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Year: 1875

At Villierss 0ise the other day an
English actress, known as Nine. Reene
at one time popular in London-com-
mitted suicide in the role OF 0phelia.
She was sixty.Gve years of age, and had
lived in the above-named little village
for the past ten years. She was very sad,
but always very kind and good to every.
body. Nobody thought of ridiculing her
odd appearance and ways, for it was
well known that she had carried dead
love in her heart tor nearly half cen
tury. She had left London years before
because her aiianced married another
woman. The last part she had played
on the London stage with him was
Ophelia to his Hamlet, and what news
had come to her of him no one knew;
but she was found floating under the sur.
face of the river, her gray head decked
out with hswers.
Year: 1875

peep sea sounding by Photography


DR.. Neumayer has presented to the
Geographical Society OF Berlin a re
markable Photographic apparatus for
determining the temperature and current
direction at any particular depth in the
ocean. 1t consists of brass box, her.
metically closed, and having attached to
it an apparatus resembling vane or
rudder. Within this box thermometer
and magnetic needle are contained,
behind each Of which is placed sensitive
Photographic paper, and in front of
each OF which is a small nitrogen vacuum
tube. The box contains also a small in
duction coil When the apparatus is
lowered to the required depth, the
rudder causes il to take a drec-
ton parallel to the current there
existing, and hence definite drec-
ton with reference to the needle with.
in. The thermometer soon acquires the
temperature of the water outside, and
becomes stationary. At this instant an
electric current is sent to the box, which
by means of the induction coil inside,
lights up the little nitrogen tube, the
violet light Of which, geographically
very intense, prints in about three min
utes, the position of the needle and the
hight of the mercury column upon the
prepared paper. The current is then in
termitted, the apparatus raised, the pho.
tograpbic tracing fixed, examined and
placed upon record.
Year: 1875

About nine month ago a young man
of st. Paul, Minnesota was very ill with
typhoid fever, and when he recovered,
both hearing end speech were totally lost.
This terrible calamity greartly oppressed
him; but at length he engaged in the
business Of copying records. A short
time ago he experienced strange pres
sure iu his throat and painful buzzing
in bis head. Various applications were
made, but failed to give relief. and the
pain became very severe. During ope
Of those spasms Of pain discharge of mat
ter from the throat occurred, which
caused instant relief. and the young man
was at once able to hear and speak. The
restoration wrs SO sudden and complete
that it was with difficulty that he or his
friends could realize the fact. But it
was trre: after nine months silence be
was able to talk as glibly as every,.-Er.
change.
Year: 1875

During the pioneer days Of Iona
Mich. the town had an editor who was
patient and long suffering. Some of
the members of church got him to
give $40 toward securing minister,
then they wanted their religious notices
inserted free, then he was asked for
S25 toward helping to build parson
age, and he finally found that he was
giving the church more than he gave
his family. He nevertheless "hung on
for time longer. until one evening lie
went to prayer meeting and was asked
to leave his Office for one week and 90
help clear the grounds for a campmeet.
ing. That was the last straw and he
rose up and said: Gentlemen would
like to go to heaven with you all. /
know you all. You are clever and
obliging, and kind and tender, and
would be nice for us all, as a congrega.
ton together, but I've concluded to
leave and dodge in along with some,
body from Detroit, LAGER or Grand
Rapids. Its money, money all the
time, and I've given to this church un.
til if my wife should die she'd have to
60 to heaven barefootcd. The oongre>
CATION seemed to realize that free
horse was being ridden to death. They
let up on the editor and pacifed him.
He even had special tent assigned
him at the camp meeting, and all was
well.
Year: 1875

V She tried to sit down in the
street car, but was pinned back so
tight she couldn't. Old lady peeped
over her specs and asked her. How
long have your been afflicted that ways
The young lady blushed and made "a
break" sitting down sideways. and
holding her knees together so tight
that she locked as If she had on one
legged pair OF breeches. Old lady
noticed her sitting IN this sidewise,
cramped position, and whispered. "Bile.
| sroec, I've hal 'em thar myself"
Year: 1875

The Commercial is evidently gratifed
that the GAZETTE does not head its cleo
ton news with the cut Of the "Blue
Hens Chicken" Our Radical friend
does not like to hear our rooster crow,
and no doubt the old fellow deserves
rest after Growing 80 frequently last
year. We assure the Commercial, how.
ever, that he is ready to crow if it should
turn out that it had been rejoicing for
the last two days over the election OF
Allen instead of Hayes. The Commercial
has been going it blind, as have all the
other Radical papers. They feared tc
wait for the correct news, since they
might not have been able to rejoice a
all. This is habit of theirs.
Year: 1875




THE ISSUE IN OHIo.-The Philadel-
phia Record says:


"The election in Ohio cannot be
regarded as purelya partisan triumph.
1t was rather the victory of hard mon
ey men over soft money men; or
resumptionists over anti resumption
lists; of contractionists over initiation
lists and the result was doubtless in
part due to hard money democrats
voting for the hard money republican
candidates.


The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
republican paper, in announcing the
result in Ohio says;


"This republican victory by small
majority, taking into consideration
the financial issue which entered 80
largely into the canvass, shows that
the party in this State can only hope
to gain a trump and restore the com
monwealth to republican rule by the
most strenuous exertion. We have
not in our favor such stricking blunders
on the part or our opponents as our
brethren have in Ohio had. The intla-
tion heresy does not form nearly SO
prominent an issue here. nor are the
democratic candidates SO easily assail.
able. The republicans in this State
have a closer, sterner combat to wage
than had they of Ohio. it becomes
therefore, the duty of all good repub
licans to put their shoulders to tho
wheel and to make the best poaibl,


use of the brief space of time yet lef
them"
Year: 1875

The Republican has been very prudent
In waiting to see which party carried
Ohio before making fuss over doubt.
ful victory. The Republican goes it very
strong for "soft money" and could not
but feel kindly toward Butler. Wendell
Phillips and Kelley. All of whom were
interested in the result in Ohio. These
men were not long since high in the es.
tlmation of the Commercial.
Year: 1875




Feeding moving fields would some
times be good practice If one had the
moral courage and seli-eontrol needed TO
snsble him % stop when it had been car
ried far enough, but never yet found
such a man. know | could never stop
At the right time, SO never begin; be-
sides It is terribly demorsliEing to = stock
OF cattle to know that il is possible for
them to get inside Of the moving fields.
Keep no more stock than You can keep
well all the time without feeding the
mowin2s; make grass growing bust
ness; treat the crop Rs one worthy OF
respect, aud your farms will increase in
fertility and productiyeuess from year 20
year, tin you will have little temptation
to forsake your pleasant New England
homes for life on the wild lauds OF the
undeveloped West.
Year: 1875

An EDITOR SHoT.-Mr. Z. f. Ewing
editor of the Cecil Whig, while on a
cunning excursion last Tuesday in the
eighth district, near Rowlandsvillts I
was accidently shot by his friend,
Joshua r Way. The whole load Of
bird shot struck Mr.. Ewing in the
side, and ut for pocket pook in his
breast pocket, which received most of
the charge, would certainly have
proved fatal. AS it is, whilst his
wounds are not considered dangerous,
they are very painful, and he will be
confined to his bed for some time


The manner of the accident was that


Mr: Ewing had just shot at rabbit,


and while running to get another shot


struck Ways gun as it was held cock
ed ready to fire, when it went off,
Year: 1875

THE CoUNCIL CHAMBER. The raj!


ing in the Council chamber j! now up,


and looks quite pretty. 1t has three


exits, one IN front, and one at either
side at the rear Of the chamber. The
door will be carpeted in day or two,
and the desks put in The gum carpet
outside the railing will also be laid
very soon. The new windows in the
front of the hall are now being put in
and greatly improve the appearance
of the buillipr
Year: 1875

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-The Sun says it
is not pleasant to hear that Moody and
Saukey have got out an injunction to pre-
vent another party from printing and cir
culating their hymus. The joining of
the business of selling hymn books to that
of saving souls is not seemly
Year: 1875

The women are certainly not pretty;
those one sees working out of doors are
decidedly coarse-looking, and their CO.'S
tune in this part of China most unbecom-
ing, consisting of short black blouse con-
fined at the waist by a belt, small white
apron, and very, very short, wide trows-
ers. sometimes hardly reaching the knee,
below which the leg is left, entirely bare,
and their feet thrust into straw slippers
with no heels, which they can only Keep
on by shufflng along the ground in i
most irritating manner. Their redeemigx
feature is their hair, which as we'll as their
eyes is invariably black, and almost as In
variably neatly dressed. How the dress-
ing is accomplished in such hard, smooth
rolls, and twisted up behind into such
curious form. resembling the handle Of q
teapot. cannot tell. A long ornamental
pin is stuck through it, which protrudes 4
good many inches on each side of the hair;
and bright flower, either real or artif-
cial, worn at one side, gives them, in spite
of their plain looks, rather picturesque
appearance. Their heads seem more Inn
pervious to heat and cold than those OF the,
men, as they seldom wear any covering
except that bestowed on tnem by nature,
and OF which, by the by, the men are de-
frauded; SO that the working classes have
to supply the deficiency by wearing the
large, slightly eonical hat which you see


in any pictures or Cinnamon, and which
answers equally well the purpose OF sun
shade or umbrella. The dress of the bet
ter class of women is, | thinx, rather
pretty, and certainly most sensible; for.
as it does not fit to the figure, very little
may be worn in summer, and a great deal
in winter, without inconvenience. In their
case, both the under garments and pet
ticoat descend to the ankle; only the up
per one Of all is short, and the color and
material of the whole costume is varied
according to taste and the season Of the
year. Their feet also are clad like ours in
stockings, and they wear the usual very
thick but light-soled shoes. l speak of
course of those who allow their feet to re-
main in the natural form. The small
footed women look as if their heels were
bound tightly up so as to form part of the
leg, and their toes only were left for use.
The result is they go at an uncomfortable
pace, half walk, halfrun, and descent on
their noses would seem inevitable but for
the stick with which they help themselves
along g.-LeA'r from China.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, August Am order
was issued to-day by Commodore Am
men, Acting Secretary of the Navy,
directing In pursuance of the Presi.
dents order announcing the death of
ex-President johnson that the ensign
at each naval station and of each YES.
sci of the United States navy in com.
mission be hoisted at half-mast from
sunrise to sunset, and that a gun be
nred at intervals of every half-hour
from sunrise to sunset at each naval
station and on board of flagships and
of vessels acting singly on the day of
the funeral, when this order may be
received In time, otherwise on the day
after its receipt. The officers of the
navy and marine corps will wear the
usual badge of mourning attached to
the sword.hilt and on the left arm for
the period of thirty days. - -
Year: 1875

It was my first murder, and it
makes me shudder to think of it
1t is no trifiing thing to brain a
one-eyed man with scar on his
nose and throw his body over a
cliff, and Pm sorry / did it. I see
now that it was my duty to have
permitted him to bore ne IL
death.
Year: 1875

Hereafter 10 legal Advertise
mcnts will be inserted in the TINE
unless paymcntis made when hand
ell in. 1t requires money to carry
on our business and we are com
PEELED to adopt the cash principle
MO ~nlc will not be deviatcd from
in any case.
Year: 1875

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The visit of JEFF. Daytsfo Texas 90 sIa.sd
the Shareholders that they could not suppress
any longer their designs. The editor of the
San Antonio Herald was cursed by the owner
ship of one or two old 'aunties" and Huncles. -
and in an unguarded moment he blurted out
that the day was soon to arrive when we
shall be paid for our slaves of which we ware
robbed by the Federal Government. This
issue, like the payment of the Confederate
bonded debt, is one of the living issues with
the old Shareholders of the Democratic party,
The Herald may be considered an humble
source from which to spring such an issue,
but it is as representative of the real ideas and
views of the Democracy Of the South as any
paper in the land. Its editor is as fair and
able representative of the Southern Demo-
cratic sentiment as any other man in the
South. He may have been too hasty in his
announcement, but he has spoken frankly and
truthfully.


the nation must meet and decide. II the
Democratic party should succeed to the con-
troll of the Government the reward for faith
full service must be made to the old slave
holding class. They have crystalized the ma
jority of white men of the South In opposition
to the Republican party, as they crystalized
the sentiment of rebellion. While the non.
shareholders did the fighting, and filed
the soldiers graves, the Shareholders
stood back and did the agitation, and now
live to demand of the nation pay for their
chattels. There never can be fraternity
between the North and the South as long as
the freedom of the late slaves Is not paid for
from the nations money vaults.
Year: 1875

THE reorganization of the Treasury De-
partment, which takes place to-day under
the law of last session, necessitstes the dis
charge of something near one hundred aad
fifty persons. This comes of reduction of
force consequent upon the places provided
for by the law. The act specifies the exact
number of clerks and employees necessary
to the transaction of the public business in
each bureau, and the appropriations for
their payment are limited to the exact sums
of their aggregated salaries. Those who
have received dismissals, therefore, need
not apprehend that they are occasioned by
lack of fidelity on their part or on account
of other charges or complaints They will
see that in the performance of the delicate
and distasteful duty of selecting those who
must be dropped from the lists of Treasury
employees, the Secretary has been guided
by what has appeared to him the best ad-
vice and soundest judgment; and that they
have drawn blanks in this labor lottery.
The drawing has doubtless been fair; so far
as the Secretary himself is concerned, 1t
certainly has; but as there are perhaps



very few who would willingly retire, the
only alternative vas the selection of those
least eligible to the positions or best able to
life without them. In following this rule,
it is impossible that injustice may not have
been the lot of some of the unfortunates.
If this should prove to be the fact, little
time will set the matter right. Meanwhile
all should remember that whereany honest
and honorable employment can be obtained
in private pursuits it is greatly to be pre-
ferred over official position, with all the
annoyances and uncertainties that environ
the latter. Government employment is
naturally and inevitably uncertain as the
whims of those who control it, and never
should be entered except to avoid starva-
ton.
Year: 1875

WHILE the twelve men, good and true.
are pent up in the council chamber Of the
Brooklyn courthouse, racking their brains
by reflections and stirring their consciences
with the spoon Of reason. endeayoring to
arrive at an unbiased and impartial decision
in the case of scandal. the organ-grinders
of the unfortunate town seem to take espe-
cial delight in lettering meath the shade Of
the temple of justice simply to soothe the
troubled spirits of the jury with the consol-
ing notes of There's rest for the weary,
and other appropriate melodies. For six
days and nights these men have been con-
Year: 1875

fined to their couDcil-room. subjected 10 all
the-rigors and restrictions of the jury sys-
tenn, oppressed by six consecutive days of
insupportable heat, all sleeping in the same
room, all breathing the same air, and each
possessing q different temperament from
the others; and yet, with these difficulties
staring them in the face and with each sue
ceedIng day augmented, they still fail to
screw themselves up to the agreeing pitch.
Thus time rolls on, and the friends of the
respective parties to the case are kept un-
comfortably posted on the ragged edge Of
arrintrr
Year: 1875

WE DO NOT wish the Vice President of
the United States any harm, either person
ally or politically, or we might rejoice that
the vilest Of the Democratic sheets in Vir-
ginia have begun to praise and defend him.
We have accused him of indiscreet sayings.
but we really did not think he had been
guilty of utterances so entirely unrepubli-
can as to extract praise from such sources.
He has fallen lower than we thought.
Year: 1875

Motley, the historian, is still very
feeble from the paralytic stroke which
disabled his right side several months
ago. He ia said to be much changed
by his physical misfortune and the loss
of his wife. His friends fear he will
never be : BILE to resume his literary
pursuits. He spends his time partly al
his own house near the Hague, and part
" at the residence of his son-in-law il
England.
Year: 1875

The government is going to send two
entomologists to the west to study the
grasshopper and his habits, with view
to exterminating him. The people OF
Minnesota seem to be mastering the
pest with clubs and other weapons,
without the aid of high science.
Year: 1875

A HUNDRED and twenty Englishmen
propose to visit this country to shoot
bullaloes. How would they like to
have fifty Sioux and score or two OF
Utos encamp in their parks, and kill
deer and rabbits and such things? Buff
ialoes are growing scarce, and the wan.
ton shooting of them should be prohib-
tied by law The shooting Of elephants
merely for the fun of the tllingis almost
as inhuman as the murder Of men.
Year: 1875

II Grant has q policy it is difficult to
discover. Even his most intimate friends
seem not to understand what it is. The
only semblance of q course for the future
is to be found in that which points out
his constant aim to secure third term.
Within the past few months his tyfan-
nical doctrines toward the people Of the
South shows that he hopes to get the
aid Of the Northern Radicals, and when
he secures their favor he may turn and
seek the aid Of Conservatives. But there
is little hope for him in the South. The
people there look for some show of abil-
ity and craftsmanship in President.
The most that he can effect in any OF
the Southern States is to secure the ne
gro vote through the efforts Of his ap-
pointees and army officers.


No party can ever succeed who en-
dorses third term policy, and Grant
will yet find out that he has fewer
friends than any man who has ever pre-
oeded him in the Presidency. His organ
in Washington is now appealing to Con-
gress to do someting by which the South
may be prevented from casting their
votes in the next Presidential contest
solid for Conservative. But the appeal
win be vain-Congress may try to pre-
vent the overthrow of the present cor


rupt Radical Republican party; but its
fate is sealed. The people have resolved
to look into the doings of the men who
ruled the nation for the past decade
and they will have their way.
Year: 1875

BosToN, January 2,-The storm
which prevails today has interrupted
the programme for the entertainment
of King Kalakaua. The proposed
ride about the city and suburbs has
been abandoned, and the King remains
in his apartments at the Revere House
unmolested, save by few visitors
who called to pay their respects This
afternoon Mayor Cobb will wait upon
His Majesty in company with Governor
Talbot This evening the King will
dine privately with the Mayor and a
few gentlemen whose interests have
been identified with the Sandwich Is
lands, and tomorrow he will attend di
vine service upon the invitation of Al.
pheus Hardy.
Year: 1875

TEE SOUTHERN INvKsTIaATIoNs.- The
testimony so far taken before the Con-
gressional Committees at New Orleans
and Vicksburg is not Of character to
be very consoling to the upholders of the
bag sgd regime in the States ate Of Mis-,
show more plainly than ever before the
fraud, villiany and corruption for which
the reconstruction acts of Congress are
responsible.
Year: 1875

When some rich women marry some
poor men, they little imagine the misery
they are creating fer themselves. A
man who wooes q woman with nercen.
airy motives is rather apt to hate her
for being worthy of better fate, as
she undoubtedly is, else her generous
heart would not 50 run away with her
Judgment. The man who marries a
woman for money had better kill her
outright, and take t. Indeed, that is
what a creature who makes a match
with such a motive would really like to
do. He wants the hard gold, not .he
soft woman who owns II, and he hates
her because he has 10 take her also.
Poor little heiresses, with such delight
full fortunes poor little widows, with a
snug little sum settled on you by the
husband that had your comfort at
heart, how much better that you should
be penniless women sewing for their
| living. Then, some strong, loving
hand might gather yea up to a tender
heart, and You might be very sure II
was all for yourself-ell, every bit of it.
But now, nothing is left you but love
| less existence-a broken life. Ali s
a dangerous experiment to endow some
men with your earthly goods, IL place
ofsbeing so endowed BY them.