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4 Hundred Years Ago.

One hundred and ten years ago
there was not a single white man in
what is now kentucky, Ohio, Indiana,
or Illinois. Then, what is now the
most fiourishing part of the United
States, was as little known as the
country in the heart of Africa itself.
1t was not till 177G that Boon left his
home in North Carolina to become
the first settler in Kentucky. And
the first pioneers of Ohio did not set
tie till twenty years later still. A
hundred years ago Canada belonged
to France, and Washington was a
modest Virginia Colonel, and the
United States the most loyal part OF
the British empire, and scarcely q
speck ON the political horizon indi-
Gated the struggle that in score OF
years was to lay the foundation Of the
greatest republic in the world.
A hundred years ago there were but
four small newspapers in America ;
steam eugines had not been imagined, ,
and locomotives, and steamboats,, and
railroads, and telegraphs, and postal
cards, and friction matches, and re-
volvers, and percussion caps, and
breech-loading guns, and stoves, and
furnaces, and gas for dwellings, and
India rubber shoes, and Spaulding's
glue, and sewing machines, and an
thracite coal, and photographs, and
chrome paintings, ard Kerosene oil,
and the safety lamp, and the COM
pound blOw-plpe, and free schools,
and spring mattresses, and wood en-
craving, and Brussels carpet, and
lever watches, and greenbacks, and
cotton and wOOlen factories, in any
thing like the present meaning of
these terms, were utterly unknown.
A hundred years ago the spinning
wheel was in almost every family,
and clothing was spun and woven
and made In the household, and the
printing press was a cumbrous ma
chine worked by hand; and nail, or
a brick, or knife, or pair of shears
or scissors or a razor, or woven pair
of stockings, or an aX, or hoe, or
shovel, or lock or key, or a plate of
glass of any size was not made in
what is now the United States. Even
i'm 1890 there were only sevcnty-five
pOst-Offices in the country, and the
WUOlC CAtChb vi Jul POot w ao
less than 300 miles. Cheap postage
was unheard of, and had any one sug-
gested the transmission of messages
with lightning speed he would have
been thought utterly insane. The
microscope, on one hand, and the tel
escOpe on the other, were in their in
fancy as instruments of science; and
geology and chemistry were almost
unknown. In word, it Is true that
to the century passed have been al
lotted more improvements, in their
bearing on the comfort and happiness
of mankind, than to any other which
has elapsed since the creation Of the
world.
With all these wonderful improve
ments within the century, who would
allow such narrow and contracted
views as to object to a suitable Cen
tenniaI celebration of the marvellous
progress of the age?-Bdttimore
american.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

An ingenious arrangement has also
been made to prevent the balloon
from rising higher than 800 metres,
or about 900 feet. The boat of the
balloon is to be lined with sheep-sllins
and heated with lamps, so that even
If the temperature should fall to
thirty two degrees below zero, out
side, it will be five degrees above zero
inside. A vessel is to carry the men,
the balloon, and the ingredients for
the manufacture of the necessary
amount of gas to about the seven-
teenth degree of latitude. This will
leave trip of about three hundred
miles to the North Pole for the bal
loon to accomplish; and the voyage
there and back could be made within
twenty days. Everything, however,
is to be prepared for a full three
months trip. The enterprise is eX-
citing unusual interest among the
scientific men of Europe, and is, In
deed, one of the most wonderful
schemes ever conceived by the
human mind.
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History or the Potato.

1t seems scarcely credible that only
one hundred years have elapsed since
the general introduction of this now
wellknown and Observation-Disclosures
esculent into Europe. But such Is
the fact, and 1t has been proposed to
hold Il jubilee in Germany i'm this
year, 1874, in honor of the centennial
of the potato.
When the Spaniards conquered
Peru, in the sixteenth century, they
carried some potatoes to Europe and
sent them to the Pope. The new
plant was cultivated little i'm Spain,
Italy, Burgundy, and the Neither
lands, and from q certain resemblance
to the trflie, an esculent fungus grow
ing i'm the earth, the Italians gave
them the name of Tartuff, or Taratu-
foil, whence the Germans derived
their word KartOffel. "The French
called them "Apples of the EARTH"
POD,n,es dc te1Te, while in Austria and
portions of Germany the equivalent
expression Erd-apfel Is used.
John Hawkins first introduced
them into England in 1865, Walter
Raleigh brought them there in 1884,
and finally Admiral Drake in 1886.
The latter sent some to q friend to
plant, with the remark that the fruit
was excellent and nutritious so that
it would be very useful In Europe.
His friend actually planted the tu-
bers, and they grew nicely. But
when the seed balls were ripe, he took
these instead of the tubers, and fried
them in butter, and sprinkled sugar
and cinnamon over them, placed
them before some company as great
rarity. OF course, the ball tasted dis
gustingly, and the assembly conclud-
ed that the fruit would not ripen in
Europe. The gardner pulled up the
plants and burned them. A gentle
man, who chanced to be present,
stepped on one of the baked potatoes
as It lay in the ashes, when it broke
open, and he noticed 1t was white as
snow, and mealy, and had such an
agreeable smell that he tasted 1t and
found it very palatable. The new
vegetable was thus rescued, but for a
century after it was only cultivated
in his garden, and in 1900 the Queen
of England made the remark in her
house-bOok that pound of potatoes
cost two shillings (about fifty cents.)
Journal Of Chemistry.
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4 Little Joke.

A Young man went into Princes
saloon Friday ever Ing, and called for
a glass of liquor. 1t was handed to
him and then he dropped a little
powdered magnesia in it from paper,
swallowed the whole deliberately,
and placing the glass down looked
the attentive Prince in the eye and
said: 81 have poisoned myself"
"What ?' screamed the horrifled
saloon-keeper. ~ have poisoned
myself!" repeated the young man In
n tragic tone. In an instant Mr..
Prince had bounded to his side; in
the next instant he had him on the
floor, and man sent for q doctor.
TIE young man struggled to release
himself, and protested that 1t was all
q Joke. Mr.. Prince was too old and
too educated man to be deluded by
such artificcs. Immediate remedies
were called for. Some one suggested
a raw egg, and one was procured, and
there being no time TO bother with a
glass, and the victim to the poison
Writhing to degree that made hold
ing him an almost impossible under
taking, 1t was administered i'm the
shell and so adroitly broken that two
thirds of it went into his shirt BOSOM.
A bottle of sweet oil was next empt-
led into him, his head was briskly
rubbed, hot cloths applied to his
chest, and his back warmed with 0
billiard cue. Then DR.. Miles arrived,
took in the situation at a glance, ap
piled II stumach-pnmp, and within
| tiyp minutcs the fncetiOllSnCSs anC
other things In that young man were
extracted. On getting to his feet III
instinctively felt In his hip pocket FOL
his handkerchief, and appeared to b'
very much surprised to find it there
He left the saloon vowing vengeance
against Mr.. Prince and his anxiou
and earnest helpers. But the stor.
was too much for him the next day
and he quietly disappeared from
town.--Dn,6,Uy Neics.
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HydrOph0bia and Pet Dogs.

Thirty years ago a roommate OF
the writer died of this disease. He
was q renowned maker of rifles. His
weakness was the dog he would pick
up fancy CANNES without masters
had ten to twenty Ownerless animals
in his kennel. In sportive moments
we said "Brunker, you will yet die of
dogs-mad dogs" He laughed. One
Sunday afternoon, In his rambles, he
picked up stray little "King Charles
spaniel" in LOckport n. Y. The dog
bit him i'm the wrist he threw him
down in disgust, and thought no
more of the incident. After the lapse
of six weeks he complained that the
right wrist failed him. Soon after he
had repugnance to water, but could
drink cider. Next day he could not
drink cider, but craved vinegar. On
Sunday evening he came to the hotel
and said to the waiter, ~ am going
mad !" The waiter, laughing, said to
him: "Brunker. 1 will give you q
glass of water; take it-drink it."
And when / placed the glass of water
in his hand IN involuntary spasm
came over him, and the contents
went into the fire. Then ! knew he
was mad, and became very nervous,
and. called upon others to assist to
take care of this man. While the
writer was absent he went to his
room and tore the bed clothes in all
shapes. a window was above the
door. Stepping upon the shoulders
of an assistant, and opening window
we shouted to Brunker: "Here / am +;
what is the matter with you ?" Mean-
time the door was held fimly at the
outside. Soon Brunker regained his
composure, and told us to enter the
room, as the fit was of and all danger
was over. Stalwart men beside us
wavcred, but we entered. We went
to drawer and took Il sash or face
muller, and pinioned his arms with
it, as he requested. Soon another and
another spasm succeeded. He said
the voluntary muscles had become in
voluntary; sand if he did injury he
could not avoid it. This lasted
twenty-four hours, during which poor
Brunkcr had lucid intervals, and
knew his fOrlorn condition but the
rational moments, between spasms,
became less and less till he died.
This was the most developed case
of hydrophobia the writer ever
witnessed. Since then he has seen two
dogs mad, but chained. Pouring
water from one dish to another to
witness the effects, in all respects they
exhibited the same repugnance to
water as did friend Brunker-a shud-
der followed by n spasm |! Yet 1t Is
now asserted that this rabies In Gogs
creates no antipathy to water. And
this is 80 asserted in London journals.
1t may be so, but experience is to the
contrary.
1t scenes now to be conceded that,
while men In this disease abhor
water, dogs with hydrophObia court
it and drink it. The two dogs the
writer saw in the midst Of their mad
ness would rave when water was
poured from one dish into another
Ought not science to settle this moot.
ed point.-Ne,C York Express.
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The Marquis or Westminster.

The Marquis of Westminster, whom
Mr.. Gladstone created q Duke, Is the
richest person In England. lie owns
nearly all OF Westminster, and his
wealth is fabulous. He Is thrifty
nobleman. Some years ago gentle
man saw him at u railway station,
where he had bought copy of the
Echo, price one-half penny. Hegave
the boy o three-penny piece, and
waited for his change. The boy had
no half-pennies he could not make
two pence half-penny change. He
had nothing but pennies, and If the
Marquis took two pence he would
lose a halfpenny. In the midst ol
this embarrassment the train fol
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30
A Heroic Boy.

The ,Stciss Times tells very nice
story OF shepherd lad, fourteen years
of age, in Canton Grisons. On the
Monte di Compo, the youthful shep-
herd fed his flock, when a huge bear
made his appearance, and uncere-
moniously began to feed himself on
the same flock. When he had seized
one of the finest sheep, the courageous
boy began to beat him with a stick,
In order to drive him away. The In
furiated beast turned upon his slen-
der assailant, determined to finish
his mutton on him. The youth turned
and ran, and remembering that there
was not far off a gorge two hundred
feet deep, but so narrow that he
might clear Il by vigorous leap,
started for IL, with bruin close at his
heels. He reached the edge of the
ravinc, and by a very desperate bound
landed on the other side, while the
stupid brute behind him, not notic-
ing his danger, stumbled headlong to
the bottom. The boy, descending
the gorge found his enemy disabled
by the bruises, and soon dispatches
him by beating out his brains with
stones.
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ny q. W. HOLMES.

Oh, for one hour of youthful joy,
Give back my twentieth spring.
I'd rather laugh bright-haired boy
Than reign bearded king.
One moment let my life-blood stream
From boyhood's fount OF fiame!
GiYe me one giddy, reeling dream
or life, oil love and fame!
NV listening angel heard the prayer,
And calmly smiling said
ar hut touch thy silvcr'd hair,
Thy hasty wish hath sped.
"But is there nothing In thy track,
To bid thee fondly stay,
While the swift seasons hurry back
To find the wished-for day."
All, truest of womankind!
Without thee, what were life?
One bliss cannot leave behind
I'll take-my-precious-w
The angel took sapphire pen
And wrote In rainbow dew:
"The man would be boy again
And he husband tool"
And Ia there nothing yet unsaid
Before the change appears?
Remember oil their gins have fled
With these dissolving years I"
Why, yes; for memory would recall
My fond paternal joys,
could not bear TO leave them al,
III -my-girl-and-boys"
The smiling angel dropped his pen,
"Why this will never do.
The man would be boy again,
And be O father too"
And so l laugh'd-my laughter woke
The household with Its NOISE
And wrote my dream when morning brok'
To please the gray-haired boys.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

IL you wish to drown yourself
kick and splash about as violently as
YOU can, and you will soon go to the
bottom. But IL you remember that
YOU are lighter than water, and If you
clamly and steady refrain from
drawing your breath while under the
water, keep your head raised, and
vour arms under, YOU will soon learn
fo float and swim like q duck.
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which his lOrdship was waiting rolled
into the station. If he did not go by
it he would have to wait some
moments. But he waited. CO." he
said TO the boy, land get some half
pennies; will wait for your return"
And wait he did for the next train.
The new Duke is fOrty-nine years old.
He has son and heir, Earl GrOSycnor,
who has just come of age, and who
spends the paternal c S. d., as cheer
fully and eagerly as the paternal gains
them.
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"A sportsman has been the vict,

"A sportsman has been the victim
of his own credulity. He has a gun
that scatters shot badly, so that It Is
not of much account. He saw an ad-
vertisement In paper Offering to
send information whereby such "scat-
tering', of shot could be effectually
prevented. He sent the money, and
In due time was informed that to
prevent his gun from scattering" he
should put In only one shot.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

The Louisville Co,Tier-Jom7,al
remarks that, twenty-five years ago,
New England college boys hardly
knew the difference between q row.
boat and q mud-scow, aud now they
know hardly ANYTHING else.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

"A little boy at q concert, when q
favorite singer was called back, rather
took the starch out of things by cry
ing out, "What's the matter, mother {;
didn't she do II right Are the folks
angry cause she squalled SOP"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

"A Blacksmith Is always striking
for wages.
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Historical Items.

The tlax.seed was first planted i'm
England in 1888. The first flax water
mill was invented in Scotland about
I-kn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

ITO LEf-343 SIXTH AVENUE. SECOND AND THIRD
Floors above store. vi h kilche col ana hot water
and ba hroOm private business purposes inquire In
~
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FIO LET HE fHiRD FLOOR OF PREMISES NOS
Al ana ~ ChHries strceL each to two hrec adults.
Apply and II U
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

.ARGE AND AIRY ROOMS, COMPLETELY Fur
IL nshcd. sngly suite in private ling. for
gentlemen; terms moderate; references required 26i
West Thirty fourth street
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

TNO LET-TO RESPONSIBLE PARTY HAND.
somely furnished iaror Floor with exten sion; also
Kitchen, with mo fern improvements; rent $40 per
CHRISTOPHER streets
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

mo LET-IMMEDIATE PUsS ESSION, HALF FLOORS
OF o43 am 3t5 EAST Thirty fourth three rooms
pan ami walcr; newly papered and painted rent 81
and Si2. Apply In tue bakery
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

fI'O LaT-uOWKR PART BROWN STONE FnONr 2I8
East i.iyhty,sixth sheet; rooms $685. SECOND floor
6rooms and path, So: Third FLOOR, room. Second
Floor IN brown sfolc front with side windows, with
owner, rooms and bath az dining
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

A TWEEN TY SECOND STREET. NEAR BROAD
"A. way. four story brown stone. rent 5000 un ur
nshed twenty tn street do. 81 $50 West rwenv
fourth street. three story high soop 20: others 81
Monsoon d ~ CLESTCN, 80 West Thirty-drst street.
Open enInRA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

E,OUR STORY BROWN STONE HOUsE-UP TOWN,
between Fifth ana Sixth avenues; rent pay able
mostly in board. Address PALMER. Herald Uptown
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

i Clinton place between Bro idway and University
place richly furnished also Building, suitable
first class bu iness.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

ITO LET-AT 4Gs WEST FORTY-FOURrH STREET
Second Floor, six good rooms IN good order. Rent
moderate
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

RIO LET-THE FRONT AND BACK PARI.OR on THE
i first floor; front and back Easements, with ala I'M
pI D. ementS with TWO tut II
CURED the rest occui Dv two acu {. Inquire tao
premises. No 2l nayl il5tn street. iew doors from
Third
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

900 WEST FORiY.THIRD sTRELT.-A NICELY
AAU furnished House, containing 10 rooms; i frst
part rent In board Il desired For permit apply ~ N4
West Thirty ninth street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

no EAST TWENTY EIGHTH STREE HAND
lVO sonely furnished Rooms. large and small house
changed hanls: terms modera e; no moving In May;
floors equal to French flats Rent low to permanent
parties.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

IrAsr FIFrY-NINTH STREET BETWEEN LExIN0-
~ ton and Fourth avenues.Three story and basement
brown stone House; rent moderate Particulars at Mr.
sIMhON - lis fast Fny-ninth street. or at Dramatic
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

or GARDEN STREET, HOpOKEN.-FURNIsHED
on Rooms to let suitable for housekee ping hot and
cold water gas and ba convenient the ferrcs rent
SIS Der month.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

fNO LET-UPPER OR LOWER PART IN LARGE
i high stOop House. with owner: modern Improve
ments To- TO small family adults. Boz East six.
ty-fiIlh street
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

ITO L:T-OS TWENTYTHIRD STREET, BETWEEN
i sixth ami seventh avenues seeGni Floor, four
rooms; thru, Jour; ali modern imp cmebts; small
family adults only also hira floor. three in
next iOuS ana Once rst toor. apply a. H. ..PEBj
10 IVES. Z XcnLy-Iourth rtree from II tOE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

IN MACDOUGAL -TREnT NEAR BLEECK Err
llO Furnished Rooms, with every enience for
housekeeping, TO let 10 rcspec able small iamlies
TO WEST TW LFTH sTREEr.-A NICELY FUR
liz nishcd Room, on second floor; gas bath &C.; TO
n gentleman only
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

CHANCE ON UNION SQUARE, NO % BETWEEN
n Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets west side, 70 lease
FIVE years low rents, FIRST Second Third
Fourth Floors each 5xi5 best location In this ~
pianOsse wing machines banking insurance tusi
ness merchant ai.ors, c0stumers milners ewel ers,
&c. AZ, ly on the premises to G. ROsENBLAlI, rear
office frst door
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stone House No. $50 West Twenty third street; in
perfect order rcscocd throughout For particular
ply to Mr. DODGE, at A. T. rtcwart Co.'s, Broadway
and Chambers stree {, be Ween Il and 3 r. M
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29

INAST SIXTY FIRST STREET.-THE LET, TWO FOUR
II story brown stone Hou ,cs; high stoop; cabinet
finish; mirrors and gas fixtures Apply 10 F. y. BEALS.
Il Broal street.
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DWELLING HOUSES TO LET.

DWELLING HOUSES TO LET.
Furnished.
The possibility or a nen issue Of fnconrerttbte
paper regard ,cith amazenent ana anrfetp, and.
IN my Judgment such issue tD0aild be a detri.
me1t ana a CARBOHYDRATES SUMNER
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FAMILIES OR GENTLEMEN DESTROYS OF SECUR.
j. ing q superior home permanently make liberal
arr ingements in first class house. Twenty.secOnd
street, West, No. SlS
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* WEST TWEEN FOURTH STREET, MAR FIFTH
RI Avenue Hotc A large furnished secord Moor
front Room large closets, de-; all mo tern improve.
monts also hall Rooms. private family; terms very
moderate
, 1874-11-21
LIBERTY.

What man Is there so bold that he should say,
"'rAua and thus onty would have the Aeaid
Fur whether lying calm ana keauhfut,
ClasNing tno earth in lore, and throwing back
Tho hne Of heaven from waves Of amethYats
Or whether. frcsbrnad by tho Dusy winds,
It bears the trade and uavies Of tho world
To eula Of uRs md stcru activity;
Or wliether. laahel by to1upssts, It 4iyos WY
10 elemental fury, howla Hud rOara
At Ill It's rocky barriers, In Wild fuat
OF ruin tlrnka t4c blood Of living thfrg1
And stfews ts wrecks DER leagues Of deaoa$s khnrs
Always 1t IL the ses, and n(l bow down
Before its vast anl varied maIcaty.
And 80 In vain will ttmorons men essay
TU set the nletes and tullnis Of Liberty,
For Freedom is It's own eterna law.
II nlakea ia own conditions. and IN storm
Or calm alike fuths Ito unesring Will.
Lot liz not then despse 1t when & lies
Stl'l al sleeping lion, while swarm
or Rua-llke evils hoyor round it, head;
Nor doubt 1t when In mHd diatouted times
II vhakcs tho torch OF terror, aud ita cry
Shril's DER the liking earth. aud In the dame
or riot aud war Wa see Its awful form
Rise by thu scafFola, whtre tho crimson Ax
Tnga down its grooves the kc!l Of ahudaertag KinGa
oralHaya IN tlllua eyes, Libortyk
shlnea TINT high light whereby The world IL saved
And, thnugh thnu stay Ms, ma viii trust IN thee!
-joht, Hay in " Lotos Ledpts."