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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1875
Page
3
A fragmentary verse quotation attributed to F. W. Bourdillon from the London Spectator recalls Cleopatra's mirror metaphor. The speaker offers to retrieve beauty by service and reflects on power, flattery, and subjugation framed as a rooking-glass for a queen. The fragment reads as a dramatic meditation on desire and control.
A detailed dossier traces Raoul Surian, famed confidence man, from early swindles in Paris to prison stints and dramatic escapes. His signature disguise used glass eyes to mimic others, aiding elaborate frauds across Europe, ending in a fatal confrontation with French police and a dramatic collapse after a street pursuit.
San Francisco Assessor deputies mark receipts to prevent transfer among Chinese residents. The system uses external physical descriptors such as age, height, scars, and smallpox marks to identify individuals and detect duplicate payments.
A blurred anecdote describes a fat young man asked about poll tax payment. A deputy quips I guess not as a receipt reveals the suit’s target. The plan works well and many Mongols are said to be harmed by it, with references to a heathen entity and smallpox marks.
A late 19th century analysis explains Saxony courts where indictments are replaced by an accusation piece. The defendant is not sworn, witnesses are examined, and questions arise from the court. Cross examination is praised as a potent truth tool, with verdicts by jury on pointed questions. Capital punishment is largely abolished in practice.
A Toledo Blade critique argues that Democratic rule across Ohio breeds public waste and corruption. It cites Ohio, New York, and Arkansas examples, claiming repeated extravagance and theft when Democrats hold office, and predicts no reform or retrenchment from future Democratic governance.
Japan marks its 2545th founding anniversary under the Mikado's restored rule. The celebration follows recent victories in Formosa and the birth of an imperial princess. Keiki the former Tycoon donates 1000 works to a Tokyo public library, signaling national unity and prosperity.
In several Georgia districts teachers are paid two dollars monthly for each pupil in average attendance and dismissed if they fail to reach ten pupils. Private schools in these districts have closed, yet despite harsh weather, pupil enrollment and average attendance rose to new highs in the last quarter.
A Boston scene shows a distressed boy near a sunken shaft crying over lost skates. The report notes Trinity Episcopal Church in Boston plans a grand structure, with the lecture room and main building advancing rapidly toward a costly completion of 740000 dollars.
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