davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1876-07-21

TIE HoTH.-This little insect, 30 de-
structive in our households, is known
TO the naturalists by the name Of times,
and belongs to the family of the lepi-
doptera, or scaly-winged insects, of
which it is the smallest, the most beau
tiful, and the most destructive. It is
second cousin to the canker worm, the
apple worm, and the turpentine moth
but among its aristocratic and honorable
relations Is the silk worm. The imme-
diate family relatives of the common
moth are the bee moth, the carpet moth,
the hair moth, the grain moth, and the
sack moth. As soon as the egg laid by
the mother moth is hatched, straight
way the tiny worm proceeding from il
begins to feed upon the fabric to which
it is fastened, and then spins itself q
cocoon, in which it moves freely and
unseen, and from which emerges, in
due time, butterfly. In May or June
these winged insects deposit their eggs.
Before this time, everything they can
harm should be placed beyond their
reach. Before putting away fur and
woolen goods, they should be thor
oughly beaten to dislodge any eggs that
may have been deposited on them, and
opposed to the sun and air for hours.
1t is said that brushing over their re-
treats with turpentine will dislodge
them; that camphor, black pepper, to-
bacco, shavings Of Russian leather, will
disgust them; that camphor wood and
cedar trunks are free from their vista
mons, and that corrosive sublimate
washings, sulphur fumigations, and the
action OF heat and steam will destroy
them. Prevention is the best cure. II
iurs and woolens are carefully sealed
up In paper cases, or put away in chests
and trunks which the moth-hy cannot
penetrate, they are safe. Fabrics already
attacked by them should be beaten and
summed repeatedly, and the ravages will
be checked. This little insect loves
darkness, and hides its evil doings from
the light of day. To keep it from plush
furniture, twice q year, on o bright,
sunny day, take the furniture out Of
doors, remove the bottoms from the
chairs, If they can be removed, and give
tne cushions good switching with
long, pliable switches, till the dust is
removed. Then brush them thoroughly.
While the cushions are being summed,
give the frames o coat Of varnish. Let
me furniture remain in the sun nearly
all day.
, 1876-07-21
AATouchtng Story.

In the Art Department of the Centen-
NAL Exhibition is a picture entitled
"Oharlotte Corday on the Eve of her
Execution" 1t was painted by young
American artist residing in Paris. He
had much difficulty in finding model
who suited him. At last he found
young lady, the virtuous daughter of
pious parents, who had adopted this
business of setting to painters, because
she could find nothing else to do. Of
her is told the following touching story,
which appropriately associates itself
with the sad subject of the picture
Joined to her rare and delicate beauty
was an indefnable and exquisite mel
ancholy, which seemed born of some
vague and unexpressed apprehension of
future trouble. During the seventy or
eighty sittings which the model gave
the artist, the latter frequently and re-
spectfully endeavored to win from her
the secret of her troubles, but always in
vain.
At last he himself could not help see
ing, in the mysterious pallors or the
sudden hushes which overspread the
beautiful features, that the model was
doomed to consumption-that insidu-
GUS malady which here so rarely re-
leases victim which it takes from the
poorly.fed and over-worked classes.
One day the model came late; then
there were days when she came not at
all. At one time she said, You must
make haste, or we shall be too late to
see the picture finished" There was a
whole epic of suffering in the manner in
which she uttered those words "too
late"
The artist delicately endeavored to
secure care and attention for the beau
tiful model, and to warn her of her dan
ger. But, with the intense pride so
characteristic of the Partisan woman of
her class, she refused any succor from
any individual, and waited and wasted
until she was compelled to go to the
hospital.
Now she lies there fading out, Just as
a white cloud sometimes fades in the
morning sky. You admire it for an in
stant, it is so unutterably pure-so re-
mote from all things gross-then it is
Oona
, 1876-07-21

A CORRESPONDENT of the Ohio FErmer
states that he kept plum tree from
curculois by sprinkling the ground un-
der the tree with corn meal. This in
duced the chickens to scratch and search.
The meal was strewn every morning
from the time the trees blossomed, un-
til the fruit was large enough to be out
Of danger. The consequence was that
the fowls picked up the curculois with
the meal, and the tree being saved from
the presence Of the insects was wonder
fully fruitful.
, 1876-07-21


GRRAsR THE NAMs.-One Of the tech
nical journals says: Every farmer who
has had occasion to drive q nail into q
seasoned oak post, knows its liability to
bend and break. If the point be moist
ened in the mouth, it win usually drive
more kindly. Oil is still better, but
then it is inconvenient to dip each nail
separately into it. Another point OBJ
served is, that boards become loose
eventually from the rusting Of the nails,
which, communicating to the wood,
causes not only an enlargement of the
nail hole, but the wearing away Of the
nail itself, rendering the fence or the
building shaky and insecure. This may
be prevented by heating any rough
grease until it smokes, and then pour
ing it over the nails to be used. The
grease will penetrate the pores of the
iron, and cause the nails TO last an in
definite period. Besides this, no trouble
will then be experienced in driving
them into the hardest wood. The reason
is, that the coating Of grease prevents
contact of air, and, consequently, oxi-
dAtion. Oxygen b the great destroyer
Of iron, and moisture is the inducing
cause.
, 1876-07-21
The Refugee and the Goat.

A gentleman, having taken a yerv
active part in the Scotch rebellion of
1745, escaped after the battle of Preston
Pans to the West Highlands, where he
was received by a relative of his, a
lady, who, being like himself, attached
to the Stuarts, was glad to offer him an
asylum. But, as the search was very
strict after the rebels, who, if taken.
were executed, it was necessary for him
to be concealed where there would be no
danger of discovery.
He was therefore conducted by one of
the lady's servants to a cave in seques-
tered part of the mountains, and, being
furnished with a supply of food for
some little time, was left to take care of
himself. The only way of entering his
retreat was by small opening, through
which he had to creep, carrying his pro-
visions with him, and feeling his way
with one hand at every step.
A little way from the mouth the cave
became very lofty, and, still advancing
cautiously in the darkness, he presently
became aware of something that stopped
his further progress. Unable to see
what it was, and afraid to strike any,
thing in the dark with his dirk, he
stopped, and felt carefully around for
the object, and soon perceived that it
was goat with kid. This would not
have been an unpleasant discovery, had
he not feared that the owner, following
the goat hither, would betray him to
his enemies; otherwise, she might sup
ply him with nourishment.
Soon, however, he discovered that she
was in great pain, and then, carefully
feeling about her, perceived that one Of
her legs was broken. Fortunately he
was not without some knowledge Of the
treatment of animals; he therefore
bound up her leg with his garter, and
offered her bread to eat. But her mouth
was parched, and she refused the bread.
He then gave her water, which she
drank eagerly.
Deeply interested in his suffering
companion, he ventured out at mid
night, pulled quantity Of grass, and
the tender shoots of such trees as goats
are fond of browsing, and, carrying
them to her in the cave, had the pleas
ure to find that she ate of them raven
ously.
The goat remained for some time the
companion of his solitude, and he had
the satisfaction of seeing, or rather
knowing, that she was rapidly recover
ing.
At this time it happened that the ser
want, TO whom was intrusted the secret
Of his retreat, fell sick, and it was nec-
essary TO send another with provisions.
The goat, on this occasion, happening
to be near the mouth of the cave,op-
posed the mans entrance with all her
might, brtting at him most furiousiy.
The gentleman in the cave, hearing an
unusual noise, went forward few yards,
and then receiving the usual watchword
from his new attendant, came to the en-
trance, and, after few words of inter
position, the faithful goat permitted the
man to enter. 80 resolute was the ami
NAL on this occasion, that the gentle
man felt convinced she would have died
in his defense.
, 1876-07-21

DINNER INvIrAuoN.-"Will you dine
with me tomorrow, Mr.. Mcguire ?"
asked one Irishman Of another. Faith,
and will, with all my heart" "Re-
member, it's only a family dinner I'm
askin' you to-" "And what matter p
family dinner is q mighty pleasant
thing. What have you goti" Och,
nothing uncommon; an elegant piece of
corn-beef and potatoes" "By the pow
ers that beats the world. Jist my din
ner to hair-ba7-in9 the 6eer"
, 1876-07-21

CALCULATING DArEs.-In ssorder to
find out the day of the tsek upon
which any event fell one hundred years
ago, Just count forward two days from
the day of the week upon which the
centennial anniversary falls. Thus:
The Fourth of July, 1876, falls on Tues
day; the Fourth of July, 1776, fell on
Thursday. The rule is applicable to
dates in the eighteenth century after 80.
when the new calendar was adopted by
England and her colonies.
, 1876-07-21
Warming Cold Meats.

Having had the benefit of your re-
ceipts for many years, and knowing that
we are never too old to learn, 1 take the
liberty of adding a few more ways to
dispose of cold ham and other meats,
hoping your young friends will try
them.
WITH POTATO.
Chop the meat fine; add salt, pepper,
and little onion and tomato catsup;
fill tin bread-pan one third full; cover
it over with boiled potatoes mashed with
milk; lay bits of butter on top and let
1t bake fifteen or twenty minutes.
COLD BEEFsTEAKs.
Put fine chopped onion into a stew
pan. add half dozen cloves and as
many peppercorns; pour on cofeecup-
full of boiling water, and add three
tablespoonfuls of butter. Let it simmer
ten minutes; then cut up the meat in
pieces an inch square, and let it simmer
in this gravy five minutes. Three
large tomatoes stewed with the onions
improves it.
SMOKED MEAT ON TOAST.
Lake cola smoked tongue or ham that
has been we'll boiled; mince fine; mix it
with cream and the beaten yolk of an
egg, and let it simmer over the fire.
Prepare some nice slices of toast, but
ter thenf rather slightly; lay them in a
fiat dish that has been heated over the
fire, and cover each slice with the meat
mixture, which should be spread on
hot. Place on the table in covered
dish.
ANOTHER NODE.
Chop fine some cold ham, say fourth
of a pound, put it in q basin with a
tablespoonful Of chopped pickles, tea
spoonful of mustard, and q little black
or cayenne pepper; put about six ounces
OF butter in basin, and stir quickly
with spoon till it forms kind of cream ;
add the ham and seasoning, mix all well, ,
then have some bread ready cut in thin
slices; if you have cold meats Of any
kind, cut thinly, mix with fat, if any,
lay evenly, and not TO thick, on the
bread; season with salt and pepper, then
spread on the ham already prepared.
HAN BALLS.
Take the fragments of boiled ham,
chop fine, add as many eggs as you have
persons to eat, and q small amount of
-four; beat together and make in balls,
fry in Little butter TO nice brown.
, 1876-07-21

AN AsIATIc MoNsTER. correspond
ent of the bralide RllSse, writing from
Khokand, says that Fulat-Bek (Pulad-
Beg-the steel prince) was held in great
adherence by the natives for his exces-
sive cruelty and brutality. His favorite
pastime was slaughtering innocent peo-
pie like SO many sheep. This odious
monster is said to have taken the lives
of 5000 people during his short rule in
Marghilan.
, 1876-07-21

:. A SoURCE OF REaRET.--A gentleman
living not thousand miles from Au-
gusta, Maine, is in a very low condition,
physically, and will probably not sur
we many days. His afectionate wife,
VINO has been on her annual house-clean-
ing raid, in tearfully speaking of the
approaching dissolution of her dear
husband, tenderly remarked to friend:
Oh ! how I shall miss him when 1 come
70 make soap this Spring."
, 1876-07-21

A GENTLEMAN uptown invited friend
the other evening to go into the nursery
and hear the children say their prayers.
They stopped a moment on the stairs,
however, and when they reached the
room the little prattlers had Just sung
their evening hymn, and were trying to
drown the kitten in the wash bowl. The
visitor appeared to be deeply moved.
, 1876-07-21


The LBERTX CAP.-When slave was
manumitted by the Romans, small red
cloth cap, called pileus, was placed on
his head. So soon as this was done he
was proclaimed freedman (libertinass)
and his name duly registered. When
Sat1rnius took the capital in the year
263, he hoisted cap on the top Of his
spear to indicate that all slaves who
joined him should be free. Marius en-
ployed the same symbol when melting
the slaves to take up arms against Sylla,
and when Cesar was murdered the con-
spirators marched forth in body with
a cap elevated on q spear as 9 token Of
liberty. The Goddess of Liberty in the
Aventine Mount was represented as
holding in her hand cap, the symbol
of freedom. In France the Jacobins
wore a red cap bonnet roEge) but In
England the cap of blue, with a white
border, is the symbol of liberty, and
Britannia is sometimes represented as
holding such cap on the point of her
spear. The American "cap of liberty"
is also of blue, with a white band or
border on the bottom, upon which thir-.
teen stars are placed, and has been
adopted from the British.
, 1876-07-21

HoRAT1o SEYMOUR was in Syracuse
last week distributing a lot of prize
pumpkin seeds, and a newspaper man
there who got some, speaks of him as
one of the purest and most high
toned botanists Of his time. Brooklyn
Argus.
, 1876-07-21

IHE soft, low voice of woman is the
index OF cultivation and refinement
Boston Trareller.
/, Yes, you ought to hear that index,
tnough, when it comes, to driving pig
out of the garden.
, 1876-07-21

A NEW PRoFKssIoN.--A CHAMPION
SPKLLKR.-Spelling bees, which went
out Of fashion here o couple of years
ago, have been for several months past
the subject Of fGrore in England. Our
English cousins have vanquished us
fairly in turning these meetings into
money getting affairs. The most we
ever made was admission money at the
door, and the victors in the match
usually proudly bore away q copy Of
Websters Dictionary. In England, how
ever, halls are hired, and large money
prizes are offered to the best spoilers,
the contestants being charged an entry
fee similar to that put up by the hackers
Of horses In q race. The managers, of
course, find their profits in these depos-
its. The most curious part of the whole
is that the fact Of the money awards be-
ing offered has given rise to q new bust
ness; that Of champion speller." Sew
eral people, who have q fair knowledge
OF orthography TO begin with, have lit
orally crammed~ themselves with die
ionary lore, so that they are proof
against the pitfalls of ordinary catch
words. Thus mentally equipped, they
reverse DIR. Wyatt's hymn, and gather
money every day from every opening
bee. Their attainments render them
easy victors; and one individual who
has reached the pinnacle of the new pro-
fession, says that he makes over o hun
dred dollars week by his winnings.
, 1876-07-21

There is no form Of bedstead, from
the fourposter to the French, which
may not be found described by writer's,
or represented in works of art. Ulysses
manufactured one for himself of olive
wood, inlaid with gold and ivory. The
bed rested sometimes on boards laid
across the frame, on thongs Of ox-hides
stretched ever one another, or on q net
ting of cord. Plato speaks Of bedsteads
made Of solid silver; Atheneus de-
scribes them as made Of ivory and en-
bossed with beautifully wrought figures,
and Lucian has them veneered with In
dian tortoise shell, inlaid with gold.
In Thessaly, beds were stuffed with fine
grass. According to Athen@ua, effem-
mate gentlemen sometimes sleep on
beds of sponge. Fashionable people in
Athens slept under coverlets OF dressed
peacock skins, with the feathers on.
Clearchus, the author of treatise on
sleep, describes the bed of Paphian
Prince In such way that one can hard
ly keep his eyes open while reading Of
it. lover the soft mattresses, support
ed by q silHer-footed bedstead, was
flung short grained Sandman carpet of.
the most expensive kind. A coverlet Of.
doWny texture succeeded, and upon this
was cast q costly counterpane Of Amor
ginian purple. Cushions variegated
with the richest purple supported his
head, while two soft Dorian pillows of
pale pink gently raised his feet"
One Of the greatest improvements in
troduced by the Greeks into the art of
sleepin0 was the r1ractica of undressing
before going to bed-a thing unheard
Of until hit upon by their inventive ge-
MUS. Bed coverings were often per-
fumed with fragrant essences from the
East. Counterpanes were not only per-
fumed, but embroidered with figures Of
animals and men.
, 1876-07-21
ANOTHER MODE.

Take the fragments of boiled ham
chop fine, add as many eggs as you hav'
persons to eat, and q small amount O
-four; beat together and make in balls
fry in Little butter to q nice brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-26

That the democratic party has a capacity
for blundering which almost amounts to in
spiratinn, Is illustrated In the course II has
recently pursued in South Carolina. The
Nomination of General Wade Hampton for
governor cannot be regarded In any other
Light than the utter rejection and reputation
or Governor Chamberlain and his policy by
what IL, through q curious perversioa OF
Language, called the conservative ele-
ments" in that state, with notice TO all the
world, also, that nothing short OF a native
born fIe.eating disunionist shall hereafter
be allowed to control her destinies, IL they
Can help It This would seam TO leave to
the other party no alternative but to nomi-
nate one of the most extreme representative
men in Its ranks, and make the fight square
and hot between the two races. On nearly
every account this wouli be- q most deplor-
able state OF things; bUt, as the case stands
who could blame the colored people IL IL
should be brought about? They are In no
wise responsible for the attitude In which
they have been forced oy those who pretend
TO be their friends; but as they are largely in
the majority in the state, and can easily
carry 1t II q fair election is allowed, they
viii very naturally and properly make the
best fight possible for their political If not
also for their physical existence. As politi-
clans make their beds, so must they lie In
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-26
Notice Co Correspondents.

Persons writing letters 70 this once Tor publica-
zion or in regard TO business will oblge and best
serve their purposes by addressing then simply
to the EDITOR OF TEE STAR" or the "PUBLIsHxs
OF The STAR" a. the case may be. When addressed
personally they are regarded private letters aud
in II absence ineOnvenient delays frequently
cCur from that cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-26
Reading Matter on Every Page

Acreage sseorss Daily Circulation
orer 15,06O,-tetn0 MORE than
three times thai Of amy other
daily paper Ira WashfngfOss, and
equal to that Of all the other
daily papers tn the c5fS sSAed
together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-26

New York city has been called upon to
contribute one hundred and nfty masons and
stone cutters to go TO Scotland under two
years contract, and Ii is stated that several
hundred more Will go soon. Many people
viii be curious to know why 9 ,otland should
draw upen rs for these classes Of workmen,
when so many thousand laborers In Great
Britain are out Of employment The reason
must be found either In the fact that our
masons and stone cutters are superior work
men, or that their services can be secured
for less than the compensation given Scotch
WorkiDgmen OF the same classes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-26
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-26

Its now very charitably suggested that
perhaps the go, 900 railroad fee which Gov.
Tflden is charged with receiving In 1862 may
have been earned In that year, but may not
have been paid In that year, and that conse-
quently In reckoning his income he could
not of course include the sum named. Gov.
Tilden's private secretary, while not author
lied to speak for Mr.. TIlden, says 1t must be
remembered that lawyer may work q long
time before getting his fee, and that q con-
scientious man would of course consider the
work he had done from year to year as q
case progressed, and that the fee, though re-
ceived in one year, was not his income for
that year; Ii had been, In fact, earned each
year during the progress OF the case. This is
q little thin, but 1t may do for people with
elastic consciences. 1t VIII not, however
satisfy those who honestly paid their taxes
10 keep the Union armies In the field during
the war. Mr.. Tilden swore in his answer in
the railroad suits that the money was paid
to him In 1862; and the language of the tax
reurn blanks was too precise and compre
hensive as taxpayers will remember, to
allow any bubble as to when 1t was earned
such as is suggested for Mr.. Tilden's benefit.
The fact Is, this charge OF defrauding the
government is about the most serious yet
made against the reform candidate, and 1t
needs 10 be promptly and thoroughly ex-
planned away. But indeed q satisfactory
"explanation" is hardly possible. The only
thing that will meet the case is to show con-
clusively that there is no foundation what
ever for the charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-26

George William Curtis, vino is model ed
1tor, seems TO be failure as politician, the
New York Herald thinks. TIE Evening Post,
however, considers that his efforts to prevent
The pledgins of the Syracuse coavention to
Conkling, to secure proper nomination at
Clncinnau and 10 obtain A better candidate
man MI. Cornell, first for governor and then
Ior neutenant-Sovernor. Go not c1me under
me name OF failures. And yet all OF Mr.
GUSTS polished rhetoric failed IN secure the
nomination OF his favorite candidate either
at Cincinnati or Saratoga