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Year: 1872

The CALAMITIEs WHICH WOULD FOLLOW


GRANT's RE-ELECTIoN.-Senator Schurz


made . speech at st. Charles, Mo, on Monday


night, in which he said the Liberals intend to


vigorously fight to the end Of the campaign /;


that there was nothing in the events which


have just taken place, and in the circumstan-


ces surrounding them, which would in any


way dampen the spirit of the men engaged in


the Liberal movement. He said if Grant was
reelected, the country would witness the
most corrupt administration it had ever seen.
He denied that there was freedom of election
in the South, and prophesied time when they
would have toi"fght fire with fire, force with
force, and the country would witness the de-
plorable results seen in Mexico and South
America. He said that four years from now
they might be compelled to elect Grant for the
third time, and they would not be able to help
themselves, for in thAt time he would be able
to elect himself. He stated that he had al
ways boen . Republican, always endorsed its
cource, and lthat the principles which be ad-
vocated and the course which he pursued as
are his principles and his course
still. He had never deviated from them, and
now re1eiced In the virtual accomplishment OF
everything he had ever contended for. He &C II
Year: 1872

The Baltimore Sun, referring to the re-
cent outrageous seduction ease, i'll that
city, wherein minister of the gospel fig
ures as the villain, says: I'm his sermon
yesterday morning at the Central Church,
the Rev. DR.. Munsey, while not alluding
particularly to this immediate case, took
occasion in the course of his discourse to
refer to the duties of a pastor. A minister
was commissioned to preach the gospel :
that was his duty-yet the minister who
was the most social and made the most
visits was the most popular. A pastor is
made cOnfidant of in almost every par
ticular, and he was granted a freedom
about the house not accorded to others.
This should not be. a minister, in that
respect, should be treated as other men.
The perversion of the Office of pastor to
such an extent was the cause of much
trouble"
Year: 1872

This journal is now thoroughly identified with the
greatest political necessity of the hour-uncompromis-
ing warfare against all kinds Of corruption, whether in
national local government. For years past the
TIMES has been exposing the demoralizng schemes of
seinteresed politicians and It's recent warfare upon
the Tammany Democrats has been received with uni
versal approval 1t has adhered to the pledge given
in its original prospectus. than twenty years ago.
that the public should be truly represented, and their
interests faithfully guarded through its columns It's
record has been pure and honorable and the highest
aim of its preprietors is to render it more and more
worthy of its past history and OF the confidence which
the public repose in it.. Two out of three of the org
nal proprietors st direct its policy and guide If all
publcquestions They purpose that the TIMES shall
continue to keep clear of all narrow and unworthy in
fuences and cques, and aim to represent the great
body of the public as distinguished from all personal
factions. 1t occupies perfectly independent position
and is free to speak the truth all subjects and about
allmen. It's greatly increased circulation throughout
the country adds to its power and influenced will
tinue to be faithful exponent of Republican princi
ples and advocate with untiring energy every
which tends to further the welfare of the people,


The utmost care will be devoted to gathering politi
cal from special during the Presidential
canvass, This department of the paper will be unusu
ally full and trustworthy. Renewed enterprise will be
exhibited in every department of the paper and large
space will be devoted to reports of speeches made du
ring elections, or on other important political
sions.


very full summary of news, and many general arti
cles of great interest are published in the Semi
Weekly editions and in the Weekly edition there is
unabridged report of the proceedings at the Farm
ers Club an excellent summary of political informa
tion and great variety of matter suitable for family
reading.


The NEW YORK TIMES is e-eminenily family
paper. all Objectionable advertisements Ibeing rigidy
excluded and it has constantly increasing circulation
among the most respectable classes of the community.
Year: 1872

The Boston Traveller says: The
Springfield Republican sees in General
Buffers recent visit to Massachusetts, a
movement to secure his election as dele
gate at large to the Republican National
Convention. AS usual, that paper is mis-
taken. We have the best authority for
saying that General Butler does not desire
to be delegate to that convention, and
will not permit the use of his name as a
candidate. More than that, the best men
of the party are opposed to the election of
any member of Congress or federal office
holder as a delegate, and the great body of
the Republicans of the country will agree
on that point. Ana it is believed that
President Grant is strongly in favor of the
adoption of this principle in the choice of
delegates. E'CeRing Post.
Year: 1872

A mathematical conundrum If poor
lone youth, with waxed end to his mus
tacbe, should write a young lady in this
cifv to meet him by moonlight alone, and
the the Young 70 lady's old mother should come
in on tangent and tan the gent until the
nIane of his coat tail formed an angle with
q vertical line, would the hypothenuse -, OF
the community be equal to the sum OF tne :
squares described by the young man III
"gittin way from dar ?" And II So
how
Year: 1872

LIBERAL REPUBLICANIsM IN TENNEs-
SEA- number of leading Liberal Re-
publicans in Tennessee have issued an ad-
dress urging the selection of a purely Re
publican delegation to the Cincinnati
Liberal Republican National Convention.
The proposition is advocated by the Nash
vile Republican Banner and other Repub-
lican papers.-Bdltin1Ore Sun.


We rise to enter our solemn protest
against any such classification.
Year: 1872

Speaking of the cosmopolitan character
of New York, the Post of that city says
There is Norwegian community and a
Swedish community and Polish COM
munity in this city, to say nothing of a
Russian church and Swiss military and
charitable organization. And, besides all
this, we have Welsh place of worship
where clergyman from Grythblwrvlid
can preach in his native consonants to the
exiles from the banks of the flowing APP
Llogllwrygwith or from the breezy heights
of WrythWggldidodd.n
Year: 1872

about the science of government, will
have voice in the Administration, and
not be mere figure-head in the Cabinet.
He will take larger interest in the af-
fairs of the country than in seeing that
his relatives are pensioned on the
Treasury. No person employed by the
Government will be sent out to purchase
foreign States and private land grants,
to be paid for out Of the public money,
nor will the Government be considered
one vast job to be handled for the Pc
cuniary profit Of the Presidents person
al friends.
Year: 1872

asleep. You saw her and me together
one night, and believed her false. Sht
never got over the wrench you gave
her heart. Father found out that she
had disobeyed him, and she came away
from home with me to avoid his dis,
pleasure. She said she wanted to die,
and she did die. I think your heart
must reproach you when you think how
cruelty unjust you were to her. She
loved you, and the thought that you
believed her false and unfaithful killed
her."


All night long man paced up and
down beside Margaret Leigh's prairie
grave. When morning came it found
him lying there beside it, and his face
was wet, but not with dew. There
were ether drops upon the violets and
creeping mosses than the drops of the
night dew.


ooh, Margaret, forgive me!' he
said, brokenly and just then violet
whose leaves had begun to unclose
burst suddenly into perfect bloom, and
in some way he felt that her spirit had
come near him and spoken forgiveness
to him through this little flower. He
broke it from it's stem, and to-day,
wherever he may be, he carries with
him the violet he gathered on the grave
of the only woman he ever loved.
Year: 1872

Will attend to House, Sign, or Carriage
Painting ut short notice and reasonable
rates Shop on the South side Of Market
street nearly opposite Flemmings lumber
office. He proposes not to be excelled in
any branch of the business either as to price
style or speed Of work.


n26tf May %, 1868.
Year: 1872

A LADY VISITS HEAVEN AND RE-
TURNS TO EARTH On the 7th, Mrs
Gardner, wife of farmer living near East
manville, Ottawa county, died under cir
cumstances the most extraordinary. Two
of her sisters were dead, one but few weeks
ago The cause of Mrs Gardeners death
was copgestive chill and after she had
been considered dead for six hours and was
being prepared for the grave, she returned
to consciousness and talked freely with
her attendants She stated to those around
her that she had seen both of her departed
sisters with other friends; that it was a
most beautiful land-beyond all descrip-
tion She said that she had permission to
return to tell living friends of what she
had seen, but that she was anxious to again
return. She passed away soon after making
her statement, and seemingly overaowing
with joy and happiness. There can be no
question as to the circumstances above re-
lated Detroit Tribune
Year: 1872

SOME persons who recently ascended
from Boston in balloon were struck with
amazement to find that they could readily
see the bottom of streams over which they
passed. The phedomenon is curious one,
and attention has often been called to it


1t suggests the thought that when sailing
in balloons and flying machl es shall have
becom common and practicable, new
methed of examining the sea a-bottom
may be found-one which shall save the
necessity of sending off such expeditions as
that on which Professor Agassiz and his
party recently went. Long grappiers will
will, OF course, be needed for the purpose
of obtaining specimens, but of course that
is matter readily remedied; scientific
people will then go about in the air as oys-
ter men go about in their oyster boats
Year: 1872

There is in Iowa a gentlemanly woman
whose strength of mind might put many a
man to blush, and even make Miss An
thony herself meek 1t was the building
of new railroad which discovered this
extraordinary being, who is of an age pass
ing the limits of uncertainty and who pos-
sesscs ingenuity of the most diabolcal and
unearthly kind. 1t was necessary that the
road should pass through part of her pro-
perty, proceeding to which she objected
so violently that the authorities could only
assess the regular damages and assume the
right of way, willy .nilly. The thunderous
tornado of her wrath was reused, but not
until the trains began to run did she COM
mence active war Then, when locomo-
tive came up one day, it found rail fence
built across the road and the venerable
dame seated on top, in the center of the
track, with determination and defiance
blazing in her eyes. Would she get off !?
No, she wouldn't. The engineer and the
conductor exhausted themselves in threats
and commands, but all in vain-hke Ma
poleon at St. Helena, she sat firmly and
tuO oCcnc Will VOclleTUuS ulSdp-
probation. The train must go on-there
was nothing to be done but to 90 on. Not
until the engine began to make the rails
fly did the gentle lady hasten from her
perch, and as the train disappeared she
executed wild dance of rage on her desc.
Grated land. Some time after that her
genius, and the sweetness and light of her
nature, inspired her to oil the track before
the advent of long wood train. OF course
the car wheels spun about helplessly and
the train was indefinitely delayed, while
Madam, with folded arms, stood on a lofty
hilltop near and, like the eagles of the
republic, laughed out in scorn What she
will do next none can guess, and the rail
road people, who have deadly fear of her,
are recommended to say their prayers re-
gularly when they approach that part of
the road.
Year: 1872

A REMARKABLE CASE The case of a
woman who resides in Tennessee is one Of
the mot remarkable or record. Her in
clination, disease. or whatever it may be
called, for sleep, is contrary to anything
ever before known, and battles all the at
tempts of medical inquiry to explain it
The Louisville Courier-Jomnal tells the
story, and vouches for its correctness
otheawise it might be taken for piece of
romance, incredible even to the possibility
of truth. The age of the woman is thirty
one years. Up to the period of eighteen
she was sprightly girl, when she was
stricken, and has ever since-for twenty
three years-been most of the time in a
sleep trance. She is awake thirteen times
in twenty-four hours, remaining awake
only seven minutes each time, and no powor
on earth can force her to remain awake
one second longer. She hreathes only at
intervals of FIVE minutes, and at such times
she seem to do so with great difficulty, only
drawing two or three respirations, then
falling back as though she were dead
While awake, she eats, drinks and talks
for few minutes She is as white as the
whitest marble, and is perfectly beautiful
A fortnight ago she was on exhibition at
the Southern Hotel, in Union City, Obion
County, Tennessee.
Year: 1872

LAST year there were three million
letters sent to the Dead Letter Office -
Sixty-eight thousand of these could not be
sent to their destination because the name
of the country and State were not supers-
cribed four hundred thousand had no
address at all. An English statistician
remarks that about the same number of
unaddressed letters are sent to the London
post office every year, and that fact is used
as basis for the calculation OF other accid-
ents. 1t seems strange that anybody
should write letter, seal and send it away
without any address, yet, as stated above
more than three thousand persons did SO
last year in the United States.
Year: 1872

A COOP CoNsCIENcE.-An Indian be-
ing among his white neighbours asked for
little tobacco, and one of them having
some loose in his pocket, gave him land
full. The day following, the Indian came
back, inquiring for the donor, saying he
had founde quarter of dollar among the
tobacco. Being told that, as it had been
given to him, he might as we'll keep it, he
answered, pointing to his breast, 81 got a
good man and bad man here: and the
good man say it is not mine, must return
it to the owner; the bad man say, why,
he gave it to you, and it is your own now ,
the good man say, That's not right, the
tobacco is yours, not the money! the bad
man say, Never mind, you got it, go buy
some dram;' the good man say, No, no,
you must not do so; so l don't know what
to do, and l think to 60 to sleep; but the
good man and the bad man keep talking
al night, and trouble me and now l bring
the money ba.k feel glad"
Year: 1872

MYSTERIOUS FIRE.-A mysterious fire,
which twiosn one day came near burning
up a house in Guilford, Conn, was finally
traced to scme tin pans, from which the
rays of the sun had refracted with sufi-
icent intensity to start blaze at focus
some distance off. Some months ago we
recorded case of incendiarism by means
of burning glasses brought to bear upon
the building ''just for fun" But who
ever suspected that arson lurked within an
innocent looking milk pan? The range of
absolute secu rity is evidently narrowing
Year: 1872

l found the cherished face of Maria
Ann wreathed in smiles the other evening,
when | returned from my arduous daily
toll | am engaged as standing man at
saloon. So many candidates are treating
that the saloon keeper hires six of us to be
treated. We all drink with every candi-
date who comes in, and it makes business
pretty brisk)


Said my chosen one: "Joshua, I am
afraid you don't always find me an augel in
disposition"


Said |, "That's So hic my dear, I dom
seldom find you an angel in-anything.


"And,' she added, "you are not always
the most pleasant man in the world"


did not feel called on to reply.
She had cut an item from the columns
OF some paper wherein demented writer
told about some impossible woman, who
being troubled with bad temper, counted
twenty five every time she got provoked,
and thus became a sweet, amiable, and
dearly loved ornament of the house of her
delighted husband read the article az
well as the condition of my head would al
low, and remarked ''bosh."


Maria Ann paid no attention to me, but
unfolded her plain. She said that every
time got mad l should count twenty
five and every time she got mad she would
count twenty five. | asked her who she
thought would pay the rent while we sat
and counted twenty five, over and over all
day long Then she said l was raising
objections to her plans for our mutual i'm
provement, spd | said l was not, and she
said was enough to try the patience of a
saint, and said she was too, and she came
for me, an | told her to count twenty five;
but she forgot all about that, and just tai
lied one on my left eye.


Then | was going to demonstrate with
the poker, and she told me to count twenty
five, and said | would not; but l did
before she had pulled half my hair out.
Then she made me count twenty-five over
and over, until was out of breath and felt
real pleasant and good natured. So we
went to supper. Now the cat was curled
up in my chair, but did not see it until [
sat down and l did not see it then, but l
was pretty sure it was there, in fact | knew
it was there as we'll as / wanted to, and
more too l felt inclined to raise up sud-
denly, but as gathered to spring, she
brandished the tea pot and murmured,
"Joshua, your temper is raising, count
twenty five or I'll break your head" and
the cat was drawing map of the Tenth
Ward with her claws around behind me
with the streets and boundaries marked in
my blood | rose to explain, and said,
"My dear-I-" but she caromed my head
with well shot tea-cup, and sprinkled my
face with a quart Of hot tea, and l sat down
and counted twenty five, but it killed the
cat. The old fellow died hard, though 1
could feel him settle as hi, nine lives went
out one by one.


A few days practice of this rule, under
the loving instruction of Maria Ann, has
enabled me to conquer my temper. No
body can get me mad now; | am in a state
of perpetual calm, and | want to see the
man that wrote that story, want to fit him
for the undertaken, and make a demand
for mourning goods among his friends.-
Then l can die happy-counting twenty
five,
Year: 1872

BETTING ON ELEcTIoNs-Section 60
of the Penal Code reads as follows.


Every person who makes, offers or ac-
cepts any bet or wager upon the result of
any election, or upon the success or failure
OF any person or candidate, or upon the
number of votes to be cast either in the ag-
gregate or upon the vote to be cast by any
person, is guilty of misdemeanor
Year: 1872

In those dark years when the slave hold
er ruled from Boston to New Orleans, the
Democratic party cheerfully wore his collar,
and when he fell from power it still howled
and barked at the heels of the nation
throughout the long and agonizing struggle
for life This virtue at least it had-the
fidelity with which an i'll treated cur some
times follows brutal master; and IL is
faithful yet.-Horace Greeley.
Year: 1872

An American contemporary says the fe-
male costume is perhaps the most expensive
result of the Fall. No sooner had Eve
bitten the apple than she discovered that
she "wanted dress" and that want has
been increasing in intensity and compre-
hensiveness among her daughters ever since
that unfortunate hour.
Year: 1872

A sentimental young gentleman recent
ly made an observation of tender nature
to lady, during the pr ogress of quadrille;
but as he was afflicted with a severe cold,
she coudl not gather whether he had been
"nipped IN the bud,' or "dipped in the
mud" This state of uncertainty is most
Year: 1872

A writer in one of our magazines intimates
that managing mammas are about as COM
mon among the wealthy and aristocratic in
our own cities as in any part of Europe.
In this connection the writer says "There
is lady we'll known in one Of our cities who
has married off a large family of daughters
eligibly, and prides herself openly on having
performed q mothers duty. Not one Of
them,' says this frank woman, when speak
ing of her sons-in-law, would have married
daughter Of mine if l had not brought it
about by little dinners and adroit attentions,
by making opportunities for intercourse,
and-and by putting it in their heads. And
they are all very happy. l think the world
would be much better off if the question of
marriage were settled for people by any
body but themselves >"
Year: 1872

If growers Of contingencies should raise
sheep primarily to produce mutton should


attend to the breed, aud keep their sheep
well fed, and care for them generally and
should also try to mature them early. so as
to sell the carcass,-by this means We should
have wool we'll fed, from young, healthy,
strong, woll-bred, fat sheep, which is just the
wool wanted for cOmbing and delaine pur-
poses. Farmers cannot keep these large
sheep on lean pastures, with but little care Of
them, and have good wool. And the great
reason the combing-wOol sheep run out when
brought from England and Canada is that
they do not get the same care and treatment
they had in those countries, and are often
kept on soil they are not adapted to, and are
not fed sufficiently. The wool from Leices-
ter sheep that has been in the United States
two years is generally harsher, and leaner,
and worth much less than it would have been
ifthe sheep had stayed in Canada or England.
Now, this will not always be so, for growers
will yet learn that these large sheep need
more to eat than the small merino, and their
food should not consist of Indian corn, but
they should have some roots, mangel wurzel


and oil cake. When sheep are fed on corn


they are too hot and feverish, and the WOO


becomes harsh and brittle, while a proper
supply of roots aud oil cake with other fooC
would produce soft, sound, and elastic wool
Year: 1872




The way that most farmers save their
winter apples is to hole them up like pota-
toes, or pile them up in a cave or cellar.
By this method you not only lose much val
liable time, but lose very many apples, and
what you do keep over winter are in bad
condition. Apples may be kept in barrels
that are quite open. but the best and cheap
est way is to keep them is in crates or boxes
made in the following manner The ends or
head pieces should be ten or twelve inches
wide, by fifteen to eighteen long; they can
be sawed or split; nail your boards on the
bottom and sides, leaving places for ventila-
tion. Have your boards all the same length;
about three feet.


When you gather your apples from the
trees put in these boxes (be careful to not
bruise them) and lay the boxes on each 9th
er in your apple house. Two men will han
die these boxes with ease. You can look
your apples over in these boxes at any time
with but little labor. When you are ready
to ship, just nail a board over the top and
you are ready. In this way you get your
apples in market in good condition and han
die them but once. Keep your house al
cold as possible at all times without freezing
Year: 1872

field, where she stopped at an old prospect
hole" On coming up with her she again
commenced rubbing against him, and drew
his attention to the hole, where he soon dis
covered the colt. It appears il had slipped
into il and was unable TO ge' out, and the
mare had taken this method to obtain assist
ance. Being unable to get it out alone, Mr..
Fletcher went for some Of his neighbors, and
with them returned. While they were TAX.
ing the little follow out the mare manifested
the most intense delight, and seemed almost
beside herself with joy and afterward, when
the men had got out of the hole, she came
up to Mr.. f., and placing her nose on his
shoulder gave every sign Of gratitude that
human mother might under similar circum-
stances. Who will say that the horse does
not reason 2-Virgin City Moatanian.