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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07
Short Lessons in Natural History.

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The wild cat is very fond of eggs,
and greedily devours all that fall in his
way. He Is not particular nor much
annoyed, if young and even old birds
are found IN the nest.
When he discovers a flock of wild
turkeys, he follows them a little ~dis-
lance to ascertain the direction they
are going. He then makes q rapid turn,
and passes in advance of them, ~ConCeals
himself behind a fallen tree, or in the
lower brances of some leafy maple, and
waits in ambush until the birds APP
proach, when he suddenly springs on
them and secures his prey
When the wild cat is caught and held
a prisoner, he shows his affinity to the
domestic cat by purring and mewing so
loud az to be heard at some distance. In
the woods his caterwauling can be
heard at the distance of a mile. He is
not a very active swimmer, but Is fire.
q%uently found in the water, generally
for the purpose of escaping from the
dogs, In the chase. .-t
The domicile of the wild cat is under
hollow trees near the ground or some
times twenty OF thirty feet high.
Every attempt to domesticate the
wild cat has been a failure, Or. Buck
ham once made a trial with a kitten
taken when only three weeks old. He
says of IT.: "He was a most spiteful,
growing, swapping little wretch, and
showed no disposition to improve his
habits aud manners under our kind
tuition, We placed him in a wooden
box from which he was constantly
striving to gnaw his way out. One
night he escaped into the library, (Which
gave us some valuable lessons on the
philosophy of patience, we could not so
readily have found among our %folios.)
and left marks ofhis teeth on mutilated
window sashes. Finally we fastened
him with a light chain, and had a small
kennel built for him In the yard. Here
he was constantly indulging in his car
niverous propensities, by catching the
young poultry, which he enticed within
reach of his chain.
Thus he continued growing, if posi-
BILE, more vicious every day, growing
and splitting at every servant that APP
preached him, until at last an unluoky
blow put an end to his life, and with II
10 the source Of annoyance,
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HUMOROUs

A REFINED TASTE IN HASDKERcHIEFs.
SCOT any pocket handkerchersi"
said a small, sOlled boy, with the chief
part of his wardrobe hanging from his
shoulders by m suspender, and a
bundle Of newspapers under his arm.
The shOpkeeper stared for a moment,
but hard times have made even small
purchasers desirable, and he answered
blandly:
"Here you are, sonny all linen;
fifteen cents"
The young merchant cast a scornful
look at him and said:
81 wonder at yer showin' them cotton
sleeves to a gentleman, | want suthin' in
fancy silk, with a chance for my mo no
gram In the corner. Where's there a
fust class dry goods house round here,
young fellerY"
And he got out Of the door just In
advance of a shower Of yardsticks and
scissors.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07
CheerruIness the offspring Of Health

That equable state Of the mind which is UNI
ruf1ed by trifing incidents, and looks on the
sunny side of things in general, is the result
of a healthful state OF the brain and stomach.
The dyspeptic and nervous invalid may-al-
though this is rare indeed-feign cheerfulness
andmay bear the harrassing symptoms which
Indifference, but in reality he is the victim Of
dependency To experience genuine cheer
fulness OF mind, the stomach must recover its
lost tone, the thiHBing organits normal quiet
ude. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters are the best
remedy for mental depression, since they
overcome the nervous debility and indiges-
ton which originate and foster it. Persons
suffering from infrmities peculiarly incident
to the decline of life, ladies in delicate health,
and conyalescents, derive solace and vigor
from its use. Drive away the blues and revive
the dropping energies with this grand stimu'
latlYe tonic.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

The Power OF PERsOHALITY.-It is
idle TO ignore the part which a strong
personality plays in the ministry of the
truth. Much of the current teaching
finds acceptance more from the weight
of authority which attaches TO the nam
of the teacher than from the Intrinsic
excellence of the word. There is a
power going forth from large natures
that has been yelled beneath the con-
venient term personal magnetism"
But, call it what we will, the power is
there. Consciously or unconsciously,
we all pay tribute to it. 1t is not the
result of an intense vitality, or of intel
lectual gifts, or of an emotional nature.
1t is the result of all. 1t is the person
ality Of the man. We cannot divorce
the word that is said from the voice
that says il.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

Two LADIES got caught together by
their fringe trimming at n Of the
Openings the other day. 81 declare, -
said one, "some people are so rude"
''That is what thought when you
pushed so dreadfully," said the other.
"0ne would Think" said number one
again, ''that we are at a Philharmonic
rehearsal" "Or else," responded num-
Der two, as she extricated herself, shat
we were among a lot of country people"
Then they departed, one going up and
the other down. Said one, ""Well, |
never in all my life." Said the other,
''Did you ever see anything like thatY"
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diamond Cut diamond.

M. Molina, a Partisan jeweler, and q
man Of the highest integrity, died re
Gently. An anecdote concerning him
has recently been made current in the
circles of the gay capital, NJ. Molina
was visited n day by a gentleman
who brought with him a superb set of
diamonds, which he wished to sell,
their places to be supplied by false
stones, The jeweler saw the gentle
man for the first time, but he recog-
nized the parure as having been a we'd
ding gift from an old lady of his ac-
quaintance to her granddaughter. He
demanded twenty-four hours to COM
plete the work, and informed the
grandmother of the circumstance Of
the case. The latter after some retlee-
ton, ordered Molina to give the dia-
monds back to the gentleman intact,
together with 10000 francs. ""ThC
husband will believe them FALSE she
said, land will not attempt to sell them
again Scandal will thus be avoided,
and my granddaughter will not be
robbed" So far we'll and good, But,
a few months after, TO M. Moina's con
sternation, the wife, in her turn, pre-
sented herself on the same errand. A
heavy bill was due TO Worth, the
dressmaker, which must be paid.
"Come tomorrow" said Moina, wip-
ing his forehead. Another e%onsulta-
ton was had Between the jeweler and
the rich grandmother, who, after some
energetic language, deemed It best to
advance another 90, 900 francs, which,
together with theidentical jewels were
handed to the wife, After that, natu-
rally, neither sought to sell the dla-
monds, which each thought false, and
they chuckled individually when any
one praised the iustre and fine water Of
the stones.
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PONDS EXTRACT.
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The Peoples Remedy.
The Universal Pain Extractor,
Notes Ask for Ponds Extract.
Take no other.
"Hsar, for i will speak or excellent
IhinEa.o

aHear, for i will speak Of excellent
thinEH."
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Pain Destroyer. Has been IN use over
thirty years, and for cleanliness ana
PROMPT curative virtues cannot be eIcened.
CHILDREN. Ma family can anord 70 be
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Bruises, CSntustons, Cutst pThlnsi
are relieved almost instantly by external
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Burns, Bealda, EIooriatIons, Cha
nngs, Old sores, Boils, felons,
SoInS, &c S;o1 Arf hiseding Temoyes dlscoIor.
alton and heals rapldly.
LADIES md IL their best friend. IL Assuages
the pains 20 which they are peculiarly
su~bJect-notably fullness and pressure ~
the head, nausea, vertigo. &C. II promptly
ameliOrates and permanently heals all kinds
OF innammations and u~lcerations.
HEMORRHOIDS or PILES md In this
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No case. however chronic or obstinate can
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VARICOsE VEINS. IL is the only sure cure.
KIDNEY DISEASES. II has no equal for
BLEEDING from any cause. For this II is q
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when all other remedies failed 70 arrest
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TOOTHACHE, Earaehe, Neuralgia and
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often permanently cured.
y n VI GA AAAgg NIO ~ ~
quainted with Ponds Extract OF witch
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Bt1ngs of Insects, Mosquitoes,
ChRpped HANDS, Face, and indeed all
manner OF skin diseases.
TOILET USE. Removes Soreness,
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

USEFUL HINTS. Remember that a
tablespoonful of black pepper will pre-
vent gray or buff linens from spotting,
If stirred into the water in which they
are washed. 1t will also prevent the
colors running, when washing black or
colored cambrics, or muslins, and the
water is not injured by it, but just. as
soft as before the pepper was put in.
Remember that the wings of geese,
turkeys and chickens should never be
thrown away. Many people, especially
IN the country, keep them simply to
brush off tue stove or range, but there
is nothing better to wash and to clean
windows. Chamois or buckskin is very
good, but wings are better and cost
nothing, and their use is an economy
utilizing that which otherwise would
be thrown away. They are excellent
to clean the hearth or stove, to dust
furniture, but the best Of all to wash
windows, because the corners can be
easily cleaned by them, leaving no lint
behind, as when cloths are used. Use
these wings also to spread on paste
when papering walls. There is nothing
that does that kind of work better.
Remember that if brooms are dipped
for a minute or two into a kettle of boil
ing suds once a week they will last
much longer. 1t makes them tough,
but pliable, and a carpet is not worn
half as much by sweeping with a broom
so cared for.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

Diseased Peach Trees,-The follow
ing, is said to be a sure remedy for the
yellows in peach trees: lone part of
saltpetre to two Of salt, placed close to
the body of q tree before a rain. 1t
seems not only to destroy any fungoid'
growth of vermin which may be infest-
ing the roots, but to act as an excellent
fertiliZer.u
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

Mothers. Mothers. Mothers.

Don't fail to procure MRS. WINsLOW'E
SOOTHING SYRUP for all diseases Of teeth
ing In children. 1t relieves the child from
pain, cures wind colo, regulates the bowels
and by giving relief and health to the child
gives rest TO the mother. billy
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

81 MAKE it a principle not to lend
money!" said a good man to a friend;
''but in your case | sacrifice principle
to interest" And when the latter found
he had charged twenty per cent, dis
count he said he thought he did.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07
Rheumattsm 0uickIv Cured

Dursng's Rheumatic Remedy" the great
Thermal Medicine, win positively cure any case
Of rheumatism on the face OF the earth. Price
81 a bottle, six bottles, 90. Sold by all Drug
gists. Send for circular to H~elphenstine Il
Bentley, Druggists, Washington, D. O.
I7-9rn-anU
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

CURING INSECT STNGs.-Make a stiff
paste by mixing water with common
earth from the garden, and bind it on
the part. 1t will give immediate relief
to the pain, and If allowed to remain
for a few hours no effect of the sting
mot e the swelling) will remain.
Ammonia and many other things have
been recommended, but this is better
than all of them. -.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

N. MdSSie, a French investigator, has
discovered that iron is an excellent
preservative of barley, corn, biscuit.
ETC., when these commodities are
packed in boxes of a capacity of about
forty gallons. In the course of his ex-
periments he filed thirteen sets of
TASKS with variOus-foOd substances,
there being in each set three TASKS, one
of which was filed with the substance
without any addition, the second with
the same substance and a bar of iron
weighing about a quarter of a pound,
and the third containing the same sub.
stance with seventy-seven grains of
mercury. The sets were allowed to
stand for several months. The foods,
which in some cases were already
worm-eaten were found to be either en-
tirely destroyed or greatly changed in
those TASKS which had no other contents
but in those which contained the iron
and mercury the foods were found
either preserved or else arrested in de-
cay. A part of the TASKS were filed
with army 'harditack Us Inithe unpro-
tected r~eceptacles it was entirely de-
stroyed by weevii; in the other cases it
was only partly affected, or else entire
ly preserved.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

A Patent has been taken out in
France by M. Beranger for the cleans
ing of wool, wooden goods, wooden rags,
etc by means of sulphate of ammonia
with heat: the stuis to be treated are
submitted for twenty minutes to the
action of sulphate of ammonia and
water marking 8 or 6 degrees, then
dried by means of the centrifugal ma
chine and the stove. 1t is said that
the color of the goods, however dyed,
is never affected by this treatment. r.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

Give him gold enough, and marry
him to apuppet, or an aglet baby, or an
old trot with never a tooth ln'her head,
though she have as many diseases as
two and fifty; why, nothing comes
amiss, 80 money comes withal, Shaker
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

A MAN remarks, "The only jokes
women like to read are those which re-
fleet ridicule on men," eyes" adds
another man, 'On taking up a paper a
woman invariably turns to the marriage
column"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

A FRENCH philosopher declares that
much more depends on how woman
wears her dress than what it is made
of, and on how a man talks than on
what he SAYS.
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CHE IS A man after my own heart,
pa" said Julia, reyerting to her Angus
tus. "Nonsense," replied old Practical,
che is a nan after the money your
uucle left YOU" And then all was
quiet,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

VEGETABLEs.-Potatoe are good with
salt meats. Carrots, parsnips, turnips,
greens and cabbage are eaten with
boiled meat; and beets, peas and beans
with either boiled or roasted meat.
Mashed turnips, onion and apple sauce
are good with roast pork, Tomatoes are
good with every kind of meat, but espe-
cially so with roast beef. Cranberry
sauce and currant jelly with fowls, veal,
ham and game.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

To MAKE a broil-Leave a letter from
one of your old sweethearts where your
wife can find it.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

fsTHE Sacred heaven around hin
Shines" wrote the poet, The composition
put it: "The scared hyenas arount
him whine"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

"TM AFRAID you'll be late at the
party" said an old lady to her stylish
grand. daughter, who replied, ooh, you
dear grandmother, don't you know that
in our fashionable set nobody ever goes
to a party till everybody gets thereS
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07
VEGETINE
HAS ENTIRELY CURED Me.
Bosros, october, ls7o.

Mn. II. r. STEVENS:
Dear Shiny daughter. after having a severe
attack OF WhoOping Cough, was left IN q feeble
state OF health. Being advised by a friend, she
tried the VEGETINR, and, after using a few bot
ties, was fully restored 70 health.
i have been a greatsunerer from Rheumatism.
] have taken several bottles OF the NRGETINR
for this complaint, and am happy 70 say Il has
entirely cured me. | have recommended the
VEGETIHR TO Others, with the same good re-
suits, IL is a gSeat cleanser and puri1er Of the
blood IL is pleasant 70 take, and / can cheer
fully recommend IL.
JAMES MORSE, S4 Athens 81.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

MANY farmers complain that birds
strip the buds off their gooseberry
bushes. Never prune until the bushes
are bursting into leaf, and you will
always have heavy crops. 1t is a good
practice to get work as forward as pos
sible during the winter, but some dis
erection should be exercised as to the
right and wrong subjects to be dealt
with, or more harm than good may en-
sue. As regards keeping birds from de-
stroying buds the best remedy is
powder and shot. All kinds of guards,
except close netting, are useless -Hor-
tiCulturdl Exchange.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

BLACK BEAN OR MOCK TURTLE SOUP.
One pint of black beans soaked over
night in cold water. Strain off the
water In the morning; add fresh cold
water and an onion with ten cloves
stuck in it. Boil till the beans are very
tender, then strain through a colander;
add beef stock or not, as convenient;
boil up, season with pepper and salt,
and serve with slices of lemon or not
as Won fannn
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

PENSIONS and BoUNTIEs increased. Write
Col. l.. BINGHAM & Co., Attorneys for Claims,
Patents, Land Titles, Washington, D. @.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

THE favorite hymn of the grass
hopper: "This wheat by and by"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-07

SAGE EoR MARKET.-The following
rules for %cultlvating garden sage are
given by a Chicago Journal:
"Sage is sown for market by sowing
the seed early in spring, in rich mel.
low soil, kept carefully from weeds
until the plants are ready to be set out
in the beds. This is done in June and
July. The soil should be enriched with
well-rOtted manure and should be made
very fine by narrowing and raking, as
the plants are at flrstsmall and delicate.
The rows are fourteen inches apart and
the plants are set eight inches apart in
the rows. Plants are kept free from
weeds by working with a small steel
garden rake, which is better than a hoe.
In September each alternate row is cut
out and punched for market, leaving
the others to grow. In a short time the
plants, now two feet apart, will meet.
If the soil is very rich, the alternate
rows may be cut, and those left will be
ready to cut after the second cutting is
sold. The usual cost of the crop is
about $3.50 per acre, and an acre ought
to be worth $500" -.
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SCIENTIFIC


The Pneumatic finder or.-Gdlig-
ndRIs Messenger says: Some of our
readers may recOllect that about fifty
years ago a philosophical plaything
came INTO vogue which still holds its
place In physical cabinets. Iteonsisted
OF a small brass cylinder with a piston
moving tightly in il. The latter being
provided inside with a small hook, Is
'baited' with a bit of finder. The cy-
Under is then held firmly against the
wall, and the piston violently driven in:
by the compression of the air the finder
gets ignited. The invention of this
small apparatus by which it was proved
that enormous heat could be involved
by pressure of atmospheric air, was
generally supposed 20 have been inven-
Ted in 1902 or 1908. In a paper adj
dressed last week by Prof. Cow to the
Academy OF Sciences the shows that
the invention has a much earlier date,
and was discovered in 1745 by the Able
Augustine Rutfo, a VerOnese, who was
Conservator of the Cabinet of Natural
Philosophy at Rome. The discovery
occurred as follows: The Able was
making experiments with ar air gun so
constructed as to requireAa wooden
plug TO be inserted into tho reservoir
before charging it with condensed air
by means of a piston attached to the
gun. While the experiments were
going on, it was observed that after
several successive strokes of the piston
a smell of burnt wood became percep-
tible. AS there was no other wood pre-
sent but that of the plug, il was taken
out and examined, when IL vas found
that its point was arbOnized. The ex-
pertinent was repeated with frequent
strokes of the piston, till in the end
the plug was violently expelled from
the hole with an explosion accompanied
by bright sparks. The plug had been
split along Its whole length, and was
much more burned than the first time.
The charred part had penetrated conf
cally into the wood, while the outer
surface which had been in contact with
the hole had come out unscathed. This
experiment was repeated several times,
and always with the same result. Soft
wood, like fir, answered best. The
Able turned this discovery to account
by making a cylinder expressly for the
purpose of get ing fire. He was a very
clever mechanician, and he ia highly
spoken of by Father Boscovish in his
book entitled, De Mterdrid Erpedi-
tone per Ponttfcam DitioRem, Rome,
1867 ,
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Watering Ships in Md ceaR.-M.
Tosselli, that exceedingly prolific in
ventor of diving machines and wreck
raising apparatus, proposes the very
original idea of utilizing the springs of
fresh water which are known to find
their outlets on the bottom of seas, in
order that vessels may always obtain a
constant supply of pure water even
when in mld-Ocean. His mode of pnt-
ting the notion into practice sounds
easy enough; but we doubt whether it
will prove SO simple when it comes to
be tried. The first thing to do is to find
the springs; and that, we should imag-
inc, would resemble a search Tor ex-
tremely small needles in a colossal hay
stack. Bnt NJ, 1Osselli thinks tnat they
can be found-the springs, not the
needles-and he says it only remains to
secure tubes to the outlets. of sufficient
length to reach the surface, buoy them
of course, and there are inexhaustible
wells always available. There are
some minor difficulties of the tubes
being carried away by storms or ocean
currents; but these, as well as those
pertaining to the discovery, the mde-
fatigable inventor tells the French
Academy, of Sciences he has overcome.
We hope he has. .Tg Cd