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The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
WIT n WISDOM.

-Egotism is an affection of the L.
Toledo american.
Horse thieves are generally high
strung individuals out in the Terrific
ries. = W.T. and Wis iom.
The girls of Rochester. N. Y. are
learning to play the violin. A girl with
u fiddle is a nea accompaniment to a
young man with a bang.-Buriington
HaUkeye.
AN editor wrote q personal about q
young man going to spark his girl.
When it was printed he was Mortified
to see the letter en-" substituted for
the or" in the word spark Whitehall
Times.
--"Give the young mar q cLapce."
says q writer. Yes; give him q chance
at a church festival. in q rattle Tor a
blue-eyed doll in q poke bonnet and
Just too Lowell: for ANYTHING" Give
him a chance-tO go out and kick him
self full of holes because he went to the
festival. - WIiiamspOrt breakfast Table.
$50 YOU go to school. Charley"
said the lady visitor. ''You like to 90
to school. don't you?' "No. Idon't,"
replied Charley. Don't like to go to
school! Why not. Charley?" Cause
the gals is always kissin' me-" "Ohr"
said the lady with a smile. And Char
ley's father murnured: "POOr child
Would that were in his place! Alas!
how true it is that blessings brighten as
they take their NATURALIZATION Tran
script.
"A shoemaker on Congress street
has a parrot which has been taught to
use various expressions. and the other
day as a ssedy-loOking individual slow
ly passed the SPOT the bird screamed
out: You're drunk! You're drunkr'
The man halted. took a long look at
the bird. and there was a touch of pity
in his tones as he finally said: You'd
better 20 at it and learn the difference
between a drunken man and q teller
who can't raise enough none to make
his breath smell. "-Detroit Free Press.
In the clothing house,: II want q
bang-up. cOmmon-senSe suit, One
that'n be dressy and not too good for
business" That's just the cheese.
Every way equal to custOm-made.
NObOdy'll I've know the difference.
and a third less in price. Same thing
made up would cost ,Ou-' HIM;
yes. How much have l got to pay for
an OvercOat to match?" Il can sell
you an overcOat. There. Amt that q
daisy? Silk lined. for s to you. you
know" Got anyO' them thirty-seven
cent %suspenders left? I'm comm all to
pieces" Dealer does him up a pair
and forgets to ask him to call again
NeU LdUen Register.
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
The Two Rats.

They were about the same size, and
looked much alike. They were great
friends. One was a wise old rat. and
the other was a young rat who thought
himself wise.
The wise old rat we will call Crafty.
His home was in Farmer Rurars cellar:
that is TO say, the frOnt-dOOr of it open
ed into the cellar; but there was a back
door in the garden, and there were
passage ways under ground, leading to
the cOrn-barn and the drain.
Crafty had studied the ways of the
human race for MANY years. In his
view man was created for the benefit of
rats. lie had known men who were al
most As sly as rats; but on the whole he
looked upon them as inferior beings.
Simple, who lived close by, had also
a great contempt for men and women.
He often boosted that he got his board
and lodg inS all at their expense. But
he did not know half as much as he
thought he did; and many 4 time he had
heen kept from getting into a scrape by
his good friend Crafty.
One night, about twelve O'Clock,
Crafty and Simple started out together
to see what they could find. Having
pOked into every corner of Farmer
Rurars cellar. without getting anything
better than raw potatoes, they made
their way up stairs.
Just At the head of the stairs they
came upon a sort of wire safe in which
there was amOst tempting bit Of cheese.
The door Of the safe was open.
"Here'S Il feast" said Simple; and
he was about to dart into the safe.
stop. my young friend said Crafty.
sitting bolt upright on his launches.
''Ihat cheese has been put there on
purpose for U.S."
"Well, then. why shouldn't We take
it1' sail Simple.
TAKE my advice" said Crafty,
sand let the cheese alone Many a fine
young rat has been cut OFT in the. tower
of his Youth bv snatching at the first
good til nc that happened to be put in
his way. That safe is what men call q
trap, and 4 is a very unsafe thing for
YOU to NEEDLE with" f
A few nights after, the two friends
started out once more. and in the mid
die OF the cellar they found a nice bar
rel of meal. Simple was on the point
of jumping right int" it; but old Crafty
stopped him again.
don t you know better than that,
you g~reeuhorn?" said he. Never
jump into a barrel in, that way. Look
here" And. crawling on the rim of
the barrel. he tapped his long tail into
the meal. Splash. splash' Right
under the meal there was water.
"Iio. no, Farmer Rural said Crafty,
"that's your game, is it? You a
keep this meal for Your W eating
But the next time that the two rats
wen: out together, poor Simple did not
come off 30 WE'LL In spite OF his friends
advice. he went after some bread
crumbs that were scattered on the top
of what seemed to be a harmless wood
en- box.
1t was a trap, of course. Simple was
caught. and Crafty had to 60 back to
his hole alone. Nursery.
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
A Garden in q Cellar.

In a brick house close to the brow OF
q precipice at the corner of Palisade
and Charles street, West HobOken, lives
a Frenchman not yet sixty years of age,
but looking much older, his form being
stopped by years of work in a STOPPING
posture. He is Jean COnord. a mush-
room cultivation. His father followed
the same trade in a small village in the
Department of the Seine. His earliest
years were associated with mushroom
beds, and when his father died he sue
ceeded him in the business, which he
followed until he was thirty-three years
of age. Twenty-six years ago he came
to New York, and established himself
at F%Orty-Einth street and Sixth avenue,
where he remained one year perfecting
his arrangement and securing contracts
and customers. Then he removed to
the place he now occupies in West HO-
bOken, where Il reporter recently Wis.,
tied him.
Before entering the cellars at the rear
of the house, where the mushrooms are
grown. Mr.. COnOrd showed the re-
porter 4 handful of rich earth. Here
and there upon its surface he pointed
out what looked like very short white
threads. and these, he said, were the
germs of the mushroom. He planted
them in the nutritious soil, where they
would, all things being favorable, in q
few hours throw up the Little button
shaped heads that he loved to see.
The cellars in which the cultivation
is in progress number fourteen, each
sixty-iive feet by fourteen. They are
arched over the top, and are very dry
and quite dark. Taking a candle and
giving his visitor another, nj. COnord
entered one of the cellars, the reporter
following him. The atmosphere was
heavy with the odor OF mushrooms, and
the dim light OF the candles showed
rows of earth, similar To That already
described, placed OF narrow benches
about four feet high and extending all
around the cellar. In these the white
germ was everywhere visible, while in
certain places little punches of mush-
rooms were seen. The rows of earth
were c~onical. and not more than six or
seven inches in height. They we're
very smooth. and not a particle Of soil
was permitted to fall urOn the cleanly-
swept i!Oor. Everything in the cellars
was in the most perfect order. The
luuSuIOOu u , ~ SCuSitiNS tulG tuc pTcS-
ence of a substance with d strong or
rank odor would. in all probability. de-
strOy the entire crop. DO.
My life is passed in these cellars"
said the old mushroom c%ultivator, med
itatively, as he emerged from the dark
cave 81 have no interest in any other
pursuit. For years l have lived only
to grow mushrooms. l force nothing, ]
but merely try to remove out OF Ma
lures path some of the obstacles that
she encounters in this country. In
France l had no such trouble, but here
the intense cold of winter and the
scOrching heat of summer have to be
carefully guarded against. The cold
especially is %ruinous. and in winter ]
have 10 be constantly on the watch to
prevent the destruction OF ny little
buttons. But l have raised something
larger than those you have seen. /
have more than once produced mush-
rooms weighing over nine ounces, but
such are rare even in Frsnce."--M. y.
Sun
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
Honor.

Trustee Pullback arose to secure in
formation. He wanted to know il
honor compelled a cslored man to &C
cept a challenge to fight . duel. II
not. what would honor compel him t
do in case ar enemy halted at his gate
and dared him to come out of his house
and get mashed.
Honor am a Gurus thing, Brudder
Pullback." replied President Gardner.
''In case you are 3 better shot dan your
inemv it am honorable to meet on de
field an kill him. If you think it will
sartin to kill you it am honorable to
excuse yourself on de ground of havin'
a game leg. If l made an inemy an
he Gums along to my cabin an spits on
his hands an hops up an down an
calls fur me to come out and be pulver-
lied, lie gwine TO consider befO' l 90
out. If I am purity 'sartin dat l kin
wollOp him. lie -gwine to feel honor
bound to rush out an break his nose
Ii he looms up like a side-hill, an il
ne pears to hev lots of science, lie
gwine TO send my ole woman out dar 70
tell him dat if he doan' Ay outer dat
she'll call de hull purleece fOrce an put
him whar de calves can't bite him.
Detroit Free Press.
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
Youths Department.
SEED and RdRIES L.

When the balmy winds of sDring-timo
Blow their breath across the plain,
Melting OF the SHOWS Of winter,
Fixing things with life again
Then within the earth'S broai bosom
Scatter we the precious seed.
Looking forward to the harvest
Providing for q future ace
Ard. as days of summer lengthen,
o WI watch with eyes
The slow progress Of our harvest,
Growing TO a ripeniny size.
For when summers heat il over.
AM autumn winds 90 blowing past,
II we've Heen faithful to our duty,
The seed will bring good fruit at Inst.
Thus IL is life's seed Is planted, .f
Planted in our youthful days, 90
And IL grows in O u harvest,
As We 20 Upon lIfe's ways. -.E
II we plant the seed of wisdom, a..
And destroy the weed of sin.
Happy lives AMI many blessings i
Is the reward well surely win.
No matter what our worldly profit.
No matter i'm what place we 60,
Our reward will he according
To the kind of seed we SOW.
Then az We SOW good seed in spring-time,
% Let US SOW C seed in youth:
Always trying to he faithful
To our duty, and to truth.
-R0ston Plot,
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
The Leading. Strings Failacy.

From the moment a child is born, he
is treated on the principle that all his
instincts are essentially wron =. that
Nature must be thwarted and counter
acted in every possible way. He is
strapped up in q continuance that he
would be glad 10 exchange for q strait
jacket, kept Tor hours in a position that
prevents him from moving any limb of
his body. His first attempts at lOcomo-
ton are checked; he is put in leading
strings. he is carefully guarded from
the outdoor world. from the air that
would inviSorate his lungs. from the
sports that would develop his muscles.
Hence, the peeyishnesS, awkwardnesS
and sicklineSs of our young ariStOcrats.
Poor people have NO time to initiate the
absurdities of their wealthy neighbOrs.
and their children profit bv what the
model nurse would undoubtedly call
neglect. Indian babies. are still better
Off. They are sed on bull beef. and
kicked around like young dogs; but
they are not swaddled, they are not
Graded. and not dosed with paregoric:
they crawl around naked, and soon
learn to keep out of the way; they are
happy. they cry. II we would
treat our youngsters in the same. way,
only substituting kisses and bread for
kicks AMI bee, they would be as happy
as kids in aclover-fe;d. and moreover
they would afterward be harder and
stronger. Every week the newspapers
tell Us about ladies tumbling down.
stairs ani breaking both arms; boys
falling from afence and fracturing their
collar bones. From what height would
a young Comanche have to fall TO break
s,ch bones ne to mention South Sea
Island children aud young Monkeys?
The bones of an infant are plastic; let
ting it tumble and roll about would
harden the boEy tissue; guarding it
like a piece OF brittle crockery makes
its limbs rs fragile IS glass. Christian
mothersrepraach themselves with neg
lecting their duty to their. children if
they do not constantly interfere with
their movements, but they forget that
in points of physical education Nature
herself is such an excellent teacher that
the apparent neglect, is really a transfer
of the pupil to a more efficient school
DR.. FeLLr L. OsUaLd, in Popular Science
Monthly.
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
Hope for Dull Boys.

There is no task devolving on aschOol-
boy more irksOme than composition.
writing. a
When I was a lad, my tutor-in
whose head ideas lay imbedded like fire
in q flint-sought to emphasize the fact
that, with a little practice. it was as
easy as turning over; and so it is, when
you know how. He would set no rules
for composition. being impressed with
the PlstOnic idea that rhetoric consists
in ruling the minds of me and that
this art canno be learned from text
books. Whenever the boys complained
of the difficulty they experienced in
evolving their ideas. he would say:
"DO not be in haste to accomplish q
great deal st the outset. Study hart
and practice constantly. Be easy.
natural and wide-awake. Never imi-
tate, except SO far as it may be neces-
ssry to form your taste. Read good
books-nay, the best books-and trust
your instinct TO the end"
Most boys fail in their early projects
because their ambition Outruns their
energy. Our youth should not forget
that they are bows and girls, and that
great things will not be required of
them until their powers have matured.
Study naAure; be easy and unaffect-
cd; spread your wings until you
have learned to walk with a firm step
On the ground. One aim should be
kept steadily in visW:-De the best you
can What is failure to . mind .disci-
plined in the higher uses Of its talents?
It is but q whip that spurs it on to re-
newed eiftrt Our early failures give
us hints of success. .'0. rr
? Oftentimes. when writing a note; we
say. alphabetically: I'm great haste"
This is q fair excuse for one who has
few intervals of leisure. But it will not
svail IS an apology for the shortcom-
ings of = work which is supposed to en-
gage our best talents. and which invites
criticism. Nothing great was ever &C.
complished in haste.
Agatharius, an Athenian painter.
valued himself upon the CELEBRITY and
case with which he executed his work.
WhereuPon, Xeuxis. the greater artist,
remarked to him: .a'
IF l boast it shall be of the slow
ness with which l finish mine"
Once get the notion out of your head
that there is an, easy path to fame and
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
PERSEVERANCE
WILL TELL!

Stoughton, Mass. March Is, iSso.
h. J. Kendall L Co., Gents:-In JUS
tice to you and myself, | thiua [ ought
TO let you know that 1 have removed
two bon >pIyins with "kcndall's Spsy-
in Cure" one very large one, lot
know how long the SPAWN had been
there. 1 have owned the horse eight
months. II took me four months to take
the large one of and two for the small
one. l have Used ten bottles. The horse
Is entirely well, not ut all stiff, and no
bunch to be seen NJ felt. This is d Won
drrful medicine. lie is 4 new thing
here, but If IL does for all what il has
done for m" t. sale will be very great.
Respectfully yours,
cHAS. T., pAskER.
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haste we had accused and murdered an

haste we had accused and murdered an
innocent man.
1t came to us in full force as we stood
there. and men sighed and wiped their
eyes and walked away with trembling
steps. The Judge felt that he was
most to blame. He was looked upon
as a hard, wicked man, but those rel
les of the dead broke him up. He sat
there and wept like a child, and in q
voice hardly audible for his great emo
ton, he moaned:
Heaven forgive me for this awful
deedn' =.
With sOrrOw-with tenderness-With
hearts like children. We dug q grave
and put the poor body into it. and with
his own hands the Judge planted the
head-board and engraved thereon:
Here lies a man as was wronged!"
-DetrOn Free Press.
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
KENDALL's SPAWN CURE;
From REV. u. ". GRANGEI

Presiding Elder st. Alb,nS District.
st. Adams. Vt, Jan. %. 1850.
DIR. Il. }. Kendall IL Co, Gents:-In
reply to your letter ] will say that my
exp, rience with "krudllI's SPAWN
cure has been very satisfactory in
deed Three or fJu years ago | pro-
cured Il bottle of your agent, and with
it. cured Il horse of lam"nes> caused by
= SPAWN. Last season my horse became
very lame aud ] turned him out for Il
few weeks when he became better, hut
when I put him on the road he grew
wOrs :. when | discovered that y ring
bOIr was forming, l procured \ bottle
of K..ndall's SPAWN Cure mt with less
than Il bottle cured him 50 that he il not
lame. neither can tn. bunch be found.
Res pnctfullY Yours. 2. n. GRANGER.
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
THE LITTLE BEGGARS BUTTON
HOLE BOUQUET.

Twas on q bitter winters day.
saw a strange, pathetic sight: .
Inc streets were gloomy, cold and gray,
III air with failing snow WAS white.
A little ragged begglr child
went running through the cold and storm
he looked as ii he never smiled, 3
As IL he never had been warm.
Sudden, he spied beneath his feet
A faded b~uttOn-hOle lou ,rfet:
Trampled and wet with rain ami sleet,
Wthered and worthless. there il lay.
He bounded, seize1 IL with delight.
stood still and shook Il fire. from snow:
Into his coat he linnrd il tight
His eyes lit up with sudden glow.
He sauntered on. al pirascI and proud, .
His face transGor med Ia every me-;
And fingered that tn. hurrying crowd
Might chance 10 SOC tha: he was line.
The man who threw tbs flowers away
Never one-haif such pleasure had: .fF
The flowers best work Was done that day
In cheering up that beggar lad.
All me, too often We forget,
Happy in these good homes of ours,
o many in this world are yet
Glad even of the withered iiowersi +
ST. Nicholas.
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
The Future Farm and Farmer.
Ex-President Paul A. Chadbourn,

Ex-President Paul A. Chadbourne in
a scholarly lecture gave excellent sug-
gestions about the future farm and farm
er. The home stands first in importance.
If building anew, let the dwelling be
placed on high land where the air is
clear and dry and the water pure. Fear
not 4 little wind. when in trees judi
ciously set you have the mean of break
ing its force. If the house is not on the
right side0 the farm then plan for ii
where it should be and set trees and
build roads to correspond with the plan.
Act as though the farm were to be your
home or the home of some one else for
|9yeneratiOns vet unborn. See that the
schools are just as good as you know
how to make them. but do not neglect
home education. Iceland has no schools,
and yet her prople are the best educated
of any people in the world. Make your
wife and children happy with home life.
Do not educate the children off from the
farm. See that they acquire a love for
nature, trees and flowers, and the study
of rocks, minerals and insects. Enough
of these may be found upon every farm
to make a N Agassiz. Don't let your chill
dren pine over those a-ithmetical puz-
zles, or weary their brains over geogra-
ply which will do them no special good.
but let them learn something useful.
And never on any account send a boy to
college; let him go if he must, but never
send him. If half those who are in col
leges now had been kept at home it
would have been better for them and far
better for the world. Keep all at home
possible. and then there will be enough
drawn away by the attractions of t.,
outside world to fill. all needed places.
The farmers home in the future will b.
not only the best place to be born in, bu
the best place to live. and the best plac,
In which to end ones days.
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
From COZ. L. 4. FOSTER.

AfcN VIZ L.. 4. II 10 4 u ~.
Your town, o., nay 10. 1889.
DR.. b. j. k'M,.aii " Co, G.nts:-l had
1 very valuable Hsmbirt"Etisn colt
which i pr.zed very high'N: n, had q
large b"n~ spavi:, IN one -Lt and u
smaller IRE ~ the OtL,r whira made
him very lam, | Rad him under the
charge Vi tw Veterins surgeons
which fsile,t L. cure him. 1 Wa " =
day reading 'hr :. ivertise,nrnt # htR-
dutFS Spain Cure in the Chicago EX-
press. l dcterminri NJ enc t. try it
n got our ID uggists hci" ." ST. I'd for
1t, they Ordered three hotties; | took
them all and thought I would . We it y
thorough trial, | used it according to
directions and T., the f,urth day the
colt ceased TO b i,mr, aud the Jumps
had entirely III rgirIsed. +! used but
one bottle and the colts limb, are AS free
from Jumps n ~ smooth ~ any horse
in the state. He is entirely cured. The
cure was so remarkable that | let two
If my %nelghbors haye the remaining two
bottles. who are o using it.. Very
Respectfully, l.. L. FOSTER.
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
KENDALL'S SPAWN CURE!

ON HUMAN FLESH 1t has been 0@afained By repeated trials to be-
the rgy best ointment err usedto any deep scented pain Of hpg sonding
or Of SHIRT duration. Also for CORNS. BTNIONS. FEOST EITES
" any 6ru@e, cat or tameness Some IRE afr"id To use 1t o y h"mon flesh
simply because 1t is a horse medicine. but y"u shoud remember that wh"t
is good for BEAST Is good for MAN. and "e k"ow from Experience
til at "hENDALLS SPAWN CURE' a. he used o. q child year
old NTH perfect safety. It's Effects ~ woaderfu o human flesh and it
does not blister " make a sore Try 1t and be conriaced
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
STATEMENT MADE UNDER
o. TN.

To Whom it May Coucern.-In the
wear 1873 | treated with "krnda!l's
SPAWN Cure" a bone SPAWN OF several
months growth, nearly half rs large AS
Il hens egg. and completely stopped the
lamrness and removed the enlargement.
l have worked the horse ever since very
hard, and he never has been lame, nor
could | eyer see any difference in the
size of the hook joint, since l treated
him with "'Kendairs SPAWN Cure"
u. A. GAINES.
Enosburgh y lis. VT. Feb. ~, -.
Sworn and subscribed to before ME
this 18th day of Feb, A. d. 1879.
JOHN G. JENNIE.
Justice of Peace.
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15

"A brilliant fete was given in Berlin
in honor of Prof. Virchow. A thou
sand persons of the elite, scientific and
medical world e. present Prof.
Bastian presided, and presented title
deeds to Virchow of an institute for
promoting anthropological studies &C
cording to Virchow's own directions.
Seventy Thousand marks have been
subscribed toward the project in various
European countries.
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15
KENDALL'S SPAWN CURE!

blister yet it is penetrating ant powerful TO reach an deep seated pun CT to
remove IN bOny growth or m other enlargement if uNd fm several dlv>. such
a. spavins sphnts curbS. canOu> Sprmns. W iHur. INV IImenrS n all -
largements OF the joints or limbs, or rheumri>m IN Imn and for my Yurn s. for
which hninent is used for man or beast. IL i now now to 1t TIN best iri
for mn ever used, acting mild ant vet certain in its effects. 1t is used full
strength with perfect safety at ais seasons of the year.
Serd address for Illustrated Circular wIrh W." think gives pOsiiv" proof #
its virtues. No remedy has ever met with such unqualified success to our
knowledge, for beast as we'll A. man.
rice 81 pert OIe or six bottles TO 81 AL DRUGGISTS have it n can get it
for vol or it will he sent to n 4 ddresso on receipt Of rice b h propritOrs
G5SOld by all Druggists DIR b.. KENDALL& co.
Soy EuOburrh Faus Vermont
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15

-" Papa, how do editors get in free
to all the shows" SWELL. sonny. "A n
general rule they give twenty five dol
liars worth Of advertising for atwenty-
five cent ticket ~ @
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15

al declare" said Jalis, s.you take
the words right out of my mouth"
No wonder; they are so sweet" said
Henry. The day was set that evening.
The Columbus journal., 1882-03-15

Both for its effect upon fattenine
and upon health a small amount of wood
ashes should be given to swine. The
food without this is rich in phosphori,
acid, but has little lime, and the equiv,
alent should be thus supplied