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Year: 1875

The Memphis. Tennessee, Appeal
publishes, with warm endorsement,
letter from Captain J. c. Dougherty,
late Of the One Hundredtk Pennsylvania
Volunteers, in which he says:


Permit me to remind you that in the
cemetery at Arlington and other plncea
in the North the dead of the two armies
lie side by side, each receiving equal
care and attention from the Government.
| have lately observed with regret that
many Of the Confederate dead remain
on the battlefield of ChickaDauga, and
il has occurred to me that the Govern
ment would cheerfully transfer them 70
the National Cemetery at Chattanooga
If the attention of the proper authorities
was called 10 IL. Such an act would re-
ceive the Endorsement of the entire
country. All good citizens, Of whatever
party, will rejoice at the action Of the
Grand Army of the Republic, at Chic
ago, in inviting the ex-COnfederates 10
join in the reunion 10 be held in that
city in May; but TO the Ninth Army
Corps; General Burnside,) belongs the
credit of originating the movement. At
its annual reunion, at Harrisburg, in
September last, a cordial invitation was
extended to General Longstreets corps
TO join in the reunion in 1875. The two
corps met in nearly every battle in
which they were engaged in the East
and in the West, hence the feeling Of re-
spect that grew mp between them. No
more beautiful or fitting tribute can be
paid the memory of the gallant dead Of
the late war than 10 strew their graves
with choice flowers Of spring. Let us,
then bury in Oblivion all the bitterness
of the conflict, and all unite in the conf
ing ceremonies whatever we may he,
making no distinction whatever between
the blue and the gray.
Year: 1875

The varieties of expressing grief are
numerous. The Chinese imagine that
it is necessary 20 raise an immense row
and wear white clothes to show how pro-
foundly they feel the loss of relative or
dear friend, while Europeans are less de-
monstrative and wear black. But it has
been reserved for Philadelphia mer.
chant to reiginate a touching testimonial
to the dead. His wife had died, and a
day or two after the funeral there was a
grand opening at his store, which was
made to serve the purpose of mourning.
All the goods were arranged tastefully,
and draped with black in a sort of SOM
bre-cheerful manner. For instance, a
beautiful hemstitched handkerchief
would have neatly laid upon it a pair of
black kid gloves. This and other III
genious devices were resorted to. There
is an editor in this city. says the Wash
ington Chronicle, who must shuttle off
the coil of mortality one day, and when
he does we shall follow the fashion of
the Philadelphia merchant and cele-
brate, mourn we mean, his death by up
setting barrel of printers ink on four
or five reams of snowy white paper. We
are sure all will pronounce it touching
and appropriate tribute.
Year: 1875

There is heavy emigration to Cali
fornia this season, although it is appar-
emily without warrant, as the labor mar
ket is overstocked in city and country.
1t seems to be phase of the American
fever for knowing West" that thousands
should be pushing for the Pacific coast
without any perceptible inducement
beyond vague expectations. It will be
well for this country when we no longer
have West to emigrate to. When that
time comes the growth of the Nation
will react toward its center. The popu-
lation of the great Central States and
the Mississippi Valley can be doubled
and yet not reach moro than hundred
to the square mile. The country will
grow in different way. Great manu-
featuring cities will arise; interior towns
and cities will be built up, coal and iron
resources will be more fully developed,
and there will not be such unequal con
ditions that breadsluffs will be burned
for fuel. Our population is entirely too
diffnse, and the filling up OF the Nation
will be advantageous in every way


Baltimore American.
Year: 1875




We have had the pleasure to see the
newly-made twin brides at the Gibson
House last night, and must confess that
more perfect exemplicatlon of the
French story of Girofe-Giroha could
hardly exist. They were at supper with
their husbands last night when we saw
them, and nice little tea party the four
made. The bridegrooms are brothers,
bnt not twins. 1t is not often in life
time that one is permitted to see two
brothers married to twin sisters. The
husbands are easily distinguished the
one from the other. The trouble to be
apprehended is in the sameness of the
wives, and very pretty sameness it is.
To use homely but trite phrase, they
are as like as two peas. To describe the
one would be to describe both. They
are of medium size, perfect brunettes,
dress exactly alike, and seem to be
about twenty years old. Beauty has
richly endowed these fair brides and
placed its dimpled seal in the cheeks of
each. How, in the order of human pas
sion, it came to pass that either of the
husbands could fall IN love with his
wife without falling IN love at the same
time with her sister passes our under
standing. 1t has been suggested that
each OF the Morgan brothers fell in love
with both the Stuart sisters and, to set
tie the matter, put their sweethearts in
bag. shook 'em up, and drew cuts for
the one that came out first. We sup
pose they know, but We don't see how
either of them knows to which one of
the twins he is married. They came in
to supper, and by judicious assortment
were seated each at the right hand of
her husband. When they went ont Of
the dinning room one couple was allow
ed to get some distance in advance be.
fore the other started, to prevent con-
fusion.
Year: 1875

India rubber sidewalks are coming in .
to fashion out West. For small towns
they are admirable-combining economy
and duIs bility. The first experiment
was made in DanvilIe, Iowa, where
three hundred yards we're put down on
one of the principal streets. All the
boys in the place ran over it, bat there
was no noise. A leading merchant stop
ped in front of his house, then jumped
on his heels. The elastic forces hidden
in the rubber threw him over the gate
to the roof of the piazza. But after a
few trirls he was able TO alight on the
steps with the graceful accuracy Of a 8y-
ing squirrel. The chief drawback 10
the walk is its odorous familiarity in hot
weather, but il can be neutralized BY a
weekly wash of borax and coal tar. It's
principal advantage is that it can be
stretched. As the town grows, il is pull
ed out toward the suburbs. Two yoke
of cattle can lengthen it three miles a
day.
Year: 1875

A negro named Joe Reed, Friday kill
ed Nashville policeman named Frazier
and was arrested and confined in jail.
At half-past ten Friday night n mob ga.
thered at the Jail and, on being refused
the keys by the jailor, broke down four
heavy doors and took the prisoner out.
They took him to the suspension bridge,
tied one end Of rope TO his neck and
the other to the bridge, and then threw
thin off. The rope broke and the victim
fell ninety feet into the river. lie was
shot once on the way from the Jail and
again at the bridge. The body has not
been recovered.
Year: 1875

II is estimated that at least half mil
lion strangers will join the natives in
Boston ON the 18th Of June. A pop
corn manufacturer who hasseen Colonel
Sellers is making four million corn
balls for the event
Year: 1875

At the conclusion of the Lecture, it
was received with demonstrations of ap-
plause and a unanimous vote of thanks
rendered the Lecturer. A map of the
county was drawn on a black board
showing the railroads and townships
connected by them. To this map
frequent reference was made by the
Lecturer showing the power of the town
ships on the N. S. & s. r. R. to fix the
county seat on the line of this road.
Year: 1875

That is the vote as it stood before the
N. s. & S. r. R. was built Since this
building great revolution of interests,
accessibility, and sentiment, has been eff
fected, and if we are permitted to judge
men and communities by their interests
son and Coal and Saltlick to get to Som
erset as it is for Thorn and Hopewell by
rail- Look at the townships traversed
by our railroad, and say nothing of those
merely touched or approached, but con-
fine your view to those only that are be-
sected by the road-Thorn, Hopewell,
Reading, Jackson, Coal, Saltlick.


Now by reference to the vote of 1874,
it is found that these six townships cast
large majority of the vote, and that
they could place the county seat where
ever they choose to place it. They
could place it to Somerset, to Junction,
to McCuensville, or Shawnee, or Glen
ford. They have the numerical strength
required. These townships can control
VI tllO
and, if united in action, as they are in
interest, make themselves masters of the
situation whether local or political, with
in the county, or they may sacrifice their
friends and their local interests by neg
lecting to unity their action.


TAKE THE SIX TOWNSHIPS


and add to them Madison in the n. E.
and Mondaycreek in the s. w. and you
have a power, not northern, not south
ern, but WESTERN. which is omnipotent
within the county. Cease, therefore, to
speak of a north and a south in Perry
county. We have more truly an east
and a Dest.


Let our political action recognize this
fact. Let not our delegates in county
conventions fall into the error ofopposing
candidates in the S. w. part of this coun-
ty now, as they have been doing from
force of habit before our rail road made
that section a unit with ourselves. We
have before us the great work of unity
ing. politically what is already unified
materially. 1t was the policy of New
Lexington politicians to give Pleasant
township with her 145 votes as much
| power in the central committee as Read
ing with her S25. This was done to
unity the section in her interest. We
do not wish to be guilty of any such in
! justice as that, but we are bound as true
men, to unity Western Perry by all
means, honorable and fair, and within
the limits of reasonable discretion If
we fail to do this, we fail to promote
our interests-we fail to stand by our
friends-we fail to check mate our foes
we fail to unity our forces, and we suffer
the penalties of our folly.
Year: 1875

DECORATION or Memorial Day is now
observed more with feelings honorable
10 humanity than few years ago. 1t
was the hatred then entertained and
manifested that induced Senator Sum-
ner's protest against any ceremonial
Oommemoration of the lamented dead of
the Civil war. Long previous to this the
same distinguished man decaimed
against 4th.of July celebrations. 1t will
be remembered the Legislative Censure
was abrogated few days before his
death. 1t is an impulse honorable to hui
manity to remember and cherish in the
heart the brave and gallant dead who
perished in defence ofcountry or great
cause. Honorable motives were theirs
aid they proved their faith by their sacri-
Acel This is equally true of Union and
Confederate dead.


The softening hand of time in allaying
passion, strangling, as it were, the efforts
of narrow minded and small men to per-
petuate sectional hate is manifest. The
manly and honorable submission of the
South has had its effect upon the high
minded generous people of the North.
Within the past year, an exConfederate
officer residing abroad, restored to Mas
nachusetts, a battle-hag honorably won
Such incidents are calculated to help on
the era of good feeling-when people
South and North will decorate all the
graves of the gallant dead of both sec
tions.
Year: 1875

PRESIDENT GRANT has, at last, been
smoked out on the third term, evidently
with reluctance. His letter which is in
this paper, is singular document. He
wants people to think he resigns his third
term pretentions, but the letter does not
80 state. The saving clause is in it and
if the Force Bill oflast winter had passed
Congress, he might have raised the pre-
text to secure his third election by means
Napoleonic. The lurking desire is mani
fest in the letter, and it is clear that he
has sought denomination, and in fact
does yet.
Year: 1875

SHORTLY before 10 o'clock on Wednesday night,
at the beginning Of the severe storm that passed
over the town, a horse hitched to a carriage
dashed rapidly down Poplar street apl arenlly
beyond the control of the driver, while female
voice was shreKing in tones of fright from the
vehicle. On the following morning whip was
found on Poplar street, near the old jail but our
reporter could learn nothing further of the occur.
renee.
Year: 1875

WHAT does the sage of the Repository
think of Grants third term letter? Is
"third term humbug now?" He says
a third term may become advisable and
necessary in the future. Does he not
expect that future next year2 What,
too, does he mean by saying he surren-
dered life position in the army, if he
does not mean third terml The letter
shows conclusively that third term is no
humbug.
Year: 1875

THE Wisconsin Supreme Court re-
Gently decided case which is some
what new in its character. A father had
directed his child in attendance upon. a
public school to study reading, writing
spelling, and arithmetic" but not to
study geography. The teacher, with
knowledge of this parental instruction {?
insisted upon the youth S studying geog-
raphy, and when he refused she admin
istered the rod. There upon the father
caused the teacher to be prosecuted for
assault and battery. but the prosecution
was dismissed on the teachers motion,
and she thereupon brought this action
for malicious prosecution. The Court
below had charged that when a parent
sent his child to school he surrendered
to the teacher such authority over the
child as was necessary to the proper
government of the school, the classifi-
cation and instruction of the pupils in
Guiding what studies each scholar shall
pursue. But the Supreme Court held
that this was wrong in so far as it appli-
ed to studies that the parent has right
to make reasonable selection from the
prescribed studies for his child to pur-
sue, and that the teachers assault upon
the boy was uniustifable.
Year: 1875

Trains are now run at about the rate
OF forty miles all hour-sometimes much
faster, and generally somewhat slower.
The fastest trains in England run at
sixty miles an hour. To run at this rate,
the piston OF driving-rod of the locomo-
tive must travel at the speed of 800 feet
Per minute, or so rapidly that it cannot
be seen to move at all. George Steph-
enson, the first to claim that the locomo-
tive could run at twelve miles an hour,
was called insane until he proved it. It
was but few years after this that prom
inent engineers said that railway trains
could be regularly run at the rate of 100
miles IN hour; and dStephenson was again
called insane because he said that fifty
miles an hour was as fast as trains could
be regularly and safely run. But it is
now discovered that he was nearly right,
and lccomotive-ma are no longer
building engines to run faster than at
this rate. But they are trying, instead,
to save the time lost in taking coal and
water for supplying the engines.


On some lines long open trough 40
feet long, is laid between the rails. This
is filed with water. AS the locomotive
passes at the speed of fifty miles an hour
a pipe OF scoop is lowered from it into
this trough, the water. is thus dipped up
and placed in the water-box for use by
the engine. Another Invention is huge
box raised above the road and filed
with coal. As the locomotive passes, it
touches a spring, the box turns upside
down, and the coal drops into the tend
Ell, which runs behind the locomotive.
The time which is thus saved will of
course make the trips shorter, without
calling for an increase of speed. It may
be that when you are grown, railway
trains will not be run any faster than
they are now; but, in spite of what
George Stephenson has prophesied, I
suspect some future American engineer,
who is now boy, will find means of
running twice as fast as they are now
run, and hope with greater safety to the
passengers.-.S Nicholas for Decene-
Der.
Year: 1875

THERE is now little doubt that sub
terranean vein of water extends under a
greater portion of this city lying north
of the river. The average depth from
the surface is about So feet, and when
the vein is well reached the water rises
in the well to within few feet of the
top. The vein was first struck by
Heisinger Brothers, as viii be renem-
bered, and the workmen had much diff
Guilty in escaping, on account of the rush
of water. Beckwith had the same expert
ence on reaching the same depth, and
on Friday last j. j. Moore, digging for
water to supply this Office, struck the
same vein at the same depth, and the
water poured in with such rapidity as to
fill the well in a short time. The water
in these wells is inexhaustible, and when
once reached it forms perpetual spring
of the purest of water. There is no
doubt remaining that this vein can be
tapped anywhere in the vicinity of these
wells already sunk, by going down 50
feet-OsHkOsh Northwestern.
Year: 1875

JACK TURNER'S TRoUBLE.-Jack Tur


ner, of The Portage Register, who it
seems has been mistaken for John Tur-
ner, of The Mauston Star, says Here
is rather an awkward fix. We have The
Chicago Times which contains quite a
flattering notice of Rev. Lewis Raymond.


That man is our uncle, on our wife's
side, and he makes in mighty lively,
they say, for his Satanic Majesty"
when he takes off his coat and spits on
his hands and invades his dominions.
We'd like to take that paper home and
let Mary read it, but the misery of it is,
right in the next colum is an account of
how ''Mad Jack Turner" tried it and
did shoot himself at Madison the other
day ; and it lets on as though that fel-
low was us. Mrs. T.. would De teetotal-
ly and essentially disgusted If she should
see that article. (Right here some
miserable wretch will say that the disgust
would come in because it wasn't true,
but it amt so.) Uncle Lewis, too, is
just as badly disgusted as we are. He
would like to buy five extra copies Of
that paper and send them to his numer-
GUS friends in all parts of the world, but
then he don't like to circulate a paper
that contains an article that might and
probably would be construed as referr-
ing to his respected nephew, and SO he
must do without them. Really, this is
a very awkward predlcament. We al
ways knew that there was going to be
more trouble growing out of this Mrs.
Ingersoll affair, ever since the witnesses
and doctors in the case sent in their
bills to us for payment, year ago, after
John Turner had cleared the woman on
a charge of murder. We tried then to
get John to change his name, OF move
out of this State, but he was perverse
and obstinate and wouldn't do it, and
now he is tsgnawing file'.
Year: 1875

The latest reports from the mining
regions of Lake Superior represent in
creased activity in silver mining in that
section. -Four new silver mines have
recently been opened near Ontonagon,
and new discoveries of both silver and
copper are being made in hitherto an
explored sections, and there are reasons
for believing that the public is just be-
ginning to understand the true value of
the mineral deposits in that section.
Year: 1875

Three years passed away after the
game for life or death. and one pleasant
evening, toward the sunset-hour, ahorse-
man was riding slowly along highway,
traversing a fertile valley of South
western State.


Three years had added more dignity
to the face, and perhaps saddened it.;
but otherwise no change had ever come
over Capoul Monteith's fine features.


Upon his right hand, setting back
from the road, was pretty little farm
house, surrounded by fertile fields, and
the sight promising well for nights
lodging s'for man beast" Capoul turned
in at the white gateway, and rode up to
the front door, and dismounted.


The owner of the mansion descended
the steps to greet him, and Capoul Mon
teith stood face to face acith Garnet
Weston.


"My Godl has the grave given up its
dead!" cried Capoul, in dismay.


"No, old fellow, you find me flesh
and blood ready and willing to give you
hearty welcome to this my home, left
me by on old bachelor, few months
since. But come in; I will tell you all. !"


The surprised and delighted Capoul
willingly accepted, and around we'll
spread tea table that evening heard how
Garnet had been carried forth to be
most bungGngly executed; but squad
ron of Juarez cavalry had appeared and
frightened off his executioners, ere the
the first platoon had retired, and that 3
watchful ranchero had seized him and
borne him to his rancho where, through
months of suffering, he recovered, and
was able to depart from the house of
his good friend


But it was long ere he could gain
strength enough to reach Galveston,
Texas, and there he met an old uncle,
who had carried him to his comfortable
home with him.


The kind old bachnlor was one day
thrown from his horse, and night and
day Garnet had watched by his bedside,
until death relieved him of his sufferings,
and the young man found that his uncle
had left him ali his wealth.


''But, old fellow, why did you not
write to let me know, for you know
not how have mourned for you9" asked
Capoul.
Year: 1875

Take an egg out Of nest on which
the hen has set her full time, carefully
holding it to the ear; turning 1t around
you will find the exact spot on which
the little fellow is picking on the in
side of the shell, this he will do until
the inside skin is perforated, and then
the shell is forced outward as a small
scale leaving q hole. Now, If you
will take one Of the eggs in this condi-
tion from under the hen, remove it to
the house or other suitable place, put
it in a box or nest, keeping it warm
and moist, as near the temperature of
the hen as possible (Which may be
done by laying two bottles of warm
water upon some cotton or wo0l and
lay a glass over the box or nest, then
you can sit or stand, as Is most con-
venient, and witness the true naoous
Operondi. Now watch the little fell
low work its way into the world, and
you will be amused and instructed as
have been. After it has gotits OPEN
ing, it commences nibbling motion
with the point of the upper bill on the
outside of the shell, always working
to the right ifyou have the large end
of the egg from you and the hole up
wardD, until it has worked it's way al
most around, say within one-half an
inch, in perfect circle; it then fore
es the cap or butt end of the shell off,
and then has chance to straighten
its neck, thereby loosening its legs
somewhat, and so, by their help, forc-
ing the body from the shell.
can Farm Journal.
Year: 1875

Salt Lake, February lS.-Brigham
Young, who has been spending the
Winter in Southern Utah, will arrive
mere tomorrow.


The local rates of freight eastward
by the Union Pacific railroad are such
that parties here have been shipping
freight to San Francisco, where, meet
ing the competitive ocean rate, it is
again shipped by rail to New York
and Boston.
Year: 1875

FEMALE GAMBLER.-The Countess kisse-
left. probably the most noted female gambler
in Europe. has Just died in Paris. She mar
ried Count Kisseleff who was Russian gem
eral and diplomatist of high distinction; but
the twain proved incompatible, and separated,


never more to reioin. She went once to visit
Pope Plus the Ninth. The holy father had
heard OF her liking for play and reprOached
her. She repented for the moment and
promised not TO 81. down TO Il gambling
table for a year But a short time after she
was at Monaco. facing her partner over the
green cloth, throwing down NsPoleons by
handsful from box held by her maid at her
side-all this time standing SO as not to break
her promise which she could not keep by
sitting at gaming table. Some twelve or
fifteen years ago leaving gaming house IN
Hamburg she fell and broke both her legs,
and ever since has been Obliged TO walk on
crutches. But she gambled TO the very end,
and retained along with her mania the most
genial good humcr and kindness to everybody