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"ENTERTAINING'' 4 FRIEND.
From the Danbury NeWs.1

from the D3nDury News
A wife, when she has received suitable
notice, can get up an excellent dinner for
her husband friend. She does her level
best, working without stint unless re-
past which pleases her in every particular
is spread. Then the following converse.
ton takes place with the guest;
II hope you'll be able to make out
NEAL"
II shall do nicely, know" he says.
''I'm really ashamed of the table, +" she
rattles on.
why, you needn't b. he protests.
"But it's all his fault" she explains,
nodding towards her husband. ale never
gives me any warning scarcely, and it's
such warm weather now that there is
nothing you can keep on hand for an
emergency"
why you've done nobly, 1 think !;
couldn't have done BETTER" asserts the
guest, beginning to lose his interest in the
topic.
20, I hope you don't think this any.
thing Of \ dinner" she says, looking with
anxious .ride over the spread. "You
must come up again, and let me know
beforehand, and ri promise you some
thing decent to eat.''
I'm sure this can't be BEATEN" pro.
tests the guest, with sense of becoming
depressed.
"Oh! bless me; this is nothing but
pickup dinner, just the same as We have il
alone. Do try another biscuit; l. don't
suppose they are fit to eat, though she
says, with increased anxiety, as she Oh.
serves their delicate color and 6aky tex.
ture.
'They are beautiful" he hastily ex-
plains. feeling very uncomfortable the
while. al,
"You must take the will for the deed"
che resumes. Il didn't see we were out of
bread till the last mome:t. and then I
hastily made up these. didn't think
they'd be half decent, as there was no
time to work them,
And 50 she ,rattles on with her disas-
trous comments, the dear old fraud,
while he continues to protest. aud con.
tinues to fed more and more like getting
up and flying away.
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PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.

PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
Honey comes originally from the roots
Of plants, and undersoes processes during
the formation Of the flower. and that
which is gathered up by the bee is an ex.
ces, and not essential to the development
Of the fruit or flower. II not saved by
the bee it would waste its sweetness on
the desert air.
It is we'll known by experiments care
fully tried that We may put plant into
tub or box of earth Until it has grown
to such size that its weight would be
equal to the earth, tub and all, without
diminishing the weight or bulk Of the
earth m ounce. showing that the water
given the plant, together with its breath.
ing through the foliage inhaling the gases
necessary to sustain it, is what keeps it
alive and growing. The largest forest tree,
weighing tons, does not take up any soil,
and Il the leaves annually decay under it
the soil will be as fertile rs when first
started.
The following is n good reciep which
will give saddles and brides good polish,
and be entirely free from sickness: The
white of three eggs evaporated till the
substance left resembles the common gun.
dissolved in pint of gin, and put into
common wine bottle, and filled up with
water.
The excellence offarm buildings does
not consist SO much in the materials of
which they are built as in the use of those
materials. Useful buildings may be made
Of logs or prairie sods, or poles and course
hay; and these, by skilllu! arrangement,
may be made to serve a. useful purpose
As dressed Lumber and paint or pressed
brick. The main points are warmth, dry.
ness, and ventilation; for food is wasted
when IN animal shivers in it's stable, or
when It's health is injured by damp. 9th,
or bad mir. A farmer who ia thoughtful
about such small things Is this (althouRh
this is more important than it appears)
may be taken to be a careful, thrifty man,
who, by and by, will be abe to build 4
barn with all the improvements, and to
build it properly. too. The old proverb,
stake care of the small things and the
large ones will take care Of themselves
is applicable to matters about farms and
barn.yards especially. When the small
things are we'll watched large ones are not
forgotten.
There is no better way to keep hams
through the summer, free from faint or
insects, than BY hanging them up in the
smokehouse, which is Of course to b kept
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The bllity. Of guiding the bal
loon renders Il useless Is certain means
iofaeTial transit; Though, inventors have
not been lacking Who claimed ito have
overcome Ito !difnculty ~ safely and
surely guiding the cir ship in aay desired
direction. Ono. Of these was 81 thu, sc.
Louis fair q fewysars. ago. and succeeded
very we'll in turning his balloon here and
there 30 long % 10 Was III doors, ~ means
OF paddles ishksthe screw OF : propeller {;
but the case would b Wy different in
tho open cir. especially i : current 81
wind was blowing e' The great surfaes
Which the balloon offers to tho Wind; and
the comparative lick 81 resist nicce,, ca,lss
it to be carried along with the velocity Of
the wind by which it isIborne.
This cirCumstanco more than = any
other has rendered the balloon useless
for purposes of transit, and the difficulty
will probably never be overcome. Ger
tain emergencies, however, have occasion
ally made the balloon very useful. It
was employed during orr civil war to
watch the motions 'of the enemy in and
around Richmond. Gen Porter was once
watching the rebels from ! captive bal:
loon, when the cable broke, and he was
carried over tho conf derate lines but ON
pulling the valve the machine descended,
and favorable wind took him back to
his own forces. $500 .,,e...,,~ =,
The most notable use ever made, OF bal,
looms was during the siege Of Paris by
the Ger mans, in the last war When the
city WAS completely invested, the project
Of sending out :, mail balloon WAS con
ceived and put into execution, the first
one leaving Paris, Sept. g.. with 227
pounds of letters, and descending at Ev'
reux. Until the close Of the war bal
looms were constantly being dispatched
some carrying letters, others passengers
More than sixty in all were sent out
most Of which were utilized by the post
Office department, which forwarded in al
about 2,500.O00 letters. Among toos.
who took this means Of escaping from tn,
devoted city was Gambetta. Many o
these balloons were carried far teyont
the French boundaries. one landing il
Norway, 800 miles north of CHRISTIANS
while some fell into the hands of III,
,Prcssians. Cra, in passing the Prussia1
lines. was fired at 50 often that the aero
nauts became much alarmed, and wer,
forced to ascend several hundred feet t,
escape the balls which whistled arount
them. It is Difficult: to conceive = NOR
frightful situation than that to which
those travellers were exposed. In DANCE
anyhow, a stray shot, striking the bal
loon, would usher them to sudden an,
violent death, and we may we'll imagin
the haste with which they tossed sand
bags overheard, and their relief when be
yond the reach Of the Prussian balls
Since the war the German government
has taken ballooning in hand, and is nov
endeavoring to improve it and render i
available for military purposes.
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The town Of Wyoming. Iowa, was the
scene Of first class sensation Monday.
the Goth. On the afternoon of that day,
Miss Elite Green. daughter of one of the
oldest and highest esteemed citizens, went
into the First National Bank, and after \
few words with Wallace Foote, teller,
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POETRY.
0OQD3NEW8 OR BAD

There came to Nushefwan, surnamed the Just,
A certain man. ecourtier; with theaust 81
OF travel on him, and with heart elate::.
II hear", he rid, 'that God (His nazne b
Has t.feo i liz lie world your mo.t., toe,-~
Namine kina whom des{h then had laid low,
"And did YOU hear. 'st6s spitsn sssde reply,
"That Iam overlooked and not 70 die
I have no noons1or exultatton. h1end, e.
For, like my rivals lite, my lite must end;"ft
The courtier skunk away, absshed ana ia,
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: AND THAT'S THE YAK HE FELT.
!. Il fFrom the Vicksburr Hersld.1

ne WSlLe0 1W0He ana t0e0 went on:
''No more skirmishes-no more fouts.
Uncle Robert is dead, Gen. Grant wants
peace, and they're melting up swords and
bayoncts to make cotton mill machinery!
We're about through camping out, old
pard, and We haia't sorry-not bit!''
He leaned the crutch against the box,
lifted his wooden leg, and said:
"Lost good leg up at fredericksburg
when I was under Barksdale, and Burn
side thought he could whip old Uncle
Robert and Stonewall Jackson together
Good Lord but wasn't it hot that day,
when the Yanks laid their pontoons and
got up and got for us! And when we
hot!''
He stopped to ponder for . while, and
his voice Was softer as he said:
"Br. I forgive 'em! I took the
chances-and lost. I'm reaching cut
now to shake hands with the Yank who
shot me, and I'll divide my tobacco half
and half with him! 1t was big war.
Yank and Reb stood right up and showed
PLUCK, but it's time to forgive and for
get.''
He cut chew off his plug, took off his
battered hat and looked att, and contin.
ued:
's'Didn't We all come of one blood
Hain't We the big American nation !!
Isn't this here United States the biggest
plantation on the river, and is there a
nation in the world that da7es knock the
chip off our shoulder!
"Mer;laud, my Maryland,
He put down his leg, looked at his
crippled hand, and soliloquized:-
Three fingers gone-hand used up,
but I'm satisfied. Folks who 60 to war
expect to feel bullets. We stood up to
the Yarks-they stood up to us-it wa
= fair fout, and we got licked. Two fin
gers hain't as good as five, but they are
good enough to shake hands with Come
up here, you Yanks, and grip me! We
raise cotton down here you raise corn
up there LESS trado!'
He lifted his crutch, struck it down
hard, and went on:
"Durn family who'll fight each other!
We've so$ the biggest and best country
that ever laid out doors, and if any for
eisa despot throws club at the Ameri.
can eagle, we'll shoulder arms and shoot
him into the middle Of next vcek!''
He SIT and pondered while the shad.
ews grew deeper, and by and by he said:
''There's lots Of graves down here
there's heaps o war orphans up North;
I'm crippled up and half sick, but m
going to get up and hit the onery cass
who dares say word ag'in either.
We've got through fghting-we're shak-
ing hands now, and DUN the man who
says word to interrupt the harmony
It's one familv-ole Uncle Sans boys
and gals and babies, and we're going to
live in the same house. eat at the same
table, and turn out bigger crops than any
other ranch on the globe
He rose up to 60, raped ON the box
with his crutch, and continued:
"Resolped, That this glorious old fam
lily stick right together III the old home
stead for tho next million years to
come -
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THE HISTORY OF BALLOONING.

The first balloon was sent up by the
brothers Stephen and Joseph Montgol.
Ter, June 5, 1883. It was not long be.
fore men were found to venture their
lives on such \ journey through the air
even in the year Of its discovery there
were several ascents made by diff rent
persons and with safe results The bal.
looms used were at first the ordinary hot.
air Montgolfiers, but few months were
necessary to utilize the hydrogen gas,
whose superiority was evident on account
OF it's greaterlightness. In 1855 occurred
the first fatal accident from the use Of q
balloon. Two young men attempted TO
cross from France to England in hydro.
gen balloon towhich ahot.air balloon was
attached. Tho latter took fire, both were
consumed, and the two men fell on the
coast of France and persisted. q.
The most eminent. aeronaut was IN
Engllshman named Green. His career
extended over SO years, during which
time he made 1,4O0 ascensions, CROSSING
the North Sea three times, and falling in.
to it twice. On one occasion he Travelled
. distance Of 500 miles in Is hours. This
was' however. surpassed by Wise and La
Mountain great trip in 1859, when they
passed from St. Louis to Henderson,
n. T., distance of about l 500 miles, in
less than 28hours, or at IN average vel.
oclty OF amile per minute. This vas.
We believe. the longest aerial voyage
ever made. while the highest ascent WIS
made by aGlaisher and Uoxweu. rho
reached the rema, kable elevation Of AZ.
600 feet, or shout seven miles above The
earth. They were both disabled bv the
intense cold prevailing ct that altitude.
lost the usetof their limbs, and Coxwcll
was obliged topull the valve string with
his teeth. IN order to release the gas and
return to awarmer region. ....... y
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TIE 0ALHEIc lHsrrfufR.
Established 1861 and CHAR.
tered by the Legislature
fol the treAtmentOf alI dis.
|eares OF = nervous ard PR
Vate nature. -,
- The Physicians 1T the
Institute may be CONSULTED
personally c. By Ter
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ton; but 1t is in pure limestone and all
on top, and no more sign Of ledge
than there is on the top Of pine board
table. predict that under favorable err
cumstances it will last one, and possibly
one and half years"
According to the Pacific Coast Herald,
there is now on the way to San Francisco
by sea, 1881 barrels OF whisky. II is
said they will arrive before the Legisia-
ture adjourns.
Mr.. Stuart, at Mount Powell, Montana,
il said to have invented adouble-barreled
thermometer. capable Of registering 30
| degrees below zero. II meets require
ment long felt in the Territory.
Three convicts escaped from the peni-
Tertiary at Canyon City. Col, on the Sd
inst. Their names are Clodfelter, DALEY
and Richey. Clodfelter is the man who
shot Deputy Sheriff Wilcox, while resist
ing the arrest OF his partner, johnson,
the confidence operator.
The Denver News says Rumors
are rife, and with some show of anthem.
ITCHY, of recent wonderfully rich dis
coveries down in the San Juan region
A mountain of porphyry has been found
the entire body OF which is richly i'm
pregnated with gold, the poorest portions
of which yield $50 to the ton, while th'
best class goes as high as $3.50 per ton
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THE DOOR-REEPER.s

l.. H. Fitzhugh. OF Texas. the Door
keeper in the House of Representatives.
held the position OF Sergeant-at-Arms in
the Confederate Congress. What
thoughts of the past must float through
that mans mind. Standing in the vesti-
bule, noting the countence of Alex.
Stephens, erstwhile the President Of the
Confederate Congress. what memories
must come surging up Of sights and
scenes long since passed into the obliv-
ion OF eternity. The fiery collection OF
high-strung spirits that held counsel at
Richmond, with the thin, ghost-like
Stephens at the head, plotting the de-
struction Of the Union, has passed away.
The Union lives; they who sat around
that board have many of them long
since passed over the dark river; a few
still remain. and to-day remnant Of that
few once more meet in council, not in
Richmond. but in Washington; not to
plan victory for Secessia. but to legis.
late for the Union, the undivided coun-
try under the same flag and with the
hope of common future of glory. The
anomalous position Fitzhugh holds
would be enough to move a man OF
stone. He will confound the past and
present, n retrospect will float through
his memory OF the scene Of thirteen years
ago when hope was fair and success sp
pare ntly certain to the leaders of "Ths
Lost Cause" In the Spring of 1868, wher
reconstruction was proposed, Alex
Stephens rose in his seat and declared
such a thing impossible-must no
be tolerated. Z" Reconstruction woult
not end tn, war. but would pro
duce more horrible war than tina
in which we are now engaged. Tn
only terms on which We can obtain per
manent peace is final and complete sep
] aration from the North. Rather tina
submit to anything short of that, let u
resolve to die like men worthy of free
dom" determinations between Cor
gress and jeff Davis did much to haste
the downfall of the cause Stephens OF
vocated. The North Star is no farth'
removed from the Southern Cross
distance than the present cause is
worth from that for which StepheI
plead thirteen years ago. The earne
support of the country's best good
the Southern members to-day is the mo
fitting atonement for the folly OF q
mast.
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The proposed reduction of the army
is still the subject of considerable dis
cussion. We are of the opinion that il
Congress will content itself with cutting
off all supernumerary officers and let the
rank and file alone it will be better all
sround. The army is at present the refuge,
the harbor as it were, of many light and
worthless craft, who are fast accumulat-
ing and who form serious impediment
TO the army's usefulness. The present
number of men ia, 00O) ia little enough
for the country's demands. Let the kid
gloved subalterns and assistant adjutants
60 to work, but keep the ranks up to the
present standard.
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SPIRIT or THE PRESS,

Last month 2.Oss.32s pounds of bui-
lion, and 2,472, 458 pounds of silver ore
were shipped over the Utah Southern
railroad.
The Reno Journal says. The Right
Consolidated mine, Peavine, have struck
ledge that bids fair to be splendid ore.
They have drifted three feet into 1t, with
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The Gold Hill News has the followii

The Gold Hill News has the following
to say Of an old claim called the Gibbs:
This is an old 80 location, lying in Com
stock Canyon. just east of Gold Hill,
between the Europa and Sullivan mines.
A tunnel was run into it by the first loca-
tors, in northwesterly direction. fol.
lowing the west wall of the ledge about
800 feet. At an eligible point they at
tempted to cross-cut through the ledge
but as soon as they got fairly through
the west wall they tapped o heavy flow
of water and bad working ground, which
obliged them to quit work. Subsequently
little work was done on it at times, al
the ledge assayed we'll wherever it could
be prospected, but with the general de
cline Of mining interests in this section
no systematic development Of the min
has been effected, until now it is gettinI
into the hands of men OF means AM
ability, to open and work it properly
bringing out its true merits.
/ There are many good mines in thi
locality with the same history as tn
foregoing.
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When the Reichstag or Prussian par.
lament hesitates to pass any Of Bis.
marck's measures, the willy Prince
threatens 10 resign and scares the mem.
oers into voting black white If he will
but rescind that dread threat.
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Chief Justice Waite declines all prop.
ositions looking to his nomination as q
Presidential candidate. The chief jus.
tice Of that procedure is found in the fac,
that "they also serve who only stand
and Wait"
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1.-THE WAR OF RACES. "-Reno's two
iaundries. run by white men, have
closed. Wah Shung and Damp Ming
still get up the respondent shirt bosom
at "thlee dolla dozen " or thereabouts.
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The Carson Appeal comes down in
better typographical appearance. go we
can now read Mighel's locals withou,
turning the lamp SO high and putting on
our greatest magnifying speetacles.
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For the honor of religion as exempli-
ned by Methodist teachings, we are glad
to note denial by one Of the speak ers
at the recent Boston conference that no
interference in politics was intended.
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Senator Sharon will leave for Wash.
ington shortly after New Years.
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The house that Horace Greeley was
born 10 is the latest prospective addition
to the Centennial.
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The English Parliament will convene
ON the 9Th of February, 1875.
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Census returns from Elko gives that
county population of 1902.
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Chicago ia four million dollars in de

Los Angeles will ship 9, 600. 900 orangss
this season.
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Australia will probably send rife
team to compete in the Centennial rifle
matches.
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Alaska is becoming civilized and is
ordering chimes OF bells from Boston.
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The sea.serpent has changed his base
or else opened branch office. He is
reported off the South American coast
now
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Rather novel feature is reported in
the contemplated immigration of 700
Canadian Indians from Toronto to the
Indian Territory. They asked and re-
ceived favorable answer from Washing
ton. and are now busy getting their traps
together ere they wing their dusky flight
| to other and fairer scenes.
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According to the Napa (Cal.) Register
the Reddington Co. of that place have
pretty good thing. They are supplying
Flood & O'Brien ut Virginia with 400
TASKS of quicksilver per month, at $3.50
per pound, on a contract which has q
year and half longer to run. This is
about double the ruling price at the
present time
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Borl.

In Phoebe, New, Dec, -. 1873. the wife o
Geo. A. Davis, q son.
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HARD HIT.-Moody, the revivalist,
gives Grant the following unkind cut
Suppose that President Grant or some
other politician should die suddenly,
there would be commotion and distress
throughout the whole country. yet in
heaven it might not be known at all. -
Carson Tribune
There is joy in heaven over one sinner
doing pensnce, but neither celestial OIL
terrestrial jubilee over the Tribune going
back to the Republican fold.