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Year: 1875

PHILADELPHIA, June 1875.
To the Editor Of the Press:


For long time an impression seemed to pre-
vail in many parts of the country that the Grand
International Exposition to be held in this
city next season in honor of the Nations hum
dredth birthday was to be after all only sort
of stupendous Philadelphia Fourth of July and
an affair in which the country at large had lit
tie interest. Happily that impression is now
rapidly disappearing and the sober second
thoughts are coming to us-that it is fitting
that some truly national celebration should be
held; that it must be held somewhere; that
no place is better located than this; and that
here upon the very spot SO long hallowed by pa
trotic memories, where at every turn so many
relics of the days that tried mems souls greet
the eye,s the best place for great and mighty
people to join in congratulations and thanks
eiyings over their wonderful past and their still
more wonderful present, and rapidly fastening
future.


With much that has been done and is pro-
posed your readers are familiar, but of the mag
nitude and grandeur of the enterprise, or of the
energy and enthusiasm, with which its prepa-
rations are being made, nothing but a personal
experience will convey an adequate idea. OF
the magnitude of the work proposed and
being done permit few statements enforced
by comparison.


Paramount Park is magnificent domain of
300 acres more than twice as large as all of
Portland and the largest park in the world.
From this park an area of 4S0 acres in the very
heart of its beauty and attractiveness, has been
set apart for the Exhibition.


Upon these grounds five immense structure
are being erected for the purposes of the
Year: 1875

The use of 'frade-mark" should be necessity
to every manufacturer who has faith In his oWh
wares. The first step towards making the manufac-
turer independent of the commission merchant
should be to make the name Of the goods and tie
trade mark by which they are distinguished widely
known to the consumer.
Year: 1875

. THE public is weary of the Beecher trial,
and it is to be hoped that before the present
week closes it will be given to the jury. The
statement of Frank Carpenter and the truth
which Mr. Richards didn't tell, or Mrs. Rich
ards wasn't asked TO tell abo1t this affair, are
of no account now.
Year: 1875

WITH reference to the Indictment for snug
Cling found against the great house of Clafin
&c Co., District Attorney Bliss is reported as
saying that he has no evidence that FL. b.
Clafin was personally culpable in the matter,
or had any knowledge of the alleged SNUG
Cling operation in their silk department.
Year: 1875

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


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

WE cannot learn that any opposition will
be manifested in the Convention tomorrow
to the nomination of Gen. Connor. In two
or three localities there was strong feeling
for local favorites, but they have not allowed
their names to be used,
Year: 1875

DON'T do it, Brother Stickney; don't read
man out of the Republican party in Aroos-
took because he has once bolted regular
nominations and labored to defeat the ticket.
Should you do so, two deputy collectors OF
customs would be outside; and where would
the editor of the Sunrise appear? Out of
the fold and much mixed with the wicked
Democratic throng.
Year: 1875

The Register has received light on the
impeachment business since the adoption
OF the articles against the Treasurer on
Saturday, The change in its tone yes
terday morning was 80 marked that even
the newsboys laughed in their sleeves as
they offered the paper for sale. There
is nothing like utter Indifference to an
organs opinions on the part Of its party
friends to produce in it sober second
thought.
Year: 1875

A correspondent of the Providence
(R. ~ Journal writes from that city to
say At noontime I often take walk
ON the park promenade, and about that
hour may be seen women with pals,
etc., bringing dinners to their husbands,
who labor on the streets. A woman
came, met her husband, and they seated
themselves on the greensward, and
spread on the grass the dinner, he giving
the wife some of the edibles. After
drinking from the pail he gave it te her,
gave her kiss, and went to his ma<k.
and she to her happy home. On one of
the benches sat man and wife; she had
brought bis dinner. After gobbhng it
down he took up the pail, and, after
tasting it, dashed the contents into her
face and went to his work. The poor
woman, taking her shawl, wiped her
face, gathered up her pail, ETC., and
started for her miserable home. want
ed to put my cane over the brute's b ad,
but I feared he would be too much for
me, and let him 60.
Year: 1875




ATLANTA, Ca, March l0.-A negro barber
to-day committed suicide by shooting himself through
the heart with q pistol He was one OF a party who
nnon the MASSAGE of tho Civil Rights bill, visited the
IN the city and demanded the same rights as
white men This action resulted IN the loss OF custom
Tho depression by the Of business Is tho
only cauAo known for tho suicile.
Year: 1875

The annual meeting of the lot-Owners of
Greenwood Cemetery was held yesterday. Mr. Pierre
pont the President OF the Cemetery, submitted on be
half Of the trustees the annual report which was read
BY the Controller


FnIloving h An abstract receipts and expenditures
Year: 1875

4 Vicksburg boy got hold Of news
paper the other day, which said that hot
drinks were more cooling to The system than
cool beverages. He emptied handful of
ground pepper into the coffee pot, in order
to test the experiment, and soon after
breakfast he was heard confessing to his
father his disbelief in domestic receipts of
any Kind whateYer. The father used a
barrel stave to aid his side Of the argument.
=ElcksbNrQ Herald.
Year: 1875

Over one hundred and thirty sold IN this County
alone during NEst season. 1t is the most durable.
most easily managed and gives the best satisfaction
of any Reaper sold in the West. Call and examine
them at the warerOoms of
Year: 1875

No man can become thoroughly acqua int
ed with his family history without running
for Office.


not max e the bed sweet for her coming.


AT recent spelling match one man
spelt it ''pasnip' and got beet.
Year: 1875

hllhANAAlE NAlAUAAlAAN1 AAAl -sDr


A rumor IS N circulation to the ef-
feet that a new daily Democratic paper
is to be started at Nashville. 1t is to
be a thoroughbred Democratic concern
of the old ante bellum school. The
move is made, says the Columbia Her
aid. on the ground that the two dailies
now published there are not sufficiently
loyal to the party. This is the first
time we ever heard the party loyalty
of these journals called IN question.
Their LOYALTY is of the most intense
character. They support everything
the party does or says, no matter what
1t Is.


But seriously, the Nashville papers
are second to none IN the South, as
enterprising newspapers. We have
given them some OF the hardest hcks
at tunes that we could, and If they
strike us we will do it again; but a.
the same time, We give them credit for
enterprise, and think a Democratic
daily at that place now would find Its
publication an uphill business" 1t
is probable that that dissatisfaction
dates hack to the recent Senatorial cleo
ton at Nashville, pending which the
two dailies published there failed TO
take sides to any extent worthy oI
mention
Year: 1875

After the Judge had got through reading
his charge be took up the requests to charge
and instructed the jury that the defendant
was not obliged to prove himself innocent;
that mere proof Of opportunity to commit
the act was not proof Of guilt Of the party
concerned; that the destruction Of the
paper which was evidence in the case
raised the presumption that its production
would be unfav0rable to the party who
DESTROYED it; that none Of defendants let
ters declared his guilt but only commits
Grafton and reproach for the trouble he bad
caused


The fact that plaintiff cohabited with bis
Year: 1875

Gentlemen, the case is now Submitted to
YOU. 1t is Of a nature to call for the exer-
else Of your highest intelligence and most
scrupulOus care. You will retire to your
deliberations with an impartial and earnest
purpose to be just to the witnesses, just to
the parties, and to render a verdict which
YOU may think Of hereafter with satisfac-
ton, as a duty honestly performed in the
presence Of God and men.
Year: 1875

He next called the attention Of the jury
to the credit due witnesses and referred as
follows to MOultOn's connection with the
case: Mr.. MoultOn seems 70 have inter
vened as the open and avOwed friend Of
TiltOn. He appears to have undertaken to
mediate between the parties, TO reconcile
them, and as far as possible TO prevent the
specific character Of their difference from
unnecessary publicity. He states that
such was the real character Of his inter
vention, aud the defendant in bis letters
and otherwise has borne large and generous
testimony to that effect. Yet Moulton on
various occasions, as he himself testities,
and as other witnesses state, declared that
the defendant was not guilty Of several IN
tercouTses which he now says had been
admitted. 1t is for you to consider
hOE far the inconsistency of his statement
goes to discredit him. If you shall be OF
0iiii ion that he intended to state the truth
on examination here, and that his pre-
viCus declarations were inspired by a spirit
of loyalty TO the DEFENDANT reputation and
to that Of Mrs. TiltOn, and from an earnest
wish to divert the minds Of others from
the subject in carrying out the policy OF
suppression adopted, you are at liberty
to make such allowance for that as shall
seem proper.


The CredIbiIity Of TfItOn and Mrs.


MOultOn.


As to Mr.. Tilton, you will consider
Year: 1875

PAST AND PREsENT.-There is something very
mournful, though, in meeting with old friends
after the lapse of years. Life has drifted you
so Tar apart, you have so little now in common,


on who once made but one existence in q


Ianner, and to whom everything that befel the


ne was the natural property OF the other !
Vow, interests, history, affections, associations,
hopes, are all different. Children have come
whom you do not know; and husbands and
wives strange to you, and therefore doubtful,
have moulded and Influenced the nature which
once was in entire harmony with your own,
like the concluding notes of a chord or the
shadow thrown by the substance. You feel
exiled, isolated. You know the old voice, the
dear old trick of the hand, the face, the man
ner of speech but all this is only the husk-
tho core is no longer the same as before, and it
has gone from you. There is nothing so diff
cult to take up again the lasped threads of
an old friendship, nothing so hard "a to recon-
cile the memories of the past with the changed
conditions of the present. Almost is it better
to let those memories lie undisturbed in the
golden halo that surrounds them than have
them SO rudely displaced so cruelty destroyed.
And yet how eager we all are to meet our old
friends again We do not see the changes
which time has made in ourselves and we ig-
more them as an expectation in our friends
Only when we are brought face to face with
them do we realize where we also must stand,
and how heavy the hand which use had made
apparently so light. But the stran 5est thing
of all is the maintenance of the identity, no
matter how immense the change; and how the
former sylph is really and truly the present
burly matron, the humble borrower of halt
crowns. Cresus scattering sovereigns broad
cast, and the ardent lover of the early days,
the husband of strange woman, and the faith
er of a numerous family. This, however, be
gins a subject too deep and wide for such SUI
perficial little essay as this, disquistion on
the Ego not coming in quite harmoniousy with
what is meant to raise laugh with the many,
if also for few it has somewhat deeper
meaning.-The Golden Age.
Year: 1875

RooM FOR "THE THIRD SEx."-There is grow
ing up in England large class of women, who
ID not marry, who do not wish to marry, but
who apparently wish not to marry. They de-
li5erately devote themselves to literature, to
teaching, to some trade, generally an artistic
o e. at any rate to some occupation that gives
a livelihood and tends to culture, and this they
choose for life. The marrying instinct seems
lead or rather never to have been born in them.
have known at least one such person in this
country. They do not seem to be thought of
as out of place; but on the contrary they move
into fit places in the great social organism,
easily and naturally, and are accepted without
remark. A late article in one of the leading pa
pers of our own country remarked that an al
most entire change had taken place in this coun-
try in current speech concerning unmarried
women who are past 80: that whereas, twenty
years ago, and always before, they were called
''old maids" and the phrase was a term of re-
proach, now it was rarely il ever used, and the
reproach which used to be cast upon such per-
sons, has almost entirely passed away Cores
p0ndent of Woman's Journal.
Year: 1875

~-A gentleman, well known for his large
benefactions, was asked what part of his in
come he was in the habit of contributing to the
Lords treasury" 81 do not know" said he
II do very much as the woman who was fa-
nous for the excellence of her rhubarb pie
She put in as much sugar as her conscience
would allow, and then shut her eyes and put
in handful more. give all my conscience
approves, and then add a handful without
counting it,
Year: 1875




AS psychological study the female heart
presents many more interesting subj cts for in
vestgation than can be found in tlat which
beats in the manly breast. Women likes and
dislikes are governed by laws that are among
those things (which no fellow can f ld out"


In the first place, there is said to exist with
her constant disposition to look charitably on
masculine frailties, which she is entirely inca.
pable of feeling when the sinner belongs to her
own sex.


Men are not so unrelenting to each other
There is hardly to be found more disgusting
object than man when he is very drunk and
yet, how kindly he is cared for by his fellows;
while we cannot recollect ever having seen
drunken woman with any other escort than
the police.


Women are supposed to be-and are-so far
better than men, that their fall is much great
er; and the preservation of society demands
that there should be no relaxation in the pen
alties they have themselves imposed. But this
does not serve to explain the reason why wo-
man looks with almost tenderness upon mans
frailty, provided, there is nothing which Of
fends her taste. If he be "nice," the suspicion
that he may be naughty" is not permltteo 10
condemn him.


With very young ladies' the impression ex-
lists that good young men are generally dull;
and dull because they are good. The express
sion of this belief has doubtless wrought evil.
which, could it be traced to its source, would
pale the lips that have uttered it. There is no
more contemplate spectacle than youth who
imagines that by affecting to be fast, he is con-
cealing the fact that he is fool.


We fancy that the feeling with which women
accept the attention of men who are really
fast-for they have contempt for the imita-
ton article-is akin to that which prompts
BOYS to walk on the top of a narrow wall rath-
er than on the broad pavement alongside. 1t
is the danger which affords, in both cases, the
excitement.


There is, however, another sentiment with
which a higher type of women regard men
whose characters and fortunes have been shat
tered, and who, because they are failures, get
neither comfort nor consideration from their
own sex; which may be. explained upon the
same principle which an English writer offers
as the reason why educated people, for the
most part, prefer in natural scenery, pictur-
esque ruin to thrifty prosperity and preserva-
ton.


1t may be that there is mysterious cord in
woman's nature that pity alone can vibrate,
and that she has in her heart a little Bethesda
pool of kindliness that adversely alone can
stir.
Year: 1875

Mushrooms may lc cultivated simply
by takin" manure from the stable in
small heaps, as little broken as possible,
and laying them about three inches thick
on Il hot-bcd made OF alternate layers of
tanner bark and horsc-dung, the upper
most Layer consisting Of tanners bark
about two inches thick. Cover the bed
then with Il little manure and about three
inches of good soil, and over all Il thick
coat of straw. Tie manure containing
the germs may he known by The appear
ancc Of white threads running through
the littlc heaps, and these lump, on break


ing will give forth mushroom smell.
The shed behind Dollhouse or stable or
u COW house is good place fpr a mush-
room bed. as no light is required, but
only warmth and moisture. t'alcarcous
earth Of any kind will greatly help the
Year: 1875

The late remarkable speech Of Senator
Logan on the Louisiana question has
been loudly applauded by the Radicals
and denounced rs oraiorical slush by the
Democrats. In our estimation Il was the
most effective speech made on the Radi-
cal side of the Senate chamber. It was
the only Radical speech that came near
making the fur Ny. The senator NAV
not be elegant in his diction. but he goes
at his opponent with great deal of vlgor
and worries him drcadfully.
Year: 1875

The anti-railroad men of the General
Assembly may induce that body to abol-
ish the board OF Railroad and Warehouse
commissioners. II this should be done
the railroad legislation of the State will
become u dead letter.
Year: 1875

Building StOne-I am prepared
to furnish builders with any quantity
from one to five hundred cords Of as
excellent building stone as can be fur
nished from any quarry in Wood Coun-
ty. Apply to


if HENRY OsTERMAN.
Year: 1875

Stop Your Cough. The wonder
ful results and immense sale Of Hale S
Cough Cordial the past season. ought
to convince the most skeptical; still
we are going to continue the same lib
eral offer that we have made heretofore,
viz: Any person suffering with cold,
cough or sore throat, who will call at
Robinson 4 Schultz Drug Store and
purchase a bottle Of Hale's Cough
Cordial, use one half of it, and if they
then conclude that it is doing them no
gooo, they can return the balance and
receive back their money. Who would
not test this medicine on such liberal
terms? No medicine ever sold in this
vicinity that produced sach wonderful
results. All we ask is that you will
try it.


nov4'75 6m.
Year: 1875

The Boone County Record of Oct. 3Oth, has an article calling the attention ofthe public spirited people of Boone and Newton counties to the importance of a good thoroughfare from Harrison to Russel.ville. The Record presents the matter to the people in such plain, practicable man her, and produces such sound ar gument in favor of at once com mencing work on the road, that we don't see how any sensible man can halt iii the matter.

 With such country as they have over there, capable of pro ducing corn, wheat and -pork enough to yield $l,000,000 per year and with a cash market for every pound of pork, wheat and corn that they can produce, as close to their own doors as our town is, we don't see what in the name of common sense. those peo- pie mean by cutting themselves of from communication with us and dabbling in cotton as they are now doing. Cotton, as the Record truly says, is not adapted to their country, and ifthe culture of that staple is persisted in, a state of degrading indebtedness and general insolvency is sure to be the consequence.

 The advice of the Record is sound to the core, and we hope the good people of Boone and Newton counties will act upon it's suggestions.

 The people of Pope are ewilling to give assistance in this matter and whenever the people of Boone and Newton show that they want communication with us by means of good turnpike road, our peo- pie will do their duty in the mat ter.
Year: 1875

We areeproud to notice that there is q disposition to have something done by the present Legislature looking to.ga proper and humane treatment and care of the Insane. The repI oach of neg lecting this unfortunate class of our population should not be sui fered to rest upon us any longer.

 The following from the Gazette urging this humane measure up- on the attention of our legislators will meet with hearty approval from the press of the State:

 The legislature of 1873 appro- priated $50,000 dollars for the purchase of grounds, and for the erection thereon, of an Insane As ylum. Scrips were at very low price then, and the trustees sp- pointed by Gov. Baxter, under the act, merely purchased a site, but did not attempt the erection of any buildings. These grounds are about two miles west of the city. Nothing further has ever been done in the matter. Some steps should be taken by the present legislature to carry out he provisions of the law en- acted in 1873. A few days since Senator Toomer gave notice of a bill to that effect. We trust something will be done to protect these unfortunates. A prominent physician remarked the other day that all we can do with the insane at present is to kill them. This is true, the only place of confine- ment for them is the county jail, chained to the floor among thieves and murderers. Humanity re- volts at this, and appeals to the bounty of the legislature to save our state from any further dis grace of this kind. The state is poor it is true, yet we can not see why some arrangement cannot be made to have this work built by convict labor, if the state IS too poor to have it otherwise done. At any rate let us have an asylum of some kind in which to confine the insane. Anything is prefera- ble to the present system.
Year: 1875

Rice is inferior in nutritious qualities to wheaton flour, and should by no means be depended on as a main con stituent of the dietary for infants, but may supply an agreeable change

 especially when the bowels are in sre- faxed condition. It has been favorite food for children ever since it's first pro- duction, and is recommended by many of the earliest English writers on the management of infants and children.

 Every nurse has her. own formula for the preparation of rice foods. The fol lowing is very good one Take two tabIespo oonfub of the best rice and soak fof an hour in cold water. Pour away this water and then macerate and gently simmer the rice in quart of water for two or three hours. Strain through a fine sieve, and add warm milk with Q little loaf sugar and flew grains of salt.
Year: 1875

If mosquitoes or other blood suckers infest onr sleeping rooms at night, we uncork g bottle of the oil of pennyroyal,

 and these animals leave in great haste, nor will they return so long as the air in the room is loaded with the fumes of that aromatic herb. If rats enter the cellar, little powdered potash thrown in their holes or mixed with meal and scattered in their runwsys, never fails to drive them away. Cayenne pepper will keep the bnttery and storeroom from ants and cockroaches. If mouse makes an entrance into any part of your dwell ling, saturate 8 rag with cayenne, in solution, and stuff it into the hole, which can then be repaired with either wood or mortar. No rat or mouse will eat that rag for the purpose of opening commu- nication with depot of supplies. aa9'
Year: 1875

ABOUT $4,000 in all have been sub
scribed for the purpose of building the
new Music Hall and about $4,000 for
the erection of the new Exposition Hall.


THE alarm OF fire from box No. At, about
eleven O'Clock, was caused by a few
sparks in the chimney Of a house on Sew
enth street, between Cutter and Linn.
The engines went no further than Sew
enth and Mound. as the lire was put out
by the use of one bucket Of water.