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Year: 1869

Such is one of the conclusions ar
rived at by Mr.. Clark, from his ex-
periments, (see Agricultwalist, for
Dec, 1868, page 44l) There are fat
cows that give poor milk and not
much Of it. In fact this is one rea-
son why they get fat. The food goes
to form flesh and fat instead of cheese
and butter. The trouble is in the
COW and not in her condition. IT
she was poor in flesh she would give
no more or richer milk, and yet there
are farmers who think otherwise. II
COW is fat they conclude she must
be a poor milker--and there is some
truth In the idea. If q COW keeps fat
all through the summer while she is
giving milk, on ordinary food, she is
a poor mixer, or else she gives poor
milk. SO far the popular notion is
correct. But it is very absurd tC
condemn new milch COW because
she is fat. If she is to give large
quantities Of rich milk she must be
fat. 1t is a monstrous perVersion oi
au acknowledged truth that because
deep mixer is seldom very fat, w
must therefore try to keep our cows
thin, in order to make them good milk
ers. There are thousands Of farmers
who fall into this error. They mis-
take the effect for the cause. Am or
icah Agricutturist.
Year: 1869

The other evening an old man, who bad
been engaged in driving an express wagon,
was taken with heavy fit of despondency
and expressed his belief that he was about to
die. lie made bis opinion known to his son,
coupled with his request that he would hitch
up the horse to the old wagon and haul him
out on the commons to aie, that being Lis
favorite place to shuttle off this mortatcfed
The obedIent youth did as he ,t@ and in a


without a word of remaRsired haven. Just
short time landed editing ling to lelurn home, the
as the son 6fm to come back and get his
IatneaE atnlaE, as he would have no further use tor 1t.
-fhe youth obediently took charge Of bis ia
theirs time-keeper, and promised to return
for his lifeless remains in the morning! Hav-
ing put up the team, the obedient son was re-
turning TO the house to take his rest and ease,
mediate on the perversity
of human nature, and the uncertainty Of life.
when he heard some one knocking at the
front door. On opening it he was rather sur
prised at finding his father there! The old
gent said il was too cold on the common, and
he thought he'd return and die in the fro1t
room. His impressions regarding death, how
ever, do not seem to have been well founded,
Tor he was "alive and doing well yesterday
Dayton Journal.
Year: 1869

PfN"SfsSN


From the jackson (Mich) Citizen.


On Saturday afternoon the Fort Wayne
Railroad Company sent a construction train
up the road preparatory to the commence
inenI i oI work on Monday morning, as IS the
usual custom. The engineer anxious of
course TO make his Sunday work as short as
possible, rushed the tain out of the depot and
around ire curve to the bridge at the top OF
her speed.


Upon arriving at the bridge, however, be
saw that which caused him to reverse the en-
CINE and apply the brakes with all his Iorce.
A man with his wife and two children were
on the narrow portion OF the bridge, where it
is Just wide enough Tor train to pass about
midway of its length OF 600 feet Neither end
could be reached by the i'm errled family be-
fore the train rush upon them; but the fatber
and husband was equal to the eu er2ency.
Catching up the children in his arms, he tCld
his wife that he would see to them, ard bade
her run toward the end OF the bridge, until
the train should reach her, and then jump
into the water.


She must run for her life, as her safety de-
pended upon her getting near enough to the
shore 10 md shallow water before being over
taken by the train. She did as directed, and
when she felt the hot breath OF the lion mon
ster she jumped from the bridge, fortunately
aliohting IN not more than two feet Ut water
and weeds, and the train passed her in safety.


But what OF the father and little ones. He
could not run with them; and while aim, st
distracted with fears for his wites safety, he
was bound to find some escape for them.
Taking the little ones in his arms, he coolly
and steadily, ia the face of the approaching
train, lowered himself with them TO brace
beneath the bed timbers, and there he'd
them tast within lew leet of the water,
while the train came laundering over them.
a hOnt the tima the Qn6ina raQpha1 Tho
of the bridge the exertions of the engineer and
brakemen effected the stoppage Of the train;
and Their assistance was rendered to extri ate
the frightened family from their yet perilous
position, aed they went on their way thankful
for their deliverance.
Year: 1869

The fac. Is, that as life becomes more cOneen-
trsted and its pursuits more eager, short sleep
and carly rising become impossible. We take
more sleep than cur ancestors, and we take more
because we want more. Six hours sleep viii do
very well for ploughman or bricklayer. or
any other man who has no other exhaustion
than that produced by manual labor, and the
sooner he takes II after his labor Is over the bet
ter; but for q man whose labor is mentai the
stress Of whose work Is on his brain and nerv-
Gus system, and who is tired in the evening
with day Of mental application, neither early
TO bed or carly to rise is wholesome. He needs
letting down to the level Of repcsc. The longer
the interval between the active use Of the brain
and his retirement to bed the better his chance
Of sleep and recruitment To him an hour af'
ter midnight is probably as goci as two hOurs
before Il, and even then his sleep viii not 50
completely and quickly restore him as 1t will
his neighbOr who is only physically tired. lie
must not only go to bed later bat lie longer.
His best sleep probably lies in the early morn
when all the nervous excitement has passed.
away and he is at absolute rest
Year: 1869

The Tammany Hall General Committee met last
evening in rammany Hall, MR. VIM. NJ tweed.
Grand sacbem in the char. The business OF the
meeting was mainly routine and the session was a
very short one. The time was taken up IN appoint
ing the persons who should have charge OF the
tickets In the various wards on Tuesday next. The
names were not publicly announced Other bnsi-
ness connected with the election was transacted,
not however, OF a nature to be OF pubic interest


The award Of sl.o90 Las not yet been made. II
seems to he pretty generally conceded that the
First ward is entitled to II, both OF the
variety and superiority OF the display made, espe
cia,ly when is considered that ihe means al the
command OF the lower wards are comparatively
meaQre.
Year: 1869

comes an avalanche of plastering, whici
ruins the carpet and furniture underneath


and makes the question Of mending tie rooi


no longer doubtful. Repairs Of sJmc S20C


have now to be done, on account Of leak


which the handy man would have stopped


in two hours


The handy man not only can do all these


things which properly belong to the mens de-


partment. but, in case Of sickness or other


causes that disable the female part Of his


household, he can distinguish himself in


their peculiar department. He can cook
nIeely-he can make bread and bake it 50
as thereafter to be enabled to instruct the
cook in many points which have escaped
Hibernian observation lie can set a table
and cut bread with deft nicety that has
been supposed peculiar to female hands
[ alone.


We have insisted so far on hardness in
men As general thing, there is more of
this property in women than in men, but
there is very great want of cultivation Of
tins faculty among women.


The ordinary class Of servants whom we
receive into our houses are unhandy to a de-
gree that amounts u a fine art. They are
really Ingenius in finding unexpected wrong
ways Of doing q tling. Placed as we have
described, in houses full Of delicate and crit
lcal contr!yances which require only thought
tulness and nice handling to keep them 10
good working order. they are, some Of them.
quite remarkable in their capacity for getting
things out Of order.


Bur in the same manner that it is desirable
that a mao should understand and be able
70 occasionally do the work of u woman, and
as be can do it without becoming unmanly,
50 women can learn 10 understand and to do
many things which pertain 10 the work of
men, without becoming unwOmanly


\ woman who lives in the country. for ex-
ample, may sometimes be able 10 save lite /
by knowing how to harness or drive q horse /
Ii Is o.! course, not proper feminine employ /
ment, but 1t Is thing quite easily learned, /
and the knowledge Of which may come in /
play IN exigencies.


We think it would be an advantage for
women 10 learn 70 use the more ordinary
tools OF carpenter-the plane gimblet,
the screw, and the screwdrIver-in which
case they might stop many Of the lirtle do
nestle leaks we have indicated.


Il should be an object, in educating child
ren OF both sexes. u encourage a versatile
handinoss. il there is a child who Is uecu-
larly unhandy, the parents should stimulate
that child to endeavOr To rectily this defect,
10 be come skilllul and dextrous Children
should be encouraged and guided IN any in
clinaton they may have to construct and u
make and TO mend Mothers should train
boys, while they are little, to do the work of
women, by way Of giving versatility and
lexter1usness u the use of their hands.


And we think giris might, with advantage
learn 20 do some o. the work OF bows, with
the view to strengthing their hands Each
sex would be the better for acquiring little
Jmethiug from the other.
Year: 1869

VALUE OF Protective LAws-The value Of
weli-enforced law for the protection of fish has
been well tested within few years past n the
neighboring Dominion. There are no finer sal
mon rivers in the world than those tributary to
the St Lawrence below Quebec Nevertheless,
twenty years ago. several ofthe most productive Of
these rivers became almost destitute Of fish part
ly from the reckless and idiotic way in which fish
were destroyed At improper seasons, partly from
the establishment Of saw-mills and factories Of
various kinds. the debris from which disgust
ed and repelled the fish, and the dams Of which
were so built as to prevent salmon from ascend
ing the river to spawn. Within few years
past the Legislature of Canada has passed strin-
gent laws for the regulation Of all this and these
laws have been rigidly enforced under the su
pervision Of competent inspectors. Rivers that
had for years been better stocked with sawlust
than with salmon, have been restored to their
productiveness of fish. Last summer the sport
enjoyed by rod-hshers was excellent, and we
shall. doubtless, soon have good accounts from
the sportsmen who are now fishing these " heart
breaking rivers"
Year: 1869

BLOOD WILL TELL-An article on BLOOD s"
in one of the journals reminds us Of an incident
which occurred in Dresden, Ohio, last fall.
Some white men we're at work sinking well,
when large stone fell and caught two of the
men in the wall One of them succeeded in
getting out, but the other was fast, and his fel-
low-workmen were afraid to 20 down after him.
Fifty dollars were offered as a reward to any one
who would 20 down and help him out. negro
Year: 1869

WnAr Would OCCuR IF THE EARTH
SHOULD DE STOPPED IN its ORBIr.-If the
earth should be stopped in its orbit, says the
Mining and Scientific Press, it would begin
to fall straight towards the sun. AS it ap'
proaches more nearly to that great source
Of heat it would soon reach a point where
The temperature is as high as two hundred
and twelve degrees and then all the waters
Of the ocean would be evaporated. As it
drew still nearer, The rocks would be melted
and afterwards they also would evaporate.
Before it reached the sun this solid earth
would be converted into one vast volume Of
red hot gas, which, when it fell into the
6sry atmosphere Of the suo, would merely
produce blasts OF wind at the point where it
struck outward in all directions.
Year: 1869

PLACER THE BANNER CoUNrY.-We believe Pla
Ger is the banner county of the State. The county
making The greatest gain in proportion 10 the
vote cast is entitled 10 the banner and Placer
has made gain of sepen hundred rotes
out Of a voting population OF less than 3OOO
We believe this cannot be beaten by any county
greater proportonate gain, we claim the banner
for the Placer Democracy.
Year: 1869

THE Daily Record accepts the situation
like a sensible paper should. 1t ackuo~l-
edges that the verdict was against the Fit
tsenth Amendment in the following man ner !:


California has announced her verdict on
the Fifteenth Amendment, in the exercise
of her constitutional sovereignty. and with
the dignity becoming her eq,al membership
in the great family Of States. OF the wis
dom of that verdict, it will avail nothing to
speak. 1t will be respected equally by those
who question and those who approve it. A
great national question, and her word goes
upon the record. We all bow to it.
Year: 1869

A dressing which


is at once agreeable,
healthy, and efectual
for preserving the
hair Faded on gray
halr IS soon restored
TO ats original color
ac,M the gloss and
freshness Of youth-
Thin hair is thick
Year: 1869

CORRECTION We published an excellent and
appropriate article in the last issue of the Her
AID headed THE Judiciary and politics which
we clipped from the State Capital Reporter,
and did rot give the proper credit. We had
marked The credit on the copy, but it was omit
ted by the compostor. We were vexed when
we saw the error and take this, our first oppor-
tunity 10 make the proper correction.
Year: 1869

SOME CoNsoLArIoN.--The Mongrels here have
lost their banner by getting beat. 1t should be
great relief to Boggs and Judge Fellows to gel
rid Of the dirty asphalum- smoked black rag
sent them by the mongrel State Central Com
nittee last year, and which they have never
shown second time. Where do ysu keep the
black rag, ANYHOW boys,
Year: 1869

ened, falling hair checked, and bald
ness often, though not always, cured
by its use. Nothing can restore the
hair where the follicles are destroyed,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can be saved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
of fouling the hair with pasty sedi-
ment, it will keepit clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous and
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. If wanted
merely for q
Year: 1869

AN aged spinster was wont to console her self for past disappointments by the following reflection: If she had been married and had had baby and the poor thing had crawled into the oven and burnt itself to death, what a horrible thing that would have beenl
Year: 1869

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


The correspondent OF the ST. Joseph (Mol Herald
is right as regards Major Byron. Allow me, as a
friend Of the family to add my mite Of information
on the subject. II was no doubt, the finding OF the
marriage certificate Of the Majors mother with Lord
Byron In bis lordship's desk that caused the final
separation Of Lord and Lady Byron. The MAJOR is
at present in France, or no doubt he would come
forward with true statement Of the case % he was
on the most intimate terms OF friendship with the
Hon. Mrs. Leigh, for whom he had the greatest es-
teen, and never mentioned but with the utmost rev.
erence as being woman OF pure refinement OF
character and feeling. So mucn thought the Major
of that most estlmable lady that he named hts first
child after her % small mark OF his regard for her.
The MAJORS wife II st In this city and tue mother
OF six children, and was well aware at the time
she married the Major that he was then pro-
scouting his claims TO his birthright and was &C.
knowedged by the most Of the Byron family and
the then existing contemporaries OF his ilustrious
father. Tne MAJOR inherlts much OF his fathers Ia
lents ana had tho world dealt more kindly with MIN
we should have still seen the father's genius re-
pected through the son.
Year: 1869


EG- Medical Advtce.-DR. WM. k D0nERTY'S
Medal and Surgical Institute is becoming Qua NON
te the welfare of our State aud health of citizens
and his rapidly spreading reputation, although may
cite surprise is but the signal Of skill and follows
natural effect Of such We personally ac-
quained with gentlemen who have suffered wears up
der chronic disease, and who had taken of
available means that promised relief but without
until they they called upon Dr. Dohery who in ncrcdI
IDLY short space of time has given them entire relief
gratifying to announce this fact because the Doctor In
gentleman who seeks not by defamation others to es.
tabs his reputation to the of his
own upon the ruin of anothers fame. The Doctor CON.
duets his Institute in such that crafty
ing to all his patients lie examines advises rcor
mends without charge, aud the patient, after hearing his
terms Tor treatment. accep reject pleasure In
case does the Doctor make charge unless he effects
This he is able to do because he tie conf
dence which long experience h given. no doubt the
consolation which appcrtans to thai onfdencc Persons
afflicted with either accute chronic disease would do
well to consult the Doctors at all do no harm
for consultation he asks no fee does he insist on
obedience to his advice unless the patient places
under his His offices Sacramento street on
posite the Pechc Mail Steamship ofice.-S. +. NEWS
Year: 1869

Proceedings in Congress Yes


terday.
Passage Of the Post Office
Appropriation Bill in


the House.
The Bank Bill Sent to a Com
mittee Of Conference.
The Copper Tariff Bill Fetoed
by the President.
The Tsuure-of.Omc Question
Considered in the Senate


Caucus.
Consideration Of the Repeal Bill
Postponed I'LL the Next


Session.
Year: 1869

II Here are some ''good hints" to peo.
pie who seem to think postmaster the fit
subject of their attention:


When you call at the post Office for your
mail, and the postmaster hands it out to
you, ask him if it is ALL


If you ask for mail and he tells you there
is none, tell him there ought to be; then
60 home and send the rest of the family to
ask through the day


Don't bring your mail to the Office un.
til the mail closes, then damn the postmas.
ter for not unlocking the mail bag and put
ting it in.


When you want stamp on your letter,
tell the postmaster to put it on; if he
don't lick it, your lick him. In case you
put the stamp on yourself, soak it in your
mouth long enough to remove the muci.
lagc-it will then stick until it is dry.


Be sure to ask the postmaster to credit
you for stamps; If he has any accommoda.
tion about him at all, he will do it.


If you have box stand and drum on il
until the postmaster hands out your mail,
it makes him feel good; especially if he is
waiting on some else.
Year: 1869

Of Lake Huron the diver can see thirty or
forty feet away, but the other lakes will
screen vessel not ten from you.


Up here, you seldom think Of accident
or death, but hundred feet Of water over
your head would set you to thiuking. A
little stoppage Of the air pump, a leak in
your hose, careless action on the part Of
your tender, and the weight Of mountain
would press the life out Of you before you
could make move. And you may" foul"
your pipe or line yourself, aud, 10 your
haste, bring on what you dread. l often
get my hose around a stair or rail, and
though am not called cowardly aud gen.
orally release it without much trouble, the
bare idea Of what a slender thing holds
back the cluch Of death from my throat,
makes cold sweat start from every pore.
Detroit Adveytiscr.
Year: 1869

How TO KEEP BUTTER SwEEr.--It is
the easiest thing in the world. Simply
put it in clean jars and cover with q strong
brine. This will keep pure butter year,
fresh and sweet, a. We know by experience.
1t is almost equally as good to put 10 oak
casks, headed tight. This is equivalent
to canning fruit. The brine in the case
of the jars acts as heading, keeping the
air out. But butter should be made we'll;
We have never experimental on poor but
ter. Work out buttermilk till you have
only pure "beards," clear as rain water !;
but do not work so much - 10 break the
grain, in which case You have tough,
heavy article in Winter, aud grease in Sum-
mer. Such butter we advise no one to try
to preserve.-Maine Farmer.
Year: 1869

Cur OFF Your CHAIR LEGs.-I will tell
you secret worth knowing. A thousand
things not worth half a. much have
been patented and elevated into business.
1t is this If you cut the back legs of
your chair 50 that the back part of the seat
shall be two inches lower than the front
part, it will greatly relieve the fatigue of
sitting, and keep your spine in much better
shape. The principle fatigue in sitting
comes from sliding forward, and thus strain
ing the ligaments and muscles in the small
of the back. The expedient have ad-
vised will obviate this tendency, and, as I
have suggested, add greatly tothe comfort
aud healthiness Of the sitting posture.
The front edge ofthe chair should not be
more than fifteen inches high, for the av-
erage man, nor more than fourteen for the
average woman. The average chair is
now seventeen inches for oil, which no
amount Of slantiug in the seat can make
comfoytable.-Leuis' Gymxasism. .
Year: 1869

DISGUSTING HYpOCRIsY.-We see il
stated that the sum Of $4l 900 has already
been subscribed to the fund for the widow
Of Secretary Rawlin, and the probability is
that much larger amounts will be subscribed
Now, We admire a spirit of liberality and
charity as much as any one, when its
gcnuineness isproven by its being bestowed
upon those who really need such assistance
put when lot of aristocratic toadies and
notoriety-seekers attempt to get up a reb-
utatiou for liberality by bestowing their
wealth upon those who stand in no need,
whatever, of their assistance-while some
Of the next door neighbors are, in all prob
ability, actually suffering for want of food
and raiment-we think they should be
treated with the same scorn and contempt
that is due to all other hypocritical toadies.
If Secretary Rawlins' widow is SO poverty
stricken that she is unable to support her
self without the ass stance of charitable
donations. we think it nothing more than
right that one should be provided for as
we'll as any other poor widow; but no one
supposes for a moment, that she has been,
or is likely to be, reduced to such straits,
and therefore We denounce those who have
lavishcd so much wealth upon her, as un-
m:tigated hypocrites and humbugs. Should
poor penniless widow of some soldier who
has been killed in the late war apply to one
of these liberal Dicks" for loaf Of bread
to feed her starving children with, we think
it extremely doubtful whether she could
get it or not. In fact she might consider
herself lucky ifshe got away without being
insulted.-Amador Dispotch.
Year: 1869

There is an old English statute which pro-
hiblts people from getting married after a
certain hour in the day, because such /.
solemn obligation ought to be entered into
only when the parties are duly soberi
Year: 1869

With reference to the child with no back
bone. who is reported to have recently died in
Ohio, the Boston Pest says that by his death
1.-THE State lost admirable material for MEM
of Congress"