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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28
A Very Little in Bank.

Among the subscribers to Audubon's
magnificent work on ornithology was
John Jacob Astor. He was always really
to encourage such works, and he put
his name down upon Audubon's books
for one thousand dollars. During the
progress of the work, which proved to
be more expensive than had been at first
anticipated, Mr.. Audubon often found
himself obliged to call upon his gener-
Gus patrons for assistance; but he did
not call upon Mr.. Aston until the letter
press and the platesa have been delivered
When the final delivery had been
made, however, he called upon the
great merchant for his thousand dollars.
'Ah, Mr.. Audubon said the owner of
millions. you come in a very bad time.
Money is scarce and hard, and | have
everything snugly aud tightly invested
And so the ornithologist called again,
and was often put of. 1t was not because
Mr.. Astor did not wish to pay, but 1t
was from that strong desire growing
stronger and stronger with his years, to
keep his property intact, and see 1t
increase. When he had paid away a
JlOuSdlu uOlluIb lOl u iSaAiy
benevolent purpose, he felt good, rs Il
man feels good who has got rid of an
aching tooth. 1t was only the w%renching
away of the money that hurt him.
AT length Audubon called the sixth
time. Mr.. Astor had commenced to be
bemoan the low condition of his cash at
hand, when he caught a disappearing
look from his son William, who hap
pened to be present,
But said the old man, after a pause :
Isuppose you want your money, and,
really, | should like to let you have IT,.
may have very little in bank-Wil-
liam, have we any money in bankY
Evidently John Jacob had expected his
son only TO answer a simple yes ! and
it may be that William b. thought his
father really wished to learn something
of the bank account. At any rate, he
was just fresh from the cash.on-hand
page of the ledger, and he answered /:
Yes; we haye a little over u hundred
thousand in the Bank of New York /;
eighty thousand In the City Bank nine
ty thousand in the Merchants; ninety
eight thousand four hundred in
'That'll do! lguess, Mr.. Audubon (;
William can give you check Tor the
money
To live long Il is necessary to live
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

The following is told by Mr.. Rogers /:
81 think the most curious fact that |
have ever heard of the electric telegraph,
was told me by the cashier of the Bank
of England. Once upon a time then,
on a certain Saturday night, the folks
at the bank could not make the balance
come out correct by just 9l00. This is
a very serious matter in that little es-
adjustment. ] do not mean the cash,
but the mistake in arithmetic, for it re-
uuires a world of scrutiny. An error
in balancing has been known, | am told,
to keep a delegation Of clerks from each
office at work sometimes the whole
night. A hue and cry was of course,
made after this El00, as if the old lady
in Threadneedle street would be in the
Gazette for want of it. Luckily on
Sunday morning, a clerk in the middle
of a serman, | dare say, if the truth
were known, felt a suspicion of the
truth flesh through his mind quicker
than any flash of the telegraph itself.
He told the chief cashier that perhaps
the mistake might have occurred in
packing some boxes of specie for the
West Indies, which had been sent to
Southampton for shipment. The sug-
gestion was Immediately acted upon.
Here was a race, lightning against steam
steam with eight and forty hours the
start. Instantly the wires asked,
Whether such a vessel had left the
harbOr?' Just weighed anchor was
the reply. Stop hern frantically
shouted the telegraph. 1t was done,
'Heave up on deck certain boxes marked
so and so; weigh them carefully
They were weighed, and One-the de-
linquent-was found heavier by just one
packet of a hundred sovereigns than il
ought to be. "Let her GO said the
mysterious telegraph. The West Indies
were debited with just GlOO more, and
the error was corrected without ever
looking into the boxes or delaying the
voyage an hour. Now, that is what we
call doing business.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

How can dress long continue artistic?
Fashions in dress depend upon ugli-
nesses more than beauties. Some lead
ing Partisan lady of pleasure is Of
small stature, and mounts on stilted
heels, and her defOrmity becomes a law
for all the modest women in Europe.
Half-tint colors suit some beauty of
brilliant complexion, real or artificial /;
and all manner of pale or olive cheeks
are deprived of any background except
sickly drabs and greens. A fashiona-
BILE color changes suddenly, and eco
nomical danes and damsels wear it
with the totally homogeneous hue last
in vogue. This is complicated in Eng
land with their extraordinary way Of
buying all sorts of pretty articles of
dress, and wearing them promiscuously.
And, in principle, all domestic art de-
ponds on dress, for all the decorative
part of the house Is meant to become
the women of the house. There is
nothing within its walls more import
ant than its mistress and daughters {;
they ought to be the central ornaments
Of their own drawing-room, and its
walls, carpets and curtains depend ON
their dress; and that ON their style.
G%raduatiOns of blue and maize for
blondes, varieties of gold and green for
pale brunettes; white, pink and gold
for compromise character above all in
furniture and ornament, the stamp of
a genuine taste, of something loved and
fancied or enjoyed, something that
shall tell Of heart, or brains, or delicate
senses, or well-taught choice-where
that is seen, all is well. 1t is Il curious
proof of the morality of art, that the
word character sums up, in fact, all
that can be done in ornaments of house
or furniture x Contemporary RerieW,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

SOME HoPE LEFT.-When the Oxyhy-
drogen microscope was fret exhibited
In Edinburgh, a poor woman whose
riches would never hinder her ascent
TO the kingdom above, took her seat in
the lecture room where the wonders OF
the instrument were shown and which
were for the first time TO meet her sight.
A piece Of lace was magnihed into a
salmon net, a flea was metamOrphosed
into an elephant, and other like marvels
we're performed before the eyes Of the
venerable dame, who sat In silent aston
ishment, staring, open-mOuthed, at the
disk. But when at length a milliner's
needle was transformed into a poplar
tree, and confronted her with its huge
eye, she could ''hOld in" no longer.
"My goodness!" she exclaimed, ga
camel could 60 through thatl There's
some hope for the rich folks yet"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

Action of Sea Water on Ledd.-The
Journal OF the Chemical Society says
that, after keeping strips of new cut
lead in a bottle of sea water, frequent
ly shaken, for four days, no trace of
lead could be detected in the water,
but the bright surface of the strips was
coated with an insOluble lead com
pound. Hence, lead pipes may be used
in marine aquaria without any fear OF
injury to their inhabitants.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

Substitute for Suiphate Of QuiniRe.-
DIR. Woodwork, Supervising Surgeon
General, calls the attention of medical
officers of the y. s. marine hospital SER
vice TO the extraordinary increase in
the market price of quinia sulphate,
and at the same time to the a|ccunulat-
ing testimony in favor Of the employ
ment of the quinidia, chinchOnidia, and
chinchonia sulphates, of which the two
first named are believed to be as effica-
cious as the Quinia sulphate, He sHg-
gests that the less costly salts be ac-
corded a fair trial, and that medical
officers take this matter in cOnsidera-
ton in preparing their next semi-an-
nual requisition for medical supplies.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

VENoIsE PUDDING.--Put intOa mixing
basin five ounces of bread cut into dice;
five ounces of dry bread-crumbs; the
grated rind and juice Of a lemon; three
ounce of sugar; three ounces of sultana
~raisins; three ounces of candied orange
peel, and a glass of sherry wine, Then
brown in a saucepan one ounce of lump
sugar, after which pour into it a half
pint of milk. (This is the caramel, or
browning of French cookery, and inn
parts both flavor and color to puddings).
Break the yOlks Of four eggs, and add
TO them a gill of cream. Mix with the
caramel, and pour over the ingredients
in the basin; let the mixture stand two
or three hours to soak. Butter a mold,
pour the mixture into it, (but do not fill
the mold quite full,) and steam two
hours.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

STAINS ON WooD.-Stains and spots
may be taken out of mahogany furni-
ture by the use of a little Oxalic acid
aud water. Rub the spot with the
liquid by means of a cork until the
color is restored, then wash the wood
with water; dry ami polish as usual
with wax,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

IT HAS Always been customary in
Paris and other large cities, to name
the streets and bouleyards after the
members of the governing powers, and
eminent statesmen and savants, but 1t
Is also customary to change those names
again at every overthrow Of the govern
ment. This mas, of course, caused many
inconvenience, and Madame Zedde
had a proof of that nuisance when her
husband came home at 4 o'clock in the
morning.
"what kept you so longG" she in
CURED.
"Well, my love-" he answered, sit is
not my fault If come home at this
time. They have changed the name Of
our street, and | could not find my way
home"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

A WRITER says that candles with only
four or five threads in the wicking
make a better summer candle, burning
clearer and steadier, giving more light
(unless those with larger wicks are
constantly snufftd) and do not use more
than two thirds as much tallow.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

SIGNS OF THE TIMEs.-The Turco- Rus
sian war reminds Mrs. Darlington that
Just before our W ''little unpleasant
ness" circumstances were seen around
the moon nightly, shooting stars per-
ambulated the earth, the desk of the
moon was covered with black spots of
ink, and comics swept the horizon with
their operate tales. Everybody said
that it profligated war, and sure enough
war did ONE.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

A WITTY French lady who vas an
"adopted" member of a famous military
corps, when a cigar was lighted in her
presence with the remark, 81 suppose
they smoke in your re%gimentr" said,
eyes, but not in my COMPANY"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

CoNsoLATIoN.-The Ohio State Journal
tells of a village clergyman who, visit
ing a parishoner suffering from a linger-
ing disease, expressed to his wife a hope
that she sometimes spoke to him of the
future. 81 do, indeed, sir" was the
reply. "Often and often | wakes him
in the night and says: "John, John,
you little think of the torture as is pre-
pared for YOU"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

A NeU Fire ErtinguiSher A new fire.
extinguishing chemical compound has
been lately devised, which, in its appli-
cation for extinguishing fires, is quite
different from the fire annihilatOrs in
general use. The new composition is a
mixture of chemicals which on being
ignited, evolve s~ulphurous acid and
carbonic acid gases, which fill the
apartment or building, producing an
atmosphere which smOthers cOmbus-
fiOn
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

"YoU COULDN'T" shouted our ire.
presslble, as a bachelor visitor finished
a eulogium on cremation by an ex-
pressed wish that, rather than be ''cof-
fined, cribbed, confined" he might
become the subject Of a Hindoo suffice;
''you couldn't, you haven't got any
wife 7" CHATS no matter" growled
the colonel as he beat a hasty retreat
1.-THE colonel is also not connubial)
''that's no matter. Plenty of men wo.ii
be glad to lend me theirs for ...e occa-
sion." The colonel Ia, no card for
our suburban kettledrum next week.
Boston Advertiser.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

To REMOVE GREASE Spots FROM MAR
BLE.-The German BdHaeituRg says: To
remove grease-spOts from marble is no
very easy task; for the most part the
grease penetrates deeply, and is very
o%bstinately retained by the crystalline
substance. A satisfactory result is OBJ.
tanned most quickly by smearing a
semi-huid paste of benzole and chalk
mud, in a layer about twenty millimeters
thick, over the spots, and covering with
a wet cloth. The operation must be
repeated until the spots disappear.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

AN EMINENT English physician says
he has found sulphur almost a spcihc
for scarlet fever. He anoints the patient
twice daily with sulphur ointment,
gives from five to ten grains of sulphur
in a little jam three times a day, and
burns sulphur in the room of the
patient twice daily. He says that he
has given this treatment extended trial
for over two years, and that under it
not II of his patients was more than
eight days in making a complete re-
covery, although the cases were all well
marked, the surface skin on the arms
coming away like the skin of a snake.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

A FIGURE of speech-an exhortation
to for-tV-tude.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

A CERTAIN "luow O'Keefe, who
flourished in the city of Cork, and who
did a little banking business on her
own account, cashing bills for gentle
men in distress, her stylish dress and
impressive made her an object
of interest.
"She must be a lady of quality" said
one gentleman.
"a marchioness =" said another.
GA duchess" said a third.
"By the powersl ye are all wrong"
said an Irish officer. 81 know the lady
we'll; she is not even a countess"
"What then?" was the simultaneous
question.
"Why, gentlemen, the fact is, she is
a d~iscOunteSS."
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

TO CLEANSE THE WOODWORK AROUND
DooRs.-Take a pail Of hot water;
throw in two ta%blespOonfuls of pulver-
lied borax; use a good coarse house
cloth - an old coarse towel does
splendidly-and wash the painting; do
not use a brush; when washing places
that are extra yellow or stained, soap
the cloth; then sprinkle it with the
dry powdered borax, and rub the places
well, using plenty Of rinsing water by
washing the woodwork in this way you
will not remove the paint, and the
borax will soften and make the hands
white-a fact well worth knowing. The
uses of boraX in domestic economy are
numerous; and one of the most valu-
able is its employment to aid the deter
gent properties Of soap.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

CoMMERcIAL.-Four pound tare-a
twenty dollar spree.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

A medicine which remedies dyspepsia, liver
complaint, constipation, debility, intermittent
and remittent fevers, urinary and uterine
troubles, depurates the blood, counteracts a
tendency to rheumatism and govt, and re-
lieves nervousness, may be truly said to have
many uses. Such an article is Hostetter's Bit
tiers, one of the most reliable Alternatives Of a
disorderly TO a well ordered state Of the sys-
ten ever prepared or sold. 1t has been over
a quarter of a century before the public, is
endorsed by many eminent professors Of the
healing art, and its merits have received re
peated %recognitions in the columns Of leading
American and foreign journals. 1t is highly
esteemed in every part Of this country, and is
extensively used in South America, Mexico,
the British possessions and the West Indies.
If its increase in public favor in the past is to
be regarded as q reliable criterion of its gain
in popularity in coming years, it has indeed q
splendid future before IL.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

OYSTER CABBAGE. - Take cabbage
enough for a good sized dishful, chop
considerably finer than for cold slaugh,
and boil till tender. Then turn out in
a collander and strain.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

FRIED CAKE.-One cup of sugar, one
cup of sweet milk, n %teaspoonful of
cream tartar, half t%easpoonful of soda;
spice to taste; mix in flour, and fry in
lard.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

Never make that man your friend who
hates bread, music or the laugh of q
child.-Ldudtef.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

THE Easter prayer of the Hen-"NOw
| lay me-"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28
Mothers MOtners, Mothers.

Don't fail to procure MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTHING SYRUP for all diseases of teeth
ing in children. 1t relieves the child from
pain, cures wind collie, regulates the bowels,
and by giving relief and health to the child,
gives rest TO the mother.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

ABOUT FLKs.-Eyery n ought to
know that this Is the season 70 get rid
OF flies. They begin nov TO crawl half
dead from their winter hiding places in
attic and closet, and the careful house.
keeper should not omit TO put an end to
as many as possible. A pail Of hot
water into which they a be swept Is
the best plan; but the torpid insects
suffer but little in whatever way they
may be executed. IL Is from these that
the swarms of August will originate.
DR.. Harris, In his book on insects, says,
speaking of the house-hy: "The
swarms of Summer are doubtless the
progeny Of a few individuals who have
survived the winter I'm some protected
nook, and are not produced from eggs
laid the preceding season. A single
female will produce about 10000
Young" 1t is mistaken kindness TO
brush these creatures out of the win
dow, as so many do, who though they
do not hesitate 10 kill mosquitoes, feel
bound to spare the lives of equally nOx-
iOus flies.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28
SCIENTIFIC.

The Effect Of Tobacco on the Human
System.-ln the fourth annual report OF
the Michigan State Board of Health,
DIR. Scott relates something new in the
influence of tobacco on the human sys-
TEN, as follows:
There has come under my notice
Tor several years, but more particular.
ly during the last two years, a kind OF
rheumatic condition of the walls of the
chest. The patient complains of a
dull heavy pain in the chest walls.
The disease in a large majority of
cases is confined TO the left side. The
pain is circumscribed aud limited TO a
space of not more than two inches in
diameter, just below and a little TO
the left of the left nipple. At times
the pain is very severe, and always
constant day and night, when the pa
tent is awake. j have investigated the
disease 10 some extent, and find IL TO
be more common among tobacco users,
especially those who use the weed TO
excess. Patients suffering from this
complaint invariably come to their
physician with the belief that they
have heart trouble. / have not found
signs of organic lesion in any of the
cases that | have examined, but there
does exist in some of them what might
be called irritable heart | am con-
WINGED that the greater number OF
these cases are the result of intemper-
ance either in the use of tobacco or
other stimulants, for the reason that,
when the patient abstains from the use
of them fora short time, his pain ceases
and his condition improves. In one
case, where the patient abstained from
the use of tobacco for thirteen months,
the pain entirely ceased; but at the end
of this period the gentleman recon-
menced the use of tobacco, and after
three weeks use the old pain returned
with all its severity. | am certain that
quite a number in this vicinity are re-
ceiving treatment for heart disease,
when, if they would reform in tobacco
using, they would speedily recover"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28
Nervous DEBILITY ! Nervous Debility,

Debility, a depressed irritable state OF mind
q weak, nervous, exhausted feeling, no energy
or animation, confused head, weak memory,
the consequences OF excuses, mental Overwork.
e. r.. Kunkels Bitter Vine Of Iron. II tones the
system, dlspels the mental gloom and despOn.
dency, and reiuvenates the entire system. sold
only In 81 bottles. Get the genuine. Sold by
all druggists, ASK for E. f.. KunkCls bitter
Wine OF Iron, and take no other. Genuine sold
only In 81 bottles, or six bottles for 50. All !
AK is n trial Of this valuable medicine. IL viii
convince thp most skpDtiCal OF It's merits.
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Never FniIing Worm syrup.

T. f. Kunkel's Worm syrup never fails TO de-
stroy Pin seat and stomach Worms. DR.. Kun
kel is the only successful physician who removes
Tape Worm In two hours, Head and all complete
alive, and no fee I'LL head passes. Common
sense teaches If Tape Worms can be removed,
all other Worms can be readily destroyed. Send
Philadelphia, Pa or ask your druggist for a
bottle OF Runkcls Worm Syrup. Price 81 per
bottle. IL never fails. Used by children or
grown persons with perfect safety.
GEND 10 cente for something that will bring you
y $500. Address
~ A.. q. DALTON, North vineland, N. Y.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-06-28

To live long it is necessary to live
slowly.-Cicero.
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II has never been known to foil In the cure OF
weakness attended with symptoms, lndisposi-
ton TO e%XertlOn, loss OF memory, difficulty OF
breathing, weakness, horror of disease, night
sweats, cold feet. weakness, dimness OF vision,
languor. universal lassitude II the muscular
system, enormous appetite, with dyspeptlc
ness of the skin, pallid Countenance ana erup-
lions on the face, purifying the blood, pain In
the back, heavlness Of the eyellds, frequent
black spots flying before the eyes, With suifu-
sion and loss OF sight, want Of attention, etc,
sold only in 81 bottles. Get the genuine. Depot
and office, 95g North Ninth ST., Philadelphia.
Advice free. ASK for Il r.. Kunkel's Bitter Wine
OF Iron, and take no other make. Genuine sold
op1v In Fl hptt1pu
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A Medicine Of Many Uses.

A CHECK mate-A liberal husband.
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The over-curlous is not wise.