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The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
The First Watch:

At first the watch was the size of a dessert plate. It had wei ghts and was used as pocket clock" The earliest known use of the modern name occurs in the record of 1852. which mentions that Edward VI. had "one larum or watch of iron, the case being likewise of iron gilt, with two plummets of lead" The first watches may readily be supposed to have been of rude exe- cution. The first great improvement, the substitution of springs for weights, was in 1850. The first springs were not coiled, but only straight pieces of steel. Early watches had only one hand, and, being wound up twice day, they could not be expected to keep time nearer than fifteen or twenty
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
From the Spirit World.

Every man can have the privilege of reading his own obituary notice after death; for Jones, the Chicago spiritual ist who was murdered by Pike, the phrenologist, is sending series of dispatches from the spirit world to his associate editor, saying at the outset "I need not tell you how wickedly the press has traduced and villifed my life doings;" showing conclusively that the Chicago papers are on the exchange list or in the reading-rooms or peddled in the streets where he now is. He was asked to define his sensations when he awakened in the spirit lite, and this is his reply: "I looked about me and asked myself, 'Where am I?' At that moment my son George was standing by me, probably to catch the first word spoken by me. l recognized my son, and he advanced and we em- braced as no one but loving father and son could. ] said to George, 'Where am l, and what does this mean?' He replied, Father, you are spirit!' Yes, said I {; 'yes, now realize it. Hooked about me and said to George, All that has been told me of the summer land is true.'" The murdered editor then says that he will be able to contribute occasional arti- cles to the paper, if a proper medium can be secured. The tone, size, and price are not to be changed. He also states that Theodore Parker, John Pierpont, Joshua k. Giddings, and Robert Owen have called upon him, " but beyond passing salute nothing was said"
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
How to Physic g Horse.

The horse must undergo preparation for physic, which is done by gently re. laxing the bowels. During the day previous, his food should be restricted to bran-mashes-a quarter of a peck being sufficient for feed-and this with his drink, should be given warm. Corn and oats should be withheld, and hay restricted. He may have walking or tretting exercise morning and even- ing. As an ordinary physic. the fol- lowing ball may be given: Powdered aloes, four drachms {; treacle, as much as sufficient to form ball. The physic is given in the morning on an empty stomach after that bran-mash is given; that over, the horse goes to exercise for perhaps an hour, and is watered when he returns, the water should be as warm as he will take it, and he should take as much as he pleases throughout the day. Bran, mash should be gwen as often as oats usually are, and better warm than cold; if both are refused, bran may be tried, but no oats, and but little hay. Sometimes gentle exercise may be given in the afternoon, and also next day. The physic usually begins to op. crate next morning, rarely takes effect in twelve hours, frequently not for thirty. When the physic begins to op- crate, the horse should stand in the stable till it sets, which may be in twelve hours. The stable should be well filtered behind the stall, to receive the discharge, and the horse should be covered with rug.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
The Lawyers Got it All.

We'll, the world was governed by lawyers. It was the only profession worth studying. It paid. Nobody could get along without understanding more or less law. Denominations were founded which worshiped new Trinity, Blackstone, Coke and Bacon. They chanted writs of habeas corpus. They sang the praises of oyer and tern,i,ser1 They prayed to the statute book. They believed the common father to be common law. They instituted n di- vorce between. Adam and Eve. They put that couple out of paradise by a writ of ejectment. They sued the Egyptians for troubling the children
 of Israel, and got judgment against them in the Red sea. They made it out that the Romans, under Titus, ioreclosed on the kingdom of Israel, at the destruction of Jerusalem. David's sling was abolished. It was a lawsuit he won over lawyer Goliath. Joshua got an injunction against the sun and it stood stili In fact, tho sun had got into chancery. In chancery everything stands still. They stuck only to Moses, because they said he was the lawgiver. He had studied law. They believed entirely in the Mosaic dispensation. An eye for an eye, and tooth for a tooth. Ten for one, were it possible, and jaws full of teeth to recompense for a single molar. It was their greatest pleasure to read of the last judgment. By twist ing and turning of text; by gradual and wondrous Justification; by such rendering and interpretation of words as only lawyers can render and inter- pret; by causing, through excessive verbiage, black to seem white, and no to seem yes, and yes to mean no, and something to mean nothing, and noth- ing something, and round to mean square, and square to mean round,
 and hard to mean soft, and soft hard, and that W. at man said was what he did not say, and what he did not say was just exactly what he did say-by these means the lawyers in the course of few generations had converted the last judgment into a tremendous legal judgment, wherein lawyers flying through the heavens with trimps, called the court, and the world having been left as last bequest to the chil- dren of earth, who, disputing among themselves about the inheritance, had recourse to the lawyers, who fought the case for generations through court after court, while courts became bigger and bigger, and witnesses more and more numerous, and affidavits piled themselves up and overf1owed great halls of record, and witnesses in the great case died, and left their affidavits to justices, who also died and left these affidavits to more justices, and so it went rolling on and on, and getting bigger as it rolled, and lawyers in- creased, and ran to and fro upon the earth, and nothing but the knowledge of law was increased besides, and law yers came in battalions and in regi- ments, to plead and counterplead in the great case of the disputed universe inheritance. and this was the end, the last judgment-the lawyers got it all.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
Black Rolled Cattle,

Mir. George Grant, the great farmer of Kansas, writes the Country Gentle. man regarding these cattle, that their beef stands higher in the London Smithield market and in the leading markets of Scotland, than either short horn or any other breed of cattle, and consequently brings higher price i; and as to milking qualities, they are fully equal to the short-horns. He has been using boiled Angus and short> horn bulls to compare the weight of the two breeds, the result showing the polls at two and one~half years on an average one hundred pounds heavier than the short-horns. The boiled An gus bulls are splendid sires, ndcrossed with Cherokee or native COWS, fully ninety per cent. of the calves are boiled.
 In connection with this, Mir. A. B Allen writes to the same paper, that he recommends Rolled cattle as the safest and most economical of all other breed-horns not only being useless but highly dangerous, and their pros duction more rapidly exhausting the richest elements of the soil than hide, flesh, or even ordinary bones. If he were breeding cattle now, and more particularly at the west, whence they have to be shipped to the east, and to Great Britain for market, he would use nothing but boiled bulls on the common COWS of the country. For this purpose the black-polled Angus are probably superior to all others, owing to their hardness, great constitution, thrift and superior quality of beef.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
Chinamen Learning a Now Trade.

Hitherto Chinamen were considered incapable of managing horses. On this account drivers for hire were stiff in their terms and rather rudely inde- dependent. A few months ago a master-teamster who has a numerous patronage among first>class employers, discharged some saucy men. They bantered him to get Chinamen, con- sidering it tantalizer. After very few lessons the Chinamen were pre- ferred, not only because they worked at lower prices, but because they took greater care of the horses, but by reason of the horses, and by reason of extra punctuality. His customers liked them better, and so did the horses. Their whitney when China man came showed a material prefer ence. The boss observed that each Chinamen had many others assisting, both in the stable and on the dray. Fearing that he might be asked to pay extra he spoke to the assistants. Their replies opened his eyes. Me heap wantee learn horse business. Bimeby me buy dray and be bossy"
 Smelling the rat he discharged every Celestial. Without delay the Chinamcn engaged with all the busi- ness houses that were so well pleased, to do their carting at much lower rates. Chinamena are sharp traders, and money is always to be had from their own bankers on a good showing. The hard times and scarcity of work en- abled to buy stock cheaply for coin. And now Cheap John is master of the situation and regulates the market San Francisco Letter.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10

minutes in the twelve hours. The dials were of silver or brass; the cases had no crystals, but opened at the back or front, and were four or five inches in diameter. A plain watch cost the equivalent of S1,60O in our currency, and after one was ordered it took a year to make Troy Times.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10

gas, and have band stand, billiard tables, and its own bar and race course. We hope our farmersare just as anxious as they appear to keep the boys on the farm, but they don't seem to take any definite action.--Danbury Ne,os.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
Leaving a net profit of .....$44S %

Leaving net profit of ....$44S %
 This foots up an aggregate profit for the year of $58,240. With a supply of beets for seven months the propor- tionate profit would be $S1, ,536, or allowing for decrease in the per- centagc of sugar the last month, SS1,- 419. In addition to this, 2,700 tons of beet pulp are produced, worth s2 per ton; three hundred tons of syrup, worth $10 per ton for distillation or manure; and five hundred tons of lime refuse, worth S20 per ton; footing up grand total of profits for one year of s99,S19. But in this table of esti- mates we recognize no figures for in terest on the money invested in the factory or farm, ner even the cost of the latter, which the report indicates is possessed by the company.
 We are sorry to see that this com- pany when they buy beet roots pays for them on the basis of weight of the root rather than on the amount of sugar produced from the root. The former cannot but tend to the pro- duction of large, coarse beets, with decreased percentage of sugar.-Sc,- entifc Farmer.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
Rect Sugar in California.

We occasionally see our recent s'a,o ., ments in regard to the.success of the beet sugar industry disputed, but, we are pleased to say, by those whose statements show their lack of acquain- tance with the facts. The Santa Cruz beet sugar company report excelieh' results from their short experience. They have a factory with a capacity for working 5000 tons of beet root, or fifty tons per day, though their land under cultivation only yields them $500 tons, the farmers not having taken much interest in the enterprise apparently. On this amount of beets they will run five months and turn out ,O4O, ,000 pounds of sugar, the per centage of sugar being about eight per cent, equaling the average obtalned in Germany. The works have been in operation seven years, and were erected at a cost of $100,0O0. The product is fully up to cane sugar in quality, bringing on the average F cents a pound in the San Francesca market, where it is all sent. At this rate, the 1,04O, ,OO0 pounds of sugar gives sum total for receipts at Sll9.- 600. That the enterprise pays IS evi- denced by the following table Of ex- penses and profit for one day ot the one hundred and thirty, during which the factory will be in operation this year:
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10

HE people who live in Massachu- setts valleys are gettin so now that, when a man comes into the neighbor- hood and builds dam, they sell out and move to the top of the hill, and nail cleats up along the trunks of the h ghest trees,
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
A pRIM Roston editor ask

A pRIM Boston editor ask: "Is it proper for young married ladies to be seen on the stage?' Yes, provided they sit close to the driver, and don't let their feet dangle too much over the sides,-P,ck,
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10

A WRITER in Scribner has an article on the subject, "How to keep boys on the farm" He evidently means well, but he doesl't touch the point. To keep the boys on the farm, the farm should be well paved and lighted with
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10

Whole cost of one days running. ..$472 0o Eight thousand pounds of sugar at
 eleven and one.half cents.....".. 92O O0
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-04-20


caadie Mfkinq. Bees-wax 4 GOOD ~
harden taIlow for candles.
10 Sa coiors in Blue CamJric. Din
y INTO = solution Of saltpcter, using two
or three cents worth 10 pailful az
water. salt will injurc the fabric.
~ Wash Toilet Nuts wilh Bordcrs.-
Wash in thick lather, rinse in tepid
blue-water, and wiring them In dv
cloth iron Immediately while still
damp.
Lemon re. Inside Of ! lemon. except
the seeds, chopped with ~ cupful of
raislns. Add 2 tablespoonfuls u -four.
cupful Of sugar. and | cup Of water.
Bake with 2 crtsts.
Plain r0rn Cakc. Sour milk. soda. j
pinch Of salt, or 3 tablespoonfuls mo-
lasses, and Indian meal 10 make thin
batter. NoeggS or shortening are need
cd II the meal is not too fine. Bake n
a quick oven.
Bdked custard. Beat eggs and n
tablespoonfuls sugar thoroughly, and
stir into ! quart boiling milk pour into
cups, crate nutmeg over the TOP. and
bake 10 or ID minutes in a hot oven. 10
be eaten cold.
henfuchy Potatoes. Take raw pota-
toes, pare and slice very thin: place
them in a pudding-dish cover well with
milk add pepper and sat. and bake
until nicely Drowned: do moi put them
IN water after they have been sliced.
Pudding Sauce-l cupful sugar.
egg, tcaspoonfnl extract vanilla. salt
spoonful Of salt beaten 10 foam: stir
in wineglassful boiling water: then set
over boiling water ) to 10 minutes. stir
ring often; or omit the vanilla. and out
in wine or brandy and boiling water.
The receipt i for persons.
Oysfer-Plan .Sonp. Wash. scrape. /
and cut IN small round pieces. Boil IN \
water with little salt until very tender:
then add water and milk 10 make AZ /
much broth a. desired Season with |
salt. pepper, butter, and lastly thicken
slightly with little flour stirred III cold \
water. Eat with crackers.
Ieal BIS Cut cold veal into square
pieces; beat eggs with salt. pepper
and chopped parsley; dip each piece
into this and then into bread crumbs
butter baking pan and arrange The
pieces Of meat within, scattering through
small pieces Of butter and serve with
tomato sauce.
LcnW Soap.--Take 81 pound of len
III, pick and wash and sci Oh the fir
With cold water, just enough 10 cover;
10 not cook in an earthen pot. as they
Will not get soft: clean head Of celery
md cut IN quarters, cut up an onion
'ery fine. and put in both with the len
is Then take ~ pounds Of pork.
- pound Of beef, and onion: have
his chopped fine, and put in dish with
egg and some pepper and salt: mix
his thoroughly and make Il dumping Of
I, put i in the lentils and fill up with a.
much boiling water a. YOU want soup:
'ut up leek and some sprigs If celery
md put in at the same time with the
after l-2 hour put in 8 pofa-
oeS- peeled and cut in quarters: when
yer the lentils get dry add boiling wa
err. and do not salt till they are soft
COX lentils 5 hours, dumping hour.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-04-20
An Indian Duel.

A citizen Of Sioux CITY. who has spent
much time among the agencies Of the
up-river Indians. says il j. amusing as
well A. touching to hear an Indian sing
his death song. Our informant was at
Standing Rock few months since, and
one day he observed an unusual stir
among the Indians. soon TWO bucks
came forth from different lodges, each
with gun in his hand. They walked
ont some little distance from the rest Of
the Indians and took posts. distant from
each other about fifty yards At agiyen
signal they turned. raised their rifles TO
their faces and fired. Both fell. wound
Ell. one fatally. They We're immediate
N surrounded BY friends. who made no
particular effort 10 bind their wounds.
but simply stood around talking among
themselves and gcsticulating, while the
wounded Indians. a. soon rs they fell,
began the death song There was little
music in IL. II waSa sort ofdcep-down.
unnatural tone Of voice. kept up for half
a minute or 80 nj time. when il would
cease. and the sufferers would in the in
term make a confession of all HE evil
deeds they had ever done. They would
tell ~ the maSsacres il which they had
been engaged; how many scalps they
had lifted from the heads Of white pco-
pie; the number If ponies they had
stolen. together with All sorts Of import
ant and unimportant evil doingS in their
lifetime. This accomplished, they we're
ready 70 give up the ghost. Omdha
Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-04-20

A wac tried to annoy a popular
preacher by asking him whether the
iattcd calf was male or female. "Fc-
male. 70 bc sure was the reply. "for
see the male" looking the queStioncr
full in the face yet alive in the flesh
before me. =
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-04-20

OysterPlam .Soup. Wash. scrap
and cut in small round pieces. Boil
water with little salt until very tender
then add water and milk To make :
much broth AZ desired season wit
salt, pepper, butter, and lastly thicke
slightly with little flour stirred III col
water. Eat with crackers.
, 1877-08-25

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reftor bcs italieniihen Tbcaters in Baris
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, 1877-08-25
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, 1877-08-25

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Der Z, unb Sroaofra6e. nahe oaran isi.
ner Camille uno pielen Grsunben plot
lid entriNen 5M lperoen.
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an Dem %au9enblidli@ sebaut ,pirh unb
ipra9 nit einem Mrbeiter. aIs plDblih
burh has Mntreiben zines 8altens, Die
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sliidlider Meiie nur nit Der Ha9en
Ssits, sesen ben &opf bes Serrn gufer
fiel nnb ibn nit @eiualt an Die scsen.
iib%eritebenben Mauer idlnuberte. Nie
&raft oesGalles mar 10 iturt, SaB er ME.
,berianf un6 bic Mniueienben Mnfanes
slaubien. Der Sdlas babe i'm s%et0otet,
bod es selang ihren Yemiibunsen emo.
LID nod sinisen Miuuten oas entFobene
Bewubtlein in ism wieber auriidserufsn
uno balo iibsraeuste maj li6. baB Der
Jalt nidt 10 9sfabrlid, als man auerit
9e9laubt Satte Die iharfe Gante ibn
aetrofen, piiros er idwerlid NIT oem2e.
ben oap0rr 9etommcn Icin.
, 1877-08-25
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Nud in Tite1. Sn ben preu.
siiden 8ldttern finoen mir folaenoe SO.
ti3: Der bonn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mis
niftcrium einaeieete Seui6reden. 6 om.
miiidr. Nmtmann Oeutih. bat iid nat
Woien beaeben. nm ne Yertilaung rer
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oent aeebrten 9errn audi Srau Seu-
idredsn : GornmiHarin our Seite ftebt,
tuirb leiber nid)t 9emelbet.
q idts o h me @runt. rSie
perlanaen aIio Nufidub. gnaeffaater,
neil ibr 8ertbeibiaer erfranft 1T? Gle
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audi beS D~iebfabls ae1dnoia. unb id
mi6te uirfli6 nid)t, mas Sir 0ertbcibi>
ger nod gu Siren @uaitea unfdbrea
t0nnte."
,Das 1T es ia ebeu, Serr @eridtsbof,
oarauf bin ,d) 10 reugieria."
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freB. tpenn Sie fih ooB Wuffraaen nad
ben Marfpreiien bel SIREN Treunbinnen
nitt abeeu5buen. 70 ucreen Sie nimmsr
lunae meme WiitreB fein."
gntihu1biet. Sauptmann !:
Sie baben aeduEert, bag Gle fein &om-
misbroo eff n f0nnen?
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Sauptmann: @arum niht?
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mer ueafreiieu.
&1cine 3er reuuna. liter
Nr't: @ie id bore. college. baben sic
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riae Operation oo1aoaen; elauben Gle
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l. Qrat: Warum operiren gie i'm
bann!
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ieinen 8atienten bin uno wieoer cine flei.
ne 3crfreuuns seber.
8eiber Mffentiruna Me.
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Sebler?
Nef ut: Ginen iebr arosen nod Sa'u.
Sh fam ndmlih nit Der 20bnuna bon
6 &reu,ern per Gao nidt ausfomu1en.
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