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Year: 1875

Always when the Democratic party is de-
feated at an election, the organs raise the cry
that it was done by imported and other illegal
votes. This was repeated upon the recent
election. The Cincinnati Enquirer pretends
to think that the change in the party COM
plexion in this county was made by illegal
votes, and that the Republicans carried the
State by the same means. 1t isnotorious that
large numbers of the police tried to keep le-
gal voters from the polls by intimidation, vio-
lence, and arbitrary arrests. 1t twould be unna-
tural if they did not also encourage illegal
voters. There is evidence enough to carry a
moral conviction that two of them entered in
from Newport to vote and repeat, and that
they were provided with money to do this
costly work.


There were plenty of other signs that an ex-
tensive Democratic organization for importing
and repeating votes was in operation In the
notorietY of all this the Democratic cry of il
| legal voting sounds pitiful. Yet this practice
on their side may make them sincerely think
the same is done by the Republicans. But is
this posterior charge of fraud satisfaction to
an intelligent people9 Is the providing of our
elections with such safeguards as will secure
them against both the fact and the suspense
of illegal voting impractieable? If not, will
capable and honest people neglect to provide
these safeguards, and content themselves with
charging fraud when their party is beaten?
To provide these securities is an affair for
both parties to unite in, if both desire honest
elections.


If the privilege of voting is worth having, it
is worth the pains necessary to verify and pro-
tcct it. He who objects TO fulfilling the
forms to verify his right to the franchise, is
not fit to possess it. And the honest voter is
deprived.Of his franchise when an illegal vo-
ter and repeater may neutralize his vote. Eff.
forts have been made to protect the elections
Year: 1875

This fearful scourge has again broken
out among the horses, and thousands
are lying helpless-suffering from the
dreadful disease.


Whatever remedy worthy of note,
known to be beneficial in effecting a
cure, should be given to the public for
the relief of the poor, suffering brutes
that in health are ever ready to respond
by active exertion to the commands
laid upon them. Common humanity
demands it and mans humanity to the
brute creation should cause him to rem
der help regardless Of profit and loss. !,


We will throw in our might toward
that end, and, acting upod the old adj
age which says IAN ounce of preven-
tion is worth pound Of cure" we
should say, be watchful. When the
first symptoms appear, then Is the time
Year: 1875

WEAT THEY Education is not
the work of the State at ALL 1t belongs to
families, and should be left to families, and to
voluntary associations. The school tax in it
self is an unjust imposition"


I'VE demand of the State, as our right, Ell
ther, such schools as our Church will accept,
or exemption from the school tax, If it will
support schools by a general tax, we demand
that it provide, or give US our portion of the
public fund and leave us to provide schools in
our own religion, under the supervision of our
own Church. We hold education to be a
function of the Church, not of the State; and
in our case we do not and will not accept the
State as an educator. ."-FreenaR's Journal
Catholic.
Year: 1875

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Sprinkle carbelic acid freely about
the managers. Steep red peppers in
vinegar, using two of the sword pep
pers to pint of vinegar use one half
for inside dose, and rub the remainder
outside the neck. If the throat becomes
badly infiamed and sore, bind on salt
pork saturated with coal oil. A good
sized handful of dried pennyruyal,
made into tea and given hot, will
create a sweat and drive off fever.


The diseased horse should be secured
from draft of air, and allowed to re-
main quiet until he regains health.
Careful grooming and continued rub
bling of the whole body is of great ben
eft.


A tablespoonful of sulphur mixed
with two of salt, and given several days
succession, will serve to keep the
bowels in good state.


A small piece of ssafetida (size of
pea)pOwdered and mixed with their
food, is good prevention of desease.


Rest is the one great thing needed to
secure a cure; ill-treatment from over
work at the time the disease is abatiDg,
causes more de.ths than the natural
course of the disc ase.


Especially should the horse be shield
ed from rough weather, And cool drafts
OF air when Sweated.


We read in the 'gOOd book" a"mer-
ciful man is merciful to his beast" On
such authority one can surely base
judgment relative TO mems inherent
nature, by careful observation of the
state of the dumb animal over which
he has full CONTROL Ohio Farmer.
Year: 1875

Written respectively by their friends, will ap-
pear during the year. The revived interest in


college life mai es these papers especially time
lY and will secure for them unusual Attention.
Year: 1875

From a receat letter from Constan-
tinople to the Providence Journal
we quote:


The accounts which are given of
the riches which are boarded in the
palace have the savor of the tales of
the Arabian Nights. Beyond doubt
q vast deal Of wealth, in the form Of
diamonds and precious stones, is ac-
cumulated there. The ostentatious
display by the shah Of Persia Of his
wealth in this direction, on the recent
tour Of visitation with which be fa-
vored Europe, is well known. Among
a profusivn Of jewels on his person,
be was accustomed to wear q cap
heavily embroidered with diamonds
and fastened at the front with a brill
liant Of enormous size On the oc-
casion when the sultan was to receive
him as his guest the grand staircase
and the corridor leading to the audi
ence room were, 10 anticipation Of
the arrival Of the shah, ordered to be
laid with heavy Smyrna rugs studded
all ever with diamonds, emeralds and
sapphires, so that the royal visitor
was obliged to tread under his feet
the evidences of greatness which be
wore on his head. The sultan re-
ceived him, as he stepped upon the
staircase, in O plain dress, wearing
his usual simple fez Of scarlet cloth,
and without personal ornament of
any kind 4 neat bit Of sarcasm for
a barbarian. If any visitor at Con
stantinople can procure a frman from
the Sublime Porte TO visit the impe-
rial treasury house at the old Serag-
I lio, where be will see more wealth IN
Jewel studded trinkets, diamond noun
ted sword hits, belts, scabbards,
horse furniture and caparisOns, cups,
vaees. articles Of Eastern workman
ship and single stones Of immense
value, than would buy the crown
/ Jewels in the tower Of London twice
over. 4 specimen Of the contents
of this repository IN the form OF a
golden throne setwitb precious stones
and which were formerly a present
from Persia. is to be sent TO car cen
tennial exhibition. 1t was one Of the
contributions Of Turkey to the Ten
na exposition. just now it IS the
T fashion for the women Of the harem
to make costly presents TO the sultan


These presents are usually something
in the direction Of the national arma


meut. The mother Of the sultan


who seems to have c head for bHsi


ness, has the credit Of inventiBg this


substantial form Of feminine bland
ishment. Some fine pieces Of artil-


lery have been thus contributed to


wake up the royal favor"
Year: 1875

A New YORK correspondent writes !:
a was wading about this week to buy
cages and dropped INTO a cellar in Amity
street where a man keeps birds and dogs
and monkeys. There / made the ac-
quaintance of a newly.impOrted Scotch
terrier of marvellous sagacity and perfect
education. But, alas, misdirected intel
ligencel He has heen for years the ac-
cOmplice of London thief, whose little


game was played by this dog. He is
taught and trained to recognize pocket
book in lady's hand, to jump and frisk
about her, then to seize the pocket book
and run; his master catches him up and
secretes him under his coat and joins
the hue and cry after the dog down
some street. At last he was dropped
upon, the little game discovered, and in
the court the little dog was principal
witness. A lady was walked past him
bearing loosely pocket'bOok up
jumped the dog, seized it and carried il
directly to his master. The master was
sentenced and the dog exiled. He GER
tainly did some Astounding bits of thiev-
ing in my presence, stealing small
package from my muff that lay on a
chair; but must refuse to accept one
story the cellar-keeper told me: That a
lady called TO buy bullfnch and laid
her pocket-book and handkerchief on q
| low shelf. Turning after a while she
took up her property and left the place
but returned in 8 moment saying that
her pocket-bOok was empty that had
contained a $50 bill and several smaller
ones. Search was made and the wad dis.
covered under the edge Of q mat, well
chewed and placed there by the dog"
Year: 1875

An English physician recently re-
moved a section of patients liver,
placed it on plate, scraped it carefully
and returned it TO its place, fully re-
stored to its normal action. This prom
ises to work a revolution in the treat
ment of disease, and in few years we
will have an addition to domestic litera-
ture something like this: Husband, /
wish you would take Johns right lung
down TO the doctor this morning and
have the middle valve fixed" or "Will
you stop into doctors when you come
home this noon and see if he has Mary's
liver mended, as she wants to go out to
tea this evening" The practice viii be-
come so common in time we are sure
that none of the neighbors will be in
any way startled to see wife with a
veil tied around her head leaning out OF
a bedroom window and shouting to a
receding husband; Jeremiah! tell
DIR. Scrapem to send up Willie's right
kidney at once, whether It is done or not


He's had it there moren a week and the
child might as well be without any kid
ney and done with itp'-D -DaRbury Mems
Year: 1875

In recent paper read by Capt. PIN
before the Society of Arts the writer
gives the following lucid and concise
definition of the term tonnage as applied
to ships: "A vessel with her equipment
and crew will have a certain line of tiota-
ton and certain displacement; and,
after taking full cargo, she will have
another and a deeper line of hotation,
with a greater displacement; or, so TO
speak, her own deeper immersion will
cause her to impress a deeper hole in
the water. The cubic contents Of that
portion of the vessel contained between
these two water-lines, measured exter-
nally, will be TIE same as the number Of
cubic feet of water which tbs cargo, by
depressing her, has compelled the vessel
TO force out of its place. AS the weight
Of one cubic foot of water Ia known, that
weight multiplied by the number OF
cubic feet of water displaced by the
greater immersion Of the vessel, will give
the weight of the volume of the water
so displaced, and that weight will be the
same as the weight Of the cargo, the
presence of which caused the diaplace-
ment in question-that weight Therefore
propose should constitute the tonnage
Of the vessel, since il is the weight, when
expressed in tons. of the cargo which she
can carry with safety % herself ana her
crew"
Year: 1875

Cooley has had some trouble with one


of his hens She wanted to sit, and he
didn't want her to. He put her under a
barrel, ducked her at the pump, threw
her into the air and reasoned with her,
but she would persist in going back to
the nest. Finally he put hot porcelain
egg under her; but she skipped about
until it cooled, and then she returned and
sat on the egg with the air of having
resolutely determined to hatch set of
crockery and couple Of fiower-pots out
of the porcelain delusion. Then Cooley
resolved TO blow her off. He placed half
a pound Of gunpowder under the nest,
and laid slow match out into the yard.
AS soon as he saw the hen safely seated
he went into the kitchen to get light


Meantime, Mrs. Cooley entered the hen
house TO hunt for eggs and to ascertain if
that idiotlc chicken was sitting yet


Then Cooley came out and fired the train


In a couple of minutes there was fear
| full explosion. A second later, Mrs


Cooley emerged precipitately from the
door with her mouth full of feathers, her
hair full of blazing straw and warm
| blood, and an assortment of drumsticks


gizEards and claws distributed around
over her dress. Then she made dash al
| Cooley. What the result was l do mo-
| know. But | met him on the following
Tuesday with court-plaster on his nose
and look of subsection in his eyes, anC
he Informed me contidentially that th'
next hen of his that wanted to sit nigh


sit in peace throughout the ages of tim,
and all through the unending cycles o


eternity before he would bother himsel


about her.-Ma1 Adsler, in Ddn6uTy Ners
Year: 1875

"A Danbury man who was discussing
the woman question, taking grounds
against her ability to follow masculine
pursuits, finally admitted that woman
was well enough In her way so long as
she did not attempt TO sharpen pencils.
Year: 1875

idation toward negro voters, but rather tends
to establish the fact that numbers OF negroes
voted the democratic ticket from the convic-
tion that in go doing they were advancing their
own interests and the interests OF the state.
II is mere matter OF conjecture what course
OF policy the committee will recommend, but
the probabilities are that it will be in the di-
rection of new election. The excitement in
New Orleans when the committee left that
city was intense, but there was no likelihood
whatever OF its being manifested in any gen.
eral outbreak. The Kellogg government is
submitted to only under the pressure of the
military power Of the United States, and in
the expectation and belief that congress will
devise and adopt some measure that will re-
store the commonwealth to the control OF it's
own citizens.
Year: 1875

On the subject of more than one crop
in one year the Lompoc Record says:
"Mr Cook, of San Maria, states that
three years ago he sowed large tract
of land in barley, and that he has cut
two valuable crops, the second yield
ing fifty-four bushels per acre, and
that the cropi is passable this season.
1t is no uncommon thing to see the
volunteer crop of the second year
twenty-five per cent better than the
crop first taken from the land" This
is nothing remarkable in the valleys
of Southern California, though it will
seem so to people in the East. The
volunteer crop in Los Angeles valley
is often better than the first. Corn is
frequently planted on the ground after
the wheat or barley is harvested and
good crops raised. We know of in
stances where ten crops of alfalfa have
been cut within a year with an aver
age of one and half tons per acre at
each cutting. One gentleman in
formed us that he cut over one ton OF
alfalfa per acre from his field each
month in the year. This can only be
done on land which is kept well irri-
gated. The fact is, there is no limit to
the productions of the soil in this val
lev when water is abundant.
Year: 1875

IT seems unjust that ELIZABETH
should not be permitted to tell her
story. 1t is true she has told it SO
often and i'm so many different ways
before, that as evidence in favor of
BEECHER or against her husband 1T
would not be entitled to nor receive
great consideration. Still we should
like to hear the new version which she
would now give of the old story. 1t is
refreshing TO read the doves denunci-
alton of her ne'er do well husband.
Her assertion that the father of lies is
an angel of light compared to T4Eo-
DoRE has our endorsement, and it ex-
cites our sympathy to read the little
woman's observations that she is a
long-suffering and much-abused wife.
Judge NELSON. ought to admit her
testimony. 1t cannot be worse or
more unreliable than that of her hus-
band and other witnesses already on
record. Enough has now been given
to satisfy the world that nobody's
character will be seriously injured by
this trial, and the universal verdict is
that ELIZABETH is as good, if not bet
ter, than the other ingredients of this
pretty kettle of fish.
Year: 1875

1t is the common remark, not only
of the newcomer but of those to the
manor born, that all California needs
to make her the garden spot of the
world is water. If this is true, and
there is little reason for doubling it, it
rests with ourselves to make our State
the most fertile and beautiful that the
sun shines on. All the water we need
is here; all that is needed is utiliza-
tion. There is enough and more than
enough water pouring into the Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin valleys-the
two great valleys of the State-to irri-
gate every acre worth cultivating in
those broad levels, and at some day
not far in the future grand State sys-
tenn of irrigation will be inaugurated
which will be carried forward until
every drop of water necessary to make
those valleys TEEN with the products
of the farmer will be utilized. The
plan of creating irrigation districts
commenced by the last Legislature is
working well where actual operations
have been commenced and will lead to
satisfactory results. The fruits of this


work will, we have no doubt, prove so
great that in time one grand State sys-
tenn of irrigation will be adopted


When We have turned the water from
its natural channels and spread it over
the valleys we shall have increased
the value of our annual products hum
dreds of millions of dollars and fur
nished homes and employment for
two or three millions of people. These
are the opinions of men familiar with
the State, its area of arabic land and
its water supply. Thus it will be seen
that it is. not water California needs,
but utilizing of the water she has to
make her the happy home of millions
of people. f3~e 8tcgsat.f r
Year: 1875

it will be in few years. But If we
expect to reap all the advantages aud
profits we are entitled to, our fruit
raisers must respect the quality of
fruit more than they have done. Hith-
erto they have had more regard to
quantity than the quality. We are
quite sure that We have not the best
quality of any class of fruit. II is true
we have been able to sell and USE all
that we have raised, but it is only be-
cause it has not came into competition
with the best class of fruits. Our or
chards are susceptible of great i'm
provement. Our peaches and apples
are not half as good as they can be
made. 1t is by grating and
budding that the improvement
in fruit is obtained, and now
while young orchards are being
planted, is the time to look after that.
Not one half the time and labor is
required to do it now that it will re-
quire when the trees are several years
old. Our vineyardists have taken con-
siderable pains to improve the grape,
and in few years they will be amply
rewarded for their trouble. AS all
manner of fruit can be raised on a
large scale here, we desire to see not
only the largest but the best fruit in
the world.
Year: 1875

The fruit culture in Southern Cali
fornia is now and must always con-
tinue to be a souce of great profit to
the people. The climate and the soil
is all that could be desired to make it
the very best business that the people
can engage in. Notwithstanding we
have large orchards and why ards, now,


we feel confident that this business is
only in its infancy compared to what
Year: 1875

One of the finest improvements in
the city will be the rebuilding of the
Lafayette Hotel. The whole Of the
back OF the house is already being
torn down, and the front will shortly
be built up. The stores will be just
half AS large as they are now, and, MS
the Important has very large stock
oithand, they will not have half room
enough for their goods and in order to
prevent them from being damaged by
dirt and dust, they have decided to
sell all their Spring goods at less than
cost,and others, such as cottons, table
linen, etc, at exact cost. We advise
all to call at the Important and con-
vince themselves of the great bar
gains. Such bargains they can never
get again, and in order to prevent a
great rush, we advise all to call early
and take advantage of the building OF
the Lafayette Hotel. a16
Year: 1875

NEW YORK, May TIT is now
thought that the testimony in the
Beecher trial will be in next Monday,
and the arguments are expected to be
finished by the end Of the first week in
June, and verdict may be looked for
by the middle of June.
Year: 1875

A sale of lots took place at Caliente,
the new town on the Southern Pacific
Railroad, on Monday, the 26th ult.
The lots did not go off at a high aver
age, but there were more bona tide
sales made at Sumner.
Year: 1875

Ex-Assemblyman Chandler of SUIT
ter county says that in his estimation
Sutter Will produce a fair crop this
year. The early sown and Summer
fallowed crops look we'll, although in
some localities the late sown crops are
a little short in the stalk and more rain
is needed.
Year: 1875

On Monday one of the Lower Lake
and Calistoga stages tipped while
coming down the South side of Mount
ST. Helena. The stage had fifteen pas
sengers on board and everybody was
tumbled out. Copsey, farmer of
Lower Lake, suffered a dislocation of
the shoulder; man had his face peeled
from forehead to chin; one Turner was
hurt in the hip; lady was badly
bruised, and all were injured more or
less.
Year: 1875

TRY TIE ENAMELLED PIPE, IT WILL NOT
] Rust or crack and COSTS only trife more than
common iron pipe. Is positively BEST thing
for water service pipe. have the exclusive agency
for Rock Island. FRED HASS.


Store in Star Block
Year: 1875

so transparent that every folded ticket
was seen to drop to the bottom. These
boxes were generally arranged upon a
counter or bar: and early in the day il
looked to he the tairest game in the world,
when two or three prompt voters appeared.
and splitting their choice among political
parties, saw their ballots deposited and fall
through the crystal depths like fsh-hook
for rogue or piece of cheese bait for a
HOunder Yet from all this Daraphernaia
of fair ballot the spectator had but t.
lift his eyes to the beso:ten wretches who
took his ticket from his hand and put them
into the boxes and the surly vagabonds
who keep the check list in the back kground,
to feel very vivid apprehension that be
was the victim OF a superb lottery swindle
The average bar keeper at Second avenue
or Ninth avenue gin-miil would be an im-
provement on the election officer to be seen
throughout New York yesterday.


As the day advanced and the voting be-
came more animated, the finer restraints
of the morning disappeared in the human
vehicles which carried the ballot to the
place of its deposition, and, as the after
noon wore on. the box keepers on the side
walk took more effrontery and the ballot
takers more dull nonchalance or deeper
cunning. BY some secret understanding
the outside fellows seemed to know how
the balloting ran, and couriers were sent
Oft to the headquarters Of candidates to
state the situation from hour to hour with
as much positiveness as if they had opened
the ballots and read the names of the ben
efclaries.
Year: 1875

From tim Ne10 YORK Graphic.


This box feature Of an election is con-
fined to our New York city municipality
In other cities saloons or rented parts oil
houses supply the place of boxes Rents
are 80 high in New York that the whiDper-
in of votes is confined t. the sidewalk,
where he puts up little booth of plaGks
not rs big as sentry-box, into which be
can creep if the weather is bad and stand
there ali day, proffering tickets to passers.
by. An atmosphere of uncertainty is en-
gendered by such provision, and the faces
and address Of the canVasserS around the
boxes do not give more promising ap-
pcarance to the dignity Of the suffrage.


On my corner we're three boxes. the
Republican and the Tammany, each sur
mounted by American flags and the anti
Tammany box, without colors, but warn
ing the people against the ''one-man low
er." Twenty iil-starred loafers surround
ed these boxes, generally put to their
mettle of good behavior and not quite as
insolent as cab drivers or medicants. Still
they would no more miss a vote than a
shoe black would lose a chance to give a
ten cent shine The least sign on the part
of the traveller of disposition to deposit a
ballot would involve him in a skirmish.


Half square distant, perhaps, would be
the polling place, an open store with q
policeman at the sill and the clear windows
revealing half dozen glass ballot boxes