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Year: 1875

An article in q recent number of the
Baltimore Gazette gives some of the de-
tails in reference to the erection Of drink
ing fountains in that city for the free use
of every one. The City Council made
an appropriation of $4,000 for their erec-
tion, and with that comparatively small
amount the water engineer has had con-
structed tweuty-six fountains, and they
are now being erected in eligible posi-
tions in that city. This is a much better
return for the money expended than is
customary with corporations, and there
are no means Of estimating the solid
comfort and good which will accrue to
the public from these fountains. Sup
plying the people with pure, fresh water
at hand whenever wanted will do more
good than regiment of temperance lee
turers in stopping the drinking of intox-
icating liquors. The ratio Of arrests in
city supplying its citizens freely with
pure water will decrease as the fountains
increase, and the benefits thus received
are incalculable, TO say nothing Of the
comforts added by their presence
Year: 1875

Paris Letter to the Philadelphia Telegraph ]


We are not, after all, to be permitted


to catch glimpse of the fair Empress
of Austria, though she did pass through


Paris a few days ago. About thousand
people went to the railway station to see
her come in but the lovely Elizabeth at
the last moment quickly changed her
destination and came into Paris by an
other route, thus disappointing the eager
crowd of sightseers. She is well worth
looking at, is this faireSt Of royal ladies',
though she is thirty-eight years Of age
and possible grandmother besides. |


saw her at Vienna ten years ago; she


then looked about twenty slender as a
reed and graceful as a deer, with the
loveliest dark eyes in the world, and such


profusion OF dark silky hair that it fell,


coil upon coil, from under her coquettish
little hat, only restrained by the meshes


Of "a fine silk hair net. Her style an ID ele-
gance were unsurpassable, far exceeding,
to my mind, the more artificial graces OF
the Empress Eugene. She dresses very
simply now, it is said, usually in black,
gray, or lilac, never having worn gay
colors since the death of her eldest
daughter, several years ago. Her man
ners are marYelously sweet and winning,
and she is as popular as she is beautiful


Truth compels me to state that it is cur
rently reported that she henpecks her
imperial spouse numerically, and that
he, like q wise man, submits quietly to
her dominion. When she first arrived
at the Imperial Court she gave Immense


otfense to her naughty mother.in-law, the
Archduchess Sophia Of evil memory, by
insisting upon going out walking think
of profaning the sacred feet of the EN-
press Of Austria by contact with the
vulgar earth ID and carrying an umbrella,
which last is, we believe, a fatal sin
against royal etiquette. She inherits the
simplicity Of her manners from her father,
the Archdnke Macmillan Luitpold, OF
Bavaria. This gentleman travels very
quietly, aud with no more state or form
than any ordinary private gentleman.
he was recently on his way from Munich
10 Vienna to visit his daughter. In the
same compsrtment in the train with him
self was talkative little Austrian trades.
man, who soon got into conversation
with his quietlooking companion After
talking over matters aud things for some
time, and getting ample information
about his business. his family. his desti.
nation, ETC., he asked And pray sir,
Year: 1875

between the same classes merchandise, and
equalize the rates between different localities
having due regard for grade and curves.


90 That while the Republican party dis
claims any sympathy with indiscriminate war
upon associated capital, with blind disre-
gard of its rights, it is entirely independent of
all corporate power; it is opposed to all
schemes in State, county and city, whereby,
under the pretense of providing gas and water
to communities, or irrigation for farming, a
few men seek to enrich themselves by impos-
ing heavy burdens upon the people; it repels
all attempts of corporations to force into Office,
through Republican conventions, men who
will guard their interests rather than those of
the public, and expects to be judged by its acts
and the character of its candidates, rather
than by the false accusations of its enemies,
who, after having had the executive power of
the State for the past eight years, divided
equally between them, can present no better
claim for the public confidence than loud and
empty professions OF horror at alleged corrup-
tions and prohigacy in public affairs, which
they themselves have managed and controlled


RESOLVED, That we earnestly invite the CO.
operation of the great farming interest of the
State in the reduction of the cost of trans
portation, the reduction and equalization of
taxes, and the Inauguration of n plan for
irrigation, by representatives of their own So
lection in the Legislature.


RESOLVED, That confident of the substantial
agreement on National and State questions of
all who sustained the nation during the great
civil war; regretting the alterations among
Renublicans which have been too apparent
during the past few years; desirous of making
all becoming concessions to secure harmony
we cordially invite all who are opposed to the
restoration of the Democratic party to power,
to forget the strles of faction, to disregard tho
counsels of those who seek to continue un-
seemly and unnecessary divisions, and keeping
in view the oyerwh Ginning Importance of the
approaching Pres sidential election, aid in re-
uniting the Republican party of the State, and
ssecAring victory for the cause Of Republican
ism and real reform.
Year: 1875

A STRAWBERRY "SoUR. 1T is said
Of James Lick that several years ago he
had an extensive strawberry patch, and
when his employees were engaged in pick
ing them and were discovered eating any,
they were instantly discharged. A young
man applied to Lick for situation, and
being posted, in answer to inquiry told
Lick that he could not eat wberres-
that they soured on his stomach. He
was employed and spent the balance OF
the day with one hand picking for the
market and the other for his stomach -
At night Lick inquired how he got along.
a" Oh, splendid I" said the young man.
"Then take some wine with me-" No
sooner was the wine down than the strong
emetic with which Lick had drugged it
commenced to work, and that young
man disgorged strawberries all over q
forty lot, and was last seen going to.
wards San Francisco limpsey as a rag
being helped along by the toe of Lick'i
boot. t.-ArtzOna Citizen.
Year: 1875

A TOUCHING tale of Arcadian simple
ity comes to us from the far West. In II
lonely out ol-tho way district in the
south west, far away from the busy world
among the rocks and trees, lived, in a
cave, Il man of hermit-ike habits, who
summed the society of civilization, and
so secluded did he wish to be, and so 10th
was he TO attract the attention Of persons
visiting the neighboIhood, or hunters, or
sportsmen, that he used to carry the
smoke from his secluded cave into the
trunk of tall tree. The smoke rising
through this spread among the foliage
and was dispersed so gradually as to be
unnoticed. Within the cave, dug deep
into the bowels Of the earth, lived the
man in the simplest manner possible, and
by simple pro cess extracted nourishing
and stimulating juices from the fruits and
roots of the earth. 1t is sad TO think that
his idyllic simplicity should have been
disturbed by the rude hands of excise Of
fcers, who arrested the hermit for run
ming an illicit still, and conhscated very
large stock Of the stimulating juices con-
cealed in tho cave,
Year: 1875

We have made up our minds to organ
ize II new party. We have consulted
with Bro. Pickering and Frank Pixley,
and they approve the idea. The plan up
on which the party is to be formed is as
follows


1st. There must be no managers. If
there are intelligent, competent and smart
men in the party, they must take back
seat, or get out of the party.


I'd. If any man is found exerting him
self in favor of the new party at an cleo
ton, he must be instantly turned out
This new party must run itself, and so
avoid all appearance Of corruption and
political strategy by which votes are
gained and elections carried.


Sd. Any man who is smart enough to
win over to himself delegations sent to n
State Convention, and secure nomina-
tions, is not fit man for Governor, or
any other office. No man with such an
amount of brains should be trusted with
an office of State. We should rather
elect some putty head, who has only sense
enough to make an ass of himself.


4th No man should be elected to an
office to which he aspires. The offices
should be given to those who have not
energy enough to seek them, or who lack
appreciation of the honors of office. Such
men generally do not know enough to
steal.


5th. If there is a man in the party
that we don't like and we can't get him
out OF the party, then it is the duty Of all
the members to withdraw and fform an
other party, or vote with the Democracy.


9th. No public man must admit that
he belongs to the party, or. takes any in
terest in the party and if any man who
has been honored with any office by the
party attempts to take hand in politics,
and assist in directing the affairs Of the
party, let him be mathematical, and lei
Pixley open the slush gates of the CtrOn-
icle upon his devoted head, for what bus
mess has man to meddle in politics who
has been elected to office


9TH. If any man is nominated by a
very large majority in a political Con-
vention, it is conclusive evidence that he
is not the choice Of the people, but that
some shenanigan has been practiced, and
it is the duty of every member of the
party to vote against the party nominees.


8th. 1t shall be unlawful for any mem
Der of the party to vote at primary, or
attend political Convention, for prim-
aries and Conventions are managed by
designing men. And whenever ticket
is made it shall be the duty of the mem
bers OF the party to commence at once
throwing mud upon the nominees, charg-
ing them with all the crimes in the cal
endar. - Oakland Transcript.
Year: 1875

A leading criminal sensation of thu
year 1854 was the trial and sentence of ,
woman known as Henrietta Robinson
the veiled murderess. She poisoned u
saloon keeper in Troy, n. Y, by drug
ging his beer, and attempted to murder a
female relative of his by the same means.
No motive for the deed was ever shown,
but the proc! was clear. She was sem
fenced to be hung, but the sentence was
commuted to imprisonment for life, and
Henrietta Robinson was veiled from tho
world in Sing Sing.


After the commission of tho crime the
woman enveloped her features in deep
black VEIL and her face was never seen
again. During the trial in court she re-
fused to lit the veil, or permit it to be
lifted. Even her counsel never saw her
face /; neither did they know who she was
nor could they trace her by any relatives.
She seemed to have no relations with the
world or in the world. All that was
known of her was Henrietta Robinson,
the yelled murderess." This idiosyncra-
sy gave her wide renown, and there were
many speculations in regard to her birth
and name and the motive-all of which
were as closely yelled as her face


There she sat behind black cloud and
heard the mutterlngs of guilt and the
thunder of the court that pronounced the
dread sentence of death. No one could
mark her emotion. She was impe rturb
able as the Sphinx. The edges Of the
cloud did not quiver. and no ray Of light
shone through. The court gazers were
puzzled, aud the veiled murderess was n
nine days wonder.


She wore her veil into Sing Sing where
she remained until recently, when she
was sent to Auburn. A still deeper vel
had clouded her. Twenty years of prison
life had made her maniac.


The Legislature Of New York latel,
passed bill to open the prison-doors t,
certain convicts condemned for life. Tn,
bill provides that those sentenced for il,
shall be released ut the end of iltteeI
years, provided their conduct has beer
such as to warrant clemoncy-that they
are to have their liberty ten years, ut tn,
end of which time, if no other charge i
brought against them, they are to receive
full pardon. II convicted of crime during
the ten years probation, they are to be
remanded to prison to serve out the life
sentence. This humane law will open the
doors TO many patient convicts, and Hon
rietta Robinson-the veiled mutderess-
is in the category. 1t comes too late toi
her. She will probably never remove he
veil now. She has not been regularly
committed to an insane asylum, and l.
entitled to go free. But whore will sh,
go and what will she do? She was sale
to be very beautiful once, but twenty
years anguish have made sad gloom OF
the light of that c0untonanco behind the
black veil. What n change will be there
when the sun again shines on tho yelled
murderess' face ! 1t will be an object OF
curious interest if she ever shows it in
Troy.-&. Louis Republican.
Year: 1875

In an English probate court n curious
case has recently been tried. Two elder
ly maiden sisters made wills in each 9TH
er's favor, but by some mistake each
signed the wrong paper. One Of The pair
dying her supposed will was presenttd d
for probate, but was declared invalid.
Year: 1875

AN Iowa paper tells how a man at a
match spelled the first word, " fraud" all
right, and yet went down. In pronounce
ing it he looked hard at his mother-in- law
and she sat near the dictionary.
Year: 1875

A MAN whose wife hung herself in his
presence, when asked why he did not pre-
vent the tragedy, replied - cut her
down three times last week, and l can't
be always cutting her down"
Year: 1875

"M. w. S." of Sloansville, n. Y,
writes to the New York Tribune If
any information or suggestion can be
given which will tend to reduce the dis
comfort arising from the prevalence of
house flies, that information or sugges-
tion will benefit at least one-half the
people of this country, particularly at
this season of the year, when the pests
are being armed and equipped for the
Summer campaign. On this subject
there are a few things worth publishing
and knowing. One is that the eggs of
flies are never laid or Matched in the
house, and scarcely ever in the shade.
There are few favorite localities where
the eggs are deposited, which can be
easily discovered. One is upon the
lower side and along the main rib of the
leaves of certain kinds of trees and
shrubs. If the leaves curl, and upon
examination a mass of minute insects
are found, or color from dusky brown
TO black, and flies small to full grown
are about the tree, one may know that
tree or shrub is the hatching-p place for
flies. A small tree is sufficient to pro-
duce millions of them. L have at differ
ent times been compelled to dig up
beautiful purple-leaved beebery and an
English cherry of the yellow Spanish var
iety for the reason that they were breed
ing ground for flies, and in too close
proximity to my house, which they were
yearly filing with this filthy insect. An
other f&vorite place for depositing their
eggs is where the flow from a sink is al
lowed to stand and grow putrid on the
surface of the ground. Where favorite
food is furnished them and light is freely
admitted they will be attracted a long
way, but in dining-rooms ond kitchens
all sweet and moist food should be Sc
cured as soon as the table is left by the
family and the light excluded. If these
few suggestions are needed the annoyance
OF flies and the consequent reputation of
a s.ovenly house can be easily avoided to
n great extent. This will pay good inter-
est, first in a reputation for cleanliness,
and secondly in being relieved of a nui-
sance which is often past human endur-
onaa
Year: 1875

One night Mr.. Cooley's clock sudden
ly got out of order, and at midnight il
struck six. Cooley happened to be
awake, and when he heard it he jumped
from bed, and, after routing out Mrs.
Cooley, he dressed himself. Then he
was surprised to find that the servant
girl was not up, and he walked her and
told her TO make the best possible time
she could and hurry up breakfast. Then
the whole family came down stairs won
dering how it was they felt so sleepy.
But they lighted the gas and hustled
about as usual, preparing for the days
work. Cooley's brother Bill had been
out TO party, and about half past twelve
he came home. When he saw the light
in the house he suspected at once that it
had been entered by burglars. So he
crept up to the door and listened. He
could distinctly hear the robbers moving
about inside, and he concluded that he
would get gang of policemen and cap
ture them. While he was gone on his
errand the clock struck seven, and Mrs.
Cooley said she thought it was queer
that it was still so dark out of doors.


Pretty soon Bill returned with two of
ficers, and they determined to act
promptly and decisively. Bill unlocked
the front door, and as he did so police
man fired his revolver at burglar he
saw going through a door at the other
end of the hall. Then the whole party
opened on the robber, and he dropped,
howling ; and the other robbers in the
back room began TO scream. Then Bill
rushed up and saw it was Cooley, and he
ascertained that the yells came from Mrs.
Cooley and the hired girl. Cooley was
shot in the leg. When his brother Bill
recognized him he began to apologize,
but Cooley said


Gway from here, you scoundrel
I'll have you hung for numbering me
What d'you mean, anyhow "


Before Bill could reply the clock
struck eight ; and Cooley said it was an
outrage for him to stay sUt all night and
come home shooting at his family at
eight o'clock in the morning. Then Bill
insisted it was only two o'clock, and the
policeman said he was right. Cooley
began then to grasp the situation, and
he was just about to swear at the clock
when it struck fifteen. Then he told
Bill to stop that clock or he would go
crazy, and when Bill stopped it, it struck
twenty-six. This excited Cooley so
much that ne seized a chair and flung 1t
at the timepiece, whereupon it promptly
struck two hundred and thirty four.
Then Bill threw it into the street, where
it struck straight ahead until five o'clock,
while the Cooleys and Bill all went to
bed. Mr.. Cooley purchased chronom-
eter on the following Saturday, and for
bade anybody to bring a striking clock
anywhere near the house.-lIdr AdeLer.
Year: 1875

1t was generally supposed by our fam
lily, and those who knew us well, that my
uncle Buncle would "leave me some
thing" at his demise. In fact, thought
so myself. Our reasons for this belief
being these


Fnst. When I was little girl,
though he took no notice whatever of
other little girls, he always patted me
on the head when we met, and said,
"Ha, Ia here you are, Hetty."


Secondly. When 1 was a big girl,
and went to school, he always chucked
me under the chin on holiday occasions,
and inquired, Well, what are they
teaching yOu, Hetty?"


Thirdly. When L had grown to be
woman, he established the following
form of greeting as permanent thing /:
Him how do you dol"


Fourthly. He never took notice of
any one else in SO many words, but
merely nodded to all other mortals.


Filthy. When / was married, he
presented me with an antediluvian tor
toise-shell once the property of the late
Mrs. Buncle, and of a preposterous
fashion, said to have been in vogue at a
remote date, the back half foot high,
and elaborately carved. AS he disap-
proved of weddings generally, and never
before had been known to give the
bride anything but scolding, this was
really something to build upon-though,
by the way, L offended him sorely by
refusing to wear the horrible thing to
the altar upon my wedding day.


Now, of course L did not wish Uncle
l.. l.. on,,11 II have 1A,,n
had / been certain that, on his decease,
should become q millionaire still, we
know that all flesh is mortal, and Uncle
Buncle was like the rest of the world in
this respect and when he did depart, it
would be comfort to be the means of
presenting Charlie with six thousand
pounds.


When we moved to our charming little
cottage at Barley Hill, then l decided
that when Uncle Buncle visited us,
would make him so comfortable, that
the matter would be quite settled. And,
in fact, the spare room was furnished
with an eye to his peculiar tastes, and a
large amount of pepper was laid in which
to season his favorite dishes. However,
Uncle Buucle declined our invitations
persistently and having kept our spare
room empty for him long while, we at
last informed the rest of our friends who
had promised to visit us that we were
anxious for their company.


We certainly were. Nothing could
have pleased us better than that they
should have arrived in a body on one
day. But, alas Barley Hill Cottage had
few disadvantages among them, the
fact that there were but four rooms and a
bath-room-with which, by the way, we
had such an indescribable amount of
trouble, on account of our faulty plumb
ing, that we wished that modern conve-
nience was not ia our possession.


Consequently, when on one day we
had the pleasure of greeting the Misses
Jones, the Misses Brown and their NAM
ma, Cousin Clarissa, and Mrs. Twit's
Miranda Jane, aged nine, we were rather
puzzled. However, necessity is the
mother of invention. We apologized to
TO the Misses Brown and their mamma for
putting them all three together in the
spare room. We resigned ous without
Year: 1875

Say, Mary, canst thou sympathize


With one whose heart is bleeding,
Compelled TO wake from loves young dream
And take 10 special pleading?
For since lost my suit to you,


care not now fraction
About these tiresome suits at law,


These senseless forms of action.
But in my lonely chamber oft,


When clients leave me leisure,
In musings DER departed joys


find mournful pleasure.
How well know that spot where first
saw that form ethereal,
But all in transitory things


The venues not material.
And reading Archbold's practice now,
scarce believe tits true,
That could set my heart upon


An arch-bold girl like You.
But then, that bright blue eye sent forth
most unerring dart,
Which, like a special capias, made
prisoner OF my heart.
And in the weakness of my heart,
One fatal, long vacation,
gave pledge to prosecute,


And filed my declaration.
At first, your taking time 10 plead
Gave hope for my felicity,
The doubtful negative You spoke,
Seemed bad for its duplcity.
And then thy blush so clearly seemed
To pardon my transgression,
/ thought was about to snap


A judgment by confession.
But soon learned (most fatal truth),
How rashly had counted,
For non-assumpsit was the plea
To which II all amounted.
Deceitful maid, another swain


Was then beloved by thee,
The preference you gave TO him


Was fraudulent TO me.
All when we love $50 Shakespeare says)
Bad luck is sure to have us,
The course Of true love never ran


without some special traverse.
Say, what inducement could you have
To act so base part?
without this, that You smiled on me,
ne'er had lost my heart.
NV rival l was doomed to see


A husbands rights assert,
And now It's wrong TO think of you,
For you're femme covert.
When last | saw your son and heir,
Twas wormwood for "A lover
For then the plea of infancy


My heart could not get over.
kissed the little brat and said,
Much happiness | wish you;
But O l felt he WAS to me


An immaterial issue.
Mary. adieu. I'll mourn no more,
Nor pen pathetic ditties
My pleading was of no avail,


And so I'll stick to Chitty's.
Year: 1875

The Savannah advertiser remarks
After all the street car conductors who
have committed suicide because their
honesty was doubted, the New York COM
panies now find that they have saved over
million dollars by the use of the bell
punch"
Year: 1875

THE newest new problem for the doc
tors is whether divorce is contagious OF
runs in families. At recent trial in
New York the witnesses examined were
all related to each other, and every one
of them had been divorced.