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Year: 1875

We heartily endorse the following
appeal of the managers OF the Centen-
nial Exhibition to the schools of the
United States. All the necessary funds
are provided for except about ST $780,
600. The reasonable and patriotic
plans suggested will certainly enable
the committee to secure this amount.
We pledge the Los Angeles city schools
for their proportion: Va


There are, in round numbers, one
hundred and fifty Thousand public and
private schools in the United States;
suppose each of these schools subscribe
for one single share of stock, it would
more than cover the needed require
ment. Now there are two plans by
which this result can be accomplished:
one is that small subscription from
each scholar be secured, and the certi-
ficate be taken in the name of the
school and suspended where IL should
remain as perpetual record of the
patriotism of its owners; or on the
other hand, let some liberal citizen see
that i'm his district these certificates be
offered in each school as d prize for the
best scholar in the year 1875; the certi-
ficate to be engraved withtfie name of
the donor and properly transferred to
the successful student,s whether male
or female. There does seem such, an
eminent propriety in this suggestion,
inasmuch as by a consistent carrying
of it out in all parts of the United
States, great good will. be done; but
still further, the presence of this me-
mortal certificate will, be forever a
moral lesson teaching the youth Of the
present age the great debt due to their
time honored forefathers, through
whose eXertions they now enjoy peace,
prosperity, and the blessings of a good
education. We earnestly hope that
some one of our readers will at once
inaugurate this plan, and thus give it
start and impetus that will carry it
through the entire country. The
modus operdndi is very simple. Let
the donor or Superintendent address a
note enclosing ten dollars for each
share subscribed), to Hon. Frederick
Fraley, Treasurer, Philadelphia, with
proper address and instructions, and
the business is done.
Year: 1875

The soil is of a rich sandy. ioam and free
rom alkali. There are two OF three small
will be pointed out TO purchasers SO that they
may know what they are buying. The char


acter OF the soil is more like the warm mesa


,ands OF the country, ,thant the low, damp corn
Year: 1875

We expect to read this year the usual
number of notices of farmers and others
being swindled by patent-right men, by
vendors of wonderful secrets, by travel
ing agents, by men selling goods by sam
pie, etc. Simply learning how to avoid
one trick is unimportant. There are,
however, general principles which will,
if borne III mind and acted upon, almost
always protect one from loss. They may
be briefly stated thus :


Never listen to any proposition which
is commended to you as giving oppor-
tunities for making money dishonesty or
by selling an article for much more than
its worth. The man who proposes to
have you defraud others, will cheat you
if he has good opportunity.


AS rule, when a stranger proposes to
sell you any article at very much less
than its value, it is safe to decline buy
ing, unless you are good judge of the
article.


Never make purchase or contract
with stranger when his assurance is the
only evidence you have of value.


Never sign paper presented by a
stranger without reading it and being
sure you understand its character.


AS rule, avoid engaging i'll enter
prises, however attractive they may ap-
pear, if entirely outside your usual bust
ness.


Buy of and sell to men whom you
know personally, or who arc engaged in
regular permanent business, whenever
this can be done.


Other things being equal, buy and
sell in the market nearest home. Vest
crR Rurdi.
Year: 1875

perspire, either by lungs or through the
skin; the more he perspires, the more
carbon is taken from the system; but tins
carbon is necessary for nutrition, hence
the less a man is nourished, the less
strength he has.


Drinking water largely diminishes the
strength in two ways, and yet many are
under the impression that the more water
swallowed, the more thoroughly is the
system "washed out" Thus, the less
we drink at meals, the better for us. If
the amount were limited to single cup
of hot tea, or hot milk and water, at each
meal, an immeasurable good would re-
suit to all. Many persons have fallen
into the practice of drinking several
glasses of cold water, or several cups of
hot tea or coffee, at meals, out of mere
habit; all such will be greatly benefited
by breaking it up at once; it may be very
well to drink little at each meal, and,
perhaps, it will be found that in all cases
It is much better to take single cup of
hot tea at each meal than glass of cold
water, however pure.
Year: 1875

DIR. Hall is opposed to the immoderate
drinking of water. He says:


The longer one puts off drinking water
in the morning, especially in the sum-
mer, the less he will require during the
day; if much is drank during the fore
noon, the thirst often increases. and a
very unpleasant fullness is observed. in
addition to metallic taste in tho mouth.


The less man drinks, the better for
him, beyond moderate amount. The
more water man drinks, the more
strength he has to expend in getting rid
of it, for all the fluid taken into the sys-
TEN must be carried ont; and as there
is hut little nourishment in water. ten.
coffee, beer, and the like, more strength
is expended in carrying them out of the
system than they inpart to it, The
more n man drinks, the more he must
Year: 1875

by the woman with whom lie wasiivinsr -
his wife. After being shot he fiuIaped from
his bed and ran two miles 10 the station.
When he reached the village he was without
clothing, almost, and was badly frozen. His
wounds were considered fatal.


Great excitement has been caused at Orr
VILE by the recent discovery of the corpse Of
woman in anempty grave from which the
corpse Of Mrs. Miller had been removed in
December, 1874, and the grave left open. The
corpse must have been in this position five or
six weeks. The hair was either cut or burnt
from the head, and the body was perfectly
nude and frightfully mutilatcd, the throat
being cut and the abdomen gashed in several
places, evidently with knife. The skull
was crushed on one side of the head, as il
struck with some heavy instrument.
Year: 1875

THE family of Frenchman of Middle.
bury, who had the smallpox recently,
tore down the red flag put up by the
authorities, and Loyalty ran up the sta rs
and stripes. They persisted, too, In roam
ing about the streets until the aulhori-
ties had to station guard around their
house, with pretended orders TO shoot any
of them that made their appearance.
Year: 1875

SOME weak-minded fellow who has been
travelling in the South writes home that he
has discovered indications of a new struggle
in that section, struggle between the spirit
of Catholicism and monarchical government
and that of Professionalism and the republic.
He thinks the Catholics will win over the
negroes, and then awful things will happen.
Can 1t be possible that the author of the Fall
of the Republic, or the Third Term Conspir-
acy" has turned newspaper correspondent
and is now travelling in the South?
Year: 1875

THE choice of Lord Harrington as leadH
of the English Liberals is a return to the rule
of the great Whig families. The new leader
is the eldest son of the Duke of Devonshire
and the representative of the ancient and
noble house of Cavendish. He first made his
appearance in the cabinet in 1866, in Lord
RusselPs second administration. He is man
of much ability, close student and ready
and sharp debater, though not an orator OF
any reputation. He represents the aristo-
cratic and old-fashioned Wbig element of his
party, and is regarded as the champion OF
vested rights and interests against the level
ing tendencies of the Radicals. His election
may be looked upon as triumph over the
liberal and progressive wing represented by
Mr.. Forster. 1t is an indication that the
cautious English are frightened at their own
progress, and that they wish to stop for a
while and look about them.
Year: 1875

SECRETARY BOARDMAN of the Board of
Agriculture, in an article published in the
Maine Farmer assaulting Gov. Dingley for
suggesting retrenchnent in various direc-
tions, embodies in one statement most of the
thrusts made against the eXecutive,by enquir-
ing why the Governor does not begin by rec
ommeDding the reduction of his own salary.
The answer to this personal argument will
amply show the impotency and impertinence
of the thrust. In the first place the Cover
nor simply exhibited the salaries OF each
office and committed the whole subject to the
legislature for any reduction which that body
might deem advisable. A recommendation
for the reduction of the salary of Governor
would have been absurd because the cOnsti-
tuition forbids any change of salary to apply
to the incumbent of the office at the time of
the change, We venture to say, however,
that, if the legislature should fix lower sal


ary for his successor, Governor Dingley would
waive his constitutional rights and accept the
same salary for himself. Not that we would
recommend any such reduction, for the sala-
ary is low enough now to satisfy the most ar
dent retrencher; we refer to it merely to show
the Governors entile consistency in this con-
nection. Furthermore, as a matter OF fact.
Gov. Dingley reduced his own compensation
about $500 the past year by declining to
charge for his expenses in visiting state in
stitutions and going to various places away
from the capital, in and out of the state to
attend to public business---a bill which has
always been paid by the state and, as it seems
to us, very properly paid. Again, in his COM
munication of state expenditures, the Cover
nor expressly recommended a reduction of so
much of the appropriation for messenger as
covered duties to be performed when the
council is not in session, many of these duties
having been for years those of private Sec
retary to the Governor---a reduction which
would impose additional clerica, duties upon
the Governor. We submit, in view of these
facts, that it is hardly becoming in Mr..
Boardman to endeavor to break the force of
the Governors suggestions in favor of re-
trenchment by asking why he does not first
retrench for himself, and that all aspersions
against the Governors good faith, sincerity
and consistency are cOnspicuously grOundleSs,
Year: 1875

There seems to be no doubt of the
truth of the story. published by the
Gilroy Advocate regarding the strych-
nine eating phenomenon. The Yuba
City Banner corroborates the story,
and says the man lives at that place,
where he is well known. His name is
Jack Neal. The Banner says: "Jack
came after his paper a few days ago
and told us that be had just returned
from Gilroy, and Of the notoriety he
had attained during his absence, when
he brought forth his strychnine bottle
and poured into the palm Of his hand
what we supposed was 20 grains of the
deadly drug, which he Tapped up until
the whole disappeared. He then drew
from another side pocket of his coat
suspicious looking black bottle and
drank from it. This he assured US was
the 'rale stuff and no mistake"
Year: 1875

ter vas horrible horrible can hear
it yet; but do not regret what | did. 1t
was my life against his, and my life was
the better of the two."


The remainder of the narrative Is full
of interest. but too discursive for our
space. Once in the quieter mir and re-
lieved of Grimwood's weight, the balloon
pursued its course up the lake and across
the Straits of Macinac into Canada,
thence returning again in direction a
little south of east. 1t was undoubtedly
the same balloon that was telegraphed
from Aurora Ontario, to the Associated
Press, on July 21st, it having passed over
two days previously. Donaldson then
according to Mr.. Wilson narrative, must
have been lying unconscious in the bot
tom of the basket. the basket itself being
careened in consequence of the breaking
of the netting on the side where Grim
wood was. thrown out. The mronaut
was reused from his faint by the crashing
of the basket among the tree-tops, but
reused only to be thrown violently to the
ground, with the injuries before men,
toned. But for his broken limbs. there
is little doubt but that his great physical
endurance would have carried him safely
out of the wilderness but injured as he
was death was only matter of few
days. Some provisions rescned from the
wrecked balloon, together with such sus-
tenance as he could gather from the for
est. kept body and soul together for
short time but once in the hands OF his
fellow beings. and his story told. the will
which had sustained him seemed to fail, I,
and quiet death soon followed. Mr..
Wilson returned Immediately with the
report, and his comrades are following
more slowly with the remains.
Year: 1875

THE event of the season at Green Lake,
q fashionable Wisconsin Summer resort,
was a phantom party one evening.
All were dressed alike. in pilow-cases
and sheets; it was almost Impossible to
distinguish the ladies from the gentlemen.
Oftentimes two gentlemen or two ladies
were surprised to find themselves waltz
ing together, and when they became
aware Of their mutual mistake, they 81
lently walked off. only again to be taken
in by ghosil, brother or sister. The
jig was the favorite dance throughout the
evening. When the masks were removed,
many young man found that he had
wasted time on his fond mamma. or the
maiden aunt of his inamorata. Some of
tho fair sex also passed through the same
painful delusions.
Year: 1875

WILL HURT CARsoN.-Itis is highly prob
able. saws the Eureka Sentinel. that Car
son will be injured as much by the failure
of the Bank of California as any other
place on this side of the mountains.
Nearly every important enterprise in that
vicinity was dependent on the bank
The railroads, fuming operations and
timber business were industries all de-
veloped by the banks money, and given
to the Capital a degree of prosperity it
could never otherwise have attained.
Year: 1875

He had a very promising boil between
the shoulder blades. and his wife. who
was young and beautiful. and could play
on the harp, but hadn't nnrsed much in
the hospitals, put mustard plaster on
it. A LAWYER subsequently explained to
him that they didn't grant divorces for
such causes in this State. sa
Year: 1875

AN independent newspaper render
likes to have his own journal and Fay
for it out of his own pocket like little
man. When you read your nelghbor's
paper, somehow or other it is not salts
factory. paper isin some respects like
a wife. Every man should have one Of
his own.
Year: 1875

How The T1sANco-I1.UssaIA2z WAI. WAS
Arsene Houssaye relates Il legend which
is said to have been told among the most
exclusive diplomatic circles III France,
| regarding the part the Empress Eugene
took in starting the Franco -Prussian
war. After the more or less pacific ex-
plantations Of the last interview at Ems
with Count Benedetti, there was q coun-
Gil at night at the Tuileries, at which
peace was peremptorily decided upon by
the emperor, who was the most prudent
OF the party, because he hated bloodshed
and who did not think CORY baptism
was necessary to the conservation of the
prince imperial But there were two
sovereigns at that time on the throne.
Beside the emperor reigned the en-
preess. When everything was peacefully
decided, the emperor, who was then Ill,
went to bed, like Titus, content with
his days work. But the empress was
more wakeful. In her turn she held q
council with the duke Of Gramont, and
through pure gallantry he left too much
of the talking to the empress, who tho't
that war was the only salvation of France
and who when she said France always
meant her son. She took possession of
every one. She was really eloquent in
talking of the national dignity she said
that the emperor's good heart would
gain both France and the dynasty. Be-
sides, all the newspapers and all the
Deputies were for war. It would not do
to swim against the current. They
would gain the Rhine with one battle !;
they would chastise Germany and return
triumphal with the peace of Europe Sc
cured for q century. Everybody was
convinced, the duke of Gramont alone,
perhaps, having doubts of all these fine
things. But as it was woman who was
speaking he had the gallantry not to
oppose her. They walked up the emperor
and extorted from him the declaration
of war. And thus did France lose two
provinces and five milliards.
Year: 1875

The BALLOON SPIDER.--In a recent
address before the Smithsonian Insti-
tute, DR.. Lincecune gives the following
interesting report Of the curious little
balloon spider and its work: IT once


observed one of those spiders at work
in the upper corner Of an open outside
door shutter. She was spinning gos-
samer, of which she was forming a bal
loon, and clinging to her thorax was a
cluster of minute young spiders. She
finished up the body Of the balloon, and
threw out the long bow-Iines, which
we're tapping and futtering in the now
gently increasing breeze. Several min
utes before she got ready for the as
cension she seemed to be fixing the bot
tom and winding her hammock-shaped
balloon; and now, the breeze being
suitable, she moved to the cable in the
stern, severed il. and her craft bounded
upward, and, soaring northward, was
soon beyond the scope of observation.
Year: 1875

Az old bachelor reading that ''two
lovers will sit up half the night with one
chair in the room, y said, Glowing must
be inconvenient, for il could not be
done unless one Of them sat on the
floor''
Year: 1875

IT appears by the last report OF the
Board Of Trade of Great Britain that
the United States supplies about so per
cent of all the wheat and -four consum-
ed in the British isles above the home
production.
Year: 1875




We copy this slight "hint" from a
Virginia paper:


GAS the report that we are very
wealthy has gone abroad among our
subscribers, and has made them awful
slow about paying up, thinking doubt.
less we don't want the money, we hast
en- to say that the report of our wealth
is false in every particular. If ocean
steamers were selling at cent doz-
en-, we couldn't make the first payment
on a canoe. The lightning of poverty
has struck us square, and had it not
been for an armful of hay our devil
managed to steal from a blind mule,
our large and interesting family would
be without a mouthful to eat at this
moment. Is not this a sad picture,
and you delinquent subscribers look
upon it without feeling the greenbacks
rustic with indignation in your pocket
books? We do not like to dun you,
but we must if you fail to take the
hint"


The bump Of destructiveness-a
railroad collision.
Year: 1875

Sunday night, when young man
drove out of Vicksburg several miles to
pass the evening with the girl of his
choice, he was met at the gate by her
father, who at once proceeded to bust
ness by saying


"Cum to spark Louisa, eh?"


The young man let silence answer the
question.


expect it'll make match ?" con-
tinued the father.


Silence again, while the young man
tied the horse. As he was ready to go
IL, the father blocked the way, braced
up, and continued


"See here, young man, let's have an
understanding. If ye mean hitch tween
now and Jinuary all right, but if ye
don't, I want you to understand that
candles is might high this fall and crops
don't turn out wuth cuss -


As the young man got through the gate
it is probable that he gave the father a
direct and an agreeable er.-Vicks-
b1tr0 Herald.
Year: 1875

Judge Boreman, of the Third District
Court, in charging the grand jury to-
day. says a Salt Lake telegram, ad-
monished them to indict number of
individuals implicated in swindling the
government out of Territory lands by
perjury and illegal voting. He particu-
larly instructed the jury to indict every
leader, proclaimer, or instigator of
polygamy, as they have in every way
possible shielded and prevented its
punishment. He said that polygamy
was loathsome ulcer and degrading
crime not emanating from any religion,
but fit only for the darkest days anterior
to the dawn of civilization, causing the
Mormons' bitter hostility to free schools.
Continuing in this strain, the Judge con-
cluded by saying that the government
was now in earnest and the people must
realize this fact. Polygamy has existed
so long solely by the forbearance and
generosity of the government. He said
it was nonsense for the Mormons to fight
against 40, 900, 900 of people, which they
will soon realize. The United States
is with them in prosperity but not in
polygamy.
Year: 1875

On the afternoon of Thursday a lad
named McGrath was the victim of ter
ribIe casualty at Hydeville. He was
looking around slate quarry when he
came upon q can which had contained
nitro o-glycerine, but which had been
emptied four years ago, and had since
then been lying around the quarry. He
took it up, and, thinking to convert it to
some useful purpose, commenced ham
mering out dent. Suddenly the can
exploded with fearful noise. The e1-
plosion literally tore the young man to
pieces arm and leg, and the side
of his head were blown off. Empty
cans which have once contained nitro
glycerine are not safe things to handle,
even after they have been exposed to the
chills of four Vermont winters Troy
DniIU Press
Year: 1875

A dispatch from Sioux City says:
"Late news from the Upper Missouri
country represent the Indians as dissat-
isfied and insubordinate. The Black
Hills Treaty did not terminate to suit
them, and they are on watch for an ex-
cuse to kill somebody. Those at Chey-
enne Agency think they have struck it
in the person of the interpreter there,
for whom they have never felt much
brotherly love, and lately he has had to
exercise considerable strategy to pre-
serve his scalp. To-day he had to hunt
safer quarters. The indians say they
are bound to Lili him if he remains, and
they will not stop there when they COM
mence."
Year: 1875

AN interesting wrestling match took
place recently in Hancock, Ga, between
two old friends aged, each, about so
years, and named, respectively, Hancock
and Dennis. Fifty years before, to
day, they had a regular fight, in which
Dennis had been the victor. Remem-
bering his defeat, Hancock proposed to
wipe out the disgrace of it by friendly
wrestle, feeling confident that this time
he would come off victorious but he
was sadly disappointed, for he was soon
badly whipped by Dennis. There are
not, probably, two other old gentlemen
of like strength and sprightliness in
Georgia.


Ii the municipal government of Chi
cago is the foul and corrupt thing the
local papers represent it to be, that city
has certainly fallen upon evil times, and
the people who own the property and
foot the tax-bills are entitled to the
genuine sympathy of the outside world.
The Tribune calls the city government
the "Devil-Fish of Chicago" ikens it
to Victor Hugo's horrible creation of
that name, and appeals piteously to the
honest citizens to free themselves from
its crushing folds by the same method
employed by Galliatt in ridding himself
of the monster of the deeply first
slashing off the tentacles and arms of the
horrid thing and then nipping off its
head.