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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-07
THE BROOKLYN ELECTION.


THE DEMOCRATS CLAIM A MAJORITY ON THE
STATE TICKET OF ABOUT NINE THOUSAND
SLOW cASyAss-THE CANDIDATES PROB
ABLY Ell ECTED.
The election passed Off quietly In Brooklyn, despite
the fact feeling exceedingly high In Of
the wards and threatened times to lead to serious
breaches OF the peace, 30 great was tho struggle
among many OF tho factions who sought to
elecl Aldermen ana Supervisors. Tho democratic
regular ticket though severely scrotchcd, succeeded
In obtaining victory for majority Of the Candidates
Justice CALVIN +. Pratt, OF tho supreme Court and
Judge Henry A. Moore received tho full vote Of tho
democratic ana republican parties having been nom
mated by both parties. The vote poilcd fair
for an of yoar The canvass OF the returns
was exceptionally slow and tedious, owing 10 the
evident ncompetency Of the canvasscrs, who failed In
many districts TO send in the vote In the pre-
scrbcd by law to Police Headquarters Al an early
hour this morning speculation was riio, based upou
tho estimates OF imperfect returns, as 70 tho actual
In Kings county. II was conceded how.
ever, that tho majority would not fall
far short Of ninc thousand, aud It may exceed that
figure Tho democrats have elected their Mayor
James Howell it, and they claim 10 have elected the
DISTRICT Attorney by reduced majority, together
with tho other officers on tho equity licseL As near
as could be CLEANED from scattered figures up to
one o'clock lns morning, tho following arc the cand.
BROOKLYN CANDIDATES ELECTED.
Mayor-Jamcs Howell Jr., dem.
State Sendfors-SecoDd district, Eugene u. Berr,
rep fproDaoy); Third dlstrict John q. Jacobs dem.
Assembiy-f,rst district Daniel Bradley, dem.
(probabicj; Second district, John ID. Mcyenborg,
dem Third district, John J. Stanley, dem; Fourth
district. Charles j. henry, dem. Filth district. VIII
lam n. Warning, rep. sixth district, jacob Worth,
rep. Seventh district, Maurice b. Flynn. dem. (proo
ablcl Lgbth district, Adrian NJ. Suydam, rep.
Ninth district John II. Bergen, dem.
District Aaoyney-W Inches.er Brit,on, dom. (proba
blcl
Counfy Treasurer--Samuel Powell dem.
County Audfoy-Mauricc Fitzgerald, dem.
,Snperrisor. at Ldrgc--Samuci Guthrie, dem.
Commissioners Of Chdrthcs-NDscs KesscL dem.
Harmon w. storms, dem
Coroneys--Hcnry Z. smms, dom. Francis Nolan,
dem
Wickham, rep. -, . .
justice Of Supreme CourtCalvln T.. Pratt, dem. and
rep nominee :,
nominee.
ALDERMEN
Wards Uords
2-Geo H. sterling, dem. 14-rhos. j. Kenna, DEM
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-07
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POWER OF THE oREENBAcKERs IN scHuYLr1Lx
COUNTY. ,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26
Little by Little.

Ifyou are gaining little by little, every
day, be content. Are your expenses less
than your income, so that, though it be
little, you are yet constantly accommodating
and growing richer and richer every day
Be content; so far as concerns money, you
are doing well.
Are you gaining knowledge every day
Though it be little by little, the aggregate
of the accumulation, where no day is per-
mitted to pass without adding something
to the stock, will be surprising to your
self.
Solomon did not become the wisest man
in the world in a minute. Little by little
never emitting to learn something, even
for single day-always reading, always
studying little between the time of rising
up in the morning and lying down at
night this is the way to accumulate full
storehouse acknowledge.
Finally, are you daily improving in
character Be not discouraged because it
is little by little. The best men fall far
short of what they themselves would wish
to be. 1t is something, it is much, if you
keep good resolutions better to-day than
you did yesterday, better this week than
you did last, better this year than you did
last year. Strive to be perfect, but do not
become downheartened so long as you are
approaching nearer and nearer to the high
standard at which you aim.
Little by little, fortunes are accumu-
lated little by little, knowledge is gained;
little by little, character and reputation
are achieved.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26
Take Off That Hat.

Colonel Bangs is very bald, and, in or
| der to induce his hair to grow again, he il
| using very excellent article called hal
vigor upon his scalp. A week or two age
he was summoned as a iuryman upon ,
case in the Circuit Court, and upon the
day of the trial, just before the hour Al
which court met, he remembered that ht
| had not applied the yigor to his head thai
morning. He had only Il few minutes tc
spare, but he flew up stairs and into the
dark closet where he kept the bottle, and
pouring some fluid on sponge, he rubbed
his head energetically. BY some mistake
the Colonel got hold of the wrong bottle
and the substance with which he inundat.
ed his scalp was not "vigor," but the
black varnish with which Mrs Bangs dec
grated her shoes. However Bangs didn't
perceive his mistake, but darted down
stairs, put on his hat, and walked eff to
the courtroom. 1t was very cold morn
ing, and by the time the Colonel reached
his destination the varnish was as stiff as
a stone, his hat glued fast to the skin, and
his efforts to take it off gave him irightful
pain. just then he heard his name called
by the Crier. He was wild with apprehen.
sion of coming trouble; but he took his
seat in the jury box and determined to
explain the situation to the court at the
earliest possible moment. Presently the
Clelk screamed, Hats off in court ~
The Colonel grew crimson in the face
Hats off, yelled the clerk again, and
the Colonel was about to reply, when the
Judge came in, and as his eyes rested on
Bangs he said: persons in the court
room must remove their hats"
Bangs-May it please your Honor, kept
my hat on BECAUSE
Judge Well, sir, you must take it of
now.
Bangs-But say kept it on because
Judge-We don't want any argument
upon the subject, sir. Remove that hat
this moment, sir,
Bangs-Judge, if you would only give
me chance TO-
Judge-This is intolerabe. Do you
mean to insult the court, sir? Take your
hat off, sir, or will fine you for contempt.
Bangs-Well, it's very hard l can't say a
word by way Of ex--
Judge (warmly)-This is too much =
You've got more audacity than mule
Mr.. Clerk, fine that man $50!
Bangs-Judge this is rough on me-
Judge Tin furious rage (-Won't do it
yet. Why, you imprudent scoundrel, I've
a notion to-Mr. Clerk fine him 800 more,
and, Mr.. Jones, you go and take that hat
off by force.
Then the tipstaffapproached Bangs, and
hit the hat with his stick. 1t didn't move.
Then he struck it again, and caved in the
crown, but it remained on Bangs head
Then he picked up u volume Of "Brown
on Evidence" and smashed the crown
in flat. Then Bangs sprang at him,
and shaking his fist under the nose of
Jones, he shrieked: you mutton head
ed scullion I've half notion to kill
you If that jackass on the bench had
any sense he could see that the hat is glued
fast can't take it off if l wanted to-"
Then the Judge removed the fines and
excused him, and Bangs went home. He
slept in that hat for week, and even when
it came off, the top of his head looked as
black as if modification had sat in.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26
Pleasant Practice.

Mr.. L., the ia Eous scene-painter, had
a fancy that he could cure all diseases, and
accordingly prescribed literally for his
friends and Others willing to fall under his
hands.
A person of great faith applied to him
for cure for very bad cold, and IL
advice was
do you see, sur, can you like to drink
bran-tea ?"
Brandy" replied the patient, nothing
10th to find so palatable medicine limited
as he imagined Certainly have no OBJ
lection to it whatever"
Ivy, them" said l., bran tea is
the very thing for you. Take tree, four
ess, four-cups of it as hot as you can
soop-good big teacups-just after break.
fast"
"What, sir ?" asked the patient rather
amazed. Without watcr9'
"Vid out water" said L., what do
you mean No more water dan ish in the
bran-tea ven made Take it as you get it
Take four large very large coops between
breakfast and dinner; and ven you find a
change for better or worse, come to me-"
The faith of the patient was great, and
so was his swallow. For five days he stuck
to what he thought was the prescription
of the painter-was of course drunk all
day. At the conclusion of his exertions in
this way he came to l., full of graft
tude for his advice.
~ am quite cured, Mr.. L." said he;
81 never imagined brandy was 80 complete
a cure feel quite obliged"
"Oh, yes" said Mr.. l., Il was sure
it would cure you-you felt quite cool all
the time you was drinking it."
"Cool!" said the patient; "no, not ex-
actly COOL was rather hot. POUNDS no
man can drink quart of spirits, in the
forenoon and keep cool"
"Spirits !" said Mr. l., rather aston
shed Ivy, deere is no spirits in tea made
of bran, sure"
"Tea made of bran 2" said his amazed
friend. at was hot brandy drank !''
An explanation of course followed the
gentleman, however, was cured.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26
VARIETIES.

Gentlemen who smoke allege that it
makes them calm and complacent. They
tell us that the more they fumc the less
they fret.
"A Wisconsin editor having written
OF deceased gentleman that sickness
had impaired his health" a rival rejoined:
Yes; it often bias that effect
-"Dick, why don't you turn that buffalo
robe t'otherside out7 The hair side is the
warmest." Bah Tom, don't you suppose
the animal knew how to wear his own
hide 2"
-" Are these gratuitous 2" asked an old
gentleman of druggists assistant, taking
a patent medicine almanac from pile on
the counter. No, them's almanacs,"
CURLY answered the matter of. fact assist
ant.
"A story is told of venerable negro
in Iowa who was on trial for an offense
against the State. When the case W us an
nounced in the court, 1.-THE State versus
Sampson Cesar" the'aged African exclaim.
ed :" What de whole State of Iowa agin
dis nigga Den surrender"
"A physician was called to a seamstress
who felt indisposed. He inquired as to
her health and she responded very appro-
priately, "Well it's about seac seac but
seams worse to-day, and have frequent
stitches in the side" The doctor hemmed
as he felt her pulse, said che would mend
soon, and left prescription.
AT the earnest request" of several
young men, Missouri paper publishes the
following bit of information There is
nothing so tends to shorten the lives of old
people and to injure their health as the
practice OF sitting up late, especially winter
evenings, and more especially when there
is grown-up daughter in the family"
"A venerable divine, who had been
dining out the night before went into
BARRIERS shop one morning to be shaved
He saw that the barber had been getting
more drink than was good for him, for it
made his hand shake very much, and
naturally indignant, he began to give him
a little moral advice, saying: bad thing
drink" Eyes" said the barber, at
makes the skin remarkably tender"
"A city gentleman who had just pur-
chased farm in the country, wished to
buy some cattle with which to stock it.
He therefore attended an auction where
cows were to be sold One of them, n re-
markably fine animal, soon attracted his
attention, and he bought her at a fair price
He was examining his purchase, when a
farmer, who unfortunately arrived too late
to buy the COW himself as he intended
drove up, and thus accosted him:
81 say, friend, did you bid off that
COW 2"
81 did" was the reply.
"Well, did you know that she had no
teeth in her upper jaw ?"
No" replied the gentleman, indignant
ly. "ls that so 2"
You can see for yousrelf"
The gentleman examined the mouth of
the COW, and finding no upper teeth, i'm
mediately went to the auctioneer and re-
quested him to sell the cow again.
whats the trouble ?" Asked the auc-
tioneer.
"she hasn't any upper front teeth" was
the reply.
Every WE'LL" replied the auctioneer,
with smile, "I"ll put her up once more"
He did so, and the shrewd farmer who
had given the information to the city gem
tleman bid her off at the same price.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26
Returning n Favor.

A tinker was travelling in country town
and, having traversed many miles without
finding anything to he stopped weary and
tion with glazier to whom he related his
troubles. The latter sympathized with him
deeply, and telling him be should have a
job before long advised him to 90 to his din.
ner and eat heartily. The tinker took his
advice, ate his fill, and, when he returned to
the barroom, he was overjoyed to hear tina,
the landlord required his services to mend
lot of pans and kettles which had evident.
ly "sprung aleak." The tinker was at once
set to work, accomplished the task, receiv-
ed liberal sum in payment, and started
on his way rejoicing Upon reaching the
outside OF the house, he found the glazier
who said: ~''Well, you see, told you the
truth. Iprocured you job of work. and
how do you think / accomplished it y
II am sure l cannot tell" replied the
tinker.
II will tell you," rejoined the glazier.
You told me you were weary, hungry
and dinnerless. / knew the landlord was
well off. and doing good business; and
SO l watched the opportunity, and started
leak in every utensil could get hold
Of"
The tinker, with many thanks, and q
heart full of gratitude, resumed his jour
ney but had not proceeded many yards
before he reached the village church, when
brilliant idea struck him. The gazier
had befriended him; he would befliend
the glazier The church, he thought, could
afford to bear slight loss in good cause;
80, taking position where he could not
be seen, he rddled every window in the
edificc with stones, and then, highly elated
with his exploit, he retraced his steps to
notify the gluzrer he would speedily have a
very important job.
Sir" said he, II am happy to inform
you that fortune has enabled mo to return
the kindness received from you an hour
SINCE"
How so ?" asked the glazier, pleasant,
ly.
II have broken every pane of glass in
the church," answered the tinker; land
you, of course, will be employed to put
them in again"
The GLACIERS jaw fell, and his face as.
sumed blank expression, as he said, in a
tremulous tone; You don't mean that dc
you9'
"Certainly," replied the tinker; "there's
not a whole pane of glass in the building
One good turn reserves another you know
Yes answered the gluzier, in despair
"but, you scoundrel, you have ruined me
for l keep the church windows in repair
by the year"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26

nlbals-but just then we felt that any
change from the miselies of that jungle,
would be n relief; and rather than starve
10 death there, or be poisoned by snakes,
lizards and spiders or be torn to piec, 8
by wild beasts, we would have boldly ven
tired into village of the worst savages
on earth.
We proved to be objects of great curios-
ity, and were soon surrounded 10y men, wo-
men and children, whose kindly faces and
genial manners convinced us we had moth
ing to fear. We tried to tell them by signs
that we had come from vessel, had got
lost in the jungle, and were almost starved.
They seemed to understand us; and one,
who appeared to he chief among them,
took us into his dwelling, and gave us hot
tea and food, and treated us with true
Christian hospitality. That same night,
most of the crew of our vessel, who had
been two days searching for us, arrived at
the village, and we were again among our
friends. shall never forget the joy of that
meeting nor the horrors of my adventure
ON the island Ef Banca.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26

FATTENING Fowls IN Two WEEKS. A
writer in London Field states that poultry
properly fed will acquire all the fairness
needed for marketing purposes, in fort
night or three weeks at most Their diet
should be Indian, oat or barley meal, scald.
ed in milk or water-the former is the hest
as it expedites the fattening process.
They should be fed early in the morning,
at noon, and also in the evening, just be-
fore going to roost, and given a plentiful
supply of pure, fresh water, plenty of
gravel, sliced cabbage or turnip tops. If
the fowls are required to be very fat,
some trimmings of fresh mutton suet may
be chopped and scalded with their other
feed, or they may be boiled in milk alone
and poured over the meal. This renders
the flesh firmer than it otherwise would be-.
When fit to kill, the feeding should be
stopped for twelve hours or more, so that
the imtestines may become comparatively
empty.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26

FAREWELL TO THE PoTATo BUG.-The
Colorado potato beetle, or potato bug as
we generally call it, has at last found its
match in the shape of mite parasite
Prof. Riley, at meeting of the st. Louis
Academy of Science, exhibited potato
bug which was so completely covered with
a mite parasite that the point of needle
could not be placed on any part of the
beetles body without touching one of the
parasites. He estimated the number Of
mites at 800. The bug had been attacked
by these enemies and killed. The potato
bug seems to have number of natural
enemies, such as the toad, the crow, the
rnse-breasted grossbeak and domestic
fowls. Theirs are no less than twenty three
insect enemies that attack and kill it. The
bug has also been migrating eastward
across the continent for several years, un.
til it has now reached the Atlantic ocean.
We hope it may find watery grave, and
let the waves sing its requiem Rocky
Mountain Ne,os.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26
VOL. XAI---NO. 4.
Garmers' Golnmll
Speed the PiOPC.o
Tree.Washing In Winter,

1t may be worth reminding our readers
that the winter season is the time for tree.
washes, and that very much good results
from their use. There is much discussion,
and especially just now, about scraping off
| the bark of trees, some favoring and some
opposing and some losing temper on either
| side about it; but the whole question is
settled 10y using tree-washes, for where it is
practised, there is never any rough bark to
| scrape. A tree annually washed has al
ways clean, smooth bark, and is general
| y in the healthiest possible condition.
| Wesee 1t stated i'll some quarters that trees
washed never have the blight; but this
does not prove that it prevents blight, be-
cause there are many trees which are new
er washed that have not blighted. If
washing were more general it would he an
argument. Still it is quite likely that
washing will keep down blight, especially.
II, as some botanists tell us, the blight
comes from a sort of fungus seed which
| sprouts and grows from the outside of the
bark. Our country farmers use simple
whitewash, and their trees are very heal
thy. 1t docs not look nice TO tasty ewes,
but this can remedied by coloring. Some
put sulphur in the whitewash and fancy it
helps to keep down red spider, a small, al
most Invisible insect, which often Injuries
very much the leaves of fruit trees. Trees
regularly washed are seldom infested by
scale; but where they are it seems now
well established that linseed oil makes a
certain and cheap remedy. 1t is painted
over the stems. Ofcourse there is much
good to fruit trees in pruning manuring and
the many other processes Of good culture
but ofall the good things we doubt whether
there Is many more valuable than good win.
ter washing of the trunks and stems. This
wash can be made OF whale-oil soap. II
pound to bucket of water, and many
other things having the same active quail
ties. Germantown Telegraph.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26

1t is an interesting study to consider the
various breeds of fowls and note their ori.
gin. Their names arise from the place
whence they came, or from some peculiari-
ty in their form or appcndage. For in
stance, the Dorklngs are named after Dor.
king in England; the Black Spanish or as
they are herwIse known, everlasting ny-
ers, after Spain; the Polands come from
Poland the Houdans pronounced Hou-
DOM, fom Houdun, France the Shanr-
hais are named after Shanghai, in China ::
the Buff and Partridge Cochin Chinas also
take their name from Cochin China; the
Siberian or Russian fowls, from Russia the
Malays, Javas, Columbians, Barbarys
Dutch fowls, all from their respective coun.
tries. There are also the Guilders, from
Cumberland, Holland, the Bolton grays
and bays from Bolton, England; and the
Shakebag, named from the fact that they
were carried to cockpits in bags which the
owner shook as challenge for some other
Dlrd. There are many others such as the
Creve C@urs from France, silky fowls from
China and japan, Hamburgs, Leghorns,
Brahma Pootras, all of which indicate
whence they are named. Then there arc
creepers, small variety of the Bantams,
with short legs; the jumpers, mentioned
by Bullion, another Of the diminutive races
and 80 short-legged that they are compelled
to progress by jumping instead ofsteppng.
Pumpkins, or tailless fowls, came from the
wild breed of Ceylon.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26

MAKE FEED RAcKs.-A stormy day I'M
proved by making few racks to hold
hay and fodder for cattle, sheep and horses,
will return large profits before summer
comes, in saving the feed from being tram
pied under foot and in the mud, and thus
wasted and destroyed. Plenty of feeding
racks about the barn-yard is an evidence
of a careful, painstaking farmer-and only
such can make anything nova days. 1t
is not those who make the most that thrive
best, but it is those who save the most of
what they do make. The secret of success
is in saving all that can economically and
wisely he saved.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26

To cook ham let it boil slowly for
the whole of an afternoon, and then let it
remain in its liquor over night. Hams
thus boiled are far more tender, juicy and
sweet than when boiled shorter time and
at once removed from the water.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26

DIR. Humphrey, of Illinois, said he
knew one man in Iowa who had planted
four hundred acres of timber. He might
have cited an Illinois man who has done
nearly as much. Robert Douglass, of
Waukegan, who has three hundred acres
of planted timber.-Chicdg0 Tribune.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26

"A few years since took piece OF
wet rocky pasture that produced nothing
but flags and rushes, cleared it from rocks
and drained it with an open drain, then
plowed and thoroughly pulverized it and
seeded it down. The first year there was
from one to two tons of grass per acre.
Maine Farmer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-26
O II C H y
1t Hurts the Old Fogy Dealer

1t Hurts the Old Fogy Dealers
THEY SQUEAL AT THE LOW PRICES Al
WHICH WE SELL OUR STOVES.
MEssRs. EDITORS conference.-the want
YOU to proclaim that we are ahead in Low
PRICES.
Our foundry is right in the Coal and Iron re-
Stoves cheaper than any other foundry and ",
will sell them at RETAIL at WHOLESALE
PRICES.
We are ahead in QUALITY. We use none
but the best No. l Iron and employ the best
mechanics we can procure.
We are Ahead in our "TIMES COOK for
quick baking. 1t took the Gold Medal over all
competitors, baking III lbs of Bread in Al
minutes from the time of lighting the fire
and only used 8 lbs. of wood.
# you rant the Best Bakcr, tie La,ycS Oyen,
The HeavieSt Iron, the Best Fitted Store, buy the
" TIMES COOK.
We guarantee every one. If 1t does not bake,
cook, draw or give satisfaction you may re-
turn it and we will refund the money
The only place to buy them is at 90 n. Gay
st., just above the Bridge.
~ DO not forget the number, 96. 1t is be-
tween Front Street aud the Bridge.
s3y"Thc No. is 90. 96. 90
w. j. II. GLUCK,
90 N. GAY STREET, Baltimore.
p. S. AS the city of Baltimore is being
flooded with stoves made in our Penitentiary
by Convict Labor, we would particularly war;
and caution our friends TO be very careful
where they deal, and where they buy to ask
who makes the stoves. In fact come direct to
No. 0G n. Gay Street for explanations. sells