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Year: 1875

H. C. Binkley's Crime and Violent Death


"A Warming to Young Men.


Lima, Ohio (May y, Cor. Chicago Times.l


A bold attempt was made to rob the
express car on the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne and Chicago road on the train
that passed this place at 2 o'clock this
morning. After the train starts from
here it does not stop until it reaches
Forest, about thirty miles distant, and
passes over lonesome part of the coun-
try, but thinly settled, and, for the most
part, covered by large marsh. While
this train was speeding along over this
dreary waste, a robber disguised in q
black muslin cloth drawn tight over his
shoulders back of his head and over his
face, and tucked down in his vest, en-
tered the car by saving out one of the
panels of the door, and approaching
George 81. Price, the express messenger,
who was doing in his chair, demanded
his surrender. The messenger jumped
from his chair and drew his revolver,
but, before he could shoot, the robber
fired at him twice, one ball taking effect
in the right wrist, and the other
wounding his chin and lodging
in his right shoulder. While this
was going on, the express messenger took
deliberate aim and fired, shooting the
robber square in the forehead, killing
him instantly. After the messenger was
sure his man was dead, he pulled the bell
connecting with the engine and stopped
the train. Upon search no other men
were found who could be In league with
the robber. The tram then continued Its
Year: 1875

Washington Cor. Chicago Tribune.I


Sam Randall has announced what will
be one feature of the Democratic House.
His opinion is of some value, as he is a
prominent candidate for the Speaker
ship. He says that the Democrats pro-
pose to abolish the Office of Commission
er of Internal Revenue on the ground
that since the bulk of the internal rev.
enue taxes is now collected from whisky
and tobacco by the means of stamps, the
expensive machinery of the Internal
Revenue Bureau is no longer needed.
This was Senator Summers idea, and he
introduced bill for that purpose. The
only way, of course, in which the Demo
Gratis can abolish the Bureau is by refus-
ing appropriations.
Year: 1875

AFoRMDABLE rival of Bret Harte and
John Hay is looming up in Indianapolis,
where a detective recently testified as
follows on the witness stand: "Pearl
chinned me to take this house work; this
was not at the Sheenys. He told me to
cheese it on the Sheeny, as he had given
him away. I then asked him what kick
up he and the Sheeny had, as my mob
had split on me, and left me without a
fnneff."
Year: 1875

IT is suggested that for purposes of
Identification (of criminals), it is only
necessary to get distinct photograph of
the palm of one hand, taken in strong
obique light, SO as to bring out the
markings strongly. This will be found
map, it is said, never alike in two per-
sons; no disguise short of actual disfg-
urement will do away with the difference.
Year: 1875

CoUeHMG.-The best method of easing
a cough is to resist it with all the force
of will possible, until the accumulation
of phlegm becomes greater then there
is something to cough against, and it
comes up very much easier and with half
the coughing. A great deal of hacking,
and hemming, and coughing in invalids
is purely nervous, Or the result of mere
habit, as is shown by the frequency with
which it occurs while the patient is
thinking about it, and its comparative
rarity when he is SO much engaged that
there is no time to think, or when the
attention is impelled in another direc-
Scientific american,
Year: 1875

DOMESTIC S1GNs.-When you see a
sofa and two lengths of stove-pipe on
front stoop, and child on the premises
eating a slice of bread and jam, it is safe
to believe that the family has just moved
in. When you several windows open,
with lengths of carpet hanging from
them, and a child at the front eating
bread and jam, it is an equally sure in
dication that thefamily is cleaning house.
-Danbmu Ne1Us.
Year: 1875

A PROVOKING piece of impudence was
recently perpetrated upon Miss Emily
Soldene, the opera bouffe singer, in New
Orleans. A superb boquet was thrown
upon the stage, and the fair artist, after
smiling sweetly upon the young man
who threw it, stopped to pick it up.
Just before her fingers touched it, it was
suddenly withdrawn, a string having
been attached to it f or that purpose.
The gifted youth has been heavily fined
for the outrage.
Year: 1875

The Postoffice Department is still engaged in
adjusting the salaries of Postmasters under the
law Of the last Congress. It is discovered that
the appropriation was not large enough for the
Year: 1875

TIE beretta which was recently be-
slowed upon our new Cardinal McClos-
key with such ceremony, by the Papal
ambassadors is not the Cardinal hat
proper, but simple skull-cap, to be
worn at the pleasure of its possessor.
The Cardinal hat, which is to be given
Cardinal McCloskey at the hands of the
Pope in Rome at some subsequent date,
is never worn upon the head, and ap-
pears only on important occasions, when
it is carried at the side of the Cardinal
by his chief officer.
Year: 1875




General Garfield, leading member
of the Republican party, stated at the
House caucus, held few days ago at
Washington, that at the meeting of
the Thirty-eighth Congress, when it
was feared the Clerk would not cor
rectly call the roll of the Republicans
elect, 200 hundred soldiers were detail
ed and secretly placed in the basement
of the Capitol to act under the direc-
tiOn of Thad Stevens, Sin case of a
political emergency brought on by the
Clerk General Garfield did not state
the manner in which these troops were
to be used but we may presume they
were to obey Mr.. Stevens and drag
from the House every member who
might be pointed out by the self-con.
Garfield explain, so far as the report
of the caucus informs us, what relev.
ancy this anecdote bears to the present
condition of political affairs. 1t may
be that it was designed simply to ex-
hibit precedent for military inter
ference with Legislative bodies-a pre-.
cedent establishing the propriety OF
even filing the halls of Congress with
troops, and debating its organization
at the point OF the bayonct. We be-
lcve that General Garfield had another
purpose in recalling the incident He
and his party contemplate at Washing
ton the possibility of coup dett
similar to that of DE Trobriand at New
Orleans. The majority of Democrats
in the next House is less, than the
number of Democrats elected from the
States lately in rebellion. Suppose il
should be resolved by General Grant
and his conspirators that the Clerk OF
the present House. in organizing the
next, shall leave from the roll the
names of all Democrats from the
South, and suppose the President sees
to it that regiment of soldiers are
concealed In the basement of the Capi.
tol to protect the Clerk, would not such
Il condition of affairs beprccisely what
occurred last week in New Orleanss Is
this supposition a violent one? We
cannot think so when we remember
that after the war, while the Southern
States were recognized rs States, and
before the Reconstruction acts were
passed, the Clcrk.of the former Congress
refused to place upon the roll the
names of mcmbcrs-elect from the
South.
Year: 1875

The Masonic fraternity had big
time in London on the 2sth of April,
at the installation of tho Prince OF
Wales as Grand Master Of the United
Grand Lodge Of England. The Mar
quis of Ripon held this Office last, but
when he became a convert to the Ro-
man Catholic Church ho abandoned
Freemasonry, and the Prince of Wales
was chosen in bis stead.
Year: 1875

Rev. Robert Collyer's version Of
the statement that no man can serve
two masters is, "You can't have the
dyspepsia and serve the Lord at tho
same time" And yet there are q great
many out of tho pulpit and in it who
are trying to.
Year: 1875

The suit brought against the city


Of Boston by the administrator Of the
estate of Armstrong 4 Co., to recover
the loss Of stock and unexpired lease
BY their building being blown up dur
ing the great fire, to prevent the spread.
ing Of the flames, has been decided 10
favor OF the city. baf tas y
Year: 1875

REPORT OF THE SIGNAL SERVICE.


WASHINGTON Sept 80.
Probabilities For Middle States, clear or part
ly cloudy weather in the southern portion, and
rain in the southern portion, with south west to
north west winds and falling barometer, follow
ed by rising barometer and cooler weather.
Year: 1875

Among the natural curiosities of Yer
mont, by tho way, not the least is the
passage of the Missisquoi river through
the Green Mountains This river takes
it's rise from numerous brooks that flow
down from the east side of the mountains;
the brooks running from the opposite side
of the same mountains making the head
waters of the Lamoile river Yet both
these rivers empty themselves into Lake
Champlain not more than twenty-five
miles apart. The Missisquoi runs north.
ward, skirting the eastern foot Of the
range some fifteen miles then turns to
the west through channel that cuts the
mountains, four thousand feet high, to
their very base, and forms not only way
for the river, but for the roads and rail.
way by which communication is alone
kept up between the two sides of Yer.
mont in the north. This cleft, or valley,
lies at the foot of Jay Peak, one of the
three loftiest of the Green Mountains,
and is practicable by easy grades through
its whole length. The contrast between
this route and those more to the south,
through Montgomery, or Eden, is very
striking to those who travel them by car
riage conveyance. In one there is an
easy, gradual ascent from Lake Cham
plain. nowhere reaching more than five
or six hundred feet above the lake, until
the height Of tho land between the Mis-
sisquoi and Lake Memphromagog is
reached while by the oiher routes, the
Green Mountains are sealed through
passes that lift you between two and
three thousand feet into the air - Watch
man and Journal.
Year: 1875

An unlucky Frenehman was walking
in the country with friend who possess.
ed a magnificent New Foundland dog,
and incautiously questioned the truth Of
the animals sagacity. The dogs master,
vexed at the slur cast on his favorite gave
his friend a push and knocked him into
q shallow river Turk" Immediately
sprapg in, and seizing one of the tails Of
the immersed mans coat, commenced to
swim for land Unfortunately, another
New Foundland. trotting along the other
side of the river saw the affair. and also
came to the rescue. Dog number two
seized the other tail of the coat and
wished to swim back to his master. Turk
held fast and struggled for his side, and
the owner of the coat cried in vain for
help. AT last the coat gave way, and
each swan proudly home with a piece Of
cloth in his mouth, so that Turks master
was obliged to plunge in himself to save
his friend,
Year: 1875

The following tradition, in regard TO
the Creator, obtains among the tribes
Of Indians known as the Yutes: "In the
beginning the earth was covered with
mists. You could not see before you.
The Great Spirit took his bow and arrow
and shot-shot SO well that he scattered
the mist The earth became visible to
him, but there were no men upon it.
Then he took clay, fashioned a man. and
sci him to bake. Man came out white I;
the fire had not been strong enough. The
Great Spirit began his work again, and
this time the man came out quite black
he had remained too long in the oven. 1t
was necessary to try third time. The
experiment at last succeeded, and man
came out, done to turn-he was the
redskin. the most perfect Of human
types"
Year: 1875

A white minister at colored wedding
said "On such occasions as this it is
customary to kiss the bride, but in this
case we will omit it," 70 this unclerical
remark the indignant bridegroom very


pertinently replied; "On such occasions
it is customary to give the minister ten
dollars, but in this case we will omit it,"
Year: 1875

Poor fellow-he had a good deal in
him." was the sorrowing remark of
Mississippi editor over the subscriber shot
in gin mill The coroner's inquest
subsequently verified the assertion.
Year: 1875

They brought her home one beautiful
day in early November. To the old
home where SO many years of her life
had been spent. The old house that had
witnessed so many of her joys and sor.
rows was thrown open to receive her for
the last time. She who had gone in and
out among US for SO many years would
never come again. Her form was still
and cold in death. They laid her in a
darkened room and told us she would
never speak to US again that the heart
that had ever sympsthized with our
childish joys and gricfs was forever
stilled. The coming homo will not be
what it was when she was there. There
will be no 'light in the window" for us,
One room will be darkened One chair
empty, One place vacant. Tho vines
that she trained to grow over her win.
dow lie wlthered and dead now. They
too will miss her presence and care
They bore her to her final resting place
on that calm November morning The
leaves came softly floating down, as if in
sympathy with our great sorrow. A few
birds that had tarried long, few swiftly
away at our coming as if to say, we too
are going to summer cline, And thus
they laid her away forever from our
sight. The cold SHOWS of winter will
blow over her grave but she will heed
them not. lIer spirit will be basking in
the sunlight OF its Maker. But we will
not mourn for her nor wish her back, for
il we do well our life work here, it will
not be long before we shall hear the
Master bidding us to "come up higher"
and Join her who has gone before.
Year: 1875

Flowers nearly always begin to fade
ard droop after being kept for twenty
b lrs in water few may be revived by
sui 'tituting fresh, ut all may be restored
by the use Of hot water. For this pur-
p Sc place the flowers in scalding water,
deep enough to cover about one.third of
the length Of the stems. BY the time
this is cold the flowers will have become
erect end fresh. Then cut off the
shrunken ends of the stems and put them
into cold water.
Year: 1875

Jersey City is amusing itself with a
bit of gossip which is very amusing to
all save one person, and that person a
lady. Some time ago grocer of Jersey
City. well-to' do, young and handsome,
fell in love with pretty school teacher,
and was apparently loved tremendously
in return. The two became engaged and
would, perhaps, now be married, but for
ing with young lady friend one day,
confded to her the fact that the grocer
had plenty of money, and that as soon
as they were married they were going to
live in a brown stone house on certain
fashionable street. The friend told an
other friend in confidence, and SO the
thing travelled until it reached the ear
of the grocer. He was astonished. He
had dreamed of a pleasant little home
over his store, wife to sympathize with
his objects and to aid him, not wife to
spend his start toward a fortune in mere
display. 1t dawned upon him that the
school teacher might be IN love with his
money rather than with him, and he
consulted an old friend, regular Major
Pendennis. Major Pendennis had q
suggestion. He proposed that the lover
should put on an air of deep detection
before his lady love, and only after &
time explain reluctantly that he haG
loaned his money without good securi.
ty, and had been ruined. The grocer
graceless wretch, followed the advice 0
the heartless bachelor, and was dumb
founded at the result The school teach
er became as cold as Diana, and finally
Tilted him. He got back some silver
ware and gold watch and other thing
he had given her, and that was the en'
of the love affair. Eventually the trutl
came out, and there was woe in tn
school teachers family. Her mothe
made advances to the grocer with a vie,
to reconciliation. but the grocer wouldn'
reconcile. And Jersey City, just as an


other city would, rolls the gossip unde
its tongue and chuckles.
Year: 1875

more; "ye can't go out of that door afore
me. Come back here ~


"Sirl"


"Come back here, or by the eternal"-
and the pistol muzzle looked me in the
face. He stood now half turned from
the door, and | was facing it. Slowly,
without a particle of noise. saw the
knob turn. and a face under blue cap
peep in. Thank God help had come.
l felt joy uncomfortable come over me.
must keep the murderer's attention an
instant longer, till some one could spring
upon him from behind. / walked straight
movement behind. As he turned with an
oath I sprang upon him, and bore down
his arm just as the revolver went of, the
ball burying itself harmlessly in the
floor. Before he could free himself from
my grasp, half dozen officers were upon
him, and he was quickly secured.


The next morning the papers were
filed with glowing accounts of the cap
ture of the murderer, and praises of my
conduct. The principal business men of
the town made up a purse of five hun
dred dollars and presented it to me; and
this, with the reward that was paid me
the following week, enabled me to get
married at Christmas, but shudder at
the remembrance of that half hour j
spent with Tim Lynch, and dom think
one thousand dollars would tempt me to
go through il again.
Year: 1875




In some sections-and it wonld be a
decided advantage in thoughtfulness
and kindness in all sections-farmers
give each of their boys, and girls, too. n
strip of land to raise whatever they
choose upon it, and dispose of their pro-
duct for their own benefit. II is favor
that they all appreciate, and it is pleas-
ant and serviceable employment for
them in their leisure hours. They will
vie with each other in their skill at rails
ing their little crops, and the proceeds
applied to their own use are frequently
of some value; and the whole arrange.
ment, while it instructs them in the
cultivation of the soil, early implants in
the children the idea of thrift and econ
omy. Sometimes, where a good many
animals are raised, pig, lamb, calf, up
to even a colt, according to the age Of
the children. IL given to each to rear and
to keep or sell. Farmers, think of this;
it will more than repay you in the hap
piness and confidence it will impart to
your soma and daughters.-[ Germantown
Telegraph.
Year: 1875

A few drops of carbolic acid in a pint
of water will clean house plants from
lice in very short time. If mosquitoes
or other bloodsuckers infest your sleep
Ing-rooms at night, uncork a bottle of
pennyFoyal and these insects leave in
great haste. nor will they return so long
as the air in the room is loaded with the
fumes of that aromatic herb. If rats
enter the cellar, little powdered pot
ash thrown into their holes, or mixed
with meal and scattered in their runa-
ways, never fails to drive them away
Cayenne pepper will keep the buttery
and store room free from ants and cock
reaches. If a mouse makes an entrance
into any part Of your dwelling, saturate
a rag with cayenne in solution and stuff
it into the hole, which can then be re-
paired with either wood or mortar. No
rat or mouse will eat that rag for the
purpose of opening communications
with depot of supplies.
Year: 1875

THE CARE OF OIL-CLoTHs.-An oil
cloth requires careful treatment, and
should pever be scrubbed with hard
brush and soap, but after first being
swept with the long handled hair brush
es that are made for the purpose, it
should be carefully washed with q
large, soft cloth dipped into milk and
water, half and half; or il the milk is
not obtainable. tepid water without soap.
The latter ruins oil cloth by taking of
the brightness ofthe paint. and il should
never be applied to II. Hot water is also
very injurious to it, either of them
soap or hot water-being sure to injure
the oil-cloth more than the wear Of it.
When washed over, wipe it OFF with a
soft, dry cloth, and il will always retain
a bright look. In purchasing an oil-closh
Il Is very desirable TO obtain one that has
been made for several years, as the long.
er II has lain unwashed the better Il will
wear--she paint becoming harder and
] more durable In the course Of time.
Year: 1875

THE SECRET OF LoNeEvITY.-A
French chemist has just completed a
plan whereby human life may be indef-
initely prolonged. It is well known
that all life is the result of combustion
of carbon in the blood and vital vessels
This process of burning leaves resid-
uum, which, according to his theory, ac-
cumuiating principally about the vessels
of the heart and other large organs, al
most invariably causes death between
the seventy-fifth and the hundredth
year. His discovery is, that Tactic acid
has the power of dissipating the resid1S
Of the combustion, End so of proionging
life to any desired extent. The fluid il
which this acid is most abundantly
found is sour buttermilk. The agree
able inference is, that we have only tC
drink an abundance of sour buttermilk
and, by the action of tactic acid contain
ed therein, to scatter the ashes of the fir
in our veins, and without the least diff
Guilty live to the age of Methuselah, oI
any other of those ancient worthies.-
[Globe Democrat.
Year: 1875




An extract from an address Of J. II.
Klippart, Sec, OF the OHIO State Board
of Agriculture, before an association Of
farmers, in Green Co., May, 1875:


81 have few suggestions / desire to
submit to this organization, and / trust
they will be received as being made by
one who is a sincere well-wisher of all
that tends TO Tighten the burdens and
render the life Of the farmer more desir-
able, and that of himself and family
more happy.


The farmers Of the county should con-
stitute themselves joint stock company,
and own the county fair grounds;-on
these fair grounds erect a commodious
dwelling house, and put the house and
grounds in charge Of a competent man.
On these grounds plant a nursery of
choice fruit trees such az apples, peaches.
pears, plums, aprieots, &C., raspberries,
Strawberries, grapes, &C., also an extern
sive flower garden. Have these nurser-
les arranged 40 as to be not only conven-
lent, but ornamental as well,-let the
fair grounds be a model Of landscape
gardening. Let all the surroundings be
of such a nature as to be within the
means of the farmers to copy and 20
adorn their own homes. To every pre-.
MUM awarded at the Fair, add thereto,
as the managers may decide, a number
of trees, shrubs, vines or plants, from
the nursery. By this manner Of pro-
ceeding in few years every farm in the
county will rejoice in the best and
choicest fruits and shrubbery, and the
farmer then can literally enjoy his own
"vine and fig tree"


In the next place let this joint stock
Co., be the owner of the most desirable
breeding animals to be kept on the fair
grounds under certain rules and regnla-
tions for the benefit Of the members OF
the Agricultural Society.


BY adopting these suggestions, every
farmer will feel that he has perman-
ent interest in the county Fair and the
managers will be careful not to let the
society suffer in reputation or in purse,
by a lot Of unprincipled horse jockeys,
who have ruined more county societies
than they ever built mp; whose career is
downward, and who are dragging all who
associate with them.


A committee Of thoroughly competent
and disinterested men should be ap-
pointed, thoroughly to test every new
agricultural implement or machine Of
fered to the agricultural public. Such a
committee would save TO the farmers of
the county, not only much time in the
aggregate but much money which they
would otherwise invest in inferior, il not
worthless implements and machines.


There are many abuses which may be
corrected, but it is only through
thorough organization, unity of purpose
and concert of action that these things
can be accomplished.


Il you are strong enough to elect your
own men to the State Legislature or to
Congress, then select the most capable
and efficient man you can get to accept
the place; if he is the right man, and
devoted to your interests you need not
stop TO inquire whether he is a Demo
crat or Republican, because If he is n
sound man on fostering, promoting and
protecting the interests of the produc-
tive industries OF the country, he is not
likely to do much mischief in matters
which are purely partisan"