisfaction of the Post.

 master General, such bidder shall n addi-

 ton to his liability on his bond accompany

 ing his bid, forfeit he amount so deposited

 to the United States, and the same shall

 forthwith be paid into the Treasury for the use of the Post Office Department; but if

 such contract shall be duly executed and the service entered upon as aforesaid. such ldraf: or check so deposited, and the checks or drafts deposited by all other bidders on

 the same route, shall be returned to the re- lspective bidders making such deposits. No lproposals for the transportation of the mails where the amount of the bond required to accompany the same shall exceed five thousand dollars shall be considered unless

 accompanied with the check or draft herein required, together with the bond required by preceding section: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed or intended to affect any penalties or forfeit res winch have heret fore accrued under the provisions of the sections hereby amended.
Year: 1875

portation than may be necessary to provide for the due celerity, certainty ard security thereof; but the Postmaster General shall not be bound to consider the bid of any person who has willfulIy or negligently failed to perform former contract
Year: 1875

See. 260. That compensation for add tional service in carrying the mail shall not be in excess of the exact proportion which he original compensation bears to the original service; and when any such addio tional service is ordered, the sum to be allowed therefor shall be expressed in the order, and entered upon the books of the Department, and no compensation shall be paid for any additional regular service rendered before the issuing of such order.

 Sec. 26l. That no extra allowance shall be made for any increase of expedition in carrying the mail unless thereby the em pigment of additional stock and carriers is made necessary, aud in such case the ad- di ional compensation shall bear no greater proportion to the additional stock and car. riers necessarily employed than the com pensatioG in the original contract bears to the stock and carriers necessarily employed in its execution.