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Year: 1875

The best chance the duel has of per petuity, says Arsene Houssaye, in one of his Tribune letters, is that it is a game of dupes. The wit of Voltaire could not abolish stupidity. The revolutions could not extirpate preju- dice. Equality remains the most shadowy of chimeras. Human folly has its ascending and descending scale. The ax of revolution cuts few bundles of fagots of prejudice, but the trees grow anew. There is primordial law of na- ture which dominates all laws. Among most strongly in relief is that of the duel. The English, who are little more sensible than the French, have sup pressed it by common consent, because they see that it is impossible for two adversaries to meet on equal terms. Look at two combatants on the field. Why should the one who is young, good looking, witty and beloved, risk his life against the other who is ugly, in-tem- pered and snperfuous in the world 2 You will never find two duelists perfect ly even in size, figure, rank and fortune. Generally one risks everything, the other nothing. A man of intelligence is force Tn the world, light, mine of gold. How can you allow that for a few sur1y words he is bound to go and be killed by an idiot, who makes fog of dullness wherever he passes.

 I have heard of duel between Span ish adventurer and French marquis. The cause of it is easily understood. The marquis had uttered that speech of imbecility ''That man is not of my set" Rohan- Chabot said the same of Voltaire, but he did not condescend to eudgel him with his own hands. The Spanish adventurer, wishing to belong to the marquis's set, ran away with his sweetheart and his wife, and afterward went to him and said: ''Am now of your set2'' They then went out, and he passed his sword through the marquis

 It is said that our minister of justice, onsidering that life is in perpetual duel with death, wishes to suppress that o1 the sword and pistol. He does not see that the point of honor should lie in a chance thrust. But he will work in vain. As long as there remain two Frenehmen in France there will be the material for duel ready made.
Year: 1875

1m GhO BLACK E11A16s

 A Black. Hills correspondent of the New York Herald has serious forebod- ings of coming suffering among the miners there. He says The increasing number of miners in this country is a subject for serious philanthropic atten- ton. I have remarked the suffering which many of them have shown 8 will ingness to undergo by reason of the in- fatuation under which they labor. They confidently expect that in few months there will be dense population, and that market will be established here for it's convenience. The companies best provided with supplies have sufi- cient to sustain them for only two months. Many who at first were so pro- vided have allowed their provender to become exhausted before thinking of re- plenishing it. Several miners have, at the very verge of starvation, determined to turn their steps homeward. The problem which stares them in the face is to procure food to sustain them on the journey. The commissary regulations are enforced with severity in this com mand, and no civilians can procure pro- visions unless through the charity of officers or the dishonesty of soldiers. Those miners who are well supplied hold on to their stores with pharisaical grip, and refuse to sell any part of them for even fabulous prices. It is easy to fore see, if the government does not force the invaders to retire from the Black Hills during the summer and autumn, that there will be terrible suffering among them after the commencement of winter. There is no military or Indian post in such proximity as to make it easy of access, and those who allow themselves to be shut up in the valleys by the deep snows, with meager store of food, may end their existence by starvation. .-- ..

 The government would do we'll to ex- press it's authority, if for no other than a benevolent purpose, in preventing such a sad result, The miner always trusts, to a superstitious degree, to luck and this pecularity renders him still more careless of the present and unconcerned for the future. -.f

 One afternoon two men, formerly resi- dent in Kentucky and Missouri, came into the camp from the upper valley and represented themselves as destitute of food and anxious to return to Fort Lara mic. They were disgusted with the meagerness of the gold product in this country and said that there were many others equally disappointed. They offered some of their bedding in ex- change for rations, of which they suc- ceeded in obtaining small quantity.
Year: 1875

A young man in Muncie, Ind, was es- corting young woman to his home in a carriage the other day, when he came to bridge that had been overfowed by a freshet. He drove his horse into the water; but when the carriage was threat ened with submersion, and the horses began making an effort to get away, he cut the traces, sprang upon the animals back and set out for the shore, leaving his companion in the middle of the stream. The torrent overturned the car riaee, and the girl was drowned.
Year: 1875

The Review says, very sensibly, that
one of the hest things young man
can he indulged in is a taste. 1t will
save him from the ennn which might
drive him to gambling or undesirable
company. Few boys with real love
for some science or art ever come to
much harm. The intelligence devel-
oped in child who collects specimens
Of stones or birds nests, learns to cul-
tivate garden, or to carve piece of
wood, will make him a better man of
business, or help him in profession,
as the case may be. Tastes are not
exorbitantly expensive; they are GER
tainly very much cheaper than vices
A very moderate percentage of an
income, judiciously laid out, will soon
secure an excellent library. 1t is sur
prising how small sum will suffice for
the purchase of every standard work
worth having. The most famous pri-
vate libraries cost their owners nothing
in comparison with the price of few
race horses. Pictures judiciously Sc.
lected are not extravaganza to those
who can afford them. Any collection
made with knowledge and love of the
subject is almost sure to be worth at
least what it cost. The time occupied
in collecting it is in many instances
rescued from being employed in idle
ness or frivolity.
Year: 1875

Learn trade, or get into business
aad go at it with q determination that
defes failure, and you will succeed
Don't leave it because hard blows are
to be struck, or disagreeable work to
be performed. Those who have worked
their way up to wealth aud usefulLess
do not balong to the shiftless and IN
stable class; and If you 60 not work
while young man, as an old man yoI
will De nothing. Work with VII.
and conqner your prejudices against
labor and manfully bear the heat and
hurd n of the day. 1t may be hard
the first week. but after that, I assur,
you It will become pleasure and yOn
will feel enough better satisfied with
yourself to pay for all the trial Of
beginning. Let perseverance, and sn-
dustry be your motto, and with a
steady application to business, yon
need have no fear of the fnture.
Don't be ashamed of your plain clothes,
provided you have earned them. They
al far more beautiful in the estimation
of all honest men and women than the
costly gewgaws sported by some peo-
pie at the expense of the confiding
tailor. The people who respect you
only wnen well clad, will be the first
to run from you in the hour of adver-
SitV.
Year: 1875

We publish on our first page, this
mo- osning. very readable account of
Senator Bayard's views of the South
and general politics. If the voice of
this section of the country were potent
enough to command nomination, or
If it were good Judgment for us to take
position so prominent in such a mo-
mentous mater, ThGs. F. Bavard
would be the nominee of the Demo
cratic party for the next Presidency of
the United States. But it unfortunate
iy happens that our friendship, too
earnestly shown, would be perhaps fa
tai to any candidate, especially to such
a high minded man of principle and
true dipiomatist as the noble Delaware
Senator. If he should be nominated
against the Republican standard-bear-
er. the South would support him with
:. unanimity unpara,led III the political
history of the county; but any eager
ness on this line, at this iuncture,
might impair instead Of strengthening
his chances. Constitutional
q IF
Year: 1875

THE New York Tribune tell the fol-
lowing "What are you going to do
for moral question to fight the Pres
idential campaign on ?' sa a gentle
man a day or two since to politician
high in the counseJs of the administra
easy enough. Well revive Know
No.hipgism with the anti-foreigr er
fratnre left ont, and make the fight
against the Catholics, and for the
mAintainance of the school system.
On that We'll take all the religious sen
timent of New England, and gather in
all the Germans of the West and North
west who believe in Bismarck and ha {
the Pope" There is reason to believe
that this was no hasty or unauthorized
utterance
Year: 1875

WAR says the Washington Capitol
is not half SO dangerous to human life
as the most of us suppose. Fifteen
thousand e 'ght hundred a. d seventy
FIVE Survivors of the little army that
did our fighting III 1912 ara still draw
ing pensions. We're the Pension Bu-
reau transferred to where it really be-
longs-to the Surgeon General-and
thereby made what it was intended %
be and not foul political machin,-
the mortality among tlat fifteen thous-
and eight hundred would be fearful,
and a like death list would follow the
other armies.
Year: 1875

Subscribers finding q blue mark
across this notice will understand that
their subscription viii expire in few
days and they are respectfully request
ed to renew wIt-ous delay. A red
mark denotes tha their subscription
has already expi Cd, and unless we
heac from them immediately, We will
be compelled to discontinue the paper.
Year: 1875

Teachers-W With deep interest and real
satisfaction greet you who have come to-
cether for the worthy and useful purpose of
forming County Teachers Association. 1t
is not an enterprise Of novelty or doubtful
utility. The only thing new about it is the
place where we meet. Perhaps a few of the
participants may be new to this experience,
and some of our methods may be new; but
the main principle from which such organ
zatons as we now propose inaugurating in
Montana had their birth is old and familiar.
1t appears in the proverbs of all ages and
peoples, those ripened fruits of wisdom and
experience. Such, for instance, as-''In
union there is strength;" SIN multitude of
counsel there is wsdom;" with numerous
and various progeny, shaded by national Pc
culiarties of origin or diversity of application.
We unite that we may bring to our individn-
al work the strength of alive pool our sep
arate experiences, that each may have larg-
er stock to draw from. No two minds are
alike in their original constitution; and SO, if
each had been submitted to the saIae expert
ence, the results at any stage OF the develop
ment would have been unlike; but when to
this diversity is added the larger diversity of
experience with corresponding results, we
can readily see that the ideas of every person
who has expended patient, thoughtful la
Dor in reaching his opinions, will vary in
some particular or degree from those of every
other person-just as if two persons were to
traverse the same street at the same time and
were to be directly thereafter questioned as
to what particularly attracted the attention OF
each, it would be absolutely certain that no
two persons in the world would perfectly
agree Besides, we all know this, that the
same truth approached by different paths OF
experience, or viewed from different stand
points, presents different aspects, each true,
perhaps, for what it purports to be, but each
being partial, false only in claiming to be the
whole truth.


1t is an axiom of human experience, upon
which we may safely build, then, that no two
teachers, whether of much or little expert
ence, who have applied mind and heart to
their occupation, will have reached the same
results. These Associations, therefore, at.
ford US the same advantages as were supplied
in earlier times by Public Fairs in market
towns, where each brought the fruits oil his
labor and skill for barter or sale, the great
advantage of our sort of Fairs being that oul
opinions, which constitute our wares, become
Year: 1875

self-interest, urge you to form and sustain
a Teachers Institute or Association, or what
ever else you may prefer to call it, but the
object of which shall be to improve your
selves as teachers and exalt to greater useful
ness and efficiency the public schools of the
county.
Year: 1875

Mary Naples Dodge writes these pretty
nursery rhymes:


Two little girls are better than one,
Two little boys double the fun.
Two little birds can build fine nest,
Two little arms can love mother best.
Two little ponies must 60 to span,
Two little pockets has my little man.
Two little eyes to open and close,
Two little and one little nose.
Two little elbows dimpled and sweet,
Two little shoes on two little feet
Two little lips and one little chin,
Two little cheeks with a shut in.
Two little shoulders, chubby and strong.
Two little legs running all day long.
Two little prayers does my darling say,
Twice does he kneel by my side each day
Two little folded hands soft and brown
Two little eyelids cast meekly down
And two little angels guard him in bed,
One at the foot and one at the head.
Year: 1875




CHICAGO, December 30.-Secretary Bristow
was in Cincinnati yesterday on his way to
Washington, and visited the Chamber of
Commerce, where, in response to repeated
calls he made brief speech, in which after
copcratulating the business men of Cincin-
natl on their determination to carry on their
business and return to a solid basis, On which
all prosperity must exist he said:


eve haye passed through financial <iisas
ters greater in extent than almost any other
people have ever suffered and yet survived,
but the tremendous energies and recuperative
powers of our people have been equal to all
emergencies. We have not only survived,
but we intend to build up our future pros
perity on basis more enduring than ever.
We have gone down almost to 'hard-pan,'
but we mean to come out without loss and to
build upon a basis that cannot be shaken.
believe this is the sentiment of the people of
Cincinnati. believe with you, that there is
no other real prosperity than that which
looks to the rebuilding of foundation that





financial disasters do come upon us, it shall
not be on account of any fault of ours. AS
look at the financial question, it can only be
solved by carrying out in good faith the obli-
cations of the nation according to the import
of the promises when they were made. After
all that has been said and written on the great
subject of our finances, there is but one SIM
pie automatic truth that must never be for
gotten, and that is, that honesty mnst ever he
the best policy. There can be no policy that
has not the principle of honesty underlying it
that is worthy of q moments consideration
by a commercial community. Our promises
were made amidst dire necessity; our faith
was pledged in the midst of struggle threat
ening our very national existence Let us
not forget the honor that requires us to re-
deem those promises at the earliest practicable
day. The time has come when we must be-
gin to do something instead of talk in mere
glittering gcneralities. am glad to see that
the Congress of the nation has at last begun
! to feel the importance OF this matter, and that
we have now some assurance that that body
will recognize the proposition that the lega
| tender notes issued under the pressure OF
| necessity, .~-'et be redeemed in that which
the world regards as nl.-oy: and when they
are so redeemed all the promises OF the gov
ernment may be SO redeemed. And whel
this condition of things is satisfactorily &C
complished, our future prosperity will b
beyond all doubt.
Year: 1875

It has puzzled many people to decide
why the dark wood so highly valaed
for furniture should be called rosewood.
It's color certainly does not look like
rose, 30 we must look for some other
reason. Upon asking, We are told that
when the tree is first cut the fresh wood
possesses very strong, rose-like fra
GRANGE hence the name. There are
half O dozen or more kinds of rosewood
trees. The varieties are found in
South America and the East Indies and
neighboring islands. Sometimes the
trees grow so large that planks four
feet broad and ten in length can be cut
from one of them. These broad planks
are principally used to make the tops
pianofortes. When growing in tie
forest, the rosewood tree is remarkable
for it's beauty; but such is it's value in
manufactures as an ornamental wood,
that some of the forests where it once
grew abuudantly now have scarcely
single specimen. In Madras the gov
ernment has prudently had great plan"
tations of the tree set out, in order to
keep up the supply.
Year: 1875

HoARsENEss. s..-Whoeve will try alum
and honey-a small portion of each


will never suffer from hoarseness.


SMELL OF PA1NT.-To get rid of the
smell of Oil paint, plunge handful of
hay into pail full of water, and let it
stand in the room newly painted.


HAM ToAsr.-Chop some lean ham
fine, put it in a pan, with little pepper,
lump of butter, and two eggs beaten !;
when we'll warmed spread on hot but
tered toast, and serve.


CASTOR OIL FOR CoRNs The South
ern Medical Record says that castor oil
applied to the corn, after pairing closely,
each night before going to bed, softens
the corn, and it becomes as the other
flesh.


For a sovereign remedy against
bleeding take linen, or other rags, and
burn them to charcoal. Put the char
coal in Che wound and no more bleeding
will come For bleeding at the cavity
of an extracted tooth, pack the alveolus
fully and firmly with cotton moistened
with alum-water.


Too MUCH CAMPHoR.- Scientific
American cautions people against the
too frequent use of camphor as medi-
cine. 1t says the nature of camphor is
that of nervous stimulant, similar to
opium or alcohol, and when taken in
large doses causes irritation of the nerv-
ous system, and produces commissions,
often fatal in their effects.


AS moth preventive, mix half pint
of alcshol, the same quantity of spirits
of turpentine and two ounces of cam
phor. Keep in stone bottle and shake
before using. The clothes or furs are
to be wrapped in linen, and crumbled-
up pieces of blottiDg-paper dipped in
the liquid are to be placed in the box
with them, so that it smells strongly.
This requires renewing once year.


To MAKE HAIR CURE The method |
employ d by professional workers in
curled hair is as follows: Wet the hair
to be curled, wrap it smoothly around a
cylindrical stick or tube of proper size,
tie it in place, and then put it in water
and boil it two or three hours, remove
it from the boiler, wrap it care fully in
and bake it in o moderate
oven for an hour. Thus treated, it will |
stay in curl permanently,
Year: 1875

LONDON August lS.-A steam yacht
carrying the Queen and Royal Family,
while crossing from Osborne to Ports
mouth this afternoon, colhded with and
sank the schooner yacht Misctoc. The
latter was struck amidships and cut in
two, and sank instantly. y party Of
ladies and gentlemen were on board the
Mi,lctoc, three Of whom were drowned
and one killed. None oil the Royal
Family were injured, and their Yacht
WAS but slightly damaged
Year: 1875

The Society for the Improvement Of
the Condition of Women have sent an adj
dress TO Victor Hugo, appealing to him, in
the name Of right, to lend them the aid of
his valuable voice. The poet replies in
the following characteristic letter


MEsDAMEs ! have received your ad-
dress, which does me honor am aware
of your noble and legitimate demands
In our society, such as it has been made,
woman suffers. She is right to claim a
better fate. /, myself, am only con-
science, but understand your rights, and
to obtain them is one of the duties of my
life. You are, therefore, not wrong to re-
ly on my good will and assistance Man
was the problem of the eighteenth cen
tury woman is the problem Of the nine
teenth. And who says woman, says child
that IS, the future. The question thus
put appears in all its profundity, and on
is solution depends the fate Of the su-
preme social battle What a strange and
anomalous situation In reality, man de-
pends on You, for woman holds the heart
Of man. Before the law she is a minor.
incapable, without civil action, without DO
htical right short, she is nothing be-
fore the family altar she is everything, be-
cause she is the mother. The domestic
hearth is what she makes 1t at home she
Is the mistress Of good aud ILL., Sover-
eighty complicated by oppression woman
can do all agalnst man but nothing for
herself. II is imprudent Of the law to
make her 50 weak when she is so strong.
Let us recognize that weakness and protect
It let us recognize that strength and
counsel it. There lies the duty Of man.
and there is also his interest. No, shall
never cease to say it, the problem Is laid
down and It must be solved She who
bears half the burden ought to have half
the right. Half OF the human race IS de
prIved y equality it must be given to
them. This will be one Of the grand glo-
rles Of our grand century. Let the right
Of woman counterbalance the right Of
man-that is to say, let the laws be placed
IN conformity with the morals and man
ners Of the country. Accept mesdames,
my respects.
Year: 1875

prises everywhere springing up among the
co-operators. Suffice it to remark that il
is extensively believed in this country that
cooperative industry will soon control the
whole productive and distributive business
of the country. Scarcely week passes
but we hear Of some large mill having been
sold by former owners to the co-opera-
tors


The most Interesting part of this whole
affair to you will be the fact that sll these
great bodies have, through their central
boards, united to open up direct trade with
the Mississippi valley. All the Roths-
childs combined could not have given an
organization so powerful. They can at
once supply all the goods that the people
of the Mississippi valley require, and will
pay cash for every pound Of cotton or
bushel Of grain they purchase, and they
will require a vast quantity Of both, as
well as OF provisions Of every kind. In
this district they have large number of
cotton mills


On Saturday last the board Of managers
made the hnal arrangements, and you will
not he sorry to learn that they have hon
ored your correspondent by making him
theIrlmanaglng director, with instructions
to proceed TO America and commence oper-
atlons with the Mississippi valley. We
are already considering the propriety Of
purchasing our own ships, which will be
like everything the co-operators purchase,
VIZ, first class, and have commenced ne
gotlatlons tor the purchase. One thing
only remains, VIZ, for me to ascertain
what reception this move ment will receive
ON your side of the Atlantic. In three
months hope to start back, for the pur-
poss of testing the question 1t is not
question Of whether We shall 90 into the
matter, that is settled, but Of where in the
Mississippi valley We shall meet with the
greatest encouragement. There Ne shall
make the centre of operation.