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Year: 1875




Eighteen miles lay stretched out
behind them, with its rocks and
gulleys and mudholes, and daylight
was just beginning to stretch ont
before them, bright with promise,
when they drove into Pulaski.
They were a wagon load of darkies,
and it was John RobinsOn's show
day, which is why they came so
soon. One of the occupants was
Aunt Hannah, who had sold her
last chicken and bag of feathers for
show money, and didn't mind the
iolting and didn't care cent what
her needs tomorrow would be, just
so she ''got into dat succus fore
dem oder niggers She got her
ticket and went down and sat on a
stob before the door of the circus
tent and eat breakfast, and waited
two hours for the door keeper to
come-all fretfulness, impatience
and sweat. At last he came and
Aunt Hannah exclaimed: "Bless
de Lord, dar he is! Came on
honeyr' And in she went. She
wandered around a half hour with
the crowd looking at the animals,
and she asked the man who nursed
the elephant how long it would be
before the circus began. ''One
hour" be said, and she said "Ughm
and concluded she would set down
back of baggage wagon and rest.
She rested gradually off into a sweet
repose, the eighteen mile ride before
day in crazy wagon behind a
broken legged mule and a fistulad
horse aiding materially in bringing
about that result-sleep ping as sweet
ly as an old niger could be expect
ed to sleep under the circumstances.
The other niggers forgot her, and
she seemed to forget herself, for the
braying of beasts, the deafenIng
band, the shouts of the multitude,
aroused her not, but she slept and
slept, and smiled family when the
elephant would snort as if angels
were tickling her, but finally awak-
ened with a start and rushed into
the circus tent just in time to hear
the clown say: "Those who have
tickets will remain upon their seats,
and those who have not will please
pass from under the pavillion;" and
Aunt Hannah was hustled out be
fore she got in, because she didn't
have ticket to the Concert. She
got outside before she comprehend
ed, and then it all rushed upon her
how she had slept away her IS cents
and her part of the circus, and then
she rushed up to a wagon and but
ted the wheel with her head and
wept aloud: "Dis nigger want to
diet Rid eighteen miles to git to
glib dat man de last cent Pse got
jes to git to sleep on de ground!
What fools dem niggers was, cause
dey didn't wake me, when dey noed
I couldn't sleep when de succus was
gwyne on! Use gwyne right home
and pray fur de judgment dayp
Year: 1875

Did you ever come down stairs
on Sunday morning and ask your
wife to put button on your waist
band, but whit sheiifted her eyes to
Heaven, and with clasped hands as


sured you that when that shirt was
put away there aoas button on it?
Year: 1875

HE subscriber offers for sale, Oh
reasonable terms, his house and lot; Also two
other lots, situated on the South Ridge Road,
about twenty rods south Of the corporation line.
Also other lots, upon the height Of land command
ing beautiful view Of the lake, and country
around. Lads conveniently situated may be
added to any Of the aforesaid lots II desired.


1317tf JAMES PHILLIPS.
Year: 1875

Shocking Facts About Boston Ladies'
From the Boston Tines


Ladies who patronize our jewelry, dry
goods and similar establishments some
times do it in a way that is anything but
pleasing and profitable to the proprie-
tors. The latter, anxious to accommo-
date, often permit customers to take to
their homes articles which they cannot
decide to purchase at the stores. We
have read Of jewellers recognizing their
flashing diamonds, thus temporarily en-
trusted to some fair customer, upon the
evening before it was returned, with the
conclusion regretfully expressed that
they won't suit" and the vendors
Of costly shawls, elegant sacques
and other garments have even recog
nized their goods doings duty on
special occasions, to be returned next
day by the wearers, with the assurance
that they we're compelled to state, re
gretfully, of course, that they won't do
at all. We had supposed that New York
alone furnished the parties who perpe-
trated such jokes upon the gallant
traders; but such is not the case. Re-
Gently a nice velvet garment was sent to
the house of lady customer from one
of the dry goods firms of this city, she
desiring to give it a critical examination.
1t was returned with good sized cut in
it, which the customer had attempted to
stick together with some adhesive sub.
stance. In making her pattern from
the newest Partisan model she had un-
luckily nearly spoiled the garment.
Still another lady wished to examine an
elegant new velveteen sacque just from
Paris, and it was sent by well known
dry goods firm to her home. 1t came
back to the store with dish OF egg yolk
upon it about the size of the British
Isles in an ordinary map of Europe.
Whenever she had worn the garment
she had unconsciously plowed through
the omelette in passing the butter or the
apple sauce to her next neighbor. We
have but one comment to make. Don I
do such things, ladies, especialIy-es-
pecially Boston ladies; but if you must
do so, keep the borrowed sleeves out oftbe
velveteen. Then the statesmen and pro-
prietors will die in utter ignorance.of
your little pranks.
Year: 1875

small fry spiders web set up to catch 4


few votes, and has no more real place IN


the election on Thursday than Capt, Will
sons opinion on the question Of street


paving in this city. As u candidate for
the Senate it matters nothing what his
opinions may be in matters purely local
in their character. There is however one
phase Of this issue, thus illCgitimately
raised by the Register, to which we would
call general attention, and that is the an
nounccmcnt by the .irbritG Eitmd
that Mr.. Caldwell has handed in to the
editor Of that paper chs promise
in his own handwriting that he
will be sound on the question OF
teaching German in the schools. The
point naturally arises as tohOw and why
Mr., Caldwell came to hand in his written
promise to this effect, since the issue is
not before the people in this election?
Was 1t with u view Of springing this
catch-penny dodge ut the last end Of the
race, and being cooked and primcd for 1t
by u horse Jockeys understanding with
the editor Of the .lrJciir hrcuad2 In our
opinion the people Of this city should re-
buke any such small potato performance.
1t isNn ilIcgitimatc attempt to make cap
ital at the expense Of large public SEN
timenl in this city that is not willing TO
to toady to the question Of teaching Ger
man in the public schools. Those who
arc willing to sec German taught
in the schools, and yet who have
doubted its propricty, have some
rights rs well as other people, and it
is nothing less than an insult to all such
persons to pursue them with this issue
into other relations Of life, and to try to
punish them for their private opinions
npon it, rs il they had no right to have an
opinion different from the editor of the
ArJritcr Eiend And vet We presume
that no man in the city would cry ont
quicker against raising this issue (the
other side Of il we mean in opposition to
Mr.. Caldwell than the editor aforesaid.


The point that We make then is that the
editor and his nominee deserve rebuke for
attempting to make capital out Of the
school question in this Senatorial can
vass. The independent voters Of this
city should let them see that they cannot
put down candidate for II State office
because Of his opinion as to whether
German should be studied in our city
gChOull
Year: 1875

LOTTERY SwfSDLES.-Thc announce
mcOt published in yesterday mornings
paper that the recent pretended lottery
drawing at Alexandria, Va, had turned
ont a swindc, was no doubt interesting
news for such Of our readers as had late
ly purchased tickets at the agency in this
city. It seems by fuller details that the
whole thing was the bOldcst kind Of n
fraud, and from first to last was n put up
job by lot Of dead beats. After the
drawing had been completed Il committee
was formed to examine the remaining
tickets The wheel had been closed and
sealed, and deposited for saie.kecping in
the room Of the Association. Az soon ns
the wheel was seen it was apparent that
At least q bushel Of brass tubes containing
tickets had been put in sinccthe drawing,
though the seal was unbrokcn that had
bccnpu uponit publicly. The seal was
that of the lmlt.cnd Of knife aud cur
rent gold coin. II was then discovered
that the arrangement Of the drawing had
bccn entrusted solely to persons from


New York, and that all the ticket money
except some $1,000 or $1,000 had been left
in New York, and was not subject to a
draft Of the officers Of the Association. a


committee was appointed to proceed at
once to New York to recover the money.
There /, great excitement in consequence
Year: 1875

Speaker Blaine thinks the suspen-
sion of the writ Of habcas corpus in
Louisiana or Texas would hc all right
cannot see any impropriety in thus
robbing Southern pcop!e Of their
l.berty-but does not think such
measure would do at all for Maine.
Lest he should have been understood
as opposing the bill on this subject,
his friends rise to explain that he Is
not so true a statesman as all that, as
follows:


The speaker confined his remarks
wholly to the proposition for gcncr-
al suspension Of the writ Of babeas
corpus, and made no reference what
ever to any other subject. He stated
that he could not see any possible
reason for giving the President the
power to suspend the great writ at his
discretion in Maine and Michigan be-
cause there was disturhe condition
of affairs in Louisiana or Mississippi.
II there is n condition OF affairs there
to warrant it let the suspension be
confined to the disturbed districts.
He could not see why Southern States
/ like Virginia, North Carolina and
Tennessee, that were now trying to
sustain good governments, should be
menaccd and excited by a suspension
of the habeas corpus. Moreover the
pending proposition was GnIimi'cl as
/ to territory and unlimited a. to time.
/ The bill. if it should become q law,
would confer upon the President OF
the United States Cor all time 20 come
whenever that President might be
disposed, the right anl power Ia
suspend the habcas corpus az his sole
and absolute discretion, in any city
county. district, or State within the
Union. He felt great respect fol
President Grant, and would trust hin
as far as he would any executive oil
lcer, bat he would never vO,e to con
\ fer this autocratic power upon any
President, now or hereafter. Even i
no actual harm should come from it,
for q long period of years, the people


would in the end become too mucf


familiarized with the suspension, ant


would lose that intense jealousy o


individual personal liberty which i


the great characteristic of the Angl,


Saxon race, and which all our legiSla


ton should stimulate ratIcr that
repress.
Year: 1875

The New York Herald of Thurs
day has the following statement Of a
fact too often forgotten


Judge Donohue Yesterday, in deny
ing motion for alimony to a wife on
the ground of cruel and inhnman
treatment by husband, made some
judicious remarks upon the tendency
of married people to carry their fa"i-
ly jars into Court. The Judge re-
minded such suitors that their feelings
and comfort are secondary To the
good of the children, and the future
welfare of those who have right to
look to parents for example and in
struc,ion, and who in the absence of
that "must fail To become useful men,
bers of society,"" If our quarrelsoue
married people would only think Of
the. children, what misery and scan
dial and trouble would be saved!
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON oct. Is, 1875
usuRY UNDER THE NATIONAL BANK LAw-DE-


cIsIoN or THE NEW York COURT OF APP


PEALs REVERsED-THE ANTICIPATED EFFECT


ON THE MONEY MARKET.


An important decision, ono having direct bear
ing on the money market was rendered to-day by the
United States Supreme Court Judge swayne reading
the opinion in the Of the Farmers Mechanics
National Bank Of Buffalo, against Doering. The case
came up here the appeal OF the plaintiffs from the
decision OF the Supreme Court Of New York State,
which non-sued them in an endeavor to recover the
principal OF note which they had discounted at usur
rate OF interest for the defendant The total
Of he usury was only few dollars, which
paid In OF the legal discount OF seven per cent
Under the ciyilcode Of New York both principal and
interest in usurious transaction are forfetabe and
the usurous lender is also punishable under the crim
nal code for misdemeanor But the penalty for usury
prescribed in the National Bank is altogether differ
and much less sevcre-hat is there forfeiture
Of principal at all; but the borrower, who has paid
than the legal rate, may refuse TO pay tho in
tercs when 1t falls due and in case the usurous in
terest has been taken of in advance, may in
action for debt twice the amount of interest so
charged and deducted This variance between the
national and State laws has been a mooted subject
for long time in financial circles the
national banks believing that the former law
the latter at least in transactions which they were
concerned and that they might practise usury without
greater penalty than that of the interest stipulated
IN the usurous transaction. The decision to-day is in
their favor on this point the United States Supreme
Court holding that they amenabe to the laws Of
the United States and not subject the jurisdlc
ton Of the State in the matter Of forfeiture of the
principal OF such loans. The Farmers and Mechanics
Bank can, therefore, compel Deering pay tho prn-
cipal Of his note


The settlement Of this question is going to have an
important effect upon the money Market and in the
Of New York city and Wall street will hush
up the cry for the repeal of the usury
laws for the that in times of monetary strn
gency, the national banks will take the risk of lending
money at higher rates than seven per cent through
trustworthy and honorable banking houses, and thus
defeat oil speculative Vaccinations and combinations
for the locking up Of money As long the principal
Of such loans was in jeopardy the national banks
afraid to interfere. But that they can at most
lose only the interest and then very rare instances
the long looked for solution Of steader money market
is believed to be reached in this decision Of the Su-
preme Court to-day. which, in view of it, is a vir-
tual repeal Of the usury laws.
Year: 1875

Had Mr.. Booth performed Hamlet indiferently well
there would certainly have been disposition
70 excuse his faults account Of his mis-
fortunes But he gave no occasion for indul-
gence On the contrary, he played Hamiet as
never saw him play Il before. The irreguaIity of
his acting every familiar with the theatre must
have observed, aud be especially unequal in Hamlet
Sometimes the performance Is fun Of feeling; others
y Is purely mechanical Last night MS acting full
OF inspirations he felt the truth and the
feeling OF the character and delivered them
with exceptional power. The nrst soloquy
20 that this too, too cold flesh would melt was finely
read and the beautiful passage II have Or late but
wherefore, knew mott lost all my mirthn = was given
with exquisite feeling He caught nearly all the moods
Of Hamlet perfectly and these readings aboundcd in
passages of natural emphasis sometimes startling
in their reality The scene where the King retrcs TO
the oratory 10 pray properly kept in the play by
Mr. Booth, and the soliloquy, he gave H. was key
to the purpose Of Hamlet When Polous IS slain the
the cry with which Mr. Booth uttered the
words us It the King?n electrical effect which,
like fash Of lightning, illuminated the whole char
acter Ono Of the finest clements OF Mr.. Booths
Hamlet is its gentleness, and last night this was
profoundly expressed in all the changing
moods ~ must be cruel only to be knd'
might have been universal explanation
OF his manner There Is Hamlet who does not insult
Marcellus call Polonus calf to his face treat
ophela rudely nor roughly abuse the Queen, and who
is Prince with the spies Rosencrantz and Guilden-
stern, and gentleman with the King


When the curtain had fallen on the last act Mr. Booth
made brief speech, thanking tho audience for their
reception Of him and assuring them that he would
always cherish their uniform kindness toward him.
He touched on his experiences in Tweny-thrd street.
adding that though unsuccessful he could be grateful
as he felt he had to bc now that he was com
mencing life anew
Year: 1875

Edwin Booth had immense reception last night
The Fifth Avenue Theatre was crowded with audi
ence eager to welcome him after bis years. absence
from New York and after an accident which
had at one time threatened him
from the stage forever. When he appeared the
applause was instantaneous, electrical universal
There bounds TO this spontaneous
enthusiasm, which showed how strong is Mr. Booths
hold upon the public Of New York Such moments
repay actor for long years Of toll and suffering Of
envy and jealousy, and tho tumultuous welcome which
shook the building last night have convinced the
that the magnetic bond between his genius and
the public appreciation is still unbroken He was re-
called to the stage during the nrst act after the frs
of Horato with Hamlet he was called before
the curtain at the end OF the rst and the second
called three times the end OF the third act and ap-
plauded continually throughout the play OF the sin
cerity Of this reception there doubt galleries
parque and boxes competed with each other in their
welcome.


The accident TO Mr.. Booth docs not Interfere with
hts acting 1t sad, however to see his loft arm
hanging moonless at his side In the FIRST act he sup
ported it in the folds OF his robe and in the second
hung heplessly. And yet perfect in the art o
gesture is Mr. Booth, that II the spectator
had been previously unaware Of the accl
dent they would not have known n BY an,
Wanl oi grace ~ eho actOI. no maae one arm 90 q
far as dozen arms OF ordinary actors Briareus him
self could not have done boter IL is for this reasoi
that say that hho mistoBtune did not inter
Care with the acting called forth all Air
Booths Invention, II is true; but the wonderful
wealth Of gesture ho revealed with ono arm aon
might be compared TO tho performances Of Pagann
on single string Of the violin OF the grace Of motio
and the statuesque beauty Of attitude, Mr.. Booth is
master. Tic used his LOFT hand TO hold tho re
corder, and after his triumph over physca
dfsablement in the fencing last nigh
| we believe he could play Romeo on crutchcl
Year: 1875

The following record viii show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty four hours in COM
parson with the corresponding date of last year. in
dicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts pharmacy,
HERALD Buildn0.-
Year: 1875

chinery for manufacturing -four by
what is known as the patent pro-
cess" was introduced by the owners
of one of these mills. If we are
not mistaken, it was by the Messrs.
Pillsbury. Before it was successful
ly applied, good many thousand
dollars were spent in experimenting
and several more were used in per-
tecting it. To this enterprise and
perseverance is duethe enhanced
value of Minnesota wheat in the
markets Of the world, for it is owing
to the application OF this new pro.
cess of manufacture that superior
quality of -four is made from Min
nesota wheat. But for this, our
wheat would be still regarded as an
inferior variety, and, consequently,
be far less valuable.
Year: 1875

-Donnelly charges us with SELL
ing out to the republicans. While
this is utterly untrue, we might re-
tort that, if it were so, 1t would be
no worse than for Mr.. Donnelly to
sell out himself and attempt to sell
the entire anti-monopoly party to
the democrats. We could not favor
coalition with the democrats without
giving the lie to what we have been
teaching for the past five years. We
believe what we have taught and
what we teach now, which will be
found to be consistent with it, and
it is this sincerity of conviction that
Year: 1875

Whats the use of 50 much
twaddle about Mr.. Rahilly? If the
democrats really believe that there
is something wrong about the State
auditors office, that needs to be in
vestigated, why didn't they nominate
a man whom the people can believe
to be competent to make such in
vestigation? They ought to have
Year: 1875

known that it is hardly possible for
them to believe that Mr.. Rahilly
has such ability. The circumstances
under which he has been placed
during his entire life, tend to discred-
it such pretensions. He is a good
farmer and respectable citizen, but
would in our judgment, do better
for a governor than an auditor.
Year: 1875

Whats the Use?


What can anti-monopolists expect
to gain by aiding the democratic (so-
called) party? Less than two years
ago the chairman Of the Minnesota
State committee ofthat organization:
in a meeting of the committee,
stated that those anti-monopolists
who refused to accept the name of
democrat, might "go to the dell, for
aught he cared, and the sooner the
better" During this season every
movement of that party has been
calculated to blot out the anti-mo-
nopoly organization. Next, take its
platform. Its first resolution is moth
ing more or less than Reputation
of its own record, and an avowal of
its willingness to abide by what the
republicans have done. Beyond
this it is mere string of platitudes,
similar to those which have been ut
tered year after year, but never act
ed upon.


1t is loudly proclaiming reform,
with Augustus Schell and August
Belmont as its chief leaders and a
score or two of Credit Mobilier frauds
and back-pay grabbers as its most
honored members. With rail road
monopolists controlling it and die
tating its policy, it has the efrontery
to pretend that it is opposed to the
extortions of the carrying corpora
tions.


In neighborhoods where the anti
monopoly organization prevailed to
considerable extent, it has admitted
few of this class upon its ticket
for local candidates, but has strictly
excluded them in those localities
where it believed that they were not
essential to secure success.


In short, it has shown itself to be
an unreasonable and malignant op-
ponent. Even Donnelly, who stands
in this State in the relation of STEP
father to it, is cursed and denounced
by its regular leaders, and it is said
that he had to beg hard for a place
on its ticket, as candidate for SEN
ator in Dakota county. OF what
avail is it for anti-monopolists to sup
port party which will betray them
on the first opportunity, and which
reviles them while asking their CO.
operation. We prefer to trust
manly foe, who opposes us through
principle, rather than treacherous
pretender of friendship, whose hate
is so venomous that he cannot con-
ceal it when he strives to do so.
Year: 1875

little while with tides Of dark and light


The moon shall fill;
Warm Autumn's gold be changed 20 shrouiins VIII


And winter chill.
y little while shall tender human flowers


In beauty blow;
And ceaselessly through shade and sunny hours


Deaths harvest grow.
little while shall tranquil planet speed


Round central fame;
Ne" empires spring and pass, new names succeed


And lapse from fame.
i little while shall cold star-tspers burn


Through times brief night;
Then shall my souls beloved One return


With dayspring bright
How oft in golden dreams I see Him stand,


list his voice,
As winning largess from his lifted hand


The poor rejoice;
But waking bears that vision dear away,


Ny better part,
And leaves me TO this pale and empty day,


This longing heart
cannot see Thee, but I love Thee Oh,


Thine eyes that read
The deepest secrets Of the spirit know


'Tis love indeed
"A little while; but, al how long it seems


My Jesus, come,
Surpass the rupture Of my sweetest dreams,


And take me home!