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Year: 1875

1 The Citizen of July 24th publishes para

 graph from the MINER which says "the peo-

 pie are making no effort to commute the sen

 tence of Manuel Abelis," and infers that

 they wanted to see the man hung. Alter wards certain prominent citizens of the place to grant respite for two weeks until n showing could be made for communication !; the respite was granted and the showing made, which the acting Governor, in the proper exercise of his discretion, concluded was not sufficient and denied the application. The acting Governors action Is all right he has the evidence in the case before him and is thoroughly competent to pass upon 1t. But, at the same time, the people of Pres colt claim some rights, and one of those is the right of petition, which they exercised in this case, and hardly think it fair in the Citizen to take them to task about it. They think they understand themselves and knew what they want.

 We know that the Citizen is not alone in Us CCucuICY tuCiC tuO5C Nuo SCCiu to ut sire to control the consciences of others in this matter of petition. We, with many others here, understand the crime of murder to be the unlawful killing another with mal ice aforethought, which we suppose to com prehend the lying in wait or in cool blood, for the purposes of gain or to satisfy some revenge, taking life, and were presumptious enough to think that this was not such case that when the deceased came into the house where the wedding party was and struck one of the guests in the mouth with stone and ran out followed by friends of the wounded man, it constituted row and that the killing was done under excitement and in the heat of passion, and that the most that could possibly have been made of it would be murder in the second degree. Ar ter reviewing the testimony, the acting Gov ern0r thinks differently and VIC have no quarrel with him. but surely the people of Prescott, or any number of them, should be entitled to their views without censure. The chief argument against communication to i'm prisonment for life here was that no one had ever been hung here, and the Citizen seems to share the same idea to some extent. We have not heard of any recent hanging in Tucson, and if the argument is good one we might, with good show of consistency, ask the authorities to supply the omission by hanging the editor of the Citizen, in order that it might be said Tucson hangs people. If a pretext were wanting in order to make the record clear, we might plead that he had interfered in matters that Prescott quite feels competent to attend to for herself.
Year: 1875

A SURE CASE OF TROUBLE AHEAD.-"See that fat man, don't you Jack 2" queried a bootblack at the post office; Well. he's ly- ing up heaps of trouble. When you see man named Johnson, for instance slying around the general delivery window and get ting little pink envelopes directed to De Forest he's standing on the verge of the grave. The first thing he knows, his wife will come down here and get hold of one of those purty little letters, and then she will untic her bonnet-strings and mop her hus- band all over these flags, and then public Till up rah for her side p And Jack began to Donder
Year: 1875

CHARLES O'CoSNoR, the ablest lawyer in the United States. in his recent letter to the New York World insists that the main step toward the establishment of a pure Demo- cracy in this country shall be the " total ex- tinction of the public shool system, and edu- cation left exclusively to the voluntary prin- ciple." And we say to Charles O'Conor, with all his fame and wisdom, that the day in which his doctrine shall become an accom- plished fact in this republic of ours, will be witnessed the beginning of the abolition of civil liberty. To destroy the public schools of America is to annihiate the Republic and all the name implies.-I Colorado Regis ter
Year: 1875



 Dunne in which he makes complaint that the Citizen refuses to publish his replies to that papers strictures on his course with reference to school matters. We regard the entirely patriotic and praiseworthy in doing all in its power to break the force of any in- ffuence the Judge may have had in opposi tion to free secular education. The Judge, perhaps unconsciousIy, is trying to cmplant system of bitter sectarian hatred in the hearts of 8 prospective people, to poison their lives for all future time. and render them biggoted and unhappy in the belief that they arc a peculiar people whom contact with those of different religious faith will centaminate.

 No more dangerous doctrine could be taught the people; the same spirit of relig- GUS bigotry and intolerance has begotten all the religious wars from the days when the Jews were carried captive to Babylon, and then in turn persecuted the Christians to the present time Heather bigotry, Jewish big otry and Christian bigotry are all one, all un- reasoning and tyranical, and we honor the journal or the individual the weight of whose influence, be it great or small, iS brought to ? bear in favor of Il homosenous brotherhood of the people, and the elevation of their men tai and moral natures. To this task, the Citizen, with the entire press of the Terri tory, is addressing itself Ard in matter Of such vital importance to us of the present and those who are to come alter us, it is hardly reasonable request in the judge that he be furnished dagger with which to stab the system through which We seek to benefit the people.

 In publishing his communications, we have done so as a favor to himself in what we con csived to spirit of fairness, after attacking his personal record, and not because we felt under any obligation to provide the means of keeping up his side of the controversy; be- sides, after reading his letter it occurred to us that it answered itself so completely that 1t could dc. but little harm, and in the pres ent note we see no dangerous principle in- volved, but merely personal explanation or question of privilege, if you please, to which every man has right to arise when be feels himself agrieved

 This controversy is one of deep regret on our part, and one we would gladly avoid if we felt we could do so in the conscientious discharge of tle obligations of public jour nalist, without remissness of duty. Had the Judge uncorked the vials of his wrath on any other of the moral, social or religious institutions of the country, except the one that underlies every other, and is the very foundation of intelligence in this land, we should have cared less about it, and, perhaps, passed 1t by in silence. But we cannot sit idly hy and hear the common school system denounced, and its friends denominated rob- bers, without entering protest.

 Had the Judge simply asked the privilege of making personal explanation in the Cit iIen, we think it should and no doubt would have been cheerfully granted; but as before remarked, we see no obligation resting on the paper to disseminate his arguments.
Year: 1875

We'll, perhaps 'tis all true what they are saying, But to me it don't sound like good sense; Although to great knowledge or learning do not make any pretcnce Still, 1 VOW, caunot help thinking (And with me think you will agree) That our system of Public Instruction Should from Sectarian doctrines be free. Can the knowledge of reading and writing. Or the distance 'twixt Earth and the Sun, Or the names of the Planets that light us, Or the knowledge that Science has won Of the forces inherent in Nature

 Ever teach us to mock or dispise The power of the mighty Creator

 Of Earth, Sun and Stars in the skies. Will the teachers of revealed religions, Who claim a connection with God, Who claim that their prayers, forms and fastings Can temper His christening rod, Will they teach the young brood toleration; Will they teach them to love and respect The good that they find in their neighbor, Although of a different Sect. Will they teach Truth, Friendship and Justice 'Twixt man and his fellows on Earth, Nor the road that he travels to Heaven Make test of his value or worth; Will they tolerate freedom of thought, And never with islander assail The venturesome seeker for Truth Who wandcrs aside from their trail. For the answer to those vital questions, turn me to history's page And I find it recorded ny sages,

 Of every known nation and age, That where bigotry holds in its clutches The key that unlOcks Natures stores, There the few are wise, witty and wealthy, And the many are brutal and poor. No, cannot believe what they are saying, That God has no place in our Schools, While our Children are every day learning The use that He makes of his tools; For never yet knew mechanic

 Who did aught that was worthy of fame, But the workmen that best understood it Were the loudest in praising his name.

 SCBOLAsTICUs. Yuma, A. T., July 4th, 1875.
Year: 1875

A terrible depression in the iron trade is slaughtering the English capitalists unmerci- fully. Probably there are several hundred millions of dollars involved in these matters, directly and indirectly, and the end is not yet. The effect will reach tens of thousand of working people and cause great distress.
Year: 1875

TIE London Standard assures its readers that 'the Intelligent Americans" are quite sick of their experiment in free, popular gov ernment, and that "a majority of people of the United States would joyfully return to the allegiance from which century ago they made their insane revolt" If that is the case, the number of intelligent Americansn is very small. The wish is probably father to the thought with the Standard.
Year: 1875

TuE Virginia Chronicle advocates the re- establishment of the whipping post. It is a relic of barbarism. There is only one State in the Union {Deiaware1, where men are whipped, and the reason they do it there is because they don't want to feed prisoners, and also, because they have no jail to keep them in.
Year: 1875

ONE of these days a poet. an essential American poet, will arise and turning his harp to the high melody and music of the theme, sing in fitting terms the glories and hayors and nutritiousness and beatific de- lights of The Fish Ball.-ICarson Appeal.
Year: 1875

Saint you rather old to ride for half
price1" said u car conductor to the elder
Of two boys. "Well, remarked tho
youth, az am under fourteen, and this
boy with mo is only six. That don't
make twenty, and you will take two
boys under ten for half price EACH
Year: 1875

sham will help them to 1.-Two comfortably
in New York or Pixies Peak. And if
thcy give to their children something
better than money or social position to
stand upon, they will never feel their in
feriority to those who have them.
Year: 1875

1t is astonishing that men boasting of
their intelligence and knowledge will be
found like sheep following the course
Of some old "bell- wethsr," whether that
be, into the ditch or more dangerous
place.


Those of our readers who remember
the reports of scenes in Congressional
caucuses during the war, will call fresh
ly to their minds the numerous occasions
when King Caucus vas invoked to:help
on the party to assume the perilous un-
dertaking of hurrying the people into
savage and unrelenting work Of war and
devastation.


Old Zack Chandler, with his cry for
bloodletting," and old Thad. Stevens,
were the bell wethers;' p and all that
wds necessary was to call cancus, stand
up Old Thad. and let his old :infidel
tongue ring out the party anathemas on
all who dared to oppose the will of Lloyd
Garretson, Wendell Phillips, Henry Will
son and a few more abolition saints, and
the party lash in the hands Of King
Caucus was triumphant under it, men
silently voted for acts that their con-
science told them were wrong and would
lead to greater difficulty.


Ben. Butler now assumes the mantle
OF Stevens. But the Essex statesman
finds it more difficult to influence men
than formerly. They have grown wiser
as the nation has grown poorer under
Radical treatment.


1t is quite ridiculous to see Butler,
who has been repudiated at home, stand
up and threaten to use the party lash as
he has done in order to pass the Civil
Rights Bill and other Radical measures
But the power of King Caucus over q
bad party to do mischief is fast coming
TO an end, and conspicuous failure was
exhibited the day before yesterday when
Radical caucus was invoked to secure
the passage Of resolution to suspend
the two-thirds rule Of the House of Rep
resentatives, purely for partisan pur
poses, and in order to get at the Civi
Rights bill and pass it by bare majority


Butler undertook the work again yes
terday, with what success is not knowf
at this writing, as the session of thu
House had continued until long aftel
midnight
Year: 1875

The people looked to it to quiet the
fears and allay the excitement between
the contending parties at the South.
But it has not done SO. On the contrary
it has united with the Grant party to en-
gender bad feeling and promote strife
and difficulty in that sadly afflicted re-
gion, in order that the Radical party
scallawags and carpet -baggers may keep
their places and continue to plunder the
people. And now the apprehensions of
the people are greater than they have
been since the close of the war. And
great fears are being entertained that in
order to hold the Offices, the Grant party
will risk another war, if the reckless
leaders of the Radicals can find sufficient
persons to rebel against their heartless
cruelty to cause the use of arms. 1t is
hoped that the people will see through
their schemes and scorn down the craft
of Grant and his small potato" ad
visers
Year: 1875

KING CAUCUS received another dead.
ly blow in Congress on Monday. In
truth, the old Republican tyrant has
been dethroned 80 frequently of late,
that it is very doubtful whether he will
over get on his pins again.
Year: 1875

This elegant preparation is prepared from the
true Jamaica Ginger, combined with choice arc.
matics and genuine French brandy, and is vastly
superior to every other Ext act or Essence of Gin
ger before the publi,-al of which are prepared
with alcohol by the old process.
Year: 1875

In the range Of the mountains in West
ern North Carolina known as the Cox
Range" most singular phenomenon ex.
lists. It is breathing cave In the
Summer months current OF air comes
from it so strongly that person can't walk
against it, while in Winter the suction is
just as great. The cool air from the noun
tains in Summer is felt for miles in q direct
line from the cave. At times most un-
pleasant oder is emitted upon the current
from dead carcasses of animals sucked in
and killed by the violence. The loss OF
cattle and stock in that section in Winter
is accounted for in this way. They range
too near the mouth of the cave, and the
current carries them in. At times, when
the change from inhalation begins, the air
is filed with various hairs Of animals; not
frequently bones and whole carcasses arc
found miles from the place. The air has
been known to change materially in tenn.
perature during exhalation from quite cool
to unpleasantly hot, whitening vegetation
within reach, and accompanied by a terri,
bic roaring, gurgling sound, pot boiling.
It is unaccountcd for by scientific men who
have examined, though no exploration can
take place. 1t lis feared by many that vol
canic eruption may break forth there some
time. Such things have occurred in places
as little unexpected.
Year: 1875

A MAN WHO NEVER TASTED MEAT.
"A correspondent writrcs that about
one half mile south of Holmesdorf
Pa, live an old farmer by the name
of Abraham Blatt, robust and as
strong as horse, who has never in
his life tasted the least bit of meat of
any kind. he says he never tasted
beef, pork, mutton or veal, no kind of
poultry, no kind Of fish. no kind Of
game, in fact nothing pertaining to
meat. He has such an abhorrence Of
meat that when they kill a COW OF a
hog on his pre- rises, he scnerly leaves
home and geo. about other business.
he is the father Of large family, all
healthy chiIdron. Among the lot is
also one boy, like his father, cats no
meat of any kind. In reply to the
questions put to the father how he
could work so hard without eating
any meat, he says he believes he is
much healthier than if he ato meat.
lie uses very little butter.
Year: 1875

Phcnia Epps: of Hamilton, Ohio,
asked her mother to take q note for
her to q friend Of the family living in
o near street. The note, when opened
was found TO read: This is little
rusc of mine to get mother out Of the
house, Before she can get back l
will be on the cars with dear Lorenzo
and before night will be married"
Year: 1875

Isaac West, who lives near Clark's crossing of Quinn river, Nevada, was out in the sage. brush, with his team and wagon, and when five miles from the nearest habitatiOn his horses be- came unmanageable and ran away. In attempting to stop them he was knocked down and run over, the wagon passing over him and crushing his left leg above the ankle. The team got away and he was left entirely helpless, there not being a living soul withing many miles. It was a struggle of life and death for the wounded man. He dragged himself all night long on the ground with his hands and in several instances was in danger of being trampled upon by bands of wild cattle that were feeding around him. In the he arrived within hail. ing distance of a house, when his cries for help were heard. He was immediately brought to this town in great suffering, being two days with a broken leg before aid could be reached. He is now doing well.
Year: 1875

MIR. BERTELING, Watchmaker, jeweler and optician, is still doing excellent work at his shop on First street. Call and see him. When you have a good artisan among you encourage him byyour patronage. That's the way to keep him.
Year: 1875




EDITOR JOURNAL We said in our last that
farmers were happy on account OF good weather
and abundance of hay, but much hay was hurt in
the damp and fog, and much is to be cut, though
most now is on the marshes and along rivers called
"salt hay" Yet the abundant crop this year
compensates for loss and time. Barns are full.


None need want for berries this year in Warren.
Strawberries were plentiful, raspberries more
plentiful and blueberries are brought in by the
bushel, and still the supply is abundant. One
does not need to go far from home; in any place
where bush can be found there arc berries, and
often times they are gathered by the handful
Nature seems thus to compensate for the lack in
quantity of apples. Trees are lightly loaded.


Our manufacturing interests are looking up
The corporations accept the fact that the best
goods sell most readily and that to produce the
best they must have experienced and skilled
workmen, hence beth the Warren Woolen Mill
and Shoe Factory have recently employed new
Superintendents at good salaries. Mr.. Fred Watts
formerly Superintendent of the Woolen Mill al
Year: 1875




The yearly excursion of the Templars of st.
Elmo Temple of Honor at Vassal.oro', occurred
on Saturday last. The weather, though doubtful
in the morning, turned out to be very favorable,
and the light breeze which continued through the
day offered good opportunity for sailing.


Starting from East Vassalboro in the morning
they had delightful sail over to Mr.. Bradley
island, where the time was pleasantly spent in the
bowling ALLEY, swinging, playing cioquet etc, a
good chowder was made on the island and the
table was abundantly loaded with cake no less
toothsome, furnished by the ladies whom the
brothers had invited.


After dinner speech was delivered by. the Past
Worthy Templar, on "Acohol as medicine, an ana
other brothers and friends were called on. The
afternoon passed quickly and pleasantly, and in
the evening they had lovely sail in the face OF
beautiful sunset. Many good old song rang
over the ripped waters of the lake, and the merry
company ended the days enjoyment with ride
home under the silver light of full moon.
Year: 1875

The Portland papers say that the brick block
now being erected on Commercial street in Port
land, for the use of the Maine Central Offices Is to
he a fine block. 1t is two stories high with spa
cious basement and is 4Sx56 feet. On the fist
floor there are to be the offices Of the Supernten-
dent, Treasurer General Ticket Agent and Office
Of the clerks of the Treasurer. Also two large
nrivate Offices. In the rear there are two large
fire nroof vaults for the use of the Treasurer


ON the second floor the President has fine Of
fee, and there is large room for Directors meet
inps. Also offices Of the engineers and drauShts-
men and clerks In the rear there arc two private
offices and large vault for the use of the engi-
neers. The block is to be finished in hard woods


The basement will be used as store room Tor
train supplies, &c. The block will be ready Tor
occupancy about the 18th of September, when the
offices will be removed from Augusta.
Year: 1875

1t is probable that settled, clear weather
will come before Saturday, and on that day
will come off the first Louisiana Jockey
Club race of the fall meeting. The horses
are here at their training, and are all in
good trim. Only clear weather and good
track are wanting to make the races a sue
cess. The ladies are busily preparing fer
the horse matinee, and where they are to be
found the gentlemen will be also. Unfortu-
nately Will Connor is only clerk of the
course, and not clerk of the weather; but
he and all others hope for the best-a fair
day; the remainder is assured.
Year: 1875

The tramp is as needy as any heather, as
easily reached by sensible kindness, fully &C
have himself when he reforms. It costs
nothing to reach him, ~ most people know
to their sorrow, and almost every one is
wise and rich enough to act q missionary
toward him. 1t may be more creditable to
convert mans soul than his body, but in
the case of the tramp the last named por-
ton Of his nature must be reached first
Christian Union.
Year: 1875

Men willingly believe what they wish
to be true.


Prejudice squints when it looks, and
lies when it talks.


To be furiously religious is to be irreli-


Vulgarity, profanity and vileness are
not wit or humor.


Things are shadows, but the chase after
them is real exercise.


The great end of good education is
to form reasonable man.


Many treat the gospel with indiffer-
ence under the name of liberality.


Pride often builds the nest in which
poverty matches out its sorrows.


Liberality makes friends of enemies !;
pride makes enemies of friends.


He must be thorough fool who can
learn nothing from his own folly.


The true secret OF living at peace with
all the world is to have humble opinion
of ourselves.


1t is not wise to lose friend to whom
you can do kindness, or from whom
you can take one.


That man Is voted bore who persists
in talking about himself when you wish
to talk about yourself.


Teach children to love everything that
is beautiful and you will teach them to
be beautiful and good.


He that does base thing in zeal for a
friend, burns the golden thread that
ties their hearts together.


Mankind in the gross is gaping mon
ster that loves to be deceived, and has
seldom been disappointed.