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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07
Unexpected Fortune Of a Married
Connie.

Jennie June write1 10 q Baltimore
paper this feeling incident Of married
life which came under her observation:
Among the departures on one Of the En-
rope bound steamers that sailed last
week was a compile who had just figured
in a somewhat romantic episode. When
they married, ten years ago, the gentle
man occupied the position OF cashier in
a business house, and the lady was a
school teacher. For some time they
continued TO pursuo their respective
callings, and were thus enabled TO live
in a modest but highly respectable man
ner, the lady's mothers and her husbands
young sister forming part Of the family.
After awhile the husbands salary was
raised, 80 that he considered il no longer
necessary for his wife to follow her yo-
cation, and she gave up her position and
remained at home tending to household
concerns, as a good and cared-for wife
should. But unexpected business COM
plications impaired the fortunes Of the
house with which this gentleman was
connected, and finally resulted in IFS
disastrous failure. He tried long and
patiently, but did not succeed in getting
another situation, and times began to
darken for the young people, who had
commenced life 10 hopefully. In this
emergency the wife tried to regain her
old position in one of the public schools,
but found herself cut off as a married
woman living with her husband. Re-
duced finally to desperation, they sgreed
to separate. The mother was committed
to the care of other relatives; with the
proceeds OF their furniture the sister
was sent to a country boarding school.
The husband determined to 90 West,
and directed his steps to a town in which
many years ago his father had purchased
land, which had always been q dead
weight upon the little family, but which
he now thought might be utilized as the
foundation for a new home. The wife,
in the meantime, sought and obtained a
position as an unmarried woman, and
arranged to share her earnings with her
husband until he should have obtained
a foothold in a new place and among a
different people. For three years their
lives were darkened by separation and
utter failure to realize their hopes. Hard
times had produced stagnation, the land
was found to be sterile and hopeless for
farming purposes, and while the man
worked at any odd jobs which would as.
sist him in procuring a livelihood, the
woman dragged out her weary life,
striving to increase the pittance obtained
by teaching by contributing short stories
to the weekly papers.
Six weeks ago che received the an.
nouncement that a sudden decision with
regard to a railroad had placed the land
owned by her husband in the market
and multiplied its value many times, and
that she was to leave school and get
ready for a trip to Europe. OF course
she would not leave until she could do
so with honor, but such a transform
alton was effected in her appearance by
the sudden lifting of her burden that she
seemed to have grown ten years younger.
For three nights she could not sleep for
JOY, and constantly rose to fall upon her
knees and thank Heaven for this unex-
pected good fortune.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07
Apple blossoms.
A lfssie lives on yonder hill,
Whosa den a liehf AZ air.

A lfssie lives on yonfer hill,
Whose step il light as airi
Her laugh is ike the ripping rll,
Her brow Is passing fair.
No eye so bright, no smile 20 sweet,
No lip sc like q cherry;
or all the maids I've CHANGED TO meet,
An, none so blithe and merryl
One vernal morn, when still the grass
With dew was sparkling bright,
/ saw this loyoliest maiden pass,
And wondered at the sight.
For on her white and beauteous brow
With sWeeter charm invested
A wreath, plucked freshly from the boughi
or apple blossoms rested.
All, ne'er did coronAl so rsro
On royal head repose;
No gem OF Ind so matohless fair
As each hAlf-opened rose.
Yet well, methought, this lovely wreath,
With dewy drops still laden,
Belts the radiant brow beneath
OF this most queenly maiden,
She passed, but still the vision staid,
Till in my heart there grew
An image, beauteously arrayed
In blossoms wet with dew.
And nog-but ali! tho tale Is told;
Why DER it longer tarry2
That radiant brow, ere June Is old,
An orange wreath ehall carry.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07
A Strange FanAticism.

The authorities of Southern California
having had their attention called to the
starving OF a child by its parents, dis
patched an off ,er to investigate and
arrest the oulprits. He found a German
doctor had instituted a society and pro-
cured as members a man and his wife
with their four children; and the doc
trines they upheld prohibited the eating
OF any meat, and only allowed subsist-
ence on uncooked vegetables, without
any oondiment whatever. The child
complained about was fed on scraped
apple and dried fruit only, and was
mere skin and bones, It's poor, little,
bloodless body being bleached white as
snow, and scarcely q spark Of vitality
remaining. The mother, on being re-
monstrated with for her inhuman treat.
ment, said she was willing to sacrifice
her babe to the spirits, as if it passed
away it would not be lost to her. The
society own a fine farm on which nothing
is raised save the vegetables for the
maintenance Of the members, which they
eat in their natural state. They have
built q house Of a cost of SO. 900, every
room of which is circular, under the be-
lief that that form gives more thorough
ventilation, claiming that in rooms
where there are corners the air stagnates
and becomes unwholesome. The entire
party presented q wan, emaciated APP
pearance; but declared their belief that
it was the only method Of living accord
ing to the teachings Of the Almighty.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07
The Fashions.

Stripedparasols viii be all the rage at
the seaside.
Chenille is seen in nearly all Of the
latest galloons and fringes.
Black satin sashes are worn with white
and bright colored dresses,
The soft pure wool bareges make
graceful dresses. but are very warm.
Horizontal trimmings are always
ugly, and are intolerable on a scant
dress.
Fabric for fall dresses is Milanese,
which resembles bombazine, but has
more body, and more certain color and
durability.
Some OF the new cambrics have reyer-
sible patterns looking as pretty on eth
err side Of the stuff, so that the dress
may be turned.
Armure s%iciliennes have some wool in
them, yet are ranked among silks, as the
wool does not appear On the surface.
These are the softest of all silken IA
bricq, and may be drawn through a ring
without creasing. They are used for
parts Of dresses in combination with plain
lusterless gros grain, or for the entire
dress, as the amure figure is very small,
and also for wraps-both summer man
ties and winter cloaks.
MOURNING BoHNRTs n Walls.
The bonnet for deep mourning is Of
English Grape, doubled and laid smooth
ly on black silk. This is worn in winter
and summer alike. White face trim.
ming is only worn by widows and old
ladies, and in many cases the widows
ruche is being abandoned because it is
conspicuous. A band of black Grape is
used inside the bonnet, and there is a
slight trimming on top of the bonnet
outside to hold the vail in shape: other
wise the vail is the only trimming. The
widows vail OF Grape, three and a half
yards long, is thrown over the bonnet,
and fastened on each side by Grape
covered pins; it hangs to the knees in
front, where it has a hem half a yard
wide; in the back the hem is only half
this width, and hangs t the waist.
Sometimes this vail is made double its
entire length most unwholesome
fashion. For other ladies in deep mourn
ing the vail is now often arranged on
the bonnet to hang behind instead OF
being worn over the face. Sometimes
this is a yard long, and is plated by one
corner on the left side OF the bonnet,
making it hang in a long point. For
light mourning, after Grape walls are laid
aside, heavy black net-that which il
double t~wisted-is used for a vail yard
long, and is bordered all around with
Grape four inches wide. The Marie
Stuart bonnet with a pointed front is @
favorite shape for mourning. Young
ladies wear poke bonnets, with the brim
far above the forehead. Chip bonnets
with Alsacian bows OF Grape are also liked
by young ladies, and there are others
trimmed with shirred China Grape edged
with Breton lace; the latter trimming is
also seen on chip round hats, with Grape
mixedin the bows. -Harper'S Bazaar.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07
a Brirht Rows Happy Thought


The Hartford correspondent Of the
Springfield Republican says: THAT
was apretty bright thought of n of
the Battersons, who, when employed
some years since as q lad in an Office in
Now York, was sent to present a bill to
a shaky concern, with orders to collect
it at all hazards. After much urging
the head of the debtor house gave him
o check for 500, the amount of the bill
Hurrying to the bank at which it was
payable, the lad presented the check
only to be told, Not enough funds to
meet it, How much is the account
shortP' was the boys quick retort. 'Sev-
en- dollars said the teller. 1t lacked
but q minute or two to three o'clock,
and the teller was about to close the
door on the boy when the latter sudden =
" pulled seven dollars from his own
pocket, and pushing it over with a de-
post check, said: Pat that to the credit
of -& o., 'Ethe parties who had given
the check. The teller did 80, when the
lad OF once presented the check for 500,
and drawing the full amount thereof
went back to his employers in triumph.
But, as he puts it, 60 & Co., who
failed the very next day, were hopping
mad when they found they had no funds
in their bank
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07
Rag Carpets.

There is q mania to which careful
American housewives are peculiarly
prone. We call it the'rag carpet mania.
When you you see q woman begin to
cast a longing eye upon your garments
you may be assured she is about to be
attacked with the disease. It is q Ger.
tain symptom. We noticed it in our
wife for weeks before it assumed violent
form. The first signs were q careful
accumulation of all small bits OF rags,
and in o week or so we would occasion.
ally surprise her at the childish occu-
patton of sewing their ends together.
Then followed a period Of rest, sue
ceeded by the rolling of the eyes toward
any piece of apparel that was in the
least disfigured. Finally it became so
violent that in q spasm she seized and
rent into strips q coat we had inadvert-
emily left exposed to her gaze.
From that moment she made no at
tempt to conceal the disease, or restrain
her frenzies. SO Infatuated was she that
she really gloried in her madness. She
became go reckless that almost every
garment We possessed was torn into
strips-to such m extent did she carry
this destruction of apparel that a COM
plete restoration Of both her wardrobe
and our own became necessary.
That fifty yards of this so-oonsidered
economical carpet costs $10,70 per yard
may be seen by the following result as
ascertained by a careful analysis /;
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07
A Gander,s Affection for a Man.

About ten years since Mr.. J. M. Ben
nett, OF Cumming, Ga, was, by legal
process, declared to be a lunatic, but
being harmless and inoffensive was not
sent to an asylum. About three years ago
an old gander took up with him and
would follow him wherever he went. In
Mr.. Benefits rambles throughthe woods
or about the neighborhood this faithful
bodyguard always attended him, walking
Just e few feet before him, as ii to ward
of all attacks upon its charge, and
kissing at hogs or any animal they
CHANGED to meet. Whenever the old
man would stop to rest or lie down, the
gander would sit down near by and re.
main until the old man left. While
walking along the road, if Bennettfound
a grain of corn or anything the gander
could eat, he would pick it up and put
it into his pocket until he rested, and
then he would give it TO his companion,
Whenever the old man went into the
house the gander would seem to be wild,
and would make such g terrible noise
that the attendants were obliged to lei
him in. Just as soon as the fowl saw
its. companion it would become perfectly
quiet. A short time ago it became SO
troublesome at night, by trying to get
into the house where its master was,
that they killed it.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07
Success of an Immense Engineering
Feat,

The completion OF the Sutro tunnel in
Nevada for the reception OF the water
ron the Comstock mines, by which an
immense quantity Of ore is to be made
accessible, was widely celebrated in the
Carson Valley. After ten years of cease
less labor day and night and the expen-
diture of $4,000, 900, the powerful en-
CINE of the combination shaft OF the
Hale and Norcross and Savage mines
was started up, d~ischarging the water
into the Sutro tunnel, at the mouth of
which it made its appearance in one
hour and twenty minutes, showing a
temperature at first 1O1 degrees, which
gradually increased to 118 degrees in
eight hours. The water in the long
drowned.out mines was lowered one
hundred feet. Everything worked well.
The wooden boxes, constructed of three.
inch tongue and grooved Sierra Nevada
pine, did not show a leak. No steam
escaped from them, so that the tunnel
showed barely an increase Of tempera-
ture after the hot water was turned on.
The water from the Sierra Nevada,
Union, Ophir, the Bonanza mines,
Best & Belcher and Gould & Curry will
will not be turned in for a couple of
weeks, and after all finds its way into
the tunnel it is expected that N of the
double line of boxes will have ample
capacity to carry of all the water. The
success OF this great engineering work
surpasses all expectations.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07

Various estimates are given by diler-
ent authorities Of the manurial yalne Of
the constituents Of wood ashes; allowing
in these estimates the same vaIue for
the potash and phosphoric acid as We do
in commercial fertilizers generally, a
bushel Of unleached ashes may be worth
from twenty-five to forty cents; that is to
cay, il you should buy the came quanti-
ty Of potash salts and phosphates in the
market as You would get in the bushel
Of ashes, you would have to pay for il
from twenty-five to forty cents, accord.
ing to the quality Of the ashes.
The Rural NeU YORKER notes that in
drying corn loses one-fith and whea.
one.fourteenth. From this the estimate
is made that it is more profitable fol
the farmer to sell unshelled corr in the
fall at seventy-iye cents, than at one
dollar per bushel in the following sum
mer, and that wheat at 81. 25 in December
is equal to 81 0 in the succeeding June,
In the case of potatoeE-taking those
that rot and are otherwise lost, together
| with the shrinkage-and there is little
doubt that between October and june
the loss to the owner who holds them is
not less than thirty-three per cent.
Domestic Notes.
To prevent the pie paste from soaking
the liquid contained in the filing Of the
pie, glaze the under crust with a beaten
egg.
To open q fruit jar, loosen the rubber
from under the cap with the thumb and
finger, SO as to allow the air to enter,
and it will easily unscrew.
SURE CURE FOR WARTs-Make a paste
OF willow ashes and strong vinegar. -Four
or five applications are necessary. APP.
ply like any other plaster, moistenine
occasionally with vinegar.
WHITE MOUNTAIN CAKE.-One pound
of -four, one of sugar, and half a cup Of
butter; six eggs, beaten separately, one
cup Of sweet milk, a t%easpoonful of soda,
and two t~easpoonfuls of cream tartar
Flavor to the taste, and use fruit if de.
sired.
Brown BREAD.-Two quarts of Indian
meal; one large spoonful Of salt; half 9
teacupful of yeast; half a cup Of molas'
SEES; mix it with as warm water as the
hands will bear; butter deep pans; WEI
the hands with cold water to put it in
set it to rise one hour.
In case of poisoning, excite vomiting
by tickling the throat, or by warm watel
and mustard. For acid poisons, GIVE
alkali; for alkaline poisons, give acids
white Of egg is good in most cases; in
case OF opium poisoning, give strong
coffee and keep moving.
FISH FRTrrERs. Take the remains o
any fish which has been served the pre-
ceding day; remove all of the bones, ant
miuce dne; add equal quantities of breat
crumbs and mashed potatoes; stir intwC
beaten eggs; season with pepper ant
salt; add enough cream to make the masI
of the proper consistency to mold intc
little balls and fry them in boiling lard
BEEF BAILs.-Chop very fine two
pounds of raw beef (off the round ii
best) anda quarter pound of suet; mil
with it a handful Of -four; season to TASTE
with salt, black pepper and cloves
mold into balls or cakes "a little thicker
than Goldfish cakes) and fry in suet Of
drippings until q nice brown or boil
sides, keeping the cover on all the time
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07

The Bessemer process, by economic
ing the manufacture of steel, which is
now made direct from the ore, has effect
ed a saving in expenditure in all the ex-
listing railways in Great Britain during
the life of one set of rails of $3.50, 600,
900, by substituting steel for iron. The
royalty paid Sir Henry Bessemer for his
process already amounts to over So, 0O0,
600,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07

Chills and Fever, Fever and Ague "A cure
guaranteed in every case, not one shake after
the first dose-s never-failing and positive cure.
Put up in two forms, powders and pills, the
name is Prof. Paine's A~nti-Septic Powders and
Anti. Septic Pills. Dose for a cure, one every
two hours until twenty powders or pills are
taken; take a Liver Renovation Pill every night,
and repeat the Anti-Septic Powders or Pills
every seven days. Powders $100p per box, Pills
$1.00 per box. Liver Pills Is cents per box,
sent by mail. When ordering be sure and state
whether you want powders or pills, inclose the
money in the letter and direct to Prof. W. Paine,
$50 s.. Ninth ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07

Times OF the greatest calamity and
confusion have ever been productive Of
the greatest minds. The purest ore
comes from the hottest furnace; the
brightest fash from the darkest cloud.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07

FINLAND LOVE SONG.
/ saw the moon rise clear
Ger hills and wales Of snow,
Nor told my feet reindeer
The track l wished to go.
Yet quickly he bounded forth;
For well my reindeer knew
I've but one path on earth
The path which leads to you.
The gloom that winter cast,
How soon the heart forgets,
When summer brings at last
Her sun that never sets!
So dawned my love to you;
SO fixed through joy and pain,
Than summer sun more true,
Twill never set again.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07
FOR THE FARMERS HOUSEHOLD.
Sowing Grnss Seed.

sewing Grass seed.
In determining the time for sowing
any kind of grass seed it were well to
bear in mind that the grasses, clovers
and other plants have their individual
habits OF reproducing themselves, each
in its natural way, and hat it is best to
follow nature, regardless of any argu-
ments that may be advanced to the con-
trary. And while climate and soil may
have much to do in the matter, yet there
are certain grasses, such as timothy and
those of like character, which always
ripen and drop their seed in the months
of August and September, preparatory
to their reproduction, while clover holds
its seed until the stalks and seed.pods
are beaten down by the storms Of winter;
therefore it is safe to conclude that the
proper time for sowing the former is
any time in August or September, and
for the latter any time from December
to spring. But while this is so, we
think that in all the Southern States as
well as in large portions of the Middle
States, autumn or fall is the best time
for sowing clover, so that the plants may
become sufficiently rooted and ready on
the approach of spring to push forth
sufficient foliage to shade and protect
the roots from the hot suns of summer.
But in colder localities early spring is
undoubtedly the best time for the work.
But whether the spring or fall is chosen,
n of the greatest conditions Of success
is in sowing the seed thick enough-say
of timothy a peck, with half a gallon of
long sapling clover seed mixed there.
with to the acre, or if clover seed alone,
six quarts are non too much; of Ken
lucky blue grass, n bushel; of red top
a bushel and a-half, or if orchard grass,
two bushels.
II, however, it is desired to seed the
land for permanent pasture, q mixture of
two or o of these grasses is probably
better. In this respect the farmers Of
England are far in advance of the farm
ers in this country. There the practice
is to SOW a variety of grasses-as many
as six or eight being often used-not
only for the purpose of obtaining q thick
turf, but to afford a continuous grazing
throughout the season, q much better
course than the one adopted here of SOW
ing but one or two kinds. Our advice,
then, is, when seeding down land for
permanent pasture, to SOW q mixture Of
the above grasses in the following pro-
portion: Half a gallon each Of clover,
timothy, red-top and blue grass, togeth-
er with q bushel of orchard grass seed to
the acre-a less quantity of the latter
causing it to grow in tussocks, and thus
the stems to grow too coarse and hardto
be relished by stock. Grass is a thing
which will regulate itself, and therefore
cannot well be sown too thick, besides,
thick sowing is one OF the best securi-
ties against the inroads of weeds and
other noxious plants.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07
The Care of Eggs,

How to keep eggs in the best possible
condition for a number Of days, in order
to make q satisfactory hatch does not
seem to be understood by some. We
have had eggs hatch well, although over
three weeks old, but we usually make
it a point not to go so long before setting
them. For longer than that time, ever
if we'll cared for, it is best not to depend
upon them, for the results, usually, are
anything but satisfactory. In keeping
eggs for Matching purposes, too many
persons keep them in too warm a place,
where they are sure to lose their vitality
quickly, while a damp place is almost as
fatal in its effect. Handling the eggs
frequently is not only useless but il
serves to lessen the chances Of Matching.
Our plan Of keeping eggs is very simple,
and merely consists in carefully placing
eggs, as soon as gathered, in shallow
baskets, lined either with paper or q
piece Of cloth, and then keeping these
in a cool, dark place until the eggs are
needed.
If hen is kept from her nest long
enough for the eggs to become cold,
they are not necessarily spoiled, partic-
ularly If the incubation has progressed
ten days; in fact, at any stage of the
Matching period it is better to carry them
through than to destroy them.
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Eden Coleman.
Jerersonvillo. Ga,, March @, 1879.

Jeffersonville, Co., March G, 1879.
Dear Sir Words are inadequate to express
my thanks to the Giver Of all Good, for hay
ing placed in my way the Iudisn Blood Syrup,
which has relieved me OF painin my back which
| suffered since childhood. Three years ago l
was said to be in tho last stage Of Oonsump-
ton, but since l have taken your Syrup I am
perfectly restored TO health. II. O.. Mothvln.
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Agricultural Notes.

A breeder of poultry says: Every
spring I procure a quantity Of cedar
boughs and scatter them plentifully in
and around the henhouse. This is all that
is necessary, as .he odor Of cedar keeps
away lice. This remedy is cheap, sim
pie and effective, and is well worth try
Ing
Plant tansy at the roots Of your plum
trees, or hang branches OF the plant on
the limbs Of the trees, and you will not
DO annoyed with curculio. An old and
successful fruit-grower furnishes the
above, and says il is the most successful
clrculio preventive he has ever tried.