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Year: 1870

At the close of the revolutionary
war the interest-bearing debt of the
country was about $50, ,O00,O 900. The
population Of the country was less
than three millions, but, accepting
that numberas the nearest apprOXima-
ton to the truth the debt averaged So
TO each person. The present interest
bearing debt Of the United States can
be put at about 3, 100, ,OOO, 600, and it
is not unreasonable to estimate the
present population at 42,OOO.OOO. The
debt therefore averages $50 for each
person. 1t is safe to assume, also,
that the property of the country, in
proportion to its population, estimated
at its gold value, is more than three
times as great as it was in l7S0 or 1870
even. If we assume the value OF
property in 1870 to have been equal to
three hundred dollars for each inhabi-
tant, il would be proper to estimate
the aggregate property of the country
at the present moment to be at least
8, 900 for each inhabitant, or an ag-
gregate of nine hundred millions of
dollars at the former period against
forty-tWo thousand millions at the
present time. But whether these es-
Inmates of the aggregate property of
the country at the two different peri
DDS be correct or not, it cannot well be
denied that the present average is
more than three times the average in
1870. The result is that at the former
period the debt was eight and three
tenths per cent, while at the present
time it is only FIVE per cent. of the
property of the country. This esti-
mate is at best but an approximation
to the truth; yet relatively it is an un-
der estimate rather than an over esti-
mate Of the present resources. I can
not doubt that it was as difficult for
Mr.. Gefferson's administration and for
the people Of the country to reduce
the debt during his term at the rate Of
three and q half millions per annum,
as it is for us to reduce the debt at the
rate of one hundred millions per an
mum. From 1901 to 1909 the country
was subjected to all the taxation which
those in power dared to impose, for
the reduction Of the debt was a leading
feature Of Mr.. JeffersOn's policy
Secretary BOtftIUeH.
Year: 1870

The woman who rails and fumes at
every trifling annoyance that occurs,
till she makes the whole house miser-
able, does not know that she is CON-
hitting a sin. She only thinks her
self wronged by circumstances or by
people, and that she is exercising q
righteous indignation, and making a
justifiable protest against the same.
She does not dream that she is dig
ging the grave of her own happiness
and esteem; bnt, after she has wor-
ried her family 20 the very verge OF
madness, laments her hard case in not
being lOYed-she who would do so
much for them! So she would in all
probability; for, nine times out Of
ten, il is her temper, not her heart,
that is in fault. and we frequently
find the most uncomfortable shrew
capable of the most heroic virtue
when the pinch comes Yet, as pin
ches are only occasional, and the or
dinary nlOnOtonOus highway the place
we mostly walk in, the shrewis heroic
vi-tues are brought into play but rare
ly. while shreWishness is 3 thing Of
every day, and her pOwer-and habit
-of making people unhappy one that
has no ending save in death.-SdtitT-
d-,y ReUielU.
Year: 1870

How TO GET GOOD FARM HELP
The complaint Of the want Of good
help is very general, If not universal.
Mike hires out for six months at $50 a
month and board, when he hears that
Pat is getting S3 a day alta neighbOr's.
He gets uneasy and quits. As a con-
sequence he is out Of work in the fall
and winter, and barely gets enough to
pay his board. The farmer has to get
3 new hand in place Of Nike, on such
terms as he can We have several
suggestions TO make to parties who
want good help upon the farm. Hire
by the year. There is nothing so
much needed upon our farms as more
labor. With that we can make more
manure, and more manure means
larger crops, better dividends, and ca
pacity to Keep more cattle There IS
no difficulty in keeping three or four
good men busy all the year round,
upon a 200 acre farm, and, if We have
faith in our business, in finding the
money to pay them. 1t is better for
the hired men to be kept constantly
employed, and betterf for their families.
Take an interest in their welfare, and
build cottages for them near the farm,
or upon it. Encourage them to save
something Of their earnings to buy a
home with. Men with families make
the best labOrers, and are most con-
tented. Take an interest in their
families, see that the children 90 to
school, and when the boys are big
enough, see that they have a chance
20 work and earn money for them
selves. Help your help, and, as a rule,
they will help you. They viii see
that their interests are identified with
yours. Treat them as strangers or
brutes. and they will reeiprOeate your
in recivilities. Even q COW will not
give down her milk under the eudgel.
American Agricliit1irist.
Year: 1870

over twenty per cent on the capital
invested. This, notwithstanding the
fact that from twelve to eighteen hours
Of every twenty-four is occupied in
taking water from the shaft, so imper-
feet and difficult is the drainage. The
Terrible mine is located at a high al
titude above Georgetown, about three
miles from the village.


The average of Georgetown ores
yield from 81 500 to s., 900 per ton, and
those which yield $500 are considered
quite workable. Some Of them run
as high as $4,000 to SS,0OOper ton and
very recent discoveries are reported
Of even much greater richness.


Herr, as at Central City, there Is q
continual fever about mining specula-
tions and discoveries. At all places
they are common themes Of converse
ton, and even now the air is thick
with wild and exciting rumors. A
poor miner who has been here several
years patiently hunting among the
mountains for his fortune informs one
OF our party that he has Just sold his
lode for $1,000, and now proposes TO
return to the States and make the ac-
quaintance Of his family. Another
fortunate miner, it is said, only a few
days ago, while digging, came unex-
peetedly upon an open creviee in the
mountain into which he erawled and
there to his unspeakRble JOY discover
ed q rich vein of silver. Near the
equator mine, a mile or two up the
guleh, rumOr says there has Just been
discovered a vein Of black sulphate Of
silver which viii yield $4,000 per
ton


Whatever truth there may be in
these reports, IL is certain that right
here is one of the richest mining re-
giOns of the continent. The wealth
that ought to pay the national debt
and fill the Golfers OF trade lies hoard
ed in these mountains, waiting for
the invocation Of science, industry
and enterprise. It seems to be a mel
anchOly fact that American capitalists
have become afraid OF American mines
and that foreign capital Is gradually
coming into possession Of this rich in
heritanee. This is the result of fool
hardy ignorant speculatiOns by which
a few adventures have lost their all
and thus alarmed conservative capi-
tai. In this temporary panic there is
no small danger that our rich repOsi-
tories of natural wealth shall become
tributary TO countries beyond our
shores and corporations which pay
none of our taxes.


This ought not so to be, and legis-
latiOn is demanded which will secure
that scientific and reliable informa-
ton as to the value of our mineral de-
pOsits, which will restore to them the
confidence of domestic capital and at
tract its investment.


And now for a climb up the Snowy
Range! But that 1 must leave for a
subsequent letter. CAYOTE.
Year: 1870

An extraordinary incident has just
occurred at Lerida, Spain. The bank
er, Jose NUM-, had two strong rooms,
one in ordinary use, and the other,
which was only had recourse to when
any heavy payments had to be made.
Originally two keys were provided for
the latter, but some time ago one Of
them was lost. a few weeks back a
necessity arose to visit this reserved
safe, and to the intense astOnishment
Of the cashier, he found key in the
lock. He Immediately informed his
employer, and the two together open
ed the door, when they found inside
the corpse Of a man who had formerly
been employed in the bank. He had
probably stolen the key and visited
the depository with the intention Of
robbery, but the door had accidental
Iy closed, and, as it fastened with a
spring, he had died miserably in the
midst Of the wealth which he desired
to appropriate.
Year: 1870

KEY OF CHARACTER.-The differ
ences Of character are never more dis
tinctly seen than in times when men
are surrounded with difficulties and
misfortunes. There are some who, il
disappointed by failure in an under
taking from which they expected great
things, make up their minds TO exert
themselves against what they call fate;
Others desponding and hopeless; but a
third class of men viii rouse them
selves in such moments, and say to
themselves "the more difficult 1t Is to
attain my ends, the more honorable it
will be, - and this Is the maxim every
one should impress upon himself as a
law. Some of those who are guided
by il, prosecute their plans with obsti-
macy, and perish; Others who are
practical men, if they have failed in
one way they will try another.
Year: 1870

Husbands ought to keep out Of the
Kitchen A husband who did not,
writes thus of the consequences: 81
found fault, some time ago, with
Maria AIMS eustard pie, and I tried
TO tell her how my mother made Gus
tard pie. Maria made the pie after
my recipe. 1t lasted longer than any
other pie we ever had. Maria set Il
on the table every day for dinner, and
you see could not eat it because i
forgot to tell her to put In any eggs or
shortening. It was economical, but
in a fit Of generosity l stole il from
the pantry and gave il to a little boy
in the neighbOrhOOd. The boy
funeral was largely attended by his
former playmates. / did not go my
self"
Year: 1870

THE LAW OF KISSING! The monks Of
the middle ages are said to have divid


ed the kiss into fifteen distinct species.
It appears that by the old civil law q
kiss had a decided effect upon the
positions OF the swain and his beloved
in case the match was broken Off All
gifts that had passed between the
lovers were ordinarily (if the marriage
did not take place. to be returned to
the first owners. If, however, the
lover had, while cOurting, given his
intended a kiss he was to lose half Of
what he had given. This, though.
was not the case with the woman,
who might kiss as much As she chose
without peril.
Year: 1870




Before Judge Brady


isaac l.. Hetctn rs. John y. Mitier.-Thc action in
this case was for 81, 725 damages for breach Of
contract on the part of defendant A contract had
been entered into by defendant take 5O) barrels
OF petroleum OIL the gravity to be f0rtyaye degrees
or under The defendant refused receive or pay
for the oil, the ground that the gravity not
what they contracted for, and also that the oil
should have been what Is known as spot OIL" but
that II was not The plaintiffs claimed that they
bad fultiled their contract the letter. The jury
brought IN a verdict for plaintiffs IN The amount
canned.
Year: 1870

The JOURNEY OF LIFE.-Ten thou
sand human beings set forth together
on their journey. After ten years
one-third at least have disappeared
At the middle point of the common
measure of life but half are still on
the road. Faster and faster, as the
ranks grow thinner, they that remain
till now, become weary, and lie down
and rise no more, At thpee-sOere and
ten, band of some four hundred
struggled on. At ninety those have
been reduced to q handful of thirty
trembling patriarchs. Year after year
they fall In diminishing numbers
One lingera perhaps q lonely marvel.
till the century Is over. We look
again, and the work of death is fin
ished,
Year: 1870

The POISONED ToNGUE.-It is the
custom in Africa for hunters, when
they have killed poisonous snake, to
cut off his head and carefully bury it
deep in the ground. A naked foot
stepping on one of these unburied
fangs would be fatally wounded. The
poison would spread in very short
space all through the system. This
venom lasts long time, and is as
deadly after the snake is dead as it
was before. Our cruel Indians used
to dip the points of their arrows in
this poison-so, if they made the least
wound, their victim would be sure to
die.


The snakes poison is in his teeth :;
but there is something quite as dan
gerous, and much more common in
communities, which has its poison in
its tongue. Indeed, your chances of
escape from serpent are much great
er. The worst snakes usually glide
away in fear at the approach of man,
unless disturbed or attacked. But
this creature, whose poison turks in
his tongue, attacks without provoca-
ton, and follows up its victim with
untiring perseverance. will tell you
his name so you will always be able
to shun him. He is called SANDER
#er. He poisons worse than serpent.
Often his venom strikes to the life of
a whole family or neighborhood, des-
troying all peace and confidence.
Year: 1870

The person who caught up the idea tha t Congress had yielded to tho solicitation of our Delegate and Governor and agreed to send more troops to Arizona and who declared tha t in consequence of two thieving redskins hay ing been killed last week the promised aid would be likely to be withheld, and who stated that he was "posted' on the matter and knew better than the majority of men, and who made himself generally ridiculous, one night last week, by speaking uopn subjects, which he had never taken the trouble to study up, may gain little information from the following, clip ped from the Eko Independent:-

 Governor Stafford, of Arizona, passed west, on his way home to the land of the ApacheG and the cactus, on Sunday last He looks csreworn. and says that he has had rough time in Washington in his attempt to secure Government aid to rid his Territory of the marauding bands of Indians, who murder his people on every hand and retard emigration to & country rich Tn mineral and agricultura wealth. While his expectations have not been entirely realized, be has succeeded in procur- ing 750 stands of arms to arm bis people with. lie is thoroughly disguGted with his treatment at the capital, and returns to fight it out in Arizona on his own lire, feeling confident that the people ofhis Territory will eventually be able to exterminate the Indians on their own nook.
Year: 1870

NIIE ELLIPTIC SEWING MACHINES ARE


l. manufactured and warranted by the Wheeler
Wilson Sewing Machine Company. The late
and important improvements enable us to guar
antee to every purchaser that the Elliptic Ma
chine will do more work, better work, and II
greater variety of work than any other Sewing
Machine now in use. The economy of the Ell
liptc Machine in family is almost incredible !;
with one, good operator can do the work OF
twelve hands. By it the making of garments is
reduced from a question of hours to one of min
utes as the following table will show


(t is not to he understood that the following table Is the
time make the garments but to do the stitching pnly
Year: 1870

LAST OF THE DANCING SEAsoN.-Mr. Henry
states elsewhere that his school closes next week
He proposes to wind up with a dance at the
theatre. He is excellent musician and is well
spoken of as a dancing master. We suppose
that he will have good attendance and will get
up another school
Year: 1870

A Coop IDEA.-lt is proposed to dig well in
Weavervle cemetery for the purpose of irriga-
ting the flowers and shrubs growing there. This
is the best plan and should be adopted. There
are many who ought to feel interested in the
matter, and trihing contribution from each
would suffice. Mr.. E. Cornell has the matter in
charge. Those interested should call upon him
without delay.
Year: 1870

A L-E-E-TLE TOO SMART.-Old Rum.
feldt was well-to-do farmer of Stew
art county, Tenn. He was regular in
attendance at court at Dover, but sell
dom turned his face homeward until
he had swallowed more whiskey than
his skin could well hold or his legs
could conveniently carry. On one oc-
casion he got on his level early, and
about noon started for home. He had
not gone far. however, when he was
seized with an uncomfortable desire
to take a nap. He dismounted from
his horse, turned him loose to Craze,
and rolled himself into a fence corner.
He was sleeping very 0weetly, when
he was espied 10y buzzard, Which
was sailing about the vicinity hunting
for something to eat. Smaller and
smaller grew the circles Of his victim
cautiously taking observations. At
last, but still in some doubt, the bird
lit on the ground near its expected
feast. About this time Rumfeldt be
came aware that something was going
on, and he partially opened one eye
and saw the buzzard, but still toe
drunk to take any active measures tc
drive it away. He, however, kept &
close watch. The buzzard struttcd
around him, all the time inspecting
Rumfeldt closely and cautiously, to as
certain positively that he was dead
He finally became satisfied that tht
co7Tus before him was indeed a car
ca8s, and consequently " his meat,
whereupon he advanced deliberatel,
to Rumfeldt's head and gave him a Sc
we're peck in the face. This aroused
Rumfeldt, and striking out lazily wit
his hand to prevent a repetition OF th
attack, he exclaimed, Look ere
you're l-e-e-tle too smart ain
dead yet.
Year: 1870

MAXIMs FOR THE FAMILY.-A good
wife is the greatest earthly blessing.
A man is what his vile makes him.
1t is the mother who moulds the
character and destiny Of the child.


Never talk at one another, either
alone or in company.


Never both manifest anger at once
Never speak loud to one another
unless the house is Oh fire.


Never reflect on a past action which
was done with good motive, anC
with the best judgment at the time.


Let each one strive to yield often
est to the wishes of the other.


Let sell-abnegation be the daily ain
and effort of each.


The very nearest approach to do
mestic felicity on earth is the mutua
cultivation of an absolute unselfiSh
ness.


Never find fault, unless it be per
fectly certain that fault has beel
committed; and even then prelude i
with kiss, and lovingly.


Never allow a request to be re
peated. 81 forgot is never an ac
ceptable excuse.


Never make a remark at.the ez
pense Of the other; it IS meanness.


Never part for a day without 10y
ing words to think Of during your at
sence. Beside, it may be that yo
will not meet again in life.
Year: 1870

AN ITEM FOR TEA DRINKERS
Prof Bickmore, in a lecture delivered
at the Lowell Institute, made the as
sertion that if our people knew what
they were drinking, there would new
er be another pound Of green tea im-
ported from China. The professor
alleges that the Chinese never use
what is called green tea, but export
il nearly all to England and America.
This tea is colored by being process
with powder composed Of gypsum
and Prussian blue, or pruSSiate OF
iron "a rank poison) or more common
Iy, gypsum and indigo. No one in
China drinks tea made from such poi
SonouS leaves. The professor also
treated of the proposition to raise tea
in California. He does not doubt
that the soil and climate are favorable
but he thinks the project will not sue
ceed on account OF the higher price o
labor there. In China, in picking tea
able. bodied men earn from l5 to 2C
cents per day, and old men and child
ren from to l5 cents.
Year: 1870

A new lamp for burning petroleum


has recently been introduced in


Germany, which is said to have
many important peculiarities. The


essential feature of the lamp con-


sists in reservoir of water in the


upper portion nearest the flame, so
that the body of the oil is not ex-
posed to the burning wick. The


petroleum is in q reservoir below,
and the pressure of the water forces
it, drop by drop, up through tube
to the wick, supplying it exactly in
proportion to the rapidity of com
bustion. The arrangement of the
lamp is such that, if overturned by
any accident, the water overflows
the burning wick and puts out the
fame Immediately. 1t is claimed
that when filled with two pounds of
petroleum, and having wick three
fourths of an inch in width, it will
burn from sixty to eighty hours
consequently, needing to be filed
only once in from ten to fourteen
days. Another alleged advantage is
that the wick can be turned down
very low without emitting any OF
that offensive smell which always
characterizes the ordinary petroleum
lamps under similar circumstances.
Year: 1870

AT the restaurant of a wealthy
and jolly old caterer in Hamburger,
Germany, a gourmand who had not
a shilling in his pocket feasted
sumptuously on all the delicacies
the bill of fare afforded. When he
had finished his repast and also
drank his bottle of Rudesheimer, he
quietly said to the landlord: Il have
no money to pay your bill, my friend;
but if you will let me do so, l will
give you a piece of advice that is
worth more than money" The land
lord, though taken aback at the cool
effrontery of his impecunious guest


laughed and said to him, "Well, sir,
if you have no money to pay for
what you have eaten and drank, lie,
us have your valuable advice" "All
right" replied the stranger. Nov
listen; If you should ever be sent
to the penitentiary, and have there
to walk ON the treadmill, always he
shure to choose the left side. You
will find it much easier.' . .
Year: 1870

1t appears to be very important to
success in science that man should
have an able mother. believe the
reason to be, that child so circum-
stanced has the goods fortune to be
delivered from the ordinary narrow
ing, partisan influences of home edu-
cation. Our race is essentially slav-
ish; it is the nature Of all of us to
believe blindly in what we love,
rather than in that which we think
most wise. We are indignant when
others pry into our idols, and criti-
else them with impunity, just as a
savage flies to arms when mission
ary picks his fetish to pieces. Wo-
men are far more strongly Influenced
by these feelings than men; they are
binder partisans and more servile
followers of custom. Happy are
they whose mothers did not intensi-
fy their naturally slavish disposi-
tions in childhood, by the frequent
use of phrases such as, do not ask
questions about this or that, for it
is wrong to doubt" but who showed
them, by practice and teaching, that
inquiry may be absolutely free with
out being irreverent, that reverence
for truth is the parent of free in
quiry, and that Indifference or in
sincerity in the search after truth is
one of the most degrading of sins.
1t is clear that a child brought up
under the influences have describ-
ed is far more likely to succeed as a
scientific man than one who was
reared under the curb of dogmatic
authority. Of two men with equal
abilities, the one who had truth
loving mother would be the more
likely to follow the career of science
while the other, if bred up under ex-
tremely narrowing circumstances
would become as gifted children in
China, nothing better than student
and professor of some dead litera-
| ture