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Middletown transcript., 1877-06-30
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HOW LITTLE WE KNOW.

How little we know of each other,
AS we pass through the journey of life,
With its struggles, its fears and temptations,
Its heart-breaking cares and its strife
We can only see things on the surface,
For few people glory in sin,
And an unruffled face is no index
To the tumult that RACES within.
How little we know of each other
The man who to-day passes by
Blessed with fortune and honor and titles,
And holding his proud head on high,
May carry a dread secret within him
Which makes his bosom he'll,
And he, sooner or later, felon,
May write in the prisoners cell.
How little we know Of each other
That woman of fashion who sneers
At the poor girl betrayed and abandoned,
And left to her sighs and her tears,
May, ere the sun rises tomorrow,
Have the mask rudely torn from her face,
And sink from the height of her glory
To the dark shades of shame and disgrace.
How little we know Of each other
Of ourselves too little we know
We are weak when under temptation,
All subject to error and woe,
Then let blessed charity rule US,
Let us put away envy and spite
For the skeleton grim in our closet
May some day be brought to light.
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WoMAN's TRAINING.-It is a sad
fact that a woman is assumed to be
able to keep her household with judg-
ment and success without the smallest
training for it. With the other sex,
in their spheres, no such rule obtains.
No man is given the command of a
boat or squad until he has proved
himself master of at least the techni-
calities Of his command. But a girl Of
eighteen passes from the school room,
where she has been in the position of a
subordinate at all times under control,
to the management of household
where she is supreme and the dispen-
ser of frowns or favors, the arranger of
tasks and times, and without previous
training in the care Of herself expects
to come to good result in the manage
ment Of men.
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The nIoaher and Her FAMILY.

Philosophy is rarely found. The
most perfect sample I ever met was an
old woman, who was apparently the
poorest and most forlorn Of the whole
species: so true is the maxim which
all profess to believe, and none act
upon, viz; that all happiness does not
depend on outward circumstances.
The wise woman to whom / have al
luded walks to Boston, distance of
twenty or thirty miles, to sell bag Of
brown thread and stockings, and then
patiently walks back again with her
little gains. Her dress, though tidy,
is a grotesque collection Of shreds and
patches, coarse in the extreme.
@Why don't you come down in a
wagon?" said I, when I observed she
was weary with her long journey.
"We haven't got any horse" she re-
piled "the neighbors are very kind to
me, but they can't spare their'n, and it
would cost as much to hire one as all
my thread will come to"
"You have husband-don't he do
something for you p
"He is a good mamie does all he
can, but he's cripple and an invalid.
He reels my yarn, and mends the chill
dren's shoes. He's as kind a husband
as woman need to have"
"But his being cripple is heavy
misfortune to you" 1 said.
'Why, mann, I do not look upon it
in that Light" replied the thread wo-
man, 81 consider that I have great
reason to be thankful that he never took
to any bad nights"
@How many children have you p
"Sixsons and five daughters, ma'am." !"
aSix sons and five daughters! What
a family for poor woman to support p
'It's a family, surely, ma'am; but
there amt one of 'em I'd be willing to
lose. They are all healthy children as
need be-willing to work, and all clever
to me. Even the littlest boy, when he
gets cent now and then for doing an
errand, will be sure to bring it to me"
@Doyourdaughters spin the thread? ?"
mo, ma'am; as soon as they are
big enough they go out to service, as l
don't want to keep them always delv-
ing for me; they are always willing to
give me what they can, but its right
and fair that they should do a little
for themselves. I do al,my spinning
after the folks are abed."
"Do you think you would be better
off if you had no one but yourself to
provide for ?''
why, no, ma am, don't. Ii L
hadn't been married 1 should always
had to work as hard as I could, and
now 1 can't do more than that. My
children are agreat comfort to me, and
/ look forward to the time when they'll
do as much for me as I have done for
them"
Here was true philosophy l learned
a lesson from that poor woman which
I shall hever forget.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-30

How THE WOMEN VoTED.-De
scribing an election for school trustees
in Denver, Colorado, on the 18th inst.
the NelOs of that city says; "Three
hundred and twenty-three votes were
cast by women, and some laughabIe
incidents occurred during the day.
The married ladies almost invariably
gave their husbands initials, and one
of them wanted to vote for her hus-
band, who couldn't come, she said.
Several ladies, in giving their names,
added very earnestly that they didn't
want them to go into the papers, Only
one vote was challenged-that of a
young miss of eighteen, who knew she
was old enough to marry, and thought
she was old enough to vote"
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ScANDAL.-What ''they say" is be
meath your notice. What's the use Of
lying awake Of nights with theunkind
remark of some false friend running
through your brain like forked light
ming? What's the use of getting into
worry and fret over gossip that
has been set afoat to your disadvan-
tage by some meddlesome busybody
who has more time than character
These things cant possibly injure you,
unless, indeed, you take notice of them,
and in combating them givethem char
character and standing. If what is
said about you is true, set yourself
right at once; fit is false, let it go for
what it will, until it dies of inherent
weakness.
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THE LAST OF TABLE Rock Al
NIAGARA.-On the 24th ult, the last
of what was so long known as Table
Rock, at Niagara, broke off and fell
into the river. The mass weighed
nearly sixty tons, and up to 1876 over
four thousand names of visitors had
been carved upon it. The part which
fell on the 24th composed only half Of
the original rock, the rest having fallen
in. On Saturday, January /, 1929, a
surface of the rock, supposed to be the
size of half an acre, forming the bed Of
Maiden Walk, broke loose, and was
precipitated into the immense ehasm
below. The crash was heard for a
distance Of five miles, and the effects in
the immediate neighborhood resembled
the shock of an earthquake. The
water running in the bank is supposed
to have caused the fall on the 24th.
The shock when the rock struck the
water was distinctly felt three miles
from the fall. Several of the trees that
stood on the rock are now seen stand
ing in the river as erect as when in
their original places on the rock.-Sy-
racuse Standard.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-30
The wonders OF Colorado.

Startling developments are constant
ly being made in Colorado, and il
would appear that wonders are never
to cease in that distant State. The
Mountaiaeer of a recent date furnishes
the following account of strange dis
coveries made in the southern part Of
that region:
We have just received a call from
Mr.. L. Allen, an elderly gentleman
from Rochester, N. Y, who came to
Colorado about year ago. By the
advice of physicians Mr.. Allen was in
structed to keep in the open air as
much as possible, and so has travelled
extensively through southern Colorado
prospecting and viewing the country,
He gave us the particulars of a strange
discovery he made on one Of his tramps,
but declined at present to state the ex-
act locality; mentioning only that it
was some distance south from Pueblo.
At the place mentioned several large
mounds or foothills appear rising from
the plains, and situated some distance
from the mountains. Mr.. Allen visited
these, and the first thing peculiar he
noticed was what appeared to be a
petrifed cocoanut. It was much larger
than the ordinary fruit of this kind,
but almost perfect in formation. The
three eyes of a eocoanut were plainly
to be seen. On breaking open the
strange stone or petrifaction the shell
appeared perfect, being some half inch
in thickness, and the inside was COM
posed of white crystal quartz. Mr.
Allen continued his investigations and
discovered a number of other speci-
mems similar to the first; also others
resembling other kinds of fruits. Some
of these contained what appeared to
be seeds embedded in quartz. Speci-
mems of petrifed wood in large quanti-
ties were also found. The mounds or
hills appeared to be made up Of loose,
sandy soil, and shells were found Of
great variety and quantity. The
strangest part of the discovery, how
ever, was yet to come. In digging
into the side of the hill Mr.. Allen un-
earthed what seemed to be a perfectly
petrifed sea turtle, and before closing
his investigations about a dozen Of
these were discovered, almost perfect,
and no doubt they are genuine petri-
factions of sea turtles such as are found
in the Pacific. From the numerous
specimens of shells that are found at
various places on the plains, and num-
bers of which can be found and are
found in this vicinity, many persons
are led to believe that the great plains
on which we live were at one time the
bed of an immense ocean, and this dis
coyery would tend to confirm that
theory.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-30
The FIRST "TrE-TorAL" PLEDGE

The FIRST "TEE-ToTAL" PLEDGE
IN ENGLAgD.-WhiIe so much atten-
ton is given to the Temperance move
ment, few facts about the origin Of
the 'Tee-total' pledge may come ftly
in place. In England, as well as in
this country, the advocates of the cause
were very active half a century ago.
Societies were formed and pledges"
signed. The movement in England
was, if not absolutely begun, very large
ly promoted by "seven Men of Pres
ton" ," all working men, who gave them
selves to the work with a heartiness
which arose from experience and CON
viction. One of these men, Joseph
Livesey, is still living, or was quite
recently, in or near Preston, and if
living, he is in his eighty-eighth year.
Mr.. Livesey was never a victim to the
habit of intemperance. Very soon a
new pledge was prepared, the first sign
ers of which were the @Seven Men"
above referred to. The new pledge in
terdicted all liquors of an intoxicating
character. The actual origin of the
word ''tee-total" is said to have been as
follows: One Richard Turner, who
spoke huently, and coined words when
the genuine would not come to him
fast enough, declared, in a public meet
ing, that no halfway measures would
answer Nothing" he said, @would do
but the tee-total." And thence came
the word.
Other accounts have been given,
but if this be not the true one, another
charge is to be made against the vera
city Of tombstones, for the word-coiner
sleeps under stone on which is in
scribed Beneath this stone are de-
posted the remains of Richard Turner,
author of the word 'Tee-total, as ap-
piled to abstinence from all intoxica-
ting liquors, who departed this life on
the 9th day of October, 1S46, aged
56 years."
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-30

LITTLE THINes.-A pin is a very
little thing in an article Of dress, but
the way in which it is put into the
dress often reveals the character of
the wearer. A shrewd fellow was once
looking out for wife, and was on a
visit to a family of daughters with this
object. The fair one of whom he was
enamoured one day entered the room
in which he was seated with her dress
partially unpinned and her hair un-
tidy; he never went back. You may
say such fellow was mot worth a
pin;" but he was really shrewd.fel-
low, and afterwards made good fel-
low as of men-by little things and
he was right.
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A ROMANTIC RECOGNITIoN.-About
ten years ago two brothers left their
home in Illinois and went to Ca1ifor-
MIA. The elder was man of steady
habits, and had received good bust
ness education, but the younger was
inclined to be dissipated, and, indeed,
had figured in so many scrapes at home
that his departure was not regretted in
his native village. The two brothers
lived for short time in San Francis
co while they looked for situations.
The younger brother, however, fell
into bad company and they separated
by mutual consent. The elder brother
obtained situation in a wholesale
store as porter, and by his diligence
and steadiness so worked himself into
the confidence of his employers that he
rose from the position of porter to that
Of partner in the firm. He lately pur-
chased house in Bush street, San
Francisco, married lady Of consider
able fortune of her own, and on one
evening not long since saw three beau
tiful children around him enjoying the
delights of charming home. The
family retired at midnight, but the
gentleman had hardly closed his eyes
when he was awakened by noise down
stairs, and moving stealthily to the
parIor with a revolver in his hand, he
saw a man endeavoring to open the
buffet where he kept his silver. Level
ing his revolver at the thief's head, he
exclaimed, "Stop, or you're a dead
mani The jimmy dropped from the
hands of the burglar, who, falling on
his knees, cried out, GAS God is my
Judge, Robert, l did not know that
you lived here~ The gentleman then
discovered to his horror that the bur-
glar whom he was about to shoot was
the younger brother whom he had not
met for nearly ten years. That night
the brother slept peacefully under the
roof Of his forgiving brother.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-30

The New Haven Palladium says
Anderson, the murderer, now in the
county jail, amuses himself by playing
with two or three tiny mice. These
he has tanned so that they regard him
with no fear, and they pass much of
their time in his hands or upon his
clothing.
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A Few ITEMS FOR MOTHERS To
READ.--A correspondent in writing to
the NIddLetocn Press offers the follow
ing seasonable suggestions to mothers
Of afflicted children:
We hope that mothers will remem-
Der that good brandy is cure fol
summer complaint; in bad cases a tea
spoonful in milk three or four times a
day.
A flannel cloth, wet in hot brandy,
or better, camphor and brandy mixed
and heated, viii relieve the pain of the
bowels, if frequently laid over the
stomach and bowels.
Bits of scraped ice are better on the
tongue than drinks of water.
For stings and poisons, a strong So
luton of saleratus and water immedi-
ately and then frequently applied,
gives relief and sure cure.
For burns, an immediate application
of -four covering the burn and wrap
ped so as to exclude the air; then burn
lard till it is quite brown and apply,
and relief and cure will soon come.
Do not wash off the -four if it clings,
but put the lard over it.
At night, in extreme warm weather,
lemon squeezed in tepid water, to
sponge off the tired-out little body, will
give rest to both the mother and child.
saleratus is good, but the lemon is
best. Even washing off the little feet,
neck, and palms of the hands in tepid,
never very cold, water, will induce a
healthful sleep.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-30

Two young brothers may be as de-
votedly attached to each other as were
Damon and Pythias, but you will
never hear Of one snatching the scut-
tie from the hands of the other and
insisting upon going down the cellar to
bring up the coal.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-30

The Cory Telegraph says that it has
just been discovered that one of the
unsuccessful candidates for postmaster
there had a place in his house filed
with open-edged cigar boxes, at which
he practiced through the winter dis
tributing the mail. He should have
received the appointment.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-30

Mrs. W. G. Ralston, the widow of
the late San Francisco millionaire,
writes from Paris to friends at home
that the gentleman to whom she is be-
trothed is Mr.. Candor, an American,
who has long lived in Europe. Paris
or London will probably be her home
after her second marriage.
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The following anecdote is told of
Judge Abbott. "When he was in
Charleston he asked the old darkey at
work in his room what made him so
slow about building the fire. The re-
ply was: "Fact is, judge, dar is no coal
down stairs. Use been up and down
de alley, and stole all de wood I could
find, and in de present demoralized
condition of society can't do no bet
ter"
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MIDDLETOWN STOVE HOUSE,
hardware Department.


iron and Steel, Horse and Mule Shoes, Horse
Nails, Blacksmith Supplies, Chain Traces,
Hames, TrOwels, Nails, Spikes, Locks, Hinges,
Bolts, Files, ohisels, Levels, Planes, Bevels,
wrenches, Picks, MattOcks, Hubs, Rims,
spOkes, Shafts, Long and Short Arms, Clips,
Springs, Enameled Cloth, Gum Canvass, &c.
4 complete stock Of TOOLS and Supplies
for Carpenters, Builders, AasOns, sadlers,
shOemakers and others, with many House
furnishing articles. We invite the public to
call and examine our prices.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-30

How to take life easy: be careless
with coal oil.
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A little girls idea of plane: thing
that scrubs snakes out of boards.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-24
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nn TIME LIKE TIE OLD TIVE.

No TIME LIKE THE OLD TIME
There is no time like the old time, when you and
were young,
When the buds of April blossomed. and the birds OF
springtime suug
The gardens brightest glories by summer suns are
nursed,
But oh, the sweet, sweet violets, the flowers thai
opened first!
There is no place like the old place where you and
were born,
Where we lifted first our eyeds on the splendor of the
morn,
From milk white breast that warmed US, from the
cliugins arms that bore,
Where the dear eyes glstened DER us that will look OIL
us no more
There is no friend like the old friend who has shared
our morning days.
No greeting like his welcome, no homage like his
praise;
Fame Is the scentless sunfower. with gaudy crown
Bat friendship is the breathing rose with scents IL
every fold.
There is no love like the old love that we coured il
our pride:
Though leaves falling, falling, ana we're l4ll
ing side by side,
There are blossoms all around with the colors o.
our dawn.
And we live in borrowed sunshine when the light o.
day is gone.
here are no times like the old tmes-hey shall never
be forgot!
There is no place like the old pace-keep green thu
dear old spoil
There are no friends like the old frends-may heaVei
prolong their lives,
There are no loves like our old loyes-God pcss oul
loving wives! o,..... u,.,J,u uo,.,,s
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-24

To MAKE POTATOES MEALY.-We have
found from our own experience that pota
toes are very watery from the month o
March till the market offers us new ones
In onr kitchen we overcome the soggy dis
position Of these valuable vegetables by
soaking them few hours in cold water
and putting them into hot water to boil
without salt; then when they are tender
nearly all the way through. turn the wa.
ter off, and refill the saucepan with cold
water Put in salt and boil ill they are
ouile done; drain off that water also, cover
rs tightly ms possible. and set on back oil
the range to steam, lifting the cover once
or twice; then, with one hand holding
down the lid shake the saucepan gently,
q1ickIy, and steadily for y moment and
serve your potatoes hot. If rightly man
aged they will be like snowballs'-OanG-
do Newspaper.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-24

FEEDING FowLs.-In France, where
poultry breeding, feeding and fattening
has been reduced to ii science, they feed
very little whoe grain. A very ropul"'
feed is one half buekwheat, barley or oat-
meal, made into a stiff paste, and fed to
old and young alike, twice day. They
claim that this feed is less expensive and
promotes laying. Whole grain however
will produce fat, when fed abandan!ly, but
it also produces disease, by imparing di
gestion. BuckwlIeat is regarded as the
ecg.laying stimulant. A system of liquid
examining is practiced by those who fol-
low fattening fowls as trade. Barley
and milk mixed is crammed into the fowls
by means of tunnel. 1t is said that one
person can cram sixty fowls per hour, and
the fattening process only lasts two OF
three weeks At three markets named,
upwards of six million head of fat turkeys
are sold annually, all fatted by this pro-
cess.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-24

ICE.- We notice that some have secured
their supply of ice for another season dur
ing the later part of December The
quantity is fine. abo IL foot in thick
ness and free of snow water. This is a
Lood plan and especially where the ice is
obtained from rivers. for rs sometimes
happens. thaw may occur followed by II
break up and future supply not BIT us
rood Us tn obtained now. A large
amount of ice is now consumed by all
CLASSES, and especially farmers and dairy
men. The improved method Of butter
making requires ice for the cooling Of
milk and to be- used in refrigrrators. 1t,
use is attended with much advantage and
satisfaction. and is becoming more gen
orally prevalent each year. No great
AMOUNT Of expense need be incurred in
the construction of ice houses IN refrig
rraroIs, although it is always best to have
some regard to appearance us well us con
venienre, especially where the fixtures art
To remain permanent.
The use of ice has become necessity
with farmers. bun those engaged in other
pcerpti lis are benefited in a like proper.
lion and would find it Of advantage t,
pay more attention to this matter O
course Il less amount would he reqnrrt
in these cases, AMI meny families might
not consider the benefits 10 be receive"
equal to the outlay. yet we do not think
this would generally he t. C Sc. In ouI
small villages Il large ice-house might b(
made and fill d in common, thus reducing
this part OF the expense to the loves
point, besides which each family would
only need to have ~ refrigerator or ice
chest, and these pr"pe Fly made, wonlt
Isl u long time and add greatly to the
convenience in keeping periehable article,
and having them in II better shape ano
condition for the table