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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-24

A little girl who had great kindness
of heart for all the animal creation, saw
a hen preparing to gather her chickens
under her sheltering wings, and shout
ed earnestly: ooh, don't sit down on
those beautiful little birds, you great
ugly old rooster" q
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-24

"A bachelor is politely described as
man who has neglected his opportunity
of making some poor woman miserable.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-24

Speaker Blaine has ordered the pa
renthetic words laughter" cap
plause," sensation" ETC., omitted
from the official reports of the debates,
as they only indicate the fact that mem
bers had violated the rules Of the house.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-24

Horace and had been married near
ly year, and this was Christmas-eve.
My husband had been away for two or
three days, but I knew he would return
for Christmas day, and so I sat waiting
for him. Always 1 longed for his re-
turn when he had left me, but hardly
ever so intensely as I longed for it this
night. The wind was blowing fitfully !:
now rising in sudden gusts which
brought back to me that horrible morn
ing in the sea and now lying lulled
and calm, as it had been upon that night
when Horace and stood beside Elsies
grave in that strange silence which he
broke at last to tell me with what
strength and tenderness he loved me.
So strangely nervous and so timid I
had gtown, that when heard my hus-
bands step at last, ran to meet him
Just as if he came as deliverer.
The moon was riding gloriously
through the frosty sky, when we started
out together for a stroll. HorEcs had
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-24

L have been very, very i'll. 1 wake to
the knowledge slowly, as lie and list
en- to the hushed breath and softened
footsteps in my room. I wake to it
very, very slowly, dreaming a wonder
full dream the while.
1 am lying in my own room at home
and Elsie sits beside my bed, Just as
she did when I was i'll once in the old
past-so many years ago; and my IA
ther comes for tidings of his child,
with his eyes dim and anxious, just as
l used to see them in that far back time.
Horace is living with us in this dream
of mine just as he did then; and he,
too, waits for tidings, and comes to look
upon me with soft, slow step. All,
if this dream may last little longerI:
because, when / awake, my husbands
face will meet me stern and cold, as it
must be tarough all the rest of my sin
Swallowed life; and instead of this
bright face beside my bed, will be the
memory of that drowned head I saw
beneath the waters. It is far better to
be dying, and to dream this dream than
grown quite strong and well, and meet
my misery again. 1t is such a beauti-
full, beautiful dream!
/ see my father standing against the
golden beech, and Watching me with
the old look of love upon his face.
Elsie is beside me still, as she has been
all through this peaceful dream, and in
her eyes is shining such look of loving,
pitiful compassion, that I cannot even
trust myself to meet it, lest it should
bring the tears, for tears would waken
me. And now, across the lawn, comes
Horace his face the kind and pleasant
face of long agol He comes up to me-
softly as they all come in this dream of
mine-and / read the old friendship in
his eyes, and something more; not ha-
tired and contempt, ah, no, but great
tenderness and great compassion, and
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-24
By HORSLEY BROS. & FIGUERS,

with a new and curious intentness, which
warned me that this hidden selfish pain
was changing even my outward self. It
must have been this change which
prompted them to plan for Elsie and me
to travel to the seaside, and stay there
until the summer waned.
If they had let me go alone-there or
gained health and strength and better
thoughts but Elsie would not leave
me.
Left alone with her, and hearing her
constantly speak of Horace in that tone
of confident, childlike happiness, it
could not be but that so0I7 must hate
her in my heart.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30
Commander Cushing.

Commander VIM. B. Gushing. who
died in the National Insane Asylum at
Washington, on Friday, was native of
the State of Wisconsin, but was ap-
pointed to the navy from New York in
the year 1857. He had resigned just
before the breaking out of the war, but
was reappointed shortly after, and en-
tered at once upon his duties with the
zeal that has ever characterized his ca
reer. He was soon ordered to the coast
of Carolina, and it was in that section
that most of his thrilling exploits were
performed. There was not year dur
ing the four years contest in which
Lieut.. Gushing did not distinguish
himself by some act of desperate cour-
age. In our notice of his removal to
the asylum we gave some account of the
destruction of the rebel ram AlbemarIe.
To that we have only to add that he
volunteered to the task, after it had
been declined by Admiral Rowan,
who had been selected by the
Secretary of the Navy for it. Of his
numerous trips up the rivers and
swamps of the Carolina coast in pilot
boat, OF his reckless ventures will in
rebel lines, OF his escape from the very
center of circle of seven rebel craft
which had surrounded him, and his
plunging his boat into the breakers in
his determination not to be taken, and
Of the invar1able success which attend
ed his daring ventures we have not
room to write. The war over, Commo-
dore Gushing married the daughter of
wealthy gentleman of Jamestown, New
York. Upon the occasion of visit to
his brides house, shortly after the war,
Gushing entered the office of James
town editor, who had animadverted too
severely upon him, and gave him
thrashing which was as complete as any
of his other exploits. In 1859 he was
commanding the Maumee, of the
Asiatic squadron. Latterly, he has
commanded the Swatara, of the South
Atlantic squadron, and took hand in
the rescue of the Virginius prisoners.
Later still, he had been on duty at
Washington.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30
until it begins to thicken, but do not
let it boil: freeze.

until it begins to thicken, but do not
let it boil; freeze.
JELLY CAKE. One cup sugar, cup
butter, ] cup milk, 2 eggs, cups Of
-four, J teaspocnful of soda, jelly. Beat
the eggs thoroughly; dissolve the soda
in very little cold water; rub the but
ter and sugar together; add the eggs,
milk, soda and flour; bake this in four
sheets. When the cakes are cold, spread
jelly on each. Place the cakes in pile,
and cut in squares. Grated cocoanut
and sugar are very nice in place of the
jelly.
One of the most important things is
to "season the glass and china to
sudden change of temperature so that
they may remain sound after exposure
to sudden heat and cold. This is best
done by placing the articles in cold wa
ter, which must gradually be brought
to the boiling point, and then allowed
to cool very slowly, taking several hours
to do it. The commoner the materials
the more care in this respect is re-
CURED
CoCoANUT Pies. One pint of grated
cocoanut, l quart of milk, 4 eggs,
sugar, butter size of a hickory, Bos
ton cracker, pastry. Frosting Whites
OF eggs, ] cup of pulverized sugar.
Crate the cocoanut. Heat the milk;
then place the cocoanut in it Cor 6 or s
minutes. Beat the eggs thoroughly.
When the milk is cool, add the eggs,
and sugar to taste. Roll the cracker
very fine, and add it to the mixture.
Pour this into 2 plates, having an un-
der crust of delicate pastry in them.
Cut the butter into small pieces, lay
them on the mixture. Bake. Frosting
Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff
froth; then beat the sugar in well.
When the pie is taken from the oven
and cool, spread it with the frosting,
and return it to a quick oven for deli
cate brown to the frosting.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30
The EDOch Of MYSTERIES.

The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
under the above heading, treats of the
revival of late of psychologist mys-
teries spiritual manifestations, me-
dunn, etc., and says:
The strange table tipping demon
STATIONS that made a marked sensation
In Henry Ward Becher's church three
years ago, are recalled to mind at this
time. The matter was not widely
bruited at the time, though it grew to
be common talk in the cities. There
We're then four young women engaged
every Sunday in reporting Mr.. Beecher
for the New York Press, seated at a
small table before the platform. Sud
denly, one morning, as the preacher was
we'll under way, the table lurched one
way, then another, and then rocked
back and forth with much force. The
next Sunday the motion began during
the playing of the voluntary, and was
especially demonstrative during prayer,
as it continued to last until the table
had to be removed. During the time
the thing lasted, the antics of the table
were prefaced by asort of throb and pull
sation, which the reporters gradually
learned to understand, so that they
knew when Mr.. Beecher was approach
ing remarkably fine thing by the emo
ton of this eccentric piece of furniture.
It would vary it's rocking by sometimes
rising foot or two from the floor and
banging the platform, its manifestation
were always, evidently, of admiration
and applause of Mr.. Beechers good
points, and sometimes the tables enthu-
siasm seemed to know no bounds. OF
course, when the table was in action, the
young women, perforce, wrote on hymn
books in their laps. It was at Mr..
Beecher's instance that they kept the
table after the first of these evidences of
fattering interest from the spirit world.
It was in the first burden and heat of
his trouble that these things occurred,
and they seemed to be in sympathy
with him. The table used to be particu-
larly lively in the hymn, 'Head of the
church triumphant. There were other
strange doings in the same period. in
the house of one of the women clothes
sailing from one room to another
through closed doors, etc. There were
one or two experiments made at formal
6 circles in the lecture room, but these
failed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30
Trade between Great Britain and the
United States,

Gen. Schenck, the American Minister
to England, in the course of his address
to the Master Cutters at Sheffield said
81 see by the returns of your own Gov
eminent that during the past year the
aggregate of imports and exports with
the United States upon the part of Great
Britain has amounted to 5,0OO,0 600
sterling; that is one-sixth of your whole
aggregate trade with all the world.
That is nearly twice as much as you
have with the next nation that gives you
her greatest trade-France, your neigh
Dor. Then, again, ours is the country
where you make your investments.
Those Investments do not always prove
to be profitable. And yet you have
made exceedingly large returns. In the
third place, ours is the country whenc.
you draw most of your bread. In the
fourth place, ours is the country to
which your neighbors, your brothers,
your children, your friends go for a
home, to the number of thousands and
tens of thousands. In the next place,
thing well worth considering is, that
we are growing to be rivals of yourselves
even in manufactures; for you perhaps
are not aware that while we produce for
the soil of our country only something
over two thousand millions OF dollars in
value, our manufactures amount to over
four thousand millions. I mention
these things as reasons for good I'M
derstanding between you and us. Now,
how shall that good understanding be
be kept up? By the simplest of all
processes. Come and see us -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30
The CarliSts.

The Paris Univers has received a let
ter from M. Du Temple, the we'll
known Ultramontane Deputy for lille
ct Vilaine. A few extracts Will give an
idea of the enthusiastic confidence which
non-combatants feel in the Spanish Pre-
tenders ultimate triumph: 81 have
inst seen Don Carlos, small part of
his army, and some of his people.
Nothing can be more charming than
this young King, twenty seven years
old, tall-indeed very tall, and very ele-
CANT, at the head of those brave Span
iards who cannot yet, through want of
cavalry, undertake great things, but
whose heart will suffice for the work.
They had the company of young Beau
mont, who had come with MajO Havi-
land to see Don Carlos. had the honor
of hearing at Puenta de la Reyna the
good humored narrative of this Sever
eign OF another age. 1t is said that the
Carlists do not make any progress.
They have not the means. But what
are we doing? The fathers OF these
men made us lose in Spain under the
First Empire 800, 900 men of our best
troops. Moreover, the revolution,
which is real poison for those people full
of faith, is at the head of all the govern
ments of Europe, and bowls around
them. Don Carlos has now $4,000 well.
armed volunteers who scout pay and
clothing. The King possesses fifty
pieces of cannon, four of which are
Whitworths and Krupps, but the great
part came out of the foundries of Ma
varre. The king is very cheerful, and
wonderful to relate, does not seem te
be afraid of De Bismarck In nv pres
ence, he received afectionateiy the
COMMANDMENTS Chief of his troops
Marshal Elio, noble old man, who adj
| dresses him with the most profound def
erence. BY the side of Don Carlos
stood two MISUNDERSTANDING young
men, two Bourbons, the Comics d.
Bari and De Bardie, the brother-in- Law
and brother of the King of Naples. Th'
officers are full of zeal for the service
and very friendly toward each other. Th'
soldiers drill with great goodwill ane
the spirit of discipline is perfect, AM
robbery is put down In Navarro
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30
A Hint.
ANNA G. BRACKET.

ANNA G.. BRACKETT
Our Daisy lay down
In her little nightgown,
And kissed me again and again,
On forehead and cheek,
On lips that would speak,
But found themselves shut, to their gain
Then, foolish, absurd,
To utter word,
L asked her the guest, 80 old,
That wife and that LIVER
Ask over and over,
AS If they were srrer when told
There close at her side,
"Do you love me ?' cried
She lifted her golden-crowned head:
A puzzled surprise
Shone III her gray eyes.
Why, that's why l kiss you" she said
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Best Form of Tile for Draining

The most experienced drainers in Eng
land, Germany and France have found
that the tile having the narrowest bot
tom is the best for carrying off water.
A small rill of water in a wide bottom
ed tile, or drain of any kind, spreads
and loses It's strength or power of keep
ing drain clear of sand and other OBJ
structions, whereas comparatively
small amount of water in narrow bot
toned tile or drain, rises and forms a
current. which sweeps away obstacles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30

A RECENT sensation at Paris was the
discovery that band of robbers who
have been operating very successfully
In the suburbs were females disguised
IN blouse and breeches They got along
very well until one of them fell in love
with young man. She was indiscreet
enough to introduce him to the rest,
and l. they becoming envious and sus-
plcious, there was fight with knives,
which was interrupted by the police,
and the whole crowd were captured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30

article is to show that it is beneficial to
ali breeds having large combs, and which
must necessarily suffer very much from
having them frozen.
| All breeders of Cochins, Leghorns
and Spanish know how almost impossi-
BILE it is to keep from freezing the large
combs of these varieties where the mer-
curry sinks thirty degrees below zero,
and consequent suffering of the fowl as
each succeeding cold spell freezes the
comb still more.
A great many contend that cutting
the comb is cruel operation; but such
is not the case if properly performed:
and we believe that the bird does not
suffer as much real pain from the loss
of comb as it would with frosen comb
in single hour.
We have frequently performed the
operation without eliciting a single
sound of distress from the fowl, even
when comb, wattles, deaf ear and ali
were trimmed close, and have had them
crow Justify in seco d after being re-
| leased.
To perform the operation skillfully,
two persons are needed, especially with
heavy fowl; one should hold the bird,
while the other, provided with a stout
and very sharp pair of shears, should
take hold of the fowls head with his
left hand, placing the middle finger in
the open mouth of the bird to hold his
head firmly, and with a single stroke
cut off as much of the comb as is de-
sirahle to remove.
In games it is customary to cut close
to the head; but for Cochins, Leghorns,
etc, we prefer to leave about one-third
of the comb, and all of the wattles, un-
less they (the wattles) should become
frozen, when we should remove por-
tion OF them.
Of course, as the rules now are, such
birds are disqualified from exhibition;
but we were writing only of breeding
stock and farm poultry, Still, we really
think that fowl whose comb had been
injured by freezing, or which had been
dubbed to prevent the same, ought, if
superior in other respects, to win the
prize.
With farm poultry it is decidedly tie
best plan, as much suffering and some
loss of LIE is thereby avoided.
Record
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30
Our Menagerie.
BY JOSEPHINE POLLARD.

$1,000
We've got whole menagerie
At our house. declare,
For yonder comes little chap
As hungry as bear!
End have heard the youngster say
When on an errand sent.
s. I'm just as tired rs doq!,"
And doggedly he went.
1t is but seldom that he cries
am willing to confess,
Aud seldom would you care to hear
His signals of distress.
For, like the mighty monarch, " who
In forest loves to reign,
This autocrat of ours will roar
With all his might and name!
AS sly as any fer is he
When mischief is about,
AS innocent as any lamb
When you would find him out;
And when corrections rod, perchance,
You'd have the urchin feel,
He wrlggles out OF w1sdom's ways
As slippery as an eel.
Rut there are days when order reigns
Supreme within the house;
No doors are banged-the child appears
AS quiet as a moaSe;
Till of sudden through the bars
Of silence he will bolt,
And scamper up and down the street
Like any other colt
We never know just how or when
Occurs the change we see;
Now he is slower than a snail
And then q busy bee;
But when whole menagerie
We're anxious to enjoy,
We open wide the outer door,
And introduce that boyt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30

A WOMAN called on lawyer to con-
suit him about getting divorce. son
what grounds?'' he asked. 'sOn the
grounds OF false pretenses-I was led
into marriage by false, pretenses, said
the lady. " False pretenses I" exclaimed
the lawyer. Why. madam, do you pre-
tend there was ever marriage founded
on anything clse?" ef +
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30
clubbing Fowls.

Clubbing is term applied the act
of cutting off all OF the greater portion
of the comb, and sometimes the wattles.
of cock, and is sometimes performed
upon game cocks; but the object of this
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30

THERE are 1877 islands off the coast of
Scotland, of which about 1856 are in
habited. Many of them are very small,
mere rocks rising out of the sea, without
any vegetation of any kind.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30
A Foul Chimney Quickly Cleaned.

Judge Pitman's chimney had beer
foul for some time, and when he
mentioned the fact at the drug store,
Mr.. Squius said he could easily clear
it out by exploding little powder in
the fireplace. The idea seemed to Pit
man to be good one, and he bought
ten pounds of powder in order to do the
work thoroughly at the first blast.
Some men were busy gravelling his
roof that day, and just as the Judge was
about to touch off the charge, a work
man named Snyder leaned over the TOP
of the chimney to call to the man below
to send up some tar, when the judge lii
the slow match. The view which met
the eye of Mr.. Snyder as he went ur
was fine one, Cape May, and Balti-
more, and the Sandwich Islends, and
when he got enough of drinking in the
scenery, he came down into the river,
apparently with the intention of explor.
ing the bottom. When he was fshed
out, he was glad to learn that not only
was the judges chimney thoroughly
clean, but that it would need about -four
cart loads of bricks to repair damages.
After this the judge will clean his fues
with brush tied to a clothes prop
Lancaster (Po.) Examiner.
Dangerous Wealth.
The London Globe says: eft is said
that among the possessions inherited
by the present Duke of Richmond was
found bank note for 100000. This
unique piece of paper money, of whose
existence we have no doubt, was pre-.
served with great caution, and by
means which must have been source
of peril to friends and foes. We are
informed that the late Duke caused
the note to be deposited in a casket,and
this casket was so fastened that any
one who attempted to handle'it at once
received six pistol shots. The ingeni
Gus casket, we are told, became bur
densome possession to the present
Duke. His ancestor had not trans
mitted to him the secret by which il
might be opened with safety, and he
was, therefore, not unnaturally timio
| in the examination of his treasure
Under these circumstances, we are mo-
] surprised to learn that he finally de
termined to deliver the casket and it.
contents to the Bank of England, an6
to permit the officers of that establish
ment to investigate the ingenuity o
the terrible continuance. The duties O
property would even be in excess @
It's rights if every inheritance wer
tied up in this way"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30
Practical Suggestions.

Feed only meal to fattening fowls for
at least two days before killing, and
feed nothing for few hours before kill
ing.
Chickens cannot be raised proftably
alone, but with other farm operations
nothing pays better.
You cen save feed and trouble by get
ting rid of your poorest stock now.
This is particularly true of sheep. Get
rid of the miserable, scrawny ones that
you know will not winter over, or if
they do will be worth nothing when
spring opens. Better knock them in
the head and sell the pelts than to feed
them all the winter for nothing. It pays
to keep good stock. but poor stock
never.
A good lubricator for wooden axles is
made of six parts of clean tallow and
two parts of fine smooth plumbago
Another is made of five parts of tallow,
five parts Of soapstone, one part plum
bago, and nine parts rosin oil the tallow
and the oil are heated and mixed, after
which the soapstone and plumbago are
added.
In putting away winter apples give
Luem tno coiueSt paf6 Oh the cellar.
Every cellar ought to have partition
In it, cutting off space large enough to
store apples, and then keep this room
at much lower temperature than that
for other vegetables. Instead of stuff
ing straw in the cellar windows, or
banking dirt over them, put in an extra
sash outside of the one that is in, giving
four to six inches space between them.
II the outer sash is fitted close with
weather strips, there is no danger OF
freezing, and your cellar is light enough
to go into without a candle or lantern.
A cellar perfectly dark is nuisance.