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A Tender Husband.

From the Danbury News.
When the news of the Adelphi's ex-
plosion reached Danbury, citizen, whose
wife had saiIeed from New York that
morning by way of the boat, took the
first train for Norwalk. They never had al
the best been very loving couple, but
they are eminently respectable. He had
pursued his way and she had gone hers,
each finding pleasure in characteristic
channels. But now with the presence OF
her death upon him, the old tenderness
with which he had won her came back to
him, and during the long and dreary ride
to the seaside his thoughts were busy
with the past. He could recall with
painful distinctness every help he had re-
fused her, every cross word he had given
her. every GOODNESS he had shown her
All the little acts governed by petty self
shness of which he had been guilty, and
which had passed from his memory in
the doing, now rose up before him as
deed. If monstrosity at whose presence
his he .rt sank trembling away.
AS the last tram reached NoIwalk, he
hurried out on bis wretehed search, ask
ing here and there for intelligence of her,
his white lips and trembling frame testi-
tying most eloquently to his anxiety. AT
last his search was rewarded and he found
her. Not dead and mutilated, but alive,
unframed 1t was happy melting
not demonstrative, because both were sore
lv out of practice in that, but he was re-
lieved of a terrible weight ON finding her
as he did.
$50 you are all right?" he said.
"Yes," she answered; II ANT hurt a
bit. but | was terribly frightened"
"YoU must have been, horribly so.
1t was terribly narrow escape. Where S
your satchel2"
81 don't know. think it must have
blown overheard"
"Din't you have it with you2'
mo; | left it on bench, and had gone
to the front of the boat to look out on the
water when the explosion came"
"That was dreadlully careless. don't
see what you could have been thinking
of to have gone off and left your satchel
like that.
why / never had thought the boat
was going to blow up, did I2'
at don't make any difference" he per-
sisted Some one would have stolen it,
as likely as not, if the boat hadn't blown
up. There was no sense in it anyway,
and it was a foolish thing to do. l don't
suppose there's any use to go looking for
it now"
81 know there amt" she answered,
''because was sitting right where the
boat blowed out, because it was warm
there"
"Well, it can't be helped, | suppose,
but it is too bad. The next time you go
away you'll show more sense, hope,
than to go gailivanting all over boat
without your satChel.N
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If a man has a comfortable place in
which to keep his hens, he can keep
them laying through the winter, if he
chooses to give them the necessary care
and attention in the preparation and va
riety of food. As to variety of food,
though either corn or buckwheat, as well
as other sorts of grain, are excellent feed
for poultry, still neither corn nor buck
wheat alone, meets the requirements for
egg production, but either CT both of
them with the addition of other food of
different kinds, to make variety suited
to the birds wants, will answer the pur-
pose, and produce supply of eggs which
will we'll repay the expense and labor in
volved. | have had excellent results
from feeding mainly with buckwheat,
giving daily, in addition, some kind of
cooked food warm, as, for instance, a
pudding of corn-meai, or some small
potatoes baked, and occasionally season.
ing the mess welt with cayenne pepper.
An occasional feeding of scraps of
meat or something of that kind, is also
necessary in the winter when the fowls
are confined to the house and there are
no insects or anything of that nature
which they can procure-at any rate if
this is not a necessity it will be found a
very beneficial addition to their diet. A
supply of bones or oyster shells burned
and powdered, or in some other way
rendered fire; or some other material
containing lime for the forma ion of the
shells, should always be kept within
each of the hens. TIL shoGld also have
access to the earth in some manner, or a
quantity of gravel should be kept in the
poultry house, as it is necessary to
the health of fowls that they be able to
obtain something of this nature to aid in
the progress of digestion.
Perhaps it may be unnecessary tor me
to say anything of the necessity of sup
ply of water always being accessible to
them, but have seen fowls kept where
they could obtain no water in the winter
except by eating snow, and though they
may live through that bleak season de-
spite such treatment, still no one who
treats hens with such neglect deserves, or
will receive, anything from them during
the winter months to pay for the food
consumed by them. Now, let any one
who wants supply of eggs this winter,
follow the mode of treatment here sug-
gested, and think they will be satisfied
with the results.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-27
A Tight Squeeze,

A man of fifty, shrouded in an ulster
and carrying whip in his hand, and
followed by woman who looked fully
as old, entered a Woodward Avenue
store, the other evening, to make some
purchases. They talked together as man
and wife would and pretty soon the wo-
man saw something in showcase to IN
terest her. Her elbows were placed on
the glass, and there was a crash which
startled every body in the store. The
husband took in the situation at glance
and remarked as he made for the door
"Well, guess | won't buy to-day, as
I'm in a hurry
The wife started to follow, but the
merchant called to her, and she in turn
called to her husband, who paid not the
least attention. The merchant, however
overhauled him as he was unhitching his
team, and said:
''See here, sir, you must pay for the
damage done by your wife"
"My wife Do you call that woman my
wife," replied the man.
"Why, thought she was; she came in
with you" an
Cant a woman go into a store with a
man and not be his wife," protested the
man.
But am your wife-of course l am Y
put in the woman, coming up just at
that time.
"You are, ehln
"Of course she is! Indignantly ex.
claimed the merchant. "Come, now,
want my pay"
"How muchl" queried the man, look
ing from one to another.
"Wcll, about twelve shillings."
The man hesitated, but finally counted
out the money, while the woman took a
seat in the sleigh.
"And you admit that she is your wife2''
queried the merchant, as he pocketed the
money.
81 spose she's relative
"But isn't she your wife?'
"Why don't you tell him | am, John2'
urged his wife.
CO. you keep still" he growled, as he
kicked The snow off bis toes; ''if that ere
damage had been twenty shillings in
stead of twelve, l wouldn't have even
owned you for a brother-in-law Hitch
along, and bless your stars that hahn t
as mean as some husbands Fire
Press
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ration, and he knew that this weather
monitor never deceived. He contrived
to communicate with the army of his
coun trymen, and its generals, who duly
estimated his character, relied upon his
assurance that within a few days the
waters would again be passable by troops.
They delayed their retreat; within twelve
days the frost had returned-the French
army triumphed, Disionval was liberated
and spider had brought down ruin on
the Dutch nation.
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Genius and Strong Drink Dive rec d

From the Chicago Advance.
The remark is frequently heard that
t is the most gifted, the generous" fell
lows who are most apt to fall into intern
perance. The saying is neither true nor
useful. However it may have been
formerly, it has come to pass now that, as
Professor Swing suggests, the temper
ance reform has reached first the minds
that are most gifted. "Many years ago, "
he says, 'sit was my good fortune to serve
nv country by being secretary of tenn
perance societY. and in that officialdignity
addressed letters of inquiry to presi-
dents of colleges and professors. to ask
what was the quality of the young men
who in these days marred their college
course by the use of ardent drinks Long
letters came from President Woolsey, OF
Yale. aud from Horace Mann, then OF
Boston, and from Professor Moffat. of
Princeton, and they all bore testimony
that genius in their colleges and schools
drank less than stupidity; that whisky
was passing away from the higher order
of mind. snd was 10 be found only ia
possession of the more sensual ana less
brighN
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strcet-Cars Driven by Compressed Air.

Fr,yr the New York sun
An sir-car, or pneumatic dummy,
made by the Pneumatic Tramway En-
CINE Company, is running regularly on
tn second avenue railroad track between
Ninety sixth and One Hundred and
Twenty ninth streets Tue motive is
CEN dressed air. An engine at One Hun
ired ard Twenty sixth street pumps the
air car full as often IS required. The
vek!cle is capable OF carrying one hun
dred persons Nothing of the apparatus
that runs the car is visible Six rolled
steel cylinders are situated beneath, two
under the seats ami four in an inclosed
place under the body OF the car. By the
engine at One Hundred and Twenty sixth
street air is condensed into them until It
reaches pressure OF $50 pounds to the
square inch. The six cyliHders together
hold 100 cubic feet of AIR. The dlsver OF
! the car stands IL front and manipulates 3
pair of levers similar to those employed
In steam locomotive. He is not Reces-
sarilv an engineer; any one may learn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-27
Sermon from a Pair of Boots.

There lived, forty years ago, in Berlin
shoemaker who had habit of speaking
ha1shly OF all his neighbors who did not
feel exactly as he did about religion. The
old pastor Of the parish in which tht
shoemaker lived heard Of this, and fell
that he must give him lesson.
He did 1t in his way. lie sent for the
shoemaker one morning, and when he
come in said to him:
master, take my measure for pair Of
boots"
"With pleasure, your reverence" an
swered the shoemaker; "please take of
your boot"
The clergyman did so, and the shoe
maker measured his foot from toe to heel
and over the lnstep, noted all down IT
his pocket book, and then prepared &c
leave the room. But, as he was putting
up the measure, the pastor said to him.
master, my son also requires pair Of
boots"
Il will make them with pleasure, your
reverence. Can take the young mans
measured"
at is not necessary" said the pastor
''the lad is fourteen, but you can make
nv boots aud his from the same last"
Your reverence, that will never do
said the shoemaker, with q smile of sur
prise.
81 tell you, sir, to make my sons Oh
the same last"
"No, your reverence, l cannot do it.
at must be-on the same last
but your reverence, ii is not possible
f the boots are to fit" said the shoe
| maker, thinking to himself that the Ole
pastors wits were leaving him.
'Ah then, master shoemaker" said the
Clergyman, "eyery pail of boots must be
made ON their own last, if they are to tit
and yet you think that God is to form al
Christians exactly according to your owr
| last,-of the same measure and growth
in religion as yourself. That will mo-
do, either
The shoemaker was abashed. Then he
said:
Il thank your reverence for this or
mon, and will try to remember it, ant
to Judge my neighbors less harshly il
| tho fI1t,1rp ,
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Her Own Little Room.
BY HARRIET ,fEwEN KrMBALI

BY HARRIET AfEwEN kIMBALl.
Here is my own title room;
Fair as lily in boom
That is what mother dear said,
Just see how lovely it looks!
Here are my desk and books,
Here is my own little bed.
This is my sewing chair;
That is my work box there,
Everything shah use:
Thinble and scissors and thread,
Stocking ball-darning | dreadl-
Emery, needles to choose.
Soon as learned to sew,
Mend my own linen, you know,
Take all the care for my own,
busting and making my bed,
Mother always has said.
SISTER shall room all alone"
Not that the children may
Not be allowed here to play
Sometimes when they are good;
But when Pm reading you know,
Romping and shouting they 90;
Then | want solitude.
Here / shall often sit,
Mother can read or knitD
Resting my book on this shelf;
Here my birdie will swing
Right overhead, the dear thing,
Singing away to himself.
Pictures? o yes, forgetl
This is "St Margaret
None of them costly, but dear
This is aurora" and this
This is The Playmate's Kiss"
And Jesus and Mary" here.
Here in the winter time
| shall have ivies to climb;
And my Hermosa rose,
All through the winter IN bloom
How it will brighten my room.
| shall forget that it SHOWS.
This pretty student-lamp's mine;
| may sit up until nine,
But shall join mother dear
Till | come up for the night!
So my candle shall light
Unless she sits with me here.
Sometimes, my friends will come in;
Very soon | shall begin
Asking them duty to come.
Here mean to receive"
., you may laugh, but believed
For this is my home in NV home!
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uo,v fbe parson Broke the Sabbath.

ON the grave of Parson Williams
The grass is brown and bleached.
1t is more than fifty winters
Since he lived and laughed and preaehec
But his memory in New Eagland
No winter snow can kill;
OF his goodness and his drollnes9
Countless legends linger sun
And among those treasured legends
hold this one boon, -,.h
How he got in De icon CROSBY nay
On a Sunday afternoon
lie was midway in sermon,
Most Orthodox, on grace,
When the sound Of distant thuhueI
Broke the quiet OF the place.
Now the meadow OF the Crowsbys
Law full within his sight,
As he glanced from out the window
Which stood open on his right.
And the green and fragrant hayeocks
By the acre there did stand
Not meadow like the Deacon's
Far and near in all the land.
Ouick and loud the claps OF thunder
Went rolling through the skies,
And the ParsOn saw his Deacon
Looking out with anxious eyes.
"Now, my brethren. called the Pareoh'
And he called with might and man,
eve must get in Brother CTosDy's nav
IT'S our dutv now most plain'
And he shut the great red Bible,
And he tossed his sermon down,
Not a man could run more swiftly
Than the Parson in that town.
And he ran now to the meadow,
With all his strength and speed,
And the cougreg CATION followed
AL be Hildered in his lead
With a will they worked and shouted,
And cleared the field apace
And the Parson lead the singing,
While the sweat rolled down his face,
And it Numbered licrcer, louder;
And dark grew east and west;
But the hay was under cover,
And the ParsOn had worked best.
And again in pew and pulpit
Their places took composed;
AID the Parsou preached his sermon
To "ffthecnthly." where il closed.
N. IT., IL the v. =. Te7el,ea7ra'
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ThefTrue MAY 10 Invipn, ATE

The true way to invigorate feeble system
is to infuse activity into the operations of the
stomach, that wondrous alembic in which the
foo is transmitted into the constituents
of blood, the chief element of our vitality
Hostetters Stomach Bitters, because it &C
complishes this end. is greatly to be preferred
to many so called tonics, useful indeed as ap
petizers, but imperative as aids to digestion
and assimilation. This sterling cordial while
ulates the liver, bowels, and kidneys, ensuring
the escape through the regular channels o
effete and useless matter thrown off by the
system, which is thus purified as well as in
vigorated by it, Its tonic influence is soor
made manifest by an increase of vital energy
and more active and regular discharge Of
every physical function, and it has the further
effect of rendering the system uuassaiable by
malarial epidemcs.
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We are in receipt Of Geo. z Kowen q Cos.

We are in receipt OF Geo. L RoweH " Cos,
American Newspaper Directory, con-
tanning the latest statistics up to the close
of 1878. In this handsome volume will be
TO, nd accurate lists of all the newspapers and
periodicals published in the United States, the
Territories and the Dominion of Canada and
Newfoundland, with a description of the
leading towns and cities. The book is alb
solutely indispensable for all men who have
the habit of extensively advertising their
business-and what man is there who ex-
poets to build up profitable business with
out the aid of the press? The labor in the
compilation of such a volume must be i'm
mense; but bears the marks of almost abso-
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tanned from the most trustworthy sources. To
say that the Directory is without a superior
in its line is to assert what everybody familiar
with the facts knows; to say that it is without
an equal for general merit is using language
none too acknowledgements AdaertiSer B1f-
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The DROWNING DIsc0veI'y

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seven pounds in one week.
Yours respectfully, Mrs. TAYLOR.
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IF you were to offer $4,000 for sew
ing machine that didn take the ''frst
premium" at the Paris exposition. we
don't suppose you could get one Norris
t9nn Herald.
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Many OF the latest models II overskirts sre
cit IN points. 1t is fashionable to have the
fronts u the basque cut in point. the back
center and side forms are also pointed.
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We heartily endorse every word in the fol
lowing notice from the Leavenworth Times:
We are in receipt of Geo. P. Rowcll " Cos
Newspaper Directory for 1879, and must say
that it is the bestev issued by Rowell-which
is saying a good deal. 1t is on the same plan
as the rate book issued by commercial agen-
cies. and is most complete in every particular.
Rowell & Co. are honest, straightforward and
reliable and we commend their directory for
1879 to every advertiser in the United States.
--KjnSley, Kan Ledder, reb 6, 1879,
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All Druggists sell it.
The Directory is of invaluable service to ad-
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accurate and reliable information of the circu.
lation, influence and standing of the principal
newspapers published in the country. The
large advertising business of Rowel Il Co
gives them the very best facilities for obtaining
the reliable statistics presented in this volume
Sunday Morning Tribune, Rochester, y. 7.
Fee q, 1879.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-10-08
Rochester.

Rochester.
For some years the people have
been talking Of building a house on
Rochester mountain Tor the accom-
mediation Of picnic parties and sum
mer visitors who wish 10 see tho fine
view that can be had IN q clear DAY
from the top Of this mountain. This
year they succeeded in raising the
funds necessary for the completion OF
tho work, and have erected large
and substantial house just below the
highest point on this mountain and
made a fine carriage road thereto,
This road leaves the main road from
Rochester to Randolph on the top Of
the mountain ridge and follows north
erly direction on the top of Rochester
mountein, Parties from Brooklyn
and New York who recently visited
this mountain pronounce the view
much finer than any at the White
Mountains. The dedication exercises
took place last week. General Cush'
man of Rochester was chosen chair
man. Prayer was offered by Rev. T..
j. Taylor of West Randolph, followed
by a poem by w. H. Bliss, Esq, Of
Rochester, and very fine Grafton by
Rev. II. $. Hubbard of Stockbridge,
the young people enjoying dance in
the evening Between seyea and
eight hundred people were present.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-10-08
GENERAL NEKH.

"A serious political outbreak il re-
ported IN Spain,
-Ssualor Thurman 10 confident OF n
Democratic victory 10 Ohio.
Gen. Grant says he don't aspire
TO he presidential candidate
-Colonel Mosby il about 10 throw
~ his Consulate at Hong Kong
-LoulsIana's consumption Of spirits
last year, they say, costs $4,000 900
The Russian official messenger
states that 1887 fires occurred IN
in Russia Ia August, causing a damage
OF Si5,O00,0OO,
Forest fires are raging iearinlly IN
Norwalk, N, Y, destroying houses
barns, and farm property
Gen, Grant We are informed has
returned to his native land a total ab-
slaIuer, The choir will please sing
"lIold the Fort"
The grand stand at the county ialr
10 Adrian Mich, blote down last
Wednesday while about 1000 people
were upon it, and large number Of
persons were killed or seriously H.
jurled.
Mr., Preston Powers, tho son OF
hiram Powers, il TO make his head
quarters nj Cincinnati, ut which place
ha will shortly open school OF scalp
ure under tho. auspices OF the Ar
Museum Association.
No tidings has been received
from Prot, John Wise, the aeronaut,
aud his companion, who made an ~
censlcn from 81, LOU. on Sunday
evening, The belief is that the all
ship was swept over Lake Michigan,
Monday night, that IL was swampec
aud It's oocupaD,S drowned
There ia great CONJUNCTION among
the gamblers in Now York because "
civil engineer, while measuring The
track at Madison Square Garden, ds'
covered that il vas lorty-nne feet anC
topr inches short OF u mile. This
shows that the records in the recent
walk are taise,