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Year: 1875

The first attempt to make a power.
printing press was in 1904. There was
a compositor in the office of the Lon
don Times, named Thomas Marryn,
who, in that year, conceived the idea
of applying Watts improved steam
engine to a power press. He showed
his model to John Walter, who fur
nished him with money and room in
which to continne his experiments,
and perfect his machine. But the
pressmen in the Office, and there were
quite a number of them, as the Times
had to be printed entirely by hand
presses, pursued the inventor with
such blind, infuriate hate that the man
was in terror of his life from day to
day, and the scheme was given up.


Ten years later another in genious
inventor, named KONG, procured
patent for steam press, and Mr..
Walter determined to give his in
vention a trial at all hazards. The
press was secretly set up in another
building, aud few men, pledged to
secrecy, were hired and put in train
ing to work it. On the night of the
trial the pressmen in the Times build
ing were told that the paper would
not go 10 press until very late, as i'm
portant news was expected from the
Continent. At six in the morning
John Walter went to the pressroom
and announced to the men that the
whole edition of the Times had been
printed by steam during the night,
and that henceforward the steam press
would be regularly used. lie told the
men that if they attempted violence
there was a force at hand to suppress
it, but if they behaved well, ne man
shosld be loser by, the invention.
They should either remain in their
situations, or receive full wages until
they could procure others. This con-
duet in a rich and powerful man was
no more than decent. The men ac-
cepted his terms with alacrity.
Year: 1875

A PNEUMATIC tube is to be intro
duced into the Palace Hotel, at San
Francisco, to convey letters and news
papers from the Office 10 every floor
above. On each floor a box will be
placed for the reception of letters.
These will be shot down to the office
through the pneumatic tube.
Year: 1875

RAILRoADs.-When they build railroad the
first thing to do is to break ground. This is
often done with great ceremony. Then they
break the stockholders. This is done without
ceremony.
Year: 1875

The Memphis Appeal, under this
head, makes this rafting COM
mentary on a late piece OF Missis-
sippi lcgislation:


The Privilege Tax law passed
during the late session of the Mis-
sissippi Legislature contains this
provision:


Any debts or claims that may
accrue to any one person on ac-
count Of the business herein taxed
who shall fail or neglect, within
thirty days after such license Is Is
due TO pay the same, shall be null
and void; and no suit shall be
tained in any court of law or
equity in this State to enforce the
payment of any such claims. or a
compliance with contracts in favor
Of any persons falling to pay the
privilege tax required by this act"


This means that man who fails,
thirty days after its maturity, to
pav his privilege tax, cannot le.
rally collect any debts due him.
It is worthy Of mention as curl.
osity of legislation that Mississip-
nj contained idiots enough to pass
such an act, and a Governor ass
enough TO sign it.
Year: 1875

Judge Davis, Of the Supreme
Court of the United States, has
been interviewed about the third
term business, and gave it as his
opinion that Grant not only wants
a third term, but that he will get
tho nomination of his party.
Year: 1875

Tho celebrations Of the first
skirmishcs of the war Of the reYo-
luton at Lexington asld Concord,
have just passed, Now If VIC
count the time until the centennial
anniversary Of the Declaration OF
Independence, we can form an
idea Of the difficulty our forciath-
crs had in making up their minds
to sever the connection of the
Colonies with the Crown of Eng.
land. Tie series of Centennial
celebrations upon which we enter
will revive the history Of the past
In a remarkable degree, and let us
hope to some extent revive also
the patriotic sentiment and purity
of public spirit of the 8 brave old
days of old" ."-Exchange.
Year: 1875

Lengsfeld & Eve
rman respectfully
invite the attention
of their friends and
the public to their
well selected stock.
The experience
of years warrant the
assertion that we
keep the class Of
goods demanded by
this market, and We
assert that q Dcttef
grade cannot be had
any where.


We make every
article q specially
and only offer the
best goods, at prices
that cannot be COM
.peted with.
Year: 1875

The various notes that make the perfect song
Have each different length, some full and strong
And reaching up to an impassioned height;
And others low and sweet, with not less might
Because the measure is filed out with silence; so
With lifes events: Gods will, worked out grow
From passages of triumph and of pain
Into the rounded sweetness ofthe finished, strain


Transcript.
Year: 1875

An enthusiastic Americaniste reports to
the Brooklyn Argus the discovery of craven
stone somewhere in the Caskills which is
thought to be of extraordinary ey antiquarian
interest On the base are cut in rude let
tiers the following:
Year: 1875

The way Is good, says Chrysostom, If
it be to feast, though through dark
and miry lane; if to an execution not
good, though through the fairest street
of the city. Non qua sed quo. Not
the way but the end is to be mainly
considered
Year: 1875

''Do not forget that if you accomp.
lish little every day it will amount to
good deal in year. If you pursue
some study, or read one hour every day
in the year. you will have acquirea an
amount of knowledge in three hundred
and sixty;fve days that will surprise
you. Bear this in mind now, early in
the year, and let nothing prevent you
from taking advantage of it,"
Year: 1875

A volume Of Fragmentary Papers by
the late Sir Henry Holland has just
been published in London. In one Of
the articles, he Says


The phantasms of mesmerism, and the
still worse follies or frauds of spirit
rapping, tahle-turning, and clairvoyance
often wrapped in the phraseology Of real
science, deceive not only the many cred
ulous of the world, but even some men
who in other matters can justly apprecI-
ate the evidence of truth. Such incon-
gruities of belief belong to every age;
but the counterfeit never gets the lasting
stamp of the genuine coin. The follow
ers of these fancies are prone to pass
from one to another, allured by novelty
and more mysterious pretensions. 1t is a
matter of mental temperament; and, af-
ter considerable experience in life,
find myself generally able to indicate
the persons most liable to be thus delud-
ed. OF these mockerIes of science the
greater number in any time have been
of imported origin; and it may further
be said that the most recent are the most
preposterous-as offensive TO religion as
to science and common sense. Happily
the progress of true knowledge is little
retarded by these vagaries, which speed.
ly eface one another. Each is destroy.
| ed in turn by the same credulity which
begot it.
Year: 1875

Protesting against the repeated efforts
of partisan journals to keep mp the old
war hatreds between the North and
South, the Louisville Courier Journal
forcibly says: "The authors ofsecession
are nearly all dead. The heroes of the
Confederacy are grown middle-aged. l.
il not about time 10 wipe out the old
score and open up fresh set of books?
Personally, socially, we who fought on
opposite sides are as happy in ourselves
and in each other as if we had never
fought at all. Should not the same con.
nection be established politically between
the section? Is it just or wise to allow
that to exist in our civil code which is
not allowed TO exist in our domestic
code, and which, in our individual deal.
ings, is repulsive to every refined man.
Iy imnuise?"
Year: 1875

One Of the questions of the hour is,
whether the grasshoPpers are coming. A
late Kansas letter says:


"The grasshoppers are Matching out
by the tens Of millions, but old residents
say that they will not do much damage.
The writer has had the pleasure Of in
terviewing several thousand Of them,
and Judging from their uneasy and rest
less actions they will migrate as soon as
their wings will permit them to navi-
gate the desert air.
Year: 1875

Ipassed restless night The feeling
uppermost in my mind, was thar had
allowed man to leave the house in the
square who, 1 was more and more con-


vinced, was there for nefarious purposes


and blame myself more than ! can
Year: 1875

az don't wish to lay claim to any ex-
traordinary amount of pluck" said,
land if / consulted my inclination, ]
should propose TO meet yon at the door;
but really, even after all that has occur
red, it seems to me too absurd to think
that should be afraid to enter the house
for fear of ghosts. If it is really a sup
ernatural appearance. which can hard
Iy bring myself to believe, it is sent with
some object, and don't see why one
should shirk it. shall employ myself
in my room until you come, and when
you knock ! will let you in. We can
keep light burning in the hall"


"You need not take the trouble to
come down; can let myself in with the
latch key. It's as we'll to mention this,
he added with n feeble smile, "for If !
came upon you unawares, you might
take me for the ghost, and do me some
bodily injury"


] "No fear of that. old man; you ars
Year: 1875

The night was dark, and, even with


the door open, had some difficulty in


finding my way to the mantelpiece


where the candles and matches were
usually deposited. just as had struck


a match a puff of wind through the open
door blew il ont, and 4 was compelled


to go to the door and close it before at
tempted TO light another. II was but a
fsw PAGES from the door to the mantel-
piece, but as / retraced my steps in total
darkness after closing the consciousness
of being alone in the gloomy old house,
and the intense darkness seemed to come
upon me quite suddenly with an unac'
countable chill. Probably the recent
conversation at my friends house had I
good deal to do with this, butii is Ger
tain that even after had lighted th'
candle, and was pursuing my way NJ
Year: 1875

KEEPING MEAT FHESII.-As soon as
the animal heat is out Of the meat, slice
it up ready for cooking. Prepare n large
jar by scalding with hot salt and water.
Mix salt ami pulvcrizcd saltpctrc, ono
tablespoonful Of the saltpctrc to one tea
cupful Of salt. Cover the bottom OF the
jar with q sprinkle Of salt and pepper.
Put down 4 layer Of meat. sprinkle with
salt and pepper, tue same as if just going
toEtle table, aud continue in tts1is tts1is HIM
her till the jar is full. Fold n cloth or
towel and wet it in strong salt and water.
i'll which q little Of the saltpctrc is dis
solved. Press the cloth closely over the
meat and set i'll cold place. BE sure
and press the cloth on tightly as each
layer is removed, and your meat will
keep for months. 1t is good plan to
let the meat lie over after it is sliced,
before packing. Then drain Off all the
blood that oozcs from it. 1t will I've ne
ccssary to change the cloth occasionally,
or take it Off and wash it-tirst in cold
watcr-thcn scald in salt and water as
at first. In this way farmers can have
fresh meat the year round. have kept
beef, says the writer. that was killed the
18th Of February, till the 2lst of June.
Then I packed = large jar Of veal in the
same way during the dog-days, and it
kept six wecks.-Er.
Year: 1875

IVA tablespoonful Of black pepper
put III the first water in which gray and
buff linens are washed will keep them
from spotting. 1t will also generally
keep the colors Of black or colorcd cam
brics or muslins from running, and does
not harden the water.
Year: 1875

to be elected under it. The people at
once demanded the reflection OF judge
Allen to the Bench, and accordingly in
August. 1872, he was again elevated to
this high and responsible position. Tru.
ly can it he said Of him he was-
Year: 1875

Gen. Custer is to lead another column
OF thousand men into the Black Hills and
beyond this summer, to make sure about the
gold, stir up the Indians, and drive out the
miners.


Two vessels loaded with wheat, after
trying week to find or force an entrance into
Buffalo barbor through the ice, have returned
to Chicago. 1t is said the ice is closely packed
ten miles ont from the former port, and it may
be June before any water craft can enter.


The muskets furnished to the Indians
in trade by the Hudson Bay company are of
the old flint lock pattern, the barrels being 30
thin that the owners are often seen straight
ening them across their knees. Perhaps this
is one reason why the company which rules
the greater area OF British Americs has no
trouble with its Indians.
Year: 1875

In spite of the prejudice which exists
against suet butter, it is fact that the
manufacture has of late made great pro-
grees and the quantity of the material
now consumed is certainly now larger
than ever before. There is large fac
tory IN Hamilton, Canada, from which
some 1000 lbs. per week OF imitation
butter are shipped to all parts OF the
world. Another and still larger estab-
lisbment in Boston, Mass, turns out a
very great product. In many cases, II
is said, this butter finds its way directly
to the butter producing districts OF New
York and New Jersey, and then is sent
to market as genuine spring butter. 1t
is certain that immense quantities OF
the oleomargarin are sold by dealers as
true butter, and that the profits OF the
trade are very large. We see it noted
in daily contemporary that the suet
compound is in use in some OF the prln'
cipal hotel and restaurants in this city,
and that the frequenters of these places
have as vet not discovered the fact. We
do not pretend to the akill of the pro-
fessional butter faster; but we have no
officially in instantly recognizing the
artificial compound. We may add that,
not long ago, we discovered it on the
table of one of our New York hot Is
and after satisfying ourselves rs to its
identity, we taxed the proprietor with
its use. He strenuously denied the
charge but at a subsequent meal, we
found the OK butter" Gas the Harvard
students have named it) replaced by
"cow butter"


We do not mean to say that the oleo
margarin is unsavory or unwholesome
On the contrary, it is made with the
utmost nicely from the cleanest OF ma
terials. Neither is it unpleasant in any
marked degree to the palate, nor to tht
stomach. 1t certainly is infinitely pet
ter than the abomination sold by grocers
md The generic name of cooking
b,,tter" Still most persons have
prejudice against suet butter, and tha'
feeling, so far from being weakened,
has been strengthened by the knoWi,
edge that the reprehensible practice OF
selling the imitation as the genuine l,
so widely practised. II the material
we're advertised and sold uniformly fol
what il is and on its merits, w
have no doubt but that the preiudic'
against it would in great measlir
sabside. For shipping to hot climates
it is, no doubt, far better than tho bu'
ter usually sent to southern ports.-
Scientific american.
Year: 1875

The luxury of calling lawyer a shy
ster in st. Louis is 80 cheap that no
newspaper need practice self denial or
economy in this regard. The Republi-
can has juet been assessed one cent
damages AS the result of a protracted
libel suit.
Year: 1875

The girls of Warsaw, KY, have unan.
imously resolved to purchase no dry
goods costing more than twenty. Eve
cents per yard for the space of one year.
Here is a woman's reform movement
which, if carried into effect throughout
the entire south, would do more to cure
the ills of short crops and high rates
than any plan we have yet seen sug-
gested.
Year: 1875

If ANYBODY has seen black-a nd tan dog,
answering to the name of Judge" going
down the street with a hard-shcl turtle that
won't answer to tackle-as the dog will tell
YOU, if You can only get him to stop long
enough-please to halt the clipping party, as
they are property of the editor Of tliis paper
We are fondly attached to the dog on ac-
count of his vagAbondish, Bohemia uish hab-
its. He knows every dog in Peoria by
name, and is on speaking terms with nine
tenths of the dogs that come in under the
wagons. and he knows more of the inhabit-
ants of this ci.y than the tax-collector docs
The turtle is a more recent acquisition. 1t
was placed in the yard yesterday, and the
dog spent an hour and half trying to IN
duce it to come out of its shell and be com
Portable. The old iron-clad maintained his
reserve. however, until the dog ornamented
his nose against the forward part and COM
menced to snuff. The pair seemed to come
to some understanding at once, for the dog
msde an impetuous remark or very high
kew, and then they both started on trip
together. The dog was last seen Sauntering
along ike whirlwind, the turtle staying
right by him. We should be very sorry to
lose the dog now, as he has acquired another
important and valuable quality. Hc knows
more about turtles than any other dog IN the
country-Peorid Rerieir.
Year: 1875

The escape 0! man in Toledo from death
by an accident is set down as ian interven-
ton of Proviience;'- but it would not seem
to have been discriminating Providence,
because the man was drunken loafer, and
the very next day whipped his wife almost
fatally.
Year: 1875

The Hawk-eye seems to criticise one
remark We made about the contest go-
Ing on over the location of the FEEDER.
al Court in Southeastern Iowa, and
calls upon us for the proof in intimat-
Ing that the contest would figure in
the future, politically, on account OF
its bitterness. We decline to be drawn
into the contest-we could elucidate,
but Il would only involve US without
doing any good. One thing is certain
however, It IL not our custom to speak
OF that about which VIC have no good
evidence. In this case we had very
good evidence, and our statement,
will. beyond question, be elucidated
BY coming events. We think It 10 al.
ready past . curative remedy.
Year: 1875

"IIaving company'is is a great dr.
in some households. Indeed /. is tina.
equivalent of small revolution. The
sunshine has 10 be let into the best
room, in itself revolutionary proceed
ure the beat silver which If it were
used and enjoyed every day, would
always be ready for the use of guests,
must be taken out of its wraps and
polished every best thing must he
marshaled in its place for duty, and
then rUNews a campaign in the pantry


which results in many kinds OF cake
and pastry and very heated, tired


hostess. The announcement that
company is coming by the afternoon
train" very naturally and properly
sends the thoughts OF the housekeeper


flying over the house aud into her
sterc closets to SEQ if everything is
right for the comfort of her guests.
But In house where the living il
grad uAtcd on reasonable scale--the
high thinking" the getting ready for
company is never a formidable matter.
1t is reduced to airing and sunniug the
guest-chamber, and putting o fresh
flower into its vase, aud making sure
that there is enough in preparation of
the ordinary bill OF fare of the family.
Plain living does not imply poor food
carelessly prepared rather, the most
foodful food, a few kinds at meal,
such as will not SAVIOR of dyspepsia,
nor Of the hostess fatigue. Doubtless
this s0unds very inhospiiablc 70 tho
housekeeper accustomed to graduate
her plans according to widely diHer-
ent scale, but we must maintain that
hospitality ID robbed of half its sweet
ness when the stomach of the guest
receives consideration above his head
and his heart. Ifyou are poor, or in
moderate circumstances. you cannot
afford to add expensive luxuries to
your table, and SO hospitality becomes
burden ii you are rich, you have At
your command resources that make
the other unnecessary. your guest
love You, 1t is yourself that attracts
him. If he love you not, let him buy
OF those whose business it is 10 sell
cakes and CONNECTIONS.
Year: 1875

George Macklin soldier Of the q
Iowa, formerly q well known citizen
of Wapello county, has been living the
pact year in Adams county, Nebraska,
which is about one hundred and fifty
miles west of tho Missouri River. He
is an old subscriber to the COURIER
and a atrictly reliable man. Hc is of
the opinion that the Grasshopper bus
incss is being slightly overdone SO far
as Nebraska is concerned. The Oma-
ha Herald Of the 3lst ultimo says that
II is time for the dissolution OF The
Nebraska State Aid Society, as enough
stuff and more than enough has already
been received 10 enable alA the really
destitute to get through the winter.
General Ord of the Regular amy and
one OF its most distinguished orna-
mcnts is President of the Nebi>ska
State Aid Society at Omaha, and 10
and his officers have mainly had charge
of the distribution of supplies sent to
that State through the aid society, and
he expressed an opinion the other day
to the writer of this paragraph, sub
stansially in accordance with the opin-
ion OF the Omaha Herald.


The quality Of mercy should not be
strained, especially by tho people Of
Iowa who have been so bountifully
blessed in basket and store this year,
but as there are evidently many bum
mers at large making the Grasshoppcr
a pretext for filing their own pockets,
it would be we'll enough for the pco-
pie hereafter to only send their con.
uributions direct TO people that they
know need them.
Year: 1875

A SomeH hnt Extraordinary Case.


10 Lyman was one Of the young
chsps who went into The service at the
outbreak of the late democratic war.
In the course of that struggle he came
up through good conduct to be Major
Of Col. Thos. II. Benton's 29th lows
Regiment.


After the war he studied law and
became partner in the practice Of
that profession with Col. Sapp in
Council Bluffs. During 1869 and q
part of 1870 he was tho Deputy Col
lector of Internal Revenue for Collect
or Sherman at Council Bluffs and dur
ing considerable portion of the time
he was absent from hia Office ut the
bedside of his sick wife, who ultimate
ly died. 1t is supposed that during
that time some thief stole several hun
dred dollars worth of tobacco, cigar
and beer stamps, as at the time the
Major retired from Office it was dis
covered that he was short in his &C.
counts as to these stamps. Every cf-
fort was made at the time to discover
the way and manner of the discrep-
ancy, but to no avail, and finally the
Major paid over the balance alleged
to be due fiom him, protesting how.
ever that he had from timo to tims
paid all the money which he had col
lectcd for the Government.


That was supposed to bo tho last of
the matter until last fall when Dane
digging in a vacant lot on prcmises
which he had recently pnrchascd.
found q joint Of stovepipc full of these
government clamps at some distance
under ground. lie took them to the
Post Office for .i~ss.. Il ssad nv
Gnally found their way to the Office OF
J. M. Hedrick Of this city Supervisor
Of Internal Revenue. They are in a
badly dilapidatcd condition. on ac
:ount of their leDg exposure in the
ground, but as near as can be made on,
they arc supposed to correspond with
the deficiency in Lyman's accounts.


1t is presumed that the thief took
them out OF the Office in the absence
Of the Deputy Collector, supposing
that they were valuable, but finding
that he could not dispose Of them with
out liability to arrest, he buried them
in the ground TO await more con.
venient season.


They hare been forwarded to the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
with recommendation that the
amount be refunded to Major Lyman.
Year: 1875

At the last session OF the General
Conference of the Methodist Episco


pal Church South they adopted .
change in the general rules prohibit.
ing traffic in spurious liquors, as well
as drinking and drunkenness. To be-
come a law this must be ratified by
the annual conferences have voted OH
the proposed rule, tho record being
800 for to 534 against, making it prob
able that the rule will be voted down