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Daily globe., 1879-06-22
The First Piano.

The name first given the new instru-
ment was the hammer -harpsichord; next,
its power Of giving both loud and
soft note procured it the name Of forte
piano. e., loud-soft; this next changed
to piano-forte. In 1862 Mozart played
upon the piano, at the age of six; and his
letters in 1777 recorded his great delight
in the pianos Of Stein, maker of that
day In 1767 the piano seems to have
hecn introduced to the public in England,
fora play-ball Of "The Beggars' Opera"
at the Convent Garden Theatre, May Is,
announced that ssat the end of Act I.
Miss Bricklcr will sing favorite song
from "Judith," accompanied by Mr..
Dibdin on new instrument called the
piano-forte.'' ssThe use of this kind of
instrument" said Thalberg, s'led to its
peculiar capabilities being thoroughly
studied and appreciated, and the COM
poser repaid their obligation to the in
strument by writing for it many Of the
finest productions OF music, and by prac-
ticing the execution of these productions
to such an extent as to be able to bring
them before the public with the greatest
possible eclat." Mozart. Haydn, Handel
and Beethoven wrote especially for it;
and yet, although the note Of the virgi-
nal spinet-harpsichord was called by Dr..
Burney "a scratch with sound at the
end OF it, " the early piano was not much
better. The one on which Gluck COM
| posed his "Armida,o which was prob
ably as good as any Of the great COM
posers Of the last century ever saw, was
made in 1772. 1t was exhibited as
suggestive curiosity in the London Ex-
position OF 1862, and was thus described:
''It was four feet and half in length
and two feet in width, with small
square sounding board at the end; the
wires were little more than threads, and
the hammers consist of few piles of
leather over the head of horizontal jack
working on bridge"
In his early life an important part of
John Jacob Astors business was the i'm
portation of London pianos to New York.
In 1900, Thomas Jefferson, in writing
to his daughter Martha, mentioned that
Philadelphian had invented zone of the
prettiest improvments in the forte-pianos
| have ever SEEM" and he bought one for
his Monticello house. It was an upright,
and Mr.. Jefferson said that che contrlved
tc give his strings the same length as in
the grand forte-piano, and fixes his three
unisons of the same screw, which screw
is In the direction of the striugs, and
therefore never yields; it tscarcely gets
out of tune at all, and then for the most
part the three unisons are tuned at once"
I-Jeszs1s WszcoD, in Har:oer's Magazine.
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LINES TO THE FIRST FLY OF 1879.

Dance on my nose with your ticklidg feet.
Blue bottle fly!
Sing in my ears with your buzz to greet
Ne, as lie.
You will seek me out in my dark retreat,
With an eager zeal that no screen can beat,
And try to slap you clear into the the sweet,
Sweet by-and-by.
! haven't seen you since seventy eight,
Little house fly;
And see you now with the bitterest hate
You can deJy.
Oh, how hate you, nobody knows,
Author of half Of my summer woes,
Villainous fly.
All through the winter you did not freeze,
Not much, Mary Ann,
Now, all the summer you'll do as you please,
That is your plan.
When, in the warm afternoons we would sleep
Near US your wal<efullest vigils you'll Keep;
Precious is sleeping, but waking is cheap.
Sleep, man, if you can
Oh, how wish that my two broad hands
Spread right and left,
Stretched from the poles to equator's bands,
Giants of might.
Some summer day in my wrath l would rise
Sweeping all space with my hands of size,
And smash all the uncounted million flies
Clear out of sight.
Vain are my wishes, oh, little house fly,
You're hard to mrSh;
Strong men may swear and women may cry,
*Tecthing their gnash;
But into the house your friends youll lug
You'll bathe your feet in the syrup jug,
Cheeky and brash.
Still, precious lessons, dear little hTuse fly,
You teach to me,
Hated or loved, you tell me that
Happy may be.
Why should care, when tickle nose,
Whether It's owners conduct shows
That he likes it or hates it, just as it goes
Pleasant to me.
*Ths line should read: "Gnashing thei
teeth" but little poetic license was necessar
to bring in the rhyme Burlington Ha,rkey
Daily globe., 1879-06-22
Woman and Medicine.

DR.. Richardson, an English physician,
says IN public address Il want strongly
to enforce that it is the women on whom
full sanitary light requires first to fall.
Health in the home is health everywhere; j;
elsewhere it has no abiding place. have
been brought indeed by experience to the
Of the sanitary movement rests for perma-
nent and effective support on the women
of the country. When as a physician en-
ter house where there is a contagious dis
ease, am, of course, primarily impressed
by the type of the disease and the age,
strength and condition of the sick person.
From the observations made on these
points form a judgment of the possible
course and termination of the disease, and
one time had thought such observations
sufficient. A glance at the appointments
and arrangements and management of
the house is now necessary to make per-
feet the judgement. BY this glance is de-
tected what aid the physician may ex-
pect in keeping the sick in condition
most favorable for escape from death
! and by this is also detected what are the
chances that the affection is confined to
one sufferer or distributed to many AS
rule to which there are the 1arest ex-
ceptions, the character Of the judgement
is hereupcn dependent on the character
of the presiding genius of the home, on
the woman who rules ever that small do
main. The men Of the house come and
go; know little of the ms and outs OF
anything domestic; are guided by what
they are told, and are practically OF
no assistance whatever. The woman are
conversent with every nook of the dwell
ling from basement to roof, and on their
knowledge, wisdom and skill the physl-
clan rests his hopes. How important
then, how vital that they shall learn, as
a part of their earliest duties, the choicest
sanitary CODE"
AS timely illustration of the correct
ness of this judgment: I may be permitted
to state, on the authority of DR.. Bowditch
of Boston, that the movement which re-
suited in the establishment in Massachu.
sets of the first board of health in the
/ United States, originated with the lady
Of Pittsfeld (Alrs. Thomas F. Plunkett,
who had been intimately connected with
the Maplewood seminary in that towr
at the time of the well-known outbreak
of the typhoid fever in that institution
and was an intelligent observer Of those
violations Of sanitary law which led te
such disastrous and fatal results.
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Old Maids and Old Bachelors.

Old maids are useful. They can cook,
sew and take care of children, nurse sick
people and generally play the piano.
Old bachelors are useless. They do not
even know how to drive nails or split
wood.
Old maids are amiable. If one wants
anything done that requires patience and
kindness of heart, single lady is sure to
be the one to do it.
Old bachelors are ill-natured They
snub children, despise babies and hate
young mothers, and are always SO busily
employed in seeing that other people
take good care of them and they have not
a moment to give to any one else.
Old maids are nice looking and 'syoung
for their years." Old bachelors gener-
ally have red noses, and mouths that turn
down at the corners
Old maids can make home Of one lit
tie room, and cook delicious meals for
one over the gas jet in cunning little tin
kettles. besides making all their own
wardrobes. Old bachelors need an army
of tailors, walters, cooks, distant rela-
tives and hotel landlords to keep them
comfortable. When old maids are i'll they
tie up their heads in pockethandker-
chiefs, take homeopathic pellets out of
bottles, alternately, and get we'll again.
When old bachelors are i'll they 60 to bed
and send for four doctors, have consul
tation, a mantle-piece full Of black bot
ties, all the amiable married men who
belong to the club to sit up with them
at night, besides hired nurse; they tele-
graph to their relations, and do their
best to impress the world with the idea
that they are dying.
When an old maid travels she takes a
sandwich, piece of poundcakc, a bottle
Of lemonade in a hand-basket. and lunch
es comfortably in the carriage. When an
courses at the station, and raves because
he has not time to eat it before the ''fiftcer
minutes for refreshments" are over.
Old maids drink weak tea, and 1t cures
their headaches Old bachelors drink
strong liquor, which gives them head.
aches.
Old maids are modest; they think their
youth is over and their beauty gone. If
after awhile, some autumnal love is given
them, they take it as a sort of miracle
and hope people will not laugh at them
for marrying so late in life"
Old bachelors believe that all women are
in love with them, and that they must
carefully guard themselves from traps
laid to inveigle them into matrimony
They also fondly cherish the belief that
should they eventually become married
the world expects them to exhibit great
taste in women by their choice, and thai
the 'other fellows will laugh if their por
tion be not tender youth and beauty; also
that when they marry, many women will
expire Of jealousy.
Daily globe., 1879-06-22

If fruit trees are banked up with earth
about their bodies six inches high from
May until October but little trouble will
be experienced with the borer. In all
cultivated fields this could easily be done.
Where it cannot without inconvenience
the tree should be examined spring and
fall The borer enters the tree just at the
base or collar, sometimes little under
the soil. A set of wires should be provi-
ded, with which to hook out and disroy
the worms. Fine clippings like saw-dust
at the base Of the tree indicate the borers
presence.
Daily globe., 1879-06-22

whatever may be the chzgrin, regret and
modification which may feel on the oc-
casion, l will not disturb the quiet of
parent extremely solicitous, no doubt, for
the happiness Of beloved daughter, by
persisting any further with her.
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day Charlie will bring her home to me in

Druslllas place.
I don't drive beggars from the door
now as used, and no doubt I'm often
imposed upon; but this is what / say:
"Better be imposed upon always, than to
be cruel to one who really needs help"
And,1 read my Bible better of late, and
I know who says, Given as you have done
it unto the least of these, ye have done it
unto me-"
Daily globe., 1879-06-22

*This line should read: "Gnashing theil
teeth," but little poetic license was necessary
to bring in the rhyme Burlington Haaukeye
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-08-14

g. 70 sleep, they merely cote reosl when
they cat they tpek lawaY grab, that they
surprise thelg backs with clean shirts. snd
when they marry they hlieh 90, In sll
thls wc rscognlRs more ol truih than
poetry. Psfhsps Il Is ttae the world Ia
Whist We make 4 but the sad par, oi toe
truth y, lhst some u us OkHnes make Il
what Il oagb, 10 DC, or what we wish b
20 be- II tbe natures that are given ~
with the existence that i thrust upon ~
are sluggish and siolid, We must sunsr
he consequences throughout time and
eternity, No matter what We may DO to
eradicate the hasef pan, we csa never Al.
tain the higher 0AndAtd we nigh, have
resehed, u loving aud eousideraie parents
had helped 20 prepare Tho way lor us,
We hear great deal said about The die-
pily and mobility Of labor; We zoe the
truth Of ihis 10 toe results Of the lives n
snch men as Hugh Miller, Agassis, aud
our old time prtriots Ilnl labor having
no good end 10 view, labor thai Il merely
muscular expansion aud contraction for
the sake OF making and keeping money,
is only n method Of soul murder. We
need never bo afraid Of labor provided
we work With the right spirit. Anna
Dickinson used 10 clean street crossings
10 earn money TO pay for books
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-08-14
THAT BABY's NOSE.

The gate at the passenger depots, which
shut ont all people not having tickets for
the trains, we're yesterday closed at the
Union depot against an elderly woman
wearing spectacles, and using an umbrella
for cane.
Can't pass without ticket, said the
man at the gate as she came mp,
want to see if there's anyone on that
train going to Port Huron, she answered.
Can't pass without ticket, madam.
I've got darter in Port Huron, have.
Can't belp II please. My orders are
very strict.
| tell you | want to send word TO my
darier, she exclaimed, adjusting her spec
tacles for better view of the official.
Yes, but we can't help that, you sec
Please show your ticket.
want this ERE railroad TO understand
that I've got darter in Port Huron, and
she's got baby four weeks old, and I'm
going to send her up word in spite of al
the gates 10 this depot!
Please show your ticket, madam.
| tell you once more
Please show your ticket, madam.
She gave the old umbrellas wbirl ant
brought II down on bis head with all The
vim OF an old fashioned log raising, and
| as ha oiaooarad aeida aha na aAa1 him and
said:
There's my ticket, sir, and I've 90
more behind It Mebbe one man and a
gate can stop me from sending word t'
my darter to grease that baby's nose will
mutton taller II the weather changes cold
but don't believe i'll
And she walked down To the train
found some one going TO Port Huron
and came back carslessly humming The
melody OF Three Blind Mice.
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FARMERS DAUGHTERS.

was talking TO farmers daughter the
other day, and naturally, itseemed, drop
ped into complainings and we each re-
yealed the fact that she was disconleuted
asked her what she intended to do for a
living, and she answered: oh, don't
know; | want 10 get away aud make
mercy so mellow. III could 60 10 school
a little more | could teach; but they cant
spare me.
knew that her whole life had been
one round OF cooking and milking and
churning, of washing and scrubbing and
ironing. / knew that her father was q
wealthy farmer, granger aud leading
church member. lie has good farm
aud cozy bsrn--such coy barn l--snd
money 10 bank. And when looked al
the ugly old farm house, With its black
doors aud small windows, its calves and
pigs aud hens running 10 undlsturbed
tranquility over the yard, ! did not won
der that she found Il nnatlraeilye aud thai
abe wanted TO get away. The finer sen
sIbIliiles Of her woman nature wer'
awakening, and they called for some
thing better. /, for one, do not bIam'
The farmers daughters for being dissaiis
/ fed. ! know bow mach they have 4
make them 20. When will these farmer
I learn that The life Is more than meat, aul
tbe body than raimentl When will the.
cease to think Il waste Of money TO pa
for books and magRzinesI Why will the
spend their money giving the hcathen
chance to be lost, when their daughter
are actually suffering for something Z
readg They toll and sweat, wasting u
souls besl earnings 10 providing for ID
poor frail body that, were Il moi that j
The temple OF The soul, would be worth :
us 40 more than piece Of wood or atone
They reverse The positions and make ID
riEhtful master servant. Their lime
wholly occupied IN providing for temps
raj wants. Holland tells us tha. farmer
are sirald to be edueaied, o. refined, Q
10 cahiysta ibs beAutIes Of nature, le'
lisey be thought slnek up. Tie says TIA
their GneF natnfe, Delng neglected, b
comes slnggIsh and dormant. When The
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-08-14

Durlng terrible naval battle between
the English aud the Dueih, the English
esgship, commanded BY Admirs Narbor'
ough, was drawn into the thiekesi Of the
6ght. Two masis were soon shot away,
and the main mast fell with fearful crash
upon the deck. Admiral Marlborough
saw thst all was lott unless be could
bring up hls SHIPS from the right. Hasti'
ly soFaw ling an order, be called for vol
nnteers 10 swim across the boiling waters
under the bail OF shot aud she'll. A dor.
en- sailors at once offered their services
aud among thema cabin boy,
Why, said the Admiral, what can you
do, my fearless lad2
can swim, sir, the boy replied; II ibC
shot can be easier spared than anyone
else
Marlborough hesilaled, his men were
few, aud bis position was desperate. Ths
boy pIuuged into the sea amid the cheers
OF the sailors, and was soon lost TO sight
The battle ragged ticrcer, aud ss the time
went on, defeat seemed inevitable. BuI
jusl as hope was fading, laundering
cannonsde was heard from the right, ant
the reserve was seen bearing down upoI
the enemy. BY sunset, the Dutch flee
were scattered far and wide, aud the cab
in boy, the hero OF the hour, was called
10 receive the honor due hin. Ills mod
esty so won the heart OF the old Admiral
that he exclaimed
shall live to see you have flagship 0
your own.
The benedictlon was fulfilled when th'
cabin boy, having become Admirs
Cloudsley Shovel, was knlghted by th'
kings ba
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-08-14

stole softly 10. A man With Biz back
iowErd me was Al The other end ci sbs
room. He bad forced Open The drawer,
takiag oat the mousy, and was looling
gloAlingly At the erisp green bIlls, when |
stole behind him. bad iusl raised ths
poker TO strike him when be glanced
Around,
Ny God Il Was Clarence Devarges,
Hang n now suppose III have to XIII
this pretty be seized me By the throat,
aud sank down Jnst then jack, my
own dear Jack, rushed 10. beard oaths,
blows, fierce struggling al was
dark.
Fer the afst II@e in my life tainted
away.
when | recovered, Jsck's face was
bending ienderly over me, aud JACKIE
voice utiering loving words. put my
arm arouud his neck aud cried like 8
weak baby.
Aftbt tUa uNtAf ShSAA
Net bit dearest. ncvarges Ia disabled
though, with pistol wound in his leg.
'Tisn't very severe but will prevent his
escape.
But how came you herel
Why, you see, when we parted this
morning, Nell, / thought I'd never see
you again but to night afterl came home
made up my mind 10 come and try and
make up. at t1e
rather thought be was = scamp, be-
cr use, when WAS 10 the city yesterday,
the chisf OF Police told that they bad rea-
son to think that a noted gambler and
blaekleg had come mp into these parts.
He gave a description, and II suited De.
varges perfectly, all excepting mustache.
And by the way, Nell, thatsilly mustache
you SO admired was false, and fell of In
our scufiie. hH
Well, as said, saw DevArges prowl-
ing about, aud thought would see
what be was up To-. He looked In the
window at you and heard him mutter,
The deuce take Ill She is at homo after
ALL What the deuce made her say she
was going TO her grandmotber's2 Now
suppose III bave TO wait ill my pretty
birds asleep.
So be sat down under one tree and
sat down under smother. We saw you
open the door and look out. After you
bad been In bed about al hour Devargei
forced open the sitting room window and
crawled in. While he was In the office
lighting lamp ! also got In at the win
dow aud concealed myself in the closet
and well you know the rest.
Jack, said I, tearfully, you'll forgiv'
me for being naughty and wayward, anG
you'll believe me when say that loved
yon ell the time, won't your
Well, ms'am, Jack said that be would
and we've been happy ever since. And
this is my story ma'am-my only TO
nance.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-08-14
COMPETITION NOT THE LIFE ON
TRADE.


Eight sweet Florida oranges for dime
here, fifteen cents dozen! bawled ap
orange peddler, as he stopped his wagon
close TO the curbstone on Fifth street,
Cincinnati, the other day, where small
crowd congregated.
Another peddler of oranges drew up TO
the same spot and went one better as fol-
lows:
Eight sweet oranges for nine cents; the
only oranges in the state Of Ohio that are
6t TO eat.
Eight sweet oranges for eight cents,
yelled No. 1, rich and juicy, and not
picked by yellow fever patients, like some
oranges know of. Eight large, fine
oranges for seven cents retorted No. 3,
and the crowd began TO manifest an 10.
terest In the proceedings.
Eight delicious oranges for six cents,
yelled No. /, and be looked black as the
Moor OF Venice al his competitor.
Eight overgrown oranges for five cents,
and they're the only oranges in this city
that are not stuffed with saw dust.
Eight for four centsi
Eight for three centsl
Eight for two cents
Eight for one eeutl
Eight for--nolbiD', by graciousl yelled
the desperate dealer.
Nuf sed exclaimed bis rival, lesping
to the ground aud beginning to transfer
the eight Tor nothing frnit into his own
wagon. Nnf sed, yer oranges amt worth
more than that. nohow, bat seein' Hs you
III take the whole lot ct that price, and
all the while be was scooping them out In
hapdfuls Of dozen.
| III take handful at them figures,
yelled newsboy as he climbed upon the
wheel.
SOIL | screamed another.
Here, too!
Make room on that wheel for your
unclel
The unfortunate man whose stock Wsl
being reduced at such Improbable 6gnrel
whipped up bis horse and escaped, with /
few oranges under his seat, and Is b
whirled around corner be stopped
swearing long enough to cay that be coult
lick The man that said competition wa
The life Of trade.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-08-14
Ts CANS. HI.ATERs

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A LS0
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CegPss Ware. coAl t1O4a, ktSSe Pipe. CesroEsi
n so
RAYS epossAa Tia Rooang. PumRa, L4eeA Aae
lFeA Plps, GAHt Ataa A0nsa ginkz PiAln al
0slsshaEs4. 0eods faralatsd ts ardas.
1ehs pr1@Dtly NttsnAed to and wuSk dons il .
aatAsfaetasF aaAAaes. Press - law - AMy psrty
eAh aAaF9 tee tks sA@e anAiits anA ssyis ef
gsess. ORDERS ey sail ELI reses Vs imBsdisss
ttteat3o1.
Pm. COOLIDGE.
Asslsxtea. w.. 5ss- ssA. tssk
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-08-14

One morning an enraged countryman
came Into Mr.. Ms store, with very angry
locke. lie had left team 10 the street,
and had good sized stick 10 hIs hand
Mr.. M :, said the eountryman, bought
paper OF nutmegs here 10 your store,
and when got home they were more
thao half wAlnuts; aud that's The young
villain bought them Of pointing 10
John.
John, said Mr. u. did you seil The
man wklnuts for nuimegsI
No. sir, was the ready answer.
You lie. you little villain, said The
country slGD, aill more enraged st biz as.
saraBce.
Now look here. yoa old goose, said
John, If you bad taken tbs sroable "a
weigh your Hatmsgs, you would hsss
lensd pat 10 The wAlnais gFstis.
q, yoa gsvs them 70 ne, did yoal
Yes, sir. threw in handIal ior tha
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-08-14

Home Journal, Bellies Of al kinds arc
at Saratoga. Not the least worthy OF
note ia the Boston belle, whose modest
morning costume is altogether within tho
limits OF reasonable incomes who had
contempt for fancy slippers and open
work stockings; who dresses her own
hair and wears frizzes not more than half
way down her forehead. She studies tho
Atlantic Monthly during the morning
concerts, only half lifting her eyes even
when a million in masculine form goes
by. In sublime tranquility sho sits, una
ware OF the plying gances bestowed
upon her by the New York belle, whose
chief intellectual occupation consists 10
studying the latest arrivals who sticks
out her foot in order TO show her shoes
and stockings, ard whose looks are wide
awake IN exact proportion 10 the money
ed interests Of the young gentleman with
in her range of vision. Then we have the
Philadelphia belle, who, not 50 severely
abslracted as The Boston belle, Or 80
on the alert as The New York belle, hits
perhaps about The happy medium. Pretty
shoes and stockings are part Of her
creed she also wears silk mitis TO match
her costume, and goes TO the halr dresser.
Having done this she Il quite too sensble
to let hor efforts run 10 waste, 30 che puts
out her foot, bat only little way; she
reads a little, but nothing more serious
than Harper, aud this she holds herself
ready 70 relinquish IN case Of the superior
claims Of what tnay prove the beginning
OF an advantageous settlement ia liie.