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Year: 1872

GOLD MINING IN NOVA SCOTIA ne
Montreal Gazettc says: - The gold
mines of Nova Scotia constitute an i'm
portant industry. We are Advised that
they have been worked steadily, and in
many cases profitably. Though the re-
turns show small decrease in the year
" standard of production, yet accord
inc to the chief commissioner, they are
quite as good as could be expected, TAX
inc into consideration the scarcity Of
men and the consequent high price of
labor. 1t is especially gratifying to
ind that at no period since the com
mencemcnt of gold mining in the prov
ince had the business been of more le-
Ultimate character than it was last year
There were no unhealthy speculations,
the losses generally have been small,
while in some cases the profits ~hay"
been large"
Year: 1872

SLEEPING ON, ONE SIDE Sleeping
on the right side, which in addition to
permitting free action of the heart,
has the great advantage of favoring the
escape, through the pyloric orifce OF the
stomach, of that organs contents by
gravitation, the stomach then lying in
an inclined position from left to right,
which it also assumes when one is in
the erect attitude. For people who
limit themselves to light or easily di-
gested suppers or who may go supper
less to bed, the posture of rest may be
a matter of indifference; but to indi-
viduals inclined to rotundity, or to in
diligence in hotsuppers and aecompani-
ments, the best way to avoid, or to
facilitate escape from uneasy sensations,
is a question of interest.
Year: 1872

An English farmer was one day al
work in his fields, when he saw party
of huntsmen riding about his farm. He
had one field that he WAS especially
anxious that they should not ride over,
as the crop was in a condition to be
badly injured by the tramp of horses.
So he dispatched one of his wOrkmen
to the field, telling him to shut the
gate, and then keep watch over it, q. ID
on no account suffer it to be opened.
The boy went as he was hidden; but
was scarcely ut his post before the
hunlerS came up, pefemptorIly order
ing the gate tn be opened. This the
boy declined to do, stating the orders
he had received, and his determination
not to disobey them, Threats and
bribes were offered, alike in vain; one
after another came forward as spokes-
man, but all with the same result; the
boy remained immovable in the deter
mfnation not to open the gate. After a
while, one of noble presence advanced,
and said in commanding tones:


"My, boy, do you know me? am
the Duke of Wellington, one not accus-
toned to be disobeyed and l COM
mand you to open that gate, that and
lily HlcuuS may letao thAONe3hs


The boy lifted his hat and stood un-
covered before the man whom all Eng
land delighted to honor, and answered
firmly:


Il am sure the Duke of Wellington
would not wish me to disobey orders.
must keep this gate shut, nor suffer
any one to pass but by my masters eX-
press permission


Greatly pleased, the sturdy old war
rior lifted his own hat and said, &.


Il honor the man or boy who can nei-
ther be bribed or frightened into doing
wrong. With an armyof such soldiers
could conquer, not only France, but
the world and the old Duke put spurs
to his horse and galloped away, while
the boy ran off to his work, shouting at
the top of his voice:


'Hurrah, hurrah! I've done what
Napoleon could MT dol we kept out
the Duke of Wellington


--CnT-iStid73 Weekly.
Year: 1872

Big Lake between Plymouth and Bre-
men is nice place for bathing in hot
weather. The water looks so clear and
cool. So thought couple of gentlemen
from indianapolis Representative of
wholesale houses-and two. of our own
merchants, who were travelling in car
riage last Tuesday, from this place to Bre-
men. So they arranged that three of the
party should disrobe, leave their clothes
in the carriage with the fourth, and enjoy
a refreshing bath m the lake. The invig
Grating bath made them 50 joyful shat the
companion in charge of the team and
clothes, could not resist the temptation
to doff his clothes, deposit them in the
carriage, and plunge into the lake. The
horses being pretty sharp thought they
would play good trick on the swim.
mers, and not being securely hitched, they
started at rapid pace for town. Ther
commenced race which has never been
equaled in this county since the time ii
was inhabited by the abonginees. But il
was an unequal race-the horses were on.
ly running for fun; but their pursuefs
were bound to have their clothes, and
they got them, after running less than
half mile; but the buggy was not worth
much after it ran against tree.
Year: 1872

1t is not known positively what course
Senator Sumner will pursue in this can
vass If he was right sure that he could
control Greeley, in case of his election to
the Presidency, he would sympathize
with the Greeley party. But he fears
that Mr.. Greeley will be under the inf1u-
enee Of Democratic Politicians, and that
the Negroes would suffer thereby.
Year: 1872

Hon. Wm- Williams of W arsaw, member
OF Congress for the 10th district has
been nominated for Representative in
Congress for the State at large. He re-
eeived the unanimous support of the del
egates from the northern part of this
State, and will carry the full strength of
the Republican party in the State. He is
one of the best public speakers in the
State, and will make himself heard before
the election takes place.
Year: 1872

We are getting our mailing machine
ready for use. 4 part of our list will be
printed on the papers this week, and the
time to which the paper has been pal for
will be printed with the name. If there
are any mistakes il times we hope those
interested win notify US of the fact.
Year: 1872

General Sheridan on the Indian.

 It is pleasurable to have cor rect views fully verified by distin- guished men from time to time as their experience becomes more ex- tended, and for this reason we here present extracts from 6 recent letter of General Sheridan to the war Depart ment, upon the nature of the Kiowa Indians; and what is said of himself will we'll apply to General Crooks position from first to last in connec- tisn with the Apaches:

 The tribe needs punishment of the severest kind, and we are prepared and willing to administer it when ever it IS deemed best by the proper authorities Had 1t not been for Col onel Hazen, who represented that these Indians were friendly, when l followed their trail without missing it for a moment from the battle of the Washita" until l overlook them, the Texas frontier would be in better condition than now, and we would be free from embarrassment. He seems to have forgotten in his recent newspaper communication, when he censures the Government for not chastising these Indians, that when I had my sabres drawn to do it he pronounced them, in the name of the Peace Commissioners, friendly. If l only had some authority to manage and punish the Kiowas, would not stop until had caused them to re- spect human life and the rights of property. As it is now, must confess that do not know what to do. The Government will not be able for @ much longer time to avoid the de- mands of progress and settlement, and must insist upon the measures which will render every portion of our extensive frontier safe for @ citizen to travel over or occupy.
Year: 1872

was particularly jealous in imposing fines for contempt, and here it appears Judge Bidwell found him to be as contemptible an attorney before his court, as the people did him as Judge on the bench. The "reasons shown !" for remitting the fine were an abject apology in open court and the heart rending plea that he could not raise the small sum of $25 and would have to go to the jail where he formerly took so much delight in sending others for like offenses, and one more reason charity induces us to not mention. The reduced character of Reavis IS further shown in his inability to get up satisfactory $500 appeal bond re- ferred to.

 We hope this may be our last par ticular reference to this poor, despised and unfortunate creature. We only do it now to show how low 8 bad course of conduct will bring man. Had Reavis been nearly fair and just in his position, he would to-day have been occupying the honorable one of District Judge and member of the Supreme Bench; but with blind and perverse stupidity or native cussed- ness," or 6 combination of both, he is so low in public regard that a lower grade is hardly in sight or thought. We are assured that he even quietly submits to be told in open court, by a fellow attorney, that he is guilty Of deliberate falsehood, as we understand too, in his professional capacity. As a terrible warning to others of what 8 bad course will lead to, we point to the obdurate ex-Judge of the Second District, and we assure him that it is done more in pity than anger, because we fear he is beyond redemp- tiOn.
Year: 1872

and that with very few exceptions the people are enthusiastic for the road

 All in all, the railroad era in Ari- zona seems near at hand. A few more years of waiting will be necessary, but we believe only few. With railroads will come reliable peace and prosperity.
Year: 1872

Mr.. sruRGEosis ofthe opinion that
when people, particularly preachers,
have nothing important to say, they
take tong time about it, but when
they have something worth telling
they ''out with it at once" 1t was
1t was DIR. Chalmers, who, on being
asked how long it took to make a
sermon, replied: "That depends up
on how long you want it. If your
sermon is to be half an hour long, it
will take you three days. Tit is to be
three-quarters Of an hour, it may take
You two days. or perhaps only one
but If you are going to preach for an
hour, why there is not much occasion
to think a great deal about it. II
may be done in an hour
Year: 1872

On Wednesday last new nomination for
President was made, this time of purely
religious and spiritual character, the Lord of
Hosts being claimed as presiding officer
over the meeting. The Convention was held
in Vineland, n. j., which is, we believe, a
city of refuge for all theorists outlawed from
orthodoxy, and in whose sandy soil new
ledged dogmas and Concord grapes flourish
alike prolifcally together


The present movement which is Just inau-
gurated there is both political and religious,
and is announced to mankind by the Ameri-
" can Prophet Of the Lord, Chauncey Barns
who is nominated for President, and designs
to commence at once "iremodeling the Constitu-
"tiQp and Government Of the United States by
"rules of virtue, honor, and peace, turning her
"men-of-war into fishing smacks for the ben
eft of the poor.r and who will, in his pro-
phetic capacity, also establish New Jerusa-
lem at Vineland. The only obstacles in his
way were the lack of sS to pay the rent of
his hall and inability to read or write his own
bylaws, for which purpose he was forced to
employ the services of a reporter present.


Chauncey Barnss ideas of the uses of the
Presidency are no doubt puerile and ridiculous
enough, but they are at least humane and
unselGsh. He would hardly seek, with rival
candidate to keep the two sections of great
nation at feud with each other, to reopen all the
bitter anmosities of civil war, which both sides
would gladly forget, and to repel the frank
and unconditional acceptance of all the bench
cent results of the war by great historic
party whose doubtful attitude hitherto toward
them has formed our chief danger merely IN
order that he might get verdict from the
Year: 1872

Sunday and Monday have given token of
return of the fierce heats which afflicted the
city in July. So far however, the mercury
has not reached the maximum hight of those
terrible days, having marked 80 on Sunday
and 92o yesterday. This is oppressive enough
and the nine sunstrokes which were reported
show how insupportable was the temperature
The cooling showers of this morning promise
TO make the day more endurable.
Year: 1872

Official returns determine the election of
Maginnis, Liberal candidate for Delegate to
Congress from Montana, by fair majority.
The contest has been close and was disturbed
by local issues, but the result shows that the
voters of Montana, though not directly par
ticipating in the Presidential canvass, largely
eympathize in the Liberal cause.
Year: 1872

The latest account we get of Grant tactics
from the interior is, that active Grant men
are busy sending around agents with papers
pledging the signers to vote for straight
Democratic ticket in case one should be nomi-
mated. II has come to this, then, that the
continued activity of the old Bourbon, Cop
perhead Democratic party, which these men
have 50 often denounced, is now their only
hope of success; and it is to such men they
make their appeals. Genuine Republicans are
glad when the Democrats accept their princi-
Year: 1872

We have come to the arguments in the Bar
nard trial at last, and two of the counsel for
the prosecution addressed the Court of I'm
parchment yesterday The arguments of the
learned gentlemen appear to have been
chiefly directed to an elucidation of the alleged
evil practices of the respondent in the Erie
and Albany and Susquehanna Railway cases.
The tangled bkein of that famous litigation
was cleyerly unTaveled
Year: 1872

Why indeed should we have comic newspaper in
America while that dear old grandmother, The Eren-
ing Post, is left to us Here she is again, in full
pursuit Of yet another Convention, which, with I'M
dying hope, she trusts may at last make ticket 10
suit her. Who that has seen the old darings pages
has not shaken his sides sore with laughter over her
solemn love-makng with every Convention in turn
which has thus far assembled throughout this Con-
vention year Who can have forgotten the
columns Of advice which she gave Cincinnati
Who can have forgotten the oceans Of ink shed upon
her pet Steinway Hall Who does not recall with
infinite glee the labouous efforts she made TO show
that the Fifth Avenue Hotel Convention was 10 bs
the sign of deliverancei Who can have forgot
ten the wild anger with which she assailed
The TRIBUNE for suggesting that perhaps that
conference uouh be a good thing; or tho
frantic devotion with which, the morning
after its meeting she attacked, the chief topic of
editorial discussiOn-a late in oats in Chi
cagoi Who does not roar yet in recalling the zeal
with which she then took up the Convention which
nominated Mr. William S. Groesbeck and Mr.. Fred.
Law Olmsted for President and Vice-Presidont of
the United States respectively To this hour We
believe she remains the one solitary sup
porter of that able and unexceptiOnable
ticket from which both Groesbeck and Olmsted
themselves long ago boltedi Next she appealed TO
Baltimore to do her bidding Finally, here she IL
again, hope springing eternal In her venerable
breast undscouraged, forgetful of all the past con
fident of all the future, triumphantly pointing to
the Convention of Straight Democrats to assemble
at Louisville, as the genuine movement which
may yet rise above past and present
prejudices, place the great party Of the
future upon the original Just and
generous principles of Democracy as first delivered
to the saints in The Ereaing Poet four-fifths of
century ago. A whole case of surgical instruments
could MT get joke into the head of the man who
does MT find that record superior TO a complete file
Of Punch, from its foundation
Year: 1872

"You cannot discipline the Republican party.
You may try it if you please, gentlemen The Re-
publican party came into being against discipline
against all sorts of overriding and crushing infu-
ences. 1t itself protest against party dis
cipline and party domination" These are the
words of Gen. Wilson, uttered in the Senate on the
1lth of March, 1871 We call his attention to them.
1t seems to us that he is just now acting upon a
diametricaly opposite opinion-upon some notion
which he has got into his head that it is wicked
and traitorous to oppose the Republican party. To
be sure when he uttered the above truth he was MT
running as the candidate of q Convention for the
Vice-Presidency
Year: 1872

The hand is the hand of BlantOn Duncan, but
the voice is that of the Administration so
much one may truly say of the side show of the
Bourbon Democracy. The whole logic of the
case has been from the outset conclusive as to
the completely of the Grant Republicans in
this ridiculous movement. But now we have
ample evidence in the circular sent out by Mr..
j. NJ. Edmunds, Secretary of the Grant Central
Committee at Washington. Here we have
this honest and ingenious gentleman actually
sending out the call for the Bourbon Demo-
cratic Convention at Louisville, and begging
Grant Republicans to help circulate it through
the country. Here is the Democracy hating
Grant party doing its best to keep up the old
" organization" which they say is so damned
with treason and rebellion that a man who
accepts any of its votes is worse than trail
tor. Now, does Mr. Edmunds backed by the
COnklings, Mortons, and Chambers, expect to
"save the country" by touting for Mr.. Blan-
ton Duncan's Bourbonsf or is this only part
of the conspiracy to create diversion which
in this city has resulted in an alliance be-
tween Messrs. Murphy, Tweed, Decoy Bliss,
and 0'Brien.
Year: 1872

Travel in Arkansas, exciting though it may
be, is not entirely unattended by danger if
we may judge of the country from a travel
er's recent experience. Our correspondent in
the Southwest, whose letter is herewith print
ed, relates some moving incidents by field and
rail, which will revive the memory of stories
of American travel told in Martin Chussleoit.
For all that, however, Arkansas has many
physical attractions for settlers, and we may
be allowed to hope that 1t will not always be as
it is now, the worst governed Southern State"
Contrast with the condition of Arkansas over
whose unfortunate property holders the rule of
the carpet-bag has prevailed, the condition of
her nearest neighbors, Tennessee and Missouri,
which were some time ago returned TO the
Government of their own people, white and
black. In each of the latter, property is Sc
cure, life is protected, material prosperity is
reviving, and in the blessings Of liberty
which embraces all its inhabitants, each
State is rapidly learning to forget both
the civil war and the long blight of Slavery
Year: 1872

Another outrage is reported from the Mexl-
can border. Making due allowance for the
excited state of public feeling in Texas, and
the natural inclination of the people to charge
every act Of violence to the account OIL the
Mexicans, it is evident that the gangs OF Cor
tina's men which infest the region are now
beyond all restraint. 1t is imperative that
Congress shall take some action in these exas-
perating cases when the report of its commit
fee shall be made at the next session.
Year: 1872

That the notable letters of Senator Sumner
and Cen Banks should cause a cOmmotion III
the old Bay State, we must expect But these
letters reflect, in some particulars, the increas-
ing Liberal sentiment of Massachusetts people.
There is a growing strength of Liberalism in
Buffers district as well as new force and life
in the ranks of the party generally and through
out the State. TRIBUNE correspondence from
Boston, herewith printed, sums up the whole
situation, and gives a cheerful view of the
campaign for Reform.
Year: 1872

AS the sign denotes, it is tru-
ly a Hat Store, both for Ladies
and Gents. Every person who
visits Independence is familiar
with Turner's Millinery and Fur
nishing Goods Store. Last spring
they added to their stock in the
shape of Gents Hats and Fur
nishing Goods, making it truly
a Hat Store. We say it land
without boasting), that we have
as large and as fine an assort-
ment as can be found in any
store of our class Of goods west
of Chicago.


TO the Ladies (as usuaD, we
solicit Il share of your patronage.


To the Gents-remember it is
truly, surely, and the only Hat
Store in the city. Our Facility
and Experience for purchasing
stock is second to none; expen-
ses small; consequently our
prices we guarantee.


Remember the place, The
Sign of the Big Hat.
Year: 1872

CENTENNIAL ANNIvERsARy. -
Senator Lowry, whose return from
the meeting Of the Committee Oh
the Centennial Celebration was no.
ted 4 few days since, had long
talk with the Railroad King, Thom-
as Scott, on the subject Of cheap
passenger rates for those desiring
to attend the Philadelphia Exposi-
tion in 1876. The man of many
railroads assured the Senator that
ho intended to make the rates so
low that ut least one representative
Of every Iowa family could afford to
attend. The plan for the building
in which the exposition is to be
held contemplates structure which
will cover fifty acres Of ground.-
The big show will commence April
first and close November first. Com
petition will be open to the world.
State Register.
Year: 1872

ensucd. His wife was q valuable
helpmatc tor = man in his e-uliar
situation, and as time sped away she
bore him twelve or thirteen chill
dren. He possessed an iron will
and almost an iron constitution,
and by din. Of indomitablc energy
and economy he accumulated quite
q respectable amount Of property
Compelled, as he was, to remain
continually in recumbent posture,
he wrote with his paper on a small
board placed across his breast; and
by the necessary habit of keeping
his head raised upward and for
ward the muscles of his neck ac-
quircd sufficient strength to enable
him to hold his head in that situa.
ton for hours without apparent ia.
tiguc.
Year: 1872

hands, and all that kind Of thing.
The definition, though puzzling to
old bachelors, is good. Persons
experienced in such matters, will
have no difficulty in interpreting the
last clause to their own satisfaction;
indeed, call that sort Of thing" is
quite as exact an Interpretation as is
wanted for the indescribable art Of
making love.
Year: 1872

In the active pursuit Of pleasure
or gain, the incstimahle blessing of
health is too often forgotten, until
disease is firmly seated, and the
fact only realized by great bodily
and mental suffering. The Liver is
the vulnerable point in most per-
sons, and the disarrangcment Of the
organ involves almost the whole sys-
tenn; hence the reason why under
Liver diseases there is enumerated
such a number Of Affections, and we
claim the Simmons Liver Regula-
tor to be remedy for them all.
Year: 1872

From the Boston Advertiser, March II.


Messrs Gilmore, Tourjce and
Zerrahn have at last decided upon
a list of the music with which
choral societies will be required to
prepare themselves. twill be seen
that the list includes some of the
grandest works ever written, while
those which will fire the popular
heart and stir up enthusiasm have
not been omitted. Especial pains
have been taken have to no class
OF music or no nation unrepresentcd
on the list. The announcement is
as follows:


The following are amoung the
sacred and select chorals and Choir
uses to be sung during the festival
by the full grand chorus of twenty
thousand voices, with the accom-
paniments CT two thousand instru-
ments and the great organ: