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Year: 1875

The annals of Hymen contain many mean
and miserable instances. The way Is per-
fectly disgusting in which fellow sometimes
gets her from the other fellow, or to speak
more neatly, shametuIiy snatches like Il foul
fend the crystal cup or heavenly happiness
from the very lip of the luckless lover. The
Clerk of Polk county, over in Oregon, Was
sitting in his Office, v hen i'll rushed all ardent
youth, and procured license t. marry Ger
tain young woman. An hour passed ON.
when in rushed another ardent youth and
procured license to marry the identical
young woman. The first applicant went
home, put on bis store clothes, seized the
virgin by her lily hand and buried her breath
less to the altar. The reverend operator was
about half through the joyous job, when the
other young man wildly trotted up the broad
aisle, waving his license like weapon. and
forbidding further proceedings. The parson'
greatly bothered and somewhat unwilling to
marry the maid to both men, compromised by
refusing to marry her to either. 1he nrst
young man went to consult bis lawyer. ne
had better have stayed where he WAS. For
misc and injunctions and actions on the case
with the attorney, at an expense IF about w
an hour. the other young man took the demnl-
selle, beautiful, blushing, and possibly both
cred and bewildered, to another parson, who
solidly made them until death or divorce
should make them g. So when Primus got
home with his head full Of trespass and tr"ver
and bills of equity he found his jewel trans
mogrifled into Mrs. Number Two! What
did he do under the circumstances! How
should we know? D,nced around and took
drink. we suppose. Swore little, may be,
and found II cmolient.
Year: 1875

We hear of a young man who has fat
tered his girl so much that che is now so
proud she refuses to speak to him. This is
something like the man who desired to sell
some stock which was slow and considerably
below par "Adyertisc it," said one of his
friends. He did so. and at last brought it up
10 81 good position in the market that he
concluded to retain it himself, which he did
to very great profit. MOral-advcrtisc liber-
ally and talk sense to your girl.
Year: 1875

You boys ought TO be kind to your little
sisters. once knew bad boy who struck
his little sister BLOW over the eye. Although
she didn't fade and die in the early summer
time, when the June roses were blowing. with
the sweet words Of forgiveness ON her pallid
lips. she rose up and hit him over the head
with the rolling pin. so that he couldn': 90 to
Sunday School for more than a month on
account of not being able to put his best hat
Year: 1875

The opera house is thronged with an
expectant audience, for Theodore
Wachtel is to appear in Der Position
vOn LOnjun,eau, and all Leipzig must
hear him. Perhaps more than one
person i'm that assembly is thinking
what fine thing it is to be a favorite
actor, and wishing that he could
change places with Wachtel. The au-
dience even fancy that he must be inn
patient as they for the curtain to rise
and the opera to begin. While they
are waiting let us take peep back of
the scenes. The postboy stands at the
threshold, and the attendants look
from one to the other with awe-struck
faces. Through the half-open door of
a dressing-room we see the celebrated
WachteI in an agony of grief, and can
easily guess that the paper he has
dropped on the floor is telegram with
bad news. In truth it is, for it brings
word that his youngest son is dying
and wants to see him. He cannot go;
the audience cannot be disappointed;
he must swallow the lump that rises
in his throat till it almost chokes him,
and assumes all the gayety of "Chap-
elon," the position of Lonjumeau.
At the end of the second act, while the
audience is making the house ring
with applause, Wachtel is reading an
other telegram. This one tells him
that his son is dead. AT the end of the
third act he thrills the audience as he
sings "Gute Nacht, mein Herzliches
Kind" They think the position is
singing that song, but we know that
Theodore Wachtel is bidding his child
a last good night.-Leipzig Letter.
Year: 1875

1 have observed that lips become
more or less contracted In the course
of years, in proportion as they are ac-
customed to express good-humOr and
generosity, for peevishness and a con-
tracted mind. Remark the effect
which q moment of ill-temper or
grudgingness has upon the lips, and
Judge what may be expected for an
habitual series of such movements.
Remark the reverse and make SINH
lar judgment. The mouth is the
frankest part of the face; it cannot in
the least conceal its sensations. We
can neither hide ill-temper with it, or
good; we may effect what we please,
but affectation will not help us. In q
wrong cause it will make our observers
resent the endeavor to impose upon
them. The mouth is the seat of one
class of emotions, as the eyes are an
other; or, rather, it expresses the same
emotion, but in greater detail, and
with more irresistible tendency to be
in motion. is the seat Of smiles
and dimples, and of trembling ten
derness; of sharp sorrow or full
breathing joy; of candor, of reserve,
of anxious care, or liberal sympathy.
The mouth, out of its many sensibili-
ties, may be fancied throwing up one
great expression into the eye-as ma
ny lights in city reflect o broad lus-
ter into the heavens.-Leigh Hunt in
the chronological Journal .r
Year: 1875

I remember the story of a godly man
who, as he was going to take shipping
for France, broke his leg; and it
pleased Providence to so order it that
the ship that he should have gone in
was cast away, and not a man saved;
so by breaking a bone his life was
saved. So the Lord many times
breaks our bones, but it is in order to
the saving of our lives and our souls
forever. He gives us portion that
makes us heart-sick, but it is in order
to the making us perfectly well.-
Brooks.
Year: 1875

But there was no need, for something that
wasn't mo spoke, and that in very gentle way,
NJ | stepped forward, raised the girl up, and
klseed her pretty face before laying her little
helpless head upon my shoulder, and smoothing
her soft brown hair.


Mother" says something from within me, ~
think there's room In the nest at home for this
poor forssken little bird Luke, my boy, will
you go and get cab ? Mother will see to what
wants doing here.


My boy gave sob as he caught my hand in
his, and the next moment he done what he had
not done for years-kissed me on the cheek
before running ont OF the room, leaving me
with my darling nesting in my breast.


l said "my darling" for she has been the
sunshine Of our home ever since-a pale win
try sunshine while the sorrow was fresh, but
spring and summer now.


Why, bless her look at her. I've felt as
hamed sometimes to think that she, lady of
birth, should come down to such life, making
newell, no, it's us now, for Luke's partner
no end Of money by her clever ways. But she'u
happy, thinking her husband that is to be, the
finest fellow under the sun and let me tell you
there's many gentleman not 30 well OIL as my
boy will be, even if the money has all come out
OF queer trade.
Year: 1875


following:


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)


WAsHINGTON, ID. G., Feb. 18TH, 1875. (
Hon. James G. Blaine, Spedke' Of dhe House Of
Sir: l respectfully invite the attention of
Congress TO the following considerations with
view TO suitable legislation upon the sub
jCct:


Claims to a very large amount for the pro-
ceeds of cotton seized by the authorities of
the United States during the late war OF the
proceeds now in the hands of the govern
menD. are pending in the Treasury depart
lnent and before the Court of Claims. sug-
gest that provision be made by law that
when any claim for the proceeds of any Spe-
clhc quantity of cotton is disallowed that
such proceeds be covered into the Treasury
ana put beyond the reach of any other claim
lhat may be made for the proceeds OF cotton
sold As for example


One Mitchell brought a suit to recover the
proceeds OF t34 bales of cotton, which has
Just been determined by the Supreme Court
adversely to him upon the ground that the
purchase was made in violation of the laws
OF war, ard these proceeds amounting 10
Sl2s,t9222. think ought now to be regarded
as money belonging to the government and
should therefore be covered into the Treas
ury.


All of this fund now held by the govern
ment will probably be consumed by these
claims. Unless this course is taken. il seems
TO me that il is of very little consequence for
the government TO defeat claims for the pro-
ceeds of cotton il they may be held to be paid
upon other claims that may be eventually
allowed against the government. Very many
of these claims are probably fraudulent as
their aggregate is greatly in excess of the ag-
gregate amount OF proceeds received by the
government, but il does not necessarily fol-
low that because they are fraudulent they
Will not prevail, as those who furnish teS-
nmony very often are participants in the
frauds, and expect to share in the amount of
the recovery. l am of the opinion that the
interests Of the government require some
legislation upon this subject.


Very respectfully, your obodient servant,


GEO II WIITTA.5S
Year: 1875

NEW YORK, February l6.-The ice in Long
Island sound cOmpels steamers which usual


ly ply on that water between this city and
eastern ports To lake the outside route by
way OF the ocean. BY the breaking up OF the
OF the vessels anchored in that locality were
dragged from their anchorage and carried 10
sea. Among them was the sloOp OF Captain
Charles Woodward, OF NaVeSink, who with a
sailor was driven out to sea with an ice foe,
while endeaYoTing to save his vessel. Wlsen
last seen She was rounding Sandy Hook in
the middle OF an immense ice pack, the two
men making signals of distress. Several
hours later a schooner with Captain Collins
and two sailors named Wilson and Ludlow
on board drifted out 10 sea surrounded by Ice,
and has not since been heard from. There
were no provisions on board the sloops, and
fears are entertained for the safety Of the men
Year: 1875

THE PROSPECT OF AN EXTRA SESSION
The House met at II o'clock to-day. and will
continue 10 do so until the end of the session.
ApprehensiOns are felt that an extra session
OF the new Congress will be necessary
Should the political measures with regard 10
the southern states be pushed, some of the
appropriation bills. as well as the revenue
billS, must fail. Republicans think it inn
pOTtant that measures for the repression of
Iawlessness in the south should be passed at
The present session, even should the appro-
priatlon bills fail, as the latter can as well be
acted on by the next Congress before the
close OF the present fiscal year
Year: 1875

THE BANK NOTE PRINTING QUESTION
Morton {. Hunter, of Indiana, yesterday at
the meeting of the Banking and Currency
Committee of the House. changed his vote
nom the side OF the bank note companies to
tins bureau of engraving and printing. This
VIII give the Treasury department the ma
lOflly report IN favor Of Two impressions on
bank notes being made inside of that depart
ment. Heretofore the vote in committee was
q tie.
Year: 1875

Will be found to those qualities necessary to the total eradication of all bilious attacks prompt to start the secretions of the ver and give healthy tone to the entire system Indeed ordinary discovery in medical science to have invented remedy for these stubborn complaints which develop all the results duced by heretofore free of calomel mineral justly dreaded by mankind and acknowledged to be destructive in the extreme the human system That the properties of certain vegetables comprise all the virtues of caomc without its injurious tendencies is now an admitted fact rendered indisputabe by t6c researches; and those who the Mandrake Pn will be fully satisfied that the best medicines thos provided by nature in the herbs and roots of the fields. 2 ~tsE

 These pills open the bowels and correct all bilious engagements without salvation any of the injurious effects of calome other poisons. The secretion of bile is promoted by these pills, will be by altered color of the stools and disappearing of the sallow complexion and cleansing of the tongue.

 Ample directions for accompany each box of pills

 Prepared only by J. H. SCHENCK & SON, at their principal ofce corner Sixth and Arch Streets Phia- dslphia, and for sale by all druggists and dealers Price 25 cents per box.
Year: 1875

There is, of course, says an exchange, no reason to doubt the truth of the story told by the officers of bark of their discovery at sea of fight between sea serpent and a whale but it might perhaps be as we'll to say that the bark was laden with rum, and that the self restraint of the crew, in seeing only one serpent, deserves to be rewarded by the owners of the cargo.
Year: 1875

AN exchange says: A mammoth
elk horn was recently found EMBEDDED
in the bottom of the creek on the
farm of John Powell, Of Walnut
Hollow, West Blue Mounds. When
taken out of the creek it weighed
over fifty pounds, but after being
dried only fifteen pounds. 1t was
over four inches in diameter at its
base, and was double antler: il
was nearly four feet long when
found, and must have been very
close to seven when triumphantly
borne by its owner 1t was nearly
two inches in circumference at it's
smaller end. How pair of such
antlers could be carried through the
forest with the velocity of running
deer and not disable or entapS1e
their bearer is mystery.
Year: 1875

A LARGE number Of our promi-
nent citizens, believing that a series
of public literary exercises in Min
eral Point can be made success
if conducted rightly, are about to
begin a series of entertainments,
designed as a place of resort for
mutual benefit. The exercises as
talked Of now will take place each
week or once in two weeks, as those
taking part may deem proper. They
will consist in lectures or addresses,
discussions, readings, declamations,
and music, and will be open to all
who will contribute something of
time and labor to their advancement.
A number Of cur leading and pro-
fcssional men have agreed to deliver
discourses on subjects, which, by
following in single line, they have
made proficiency enough to inter-
est and instruct those who have
given their time and attention to
other things. In this way the DIFF
ferent branches Of knowledge may
be thrown together, and the study
of each be contributed to the good
of all. There will also be exercises
in which all interested will, some
time during the @;nte., have an Op-
portunity TO participate. Such an
association viii form an agreeable
and beneficial entertainment, and
viii serve to draw many from places
whose surroundings may lead TO
evil. BY the endorsement which
the enterprise has already received
by our prominent citizens its sue
cess is already assured. We viii
announce the programme Of the
first exercise in our next issue.
Year: 1875

The county Jail is growing up
into large proportions and is quite
an imposing structure. The boss
workman says it is the first place
that lawyers and editors visit on
their arrival to Dodgeville. They
study its structure carefully, prob
ably to find the weakest places in
the wall.
Year: 1875

THERE is not a dry-goods box
nor an empty barrel, nor drop of
kerosene left in either Darlington
or Platteville; for the reformers of
those places at every dispatch that
came over the wires would light a
bonfire and rejoice over the election
of Taylor. They doubtless have
heard Of the boy who struck the
mule and had his laugh first.
Year: 1875

Notwithstanding the attractions to the Court OF
Oyer and Tcrmner to witness the preliminary stages
in the reria of Scanne there was large attendance
yesterday in the Supreme Court General Term ROOM
to listen to the fourth In the series of Prince Leo
matnees His season, however, is drawing to u close
and the enthusiasm Of the managers, Mr. Ebridge I.
Gerry and J. ]. Langbein, begins to perceptiby
weaken


The case for waa Leonard the defendant, opened
yesterday by his examination He testified that
his real name was Wellington s. Husband
that he lives IN Philadelphia and that he got
the child from his father In response to
advertisements he denied that there any strain on
the child in the feats II performed any danger and
stated that there always two carefully watch
ing hlm when running up the inclined rope the child
had rope attached TO his waist running through
ring overhead, that II he slipped he would remain
suspended in the air until he could be lowered he
sdcred this better idea than netting, arm a
leg might be broken by fall netting; he denied
that he ever struck the child with strap but ad mted
that he once corrected him with a slipper; he had the
child altogether ten weeks in his custody, and during
that time taught him the business; he did not
speak cross TO the boy when training him. because a
kind word would go further he admitted that another
child named Slippers apprenticed to him IN Philadel-
phIa, was taken IRON him by the mother on habeas
corpus; the boy had gained in weight while with him;
the balancing pole. ten pounds was Just the proper
weight. He explained that the blindoldng of the boy
while walking on the tight rope did not prevent him
from seeing the rope and that in fact he could per-
form If he did not the rope.


AS corroboration of this casc-statement-Princ
Leo, being requested 10 bindiod himself ut the
theatre, took handkerchief and tied it around his
eyes, and SO bandaged able to around the
aud pick out any person he knew. Frederick Berger,
tile father CT the Prince, testified that he
lived in Philadelphia, that he had family
Of eight children that he dealt in second hand mate
rial and that far as he knew, Leonard had always
treated the boy we'll He added that several persons
ready to take the child and give him good home


A number of the acrobats ana other performers ut
the Tivo were examined and none OF them considered
boys performance dangerous and they did not see
defendant strike the boy. Not of them had ever
Leonard strike the boy, but had heard HIM speak
roughly to him.


The further examination will be resumed to morrow
Year: 1875

The Norristown (Pa.) Herald has this: "a
subscriber in the country sends us a graphic &C


count of a thrilling but ludicrous incident that
happened in bis neighborhood last week. A
fashionable city girl came out TO visit his sis
ters. She wore iaunty hat, coquettish spit


curl, and the pull-backedest sort of a pull
backess. On Thursday his two sisters and the
city girl meandered out the shady lane to drink
in the beauties of the scenery and talk about
the beaux. Presently loud believing was
heard, and a mad bull was seen paving the
earth atlthe other end of the lane. and coming
toward the ladies. The country girls, admon.
ishlng their friend to run quick" went over a
four-rail fence into an adjoining field with
agility, If not the grace, of circus actor. The
city damsel attempted to run quick" but it
was a mournful failure. She was only five
yards from the fence, but the longest step she
could achieve was not over six inches, and her
frantic efforts to escape the impending danger
We're painful to witness. The bull was coming
nearer and nearer, with mischief in his eye and
his tail switching omnously. For minute or
two the situation was such as would have filled
the soul of newspaper-reporter with JOY. But
the fashionably. dressed young lady proved
equal to the emergency. She just laid down
and rolled to the fence, and by an overw lining
effort ''busted' the pin back arrangement, aud
went over the fence regardless of etiquette or
anything else, and the bull passed on with
sample of her dress on his horns, muttering all
the while about the rainy spell, or something
that way. That city girl says that the next
Year: 1875

OLE0MARGARINE CHEEsE.-Prof L. B. Ar.
mold of Rochester, has written an article on
this subject for the Rural Home, summing up


what is to be said in favor of the new system
OF manufacture as he says to


avoid both 1.-THE exaggerations of some Of its


1riends, and tue low, scurrilous ridcule of some


OF its oppCsers." He denies that oleomarga-


rlne cheese is such an exact imitation of the


perts cannot distinguish them" After point


ing out the differences between the two, he


claims that cheese under the new process is


simply substitute for and improvement upon


the white oak cDeese" of former days. If


skim milk is used for feeding pigs, he points


out the meagre return it yields, while if made


into the common skim cheese, cit is, at the


best, only dried curd, and is so insipid and in


digestible that but few people care to use it,


and it becomes drug in the market and oft


ener than otherwise, curse to all who touch


It, He is convinced that under the so-much-
condemned process recently introduced, "a


large amount of food is made available which


was not available before, and that at small
cost"


With the disadvantage OF deficiency In fla


vor, it gives on the other hand the advantage


of possessing better keeping qualities, for warm
climates especially. 1t is expressly denied that


any has been sold here or abroad except under
lts own name, and we have the statement that


the exports thus far this year have been 1000
boxes direct to London, netting the makers 10
cents pound at the factory. Prot A. con-
cludes with the following summary of the sew
eral points covered in his paper:
l.. That it is easily distinguished from whole
milk cheese, and hence is in no danger OF dis
turbng, to any considerable extent. the sale of
whole milk cheese in any quarter
2. That it is as clean as any other product of
| the dairy


3. That the addition of oleomargarine fat to
| skim milk is capable of making a cheese rich,
palatable and nutricious, which would not be
| so without such addition.


4. That it enables dairymen to make a better


Use of skim milk than they have ever been able
| to make before


8. That the chief merit in the use Of oleomar-
garine in cheese making lies in improving skim
milk cheese, for which it is designed to be, and
is, legitimate substitute.-Gentlenaan
Year: 1875

A NOVEL experiment is being made in Bal
timore for the cure of drunkenness. Sever
al OF the hardest cases in the Jail are selected
and their, food, bread, meat and al,i favored
with whiskey and they are compelled to eat
this or nothing. 1t is believed that few
weeks of this treatment will make them so
loathe the intoxicant that they will forever
eschew it. This plan may work well but we
doubtless instances where men have found it
to their taste to get drunk after diet of
mince pies favored with brandy and widow
Cliquot's preparations have frequently been
swallowed without disgust just after wine
sauce.
Year: 1875

MONTREAL is expecting a riot Friday
when second attempt is to be made to bury
Guibord's remains. The situation, bad as
it was, has been rendered worse by the re.
cent attack on Catholic pilgrims in Toronto
by Orangemen, and nothing but strong
military force can prevent bloody riot. It's
sad commentary on the boasted civilization
of the nineteenth century that the animosi-
ties engendered at the battle of Boyne are
still as bitter as ever and that band of su-
perstitious fanatics are ready # need be to
deluge city with blood to accomplish or pre-
vent the interment of a few bones with empty
ceremonies in spot consecrated by priestly
mummery.
Year: 1875

THE recent action of the Chicago school
board in excluding the Bible from the public
schools is denounced by the Chicago Presby-
terry which asks for its restoration as proven
friend essential to the well being of the state.
Year: 1875

THE President and Brigham Young met
in Salt Lake City the other day; and they
shook hands, Brigham remarking that it was
the first opportunity he had ever had to
shake hands with the chief magistrate. Now
probably, some newspaper will consider this
hand-shaking on President Grants part, a
bid for Mormon support for the third term.
Year: 1875

SOME one started a story the other day
that Secretary Bristow's wife on her return
from Europe had her baggage passed free Of
duty. Of course there wasn't one word of
truth in it but then the story will be made
just as useful by his enemies.