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Year: 1875

The letter we publish from "a
Farmer and Granger" this morning,
has the ring of the true metal
about it, and we gladly publish it,
because it is squarely on our own
platform, and we trust these words
of wisdom, and experience, will be
listened to by those who contem-
plate sGrange Stores"
Year: 1875

The Telegraph's Saturday article
on the question raised by the Mar
shall Herald, is sound and able
one; lofty patriotism, and sub
lime faith in the integrity of the
two illustrious men named, breathes
in every line, and we believe 1t is
well-grounded We are prepared to
say that the rumored coalition
which the Herald speaks of has no
existence other than that given it
by those who are alike, enemies of
Governor Coke, Col. Lang and Lieu
tenant Governor Hubbard. II
would be difficult for such thing
10 be on foot and we remain in ig.
norance of it, because our position
is such that it could hardly be con.
cealed from us, and upon general
knowledge of the men charged, we
would brand the rumor as false.
We know the feeling which per
vsdes the minds of both Governor
Coke and Col. Lang, with regard to
the illustrious President of the Sen
ate, and can safely say, that such a
coalition as,the one named by the
Herald cannot exist, or il it should,
il has never come to the ears OF
either of the alleged parties to it.
1t is foreign, in every sense, to every
particle of public record made by
these men. The design TO "sheli
Hubbard" is a figment from the
brain of a man who can never
"shelf'' anybody, to hurt, and the
Bawl's indiscreet attack upon him
has only lent color to the unfound-
ed rumor. It's grotesque effort to
explain, is an evidence of its can
dor, at least.
Year: 1875

We are in receipt of a private
note from Worthy Master Lang
disclaiming in energetic and unmis-
takesbIe terms, any desire or inten-
tion of engaging in political affairs,
personally, or in the interests of any
man or party, but vigorously main
tanning his right to do so, if he so
desired. Now, the absolute legal
right of course we readily concede,
but would take issue with him upon
the policy of such step, were he to
maintain that it was good, and this,
we take it, is about all there is in
volved in the matter. We propose
to defer its further discussion du-
ring the Worthy Masters absence,
he being in attendance upon the Ma.
tionsl Grange at Louisville. His
simple declaration is quite suffi
cient, for no man in the State has Q
better record than Col. Lang, for al
those qualities. which go to max,
up the character of lofty patrio
and q truth-telling gentleman.
Year: 1875




New YORK, Jan. 90.-The prospect of
providing means of quick transportation
from the business center of the city to
Harlem is becoming encouraging. The
merchants of the city are taking the mat
ter in hand, and already many thousands
OF dollars have been guaranteed towards
the completion Of the road, which will
be built by private enterprise. The
Chamber OF Commerce meets on Mon
day to discuss the question, and it is be-
lieved it's success is now assured.


The Times of this morning says that
Sunday week a prominent company, OF
this city, was robbed during church
hours of nearly half a million dollars, but
the company and city dealers deny and
refuse Information. The Times asserts
that the robbery did take place and the
facts are known. The particulars will
be published tomorrow, unless it can be
shown that the public interests will
suffer by such publication.
Year: 1875

The use of carpetings may be traced to very remote period, although as late as the time of Queen Mary, rushes and oth- CT coarse materials were used on the floors of her apartments. For many years Flu rope received all her carpets from the East. and in many places whole families might be found in the occupation of car pet weaving. We are now producing in this country carpets of the same excel lence as those of foreign make The Read Carpet Go, of Bridgeport, are said to make the best Ingrain Carpets that are sold in this Country. Messrs. HALL < READ are the agents of these goods, and also keep the largest assortment of Velvet and Brusselis carpets in the state. Hail & Read also enjoy a deserved reputation for selling all classes of Dry Goods at the lowest market rates. They retail all do- nestle goods at the wholesale price lists and it is said that all kinds of housekeep- ing goods can be purchased there as low as in New York. We would advise our readers when in Bridgeport to visit Hall & Read. 224v
Year: 1875

HOPE FOR THE DEsPoNDENT.-If you have been coughing all winter and begin to despair of recovery, or if you have talk en a recent cold, go at once to the Drug store of Buell. & Wheeler's, get bottle of DR. MORRIS SYRUP OF TAR. WILD CHERRY AND HoREHoUND. Take it and be well. No other medicine acts so promptly and effectually in Coughs, Colds, and all dis eases of the throat, lungs and Chest, lead ing to consumption. Hundreds who once thought they had that dread disease have been restored to health by the use of this almost magic remedy. It is also the best known specific for Group, and never fails in Whooping Cough. Trial size 10 cents. 431v
Year: 1875

CRoss AND SICKLY CHILDREN can be made healthy and strong by regulating their stomachs and bowels with Castoria. It is more effective than Castor Oil and is as pleasant to take as honey. For Wind Collie, Sour Stomach. Worms and Costive. ness, there is nothing in existence equal to Castoria.
Year: 1875


God sends his singers upon earth
With songs of sadness and Of mirth,
That they might touch the hearts Of men,
And bring them back to heaven again.
The first, youth with soul fire,
Held in his hand golden Tyre;
Through groves he wandered, and by streams,
Playing the music of our dreams.
The second with bearded face,
Stood singing in the market.plncs,
And stirred with accents deep and loud,
The hearts of all the listening crowd.
A grey old man, the third and last,
Sang in cathedrals dim and vast
While the majestic organ rolled
Contrition from its mouths Of gold.
And those who heard the singers three
Disputed which the best might be;
For still their music seemed to start
Discordant echoes in each heart.
But the great Master said, "a see
No best in kind, but in degree;
gave various gift to each,
To charm, to strengthen, and to teach.
''These are the three great chords of might;
And he whose ear Is tuned Alright
Will hear no discord in the three,
But the most perfect harmony
Year: 1875

DoN'T TELL ALL YoU KNow.--It is a
bad plan to place unreserved confidence in
man or woman. Never tell any one all
about yourself, let there be little mystery
and reserve, your friend will like you all
the better for it. A book that you know
by heart must inevitably be cast aside for
a fresh volume; so will you be served il
you allow yourself to be thoroughly read.
But be prepared, in any emergency, to
look your own life and acts squarely in
the face without flinching or make your
self a coward. 1t is not necessary to pub
lish to the world all that is strictly per-
sonal, unless ridicule and frittering Of
power are desired; but il gossip makes
itself busy with your name, do not grieve
If grain of truth is spread over a dozen
lies. Pass them by in silence, and do not
even then forget your habitual rev.
erence. Justice win be done you in time,
never fear, and the less you clamor for ii
the better. Don't talk too much.
Year: 1875

BEARING TRouBLE.-Therc are persons
who emerge from every affliction and
trouble and vexation, purified like fine
gold from out Of the furnace. There are
others-and they are more numerous
who are embittered and soured, and made
despondent and apathetic. We think the
latter belong to the class that try to stand
alone during the storms of life, instead Of
looking above for aid, When one can
truly say, "He doeth all things well," the
sting Is taken out Of afEiiction, and courage
Is given to bear what the future has in
store. This, We think, makes the differ
ence between these two classes.
Year: 1875

TAPIocA-This elegant and delicate
starch is the product of plant that is
cultivated very extensively in the Malay
Peninsula, where its culture is almost en-
tirely in the hands of the Chinese The
tubers Of the plant lhaHihot Wtiiissima, }
which weigh on an average from ten to
twenty-five pounds, are first scraped and
then carefully washed; after which they
are reduced to a pulp by being passed
between rollers. This pulp is carefully
washed and shaken up with abundance Of
water, until the fecula separates and passes
through very fine sieve into tub placed
beneath. The -four SO obtained is repeat
edly washed, and then placed on mats and
bleached by exposure to the sun and air
1t is finally converted into the pearl ta-
pioca of commerce by being placed in a
cradle.shaped frame covered with canvas ;
it is slightly moistened and subjected to a
rotary motion, by which means it is gran
ulated. II is next dried in the sun, and
finally over the fire in an iron pan CREASED
with vegetable tallow, and is then ready
for the market.-Journal of Chemistry.
Year: 1875

The American Agreculturist says
We hardly know how to account for
the popular impression that still pre-
walls IN many rural districts, that the
free use of fruit is unfrendly to health.
1t has much to do with the scarcity of
fruit gardens and orchards in the
country. As a matter of fact, cities
and villages are much better supplied
with fruit the year round than the sur
rounding country. There are hum
dreds of farms, even in the oldest
parts of the land, where there is no OF.
chard and the only fruit is gathered
from Seeding apple trees grown in the
fence corners. The wants Of cities
are supplied not so much from the
proper farmer districts as from a few
men in their suburbs, who make
business of growing fruit for market.
| The farmers who raise a good variety
of small iruit for the supply of their
own families, are still the exception.
The villager, with his quarter or half
acre lot. will have his patch of straw
berries, his row of currants and rasp-
berries, his grape vines and pear trees,
and talk intelligently Of the varieties
of these fruits. His table is well sup
piled with these luxuries for at least
half year, but there is a lamentable
dearth of good fruit upon the farm
from the want of conviction that it
pays. 1t does pay in personal COM
fort and health, if nothing else. The
medical faculty will bear testimony to-
the good influence of ripe fruit upon
the animal economy. They regulate
the system better than anything else,
and forestall many of the diseases to
which we are liable in the summer and
fall. A quaint old gentleman Of our
acquaintance often remarks that ap-
Piles are the only pills he takes. He
takes these every day in the year when
they can be found in the market, and
fills up the interval between the old
and new crop with other fruits. He
has hardly seen sick day in forty
years, and pays no doctors bill. We
want more good fruit, especially upon
our farms, and the habit of eating
fruit at our meals. This is just one
of the matters in which farmers wives
can exert an influence. Many a good
man would set out frlit trees and
bushes if he were only reminded of it
at the right time. One right time will
be this autumn-at least in all but
the very coolest part of the country.
A few dollars invested then will bring
abundant returns in from one to five
years.


1t is more intimately connected with
good morals than our philosophers
think. With good digestion it is quite
easy to fulfill the law of love.
Year: 1875

in so doing, his foot caught in the stir
rup, and he was dragged helplessly
over the hard road. Fortunately for
the the poor victim of this mishap, the
distance was not great, or the result
might have been far more serious.


How often is it that the meFest tri-
fling accident contributes N the ends
of justice Villains may successfully
carry on their work for years, and in
their fancied security forget the fate
that must eventually overtake them
a slip, an accident, and the law claims
her own.


Gilbert FASTENED to secure his horse,
and the insensible form of Curly Bill
was agairf carried into the store, where
an examination revealed a broken
head and fractured leg, which would
detan their prisoner as ehectually as
shackle and chain.


In few days the sheriff came up
frorn St. Joseph, and took charge OF
the manned man, and through his con-
fession, many of his gang of des2era-
does we're taken or killed, and the
country freed of their presence.


Charley Gilbert received his we'll
earned reward, and the money enabled
him to complete his house handsomely
and stock the farm, over which Sarah
Gilbert presides as mistress.
Year: 1875

"When used to tend store the old
man came around one day, and ssays
he, BOYS, the one who sells the moet
between now and Christmas gets a
vest pattern for a present. Maybe
we did not work for that vest pattern.
i tell you there was some tall stories
told in praise of goods, about that
time; but the tallest talker and the
one who had the most cheek Of any
of us, was a certain Jonah Guires, who
roomed with me. He could talk q
dollar out of mans pocket when the
man only intended to spend six
pence, and the women-Lord bless
you-they just handed over their
pocket books to him and let him lay
out what he liked for them. One
night Jonah woke me up with, by
Jove, old fellow, if you think that
ere's got cotton in it I'll bring down
the sheep it was cut from, and make
him own his wool. 'Twont wear out
either; wore pair of pants of that
stuff for FIVE years, and they are as
good now as the day l first put them
on. Take it at thirty cents and I'll
say you didn't owe me anything. Eth
too dear? Well, call it twenty eight
cents. What dye say? All right. It's
bargain l could feel Jonah's hand
playing about the bed clothes for an
instant; then rip, tear, went some
thing or another, and hid my head
under the blankets, perfectly convuls-
ed with laughter, and perfectly sure
that Jonah had torn the best sheet
from top to bottom. When l awoke
next morning, found my night shirt
split from the bottom to the collar
band.
Year: 1875

The London Medical Record says
at has long been noted in this coun-
try that in those districts where the
use Of oatmeal Gin place of wheaton
four prevails, we find children and
adults with the best developed teeth
aud jaws; and so we'll recognized is
the influence of oatmeal upon the
teeth that many practitioners order
its use as an article of daily diet for
children in cases where dentition Is
likely to be retarded or impefect." E"


A sailor sometimes realizes that his
barque is worse than his blight (See
Webster's Dictionary


A harder subject to deal with than
oven an old deck Of cards, is a man
who don't advertise
Year: 1875

The subjects of fertilizers and banking
occupied the attention Of the Grange
throughout the entire evening, and the hour
for adjournment arrived before any conclu-
sion was reached or definite action taken on
either subject.


The Grange will meet again at 10 O'Clock
this morning.
Year: 1875

The sting of the sarcasm lies in the
intention of the speaker, and one may
trust the best of the pleasantries ovel
which succeeding generations have


made merry were uttered with enough


good humor to take most of the venom
out of them. There was surely genia


smile ON the face of NJ. d. Argenson wher
he congratulated his ignorant nephew on
the appointment as Librarian to the king


and observed that he now would have 9
fine opportunity to learn to read. And
perhaps Gen. Quintus Icilius smiled
when he haZarded little jest with the


great Frederick at a time when his maj
esty was in a laughing humOr. just be.
fore engaging the French at Rossbach


the king said to the general, that if he


were beaten he should fly the county, &c


to Venice, and turn doctor. "Your maj.
esty would keep to the profession of as


sassiD ?' growled the old soldier. OF the


same quality perhaps was the reply CIV
en- to the Czar of Nicnolas, when he ask
ed the painter, Horace Vernet, whether


with his liberal ideas, he would under
take to do a battle scene, representing a


victory of Russians over Poles. "Why
not sirew exclaimed the latter; ~
have more than once painted Christ nail
ed to the cross" Illuminated with a
gracious smile must also have been the
famous retort OF a prefec's wife upon Ma
poleon. She had been an object of gos-
Sip and Napoleon meeting her at state
ball, rudely addressed her, swell, mad
anne, are you as fond of me as ever P'
The poor lady had presence Of mind


enough to answer eyes sire, when you


are polite" upon which the emperor
turned about abruptly and illustrated
the litteness of his mind by depriving
her husband of his place three days la
ter. And the alleged impertinences OF
the celebrated Abernethy must have
been relieved with grim humor and bon
homie that took away much OF their
grossness. The duke of Norfolk, who
applied to him for treatment, probably
enjoyed as well as needed an heroic di-
agnosis, for he nOtoriously paid but little
attention to his person ibid your grace
ever try a clean shirtW asked the old
doctor, and what freemasonry Of good
fellowship is implied in the very terms of
the question:! 1t is difficult to draw the
line between what is permissible i'll con-
versation and what is not. Reflections


on the moral character of anybody while
that person is present are objectionable,
however brilliant may be the wit in
which they are wrapped. or course
there is a further rule which is very COM
ehensive-namely that nothing should
ever be said that will in any way give
pain to any person within hearing. But


as human nature remains as it has been


from the beginning, men can hardly be
expected to refrain from thousand-and-
one ways of suggesting to each other
that they are fools.-Tinsley's Magazine.
Year: 1875

1t has puzzled many people to decide
why the dark wood SO highly valued for
furniture should be called rosewood.
Its color certainly does not look much
like rose, so we must look for some
other reason. Upon asking, we. are told
that when the tree is first cut the fresh
wood possesses very strong rose-like
fragrance, hence the name. There are
half dozen or more kinds of rosewood
trees. The varieties are found in South
America and in the East Indies and
neighboring islands. Often the trees
grow 30 large that planks four feet broad
and ten in length can be cut from one #
them. These broad planks are princi-
pally used to make the tops of piano.
fortes. When growing in the forest, the
rosewood tree is remarkable for its beau
ty, but such is it's value in manufactures
rs an ornamental wood that some of the
forests where 1t once grew abundantly
now have scarcely specimen. In Mad
ras, the government has prudently had
great plantations of this tree set out in
brder to keep up the supply.
Year: 1875

A bibulous gentleman went home New
Years evening about ten O'Clock, after
making sundry calls, and feeling rather
"discouraged," thought he would walk
up and down the street little to cool Off
before meeting his better half. The air
was very thin and insinuatipg, but he
stood it for an hour, when he. screwed up
his courage, and, hall frozen, entered his
domicile. His remarks we're more en,-
phatic than otherwise when the servant
informed him that his wife had gone out
to spend the evening, and would not re.
turn until midnight.
Year: 1875

HOME MADE CHGGsE,-Jud L..
Beardsley, Esq, is engaged in man
ufacturing cheese, at his place two
miles east of this city, and a sample
Of it left with us is in every respect
equal to the best eastern made
cheese, or any other that comes to
this market. This being the case,
and Mr.. Beardsley's prices being as
low as any dealers he ought and
DOUBTLESS viii meet demand that
will justify him in eularsing and
improving his factory until it shall
become one Of the leading institu-
tons of the county. Every citizen
of Mineral Point should test the
cheese, and give the enterprise the
the encouragement it deserves.
Year: 1875

Ma. hEsLEY GRAY has just re-
turned to his ho,ae in this city, after
graduating from the law class in
the State University. lie is about
to embark on the profession of law,
and # the same labor is continued
during life chat il required while
earning the degree, there is no
doubt Of his success.
Year: 1875

A Boy in Yellowstone recently,
lay down at a spring to drink, when
a rattlesnalSe that lay coiled close
to the water, sprang out and biz
him on the nose. The boy recover
ed, but it is thought that the snake
will die.
Year: 1875

II Is BELIEVED HE WILL IO'OA L
SOME SECOND HAND EXPRESSIONS OF AT


FICTION FROM THE MUTUAL FRIEND


FRANK-ALL ABOUT THAT THEOLOGICAL


NEWSPAPER SCHEME.


NEW YORK, March 30.-An exceedingly
large crowd gathered in the neighborhood OF
the Brooklyn court room this morning, al
though the morning was beau-
titul spring one, ard thousands
of people are still out OF work
Year: 1875

We are having the full benefits OF
Democratic administration in Ohio. We
have small reduction of the State levy,
accomplished by leaving the State debt
due on the 31st of December next un-
provided for, leaving the Central Luna
tic Asylum half provided for and leaving
the Sinking Fund not reimbursed for a
transfer which saved $4,000 in interest
to the State. We have seen the manage
ment of the Central Lunatic Asylum


Building fund taken out of the hands of
an unpaid Board of reputable Trustees,
and put into the hands of an expensive
ly salaried Commission, with the work
delayed from inadequate appropriations
and inefficient management. We have
seen Democratic Superintendent of the
Soldiers Orphans Home convicted of
lawd practices and permitted to resign,
after a short administration which


largely increased the running expenses
of the institution. We have seen an at
tempt to oust the Superintendent of The
Reform Farm, and put in partisan sue
cessor, before his term expired. We
have seen the Ohio Penitentiary demor-
allied in discipline, and its net proceeds


reduced to nothing, while the number of
convicts has been larger than at any pre-
vious period in its history, and the pro-
ceeds should have been correspondingly


increased. We have seen the Superin-
tehdent of the Northern Ohio Lunatic
Asylum secretly examined on charges


similar to those against the Superintend-
ent of the Soldiers Orphans Home, the
reporters of the press excluded, the wit
nesses discharged for testifying, and the


Superintendent allowed to resign" We
have observed the ruling price of one
hundred dollars head for a Democrat
ic reform Legislature. and the suppress
sion of material part of the record of an
investigation, under a resolution of the
body implicated. We have seen a Dem
ocratic Governor unable to sign his own
name, and carrying on the Executive
functions by means of stamp signature
in the hands of subordinates. We have
seen the only creditable performance of
public duty in institutions still under
the administration of officials appointed
under Republican control. We have
seen the Democratic party rent into fac


tions, and its platform the laughing stock
of Democrats and Republicans alike, ev,
erywhere outside the State, We have
seen senile candidate for Governor eat
his own forty years record in the vain
hope gaining votes on what is declared
by the National Democratic organ TO bs