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Year: 1869

CONE OVER AND HELP Us.-Thc attention
OF Church people and others, and EpiSco-
palans particularly, is directed to the Meade
Memorial Festival. now in progress in Man.
chester. Over there small and struggling
but heroic band are engaged in the Gospel
work, and renew the historic appeal Of
Come over and help us.' An abundance
cf luxurics, polite attention, a pleasant
walk. and Il consciousness Of duty per-
formed, await those who respond. Open
every day and night during the week.
Year: 1869

PREsBYTERIAN SrSDAY-SCHoOL UNION
The regular monthly meeting Of this Union
was held in the Second Presbyterian church.
The large attendance ut this meeting cvinccd
the fact that its importance is beginning to
he appreciated by those who have the mtc-
rest Of the Church at heart.


After the usual religious exercises, the
rcports from the various schools connected
with this Union were read, and ii is proper
Ia add that in consequence Of the very in
element weather on the fourth Sabbath in
last month the average attendance was very
much reduced, Is will appear by the sub
ioincd figures.
Year: 1869

up ana the hens Wont lay the moment cold wealth
ef SETS m ihoy can't do otherwise. Let us see
| why The nr7t q eat want of both cows and hons


Is this animal heat, without which they perish. If
kept under conditions which permit This heat to
pass oil rs soon Is formed all the feed is expended
m making moro heat to keep up the supply; con
sequently nothing IS left for the production Of milk
and eggs. But keep them i'll warm surroundings,
supplied with warm drinks and food, and but little
of these will be required for the production of heat
and so will go to make milk and eggs Can any
thing be palmer more beautiful: In the one
case you literally throw the fodder into the fire; in
the other you work it up into these very essential
articles OF family use.


Yet there is always propensity to abuse good
thing Now and then one goes to the other ex-
trcme, and keep the stock as they do Themselves,
too warm, especially the sheep which has warm
garments of their own; or, rather, do not provide
proper rentation. Hens and turkeys often perish
in mysterious way, it is thought, which is this:
The cXcreta Of the bird tribe is highly charged
with concentrated ammonia which is deadly to be
much inhaed this being lighter than the air rises


to the top Of the room; that if perching high in


small tight room they are poisoned and sutfocated
by this ammonia. The true rule therefore is
rooms sufficiently warm TO save as much as posi-
bic the animal heat, and 50 well ventilated ut the
top to be perfectly healthfa; the same principle
is applies to human dwellings.


We speak from some experience in these things
The hens kept as already advised IN q warm sunny
room, properly ventilated at the top, warm drinks
and food at least half the time,-are perfectly
healthy and lay as III summer. And the cows kept
in rooms that don't freeze; wen bedded never a-
lowed TO go out except in the miltest weather; to
have only warm drinks; sugar-beets as part of
their food with this treatment we will warrant
even common breeds to give abundance Of milk
ali through cold weather-as long they ought to
while by this Old wooden-pitch-fork method of
keeping stock You will have dry cows half OF the
year. and poor as Pharoah'5 q lean kline at that
Year: 1869

-'Certainly not sir,n I replied, emphati-
cally


''ILow would You like to be employed as
Queens messenger ?" he asked.


My heart lcapod clear up into my mouth.
Queens messenger, indeed only a letter.
sorter, in charge of railroad van. | was
too embarrassed to make q reply


Observing my hesitation, the Secretary
continued:


Take time to consider Should You dc
sire the appointment, and VIC find you stand
well at the Post Office, you can have the
vacancy left by Your unfortunate friend,
and which, for time, You seemed to have
so ably filed


thanked him, saying how delighted |
should be to accept the offered appoint
ment but went on to explain that the de
ceased gentleman was not Il friend of mine
not even an acquaintance. The Secretary
had evidently not heard the whole story
and on my telling it to him lie courteously
bowed me out, saying:


"Call tomorrow, sir, and have no doubt
you will find your appointment made out,
| shall be glad to have so competent an
officer on my staff"


/ did call tomorrow, when [ learned that
the inquiries made at the General Post Office
We're most satisfactory, and that | had got
the appointment Of Queens messenger.


But Why did get it ? This was the ques-
ton innocently asked myself.


My after experience gave me the answer.
was made Queens messenger simply be
cause had seen too much of the inside of
the English Foreign Office to be trusted out
side Of it. In addition to the appointment,
| was presented with Il handsome douceur
to pay the expenses Of my trip to Paris


remained many years in the service. and
only retired because my prospects in life were
bcttertd by the death Of a rich relative, who
left me something 70 live upon without fol-
lowing the occupation Of contraband carrier
for the snobs of the Foreign Office.


should state thai my going to Paris, in
ste al Of attending to my own duties was
the means Of getting promotion for another,
Us deserving rs myself. My assistant, Ned,
having = very heavy mail 10 manage on the
return journey to London. with no one to
help him, had delivered it in the best OF
order, and was in consequence raised to q
tirstclass clerkship. So there We're two of
lis gamers by the death Of the unfortunate
'Queen's Messenger"
Year: 1869

The people Of Ellsworth were enabled by
the warm weather Of last week to raise the
blockade of their port. The vessels succeed
ed in getting to sea on Saturday, and the
river is again open to navigation.
Year: 1869

THE PROGRESS OF A LIE.-Anybody
can tell lie; but it requires practical
hand to tell ''lie with circumstance. -
For something like four hundred years
much longer for aught | know-there has
been a story floating about the world to the
effect that in certain northern regions the
words one speaks are frozen as soon as they
are uttered, and have to be thawed before
they can be heard. Castillian tells the
story as story. Heylin repeats it. Re-
belias adds that the words, when frozen,
fall about like hail, and are taken up care
fully in the order in, which they fall and
placed in frying-pan to talk Another
writer says that some Of them break in be-
ing picked up, and perish without utter
anee. 1t required the master hand of Sir
John Vaudeville to complete the thing
Heresay was far too tame for him. He
saw the phenomenon, he says, and he gives
you the name of the ship he Was ON board
of at the time, and the exact latitude aud
longitude in which the occurrence took
place. Growing even more minute he tells
you that several of the words fell overload
and were no more heard of, and that the
little frozen fakes, when much talk was
going on, were great annoyance to the
common seamen in their work. His crown
ing triumph, however, occurs when the
thaw comes. A rude fellow, boatswain,
he thinks-having swallowed the camel he
is very particular about the gnat, it will be
observed-had, during the continuance OF
the frost, cursed the Captain in fit OF
passion; but as soon as the words began tc
thaw, his sin found him out, and he was
soundly beaten for his disorderly behavior
Munchausen's version of the story is un
inventive compared with this
Year: 1869

A RECIPE WORTH ONE THOUSAND
DoLLARs.-The Ohio Cultivator says the
following recipe is worth one thousand dol
lars to every house-keeper: Take one
pound of sal soda and half pound of un-
Stacked lime and put them in a gallon of
water, boil twenty minutes, let it stand till
cool, then drain off and put in small iug
or jar; soak your dirty clothes over night.
or until they are wet through, then wiring
them, and rub on plenty of soap, and in
one boiler of clothes well covered with
water add one tea-cupful of the washing
fluid boil half an bour or more rinse
and your clothes will look better than by
the old way of washing twice before boil
ing. This is an invaluable receipe. and
every poor, tired. woman should try it."
Year: 1869

WHEN Peter the Great passed an edict
tnat any man who challenged another should
pe hanged, whether the meeting should take
place or not, one might have supposed that
duelling in Russia would have come to sud-
den end. Yet it is related that even this
edIct did not prevent General Zass and Prince
Doigoroucki from bringing a quarrel they
nad 10 mortal arbitrament. though they were
forced to adopt mode Of settling their diff.
ierences which was much fairer than ordi-
nary dueling. They agreed to stand in an
embrasure. against which the Swedes were
recting a heavy fire, until one or the other
50 he struck. The arrangement was car
ried out, and the two foolish heroes " stood
| erec', W tn one hand on the hip, and looking
Lercely at each other. until the Prince was
cut in two by cannon ball"
Year: 1869

In . certain town, the board of select
men who governed its local affairs was
Of Universalsts (or men who
for the final happiness or all
whether Christians or not)
and q pious physician. They acted
through the year in great harmony as
to the business Of the town, but at their
last meeting 1t was determined to attack
Year: 1869

A ROMANCE OF REAL LlfE.-The
New York Mail relates that about
twenty-five years ago. n Northern gem
tlelnan and young lady of New York.
were married. evidently very happily.
About IL year later a fine boy was born
to them. and seemed to be an additional
bond Of affection. At the end Of ten
years the gentleman met with reverse
in business aud became quite poor. By
mutual agreement divorce was Oh
tanned in one of the Western States,
and the gentleman went South. The
lady was fine looking, and 10 few
years married again, her husband being
well to do in the world. 1t was happy
marriage throughout, and lasted till
more than IA year ago, when the second
husband died, leaving his widow for
tune Of $4,000 At this time the 50 II
had reached the age Of twenty yeaas.
Unhappy at the separation OF his father
aud mother, he induced the return Of
his father from Costa Rica, where he
was unavailingly seeking to mend his
broken fortunes, and brought about an
interview with his willow el mother.
They talked matters over, and the re-
ult was, that on Wednesday, the SON
had the happiness to celebrate the ami
versary of his thenty-first birthday by
witnessing the extraordinary scene Of
the marriage Of his own father and
mother. 81
Year: 1869




The New York Citizen, an able Demo
cratic paper, in a long article on Demo
cratic Principles and Practices, has the
following remarks applicable to the Democ-
racy that met in convention lately at Harris
burg


"We hold that the Democracy, to sue
ceed, must discard old issues, and bring
itselffairly up to the times Itis useless to
quarrel over questions that the force of
circumstances has settled, we cannot re-
enslaye the negro if we would; our South
ern brethern placed a whip in the hands
of our enemies to drive us naked through
the world; the rebel States of their own
motion went out of the Union, and they
had to be brought back by military des-
potism, or they never would have como
back at all. 1t was to the military tyran-
MES of Sherman, the yiolences of Sheri-
dan, the impositious of Hancock, and the
persistencies of Grant, that we owe the
restoration of the Union on any terms.


''What is there in the Pennsylvania
platform? The first three clauses are de
voted to the negro, as if everybody did not
know that we do not approve of negro
suffrage, but that at the same time we
cannot help ourselves, and have to thank
the obstinaey Of the former shareholders,
even after defeat in arms, for the enforce
ment of so unwise principle. Then we
have a word in favor of reform, and an
other in support of republican measure,
to assist laboring men. Next, there is a
denunciation of the last Congress, which
is well enough, and certainly fully justi-
fed in the opinion of the entire country
Then comes clause for the soldiers, but
not word for the war in which they
fought. After that we find paragraph
about foreign matters, which means any
thing or nothing; and the whole winds
up with a denuneiation of the present
revenue system.


This is all. Not Il sentence on the
subject of the Alabama claims or the Gu
ban question, or of the tariff that wrongs
the poor man to help the rich. No con-
demnation of the rebellion against which
the soldiers fought, even though the sol.
diers are praised-the omission being an
insult, if any reference to the subject were
proper. No fitting expression in favor ol
economy in public expenditures nothing, il
fact, first or last, but the old negro question
Year: 1869

SOUNDING THE WHEELS. as |
travel on the railroad, I perceive that our
train never passes a certain station without
stopping four or five minutes, during which
we hear loud ringing of hammers upon the
wheels. A couple of men go from one end
of the train to the other, one on each side,
and with large hammer strike every wheel,
to learn by the sound whether it is in per
feet order or not. For this reason the sound
is not an unpleasant one, for it tells US that
the company is giving proper attention TO
the safety of its passengers.


Our life is like railroad track, and here
and there should be stations, not too far
apart, where we may stop a little while and
sound the wheels And what are the
wheels? Habits Life's journey is chiefly
made in the way of habit; human action
tends to run in grooves. When once fairly
started it is easy to go on. But if the
wheels of habit are not sound there will be
a break down by-and by.


Ill-temper is a badly cracked wheel, and
makes an ugly ring. Take that wheel out.
GIuttony and intemperance are bad wheels.
If you find them switch of that car and let
it stand to one side Have you sharp eye
for number one? In your dealings are you
in the habit of making more than is honest
out of your playmates Listen to the ring
of that wheel 1t givesa dead sound, which
says plainly, "Look out for danger ahead p
Yes indeed If you keep such wheels as
these running, one of these days, in round
ing some curve, or in passing through some
tunnel there viii suddenly be giving away
under you and all viii be lost We say,
then, to our young friends, sound the
wheels, sound the wheels Keep your
selves in good running order.
Year: 1869

There's game much in fashion think it's


called Euchre,
Though I've never played it for pleasure or


lucre.
In which when the cards are in certain con


ditions,
The players appear to have changed their


positions
And one of them cries in a confident tone
81 think might venture to 60 it alone p
While watching the game, It's whim Of the


bard's,
A moral to draw from the skirmish in cards,
And to fancy he finds in the trivial strife.
Some excellent hints for the battle Of Life,
Where, whether the prize be ribbon or


throne,
The winner is he who can Ego it aloner'
When great Calico proclaimed that the world
In a regular orbit was ceaselessly whirled,
And got--not a convert for all of his pains,
But only derision, and prison, aud chains
at moves for all that was his answering


tone,
For he knew like the earth, he could Ego it


aloner''
When Kepler, with intellect piercing afar,
Discovered the laws of each planet and star
Aud doctors, who ought to have lauded his


name,
Derided his learning and blackened his fame;
81 can wait, be replied, It'll the truth. you


shall own !"
For he feltin his heart he could 'go it alone!"
Alas for the player who idly depends,
III the struggle of life, upon kindred and


friends
Whatever the value OF blessings like these,
They can never atone inglorious ease;
Nor comfort the coward who finds with a


groan,
That his crutches have left him to go it


alone ~
There is something, no doubt in The hand you


may hold
Health, family, culture, with beauty and gold,
The fortunate owner may fairly regard,
As each in its way most excellent card
Yet the game may be lost with all these for


your own.
Unless you've the courage to go it alone -
In battle or business, whatever the game,
In law or love, it is ever the same;
In the struggle for power or scramble for


pelf,
Let this be you motto: "Rely on yourselfr'
For whether the prize be ribbon on throne,
The victor is he who can "go it alonel'


JoHS G.. SAKE.
Year: 1869

Meta Victoria Fuller, in sisterly way,
thus talks to country girls


The farmers daughters are soon to be the
life as well as the pride of this country a
glorious race of women which no other land
can show. I seek not to fatter them; for
before they can become this, they will have
to make an earnest effort of one or two
kinds. There are some who depreciate their
condition; they demand more consideration
than they merit A want of intelligence
upon all the subjects of the day and re
fined education is more excusable in coun-
try girl, in these days Of many books and
newspapers.


Many girls are discouraged because they
cannot be sent away from home to boarding
school but men of superior mind and
knowledge of this world, would rather have
for wives women well and properly educa-
ted at home And this education can be
had whenever the desire is not wanting A
taste for reading does wonders; and an
earnest thirst afte knowledgeis almost GER
tain to attain sweet daughter from the
Pierian springs. There is farmers daugh-
ter in this very room in which I am writing
"a beautiful, refined and intelligent wo-
man-in whose girlhood books were not so
plenty as now, and who obtained her eduea-
tion under difficulties which would have dis
couraged any but one who had a true love
for study.
Year: 1869

and general abuse Of Republicans. The self
same grumbling without proposing an i'm
provement; the same refusal to understand
the altered position of the whole country
which has led to defeat SO frequently. The
nomination Of man with nothing to recon-
mend him but the faculty Of heaping up
wealth, with no record worth mentioning.
and nothing about him to arouse enthu
siasm but his money Not the first sign of
true loyalty, nor the least evidence Of deyo.
ton to the best interests of the whole
country Under such circumstances aee do
not enpect nor ,0ish that he Democrats
should carry Pennsylvania.


We do not wish this simply because It
would be triumph of the Valandighams
and Pendletons, and the old school that
never learns and never forgets; the former
slave power toadies, who imagine that
slavery was thing of beauty and JOY for
ever, instead Of being at best but cruel
necessity of the Constitution. A triumph
on such principles and with such candidates
would only revive the dead men of the
North and the South, the putrescent bodies
which have been smothered under the
loyalty Of the nation; the malignant rebels,
whether they register themselves as enemies
of the nation in Cincinnati, Harrisburg, or
New Orleans. A victory now would bring
the extremists back to life and power, and
with them another defeat in 1873. The
Republicans are begging for admission
amongst us, provided they can come in with
honor; many old Democrats are anxious to
return to their first love; but they viii not
leave their loyalty or selfrespect behind
Accept certain results of the war, exhibit
an understanding of the altered phase of
some public matters-coneede even some
thing for harmony, and the Democracy is as
sure to carry the next national elections as
that the sun shall shine in summer and the
snow fall in winter Continue in the old
rut, and we shall suffer fresh and more
overwhelming defeats under the increasing
patriotism of the people, and the daily
augmentation Of their natural pride in their
success in the war; we shall be beaten at all
points until our party falls to pieces from
very rottenness!"
Year: 1869

MEN WITHOUT HEARTS. We sometimes
meet with men who seem to think that any
indulgence in an affectionate feeling is weak
ness. They viii return from journey and
greet their families with distant dignity,
and move among their children with the
cold and lofty splendor of an Iceberg sur
rounded by its broken fragments. There is
hardly more unnatural sight on earth than
one of these families without heart A
father had better extinguish boys eyes
than take away bis heart. Who that has
experienced the joys of friendship, and val
ucs sympathy and affection, would not rath-
er lose all that is beautiful in natures seen
cry than be robbed of the hidden treasures
of his heart? Cherish, then, your hearts
best affections. Indulge in the warm and
gushing emotions Of filial, paternal, aud fra
ternal love.
Year: 1869

IL 4 NlCESI hIND OF sfCROQDE EFT -
The evening was bright with the moon of May,
And the lawn was light as though lit by day
From the windows looked-to see Croquet.
OF mallets and balls the usual display;
The hoops all stood in arch array,
And said to myself, "soon wen see Gro,


ques."
Bat the mallet and halls unheeded lay,
And the maid and the youth side by side sat


they,


And thought to myself Is that Croquet?
l saw the scamp-it was light as day
Pat his arm round her waist in loving way
And he squeezed her hand. Was that Gro.


quet?


While the red rover rolled forgotten away,
He whispered all that lover should say,
And he kissed her lips-iohat a queer Gro


quet!


Silent they sat meath the moon of May;
But knew by her bushes she said not Nay,
And thought in my heart now that's Gro


quet.
Year: 1869

NATURE gill look as gay on the day Of
our death as ever it did the business Of the
world will go ON as briskly as before our in-
habitants will make our successors as vel
come as they made us; and even our names
in few years shall perish as if we had new
er been
Year: 1869

MAJOR BRUCE, the veteran editor OF
the Montana Democrat, did Us the honor of
a call yesterday and agitated our social ma
ture. The Major is, we presume, feeling the
public pulse and looking over the political
ground in view of coming events As the
Local may conclude 20 enter the race against
the Major during the summer campaign, he
does not desire to expose either his gait or
strong points, hence win leave the discussion
of political questions to n more fitting time,
and simply say that the visit was very agree
able to US and very pleasant TO the distin-
guished visitor.


LINCOLN GULcH.-During the past
winter great deal of work has been done at
the lower end of Lincoln Gulch. Drains have
been run and much dirt has been got out and
washed. From present indications there Will
be few mining camps Of the Eame size rs Lin
coin that will yield as abundantly. The az
tent of pay ground . not large, but it is very
rich.


PERsoNAL--We had the pleasure of
a call from ]. d. Huntoon, of Cable City,
who gives many interesting facts in regard
TO White Pine and the lower Territories.
After listening 10 the statements of Mr.. HUn-
toOn we must confess that the White Pine
fever Is attacking rs. He is however still
confident that Montana Is no weak sister in
the family of Territories.


PozSAISsKY & Co call the attention
of the Ladies of Helena 60 their replenl.hed
stock Of dry goods, dress goods, notions, &c.
which they viii sell at a very low figure for
currency Greenbacks taken at par.
Year: 1869

cation gathered there to whom he could speak the wor
OF eternal life for only thirty minutes out OF the seye
days Of temptation and to and care that was the mes
sage he had TO give"
Year: 1869

HEAvEs IN HoRsEs.-Seeing spear
mint and other articles recommended
for horses, prompts me to mention my
experience with another valuable herb
in the cure of this distressing and
troublesome complaint. Feed no hay
to the horse for 35 or 4S hours, and
give only pailful of water at time.
Then throw an armful of well cured
smartweed before him, and let him
eat all he will. In all cases where the
cells of the lungs are not broken
down, great relief if not q perfect
cure will follow. have seen horse,
with the heaves as bad as ever saw
cured by one dose. Smartweed is
valuable for many purposes, and
should be laid away for use Swhen
needed.-Dr. Ransom.