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Year: 1875

The telegraph tells us that the legisla tors have passei the compulsory educa- ton bill. In this they have done them selves credit and conferred blessing upon that portion of the rising generation who either have no parents or are stIli more unfortunate ill being the children of those who have no care for the future welfare of their offspring We hold that no man or woman has a moral right 10 so far outrage humanity as to bring children into the world and let them grow up ill ignorance to be curse upon society aud ashamed Of themselves as long as they live. And it is proper that the legal light to do so should be taken away, so that the law of the land shall harmonizc with the law of morality and cOmou justice. We have been favored with a synopsis of the bill, and find all the objections care fully guarded. Tn case a child is physical ly unable to attend school, or is taught at home or in a private school, it is eX empt from the operations of the law; but the main question is to compel every parent to provide his or her child with all education. Of course many prefer to send their children to sectarian schools, where they can be taught the principles of thelr own peculiar religion, while others prefer to educate their children at home. Ali this the law allows them to do; but in order to avail themselves of the benefits of the public funds they must send to the public schools, which are maintained by the taxes of all the people for the benefit of rich and poor alike, and while the teaching of any particular reli gous doctrine is prohibited, the teachers are strictly eDloined to inculcate good morals, politeness and civil department, leaving to the churches and home disci- pline, at the option of the parent or guar dian of the child, indoctrination in the mysteries of theology Arizona Miner, February l2.
Year: 1875

THE NEW YORK OBSERVER of late date has this interesting item: The Winter thus far has been unusually severe in England and on the Continent, and the cold weather has raised the death rate in London about 45 per cent. This is owing not so much to the cold as to the want of appliances to meet it, characteristic of English homes and English convey ances. One can scarcely find house ih England that has the comforts of Amer ican houses generally, and the railway cars are usually without any means of heating other than the animal heat of the passengers, which is soon exhausted There is no country in the wogld where one can have so many comforts, whether at home or in travelling, as in tue United States.
Year: 1875

The habit of eating opium is not ac-
CURED so readily as that of using tobac-
co and liquor, but this is doubtless ow-
ing to it's not being prominent among our
petty vices. If it was, crusade agalsst
opium would be needed much more ur-
gently than one against whisky. Those
who use it are generally of very nerv-
Gus disposition, though frequently the
nervousness is superinduced by the use.
AS yet in this country few have used it
through mere choice. or a desire to do as
others do. The habit is generally in
duced by the first dose, which, too often,
by the advice of a physician, has been
taken as an opiate or anodyne. The sf-
fects which follow the first dose lead to
q desire TOR more. The complete absence
OF bodily, brain and heart-Wearing care,
and the semi-unconscious condition of a
more than earthly happiness which it's
innuence gives, are sought eagerly by
the willing slave. As it cures nervous
ness, SO does it also induce it and this
again is another excuse Tor. the contiuu-
ance Of the habit.
Year: 1875

Col. Waring, in Scribner for May,
tells the following incident of the
drainage of HARLEM Lake: A curious
phenomenon, however, occurred in con.
nection with the outer dixie of the canal
on the east side Of the lake, where it
crossed an area of floating soil which
bordered wide ponds near the village OF
Aalsmeer. An area OF many acres, de-
tached by the canal from the old works
of defense against the lake, found itself
one fine day driven by the tempest from
the bank of the canal to the other side of
the pond. The proprietor implored the
aid of the commission. His land had
foated to the opposite shore, widely sep
arated from his other fields, and resting
on water that was not his own. By the
combined effort Of the proprietor and Of
the commission these fugitive fields
were towed back to the borders of the
canal and pinned in place by piles and
poles which prevented them from under
taking another voyage.
Year: 1875

Do not dictate to an editor how to run
his paper should you do SO, however, the
probability is you will be told to attend to
your own business


Read the advertisements in your paper,
and the probability is you will find the place
you want in order to purchase something
that you have long been in need of.


To ask an editor to insert a puff in his
another to work "ffa ffor himl f Ike 75 hman asking
the probability is you will get an indignant
"No," to your appeal.


II you have friend in the printing Of
fee, never call to see him in the hours of
composition, for he is then earning his bread.
Should you do SO, the probability is he will
wish you were--wel1, no matter.


IF you enter a printing office, under no
circumstances whatever, meddle with the
types, for you may make pi; should you
evade the warning, however, the probabili-
ty is you will get more inward curses than
prayers. ,a-t
| Never borrow newspapers from your
neighbors. II you are in the habit OF dong
so, break right off, for if you still continue
to do so, the probability is, that your last
hours will be full Of remerse, fear and
death.


Never allow yourself to become delin-
quent subscriber. Should you do this and
die, the probability is that the proprietor
will inform your friends Of your shortcom.
! ings. And again, your chances of becoming
a citizen of heaven would be slim, as it il
the objectionable sin.


If an agent for newspaper calls on yot
and asks "How do you feel" about sub
scribing for the periodical, tell him you fee
"so-so," and will do SO, by accompanying
the remark with the cash. The probabili
is he will leave you his thanks and retir
in a cheerful frame of mind.-Anasrica1


Newspaper Reporter. - H-A IS T-
Year: 1875

They got up surprise party Thursday
night last, upon a young married couple,
at whose house ON Sheldon street a similar
affair was one of the social successes of last
season. Il The consplrators were met calmly
but cordially at the gate by the husband,
who, while he rested on his shotgun, point
ed with his carving knife to q yellow legend
on the door:
Year: 1875

This is the story that was told by Cincinnati
gambler, with the profanity left out: "She was
as big as a skinned horse, and her eyes was red.
She come Q ringing at the bell, and when went
out she was a-sniveling. She said she'd give her
lost IL a-pIaying against my game. out with q
tep-dollar note and give II to her, and guess she
could have got another II she'd sniveled some
more. Next night Jack come in, and said he had
a good one on me. He'd heard this woman tell.
ing how she'd played me with the dollar dodge,
and how easy It was to fool the old man." Then
the story ended with garnishing Of oaths.
Year: 1875

WHEN the baby is just able to open its
little, unused eyes it is first induced to
gaze upon the lamp. The infant, with
weak, pinkish, half-open eyes, is suf-
ferer beyond any power to tell of or get
relief from its own woes, and yet the
torment of making it gaze at "ze putty
yed yight" is supposed to be exquisitely
amusing. After the bother with the sun
and lamp the baby sjumped at, screamed
at and otherwise startled until its
nerves are disturbed beyond ordinary
quieting. 1t is subject of marvel to
most people that so many children die in
infancy, but to an observing and reflect
ing mind the wonder is that any children
grow to maturity. When you and l feel
miserable we want to be left in quiet.
Repose is the sweetest remedy for our
nervous or other ills, but baby is trotted,
bounced, toted, "ketchy-ketchied, i"
chucked under its chin, poked in its
cheeks, or somebody's thumb is thrust
into its toothless mouth irrespective Of a
need of ablution, and then if baby isn't
happy it is reputed very irritable. Tick
ling the baby's feet, creeping the fingers
like the motion of a mouse across its
breast, and up into its fat, sensitive neck
wrinkles is another mode of amusing
baby. Of course the child laughs, and
the idiots who torment it forget that it is
the same expression with which they re-
ply to a similar process from the hand of
some mischievous but torturing friend
and yet we all know that this laugh from
a man is an hysterical outcry of nervous
irritability. When the laugh ceases
WEAKNESS brings weeping, or perhaps a
restless and unrefreshing sleep, followed
by depression and probably by indiges
ton and colo. Nothing should ever be
done to startle child-even too fire.
quent playing of bo-peep, if violent, hes
been known to bring on st. Vitus' dance
with delicate organizations. All sur
prises are dangerous to the nerv'
Gus system, just as all sudden atmos.
pheric or dietetic changes are very un'
healthy and sometimes fatal. If nusic


selected to please the young child's
ears it should be gentle and soothing
Metropolitan.
Year: 1875

Petroleum oils are coming into use
for dressing leather, and it is stated that
their use for this purpose is largely in
creasing. 1t is claimed that by the use of
petroleum many advantages are gained,
among which are: that the leather can
be reduced to pliable condition more
rapidly and with less cost than with pure
animal oils; that the coloring Of tanned
leather is effected more rapidly and thor
oughly than by the old process, and that
the finished product is superior, both in
pliability and toughness, to animal oils.
The heavier gravities of petroleum, such
as paraffine and steam-reduced oils, are
.be only ones used in this way.
Year: 1875

a s1AN dressed in sailor costume was
up in a criminal court the other day up
on the charge of stealing pair OF boots.
As he had no counsel the Court appoint
ed young lawyer to take charge OF the
defense. The lawyer opened the case
with speech in which he alluded to his
client "as child of the sad sea waves,
a nursing of the storm, whom the pltless
pillows had cast forlorn and friendiess
waif upon the shores of time, after life
spent in fierce and heroic contests with
the raging elements" Then the defend
ant was put in the dock and the fact was
revealed that he was the cook upon a
canal boat, previous to which he had
hawked fish. The nursing OF the
storm" is now in Jail for six months.
Year: 1875

1t was discovered that deaf man
carried off the honors at spelling.match.
Sympathizing with his infirmity the
enunciator had given the champion the
words to be spelled on a slip of paper
After the exposure by a man who was
.all ears the success of the deaf man was
not SO pronounced IN. O. Republican.
Year: 1875




A seriously inclined but illiterate
girl had been 80 constant and attentive
at church that she had the entire SER
vice by heart. She always had her
prayerbook before her, and much edited
the young man to whom she was be-
throthed by the close attention which
she bestowed upon it. On Sunday.
happening to have forgotten his own
manual, he asked permission to look
into hers. She readily granted it, but
great was his surprise to see the book
held the wrong way iu her hand
"My dear" said he, 'your book is up
side down." II know it is; but that's
the way always read. | am left
handed"
Year: 1875

ALONE IN 4 CAGE WITH A LION.


People who have read Mr. Murray's


account of ride in . car with a


mad horse may be able to form


some slight idea how o man felt on


the Ogdrnsburg road this morning.


a cage of lions, which was on its


way to the New York and New Or


leans Menagerie, now exhibiting
south Of here, was placed in one
end of a box car and a zebra was
tied in the other end. The watch
man lay down on q box and fell
asleep; when he awoke he diseov-
cred that one of the animals had


bent the iron bars of it's cage, forced
it's way out and was crouching in
the opposite corner. The regular
keeper of the animals was in the
sleeping car in the rear Of the train,
and there was no chance to cOumu-
nicate with him or with any one
outside. The poor watchman was
frightened into motionless silence,
and in that awful suspense he
made the long aud weary journey
to St. Albans. After the train
came to a halt here. one Of the train
men, in passing the car, saw q large
cat.like nose thrust out of an open
ing, and not knowing that any
ones life was endangered in the
car, but fearing lest the animal
should escape, ran to the sleeping
car and aroused the keeper, who
soon appeared, raw.hide in band,
and lashed the beast back into his
len, to the immeasnable relief Of
Ihe poor fellow who had been curled
up for hours on the bOx.-M A.
hans Messenger.
Year: 1875

ARE GRANGE ORGANIZATIONS Of


any use to agricultural cOmmuni.


tissi That is the question which
correspondents of the Maine Farm
er are discussing. and as there are
already one hundred and seventy
Oranges Established in our State with
q membership Of 1000, it is q some


what important one. There is this
to be said for the organization ; no
bad results are yet to he observed
to have arisen from it. We cannot
we'll see why anybody need become
anxious about these local organiza.
tions SO long as they adhere to their
principles. On the other hand, We
can see how very salutary work
for farming in Maine may he done.
For years the interests of the young
men reared Oh the farms in our State
HIS been declining. They have
largely come to think there is moth.
ing in the vocation for them, and
they flock to the cities, the manu-.
featuring villages aud the West,
leaving Maine farms to decay. The
few men who have intelligently tax.
Ell hold Of the agriculture in Maine
have made money, and have also
fairly demonstrated that in no de.
partlnent of industry, will brains
pay better than when used by farm-
ers. 1t is fair to assume that one
hundred and seventy associations,
composed of farming people, can.
not meet once o week or month
without creating an interest, which
will lead hundyeds of young men
and women in the State to look with
greater favor upon mans first occu-
patton. 1t cannot be otherwise. In
view of this, we think that the ex-
tension of the organization may be
witnessed without great amount
OF solicitude. Indeed, from what
we can see of the Granger outside
of his lodge.room, we think he may
be encouraged to multiply.-Aains
State Press.
Year: 1875

"A Western judge has declared
i: to be a good ground for divorce
for a woman to tie her husband to
a gate-post during q violent thun.
der.storm, with a patent lightning
rod hitched to his spinal column.
Year: 1875

AND He GRrEvED. man in Bal
timore called on grave-digger one day
to have his wife's grave sodded. He
was an extremely penurious man. and
higgled long time over the price Of
the sodding. Suddenly he became
mute, while his. eyes were fixed upon q
ncighboring tombstone. His daughter
and the grave-dieger stood back in re-
spect for the feelings Of The old gentle
man, in whose mind they supposed the
sight Of that tablet had called up the
memory Of dear departed friend, for
grief was depicted in his countenance,
and be was visibly agitated. At length
the deep emotion which swslled his
bosom found vent in this pathetic out
burst my God when did that man
die) He ptes retwo hundred dol
lars, and I'll never see cent Of it,"
Year: 1875

"THE DEsuTUTIoN BUsI INEss"-W this week
60, which shall be the last on that subject. We
very much doubt whether the writer has helped
his case, or that of the people whom he processes
to speak for, in this article. Lengthy as it is,
we have erased a number of offensive passages.
having no bearing upon the subject, but contain
ing personalities against others, and stuff insult
ing to ourself The writer seems to be one of
those unhappily constituted beings, who, having
met with misfortune imagines that every person
who does not chime in with his wishes and
whims, desires to oppress him, and starve his
children.


The truth is that all the persons who objected
to the publication of the exhibit of destitution
In District No. co. were hard working farmers of
Doniphan County, all of whom had their crops
eaten by grasshoppers, and most of whom are
living on hope for their third planting of corn.
Not single money lOaner or capitalist of any
kind has spoken to us on the subject We can
afford to pass over the writer's slurs at us and
"our folks" as being the oppressors of the poor.
When be establishes the reputation for hard and
persistent work that we have, he will have n
right to talk to us on the subject. We are will
ling to let the readers of the Chief judge whether
we are an enemy to the poor or not 1t is sufi-
cient to say, that we get perhaps ten dollars
year out of the money loaners, while the very
life of our paper depends upon the success of the
farmers of DOniphan County
Year: 1875




past By Publishing Yet II feared that your last issue
was aimed at and has prevented relief which had
son to expect the arrival early date Then If you
would not do augt to keep aid from the needy don't seek
10 make II appear that set Of scouDdrels, when
our highest ambition is duty Your srticle is well calcu


lated to produce iseor well to suppress freedom Of
me pen and speech. Those sensible who for.
oade the use of their in the list in the Of
their own judgment So also do claim that those who
made statements and signed otherwise allowed the
of their names wise in the exercise Of that liberty
Besides many other things which might be stated in their
beha showing that the Of their calamties is
attributable to sOth will state that nearly score of
them bore arms during the unhoy that you and
aided in bringing about and justice the borng class
es had been praeticed since that time granaries
might now be full of grain but owing the policy
augurated by side whereby the former slaves and


those injured by the institution and the produced
have been compelled bear the burden of the debt
alone, We are crushed As ever, yours. &c,
Year: 1875

Grand Master Betton gives some interesting
statistics in regard to the good work done by the
Grand Lodges of the different States for their
needy brethren IN the grasshOpper districts of
Kansas, which shows that Odd Fellows through
out the world, when appealed to. remember
with frateTnal love their brethren no matter
where located, and that calls for help in times of
distress, will be met promptly in the spirit of
true charity.


The Grand Master states that last Fall, there
came to him from the Western part of the safe


appeal for help from the lodges in that Iocalf.
ty. He Immediately issued circular to the sub
ordinate lodges OF Kansas, urging them to donate
what they could from lodge funds to supply the
immediate necessities of the families of destitute
Odd Fellows on the frontier. The lodges of the
State responded by sending the Grand Master
$500. He organized a relief committee consist
ing of the Grand Master, Grand Secretary and
Grand Treasurer, who were assigned the duty of
making proper distribution of the relief goods
purchased with this fund. The goods were
promptly forwarded to lodges on the frontier for
proper distribution. One brother was frozen TO
death before goods that had been sent him reach
ed his home. He had been out with his team.
and was caught in a storm the prairie and
was frozen before the needed assistance reached
his family.


The grasshOpper plague continued. and grew
more dlScOuraglng by new invasion in the
Spring. Seed could not be purchased because
there was no money with which to purchase.
The Grand Master again appealed to, and
he finally decided to issue circular to the sub
ordinate lodges in Kansas, asking that each lodge
furnish the committee with list of needy MEM
bers and the quantity of seed they actually re-
quired. Statistics were gathered and sent in,
which showed that it would take $4,000 in mon
ey to supply the demands for seed. Soon, how
ever, the Grand Master began to get substantial
responses from the brotherhood in the various
States, as well as from Canada. The Grand
Master of California--big hearteds California
sent $4,000. Nevada responded with $500, in
gold The Grand Master of Illinois sent a draft
for $500, and in letter said it would be duplIca-
ted if necessary. Other States responded liber-
ally, until fund of over 5000 was placed in
his hands. The Grand Lodge of Germany sent a
communication rendering material aid" if nee
essary. By making a judieious purchase and
distribution, the needs OF the members of the or
der have been supplied, and u balance is left on
hand. This balance will be returned to the do
nors pro rata. And this is the way the brother
hood has been quietly relieving the distressed
members of the great family during the fearful
times through which we have passed.-LdWrence
Standard.
Year: 1875

n The friends of honest money" keen get
ting madder and madder, the more they think
about the worthless rags" Their latest ven.
ture is comparing greenbaeks with Confederate
money. If anybody had done that along about
the year 1863, wouldn't it have been made inter
esting for hint Yet at that time, there was
some value attached to Confederate money, for
it was believed by many that the Confederacy
would succeed. Greenbacks are backed by the
Government of the United States, Confederate
money by nothing. If the Government isn't bet-
ter than the defunct COnfederacy we had better
sell out and quit.
Year: 1875

nave the strongest confidence, said to-day
one OF the least exetable and best judging states


South, that the Republican party will carry the
election IN T6. His confidence is based upon the
belief that when the unrepentant rebels show
out their spirit as they are doing now, and will
do IN still greater degree in the next Congress,
the patriotic sentiment of the land will be in
spIred and consolidated rs il was during the war


The Republican party needs to arouse to the
grand work before it. An object immeasurably
greater than mere partisan success appeals to its
energies and its nOblest efforts. The preserva-
tion of the blood-bougbt fruits of the war. and
the security of the Union men of the South are
staked upon its labors, and to this commanding
duty 1t shoud address itself with all its courage,
wisdom and unity.-Cor. 4lbaay EreHiag Joar-
Year: 1875

The district court of PottawatOmie County
has decided in the matter of delinquent tax
saes that if more than the actual cost of adver-
tsng is collected it is Illegal and if the property
is sold for taxes and more than the actual cost
of advertising is charged, the sale is void That
is, the County can only collect the amount ac-
tually paid to the printer This decision is in
harmony with the one rendered last week by
Judge Peters, in the Wood Beebe case. So by
the printing contract made by our commission
ers last January, Chase County pays thirty per
cent. to save seventy per cent. for Corbin 81
Beebe, land speculators. In some instances,
where the County gets the delinquent list print
ed at reduced rates, the treasurer charges the
tax payer full price, and the overcharge is divi-
ded between treasurer and printer. That game,
however, we think is now blocked.-Ckase CoaR-
fU Leader
Year: 1875

ago, Sol Miller pitched into because differed with
him the bird question and referred to Gov,
Ex State Printer, &c, &c" The only difference between
Sol and us is that while beaten for these
two Offices, he beaten twice for of them; and
while supported him in both with
he opposed in both Miller publishes good
paper and speaks right out in meetin but can't al
with him great national issues like the bird
question though upon the unimporant question of nation
al fin ances with him. We are in favor Of more f.
nances.-W WdterUiue Telegraph.


Stick to the facts, and fight fair. We were a
candidate for Printer but once. The first time
you fellows voted for us, knowing that we posi-
lively declined being Candidate; and the sec
ond time you know that we resigned in favor of
Prouty, before the vote was declared. Why
don't you say something about us supporting you
twice for Secretary of Statei