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Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-07-20
: ABOUT PROVERBS.

1t was Lord Bacon who said ssThe gen
ius, spirit, and the wit of nation are discoy-
cred il its proverbs; and Earl Russell de-
fined a proyerb admirably when he called it
the" Wisdom Of many and the wit of one .
that is, the wisdom of many having ob-
served a tact, one wittier than the rest puts
it into some happy phrase. So also Pope :
True wit is nature to advantage dressed. 3i,
What oft was thought but ne 'er well expressed p
As for the wit Of a nation beira discover
ed i'll its proverbs, this is true with the re-
serve that almost, every proyerb worth re-
peating may be found in many languages,
Indicating a common origin perhaps, Ger
tainly showing that ail men are of one kin.
A proverb, in fact, should be that touch of
accept it, af,a asosts' ef...t a,.af. #.s.,.,t
~ The following are a few proverbs, some of
which combine much tshrewd observation
with caustic wit, and which are. all desery-
ing of being treasured in our memories and
taken as a guidance in life.m5.,, 1ifY,t4t., Il. .
Life itself is short and death so near to us
all that we donot wonder at the sum of wis
dom being to the Babyloniap, - Eat, drink,
and love-" or, as some say, "live.' 1t is
the old materialist idea, Enjoy the present
hour.''f a@gta9s1 i, q0as n4a,ea taaqs,,j.
,ls The Syrian hits this off admirably when
he says, "The egg of to-day, and not the
hen of to-morroW.''5r av ~ afal ai.4tss
We say, "A bird in the hand is worth
two in the bush,'' calling in ALTERATION to
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-07-20

in the most delicate and artistic manner,
representing birds, flowers, ETC., and highly
ornamental screens, such as are used in Jap
anesse parlors or reception. rooms occupy
places In the angles of the various rooms,
The walls are handsomely papered and the
windows are furnished with a peculiar. style
OF paper in lieu Of glass and which is pro-
tected from the weather by. means of wood
EN- blinds which pull in or out from the walls
OF the rooms. An air of elegance and COM
tort pervades the entire interior and the
building will be an object of great interest
during the Exposition ii 's.t "ae
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-07-20
HARD TIMES.

s1t true that, as people, we are suffer-
ing from " hard tiEnes?" Does commerce
langulsh? Is trade dull? Is business pros
trated? Are our manufactures closino ow-
ing to the stringency OF the times? Are ae-
rlcultural pursuits suffering? When we look
at the character of some Of the largest ar
@iegate expenditures that are made in this
country. it would seem that all of this cry
about 'hard times - must be asham and de-
lusion. tl,.ss. -,
1t is estimated that in the. city of Chicago
alone, Sl7,000,000 are expended annual
" for liquor by the glass, .l@. :.
lt.ls estimated that between SS,OOO.OOO
and S9,O0O,Oo0 are expended annually, in
this city, for cigars and tobacco, which are
consumed by the purchasers e@....
HoW much more is expended for admis
sion to the theaters. circusses, negro min
strels, and for the purchase of cheap jewelry,
silks, satins, geWgaws, feathers and f1rnees,
and pretty things to wear, we leave to coniec-
ture, but the sum total must amount to sew
eral millions, more.a
IL Is, seemingly, OF no consequence that
our city debt is somewhere from $25 600 900
to $4,000 ,o00,;Ithat. SS,00O,D0o of taxes re-
main unpaid; that our jails, poorhouses and
asylums are filled that our streets are in q
most Wretched condition; that public i'm.
provenents are almost wholly suspended
that our streets are filed with thousands of
halt-starYed men, women and children: so
longas the work ofthe devil is carried forward
at an expense of $25,0Oo,ooD to $3.50, 900 900
in cash, and an untold number. of the bodies
and souls Of human beings! aao
Talk about hard times A high authority
gives the following list of unnecessaries,
with the amount of money annually expend-
ed upon each of them, in this country:
support oi Sas Of Criminals 90 79ooo . ooo goo 600
Fees of ltigationa 35 600 600
Cost Of tobacco and cigars $40 olO, 900
Importation OF fliquor N'f 50 600 900
Support Of grog-sho sstf- s / 800 600 coo
Whole cost of liquor 1900 OoO, 900
Surely this does not look like hard times.
What an incalculable of good might
be done for the human race with these vast
sums ofmoney properly expended, which
are now worse than thrown away .-West-
ern ,Rtrat. Il ..,'t s.s#.....4.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-07-20
TIL { no NJ [ CIR CL T.
WORK.
RY ALICE CAREY

Down and up, and up and down, ta
Over and over and over; 4
Turn in the little seed, dry and brown.
Turn out the bright red clover,
Work, and the sun your work will share.
And the rain in its time will fall:
For nature, she worketh everywhere,
And the grace of God through all
With hand ON the spade, and hearts in the sky
Dress the ground and till it;
Turn in the little seed, brown and dry;
Turn out the golden millet rl.t
Work, and your house shall be duly fed:
Work, and rest shall be duly won;
hold that, = man had better be dead
Than alive when his work is done! &
~ .Het
Down and up, and up and down,
On the hilltop in the valley;
Turn in the little seed, dry and brown ''''3.
Turn out the rose and lily ."
Work with a plan or without plan,
And your ends, they shall be shaped true: +.
The best way to know is to do
Down and up till life shall close, ID
Ceasing not your praises. :, 6a,
Turn in the wild, white winter SHOWS;
Turn out the sweet spring daisies,
Work, and the sun your work will share,
And the rain in its time will fall
For nature, she worketh everywhere,
And the grace of God through all.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-07-20
G GOLDEN SHEAVE

do not kick, every one in your path, 3
Nothing to be got without pains but
poverty. 900. ,.s## /. y s,.. !, !. .t..
DO not meddle with business YOU know
nothing Of. il ,sis n. s..s5,l
-Emlinence is. not reached BY frantic
struggle. The road to tits much more COM
monplace, Hee that would dazzle must first
Dig .h8 ritas. 4 ..s.ss. es.'.i..
The. man, leads the most angelic life
whose life is fullest Of alteration, thankful
nesss, and praise; but none except the Lords
redeemed can lead that life. .ia 4,q.af -.
tg7--Weak Christians are. apt. to sit down
troubled and disheartened by the sin within;
but they should strengthen themselves sby
remembering that their persons stand before
GO God clothed in the Righteousness Of thei,
Savior. so God owns them, andlooks upon
them with great delight. 7fs1Y#< i7aa7fs
He who lovethahis wife like himself
honoreth her even more than himself who
leadeth his sons and his daughters in the path
OF integrity, and who provides for their set
tltement IN, early life; to him may be applied
the Scripture passage, '"..1hou shalt know
that peace shall adorn thy tent
Great orators. like great poets, are ALWAYS
scarce and always will be-. 10 blame preach
ers because they are, not .tirst-rate. orators is
to blame the wisdom Of Him who calls men
OF average abilities for the. holest of callipgs.
!" = lie censures God,'' says Edmund Burke.
: who quarrels with the impertections Of
man,
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-07-20
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HJJSRANDNAN.

our string; and if we take the largest within
our reach, God will increase the size mill
at last-at last! Shall we ever cease improv-
ing! All, no. but we may come to the end
OF our string, and then God will give us
another of infinite length, which it will be
our task in eternity to fill with pearls-beau-
tiful pearls.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-07-20
THE ORIGIN OF THE DIAMOND,

Some philosophers have supposed that
diamonds are, in. all probability, a tcosmic
product-chips of original creation. so to
speak-which the earth has picked up in. the
course of her travels through space--in short,
that they are OF meteoric origin 10 the
popular mind there must be something plau-
slble IN the suggestion. Indeed, what could
be more plausible to those whose knowledge
OF the diamond is embraced by the one word
-carbon--and whose acquaintance with tits
limited to some little familiarity with theap-
pearance Of the cut gem? How pure, how
hard, how brilliant What filter product
could there be of the heavenly spaces?
But facts are earthly and very stubborn,
prove ever to take the shine out of splendid
theories. It is true that the. diamond is a
puzzle even to the chemists; that the mode.
oflts formation is amystery; that even its
placein the order Of nature is "a matter of
doubt. Like amber, it is found among min.
erals. Amber is known to be q vegetable
product; and the diamond is thought by
some to show. strong evidence of similar
origin. Ass1Wely as flies i'll amber prove
the presence of animal life during some stage
in the formation of that singular substance,
the vegetable organism found in diamonds
are proof that these gems were formed amid
surroundings not consistent with the pres
ence of vegetation, perhaps in water-a- sup
position that finds support not only in the
fact OF their inclusion of organic matter, but
still more. in the presence of dendrites, such
as form on minerals of aquatic origin
Crystals of gold, iron, and other miner
ais, have also been found inside of diamonds.
Still other diamonds are specifically i'm
pressed by sand and crystal--which leads
some to believe them to have been originally
soft. But it is quite as probable that these
foreign substances may have interfered in
some way with perfect development of the
diamond crystals, forcing them to grow
aroundvor partly around---the, distractions.
Though supremely beautiful in its best es-
tate, the diamond appears to be but an earth
ly product after all subject, like everything
else-eyen theories-,to earthly ilnperfec-
tions. There imay.b adiamond factory up
in the sky somewhere, but the evidence Of it
is not strong. 3is etH3 Ill s.,Esat.s ftl F4ft-s,F
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-07-20
pEARLS.

The following essay, which we take from
the Boulder Neeos. was read at the COM
mencement exercises OF the Boulder high
school recently, by Miss Lillian Tyler:
The waves roll up to the shore the tide
comes in; another soul has reached the
shores of eteEnity--last of the many thou
sands who have crossed the sea of Time.
Still gl.eying for them, we find that they
have left us, as a remembrance, lasting,
beautiful gems, which have descended. and
will descend through many generations
Some have left pure, beautiful pearls, of
Which we never tire. 1t matters not how
often we examine them, we always find
some beauty. Others have lett diamonds.
which startle us with their beauty, but they
please us only for a time, and we turn again
to the pearls, saying, "constancy rather
than brillancy."
1t is as two friends, one is true and affec-
tionate, whom the more we see the more we
love and admire, while the other .pleases at
first, and at times afterward, but we can
never know how we will find her. She may
be sparkling, filled with love, or she may be
cross, and almost disgust you.
Down deep in the sea is a, little creature
toiling for his food. He is satisfied and hap
py. So it continues for time, but he one
night is troubled by Il grain Of sand which
has worked its way into his shell. For
time he endures this, but it soon becomes
uncomfortable and II he throws forth a fluid to
wash out the sand. 1t is of tins fluid, born
nft |, hot ~ "a
But the troubles of the little shell-fsh are
not yet ended. The great waves catch it
and bear it upon the shore, where it is pick
ed up by some careless person and thrown
aside, or it is left unnoticed until it dies, and
then the beautiful pearl is found and adj
mired :. tstf3 ate
SO it is with Gods better children. He
sends TRIALS which it is impossible for them
to endure in silence, and it is then in their
sufferings, they pour forth such beautiful
words, such pearls of thought, and it not
unfrequently happens that these pearls,
though born of suffering are kept coacealed
until after the death Of the one by whom
they were formed.
The naughty king sits on his tflroiie. Up.
on his-head is a jeweled crown. Some of
the jewels are pearls, which he prizes very
highly. Does he know of the poor in the
land who wear crowns adorned with pearls
and unseltishness? How his own pale be-
side theirs. His were purchased with gold
theirs by trials.
Did the Queen who so proudly dissolved
her pearl, in order that she might drunk tito
snow her wealth, think of the thousands of
little birds who drink water pearls every
morning? And their songs are not boast
ing, but of praise to the God who gave them.
we are stringing necklace ofspearls, and
let them be real. No matter how small,
'hey are not to be rejected, for all help to fill
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-07-20

Mrs. SARAH ALDHRsoN, living at 26l7
State street, Chicago, has in her. possession,
and in, household use an. ancient piece of
furniture, perhaps, the oldest on this, conti-
nent. It's chest four feet;inlength, twen-
tyincihess wide and twenty three incltes deep;
made OF solid English oak, without paint or
varnish, and quantity carved. The follow
ing inscription carved in the wood, reveals
its age q 1877. The carving. bears 1ev-
dence Of having been executed by the same
hand Northumberland the furniture.r The
Il 2 is evidently designed for A. D just as
an illiterate Englishman would have. pro-
nounced it. According to this date the chest
is just 100 years old. The chest was brought
from England 81 to this country. some years
since by Mr.. Anderson, was the gift of his
mother, and has been in the family from
time immemorial. I'll 59.,s .,
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-07-20
aid US to remember that promised .happ-
ness is uncertain 7 II 8SI SaI{3tf &

aid US to remember that promised .happi-
ness is uncertain 81 ISL ~ NV & y
Tomorrow never comes, we are told; -
but there are Others who have turned the
good of waiting into words Of wisdom as
true as they are poetical. ~1.esi s.
Apgopos ofeggs. Jerrold has said with
sweetest poetry ,es.PatieIce wanted anight-
ingale; Patience waited, and the egg sang
A parallel piece ofpoetry is a French. pro-.
verb, "With time. and patience "a mulberry
leaf becomes satin.'' q H 8-,W#s. Afs.
Another writer tells us that "Patience
and Faith alone. can conquer Time - and
the French have beautiful line, which the
poet Longfellow has thus Englished, All
things come round to him who will bat
wait" Finally, he who would rather have
the egg than the hen may consider himself
"sat upon by the mighty Shakespeare and
his weighty pity, " "Howlpoor are they that
have no patience ~. Well, that's the lesson
of life, says one; but answers another, "A
setting hen never gets fat.n SAY, ay,', re-
joins the first, o'''but a, rolling stone gath
ers no nloss.' Both thrust and parry. g
lunge andaiposte are good a setting hen.
does not wantto get tat, but she matches her
chickens; and the rolling stone, we may
suppose, sees the world. NJ.
These are some excellent Syriac proverbs
The Moslem Syrian laughs at the. ssJew beg
gar who neither enjoys this world nor the
next;p and while We, say. Hard words
break no bones,a he puts his view (the same)
in more appropriate words ia Thousand
curses never tore Shirt, sssSpeech is OF,
silver, silence is gold,' made popular. here
by Carlyle, is German; but the original is
Syriac and is manifestly Eastern. 81 had
many friends when my vines gave wines
embadles the common experience thatiprosI
perity begets friends and ladversity tries
thenf; 50 we see that what is true in the
| West is true also in the East. ,4 4...r
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-07-20
LANGUAGE OF FINGER-R1NGs.

In the case ofa gentleman Wishing to mar
ry-literally 6 in the market y with his heart
he wears plain or chased gold ring upon
the first finger Of the left, Tor heart hand.
= When success attends his suit and he is
actually engaged, tic ring passes to the sec
ond finger. .,ns.
After marriage it passes to third finger.
If, however, the gentleman desires to tell
the fair ones that he not only is. not in mar
ket. but he does not design to marry at all,
he wears the signet upon his little finger
and all ladies may understand that he is out
of their reach.
With the fair sex the claws of the ring =
are: .
a plain or chased gold ring on the, little
finger Of the right hand implies 'not. en-
gagged; or, in plain words, " ready for pro-
posals, sealed or otherwise .tt
When engaged the ring passes to the. first
finger of the left hand. ,.,t,..,. st
When married the third finger receives it.
If the fair one proposes to defy all siege to
her heart. she places the rings on her first
and fourth tingers-one on each, like two
charms to keep away. the ,tempter., 1t is
somewhat singular that this disposition of
rings are rare !-Er.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-07-20

The JAPANESE CENTENNIAL BUILDING
The japanese building on the Centennial
grounds, which commands a large share of
attention from visitors, Is now. entirely COM
pleted and is occupied by the japanese Of
ticials. The building is beautifully furnished
throughout in a style corresponding with
the better class of residences in. Japan. The
floors are laid with costly carpets of, peeul-
lar design, and the furniture presents a rich,
unique appearance. The panelings Of the
floors, recesses, ETC., are frescoed or, painted
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-21

for the following telegram, dated Ri,
Janeiro, January IS, and New York Jaa-
nary 20, 1876:
baes; cleared Atlantic ports, 1900; cleased
Cult ports, 5000; loading, $1,000; stool,
~ 600; average daily receipts, 6oOo; priee,
$3.50; market steady; exchange 26ss =
cent.
PoULTRY-Westefn grown chickens sell
at 81 1895; Young do q 1903 50; ducl1
g 5O04; geese %; turkeys 4l20l3 y dosso.
Louisiana grown chickens "a 5O05; your
do % 03 so; geese $6S7; turkeys SIS '
dozen. f
Escu1Exrs AND GREEN VEGETABLES
Large stock and only moderate jobbias
demand. Choice onions are selling ct u s.
az y Dbl. Potatoes 81 250l 10
peach blow 81 rs; early rose 81 IS; peerless
81 Is: pink-eyes e 50. Apples S204 SOY
Dbl. Sourkrout 81 y Dbl. Cabbages 48al4
y 100.
CHEEsE-There 10 but very little move.
ment but prices are unchanged. Choice
Western factory is quoted at l3c; New York
cream IAN o l5c; Young America Wessesn
I5c; Young America Northern 22023c y B.
STAR CANpLEs-The demand is still mod
crate. Quoted st 1501513c y ID.
SrARCH-Is selling ut 3a4c v fb, in largo
lote, and 40 p fb in job lots.
SALT-No change to note. Plenty Of
stock and moderate demand. We quote
from warehouse, coarse goa Csc; fine 81 $50
l 80 v sack, drayage to ne added. Turka
island is quoted At COARSE v bag of two
bushels: table salt 9 q e. each, a. in size.
IRON CoTToN TIEs-The arrow tie is eel.
ling at 51ac Y fb, with discount on round
lots. Pieced arrow tie, II feet, sells at 3As
net; 8 feet inches, 31ac net. The Be ard Z
Brothers tie sells at 51sc y fb, with dis
count on round lots. The Branch, Crooks
lots The Philip wire tie sells at Sc v tie, with
a discount ON large lois, put up in bundles
of 80 ties. Quick and Easy cotton tie She
y Ii, with q discount ON round lots.
BAGGMG-Receipts have been large and
the stock ON hand Is ample for the demand.
Good demand for domestic jute and no de-
mand for India. Domestic jute is quoted
at wholesale at 1890, and is retailing ct
14c y yard. India is quoted at wholesale
at 10c; at retail 1014c p yard.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-21

The market appeared rather quiet at the
opening. and only moderate business was
reported during the morning, but later in
the day the movement became quite active,
and resulted in the liberal business noted
above. Prices exhibited more irregularity.
Good staple kinds were in light supply, and
continued firm, but, in order to effect sales,
factors occasionally made concessions on
other descriptions. This was especially the
case with the lower grades, which sold at a
wide range, according to staple, dust. etc.
The dispatches reported decline OF Lied
in Orleans at Liverpool, and falling of
| 32d on arrivals, but sales of IA 600 bales,
and New York easier for spots, without any
quotable decline, and with q partial reduc-
ton of l-32 1-l6c in futures, but this was
couteracted by an improvement in sterling
exchange of lc, equal to about 2-l0 y cent.
We are indebted to Captain Samuel Fl.
Buck, secretary of the National Cotton Ex-
change, for his report to Mr.. j. b. Lafitte,
chairman Of the committee on crop state
ment, National Cotton Exchange, sub,
mitted by the committee to Mr.. John
Phelps, president of the National Cotton
Exchange, under date of January 10. This
comprehensive document gives tuu par
ticulars Of the entire movement. both
through the delivery ports and overland,
from September ] to the first instant. We
can find room for only the following recspit-
ulati0n:
REHABILITATION.
Bales.
Receipts at United States ports, Septem.
Der to December 81 1875. ,35s 057
Shipments overland direct to mills. l4l ,273
In transit via roads. ct points Of crossing on
the Ohio and Aississippi rivers to East.
ern delivery ports. close December. and
stock at Cincinnati. Observation-Disclosures. 990l7
Total. ,5e8 81
sPINNERs' TAKINGs.
Stock at all United States ports, Septem.
Receipts At United s. ates ports. Septem.
Der to December 81, 1875. ,358, o57
Total. 2, 429, 40
Foreign exports, same time. -. Il FAC, l07
SHY ped to ponts in Canada. 467
Stock at United States ports, De-
cemDof Sl............'......... 8U7S18-Z,048l 52
Balance. 38l ,sls
Deduct cotton in transit between delivery
ports at the close Of December. 2,460
Taken by Northern spinners from ports,
September to December 81, 1875. ...... $50 1858
Add overland shipments direct to mills,
North and East, Ohio and Mississippi
rivers during Same time. Al273
Total takings for Northern consumpton,
from September to December 81, 1875. 494 l3l
The Exchange makes the amount on ship
board not cleared before to-day's exports)
l44,237 bales, embracing 59,038 for Liver
pool, 81 ,776 for Hsvre, 81, 839 tor the North
sea, 7949 for Bremen, 500 for Spain, 1896 for
the Mediterranean, SOS for Mexico, and 6265
for c0astwise p0rts, leaving in presses,
agreeably to ito account ut IL NJ, l84, 296
bales. If We deduct from this the amount
sold, but not yet delivered, the balance
viii b shout ia, 900 bales to represent
the quantity ansold, large part Of which