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Year: 1875

ing and immediately stepped
aboard the cars for a bridal tour
to San Francisco. They attracted
considerable attention on the way
by their honeymoon ways, and
created a good deal of quiet fun
among the gOOdly number of la
dies and gentlemen who were
passengers. IN due time the cars
entered a tunnel, and all for few
moments were enveloped in dark
ness. All too soon the cars emerg.
ed into the broad glare of the
monday sun, and our loving bride
and groom were discovered in
each others arms and eXchang-
ing kisses at a rate seldom seen
in public. The passengers took
the situation in about a second.
and shout went up that nearly
threw the train from the track,
and brought the conductor on the
double-quick. "fPass it arOundw
yelled a big man who was on his
way West to get his wife. $50
back to the tunnel" said another
man to the conductor; and as the
newly made husband settled back
in his seat he was heard to say !:
Sarah, l thought tunnels were
longer. Darn a railroad company
anyhow.
Year: 1875

They have a dealer in groceries
In Pekin by the name of Damn.


A young lady was severely re-
proved by her mother in that city
the other day, for merely remark.
ing that she had better 60 and
pay that Damn bill; meaning the
grocer's bill of course.
Year: 1875

Over her knee. over her knee,
How my old grandmother used to spank


me,


Over her knee. over her knee,
When was quite small boy
1t was q spank, spank. spank.
No use kicking, for On she went licking,
With spank. spank, spank
The thing she quite used to enjoy!
Year: 1875

the handeomest and most perfect Of the kind In
the country,


The Committee resolved to take no action On
the complaints at present, but agreed to ento1ce
tho fuldument OF the contract IN evezy particu-
lar
Year: 1875

The London newspapers print copious
accounts. of the recent crossing Of the
channel A correspondent. of the Echo,
writing from Folkestone, says: y p ~


T At very early hour this morning
Folkestone was abnormally excited by
the news, which spread with lightning
rapidity, that Captain Boyton had
effected a very successful landing imme-
diately beneath the South Foreland
Lighthouse at2:30. The fact was an
nounced by the firing of rocket from
the boat Of the steamer that had piloted
him in his adventurous journey, and the
loud cheering of those on the steamers
deck, as the Captain was taken on board,
testified to the general enthusiasm and
admiration for his prowess. The cosl
determination ard astonishing powers
OF endurance which were displayed by
Captain Boyton throughout the journey
were subjects of marvel on the part
OF those who watched him from the
steamer. When he emerged from the
water he exhibited very slight symptoms
of distress or fatigue. The only thing Of
which the Captain complained was a
slight swelling of the wrist, caused by
the incessant labor of padding, and his
face was likewise somewhat sore, due to
the action OF the sun and salt water
Within half an hour Of bis arrival in
Folkestohe, Captain Boyton presented
himself at the breakfast table Of the Pa.
vilion Hotel, where be was enthusiast
cally received by large body Of gentle
men who had witnessed his wonderful
performance from the steamer In acs
acknowledgement OF the compliment paid
him, Captain Boyton said ! think ]
have fairly, aud squarely crossed the
Channel from France to England, and
the Channel can therefore no longer be
said to be master Of the situation. He
then retired to rest at the Pavilion. ia


= The whole time that Captain Boyton
was in the water was twenty-three hours
aud thirty-eight minutes. On the FIRST
trip it will be remembered that he re.
mained in the water for fifteen hours.
The doctors agree that the patients
pulse at the close, being II degrees, was
in itself strong proof that his physical
condition was not much disturbed by
his exertions, and also the fact that his
temperature was on this occasion SO de-
grees, instead of 81 degrees, as on the
last trip, when he was obliged to relin-
quish his attempt, proved that he was in
better health on the last occasion. Thus
he has, in very great measure, estab-
hshed the character and reputation be
has claimed for his life-seying dress since
its introduction to the notice Of the pub
lie on this side Of the water.
Year: 1875

One morning two snake charmers
made their appearance at the hotel.
Around their necks huge boa constric.
tors were twined, and each carried jars
of smaller snakes, and one Of scorpions.
The performance consisted in taking the
venomous snakes from the jars in which
they lay coiled, and in picking them up,
the men placing their fingers in the
reptiles mouths-tantalizing them to a
frenzy, aud then wrapping the whole
about their heads and necks, where the
Kissing, writhing mass presented a
frightful spectacle


A cobra bit the finger of one of the
men twice, and each time he made use
Of various charms placed a small round
stone over the cut flesh, smelt of a piece
of wood resembling flag root, and then
used it for marking q. circle about his
wrist, This he told me would eifectually
prevent the absorption Of the poison
into the system, The stone draws out
Year: 1875

An Agent Wanted for Each Town


and County In the United States.


Parties desiring to act as agents must ac.
company their application by letter Of recon-
mendaton as to character and responsibility
from and signed by the editor of a newspaper
published in the town or county for which
agent proposes to act. The agency is TO sell
tae bonds Of the Industrial Exhibition Com
Year: 1875

The action of Gov. Castor, in declining to
review the st. Patrick's procession, caused
great deal of comment in all quarters, and
not alittle excitement and indignation among
some of those who paraded. Some carried
their indignation so far as to indulge in heat
ed criticisms, and even loud threats against
the governor, of political opposition. MIR.
Gaston's refusal to review the line was based
on the fact that the procession was made up
in part of organizations bearing aims, con-
trary to the laws of the state.-Boston GLOBE.


II is worth remembering just now, when
everybody is grumbling at the biunder
by which transient postage was doubled by
Congress during the last night of the session,
that President Grant recommended in his
message a year ago that no appropriation
bills should be passed during the last two
days of the session. Had his suggestion
been needed the postal blunder, and quite
likely other blunders would not have occur
red.-Hartford Courant.


There is very dsgraceful panic over the
case of Jessie Pomeroy down at the east end
of the state. The spectacle Of 25 s'ladies"
going to Coy. CASTOR in one morning from
Chelsea and South Boston "to urge the ne
cessity of his execution" is not very fatter-
ing to the old commonwealth. 1t is strong
reminder of that fabby period of British
craftsmanship, early in the century, under
the prince regent. when the lunatic who shot
Perceval, the prime minister; was tried and
hanged within week, and before it was pos
sible to send to his home and procure the
ample evidence of his insanity. We do not
presume that oung Pomeroy is lunatic,
but we do say that all the necessities OF JUS
tice and all the requirments of public order
can be amply satisfied by his imprisonment
for life, and that it would be disgrace to the
state of Massachusetts to shed his blood
Springfield Republican.


The current number of Harper's Weekly
has several expressive caricatures; among
them one representing the emergence of the
head and trunk Of the Republican elephant
who has been temporarily submerged. The
elevated trunk is labeled "New Hampshire"
Year: 1875

THE testimony of Miss Bessie Turner is OF
interest in throwing light upon what it is the
fashion to style 'eccentricities of genius"
From it we learn that Mr.. Tilton was accus-
toned to attire the pictures on his walls
in his night clothes. The effect must
have been ghastly in the extreme. Fancy
the Moses of Buonarotti dressed in robe de
mutt, or the modest beauties of the Medicean
Venus yelled in flannel night gown: 1t is
possible that Miss Turner meant to say that
Mr.. Tilton was in the habit of wandering
about the house at midnight in scanty attire,
taking down his paintings and hanging them
up again to satisfy the exacting requirements
of his wild nocturnal fancies. But this view
is quite as CHASTITY as the other. The Sybari


tic Theodore seemed to find crumpled rose
leaf in every couch, and stro]led from bed to
bed, while his poor little wife patiently fol-
lowed, bearing in her arms the pillow upon
which he purposed to rest his lordly head.
One is disposed to sympathize with Miss Tur-
ner in her emphatic assertion that she would
never marry a literary man. Her testimony
has added another to the many definitions of
orthodoxy. According to Mr.. Tilton the wo-
man who refuses to eat meat is an orthodox.
Year: 1875

Mr.. TnToN's conduct at the breakfast ia
BILE and elsewhere brings to mind story
which is told by Moore in his journal. Lord
who had lost heavily at play, as he was
coming out of the club room saw man sit
ting on the steps whom he had never cast
eyes on before. "Confound you," said he,
"you are always sitting on the steps," and he
fell upon him and gave him terrible beat
Year: 1875

The impropriety of appointing retiring
congressman to diplomatic posts is not ap-
parent. They are men who are conversant
with public affairs, who have shown capacity
in their congressional career. and with whose
merits, character, and ability the President
is acquainted. IT is natural that he should
select men of whose high standing and fitness
he is cognizant, and not unnatural that
among ninety retiring Republican congress
men half dozen can be found who are quail
ified for public empoyment.
Year: 1875

THAT must have been striking scene
when twenty women appeared before the
Governor of Massachusetts, and urged that
Jesse Pomeroy be hanged. We venture to
say that none of these women think them
selves worthy to possess the ballot, though
they have no hesitation in instructing the
Governor ofthe state in the direction of his
duty,
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations The name and address of the writer in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nieations that are not used.
Year: 1875

already secured a steamboat to make this
exploration. IfGen. FOrsythe is success
! fuf. will send Gen. Gus ter with com
mand from Fort Lincoln across the
mouth of Powder river, thence up on the
south bank of the Yellowstone, crossing
Powder river, Tongue river, Rosebud,
and on to the mouth of the Big Horn.
This country is as yet entirely unex-
plored and the expedition may develop a
| very valuable auriferous section, and
make the Father De Smet story to some
extent true. But l am of the belief
that the mountain of mica has not changed
to gold.


| will also send an expedition down
Wind river through Owl Greek noun
tain from ort Stambaugh, via Fort
Brown, to the mouth of the Big Horn,
and will bring it back through the parks
about the headwaters of the Powder
river visited by Capt. Mills and his COM
nand last summer. These parks are for
beauty fully equal to those described so
graphically by Gen. Custer as existing in
the Black hills of Cheyenne. | may also
say from my own knowledge that
the valleys of the Big and little Popoagie,
Little Wind river and Main Wind river,
can scarcely be excellcd in beauty and
fertility, while the student of nature
will find there the most extraordinary
upheavals of earth-crust probably TO be
found on the continent. l am of the
opinion that this country is gold-bearing,
but of its abundance there can only be
conjecture at present. | feel quite con-
fdent of our ability to preve mt intended
tresspassers on the rights of the Indians,
and cavalry and infantry in the depart
ment of Dakota are being moved at the
present time to the most available points
to carry out my directions of September
Bird of last year. Were it not for these
precautions on the part of the govern
ment there might be a repetition of the
California gold beach and lake hum
bugs with still greater suffering, as many
of the persons now crazy to go to the
Black hills, never think of how they are
to exist after they get there or how they
could return in case of failure. If they
will wait for further information from the
government, which now seem desirous of
making concessions to meet these new
there will be no one more
willing than myself to aid in ascertaining
LASlI Ndluc. % laI as sLIOOpc arc COh-
cerned l will promise activity in the
present emergency, and the conscientious
performance of duty. Should the points
from which miners start be so remote as
to make it impossible for our scanty
force to watch them, we can occupy the
two or three gaps in the Black hills and
efectually exclude tresspassers.


Very respectfully,


(Signed) P. H. SHERIDAN,


Lieut.. Gen. Commanding.
Year: 1875

for the people to determine wheth-
hot they will pay taxes for the sup
Il a State government which is run
rely in the interest Of Gov. Ames
i rings and for the oppression and
II the State and all its interests.
Year: 1875

An expert in fine penmanship re-
GENTLY managed to write several
thousand words on postal card,
and the smart country postmaster
whore il was mailed, thinking this
was altogether too much writing
70 be carried around the country
for one cent, sent it to the dead
letter Office. It was returned with
the decision that it makes no differ
ence how much a man writes If he
only gets il all on one side of the
card.
Year: 1875

VERY RICH SPECIMENs.-Dan Thornc exhibited to us specimen of gold and silver bearing quartz taken from a recent discovery somewhere to the westward of Skull Valley, in the direction of the Santa Maria. By the way, Hutchson and Thorne have very valuable cabinet of minerals at their place of business on Montezuma street. to which we are indebted for much of the limited knowl- edge of the mineral resources of the country we possess. Any one, we think, with any knowledge of the value of mineral bearing rock, must con- clude, after examining this collection and learning tue localities from which the several samples are taken, that this country only awaits cheap trans portation and the introduction of capital to be-

 come one of the best mining countries on earth
Year: 1875

TIE CONDITION OF THE ROADs.-The reader who has not travelled the roads leadipg out of Prescott, during or since the storm Of last week, may form an idea of their condition from our experience in coming from Skull Valley, on the blackboard, on Thursday and Friday, which of course included Thursday night

 In the first place, the ground was thoroughly saturated with rain, then came fall of soft, wet, slushy snow, and on top of that, layer of dry snow,-the latter thawed little on top during the day, and froze at night, forming a crust; this the horses had 10 break with their feet, not only, but were obliged to drag the wheels through it on either side besides the mud and slush beneath, which were enough of themselves to make tray cling very difficult. The fact that the night was bitter cold and froze the top of the snow to a glare of ice, did not interfere with the mud and snow beneath, and to say that it was q miserable trip is but feeble attempt to convey an idea of how much one suffers, and how hard the labor of teams, and drivers whose business it is to face the storms and bad roads, no matter how severe. For seven hours while cn the way in, from Mint Valley, it was impossible to make mile an hour with four good horses and two as good dri- vers as can be found in the country, for, where Bill Reid and Jim Carroll fail 10 make time, it is safe to say there is something the matter Right here while think of it, on behalf of ourself who was the only passenger, and the two drivers, we desire to return thanks to Mir. Dearing, of Mint Valley, for refreshing us with cup of strong, hot coffee, that cold night; and to MT. Blair, of Burnt Ranch, who played towards us the part of a monk of San Bernard to the Alpine traveller, and placed us before blazing fire while our tired and hungry team renewed their strength at his fodder stack and corn-crib.
Year: 1875

Fredericks' mill will start pp in few days: the engine is all in place, and now they have only to steam up and ascertain her speed, after which there is one pulley to make, the size of which de- bends on the velocity of the engine, when away she goes, and We may expect to hear of good re- suits, in a shor; time.

 Inc Fredericks' mine has heretofore given a good account of itself with inferior machinery, aud TOW it is but reasonable to anticipate results corresponding with tie improyed character of hc works
Year: 1875

THE LATE SToRM.-From the testimony o many old settlers, we learn that this is the wet test and snowiest winter ever known to Ameri

 cans in Arizona, and the late storm which began severe of this winter. It showed almost inces sanity from Monday morning until Wednesday night, but part of the time it melted about as fast as it fell and left the ground covered to q depth of twenty-two inches when the storm ceased.
Year: 1875

THE Brooklyn Argus remarks that "there are those who may have noticed how sud denly the truly considerate man will leave church when he sees the plate coming around and walk home in binding snow-storm that he may yield the seat in his carriage to some infirm sister,
Year: 1875

From Hearth and Home


1t was a very good horse, but better horse
for dead pull than for speed. The buggy was
old fashioned, with acrevasse in the dash-boar
and q spoke missing from one hind wheel. AS
the auctioneer raised his hammer and told the
crowd that he had known that horse all his
days and had made the circuit of the world in
in that buggy, the owner of the outfit leaned
against the vehicle and wondered how any one
could tell such bold lie and still preserve
such placid expression of countenance.


He was young man. He had seen harvest
apples and watermelons come and 60 about
twenty four times. His whiskers were soft and
fuzzy and orange-colored, his pantaloons werc
thrust into his boots, and it was as plain as a
white dog at midnight that he had come in
from the agricultural country to sell the rig
and fatten his wallet He verified the state
ments of the auctioneer that the horse was
sound, kind, gentle, docile, amiable, ambling,
and tender-hearted, and that the buggy would
continue to roll on until time should get tired
of trying to reduce it to state of general USE
lessness.


"Forty-fve-ffty-f sixty seventy
FIVE, going-last call-quick-caut dwell
gomez cried the auctioneer.


"Gosh to snakes!" exclaimed the guileless
young man, as he settled up, pocketed the re-
mainder, and left the corner,


He felt good. None of us feel good when our
pockets are empty. l said to myself that ne
would buy hair-oil, cocoanut, a bottle of per
fumery, jack knife, dollar chrome, two
dollar diamond, pair of pantaloons with
stripe down the leg; but l was deceived,
| thought could read him as bootblack spells
out the big words on Fourth of July poster
but he couldn't be read. He made bee-lint
for jewellers.


The guileless young man had never owned {
watch in his life, but he entered the store like
man who had pulled watch from his pocke
million times per day for fifty years. III
went right by the case containing the greer
sleeve buttons, on past the case OF sllverware
right nm to the case where hundred watcho
rested in velvet cases or on velvet-lined trays
| The ieweller handed out key-winders, stem
winders, stop-watches, watches corpulcnt will
machinery, watches thin and gaunt, but tick
| ing regularly and merrily. The young mai
soliloquized. He said to himself;
Year: 1875

we could watch and check as the source and
motive of corruption. Mr.. CarrolPs honesty
will more make his corrupt attaches honest
than his gentlemanliness will make them gen
tlemen; but on the other hand, though they
may not make him corrupt, they will make his
administration so.


The only other qualification popularity urged
for Mr.. Carroll is his ancestry which is GER
tainly no very worthy consideration in this age.
If the living Mr.. Carroll cannot rule the State
honestly against the corruption of the ring, we
cannot expect the bones of his ancestors to sup.
ply his incompetency. We are opposed to
mummy governments just as we are to figure
head governments. We want man, a living
| and a vigorous one !; ard an incompetent man
with ever so many dead ones will not make out
the bill. Mr. Carrolls ancestry will therefore
not help us one whit in practical way and
in this practical age and country we ought per-
haps to look for no other qualifications than
practical ones.


But it is commonly urged that it would be a
very appropriate thing if in the centennial
year Maryland could have the descendant and
heir of her foremost revolutionary hero at the
head of State-something to which we could
point our foreign visitors with pride. This,
however, besides being very silly is very
un- Democratic consideration. 1t would be no
very proud spectacle to present to persons wish
ing to see the practical workings of our Repub-
lie, to show them that we, while protesting to
regard all men as equal and equally entitled to
the offices under our government, have fond
ness for ancestral qualifications. Seeing the
CAROLS still in power and retained partly be-
cause of their family traditions, foreigners will
think that the hereditary principle is still
strong among us. And if, moreover, we should
have an Adams as candidate for the Presi-
dency, as some persons urge on the same
grounds, they will conclude that this feeling is
very general. We say nothing against Mr..
Carol on account of his birth, or on account of
the fact that his sympathies are altogether un-
like those of his illustrious great grandfather,
but simply urge that this consideration of birth
ought not to be allowed to prevail at all in the
i5r1s,s o~A~o00, 90 it promises to az very
Year: 1875

Upon the sea shore with great multitude
of the same kind lay tiny she'll. 1t was
pink and pearly inside all through its laby-
rinthine chamber and the only difference
between it and other shells was that, whre-
as they all gave forth deep and mystic
music ike a faint echo of the solemn-voiced
sea, this little shell was mute. None knew
why only the little shell herself.


She remembered time when she lay on
the bosom of the ocean, and was rocked
and fonded by tie hands Of the waves.
| She remembered how they had suag to her +,
and she had learned their song and had kept
singing it oyer in her heart, until one day
a storm blew in shore and she was left high
and dry upon the beach, with great quanti-


ties of drift and sea weed.


That resuunding music in her heart wa:


all she had to tell cf the deep, sacred exper
ieuce of her life, how she had swept in anC


out on the great surges, and gone do"n t.
. the strange under world that lies beneath
the veiled face Of the ocean.


At first she thought much of these thing
and was a very pure-minded, unworldi
! little shell but by and by the small life G
. her nelghbors on the shore began to attrae
4 her attention. There were sea needle
( looking queer and helpless, and horseshoe


sprawling about, and crabs galloping o
e backwards, and barnacles clinging wit


their toes to the rocks, and curious lit
4 sand fies, white -livered, tive-lookin
d things, and great variety of pretty obJec
re quite enough to fill the head Of slmp


little shell, and drive out all remembran


of different life that took hold on t.
n measureless sea.


She lay there looking quiet and content
e. enough with her face towards the serio
nut blue sky, but her voice was gone, and b
be heart had grown mute. The little she'll I
,e, gan to prize her music now that 1T was 60
.e- She dropped and looked melancholy, a
I'D tried to bethink her how she could win