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The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01
That Egg Story.

Charles Lamb once wrote very
amusing treatise upon "Popular Fal-
lacies," in q vein Of facetiousnoss foreign
to my purpose.
Consider, seriously, tho vast amour,
of good logic that Is thrown away be.
cause OF false premises. For how many
centuries ships were built on the mos,
absurd models, because somebody had
said that it was easier to draw taper
ing log through the water "butt end
FOREMOST" Nobody cav 6t to question
the statement, and therefore all vessels
were built with tho broadest part near
the bow. Finally some original thinker
in our own day-tried the experiment
and 10, the log towed easier poin,
formost
Which Of my readers believes that an
egg can be made to stand on end?
60" you respond 10 one breath, I'VE
have read history, and know how Colum-
bus put this question, and how he con
vcyed an idea by his mode Of answer
ling it," But my dear Young Folks
an egg can be made to stand on one end
upon = polished glass plate or Other
smooth surface, by simply balancing.
Some eggs are more difficult to put in
position than Others; but never failed
to accomplish it in any instance. Every
one Of you can do the same. The
only secret 10 that al the fingers and
thumbs that touch the egg must leave
it At the same ant. Observe this
and with little rssveranoe you vii
Invariably succes :. ~.
was 6rst sho.. /, this BY 40 Italial
distiller, on the ron ots sugar estate o.
San Francisco Xavier, at the northerr
foot Of the Cuxco Mountains, In the
Island Of Cuba. When he stated thai
he could make an egg stand on end. 81
Of US present laughed at him, ant
began to talk Of Columbus. .e !.D
"Ah yes" said he, "esa coss de Colon
that matter of Columbus "but l csu
do it, and you can do it. It is little
thing" be continued. "but l have dranl
much beer with this" meaning tha,
every one was ready to bet upon ths
impossibility OF the undertaking.
Nevertheless he did it, and We al did it
So, my young friends, you may set abou
It with perfect faith in your success.
Moral: be careful how you accept ,
maxim until you hsve proved it.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01

Ed. W. 10 one of the sccommod dating
conductors on . road running north not
far from this city. On Saturday last he
had quite q heavy load coming into
Utica. All handed over their tickets
promptly except one fat old lady, q resi-
dent Of Trenton, who sat next the door,
and who seemed to be reaching down -
if to get something she had dropped on
the floor. When hor time came to pay,
she raised her head, and thus addressed
the blushing conductor
Z al alters, when travels, Gerry my
money in my stockin'; for, you sees,
nothin' can got at il thar, and Id thank
you, young man. jest to reach il for me,
as I'm so jammed 10 can't get to it. I
forgot to get ticket at the depot"
Ed. glanced at the other passengers,
some of whom were laughing at his
plight; one or two young ladies among
them blushsd SCARLET, aud be beat q
hssty retreat, muttering something about
not charging old ladies, etc. His cash
was short that trip the fare Of one pas
seuger.-Utica IN. W Observer. af.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01
WET THE ROPES THE property O

WET THE ROPES The property of
cords contracting their length became
known a. great mechanical power at the
raising Of the obslisk in the square facing
81. Peters, Rome. This vas iu 1886.
It was day Of great solemnity. The
pope celebrated high mass and blessed
the workmen. The blast Of . trum pct
gave the signal, the engines we're set 10
motion BY an incredible number OF
horses. Fifty-two unsucosssful trials
we're made before the huge book of stone
was lifted from the EARTH, As il rose in
the cir the ropes which held It became 90
stretched that the base Of the column
could not be lifted upon its pedestal.
when . man in the crowd called out,
"Wst the ropes" This Was done, aud
immediately the immense shaft, a. il Of
its own accord, and without further aid
from the engines, rose TO the required
hight and rested on the spot whore Il nov
stands. 49,
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01
AN EMBARRASSING Position. ssy

AN EMBARRASSING PosITIoN.-"I say
conductor, do you know that good
looking lady there with a book p .
"Yes, I have seen her few times"
"By Jovel She's splendid"
eyes, l think she is."
"Where does she liver
"In Chicago, I believe"
~ would like to occupy the seat with
her" t...a.i. 80.
"Why don't you ask her p
Il don't know but it would be out Of
order"
ut would not be If she was willing to
have you occupy it. or course you claim
to be gentleman 7"
"Oh, certainly. If ysu are acquainted
with her. give me an introduction, that is,
If you have no objection"
Certainly not"
Fixing bis hair, moustsche aud vhis.
kers in becoming style, he followed the
conductor, who, on reaching the seat
where the lady sat, said, with peculiar
twinkle in his eye:
my wife, Mr., Of New York,
who assures me that be will die before
reaching Detroit if he does not form your
acquaintance.
The gentleman stammered, suffered,
and grew red in the face faltered ous
some excuse, and returned to his seat,
leaving the lady in company with her
husband to enjoy the joke. Ir,
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01

There 10 . new specimen for the med.
ical museums Of Boston worth quarrel
ing about, though it 10 only . feather.
L seems that lady residing At South
End had an annoying tumor extracted
from her face. The operation was suo.
eessful but the tumor when opened
was found 10 contain feather an inch
long. How il got there neither the lady
nor the surgeon can imagine. Among
plausible explanations. It 10 ssggestsd
that the lady has rubbed her cheek
against some goose, o. Other or that
she herself 10 . dear little duck.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01

There's precious things in this old house, We
never can take away. /.
Hero the old house will stand, but not - Il stood
before: e.
Winds will whistle through II and rains will food
the door, ..
And over the hearth, once blasag, the snow drifts
Oft will pile,
And the old thing will seem to be mournin' all
the while. .ft .
Fare you we'll, old house you're naught that
can feel or see,
But you seem like human being, dear old
friend to mo;
And ws never will have better homo, II my
opinion stands,
Until We commence keepin' house in the house
not made with hands.
HsH ..r t WIN. CARLETON.
Hillsdale, Mich.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01

A little shaver Was told by his mother
the other evening at the table, that hs
could not have any meat % Il was moi
good for him. when be somewhat sstop-
ished her by quoting . verse from q
. Sunday school lesson that "man could
not live by bread alone" aud added,
"now, ma, don't think little boys can
either" The juvenile bad the best Of
that argument. aaf sr atf
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01

At recent wedding near Strawberry
Plains, the bride and bridegroom, respect.
lively aged 72 and 81. had both been
married, the former twice, and tho latter
four timss. Their united families had
numbered II children. Of whom IL sur.
vivsd, aud Of these, themsslvos married
and the heads Of families, we're present
st the nuptisls Of the much welded
couple. With them loves young dres q
has had ample time to become loves
ancient reality.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01

"Come here, Felix; you said the letter
Z was . glutton; how do you prove p
because he changes fasts into feasts. 10
invariably the hrst to commence eating,
aud 10 always last at tho table,"
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01

Mr.. Collias Of Hartford. bought fsro.
eious watchdog. Mr. Collins came home
late that night. His wife says that his
trovssrs can't be msnded. The dogs
skin 10 for sale cheap. Mr.. Collins
hopes to be able to cit down In few
weeks.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01

The heir to the imperial throne Of
Russia 10 expected to arrive 10 New York
early 10 Juns, and . committee has boon
appointed to arrange . series Of enter
tsinmcnts for hims
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01

: The Manchester, (vt) Journal, after
snnouneing that somebody or other u
buying calf skins. advises ito, readers to
take up their skins and get the highest
price.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01

"Good morp,as, Smith; you look
sleepy" EYES," replied Smith. n vas
up oil night" "Upl where p "Up
stairs in bed"
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14

plain. If they vote at general elections,
they are guided by hastily formed opinions,
for which tn, have never sought good
and sufficient reason. Somebody's plausi
BILE speech, or some half conceived princi
pie of right or WRONG. is enough to in1u-
ence their action; and so they give their
minds the rest they crave, and trust to luck
that it will all leone right in the end. Many
are going on through life, similarly trusting
that their future will all come out right
hoping that it will-wh;ch they call hav-
ing faith, and when they suppose them
selves to be trusting in God, they are
simply trusting in luck.
Hence it follows that sects and creeds
multiply, cbarlatans prosper in politics, re-
ligion and medicine, and false teachers only
find it necessary to assert, with show OF
authority and with stimulation of knowl-
edge, TO win numerous disciples.
The majority of men prefer TO have
other people think-or pretend to think for
them. Glittering g~eneralities that either
meal nothing, or mean falsehood, are &C
copied as formulas of action, and repeated
as maxims for the guidance of individual
conduct. If such a formula beattacked by
some bold critic who sees Its hOllowness,
inc HdSSeS WHO nave dCCuSlOIICO uNCm
selves to blindly follow, cling to it, re
fusing to give up that waich has saved
them the labor of forming an independ-
ant opinion, and dreading the mental effort
which the formation Of new opinions, or
the selection of another formula, would
entail.
So the world moves slowly in some re-
spects, but it moves. There remains an
immense amount of superstition, but day
begins to dawn. People are not % easily
led blindfold as they were a century ago,
and the rights of individual conscience be-
gin TO assert misunderstanding Ameri-
r0n
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14
Kiss My Wife or Fight"

THERE are a few married men who are
averse 10 seeing their wives kissed; but a
correspondent relates the particulars of a
ca-e Ia which q newly made Benedict felt
himself insulted because his wife was not
kissed. The bridegroom in question was
a stalwart young rustic, who was known
as a formidable operator in a free fight.
His bride was a blooming and beautiful
country girl, only sixteen years of age,
aud the twain Were at a party where a
number OF young folks of both sexes were
enjoy ing themselves in the old-fashioDed
style. Every girl in the room was called
out and kissed, except the beautiful young
bride, aforesaid; and although there was
not a yourg ster ~ho ~as not dying to
taste her lips, they were restrained by the
presence of her herculean husband, who
stoo 1 regarding the party with sullen dis
satisfaclioh- They mistook the cause,
however, for suddenly he expressed him
self
Rolling up his sleeves, he stepped into
the middle of the room, and i'll a tone of
voice that secured marked attention, said
Gentlemen, l have been noticing how
these things have been working, here, for
Some time, and 1 amt satisfied. L don't
want to raise a fuss. but"
What is the mat CT, John? ?" inquired
half a dozen voic S Have we done any
thing TO hurt your f~eelings?"
Yes, you have; aSo you have hurt
my feelings and | have got just this to
say about it. Here's every girl in the
room been kissed nigh half a dozen times
apiece, and there's my wife, who I con-
slider as likely as any of them. has not had
a single one to night; and [ just tell you
NJ if she don't get as many kisses as
any girl in the room the rest of the night,
the man that Sights her has got me to
fght-thats all. Now, go ahead with
yOur pla.s."
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14
How to Keep Canary-Birds.

MANY persons AVE difficulty in keeping
their c-nary-birds in good health. One
who is experienced in their care says:
Place the cage so that no draft of air can
strike the bird; give nothing to healthy
birds but canary and rape-seed, mixed
with water, cuttlefish bone, and gravel on
the floor of the cage; also, a little water
for bathing the room should not be over
heated {; " hen moulting Shedding feathers)
avoid drafts of air; give plenty of rape
seed, slightly moistened; a little hard
boiled egg and cracker grated fine is ex-
cellent; by observing these simple direc-
tons, birds may be Kept in fine condition
for years. Bad seed kills most of the birds
that die to which might have been added.
that canary-birds are not only very fond of
but benefited by having often a leaf of
cabbage, pieces of apple, or other green
food, which serves to keep down the
tendency to fever and prevent constipa
ton Our birds usually battle each da, as
regularly as any one washes the face, and
with apparent benefit, too. When birds
are rick, and inclined moi to eat well. re-
move all the food fer a day, and then onlv
give soaked breaI, from which most Of the
moisture has been squeezed.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14
Anecdotes of Rufas Cheate,

RUFUS CHoATE and Chief Justice Show
of Massachusetts, often INDUCED in wordv
combAts, aud Wit vas generally FREELY ex
pended by both sides. Conate was once
arguing d cause befofe the Chief Justice
lwho Was one of The bomeliest men ever
elevated To thS benchl. and, to express his
reverence fIor the conceded ability of the
Juuge- said, in yielding to an adverse de-
cisiCn:
In coming into the presence of your
honor, l experience the same feelings the
Hindoo does when he bows before his
idol. I know that you are ugly, but [ feel
that you are greati"
1t is said that Choate had a command of
language, and his brain teemed with a
w alth OF dictiOn truly marvellous. When
Judge shaw first heard that there was q
fresh edition of Worcester's dictionary
out, cont1Eing $500 new words, he ex-
clalmec, For heavens sake, don't let
ChoaIe get hold IF it"
ChOate, in ar important assault and bat
terry case at sea, had Dick Barton, chief
mate of the clipper-ship Challenge, on the
stand, and bsdgered him so for about an
hour that Dick got his saltwater up, and
hauled by the wind to bring the keen BOs-
ton lawyer under his batteries.
At the beginning of the testimony,
Dick said the night was as dark as
Egypt, AMI raining like seven bells"
Suddenly, Mr.. Choate asked him:
Was there a moon that night"
Yes sir"
"Ah, yesl a noon"
"Yes, a full moon"
"Did you seeit?"
Mot a mite"
"Theu, how do you know there was a
moons"
THE Nautical Almanac said so, and I'll
believe that ooner than any lawyer In this
world"
Whist was the principal luminary that
night. sir?"
!" Binnacle lamp aboard the Challenge"
"Ahl you are growingSharp, Mr.. Bar
ton"
"What in blazes have you been grind
ing me this hour for-to make me dull ?"
BE civil, sir. And now tell me what
latitude and longitude you crossed the
equator in?"
"Sho'-you're joking"
mo, sir, l am in earnest, and I desire
you to answer me-"
4 shant."
"Ahl you refuse, do youf"
"YesI can't"
"Indeedl You are the chief mate of a
clipper ship and are unable to answer SC
simple a question:"
Yes, tbs the simplest question 1 ever
had asked me. Why, l thought every
fool of a lawyer knew that there amt no
latitude at the equator"
That shot lOored Rufus.-Beaeh and
Bar, By L. j. BigelO0.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14
Kidding Young chickens Of VerEain.

IT is much eaeief TO preUent chickens
from becoming infested with parasites by
sprinkling the setting hen and her nest
with powdered sulphur before the eggs
are Matched, than to get rid of the pests
afterWard If the chicks are still with
their mother, apply kerosene In moderate
quantities to the feathers of her whole
body near the skin, particularly TO the
wings and other parts that come in con
tact with the chickens. Then go through
the same operation with each chicken
separately, paying especial attention to the
head, which is the part the vermin prefer.
If the chickens are quite young, do not
allow the kerosene TO touch the skin, if it
can be avoided, but aim at slightly moist
ening the feathers near the roots. If care
is not taken, the skin nay be badly in
jured, and chickens have been killed by
OVERRIDING the matter. Blindness will re-
suit if the kerosene touches the eyes of
the birds. One application, if thorough,
will destroy every insect. Another remedy
is TO dust sulphur freely upon every pOri
ton of the skin of old and young. 1t is
as efiicacious as the kerosene, unless they
Immediately Iufile their feathers and shake
it of. To lessen the risk of this, it is best
to apply it at night when they are quiet,
and it will do It's work before morning.
1t will not iDjure the chickens in the least,
applied in any quanIity.-HsdTh and
Home.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14
Scene in the Rue ROyale.

A touching incident is related of a fam
lily living in the Rue Royale. They had
taken shelter in the celler from the fire,
which was already raging intheir domicile
the fatlSr, mother, and a little girl three
years old. Soon the heat became insup-
portable the smoke threatened to suffo-
cate them, and altogether their situation
became most critical.
"Death is but death, however it may
come" said the father, and it were better
to be killed right out by a bullet than stay
to be slowly roasted here. l shall go and
try to get through the fighting with the
child. Wait here for me-" Taking his
little daughter in his arms, he rushed
through the midst ola hail of bullet and
mitraille to the passage where he hoped to
gain a shelter. Arrived at the gates he
found them closed, while several muskets
were pointed at his head.
xiii me, if you please" he gasped,
but save my child" The guns were
lowered, a passage was made for the child,
and n of the soldiers, a corporal, said to
the father:
pass in, quick"
az cannot" he answered, "my wife is
still in danger"
"Well said the corporal, ifyou like to
go back through the fusillade 1 will admit
you if you return"
The devoted husband returned, found
the cave, and from the midst of flames and
smoke rescued his unconscious wife then,
passing her through the fast flying balls,
the gates were reached, closed after them,
and they were saved. 1t sounds almost
like a scene from a drama, yet there were
many such during the reign of terror
which has just come to an end. The
whole of the Rue Royale up to the Fau-
bourg has been completely destroyed.
The shells in the Place de Ia CO.
alone are said to have cauS"' no.a ~
OQO 0On fraDao &C 1-~N ulOIC IMAM
World. A""
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14

yellow or reddish, with a copper colored
head prompted by instinct, leaves the
apple and hunts a place of concealment to
wind into a cocoon, and pass its transpor-
tation to the perfect moth.
The Larvae is seldom seen outside of the
fruit by daylight; but in the dark hours,
it is quick in its motions, and travels from
one apple to another; 1t travels up and
down the branches and trunk, either to
enter new fruit or a place of concealment
When it reaches maturity, 1t hunts a hid
ing place to pass from the worm to the
perfect moth aperiod, ihvery not weather,
which does not exceed ten or twelve days.
Should the worm fall with the apple. to
the ground, it will IN reaehihg maturity,
in most eases return to the tree.
Now we invite the attention of apple
orchardists to a simple, practical method
of exterminating this pest from any given
locality, at an expense which will not ex-
coed $3.50 per acre, About the frat Of
June, take a wish Of rigs, cotton or wool
en-, WOODEN preferred, which will wrinkle
and afford concealment-say about the
size of a sleeve dOubled-and place these
rags in the lowest forks of the apple tree,
or wind several thicknesses of rags about
the base of the tree, or both. All the
worms. descending and ascending will
crawl In and remain. Now we know
where the apple worm is. How shall we
kill him?
Take a clothes wringer, place It on a
light frame, then carefully femove the
RAGS frotr a tree, for some of the worms
will be attached to the bark, place an end
in the jaws Of the wringer, and run the
rags through; every worm is annihilated ;
after this replace the rags.
This work should be repeated every ten
or twelve days during the season, and I'M
til the fruit is gathered, varying according
to the heat of the season. The ~ragsshould
not be used unless the wTinger is also for
unless the worm is destroyed, you have
only given it a comfortable and convenient
concealment, close to the fsvorite fruit it
greedily destroys
Various methods are recommended TO
aid the orchardist to defend himself against
them is that which turns our orchards in
to hog-yards. This is no practicable; for
many ofOur orchards are open to corn and
potato fields, and TO our strawberry and
vegetable gardens. l have for the last two
or three years considered it as necessary to
destroy the apple worm as to look after
any other interest. We often find from
fifty to one hundred at a time in our sim.
pie rag traps. One of my neighbors killed
from a single tree over four hundred in
one season Another of tiy heighbors,
with the rag traps, slaughtered, in his
orchard of a few hundred trees, from fif-
teen to twenty thousand.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14
Thrash the Grain Early

IT is always economical &c tnrasn early.
We would advise every farmer, who can
possibly do it, to thrash his wheat, rye, or
oats, as the erop is drawn fIom the field,
There are many considerations in favor CT
doing this. list. By reason of the state of
dryness in which it is hailed Of the field,
the grain is Ia better condition for the
throshing machine Tor certainly as good)
than at any other time. I'd. Only one
handling is necessary, and this labor is
saved. Sd. At harvest-time grain IS 81
most always IN Better demand by millers,
and in the general market often brings a
higher price than at other times. Taking
one year with another, it will be found
that this is the most advantageous time TO
market grain. If the farmer holds his
grain for speculation, very we'll: he has a
right to become a speculatOr if any one
has; but we hold rs a general rule, that
SO o as a farmer has his produce ready
for market, then is his best time to sell.
The earliest markets are almost invariably
the best. We were nee enabled to sell
the whole Of u crop of whe.t at a high
price, for seed, because we had thrashedi in
time and none of our neighbors had.
Lastly and most worthy of consideration
is the fact that, by thus early thrasbing
and marketing, the destruction by vermin
mice, rats, weevil, etc.-is prevented. We
believe that ten per cent at least of the
grain put into barns is putthere-uninten-
tionally of course, but not the lee s,,ro.
ly for the benefit of rat and mice A
granary may be m~.G rat,nrrof, but a barn
cannot, a%%I if 1t Could, would soon be
sp"SSed by the animals carried i. from the
field among the sheaves.
If four horses are Kept on the farm, one
pair may be hauling while the other is at
the machine. If only asingle team iskept,
they can be unhitched from the wagon,
put into the machine, and as soon as the
load is thrashed, taken to the field again
for another load. While loading, two ex-
ira hands may be profitably engaged put
ting away the straw or cleaning I'D and
bagging grain, or storing it in the granary.
If it is impracticable to thrash the grain
as it is drawn, we would stack it close to
the barn, make the top secure for a few
days, and as soon as possible, thrash il ont.
Even this mode would tend to save labor.
as well as grain, and on a small or new
farm, where machines are not as yet intro
duced, any plan whereby labor can be
saved is worthy of consideration and
experimentation AyTieulturiSt.