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Year: 1875

IT is understood that the Postmaster Cen
eral will not attempt to enforce the new rate
of postage on transient matter Immediately.
1t is wholly impracticable to enforce it at
present, for there are hundreds of tons of
matter that have been deposited in the mails
all over the country, on which postage has
been paid at the old rates in ignorance of the
change. There would result from an imme-
diate and harsh construction of the law
great confusion in the postal service, and
great injury to the public interests. Just
when the law will be put in operation Mr..
Jewell does not know, but it will not be till
sufficient notice has been given. lie thinks
the people are opposed to the change of law
He is himself opposed to it, and would not
enforce it at all till after the next meeting OF
Congress, if he could find any way by which
he could personally take that responsibility
upon himself. The complaint throughout
the country of the injustice of the law is
universal. There is scarcely journal in the
land that does not lift its voice against it.
Many of them go so far as TO accuse Sena-
tor Hamlin, who reported the bill, of being
in the pay of the express companies. In
this state, where Mr. Hamlin is best known,
charge of this character will be generally
secuted, for, whatever may be said of our
Senator, the accusation that he was ever in
fuenced in his legislative action by pecuniary
rewards has never been brought against him,
and is too absurd for moments credence.

the interest of the express companies, and
that it was passed through their influence.
But many voted for it under misapprehen-
sion, and Mr.. Hamlin as we'll as others seem
TO have been mised as to its scope.
Year: 1875

OM1NoUs-The estimate of a correspondent
of this journal that there are at this time no
less than two hundred thousand men in organi-
cations, under arns and very busily engaged
in drilling throughout the South, is going the


oun ds of the press and attracts no little stten-
tion. 1t is based upon accurate calculations.
and proves conclusvely the truth OF our fre-
auent assertions that the rebel armies ara rap
idly reorganizing under their old officers; All
that they require now is artilleryVand tn bring
to light theil old battle flags which they have
hidden away with warm regard, as the EN-
b!ems of cause that has, in their opinion.
merely suffered a temporary, defeat But they
do not intend to unfurl them again in open
defiance of the government. As they worship
them in secret SO they will serve them ,bart IN
as we have said before, they are prepared TO
fight against the Union within the Union,
until the time comes which they long for under
a Democratic Administration, when they Will
be able to divide the Union with comparative
peace. They have had enough OF overt rebel.
lion, and are content now TO rely upon coVers
treason, Warrington Republican.
Year: 1875

AMONG the laws passed in Arkansas is one


which provides that if laborer shall leave
any mans service before his contract has
expired he shall be liable to his employer for
the full amount which would have been due
at the expiration, and the amount shall con-
stitute a lien upon the laborer's future wages.
This is an evident attempt to control the
service of the negro laborer, and is indicative
of the drift of events in the Southern states.
Year: 1875

THE Louisiana conservatives are showing
bad faith in the compromise question, and it
is becoming evident that they entertain no
desire for settlement. They show dispo-
sition to seize every possible advantage, inter-
pose trivial objections, and insist upon terms
which are not to be found in the original
agreement. Instead of laboring to restore
quiet to Louisiana they are endeavoring to
keep the question open for the purpose Of
making political capital.
Year: 1875

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


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

THE veto from Governor Chamberlain of
South Carolina of the bill to liquidate the
floating debt of that state caused intense ex-
element at Columbia. The governor says
the response given by the legislature on his
efforts to enforce policy of rigid economy
has not met his expectations. The passage
of the legislative appropriation act and an un-
limited amount of questionable claims, and
the failure to pass the bill to reduce the sala-
ries, have rendered it impossible for him to
consent to add one dollar to the weight of
taxation which now oppresses the people, and
he would regard the approval of this act as
an act of unpardonable injustice to all those
whose interests he is sworn to protect. The
aggregate taxation is now without preced-
ent and without justification. A vast ma
iority of the claims embraced in the bill are
unpaid legislative certificates which have
been made to cover vast frauds. These
claims. as a whole, do not, in his opinion
constitute valid obligation of the state, and :,
the commission, as whole, he is reluctantly
compelled to say, does not command his con-
fidence for the work assigned them nor the
confidence of the public. For these reasons he
withholds his approval of the bill. A long
and angry debate followed the reading OF the
message. in the course of which the govern
or was bitterly assailed. 1t is thought how
ever that the veto will be sustained.
Year: 1875

THE purified Democracy of New York are
quarrellng over the patronage OF the de-
partment of public works. The expendi-
lures of the department are S9OO.oOO for sal
aries, and about three times as much for la
bors and carriage. This whole sum is looked
upon as plunder, and its distribution is in the
hands of committee of Tammany. The
basis of the distribution is laid by fixing an
equivalent in patronage for each Democratic
VOTE This equivalent is one dollar and a
half, and each district or ward is to have its
share in this proportion. The places are TO
be distributed among the districts according
to this standard by the Tammany committee
on patronage; the general committee of the
districts will choose the men to fill these
places and recommend them to the Tamma-
ny committee on organization, which in turn
will recommend them to Mr.. Porter for ap-
pointment. Mr.. Porter has signified his as
sent to the plan and promised to perform his
part in it. But the "short-haired" Democrats
complain that the ssswallow-tails'' are mo-
nopolizing the easiest and most lucrative
berths, and fierce war is the result.
Year: 1875

IT is well to bear in mind that the majority
report of the Arkansas committee, signed by
two Democrats, says "Tbere~are class of
men, the outgrowth of the former state of
society, who delight in disturbing and de-
priving the colored people and Northern peo-
Pile of their rights" they "feel that they can
invade the rights of colored men, especially
in any political quarrel, and that their Often
ses will be winked at. We are satisfied that
the true prosperity of these Southern states
depends more upon just and stern dealing by
them with this lawless class of men than any
other cause.' The minority report says
"Those who will read the extracts from the
mass of evidence taken by the committee
must be satisfied there was reign of terror
throughout Arkansas"
Year: 1875

A writer in Good Words tells this anec-
dote of the late Canon Kingsley: Ills
sympathy with the sports of boys was ma
tnraily strong and keen. One morning he
told me that some OF his land in Hamp-
shire was within reach o. the boys of Well
linglon College when they were abroad en-, J.,
gaged in paper chases. Young rascals !"
he said, they play the mischief with my
fences, too. One day great gap was
pointed out to me in one of my fences, and
I was told that it was made by those young
fellows. So got wind of their next paper
chase in my direction, and l went out to
read my friends a lesson respecting the
property of their neighbors. Sure enough,
before long ! saw the 'hares' coming
straight toward me and my gap, and
prepared to meet them. But when they
were close upon me the excitement OF the
chase, which had been for some moments
coming over me, got the better of my reso'
luton, and if l did not throw down my
stick and tear off with them as fast as my
legs would carry me In a hundred yard;
or SO was dead beat and when the pacl
came minute or two later, and set tc
| work to break down my fences worse thar
ever. ] had not the breath in me to re
| monstrate with them even if | had had tn
| inclinatiOn" "
Year: 1875

A correspondent of the Courier
Journal interviewed Spotted Tail
while in Washington, and amoung
other things questioned him as to his
belief in the Saviour, and the In
dams answer is given as follows:


Il have heard all about Him: how
good He was, what great things He
did; how He would help the bad man
TO be good, and how lie would lead
all who would listen to Him to the
Great Spirit, His Father; and ! have
also heard how the white man killed
I'm. The Indian never would have
done that; he never would have
murdered the Son Of the Great Spirit.
He wculd rather have loved Him better
than his Own life : would have given
Him anything and all he had, and
tor Him would have gone upon the
warpath and conquered the world. Il
was for long time after | first heard
about Jesus Christ that l did not un
derstand how the white man could
have killed Himy' but when [ got
better acquainted with the whites,
when | realized the fact that they
had no respect for the rights of the
Indian. would take away his home
where he was born. murder him and
his children, despoil his women, and
rob him Of his winters food. [ then
very readily understood how they
could even Kill the Son of the Great
Spirit as they did. -
Year: 1875

1t is our opinion that we have
among us no class of men of whom
more is expected gratutiously than of
! that body Of men just mentioned. For
/ them to equip themselves with all the
material that is requisite and then Sc
cure the services Of a competent corps
of workmen to get up a real readable
paper Of any size is work to which
more expense is attached than most
persons are led to suspect. Their work
is not only cOnffning but also very par
ticular in every conceivable sense. To
anything near meet the views of the
great number Of persons they must
/ try TO please is a work by far larger
/ than inexperienced men in dealing
with the public ever dreamed of even
In their sOundest slumbers. With
precision does every intelligent reader
trace every line that is written with
regard to themselves or friend? And


who is il that does not know that it is
one CT the most natural things imagi-
| nable for every one to want an indi-
vidUal application made to themselves
by one public man, 40 difference how


much they may be pressed, or how
meager the material with which they


may be supplied to meet the eXaciing


views OF so many people. Of late
years 1t has become very common for
quite a large proportion of our people


to carry to Newspaper offices many
things of which they wish the Editor
to speak. Now we are not going to
utter one word against this, but to the
contrary. We are inclined to encour-
age gel erOuS rivalry III bringing be-
fore they public anything that has an
eDlivening effect or tends to develop
/ our country. After having said this
/ we beg leave to say that we hope that
every person who has life enough to
! step out before the public after this
/ sort may also have sufficient energy
and thOughtfuiness to get themselves
! nearer into the appTeciative life Of the
/ thing than that man of whom we
! have spoken in his slumherS Of the
great good resulting from reading a
/ real substantial paper every obseTvant
/ man is well aware. In every section
/ Of country where our people have a
! fine circulating medium Of this kind
we can very quickly note difference
! in the life they evince in many things
! material importance which those
/ WhIcii those persons who deprive
! themselves of this privilege are an eU-


tire stranger. We are satisfied shat it
! would he far better for many of our
! people to leave OH the reading Of many
small books and phamphlcts which
are for the greater part poor cCllec-
/ ton from those Of higher order. and in


their stead read some real substantial
. paper. Most ! eTsons love to read pa
/ pyrs and do read them VIXEN they
/ throw everything else aside but per
: !aps, comparatively speaking, there
are buy the smallest number of per
sons who can appreciate the effort it
takes to keeps up live paper. Every
/ one who takes p&per should be


very prompt in paying for it. for the
/ Editor can furnish you a real reada lie
/ paper, undrI such circumstances as we
/ nave tarely iutimatcd, with just as
little ease as you can carry on your


work, be it what it may, with half al
outfit.


NIDETTE.
Year: 1875

introduced by the present method will
evaporate in an hoar,' and believes
that his preparation viii insure
fertility and productiveness to places
where now there is nothing but sand
and desert waste, Many persons will
be disposed to regard NJ. Parafs
plan as too good to be true.
Year: 1875

4 year has elapsed since the ab-
duction of Charlie Ross, and now it is
said that Westervelt, the brother in
law of one of the abductnrS. who is
now in the County Prison, has made
an important confession as to the
original crime which promises we'll
tor the recovery of the lost boy,
though it furnishes no information as
to where he is at present. Whether
Westervelts alleged statement is as
important as limited in certain quar-
ters can only be decided after It shall
have been made public. At present
it is denied to the press for private
and prudential reasons, or by request
of the authorities. 1t is devoutIy to
be wished that this confession may
lead to the restoration Of the boy to
bis distressed parehts,' but we fear
! that it will prove as deIusive as have
al former inspirations of temporary
hopes on this subject.-LyncWurg
Ne1cS.
Year: 1875

One OF the important things in the Win
ter care of sheep is that the yard where
they are allowed to run shall be absolutely
we'll Uttered and dry. They never should
be compelled to move about or stand in
yards that are covered with muddy litter,
much less the actual mud itself 1t is
sometimes difficult in the West, with our
changeable winters, with alternate treoz-
ing and thawng. to keep the yard in prop
ercondition without using u large amount
OF litter.


II should, however. be done at any cost
OF material, and when once there is Suf-


cicnt laver OF straw in he litter. the sub
sequent quantity Will be found to be bat
little, Since on most Western farms there
is always much straw that must 90 to
waste, and since also the litter and drip
pings make most valuable manure il viii
he found to be economy ii the end, from
this point OF view.


Besides this the clean outdoor bed t.
stand on in wet weather. and the clean
and warm one in cold weather, Will 50
promote their well being, and consequent
iy health, rs to prevent the occurrence oi
those diseases incident TO sheep that must
be subject more or less to wet and al GER
tain seasons of the year spongy pasture.


Muddy yards prevent shrep, and indeed
all animals. from moving about and tax
ING the exercise absolutely necessary to
comfort and health. The absolute ,iryncss
Of the yards is especially susceptible To
loot rot. fouls and other diseases incident
to mud and uncleanly care.


Ii a little straw he scattered over the
yard ut proper intervals after the first
good coating is given In the autumn, the
sheep will pick Il little oI Che better por-
tion-. and bc all the better for what they
tread under foot Western Rural
Year: 1875

pole. When he reaches Baffin's Bay he


will do as our Pandora commander has


done. He will turn into Lancaster Sound.
and winter around Barrow Strait, and
| then he will come home with some arctic
llchens, new sort of snipe or curlew.
and probably bear. Then he will write
a book, and Her Majesty will confer upon
nm the honor of knighthood." Qlere
the Captain was relieved OF spasm OF
profanity, lasting and potent, that | am
compelled to omit


hen there is in your opinion no insu-
perable difficulty in reaching the North
Pole, Captain ?n


'None whatever. The difficulty begin,
when you get thereto get away from
the spot again. A circlet of ice surround,
the open Polar Sea between the SOth and
S5th parallels, but this belt of ice can be
easily crossed with sledges, and boats can
be conveyed in the same way Every
Polar navigator knows speak correctly,
and admits the fact in confidence to his
professional messmates, but they all 10
their d--dest to hoodwink the public
and the sand-blind members of the Roval
Geographical Society. Every Polar cx-
plorer knows as we'll as d0 that the
navigators who follow faithfully in Sir
John Franklin's footsteps VIII share his
fate; and if the crews OF the Alert and
Discovery are never more heard OF We
shall know that they have pushed onward
to the Pole like indomitable sailors and
perished like heroes. Then that will he
the end Of the Polar enterprise farce Bun
you mark my words-no boat will ever
reach the North and South Pole and re-
turn to tell the story of the solution OF the
mysterious geographical problem
Year: 1875

A report in the N. y. Times says: eve
nave tried many ways tor the safe keeping
OF apples, but find none better than to put
them into clean barrels and head them up
tightly. 50 as to exclude All the air and
light possible, and store them in cool.
dark, dry cellars The nearer apples can
be kept to the freezing point, (32 deg
Fahrenhei:,) the longer and better they
will keep. If the mercury in the cellar
sinks a few degrees below this point an
pies well headed up in the barrels will not
sutler as wood is a non nconductor of heat
and the life Of the apple aids in resisting
cold Just us the life Of the tree resists the
rigors of winter. AS the apple is the fruit
OF this country, and is 50 conducive to
health and comfort, it is worth while to
put up a few barrels with special refer
ence to next summers use. For this pur-
pose select the late keeping varieties, such
rs Newton Pippins, Roxbury Russets. or
even Northern Spys, and after the barrels
are filled shake down among them some
plaster (gypsum) till all the interstices are
filled. This keeps out the air so efl'ectually
that they are virtually canned, and come
out the next summer almost as flesh as
when picked. We have known Roxbury
Rassets to keep perfectly fresh for two
Years packed in this manner.
Year: 1875

AN ARCTIC GKAvEiAhh, Up nearly at
the head OF the bay. about three miles
from Northumberland House. are the
graves of three OF the crew Of the Ercbus
and Terror. Franklin's ships, and two Of
the North Stars crew They all stand in
a row, and are marked by simple head
boards of oak about two inches thick, on
which the names are cut, with the name
of the ship age and date Of their death.
In addition there are engraved ON two Of
them the following lines Of Holy Writ;


''Choosc We this day whom We will serve"


''Thus saith the Lord, consider Your WAYS"
Texts that seem to hide some mysterious
meaning rs sinister rs that Of the graves
themselves.


This Arctic graveyard is situated on u
gravelly slope, which rises up from the
little bay toward the foot Of II high bluff
that trowns down upon it as though re-
senting the intrusion of human dead into
this lonely world. Sad enough looked
the poor headboards as the low-sinking
sun threw its yellow rays athwart them,
casting long shadows from them over the
barren stones Of the shingly slope, silent,
sad, dreary and mourniul as everything
else in this dreary Arctic world. New
York Herald.
Year: 1875

BosToN, December 22.-Shortiy before
seven o'clock this evening, terrible ex-
plosion occurred in South Boston, by
which large number Of persons were
injured and several killed. As yet it is
impossible to learn the cause of the
explosion or the extent OF the damage.
The large gas main running under Fed
eral street bridge to South Boston, and
thence along the waters edge under the
pavement on Federal street, exploded
with a loud report tearing up the pave
melt for Il distance of Il hundred and
fifty feet or more. The street was throng-
ed with people at the time, and many
were buried under the debris. Crosby's
grain warehouse was badly shattered,
and will have to be taken down. The
foreman was instantly killed. Its sup
posed that several persons were blown
into the water. Several bodies have AL
ready been taken out.


The list OF killed and wounded, as far
as as seertained, is as follows: Killed, y
fatally injured, 4 seriously hurt, 8;
slightly hurt, 3. Seven persons are
missing, and 1t is supposed they were
blown INTO the water and drowned. AS
yet there is no positive knowledge of the
cause of the explosion, bnt it is sup
posed that the recent cold weather caused
the pipe to burst, and the ground becoming
impregnated with gas, the ignition
from some cluse communicated the fire
to the confined gas, and caused the ex-
ploson. An eyewitness says that the
iirst intimation was bright flash about
mid way OF !he causeway, followed by
sharp explosion, the paving stones, gravel
and debris flying III all directions, and
almost Immediately thereafter the cause
way on the right hand side, under which
ran the gas main, fell over into the river,
carrying with it several people who
were stunned, injured or killed by the
explosion. The number of these is not
vet ascertaned, but it is feared that
several we're buried under the debris at
the bottom Of the river. The pavement
was completely torn up for distance OF
one hundred and seventy-fve feet.
Year: 1875

Reason should teach Us that blotchy,
rough or pimpled skin depends entirely
upon an Internal cauSe, aud no outward
application can ever cure the defect.
Eegetinc Is the great blood purifier.