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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10
THE CRO WING HENs-A FABLE.
Washington poet.l

In Roostorand once this Was cycles ago
There arose certain Hons, who determined tO
crow.
"'rhose BOOSTERS too long" they repeated with
sCOrn.
Have held monopoly over the Dawn
Tho Age has progressed, aud we Hens. too.
have rights,
We can herald the Days quite ms well as the
Knights.
Wen petition tho Sun Just To give us show,
And he'll see who the loudest and promptest
can Grown
Tho Sun their petition Accepted, and said
IF you think you onn wake me on time. go
ahead"
Tho Hens were ali charmed but the very next
day
The Egg business called their attention away,
And the Sum- when he rose quito bslated ana
slow,
Cried while Hens bavo to oactle they never
can Grown
MORAL
Let tho ladies who snak for the ballot reflect
They're electors more potent than those who
elect.
They don't vote. but just think Of the 'repre-
sontation"
or tho "stx" who contribute the whole popu-
IntiDu
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10
A NOuyenu Richie.

The career OF M. dunzburg, prince
OF finance and the favorite banker of the
Russian Colony In Paris, has been
brought to close by an attack Of apo
plexy. His family were serfs In South
ern Russia, and he began life by hawk
ing oranges In the street. When the
Crimean war broke out he hung on the
skirts OF the Russian army and ex-
tended his business to furnishing sup
plies to troops in the field. He displayed
50 much intelligence and zeal that he
attracted the attention Of an officer of
rank, who took him under his protec-
ton. procuring for him contracts for
rations for the men and fodder for the
horses. He found that 1t was easier to
get money than reputation, and the
more riches q man acquired tho more
envious enemies he made. He could not
get on at home, tho stigma Of the serf
was still attached to him, and he went
to Paris, where he opened q large bank
ing house. He took asplendid hotel In the
Rue de Presbourg, and furnished 1t
magnihcently in the Russian style,
ornamenting his antechamber with q
massive gold bedstead, which raised the
whole army Of satirists against him. He
announced his intention OF giving q
splendid ball. Invitations were issued,
the best orchestra In Paris was engaged
and Chevet was given carte blanche as
far rs supper and wines we're concerned.
One thousand invitations had been sent
out. but only eleven persons had re-
sponded, oand when they went to the
house and found the salons empty they
made some excuse to get away, fearing
that their names might be removed from
the lists II they remained to represent
the absent ones. M. Gunzburg took
the lesson to heart, and was more for
tunate among his own colleagues in the
financial world.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10
MEDICAL NOTICE.

eases, Private Diseases and Female Discusses
has just returned from Europe, Office. 1874 Canal
street between Baronne and Carondeet streets,
caused by abuse or age, ALWAYS cured In a
short time. Private Diseases treated after n new,
sure and quick method. Female Diseases treated
with greatest success.
DR.. bille's reputation rs skilled and success.
full physician is already years ago established
In New Orleans and vicinity, and he has cured
had failed to benefit. which Is we'll known to the
public.o DR.. Billie Ia graduate from one OF th 9
best colleges In Europe and was for years as
sistant physician to Prof RECORD. Paris. Con-
sultatons and correspondence strictly conf
DENTAL Charges moderate. 1874 Canal street,
DIR. w. BILLIE ia Canal street. deotf
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10
GAS FIXTURES FOR SALE,

Below New YSrR Wholesale Prices,
EITHER TO THE TRADE Oh PUBLIC GEN
ERALLY.
Also large supply OF English Pipe Hooks
Gas Filters Tools and Malleable Fittings can
be bought. for cash. at less than factory Quota
lions. at 60 Camp street
APPLY John g.. FLEMING, ASes,,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10

Women's Education a Century Asa.
In the last century the one prevailing
idea Of education for women scarcely
included learning at all It meant sip-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
ThriIIIns Adventure.

The diver engaged at the Moyne
river, Belfast, 10 removing the reef,
had a very narrow escape from losing
his life on Thursday evening, 7th
inst. 1t appears that Mr.. Smale had
fred off a charge of dynamite and
displaced q large quantity of stones
at the bottom of the river. He went
down to prepare for lifting these
stones BY the aid of chains into the
punt. While engaged 10 rolling
over q large stone he saw something
which he supposed at the time was a
piece of clean-looking kelp moving in
front of where be was working. In
a few seconds the object came in con-
tact with the divers arm, about
which it quickly coiled, partly hold
ing him. Immediately Mr.. Smale
touched what was coiled round his
arm be became aware Of his position,
aud tried to extricate himself from
the grasp of a "sea-devil,n bat found
il a far more difficult job than be an-
tieipated. Catching hold Of the part
hanging from the arm be walked
along the bottom of the river toward
the end of it, when he was firmly
held by one Of the feelers Of a large
octopus, better known among sailors
as the "Devil-Gsh.n Mr.. Smale tried
to null the fish from its hold of the
rocks, but without effect for some
time. AT last the fish, thinking. per
haps, it had got sufficient hold or
power upon its prey, loosened itself
from the stones and quickly transfer.
red its feelers or arms around the di'
ver's legs and body. In this position
Mr.. Smale thought the best thing for
him to do was to get up on deck as
soon as possible, and be quickly mad
tracks for the ladder which reaches
from the deck of the punt to the Dot.
tom of the river. The diver was
certainly a curious looking object
when be came up. This huge, ugly
looking thing appeared to be entan.
gled all over him, holding him 10 o
firm embrace. However, Mr..
Smale's fellow-workmen were not
long in freeing him from the unfriend.
ly hug of his submarine companion
The body part of the octopus was
only about the size Of a large soup.
plate, with eyes in its head like those
Of a sheep. but it possessed nine
arms, each about four feet in length,
at the but as thick as q mans wrist,
tspering of to the end to as fine a
point as that of a pen-knife; thus it
could spread over an area nine feet
in diameter. All the way a long the
underneath part OF each feeler are
suckers every quarter of an inch,
giving it immense power. Mr.. S.
declares that it was powerful enough
10 keen three men under water.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24

tiers OF the MERGED rush and rosr ant
foam, and dash furious white hands
upward towards you on that frai
bridge, as il hungry Tor human life
aud you breathe free when once OF
on the solid rock again.
An hours rest and you arc ready
to go back again TO the hotel, and
you nave the long ride over, with the
addition Of greater danger, for the
horses are tired, and a single mis-
step would precipitate you to the
valley below. But what a glorious
vision stretches out before you.
Away down the valley, Great III
Captain, bald, bare, and gray, stands
captain of all mountains, The Three
Brothers peering over each others
shoulders the lonely river winding
through the green valley, the Senti-
mel on the other side /; the thin rib
bon of Bridal Veil, the grand Yo-
semitic plunging its misty pointed ar
rows down one after another into tae
huge chaldron below, the great North
and South Domes, with their glori-
rihed reflection in The lake make, all
together, the wondroas entirety of
that vast temple of the Most High,
Yosemite valley. Fsin would ! put
off my shoes and walk again bare
foot, with hoaluncovered in ths Wa
tery Sinai. in his solemn presence.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
Power OF Waves.

Those who have lever lived OF
the stormy coast, nor been to sea
can form no adequate idea Of the eff
feet that a be produced by the i'm.
pact of a succession of waves, or Of
q single wave What has happened
at Wick, on the extreme northern
coast of Scotland, where a break
water has been building for some
years past, may give an idea Of what
is mean by water-power. 1t wal
found that stones of ten tons weight
were as pebbles to the waves, which
have been measured to be nearly for
ty-two feet from crest to the bottom
of the trough. The outer end of the
break-water, where the storms beat
most violently, was built of three
courses Of one hundred-ton stones
laid'on the rubble foundations ; mex
above these were three courses o.
large, fat stones, and upon these O
mass of concrete, built on the spot o.
cement and rubble. The end of the
break-water was thought to be a:
immovable as the natural rock, yet
the resident engineers saw it yielG
to the waves and swing around into
the less troubled water inside the
pier. 1t gave away, not ia frag
ments, but in one mass, as if it was
a monolith. The displaced mass is
estimated to weigh about 1850 tons
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
First Rabies.

A somewhat extended observa
ton. and q solitary experience, have
convinced Ls that first babies have q
hard time. Parents must have two
or three children before they know
what o baby is-how to treat it, and
acquire patience sufficient to treat il
properly. The poor little fellows
that have the misfortune to come
along first have to educate their par
ents to their task, and ia doing so
they get spanked, and shaken, and
abused. After q woman has had
three or four children, she learns that
striking or whipping q child under
two years of age is barbarism. We
know n parental head who struck
his child when only six weeks old
be actually believing that the child
knew better than to cry, and that he
stopped crying at that particular
time because he struck him. We
carry certain notions of children and
family government into married life,
and the first child is always the vie.
tim Of these notions. Aud not alone
of these. for the parents have not
learned self-control, and u baby is
whipped quite as often because the
parent is impatient or angry as be-
cause il is vicious or intractable. w
infict on our first children the fog.
gings we ought to have for our own
impotence or fretfulness. This
pounding children before they be-
come, in Gods eye, moral, responsi-
BILE beings. is very strange business
Patience, good people, unwearying
patience Don't wait to learn it when
one of your little ones shall be hid
den under the daisies.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24

DR.. Fletcher says: A mans Grs
necessity is to find o woman phys
ically able to support the cares an,
duties which attend that position
Solomon, who from q large expert
ence with wives ought to know wha
constitutes a good one, described hi.
favorite wife as one who spun WOO
and fax and took care of the house
etc, in short, he means to say tina
she shall possess a large share oil
physica, potency. 1t is the power
to do, without which no woman de.
serves the name of wife. Within ths
past decade some young men in
choosing wives have disregarded
this advice Of Solomon's, and have
since repented. But young men are
fast becoming more careful aud wise
in the matter. They are learning
that o pretty face and form, though
doubtless desirable accompaniment,
are not the requisites of a good wife.
IL 10 lIuC tuut luCIS dft cOuut
less exceptions among the young
men, but they are simpletons. But
above them are the thoughtful men,
who do not and will not fall 10 love
blindly, but who are looking for the
vile which Solomon commends, aud
who will not be satisfied without
such q one. | do not wish to reveal
any ones secrets, but | have had
men say to me when talking upon
the subject of this discourse, "Girls,
nowadays, are too frail to marry"
Does any one think the young man
is to blame who says this and then
stands aloof from the altar !? Surely
not. And does the young lady who
is too weak to sweep her own room,
make her oW toilet, think that
such q young man will hasten to
propose? If so, she is mistaken;
Young men of to-day are fast becom-
ing wise through the experience of
their unfortunate friends.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
A Bit of English Romance.

Once upon a time, many years
ago, there was an Indian prince who
visited these shores in search of ad-
venture. Among others be made the
acquaintance Of an English lady, to
whom be became devoted. At last
be was forced to leave FOR his native
lard, and on parting-like other
princes in fairy stories-gave bis "la-
dy friend" a ring, saying, "Whatev-
er the bearer of this bids me do /
will do" Years rolled on, and the
ring lay unused in the lady's jewel
box until the Indian mutiny broke
cut. And ;hen-the above said In
dian potentate having joined the
Cebels-it became a matter of great
moment to the English government
of the day 20 recover his allegiance.
Somehow the romantic story of the
gift Of the ring leaked out, and a
cabine. minister $50 runs this won
derful tsle) set off in a great hurry
for Downing street to seek our hero
ines residence in Grosvenor square,
let US saw. The ring was obtained,
the promise was kept, and the Eng
lish troops saved at a most critical
juncture. Now it is said the lady by
whose means this desirable CONVEX
stion was brought about claims the
new order Of the crown of India as
her reward.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
when To Cut wheat.

One Of the editors Of the Cleveland
Leader visited the Ohio State Uni
versity, recently. and found tho pro-
f~essors end students engaged in in
vestigating the growth Of the wheat
kernel, with a view of determining
whether the starch aud gluten grains
were deposited together a. the kernel
formed, or whether the formation of
gluten grains followed that Of the
starch. The Investigations had not
been completed yet, but so far, the
evidence seemed to favor the theory
that the gluten grains are formed and
deposited during the last stages of
growth.
What all this has to do with cut
ting wheat is apparent. Gluten Is
the most nutritive part of wheat -four,
and withal, is the substance which,
in common parlanee, makes the f"ur
raise" 1t is this that gives the
dough the requisite tenacity to retain
the carbonic acid gas generated in
yeastly fermentation. If the gluten
is formed during the last stages Of
growth, il is possible to u of the
supply. or at least, to ipjure the quail
ity OF this gluten by cutting the
wheat too soon. 1t is generally ad-
mitted hat the -four Of ripened wheat
raises" better than that cut earlier,
although the latter is whittier aud
makes q better appearance. The ar
ticle in the Leader states ma the
proprietor of a mammoth bakery un-
consciously made q contribution to
the discussion by telling a certain
miller whose -four was made Of ripen-
ed wheat, that he must have some of
it, for one barrel Of il would "send
up" two barrels Of -four made of
wheat before fully ripe.
There may be something in this,
though we believe it will be found
that any defect in the flour Of wheat
cut at the usual time-just as the
kernel has passed out of the milky
stage and has commenced to harden
lis more the result of detective glut-
en- than of decreased amount. The
fact that the ripened wheat produces
the superior -four must be well estab-
lished and generally known before
farmers will consent to leave their
grain till it is dead ripe before cutting.
The advantages of whittier flour, more
of it, more nutritious straw, the bet
ter chance of securing the crop and
the saving Of grain in thus securing
it, are already established, and the
-four of dead ripe" wheat will have
to be enough better to overbalance
these. We shall look for the complete
results Of the pending experiments
with some interest Practical Far
mer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
'Isn'f It Lovely?''

4 dry goods clerk on Main street
was showing a woman some ~parasols
Yesterday. The clerk has q good
command of language, and knows
how to expatiate Cd the good quail
ties and show the best point Of goods.
As be picked up a parasol from the
lot On the counter and opened it, be
struck an attitude of admiration, and
holding it up so the best light would
be had, said:
"Now, there. Isn't it lovely ?
Look at that silk Particularly Oh.
serve the quality, the finish, the gen
eral effect. Feel of it. Pass your
hand ever it. No foolishness about
that parasol, is there ?" be said, as
he handed it over ID the lady "ain't
it a beauty ~
YES" said tie lady, s%tuGfins her
handkerchief into ner month Eyes,
that's my old one. | jus. laid it
down there"
The clerk was Immediately seized
with a severe attack Of quickened
conscience. and passed right of the
subject Of parasols on to the wealth
er-heOkuk Constitution.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
True Gepuepess.

True g%entleness is founded on a
sense of of what we owe to him Who
made US, and TO the common nature
Of which we all share. 1t arises
from reflection on u W failings
and wants /; and from just views Of
the condition and the duty of man.
1t is native feeling heightened and
improved by principle Its the
heart which easily r%elents, which
feels for everything that is human,
and backward and slow TO inilict the
least wound. 1t is affable in its ad-
dress and mild 10 its %demeanor, W.
ready to oblige and willing to be
obliged by others, breathing habit
ual kindness towards friends. our
tesy to strangers, long-sufferiug to
enemies. 1t exercises authority with
moderation, administers reproof with
tenderness, Golfers favor with ease
and modesty. 1t is unaaumiug il
opinion, ond temperate 10 zeal. IL
contends not eagerly about %trifles,
when slow to contradict, and It'll
slower to blame ; but prompt to allay
dissension and 10 restore peace. 1t
neither intermediates unnecessarily
With the affairs. nor prizes inquisi-
itively into the secrets Of others. 1t
delights, above all things, to allevi-
ate distress, and if il mo dry up
the falling tear, TO sooihe nj least The
grieving heart. Where 1t has not
the power Of being useful it is never
burGensome il seeks to please ratb-
er than to shine and dazzle, and con-
ceals with care that superiority eth
er Of talent or of rank which is OPP
pressive 10 those who are beneath it.
10 a word, it is that spirit, aud that
tenor of manners, which The Go-pei
Of Christ enj ,ius when it Commands
us to "bear ore another's burdens y
"to rejoice with those who r%ejoiCp,
and 10 weep with those who weep )"
".e please every one bis neighbor for
his good - ITO be kind aud tender
hearted ;'.'to be p%i,iiul and courte-
Gus y "tosu port the weak, and to
be patient towards oil men."-Dr.
Rlgsr.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
Notes on the Month or J

10 June men never get drunk. 1t
is called sunstroke.
In June O dog is knocked in the
head if he dares 10 hang out bis
tongue.
10 June people suffer from indi.
g%estion, associated with strawberry
festivals.
In June the annual eruption of
school essays and orations take
place.
Ia Jane a man caa avoid his credi-
tors by walking on the sunny side of
the street.
In June boys run away from Sun
day-sehool and go a i,hing-and
every n gets drowned.
In June all that a young man can
earn, that will he give to satisfy his
loves longing for ice cream.
In June black raspberries are plen-
liful upon teatables, and life resolves
itself into a fierce struggle to recover
the seeds from ones teeth.
In June the mower goes forth to
NOW. Presently the rafting whirr-
ing machine gathers him in. They
bear the slices to the weeping widow.
In June it takes two men to keep
a street car in motion. One beats
the horse, with a hoop pole, and the
other sops his brow with ice water.
In June it is too warm to work,
but almost any honest, earnest, de-
vout American will sit a whole after
noon in the sun to see a base bail
match.
In June young men buy b uquets
of roses, hang sweet verses to them
and send them to their girls. The
old man receives the roses and losses
them into the alley.
Ia June iimorous people live on
Graham bread aud ARE beef, and die
of cholera; but bold people grow fat
on cucumbers, watermel,ns and green
corn.
In June men ~ their familie,
out Of large, high, airy room in the
city. into perspiring little at,ics in
low-browed farm houses. This I'VE
is called, going to the country for
health"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
Increasing the Water Power OF rcnna

The head waters of the Pennsyl
vania streams are not very much
higher nor are they far distant from
the rapids at Niagara Falls, and the
suggestion of increasing the water
power of the State of Pennsylvania
TO an almost unlimited extent by
using the power of the Niagara Falls
to force n supply from the head Of
the rapids across from the head o.
the waters of the State is believed
TO be feasible. The water power
which could thus be thrown into the
head waters of the Ohio and Sus
quehanna to be used a hundred times
over would be of i~ncalculable value
TO this great industrial State, while
its cost would be but q trifle com
pared with steam, more especially
now that The dams and water wheels
already exist. The same principle
Of supplying power TO other streams,
but by steam power, it is believed
will be found feasible, especially
where the streams are 30 rapid and
the dams are go numerous as TO com
pletely use the water when furnish
ed. The water leaving the Connec-
ticut at Holyoke, Mass, turns the
water wheels for mills located upon
six different terraces, so that the
same water is used six times over
in a distance of less than two miles.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
Making Jeliies.

As the earliest fruits and berries
used for %jellies ripen at this season o,
the year, every one interested in
such matters is on the look out for
suggestions relative to the manufac-
ture of the toothsome delicacies. 1t
has been proved by experience that
early pineapples are the best for pre-
serving, Notwithstanding the fact
that many dealers in fruits assert the
contrary. The August and Septem-
Der pines are white and firm, but
they are not as good keepers as the
earlier, yellow fruit, DOR do they re-
tain their flavor as perfectly. To
preserve both the color and the high
flavor OF fruits for jams and %jellies,
they should be boiled quite rapidly
and until they are sufficiently reduc-
ed, before the sugar is added. Mix
ing the sugar should be done slowly
and gradually, that the scum may
rise easily, which will not be the
case if the mass thickens too sudden
", and it is this scum which often
helps to spoil small fruits. The juice
Of fruits is so much richer in some
seasons than in others, that no per-
fectly reliable directions can be given
for The length OF time required to
bring the Juice t, the jelly point by
boiling. The drop wnich adheres to
the spoon. however, will show the
state it has reached. Nothing but
porcelain, or old -fashioned brass ket-
ties, well cleaned, should be used for
making preserves or %jellics OF any
kind; e tin. pewter, or iron spoon
will change the sLade # currant or
pineapple juice, and even the newest
tin-pan can not be relied on. The
best white sugar is the most cconom-
zeal 10 preserving, as inferior grades
send up o great deal of sour, and b.
fore this is removed, there is a chance
that the fruit is too much cooked or
1t has lost color by too long boiling
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
A Fatal Blow.

WORCESTER, July 10 James
Murphy, a workman in the Contra
mills. at Uxbridge struck Peter Cul
len oyer the head this morning with
an iron pipe, cutting two gashes and
featuring the skull. His injuries are
believed to be fatal. Cullen had
long had q habit Of teasing Murphy.
although warned by his employees,
and the priest. This morning Cul-
taunt was met with fatal
blows