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Year: 1875

When Cass avenue husband went
home the other night and handed his wife
a gold locket, she reached her arms
around him and exclaimed: "Oh YOU
dear old pippin there was never another
man like you." Next day he went home
and found her getting ready to go on an
excursion, aud he put his foot down and
told her to remain at home. She threw
her bonnet on the floor, kicked over a
chair, and remarked Z" Mother always
said I'd marry the meancst man in Mchi-
gan 4"
Year: 1875

A boy saved himself trouble. but
lost marks, in his definition exercise the
other day. He got bravely through
presbyter, which he found, by look
ing it out, to be one who had had the
laying on Of hands by the presbytery
The next word was IS dissenter, and in
an evil moment, without turning a leaf in
his dictionary, he wrote, one who has
had the dyscntery. "
Year: 1875

a little girl who gave utterance to
the following idea was puzzlng her mind
with a problem that has bothered the
world for ages. She was reproved for
some childish act and seating herself on
the f!oer at her mothers feet reflected
for long time and then looking up said
I" Ma why is it that naughty things are
so nice ~
Year: 1875

warranted not to cut in the eye--not a head
ache in hhds of tit is no sooner in vour
belly than IFS on your back in a pound object
and 1t carries bead like necklace. for
sale by


GEORGE AUSTIN,
Year: 1875

The st. Louis Times estimates
that there are twenty FIVE thousand
people out OF employment in that
city, who are competent, and would
work if they had the chance. The
Times says: This number includes
men of culture and refinement as
well as the laborer and the artisan !;
men accustomed to every variety
and character of employment, and
who are willing to work for even a
pittance, so it gives them bread"
This fact, the Times declares, de-
wolves upon the people of ST. Louis
the necessity of making some pro-
vision to relieve the suffering and
distress which the approach Of the
severities of winter must occasion.
Every city in the country, east and
west, is confronted with the same
state of things, the condition couse-
quent upon the miserable misruie
which the Radical party has infiict-
ed upon tho country, and yet the
organs of this party have the inc fla
Bile effrontery to talk about the
I" dangers of restoring the Demo
cratic party to power"l
Year: 1875

There is no subject that so much
interests our citizens of all classes
as that of taxation. We have bone
its oppI ession so patiently aDd SO
long that those who impose, collect
and approp, Iate our tithes have been
cmboldcned to add year after year
TO the levy. There is a point with
all men where forbearance ceases
to be virtue and the .kindest dis
pssed and most conservative of men
can by oppressive laws and mis,ule
he changed into very demons. Ou.
people are getting worked up !; they
az bceoming desperate theyo can
stAnd it but a short time longer. 1t
eannot be expected that men shoold
SIT sill and not marmur or complaia
when they experience daily the tor
lures and oppressioos of the tax
gatherer and witness and eSperierec
mono of the good fi'uiis and benefits
for which they are taxed. The tax
upon our people of over three per
cont. lacks but vevy small shade
of being equal to the net ea.aiDss
of some ofthe largest institutions in
the land. Whilo some individual
railroad may net more, it has been
carefully calculated and stated that
the average earoings Of all the rail-
roads in this country do not exceed
y per cent. Now, when q people
are taxed one half of tho interest
they might reasonably eSpec, to re-
ceive were their property conver,-
cd into money, they cannot hope to
prosper or advance. As long as
there is drain TO sap ono half of
tho accumulation or profit on ones
labor and talents, there can be no
hope for the building up of coun-
try or that lis people ard institutions
will prosper and improve.
Year: 1875

WNE DESIRE TO INFORM OUR PATRONS AND


the public generally that buyer has Just returned
from the Eastern market with the Largest Most Complete
and Cheapest Stock of Goods that has history
Canton been offered for sale here Twomonths of
travel and research have served to gather together
mass beautiful and elegantly assorted variety of Dry
Goods, Clothing Boots Shoes and Hats Not, however
content with this and looking the interest of
ers as well as our of the firm has remained New
York, where he will continue buy and forward TIE
latest and most recherche novelties Of the order
to give patrons faint idea of stock offer below
for their list of of the leading articles
cluded in our purchases. -
Year: 1875

A trunk was checked for Cbica
so at Troy depot tho other day
with this inscription: For Heav.
ems sake, play light on this trunk
All Pve got is in it, and every cen,
in my pocket | will have to spend
70 get a divorce from a shiftlest
husband.
Year: 1875

The Congressional Investigating
COMMITTEES is now in Yicksburg in
quiring into the cause of the recent
difficulties. They have been kindly
received by the citizens, who arc
anxious that the whole truth and
nothing but the truth should be
known, it is to be hoped the COM
mittec will not hesitate to give The
lie to the statements and represen-
ssntions made by Ames and his ad-
6srcnts.
Year: 1875

The inharmonious democracy are hay
ing an unhappy time among themselves.
Ohio and New York democrats are pour
ing red-hot shot into each other, and
threatening to smash things generally in
the next national convention. The C.n-
cinnati Enquirer lets fly the following:
ITO Mr.. Tilden and his supporters We
have little speech to make: Sam. Til
den, YOU are the servile. sneaking. selfish
tool of the bondholders of the East you
value your personal preferment more
highly than you do the possession of the
National Government by the democratic
party. You are aware that if William
Allen is reelected to the Goycrnorship of
Ohio you can never be nominated for the
Presidency, and for this reason you have
chosen 10 become the enemy of the Ma
iional democratic party. II you cannot
rule, you are determined to rain. We do
not mistake the temper OF the democrats
Of the West and South when we whisper
in yonr ear that ii your name is lifted up
in the next National democratic Conven-
ton, no Western or Southern delegate
will dare to give YOU his vote and return
TO his constituents, whatever be the fate
of the democracy of Ohio this year. lie
would be hootcd from his home. The
selfish sin by which the an"els ieH you
have committed, and it IS the uhpardona-
BILE one Whatever becomes OF William
Alien. your political doom is sealed. W'
desire to say to your supporters that We
thank them for disclosing the cnmity tc
the West, the South and the democratic
party which they have SO long partially
concealed. We would have been glad te
receive their aid. but now we AK it not
The Empire State has become impotcnt
in the democratic party, however com.
pletely ii may rule the republican party
And now we have word to say 10 the
honest republican voters of Ohio; You
are called upon in this fight 10 vote for Tho
interests OF Ohio, of the West, of the Soutl
or against them and in favor of the men il
the Fast. regardless Of party. to whom
you pay nearly all Of you: interest and I
large portion Of your taxes. They arr
alike your enemies and ours. They hay
Year: 1875

The Louisville Courier. journal thinks
.if good sense prevails oyer- -nartlaan- -reck.
VIII De followed, and tile question of nation
al anances will be laid aside a. one of those
Questions affecting tho business prosperity OF
the country which Congress should be allow
edto handle, undisturbed by considerations
ofTarty feeling and party discipline" That
Is the truth. the whole truth and nothing but
truth. The Democratic party of the country
had better lot the currency question alone
and wage an uncompromlslng war against
the Infamous corruption OF radicalism With
any other issue, there. Is probability of our
defeat In the presidential campaign OF
the next year Then let the finances rest with
Congress where they belong.
Year: 1875

Nlck's FLORAL GUIDE FOR 1s7G.--The first
number OF the Guide for the next year will be
ready by the first of December next 1t will
be beautifully illustrated and printed, and we
think great improvement on the present
year. Published quarterly. Price, 25 cents
a year. Free to all customers that order seed
to the amount OF one dollar or more.
Year: 1875

s- The Mountain Meadow Massacre trials
turned out judicial farce The jury stood


three for the conviction of Lee and nine for


acquittal Justice need not be expected from
a Mormon Jury
Year: 1875

kF For the information of the residents Of
rural towns it may be stated that drummers
from wholesale houses in the city are divided
into two classes: Those who fool with the
country girls just little are called snare
drummers' and those who fool with them
good deal are called base drummers. st.
Louis Republican.


They have had one ofthc latter at Rosevile
Ark. within year or So" base" enough
and Sheriff Cabell wants to Interview him
and will If he is to be found on top of the sod
Year: 1875

Our readers will remember Professor
Young. the writing master. and his wife. We
learn rhat they are in cabin on the opposite
bank Of the river both of them sick in bed,
and in a condition bordering upon destitution,
Since they left here and went to Fort Smith,
they havd not evet made a living, being
comdeIled to dispose Of everything they
possessed. Mr, Young has the consumption.
while his wife. when able to be about Is by
no means healthy. They are worthy people,
who, through misfortune ana sickness. have
been reduced to penury and distress. and we
question whether the charity Of our people
cauld be more worthily bestowed. Let us
take immediate steps for their relief.


Since the above was in type. Mrs. Love,
Mrs. Hanley. Mrs Thayer and Col. Geo. f.
White made call on this afflicted couple and
made arrangements. and had them moved to
comfortable house Of Mrs. Loves. on this
side Of the river. We hope, now, that the at
tention OF our good people is called to this
sad ease of desttution, that they will not let
the kind hearts that have embarked in this
good work, so far, carry the burden alone. a
little from all will make them comfortable and
relieve their pressing necessities. "He that
giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord.'
Year: 1875

A most remarkable discovery is re-
tion established by the Russian govern
ment several years ago at Pamlateska,
the highest point, with one exception.
on the Himalayan range. For several
months peculiar bright spot had been
discovered shining from the extreme
edge of the moons disk, at point where
its perimeter. This light suddenly dis
appeared and remained invisible for
nearly twelve months 1t has lately re-
appeared in greater briIlaucy than ever,
and the immense power of the telescope
attached to the above observatory, so
well known in the scientific world, has
developed the fact that the light pro-
ceeds from some hinge FURNISHED sub
stance, acting as mirror, which must
be at least 100 feet in diameter. The
most astonishing thing in the matter is
the almost complete proof that this is
actually mirror of artificial construc-
ton, and the theory of the savans at
Pamlateska is, that it is erected for OBJ
servations of a scientific character,
principally to observe the phases of the
earth's surface.


It is we'll known that the immense
height of that portion of the moon
which is turned toward the earth, not
only through the well known laws of
gavitation, keeps that portion of her
surface presented towards us, but also
renders it uninhabitable. 1t is suppos-
ed that the side turned from us may
have an atmosphere suitable for an ami
NAL life, and that intelligent beings OBJ
serving the halo of light shed around
its horizon by reflections from the earth.
may have taken this means to ascertain
the cause. Some ingenious device to
place mirror at height where animal
life could not be sustained, was the re-
suit. It is to be hoped that this discov-
cry may lead to others in regard TO our
interesting satellite.
Year: 1875

No more companionable person can be
found than yourself, If proper attention
be paid to that individual. Yourself
will go with you wherever you like, and
come away when you please, approve
your jokes, assent to your propositions,
and, in short, he in every way agreeable.
if you only learn and practice the true
art Of being on good terms with your-
self. This, however, is not so easy AZ
some imagine, who do not often try the
experiment. Yourself, when it catches
you in company with no other person, is
apt to he severe critic on your faults
and foibles, and when you are censured
by yourself it is generally the most in
tolerable and severe species of reproof.
1t is on this account that you are afraid
of yourself and seek any associates, no
matter how inferior, whose bad chat NAV
keep yourself from playing the censor.
Yourself is likewise jealous friend. If
neglected and slightedit becomes bore,
and to be left, for even a short time,
"by yourself" is then regarded MS act
ually cruel penance, as many find when
youth, health or wealth have departed.
How important then is it TO know your
self, to cultivate yourself warmly but
nationally. A sensible self is the bes,
of guides, for few commit errors but in
broad disregard of its admonitions. il
tugs continually at the skirts Of men TO
draw them from their cherished vice /.
Il holds np its shadowy finger in warn
ing when you go astray, and it sermon
ICES sharply on your sins after they have
been committed. Our nature is two


fold, and its noblest part is the self to
which we refer. 1T stands on the alert
to check the excess of the animal i'm
pulses. and though it becomes weaker in
the f.lfllment of its task by repeated
disappointments, it as rarely so enfeebled
as to be unable to rise up occasionally,
sheeted and pale, like Richard 3 victims,
to overwhelm the offender with bitter
reproaches. Study, therefore. TO be on
good terms with yourself; il is happi-
ness to be truly pleased with yourself.
Year: 1875

A writer in the St. Louis Globe
Democrat is enthusiastic over the dis
coverv that a variety Of the smartweed,
which grows wild in Missouri in such
profussion as to be nuisance, surpasses
bark in its tanning qualities. As its
only cost is tina: resulting from the la
Dor of cutting and stacking it. say S.
ton, while bark cost in that State SIP
per ton, it is argued that hereafter mill
lions of hides will annually be made
into leather in the West intead of being
sent to the Eastern States to be tanned,
which involves the expense of transpor-
tation both ways for the leather con-
sumed in the West, besides paying the
Eastern capitalists and mechanics for
work which could just as we'll be done
at home 1t is said that this plant
yields at least 10 per cent. of tannic
acid-an analysis by the Nebraska State
chemist gives nearly % per cent. from
the root and II to 10 per cent. from the
plant-hemlock and oak bark yielding
from IL to IS per cent. But even if the
results stated by the Nebraska chemist
are correct, it does not follow that this
weed will make as good lea;he as bark.
Their are peculiar properties for max
ing good leather found in bark that, so
far as is generally known, haye never
been equaled in any other material.
More or less tannic acid is found in al
most every plant that grows, and in some
the percentage of tannin is as high as
from Al to so per cent. Yet the leather
produced by the use of these plants has
never come into favor, and that made
from some of them is not only bad in
color and defective in other respects,
but Is liable to return to condition
very like that of raw hide, which is not
the case with bark-tanned leather. The
Globe Democrat correspondents says,
however, that actual experiment has
shown that leather of better quality
than bark tanned leather can be made
with this weed in fifteen days less time,
and that one ton of the plant will tan
400 pounds of leather, while the same
weight of bark will produce but IT'S
pounds.
Year: 1875

[Z. NJ. Chapman, in Prairie Farmer.l


Much effort has been made to devise
means to preserve vegetables and fruits.
Much of the labor of the farmer is
wasted in not taking proper care of his
apples and pears, his potatoes, cabbage,
peaches, plums, and even grapes.


Let the farmer try this method once,
and he will never try any other way,
for he can always have them nearly as
fresh as when first put away for winter
quarters.


Dig trench thirty-six or forty inches
wide and from FIVE to six feet deep, and
then plaster the bottom with water lime
cement, two and a half inches thick
tthe same as used for cisterns). Then
make box of boards as wide as the
ditch. lacking FIVE inches; place your
box in the trench or ditch, all bnt the
cover, then fill all around the box two
and a half inches of cement, making
your space or compartments in the box
suitable for yonr quantity of different
kinds, then pick your apples o. peaches
and place them in the box without
bruising. Fill the box so they will not
come in contact with the cover of the
box. Put on your cover with the boards
crossways, so they viii be even with the
sides of the box, then put two and half
inches cement en- top of it and you have
air tight and dry compartments for your
fruit and vegetables, and they will keep
for years sound as a rock.


In placing grapes, you must. in every
instance, tie each cluster on a string by
itself, while the fruit is yet green, when
the first on the cluster begins to turn.
They must not be jammed in the least
when put away.


Peaches, plums, and all other fruits
must be carefully put away when 6rst
beginning to ripen, and in all cases put
them ont of the reach of frost. These
fruit vanlts will last 100 years, and by
placing boards crossways you can break
the cement with a hammer, to each COM
partment of frnit, without disturbing
all that is in the box.
Year: 1875

To regain or recover health persons
should be relieved from all anxiety con-
cerning diseases. The mind has power
over the body. For person to think
that he has a disease will often produce
that disease. This We see effected when
the mind is intensely concentrated upon
the disease of another. 1t is found in
the hospital that surgeons and physi-
"ians who make speciality Of certain
diseases are liable TO die of them them
selves; and the mental power is so great
that sometimes people die of diseases
which they only have in imagination.
We have seen person seasick in antic-
ipation ofa voyage before reaching the
vessel. We have known a person 10 die
no cancer or any other mortal disease.
A blindfolded man. slightly pricked in
the arm, has tainted and died from be-
lieving that he was bleeding to death.
Therefore, we'll persons, to remain well,
should be cheerful and happy: and sick
persons should have their attention
drawn as much as possible from them
selves. 1t is by thei- faith men are saw
ed, and it is by their faith that men die.
If he Wills not to die he can often live
in spite of disease; and if he has little
or no attachment to life he will slip
away as easily as child will fall asleep.
Men live by their souls, and not by
their bodies. The bodies have no life
of themselves, but they are resources of
life-tenements of the sonls. The will
has much to do in continuing the phys
ical occupancy or giving it up.-[J jour
nal of Health.
Year: 1875

The more the manufacturer does, the
cheaper he can sell his product. The
only way. by which the agriculiuralist
can cheaper production is TO increase
the capability of an acre Of land 10 pro-
duce crops. A bushel Of wheat grown
in forty. acre field will cost as much
labor as one grown on ten-acre field
both of equal fertility but IL one held
by means Of greater fertility produces a
third more per acre, there is a reduction
Of cost giving fun allowance fcr The cost
Of making the one rich. We look upon
the movement Of organizing the agEicul-
tural interest into commercial agencies
and Of extending these agencies into the
marts Of the world with the deepest in
terest, and believe that vast amount Of
good will come from such organization
in various ways, but they will not in
crease the selling price Of agricultural
produce nor lessen the cost Of produc-
ton or change the laws Of trade. Good
farming crops with a minimum
cost Of labor-will always be the basis
on which success in farming rest.-tDe-
troit Tribune.
Year: 1875

A SENSIBLE YOUNG MAN.-This sem
sible young man is now living near
Council Bluffs. Iowa. Not long ago he
became involved in quarrel with no
less than FIVE different men, challenged
each one of them to mortal combat. All
accepted and were upon the ground in
time. Then the hero of the affair said
he wouldn't fight them all at once, but
would fight the best man first. The five
began discussing the question of who
was the best man, and got to fighting.
They struggled over the subject for
about quarter of an hour, the champ
ion sitting on a log as umpire, and when
the question was finally settled the ''besi
man" could have been whipped by any
body, and wasn't ready to fight. The
young man walked of with all the hon.
ors and was proud and happy. This il
the story, and is probably lie.
Year: 1875

Home talent and genins appears to
have another vigorous and worthy inter
prefer in Mr.. Peter johnson, who keeps
'The Light. house." at the corner of the
Levee and Jefferson streets, and who af-
ter six months labor has just completed
work of art which appears to be a
marvel of ingenious mechanism and a
monument to mans perseverance and
patience. This work is contained in
case abOut three feet square, suspended
against the wall, faced with glass, and
showing from within a very picturesque
rural scene in miniature. Ia the back
ground is windmill in active operation
balloon conveying two aeronants to-
wards the clond,, an old fashioned sign
al tower on high hill with a man en-
gagged in transmitting signals. At the
left is shown a handsome church, with
an illuminated clock, marking the
standard time.


In the foreground at the left two villa
gers are seen drawing water from the
well, whence the-watery liquid runs in
spark ling stream. On the green, sheep
are playing their merry pranks, while
below them is a bay wherein full-rig-
ged ship and steamer are ploughing
through the rolling waves. In the ex-
treme foreground a train of cars nlake-
lightning time through the country, and
to the right the picture is completed by
an old country mill in full play. The
effect upon the beholder of this display
of the water, the green hills and the
signs Of animation observed upon every
hand, rs exceedingly entertaining. Mr..
johnson has achieved triumph in the
construction of the work, and it is not
only pleasing as a novel spectacle, but
valuable as specimen of art.


The figures. ships, etc, are separated
by an intricate mass Of machines, which
upon being once wound up, the grand
movement is continued for about an
hour. The work will be disposed of at
a grand rattle, upon a very peculiar plan,
which will prove to be as great a novelty
as the article itself.
Year: 1875

How TO REMOVE WARTs.-We find
the following in the Pacific Rural Press,
but would not like to vouch for its eff
cacy:


Warts are not only very troublesome,
but dis6gure the hands. Our readers
will thank us for calling their attention
to the following perfect cure, even of
the largest, without leaving a scar:-
Take small piece of raw beef, steep
it all night in vinegar, cut as much from
it as will cover the wart. and tie it on.
or, il the excrescence is on the forehead,
fasten il on with strip of plaster. 1t
may be removed during the day and
put on every night. In one fortnight
the wart viii die and peel off," The
same prescription will do for corns.