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apples, potatoes, squash, o. tur-
u.ps. See how large a proportion
is taken of in the thick ptrugs.
When there are animals On the
place to cat all refuse matter the
extravaganza Is not . startling.
only it seems a great pity 10
throw the best part Of our fruit
and vegetables to tile hogs ~ chick
ems. and biz 80 doing make our food
less nutritious The sweetest ana
best parts of all these comforts lie
nearest the skin. and the thinner
the peeIug tile fine Is the flavor Of
tine fruit on vegetable.
From the k.tehcn-aIthough We
have not limited ait half the waste 70
be found there-there IS but 4 step
to the dining room, whore we can
..snv out the land in that region,
ana We therefore give 1t 4 passing
Glance. though we do not intend TO
search the whole house Q examine
the skeleton in every closet. One
needs but a look II the pieces 81
unbroken bread. the butter IN the
so~Iitaire butter plates that has not
even been defacted OF marked by a
knife, the large quantities Of food
left on the plates, the thick mass
of sugar ut the bottom of each cup,
all OF which viii be ruthlessly
scraped into the swill-tub-to see
That at the dining table there is a
waste that must in the end prove a
heavy tax on people in moderate
circumstances, and 2 -inful care
Iessncss even for the rich.
~Ah. yes. But this is The fault
Of our servants. They are 50 igno-
rant, 50 wasteful, 50 careless and
disobedient."
But are YOU not the mistress:
Whose place but yours 10 watch
their shortcomings, and take active
measure to prevent them? Servants
are often great trials; but would
they be half SO troublesome If the
MISTRESS eyes were more frequent
Is over every portion Of her house ;
II her maidens understood perfectly
that while she was kind and IN no
wise oyerbearing she was 1T the
same time efficiently 0bscryant !;
that She was just to them and also
to The interests committed to her
charee?: That while they could
but see that she was thoughtful Of
their interests, she also firmly in
sisted that they should reciprocate
by being thoughtful others. That
she was ready to give them ali need
ful instruction, showing them, by
personal superintendent just what
She required; but that having thus
faithfully instructed them she was
6rmly determined to have her in
stractions carried out, OF she coala
not retain them in her service
Hrs. Henry H0yd Beecher.
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S0aSOnable Hints

The greenhouse viii now begin
to look more natural, after having
had the stock housed last month.
With many plants having probably
been taken up out of the open
ground, many dead leaves viii daily
appear, requiring frequent reno
val !; noatneSs IS n of the chief
beauties of a greenhouse. Acacias,
and Australian plants generally,
with hard wood and delicate roots.
should be placed at the coolest end
Of the house, where Little water VIII
be required. These plants should
not be Watered often; but when they
are. it should be thorough. Ere
quent ~Waterings soon render the
roots Of these plants unhealthy,
when it is very difficult to restore
them to yigor. Whenever the 70
liage becomes Of sickIy yellow hue,
the best plan IS to plunge the plant
into j larger pot, filing the space
with moss,-and when the plant
requires water, give it only through
the moss, unless the plant seem TO
to become 50 dry as to suffer, when
it should receive one thorough wa
tering. Very little fire should
be applied to the greenhouse
just sufficient to keep it about to
degrees. Unless very far north,
but little fre-heat VIII be required
this month.
Window plants should not be
kept very warm at this season.
They should have all the sun and
air, and as little Of the artificial
heat Of the room as possible. These
remarks apply especially to migno-
nerse, which is very Impatient Of
indoor confinement. Succulents,
such as cacti. are excellent window
plants in this respect, as the dry
air does not effect them. To keep
the dir about the plants moist. IS
one Of the secrets Of window Gull
ture. Some who have very fine
windows stocked with fine plants.
make glazed eases with folding doors
OF them. by which. when the room
IS highly heated and very dry, they
can be enclosed in an atmosphere
Of their own. Where It i not con
yenient to have the window enclosed
from the room by q folding doo~.
much benefit has been found bv
using a simple curtain. This Will
prevent injury from the coal or
Illuminating gas, which is often as
destructive as the dry atmosphere.
AquariumS are now so well under
stood, as to be IN a fair way to be-
come essentials in the room-garden-
INC Of all persons of taste. Grow
IN plants. fishes and water reptiles
are placed IN the same globe or tank
OF water, and the gases which the
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~IDEcEMBER s, 1871.

It has been observed by an OBJ
servant philosopher that the baoha-
Ior who can handle q baby and not
-st it upside down. Is generally a
chan not in particular favor among
marr.a-eah.e girls.
" aercyer a true wife comes.
home is always around her. The
.-ars max be over her head; the
uIav-vorm i'm the night-coll grass
max be the fire ut her foot; but
home Is where She Is; and for no.
hIe woman 1T stretches far around
her. better than houses cellcd with
..iar or painted with vcrmi...u.
shedding It's quiet light far for
those who else are homeless.
An exchange thus sohloqu'zas:
The wise daughter is the pride Of
her father. YEA. her mother also
10Th dclIehl i'm her. but the foolish
maiden hringeth sorrow. She hang
eth on the front gate; she tlppgtA
np her hat over her left ear: she
alnreth her hair. Her eyes Is full
u Old Mex. She glanceth over her
left shoulder when she promeuates
the street. Her handkerchief is
also seen. Then the dry goods
clerk saws. "IIa. ha." He smi,o.a
to himself: he maketh mistakes in
the measurement Of calico"
The other day a resident Of
Nicksburg went up to Thomp~'as
lake 10 Get Il shot at a big alligator.
and while eating a cold bite in the
shade. aman jumped over the frlce,
presented an old army muShct TO
iii, head. and cried ou1: "Stran-er,
unkiver yer head :" The \Ieh~-
burger was dumbfouuded, but made
haste to remove his hat, and oN-
hioifed a pate which shone like
uewly-poiisaed plIpaw. Strange,
shat saves We !" continued the man,
slouldering his musket, Il thought
- was that red-headed c%olporchcr
what charged my wife seventy cents
fur a testymbnt that hain't got a
goddarned picture in it.'-Labe
city Reporter.
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Make Home Comfortable.

There are always more or less
renairs needed around the house IT
ms season Of the wear. There are
panes IF glass needed in the WIN
iovs Of the house or cellar. Don't
Wait It'll severe cold weather comes
before you put them jn. Tut ante
nate the cold. and be prepared to
meet It. There are -eueg~I many
reDairs needed abou. every dwelling
house. and now is the time to make
them. Are Your door lock. all II
GOOD order? There are 20 many
framps. 50 many worthless men,
black and white. LIVING without
work. and that musllI1e some way.
honestly or dishonesty, that it Is
well to guard against them. We
anticipate a GREAT deal If crime the
coming winter. Its largely on the
increase.
Are your cellars i-ostproof: Il
not. make them -. - t.at you can
store your potatoes, apples. turnps,
pumpkins &C., safely. Every Iar-
mer should lay III i rood supply Of
4,Il, :, f,II r,1, rvtaror and
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fish reject are the food Of the plants;
while the plants, "a the other hand.
prepare the clements necessary Ior
the health OF the fish, By this
beautiful principle # reciprocity.
both plants and animals remain ~
perfect health. without the water
Scarcely ever being changnd. \
tank for plants and animals might
form the base Of . pretty parloT
ornament. 4 central portion conslS-
TING OF a case for fern, and similar
plants. and a cage for birds on top.
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Donlestit Dints.

THE KrrCHEE.-Do not carpet,
even with oil cloth, your kitchen ;
Its floor al only be kept clean by
daily washing. and it is also much
more wholesome. A painted floor,
or better stlI. n simply oiled, IS
the thing to be most desired for the
kitchen.
PEPPER.-Pepper is the sp'ce
most frequently employed III this
country like other specs It IS use
full in seasoning, but great care
should be taken not to use 1T IN
large quantities, as 1t injuries the
stomach and renders the digestion
OF plain food difficult. Children
should not use pepper.
READING.-Bc sure YOU have SUI
ficient light, and avoid the direct
rays upon your eyes. In writin4,
the light should be received over
the left shoulder. DON'T stoop over
in reading. but sit erect !; it is far
more healthy, and IN fact more
comfortable. 1t Is very injurious
to permit the suns rays TO fall upon
the page which you T reading.
Your slecpingand
liEin9 rooms should have open fire
places !; 1t affords the surest and
best OF ventilation. and has been
adopted by all the European hosp
tails. Steam heat III living room
Is not wholesome, but serves well ln
entire and halls. Furnace heat Is
also seriously objected to IN sam
tafy hospitals.
10 BREAK Up BAD HABITS
AVOID the places, the persons ami
the thoughts that lead 10 tempt.-
too. Keep busy idIcness is the
strength and incentive Of bad habit.
DO not give up the struggle if yog
fail once, or twice, Or thrice. but
persevere and conquer. \ failure
only shows how much need there
to strive.
70 pprup,~r p,-
pei the n~.na-snnlo MINI ln..r.
80 'olpP.1 I"11ii3. '".
Iiftar 80, - my IL
,tro 49, " 5"'aii Pc
.' -, '"i 7 DIX tnoI'u
az g eaI'heh olSIl' w..
P-1S - 5i"Hoialeq sugar .-.
-. Ia -
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Lack Of Economy in Little Things.

1t Is possible th&t some Of the
most systematic housekeePera would
be surprised if a fair cstimateof all
the little items wasted, the small
leaks tina ind thair W. each day
INTO the household economy. were
spread out before them, even when
they imagine that 10 nook or cor
ner and no use of material has es-
capped their Ugilant oversight.
The cellar, laundry, and kitchen
are among the places that demand
daily care if one would guard
against much wasteful.ess. 1t is
incredible how much that could be
proitably used. either for the fam
lily OF to help the poor. is thrown
away o. rendered worthless through
the lack of a llUgIe economy. The
Wastefulness OF only one day is
small, perhaps. and not easily re-
cognized; bat the mischief once be-
gun, and suffered 10 pass on unre-
buked, piles up very rapidly till 1t
reaches the sln total a. he end Of
the year, Wh11h is Iouuu to be I'M
mense.
For instance. the waste Of soap
and starch alone IN the hands Of IN
ordinary good Iaundrcss, week az
ter week, would easily supply apoor
family with all they would require.
Clothes-lines and c~lothes-pins left
out all week TO rot and miIdew. IN
stead Of being brought in and pat
IN their proper place, viii help to
swell the list Of expenses at the end
OF the year more than one would
at first imagine, not only BY the ac-
tual expense. but more By the IN
jury done to clothes by this neglect.
Coal and kindling wood are also
among the things that Il Young
housekeeper viii be in danger OF
giving less attention to than to
many others OF minor Importance.
particularly if she has both Il cook
and a laundress. But the lavish ex-
penditure Of both coal and wood in
the laundry and kitchen through
Acknowledgement or Incidence is no
unimrortant drain III the course Of
a year, if not stopped az IN early
date.
If a girl IS tardy in rising IN the
morning. and feels the necessity Of
hurried preparations to start the
washing or the breakfast, II lie has
learned that she need fear no detee-
ton from her mistress she Will prob
ably fill her CRATE with kindling
wood, and when fairly ignited feed
the fire with a larger size ST hard
wood to expedite her work. She
Is well aware that a brisk wood fire
Will bring tho wasA-vaelr to a boil
ING point OF heat The ovens much
quicker than coal can possibly DO it.
So a good deal Of wood and 4 very
little coal IS used till after tie wa
ter is hot OF the breakfast ready.
when she spares time to add coal,
and can easily wait for that to get
well under way.
Turn to another illustration:
waste in preparing vegetables. Few
understand how much is lost IN
preparing fruit or vegetables for
cooking. This seems 4 very little
thing to speak Of, but watch the
cook a few minutes when pearing
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
LOVERS MOUNTAIN.

We think the scene wash Swift
erland, but the mountain, though
high enough to tax his heart 10 The
utJermost, must have been among
the lowest. 1t was, at any rate, 50
high that the father OF the lady, a
proud noble, thought it impossible
for a .Joung nan SO buTdened to
scale it. For this reason alone, in
scorn, he babe him do il, and his
daughter should be his.
The peasantry assembled IN the
valley to witness so extraordinary
sight. They measured the noun
tam with their eyes ; they com
muned with another and shook
their heads, but all admired the
young man, and some Of his atten-
dants, looking at the village dam
sells, thought they could do as
much. The father was on horse
back, apart and sullen reporting
that he had subjected his daughter
even to the show OF such a hazard
infnrio,.s . I@sson
Tho vonn~ man (tbo CON of ,
small Iayndod nrnnria(ar vha IA
some pIetenticns to wealth, though
lookino hnt coI1idant ,~aiotcin@ ia
his beart that he sbouIa vim his
Iady-loye. tbouob mt the cost of >
noble pain. which he could hardly
think Of as a pam, CONSIDERING who
it was he was to carry. Ii he died
for it. he should at least have had
her in his arms. and have looked
her in the face. which he contem-
plated with such transport as is
known only oreal lovers for none
others know how respect heightens
the Joy of dispensing with formali-
tv. and how the dispensing with
formaiity ennobIes and makes CRATE
full the respect.
The lady stood BIZ the side OF her
father. pale. anxious. vet hopatal.
She Thought her lover would sue
ceed, but only because she thought
him in every respect the noblest Of
his sex, and that nothing was TOO
much for his strength and valor.
She knew not what might happen
in the chance. common to all. She
felt the bitterness OF being herself
the burden to him and the task :
and she dared neither to look at
her father nor the mountain. She
fixed her eyes now on the crowd
(Which, nevertheless, she beheld
not, and now on her hand and her
finger ends. which she doubled up
toward her with apretty pretense-
the only deception she had ever
used. Once or twice a daughter or
a mother slipped out of the crowd.
and, coming up to her, notwith-
standing their fears OF the lord
baron, kissed that hand which she
knew not what to do with.
The father said, Now, sir, to
put an end to this mummery :; and
the lover, turning pale for the first
time, took up the lady.
The spectators rejoice to see the
manner III which he moves of, slow
but secure, and as il encouraging
his lady love. They mount the
hill they proceed we'll : he haltS
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Loves -Imperiousness.

Love always looks for love again
III eve single, 1t is twain,
And til II uudS is c uuJcrpart
1t bears about an a. hing heart.
GLORY Is with 4 If contents:
ISdOm with what the gJuS have sent;
Eu Love, whom they iJok Town UIol,
Fond fOOll VIII have all things or no g.
Who dare deny his high demands,
Let them beware, for lie hath hands;
IT 'Ong haud~ hath Love, and swift 10 Slay,
And feet that know themselves the way
To where his parted self may be.
$50, find. and fetch her unto me-
He cries, and straIgatway they ar I ain.
Low always VIII nave love again.
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LIGHT L TER AIUEE FOR
LADIES.

In Church and In state,
1t Is rule or be ruled:
In courtship or marriage.
1t is fool or be fooled;
In logic and law.
1t IS nick OF he nieked;
In gambling ami trade.
1t is trick or b. tricked
In treaty anu war.
1t IS beat or be beaten:
In the struggle for life.
1t is car or be eaten.
Miss Susan 3. Anthony vas
chosen a constable In the recent Col
orado election.
Julia Kavana4h, the writer.
has died Suddenlyat Nice. She was
tifty-three years old.
A woman who makes a prac-
tice Of borrowing 2 quart of milk
generally makes q pint Of return
ing it.
a Kentucky girl sued an old
couple for $4,000 for SANDER, an
pending the suit ran Oft and mar
ried the defendants son.
Mrs. Stl.h j. Hale Il nearly
ninety, and now r=,.ges from tie
editorial chair q Gol.y Ladies
Book, which magazine she La, cd.,-
ed for fifty years.
Miss Gertrude Jackson Is de-
putty city clerk Of New Albany. Ind,
and her bookkeeping and business
,~-.,-.- ..HT-I 49,
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Ms Lizzie ! an Lev, ideo
ma.-a~ of .la. city. has ~a5so-ia'eo
I"r.eff wfsha business man III 1ht
manufacture 81 p.oW points ''''
castings.
..Oh. GEORGE. I'm ashamed q
,,n-rubbin. your lips Ike that
after that dear Ittle French ST. rs
given you 4 kiss I'm ~. ~
5Inr ii out. NANNY I'm rubbing
itIn"
In July. H., Anne Marrow
VA, tried ana convicted for hdNih1'
while in mans dress. married t4'ee
women. iii order to steal Their
clothes. In the pillory she lost
both eyes.
-T1e world is full Of kindncs,
when a whole family OF church
ranr adults Il ready to take one
Iitt.e child 10 a mcnagerIe three
minute. for the sakeof seeing 4 CT
Il two hours.
Athletic sports for ladies con
sist III Jumping at conclusions.
walking around " 49, III
the news III the papers but deaths
and marriages.
4 man who has been travelling
III the far West sayS-oVi ne
probably misrepresent the mat er-
that when an loailo III 49,
she Indignantly
ut maj sleh. 'acN viz -" -
lJ nom.
-Irtles Light Is halr may change
the whole future OF a man. fo1
instance. a single golden thread
aleamlng from his shoulder whom
Ms wife always buys black switches
may Iesa ~ Il divorce court.-Dt>-
i,D Past.
Several persons have been poi
.a.gd 6I The ea.os ~ m,stg. in
..o.Ins, m Paris. chanica civ
.5 shoWi.r them 10 contain coral
line. which is ,ery poisonous ot1a
human skin. The surface throw.
ont an eruption and q fetld pus.
Madame Bonaparte. o. Eflti-
more. now over ninety years of ace,
has become very feeble. and doe
not venture out Of doors. There
are apprehensions that her roman
tie and most eventful career is fast
aDpro3chine its close.
nractical ioEar Evino near
D,aLnrr Cann ~sfoIa : sca1a.row
So uo,or,s cornfo,d losf wool
I'D Ia,nad + the ov5er,s
dnar vard fonc. The owner saw
i onJ ,,nnosino il to he = burrIar.
sat up All night waiting for it to at
tempt TO enter his house.
The quantity Of poison which
tie leaves Of artificial flowers take
M in their manufacture seems al
most incredible. Careful chemical
ANALYSIS shows that a tWig of twelve
loayes often contains ten grains.
A lady mioht thus uuconsciously
carry noiso1 enough upon her per
con III destroy ,venty IF tne mess
T.a,a u,,r., oa,. 49,
- u.r,fa~l f.miI, 90
IN -. 'aIl faraa. anJ D.
- a..
adoptad d3uob1er and sister. The
ai.I i il. SIrait befwiyt two. tine
57..n~ man !. ~ lie aoa and ms
49,. I- ~ cant suanort , VIZ
while the Old gentlemen h.. nlenf2
A 7MA-N 11
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paOtes'Departlnellt.
P O r Y
Hypocrisy.

To wear long faces, iust as if our Make,
The God OF goodness. vas an under aker,
yell pleaoei 70 wrap tie souls uA-uckg mlcn
In sorrow ) dismal c ape or bOuIba.lue.
Dr. WyicOt.
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Over-Governed Children.

A girl that is never allowed to
sew, all Of whose clothes I made
for her and put on her, till she IS
10, u, 10, or Is years OF age, Is
spoiled. The mother has spoiled
her BY doing everything for her.
The true idea Of self-feS5raint j. t.
let the child venture. A chllo
mistakes are often better than It's
no-mistakes because when 4 child
makes mistakes. and has 10 correct
them, it Is on the way toward know
ing something. A child ,hag is
walked up every morning, and never
wakes himself up and Is dressed,
and never make lI~ aocs Ia dress
ing himself; and washed. and
never makes mistakes about beng
clean; and is fed, and never has
anything 90 do with It's food and
is watched, and never watches HIM
self; and IS cared for, and kept all
day from doing Wrong-such Il
child might as well be atallow can
die, perfectly straight. and solid,
and comely, and unyital. and good
for no1hing but 70 be burned up
BpprHfr.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-02
MERIT RECOGNIZED.

Benson's Capclne Porous Plasters receiy-
Ell the highest and only award of merit at
the Philadelphia Exposition, over ali arti-
cles of like character, proving by the high
est medical authority in the world, that
they are greatly superior TO ordinary porous
plasterS, ana not patent medicine-as no
nostrums were allowed to be exhibited
there. Benson's Capcine Porous Plaster is
positively the best external remedy ever
devised. They relieve pain at once, and
cure where other porous plasters only re-
lleve after long use. Over three thousand
physicians now recommend their use and
they are sold by druggists evcrywherc.-
Price % cents.
IMPORTANT TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD ID
improvement" is the watchword of the
nour lts development and re-development
Is the am moitlon OF every true American
rorous plasters were invented in 1S45 For
thlrty years their composition remained un-
improved, until BenSOn's Capcinc POrons
Plasters were invented. They differ from
all others in their greater medical activity,
Ihey DU cure disease in fen hours hat Other
porous plasters, liniments or Compounds
require days and weeks of continuous wea,
and use to simply relieve. They are sune
rior to electricity and more powerful. II i,
not nostrum. They are endorsed by owe,
three thousand physicians and druggists n,
| meeting great want q remedy for exter
| nal diseases which relieves instantly ant
| cures quicker than any known medicine :
| Try them and you will not be deceived. :.
| Purely vegetable. Price Is cents.
| nov1Geod&V
The daily gazette., 1877-01-02

Having disposed OF my interest In the
Drug business to Y. James Belt, who for
twenty years has been q very agreeable and
active partner in the firm, do not doubt
but my friends and the public generally
Will continue TO him the patronage SO lib
orally bestowed upon the late firm. he be-
Ing in every respect worthy OF IT,
jan1-tf +. BRINGHURST, JR.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-02

ELECTiON.-Wilm and G reat Val
u ley Turnpike Co. Stockholders Meet
ing and Election of Officers and Managers.
at K. Bringhurst's Office. 9th and Market
Sts., on LIST mo. Jan. 9Th, 1877, at SD. m.
dec26- 2awtm +. TATNALI. JR.. Sec
The daily gazette., 1877-01-02

The Republican party is setting bad
political precedents. They may find it
hard to be compelled to take their own
medicine at no very remote day. Grant
and Cameron serve that party now; but
self-interest would lead them to do other
ifthe opportunity were offered
The daily gazette., 1877-01-02
WATER DEPARTMENT,
NO. 1000 MARKET STREET, Will DEL
December 18th, 1876.
TO WATER RENTERS.

IN
Ihe bills for 1877 are now ready, and pay
able at the Registrars office, 1000 Market
street; The law requires that all bills paid
on or before the thirty first of January 1877
the face OF the bill, those paid during the
month OF February, five per cent. addition
al, and those paid during the month of
March ten per cent. additional. and all bills
remaining rem unpaid on the first day ol April,
1877 the Registrar is required to have the
ferrules withdrawn and suit instituted for
the recovery OF the amount due. and the
water will not be let into such premises un
I'll such arrears with assessments and two
dollars for drawing ferrules are paid.
rS-Office hours from 0 A N. to4P NJ
WILLIAM y. HAYES,
uec Zz-tomarl Registrar.