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Year: 1875

The following story Of singular acci'


dent is from a Kentucky paper: zone q
the saddest deaths we have ever been call.


ed upon to record for long time occurred


in Frankfort last week, when Mr.. Victor


Waggsner, eldest son of our esteemed iel-


low-citizen, Mr.. William II. Waggener,


departed this life in all the pride and
glory Of youthful promise-the sudden and


painful accident, which happened about


halfpast six o'clock on last Friday even.


ing. At that hour lie had gone out In the
rear of hi, fathers residence, on Hain
street, near the corner of Washingtcn, to
hold, as was his frequent custom, con.
versation with young friend and play
mate, the son Of the Rev. DR.. Hiner, who
resides on the adjoining lot. For this
purpose he had mounted piece Of brick
work, next to the wall, about four and a
half feet high, from the top Of which
he could see and converse with
his young friend over the dividing
wall. At the close of the conversation, 1t
being then quito dark, he returned to 60
back into the house, and spraug down from
the piece Of masonry on which he had
been standing, and, in doing ss, received
his death wound. Leaning against the
brickwork there vas the sharp-polnted
handle Of an old broom, point upwards,
which, owing to the darkness, he did not
see. bat which caught in his c:sthes be-
tween his legs, and he went down to the
ground, with his whole weight upon the
point, causing it to penetrate his body to
the depth Of six or eight inches, indictirg
a fearful wound, and, at the same time,
causing the most intolerable pain. The
family physician, DR.. Rodman, was i'm
mediately summoned, and everything done
that human skill or tenderness could do to
save the life and mitigate the pain of the
youthful sufferer. But it was seen from
The first that the wound was mortal and
The result was as above stated. Through
ont he bore the intense pain with a manly
ortitude rare in one SO young.
Year: 1875

In THE report Of the Grand Jury yes
terday to the Court of General Sessions
there were many valuable suggestion:
made. One, in particular, which treats O.
the crowded condition of the Jail, and q
remedy therefor, is especially deserving Of
mature thought. The jail is more crowded
than it has ever been before, there being
largely Overcome Hundred prisoners confined
there for various offenses. This imposes
upon the county large expense, and en-
tails with it no small amount of trouble.
The Grand Jury suggests, as remedy for
this, that the committing magistrates deal
more summarily with cases themselves,
and take final action in cases Of a trifine
character that they now commit. There
is no doubt much truth in this, and the
committing magistrates would save them
selves considerable trouble, and the County
expense, it they would profit by the sug-
gestion.
Year: 1875

To the amussment-loving portion Of oul
community there was presented last weel
q variety Of theatrical amusements such -
has never before been brought to their no
tice. The first was the Italian opera, and
really an excellent troupe. The audience
that greeted it was really discredit to a
place the size Of Wilmington. The Gesr.
gia ninstrels, which was as good minstrel
entertainment as we have ever had, was
saluted with only a fair-sized audience, and
the audience on Saturday night to witness
the society play of "Our Boys" was wha.
might be termed miserable in numbers.
If the people expect the management Of
the Opera House to present first-class COM
panies and plays, they must extend him
more liberal encouragement than they
have done thus far this season.
Year: 1875

Olive Logan says: These mighty fine
folks who know so much, used at first
to berate us for liking to hear Nils
son sing ''The Old Folks at Home"
but they got over it. I fancy l have
heard and enjoyed as much grand
singing as most of them; but it was
with the trustful confidence Of child
hood that l took three handkerchiefs
whenever | went to hear Christine in
concert. | knew | should stand the
first verse or so with stoicism, but
when Nilsson's pathetic voice grew
fearful over that line about C one
little hut among the boo-shees' those
handkerchiefs did their. duty, | tell
you.


The Dryasdusts used to say it was
concession made by a great artist to
the uncultivated taste of her savage
American public which made Chris
tine sing s'The Old Folks at Home"
Rubbish! I heard Nilsson set a Lon
don audience mad with rapture at the
Albert Hall with simple song called
"Please give me pennyp' and nobody
said anything about concession then.
Nor did they when Mario sang ssGood-
bye, Sweetheart" Mile Titiens does
not feel her artistic standing jeopar-
dised when she sings her little cream
song, nor would it be if she sang
"Willie we have missed YOU"
Year: 1875

B9-A writer in Blackwood gives
this entertaining gossip concerning
Michael Angeles method Of working:
Through his impatience and ~uthusi-
asm, Michael Angelo ruin, block
after block of marble by worl WITH
too great yehemence near the !:
Too eager to arrive at a point y Y
his true genius would find play, he
assailed the marble with such violence
that he often struck off pieces which
trenches into the just limits of the
surface; and, as they could not be re-
placed, he was forced to finish as he
could-not as he would. Had he con-
fined himself more to celebrating his
work in clay, and then intrusted the
blocking out in marble to Q mechani-
cal workman we should have had not
only a much larger number of grand
works by him, but they would have
been freer Of great defects. For in
stance, the back of the head Of Moses
has been chiseled away until it is an
impossible head. Again, the David
is sacrificed to the exigencies Of the
marble. And the head of his famous
Day was probably left unfinished be-
cause he perceived that it was turned
beyond the limit permitted to nature
without breaking the neck"
Year: 1875

bobbing up and down, and the water
was coursing down their cheeks. |
really thought, when | looked at their
tears, that ] thoroughly understood
the definition of the word streamlet,
but some of those old gentlemen would
insist upon calling it dam.


"The ladies who had partaken had
left the room, for I took particular
notice that every time they sneezed
their hair would bounce all over. |
tell you [ was amazed, for one old lady
lost the back of her head. and tainted
outright, but still she had to sneeze,
faint or no faint. She could not help
it.


Swell, my father at last began to
suspect something, for [ was laughing
SO | thought 1 would go to pieces. He
went and got the snuff and gave it a
thorough examination; Of course he
discovered the pepper. He just gave
one glance at me, and said:


"'Who has been putting Cayenne
pepper in this snuff


''Just then l happened to think of
George Washington. His father patted
him on the head for telling the truth.
So / up like little man and said:


"I done it, father, with some of that
pepper that you sell in the store


"'You did, did you; I'll pepper you,
and he did.


Eyes, sir; he just took me by the
back of my neck, and he laid me across
his knees and the way he did lay it
on with that cane of his, I'll never
forget it as long as l live. I've often
laughed at the idea of men having to
stand up to eat, but I have had it i'm
pressed on my mind that it was a
reality as / had to stand for three or
four days.


"Ever since that I always take time
to consider what the consequences will
be before / tell the truth"
Year: 1875

The experience of the Findlay
Courier man is sad and mournfuI. He
has lost faith in the profession of his
fellow men. Hear how he talks:


Last week man stepped up to us
and said he would pay MS every cent
he owed us if he lived till Saturday
night. We presume that man died.
Another said he would pay us in day
or two, as sure as we were born.
QUERY-Did the man lie, or were we
born? Another said he would settle
his bill as sure as shooting. We are
lead to the conclusion that shooting
is decidedly uncertain. Quite num-
ber said they would see us tomorrow.
Those men have been blind ever since,
or else tomorrow has not come. One
man told MS six months ago that he
would pay us as soon as he got some
money. That man would not lie and
of course has not had a cent since.
Year: 1875

always keep truth on your side,
my young friend, if you want to get
along IN this world" said a Sunday
School teacher to one of her scholars,
as he was just starting for home.


''Yes, ma'am, l will, because l know
it is wrong to tell a falsehood."


Say, Billy, just you look here"
said young unchin, who happened
to overhear the teacher, 'don't you al
WAYS tell the truth, if You do you might
feel sorry sometimes


"Why, what do you want me to do: !:
You do not want me to be liar, do
you?"


! mo, not exactly that, but l will tell
you what happened to me the other
day, and you can judge for YOURSELF


"You know my old grandfather,
who lives with us, don't like me just
because | won't mind him. Well, the
other day l went down to my fathers
store and l saw some Cayenne pepper
there, and just then thought it would
be good chance to get even with him.
So put some of it in paper and took
it home with me, and while grand
father was down stairs to dinner ]
mixed some with his snuff, and manag-
ed to make my way down stairs without
being discovered.


"After dinner was over, we all
ascended to the parlors, as we expect
ed some friends to call.


"About eight o'clock in came party
of gentlemen, among the number was
one who was an old snuffer, and hav-
ing forgot his snuff box, of course he
called on grandfather for a pinch, al
the same time asking the other gen.
tlemen to partake, which they did;
also one or two old ladies.


"It was not more than two minutes
before they all commenced to sneeze
and such sneezing party you never
saw in your life. Their heads wer,
Year: 1875

The fat-tailed sheep are natives of
Syria, and are chiefly remarkable for
their huge fatty tails, which some
times weigh seventy or eighty pounds,
and are so heavy that the shepherds
are forced to protect them from the
ground by tying small pieces of board
underneath them; pair of small
wheels are sometimes set under the
board to save the animal the trouble
of dragging it over the ground. The
fat produced from the tail is used in
stead of butter and for purposes of
cookery. Fat-tailed sheep are found
in most parts of the world; those of
Afghanistan have remarkably silky
and delicate fleece, which is employed
for the manufacture of carpets and
| various articles of wearing apparel.
Year: 1875

Sam Marble is tall, slender young


fellow, who wears nobby clothes, side
whiskers, glasses and very sel{-satis
fed expression. Las summer Sam wenI


OH visit to his country cousins. Every
thing he saw there was source of great
wonderment to Sam, who had never
been on larm before. In fact, he was
in the country what his cousin would
have been, in the city-decidedly yer.
dant. To be .sure Sam had been to col
lege, and in the "feasts OF reason" to


which the janitor's bell had summoned
him had succeeded in digesting a moder-


ate quantity of Greek and Latin roots,
metaphysical pie and other light and ele-
CANT trifles. But whether buckwheat


cakes were cultivated or grew wild, OF


whether a granger was new variety OF


sheep or a potato bug, he would have
been totally unable to say. To his anx-


ious inquiries he was informed that pota-
toes were not yet ripe enough to pick; /;


in fact, that they didn't pick potatoes
anyway. The first time he saw his cou-


sin Zeke milk he declared that milking


was easy enough. All you had to do was


to close your fingers and the milk squirt


ed right out, just as nice as could be-.


on the next COW. When Sam had finally


got over the slight difficulty of making


his one-legged stool and the milk pail


stay where they were put, the COW both
cred him little slapping violently in


the face with her muddy tail. AS soon


as he had'got itall out Of his eyes, and


the obnoxious tail was tied up, Sam


seized teat with q confident air and


gave it vigorous squeeze. To his as


Constituent not drop of milk came.


Another energetic squeeze. No milk,


but the COW evidently attentive. A third


ana then fourth squeeze. Still no milk,


and the COW decidedly anxious about
something. The fifth squeeze, accom-


panied by a strong pull, as he had seen


Zeke do, succeeded in bringing some


thing at last. 1t was the cows hoof. 1t
was q long while after sam had been got
into the house, and his nose bound up in


q rag, before he could be convinced that


he had not been to Fourth of July cele-


bration. Nearly week after his eyes
still emitted a few feeble sparks, and it
still puzzles him TO see how so many


tons could have been crowded into that
cows hoot without hurting her..
Year: 1875

Have the courage to discharge q debt when you have the money in your pocket.

 Have the courage to speak your mind when it is necessary that you should do so, and hold your tonge when it is prudent that you should do so.

 Have the courage to speak to a friend in q "seedy" coat, even though you are in company with q rich one, and richly attired.

 Have the courage to own that you are poor and thus disarm poverty of it's sharpest sting.

 Have the courage to tell a man why you will not lend him your money.

 Have the courage to cut the most agreeable acquaintance you have when you are convinced that he lacks principle; Q friend should bear with friends infirm- ities, but not with his vices.

 Have the courage to show your respect for honesty, in whatever guise it appears, and your con tempt for dishonesty and duplic- ity, by whomsoevcr exhibited.

 Have the courage to wear your old clothes until you can pay for new ones.

 Have the courage to prefer com tort and propriety to fashion, in all things.

 Have the courage to acknowl- edge your ignorance, rather than seek for knowledge under false pretences.

 Have the courage Tn providing entertainment for your friends, not to exceed your means.

 Have the courage to insure the property in your possession, and thereby pay your debts in full. Have the courage to obey your Maker at the risk of being ridi, culed by man.
Year: 1875

The greatest cataract in the world is the falls of Niagara, where the water from the great upper lakes forms river, tliree-quarters of mile in width, and then, be- ing suddenly contracted, plnnges over the rocks in two columns, to the depth of one hundred and seventy feet each.

 The greatest cave in the world is the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky where any one can make a voyage on the water of a subterranean river, and catch fish without eyes.

 The greatest river in the world is the Mississippi river, four thous- and one hundred miles long.

 The largest valley in the world is the valley of the Mississippi. It contains five hundred thousand square miles, and is one of the most fertile and profitable regions of the globe.

 The largest lake in the world IS Lake Superior, which is truly an inland sea, being four hundred and thirty miles long, and one thousand feet deep.

 The longest railroad in the world is the Pacific railroad, over three thousand miles in length.

 The greatest natural bridge in the world is the Natural Bridge over Cedar Creek in Virginia. It extends across a chasm eighty feet in width, and two hundred and fifty feet in depth, at the bottom of which the creek flows.

 The greatest mass of solid iron in the world is Tn the great Iron Mountain in Missouri. It is three hundred and fifty feet high, and two miles in circuit.

 The largest deposits of anthra- cite coal in the world are in Penn sylvania, the mines of which supply the market with millions of tons, annually, and appear to be inexhaustible.
Year: 1875

CORN IN THE CRIB.-Two cubic feet of good sound, dry corn in the ear, will make q bushel of shelled corn. To get the quanti- ty of shclled corn in crib of corn in the ear, measure the length, breadth and heighth of the crib, inside, multiply the length by the breadth, and the product by the hcighth; then divide the prod uct by two, and you have the number of bushels of shelled corn in the crib.
Year: 1875

There is no good reason why farmers and their families should eat so much salt pork, leaving all the fresh meat to the inhabitants of cities and villages, when the following method will keep meat fresh for weeks even in the warm est weather. I have tried it for several years. As soon as the natural heat is out the meat, slice it up ready for cooking. Prepare a large jar by scalding we'll with hot salt and water. Mix salt and pulverized saItpetre. Cover the bottom of the jar with a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Put down a layer of meat, sprinkle with salt and pepper the same as if it was just going to the table, and con tinue in this manner until the far is full. Fold a cloth or towel and wet it in strong salt and wa ter in which a little of the salt petre is dissolved. Press the cloth closely over the meat and set it in q cool place. Besure and press the cloth tightly as each layer is removed, and your meat will keep for months. It is good plan to let the meat remain over night, after it is sliced, before packing. Then drain of all the blood that oozes from it. It will be neces. sary 70 change the cloth occasion ally, or take it of and wash it first in cold water, then scald in salt and water as at first. In this way farmers can have fresh meat all the year round. I have kept beef that was killed the 12th of February until the 2lst of June. Then I packed large jar of veal the same way during the dog days and it kept six weeks. This re- cipe alone is worth the price of any newspaper in the land.-Cor.

 N. Y. Times.
Year: 1875

The Time to Select Seed Corn.

 October is the month for har- vesting corn and is the best time to choose the best ears for next years seed.

 The writer would choose large we'll filled ears with large cobs and long or deep grains. The ears should be chosen from stalks well grown, not tall but large at the ground. Corn of this de- scrlption will not be so liable to be blown down, and the large cob and stalk will hold a large amount of sap to sustain the plant during . drouth if one should occur.

 As nine tenths of our corn is for stock, soft corn is always pref erable to hard or fiinty. Other things being equal most people will prefer white corn, but for stock it probably makes but little difference.

 It is very doubtful whether any of the rare-ripe or early varieties arc profitable if more than a patch is planted. But, to pre- vent deterioration the very best should be selected. T.
Year: 1875

Has the largest circulation of any paper In the State, outside of Little Rock, and is not surpassed by any other paper in the South west being circulated in nearly every town and city in the south and west, and read by an intelligent cnterprising people.
Year: 1875

All bills with our advertisers are to be settled at the end of every month without fail, and advertisements not settled for at that time will be discontinued, without no tice, unless special arrangements are made.

 All local notices must be paid for at the rate of ten cents DOT line, for each insertion. This rule Is imperative and must be ad- hered to.
Year: 1875

YACHT OWNERS. A "Yachtsman" calls
attention to an injustice we were yes
terday led to do to some Of our
yacht owners, in the compliment we paid
to Mr.. Langley for his practical seamanship.
As our correspondent shows, there are many
yacht owners who can sail their vessels as
skilfully as professional seaman. The lover
Of yachting comes as naturally in time to be
a good seaman as the lover Of horse to be q
good horseman. 1t does not follow that
yachtsman should sail his yacht in regatta
any more than that he should ride his horse
in race at Jerome Park. But the accom-
plishment is apt 70 come all the same. We
have many owners Of yachts as competent to
manage their vessels in any stress Of weather
as trained seamen. This was shown in the
Corinthian races, where a condition Of the
race was that the owners should sail their
own vessels. We are indebted to our corre-
spondent for calling attention to this fact and
thus enabling US to do justice to yacht
owners as class.
Year: 1875

term inevitable is to lead the country to feel
that the repudiators are on one side and the
Jesuits on the other, and that Grant alone
can save MS. Napoleon was not made
emperor because the French wanted a
Napoleon, but because they wanted to be
saved from social annihilation Grant would
like to ''save the country" on the same
terms


The paramount ISSUE the only issue,
really, is the reform of the government.
When Christ drove the money changers from
the Temple He saw that there was but one
thing to be done-namely, to purify the
house Of the Lord. We have only one thing
to do now We must drive the administra-
tion out ofpower. These religious questions
are only bubbles and will break with their
own weakness. These financial questions
will settle themselves in time. The laws of
trade, the unerring principles of political
economy, will bring the country back to the
safe foundation as surely as the sea will fol-
low its tides. We are not going to repudi-
ate a dollar of our debt, or to question
whether we pay ii in gold or issue paper
dollar that will not mean gold some time or
other In other words, this is the nineteenth
century, and we are not going to become
either pirates or fools. The discus
sion of such n contingency is an
insult to our common sense. 1t has
been fostered by the friends of Grant and
third term. We must not be driven by it
from our duty as citizens to reform the ad-
ministration and to drive the money changers
out of the Temple. We need thorough in
vestigation of the government and of every
department since the republicans came into
power. We need the appointment of COM
mittee like the Covode committee, which in
vestigated Buchanans administration and
the result of whose inquiries was a control
ling cause of the downfall of the administra-
ton and the election of Lincoln. Let the
democratic party press the Covode chalice to
the lips of their opponents. Let US have
winter of scrutiny into every branch of the
administration, and in the next Presidential
canvass let the cry be, absolute and trench
ant reform in the government and the root
ing out of our politics of every vestige of
nepotism, corruption and C@sarism."