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Year: 1874

Half of all ordinary diseases would be ban
ished from civilized life, and dyspepsia be-
come almost unknown, if everybody would
eat but thrice day at regular times, and not
an atom between meals, the intervals being
not less than five hours, that being the time
required to digest a full meal and pass it out
of the stomach.


If a person eats between meals, the process
of digestion of the food already in the stom-
ach is arrested, until the last which has been
eaten is brought into the condition OF the
former meal, Just as if water is boiling and ice
is put in, the whole ceases to boil until the ice
has been melted and brought to the boiling
point, and then the whole boils together.


But it is a law of nature that all food be-
gins to decay, to rot, after exposure to heat
and moisture for certain time Ifa meal is
eaten, and in two hours another, the whole
remains undigested for seven hours, before
which time the rotting process commences,
and the man has his stomach full of carrion
the very idea of which is horribly disgust
ing but that such is the case the uncomfortable
odor Of the belching demonstrates


As, then, all the food in the stomach is in a
rotting condition, in state of fermentive de-
cay, it becomes unfit for the purpose of nutr-
ton and for making good pure blood. Small
wonder is it that dyspeptics have such vari-
ETY. ofsymptoms and aches, and complaints in
every part of the system, for there is not one
drop Of pure blood in the whole body; hence
the nerves, which feed on this impure and
imperfect blood, arc not properly nourished,
and, as consequence, become diseased. They
"complain" they are hungry-and like hun
cry man are peevish, fretful, restless. We
call it nervousness, and no one ever knew
dyspeptic who was not restless, fretful, 6dgety,
and essentially disagreeable, fretful and uncer-
tain.


The stomach is made up of a number Of
muscles, all of which are brought into requisi-
ton in the process of digestion. But no mus
Gle can work always. The busy heart is in a
state of perfect repose for one-thrd ofits time.
Year: 1874

The ART OF SwIMM1NG.-If you wish to
drown yourself, kick and splash about as vio-
lently as you can, and you will soon 60 to the
bottom. But if you remember that you are
lighter than water, and if you calmly and
steadily refrain from drawing your breath
while under the water, keep your head raised,
and your arms under, you will soon learn to
float and swim.
Year: 1874

bright yellow with which its feathers are gen.
orally tinted, but a kind of dappled olive
green, black and yellow, either color pre-
dominating according to circumstances. By
careful management the bird-fanciers are able
to procure canaries of every tint between the
three colors, having instituted set of rules
by which the quality and arrangement of the
coloring is reduced to regular system. Still
the orig ginal dappled green is always apt to
make its appearance, and even when two COL
ored birds are mated, green one is pretty
sure to be found in the nest For my own
part I care little for the artificial varieties
produced by the fanciers, and to my mind an
intelligent bird and good songster is not one
whit the less attractive because the colors OF
its plumage are not arranged precisely ac'
cording to the fancier's rules
Year: 1874

BOUND TO BE MARRIED.-A correspond
ent gives the Newton IN. H. Register an &C.
count of a recent wedding ceremony in Wal.
pack township, near Flatbrookville, in that
State, which was somewhat in this way: A
young woman of that vicinity had become
enamored with young man Of Pennsylvania
birth, who has been living in Saltwater town
ship for some time Desiring to get "splced,"
they offered a certain local preacher, living
near by, S. to do the job. He informed
them, with many regrets, that he was unau-
thorized to perform the ceremony. They
then dispatched message to corpulent
squire, residing in the Flatbrook valley, who
agreed to come and marry them. Shortly
after he arrived, the mother of the would-be
bride, who had been absent from home, re.
turned and discovered the situation. Selling
a piece Of board three or four feet long and
six inches wide, she proceeded to belabor all
parties concerned. She drove her daughter to
the garret, and her would.be son-in-law out
of doors. The squire began to expostulate
with the excited woman, when she sprang to.
ward him, and told him to leave. He obeyed
the command, but when he reached the mid
die of the road, he told the sorrowing parties
to come to him and he would make them one.
This still further enraged the mother, and she
charged upon the squire and forced him to
flee homeward. Later in the day the disap-
pointed bride and groom were seen together
weeping and bewailing the state of affairs.
The result of this conference was that early
the next morning they presented themselves
before the Squire in his barnyard. He asked
them to go to the house, but having learned
wisdom from experience, they declined, stat
ing that they desired to be married on the
spot, before the brides mother should be out
on the war-path Without further delay the
twain were made one, the only living witnesses
being the cattle which surrounded them, and
which stood by chewing their cuds.
Year: 1874

ssas- Multitudes of women lose health, and
even life every year, by busying themselves
until warm and weary, and then throwing
themselves on bed or sofa without covering
or in a room without fire, or by removing
their outer garments after long walk, and
changing their dress while in state of per-
spiration. If you have to walk and ride
both, do the riding first, and on returning 60
to warm room, keep on all your wraps until
your forehead is dry,
Year: 1874

HOMER, MIMI, April q, 1874.
Mr.. EDITOR My father and mother
both belong to the Grange and they take
The GRANGE ADVANCE. read your Young
folks column every week and like it very
much. As it is very wet day 1 thought l
would write you short letter. see that
Nellie German has been telling you about a
big egg her brother found We have not
got any big eggs like that but we had a lit
tie chicken hatched out three weeks ago,
Can any of the young Changers beat that ?
l am just eleven years old, and if you print
this | will try and write again.


Yours truly,


P. NEWTON BALDWIN.
Year: 1874

@~We have devoted this column to our
young in order to interest and improve
them, and we hope that the boys and girls
who write for The GRANGE ADVANCE will
try to see how nicely they can write, and
how much better they can write each time.
Remember that the boys and girls of to-
day will soon be the men and women of our
country, and in their hands will be the
farms, the homes, the schools, the interests
and welfare Of the State and Nation.
Year: 1874

amount for ready payment, as swing o


legal fees, which would no doubt be large OF


both sides. Since then a final settlement ha.


been announced on compromise OF fifty per


cent. This gives the estate the handsome


amount of more than 100000, which i,


as large as has been realized by any similar


case in many years.


AN ISOLATED CASE.


The death of Captain Colvocoresses Is the


most wonderful mysteryithat ever occurred in
New England. | mention this because il
took place within the bounds of that district
| whicl has never been noted for mysteries of


bio !. Had it happened in the city, but
little would have been said on the subject a
month after its occurrence but in Bridgeport
it will long he remembered There can be
no doubt that he was murdered and robbed,
and it is also probable that the crime was
committed by roughs from this city. The Y
became aware in some strange manner of his
intentions, and followed him until they saw
a good opportunity of accomplishing their
ends. As nearly two years have elapsed since
its commission all ordinary chances of de-
lection are lost. How the bonds We're dis
posed of is another important point. But the
explanation may he found in the fact that
more than half dozen respectable Wall
street brokers $50 called) are in league with
bond robbers and are ready to purchase such
plunder on encouraging terms. A feature
in this species of fraud is the alteration of
numbers and the elimination Of all marks
which may lead to indentity. The aid of
chemical forces is called in for this purpose
and the work is done in such maStcrly way
that detection is almost impossible.


INSURANCE WITHOUT LIMITATION.


The heavy loss to which the underwriters
were subjected by the death of Captain Col
vocoresses has suggested the importance of
limiting the amount of insurance In taking
fire risks the underwriters require insured
parties to notify them of all additional in
surance, which must he indorSed in the
original policy. They also claim that in
case Of loss each company shall pay pro-
portionate rate, thus dividing the general
burden but in life insurance such limita-
tions do not prevail. \ man may insure for
$40 900 in each of score of life insurance
companies without informing any Of them of
this immense accumulation Of risks, and in
case Of death the loss Is complete. Some
pronounce it bad policy to permit any man
to reach such heavy figures that it will be
On object for any Of his kindred to remove
him. When Captain ColyocoreSscs walked
the stree. with Sl93, 500 insurance on his
lie, the premium on which must have been
= 300, the companies should, a~ has been
suggested, have united in maintaining
watch over him, which would have only cost
one-eighth of the amount nnually Fire iusur-
ance companies maintain such a watch. and
life companies may Yet be obliged to do the
same thing in case Of heavy insurance.
Year: 1874

The theory Of the executor and the friends
OF the deceased IS. as have said. that he
started for this city with $50 600 worth Of
securities, and that his intentions became
known to some professional highwaymen.
vino tracked his path and both murdered
and robbed him at the first opportunity The
insurance companies on the other hand main
tain that the memorandum found in the tin
box was n canard. that he held no such Sc
curites a. are there mentioned. that he was
bent on suicide as a method of providing for
Lis family, that he had cut open the satchel
and placed it where it was found and then
scattered its contents, and concluded bv
shooting himself. They maintained that
the scheme was from the very inception q
gigantic one to swinde the underwriters.
and they entered into an agreement of mu-
tual defence. If they could impeach the
memorandum in the tin box the executor
would have no proof of such valuable pos
sessions as would be a motive for the bloody
deed. The memorandum mentioned twelve
first mortgage bonds of the Connecticut Val
ley railroad worth s 900 apiece. The COM
panies affirm that they have traced every
bond issued by the railroad specified,
and are able to prove that none of
them were ever in the possession of
the deceased. This certainly is Il very i'm
portant feature in the testimony, and would
make strongly against the correctness of the
memorandum. have thus far referred to
the suicide theory because in policies to the
amount of Sil5 900 issued on the deceased
there is n special clause of forfeiture in case
of death by the cause while if the fact of
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tablished. the entire insurance was void.
But Captain ColvOcoresses knew of this
special clause, and hence, if he committed
suicide. he has subjected his hei rs to the
risk of losing the larger part of that which he
so greatly desired them to enjov, and per-
haps, indeed, the whole. In the item of the
Connecticut Valley Railroad bonds the exc
cutors found themselves puzzled, but they
maintain that they can show the purchase
OF all the other securities mentioned in the
paper, and can trace them to the immediate
possession of the deceased, and claim that.
this being done, the merely negative testi-
mony with regard to a single one of the Sc
eurities ought not to carry any weight.


OPENING SUIT AND SETTLEMENT.


The New York Life Insurance Company
did not wait for legal force. 1t asked some
delay and then paid up the policy, $40 1000
After thus settling the loss, the president
admitted that he could see no evidence of
suicide whatever. Suit was commenced
against the Phoenix of Hartford, and this
was viewed as a test of the legal beal ing of
the case Reports had been put in circula-
ton that the executor had offered to com
promise /: but these he denied except so far
us to admit that he woud discount certain
Year: 1874




The LAST Man" GETS MAD As the
o'clock train lett town last night the ineyit-
able last man made his appearance at the
corner of Union and c streets. lie had no
more than marked the train moving away
and got his mouth into swearing shape, be
fore both of his heels flew up and he took a
seat upon the cold, cold ground with such
emphasis that his plug hat bounced some
feet into the air. In trying to save his hat
his valise escaped from him and went seoot-
ing down the steep cross street. He sat a
moment and gazed at the retreating train the
last car of which was just crossing the lower
part of the street in which he was seated
when he made a few prolane remarks, which
may be thus represented ''-l!,-,!il
-!iliilL?!?i?i" but nothing that could
be called good, square Washoe swearing,
until he got up and began clearing his over
coat pocket of pieces of broken bottle,
whiskcy-soaked tobacco and other debris. 1t
was then that he got down to his work
Virginia Cify Enterprise.
Year: 1874

Ben Butler make another effort in
the House yesterday to go to the
Speakers table, and take up Brown
lows ''Sum of villainies. The Is
Republican votes yesterday with the
IS Democrats who are solid against it.
give 101 votes, while SO would suffice
in full House to prevent its passage
over the Presidents veto by a two
thirds vote. Under these circumstances,
all further attempts to bring it up out
side of the regular order, is merely a
blind to humbug the negroes into be-
ieving they would pass it if they
could.


On the other hand, if it were certain
chat Grant would veto the bill, and if
anything were to be gained by his re-
toording himself against it, the Demo-
Gratis could afford to allow the bill to
come up by merely absentihg them
selves. We see absolutely nothing to
be gained by giving Grant a record on
1t, and he is such an uncertain quanti-
ty that the venture would be hazardous.
He might at the last moment change
his mind and approve the bill. Their
duty Is to stand firm as heretofore, and
'eyen BrOwlow might yet find it in his
heart to thank that noble little band of
Democrats who have saved the country
from this ''quintessence of abomina-
tions."
Year: 1874

LONDON, June e.-The Earl Of Var
brough, said to be frequently drunk as a
Lord, is again missing and the police are
now making search to find him. Tuesday
last the Earl was in the House of Lords,
and deputy sergeant alarms, thinking
him in a worse condition than usual, ae-
companied him into one of the ante-rooms.
A short time afterwards the deputy re-
turned to the room, but the Earl was not
there, and since then no one who knows
him has seen him.
Year: 1874

OUR special dispatch from Wash
lngton this morning indicates unusual
connection in the Republican camp.
For the nonce, Grant has the credit of
being opposed to civil rights, and he
has set his foot down fat on in
ffation. Meanwhile the negroes are
bowling for their rights, and the West
demands financial relief. How can
these be pacified without rupture with
the President and the bondholding.
gift-giying East? Between the devil
and the deep sea, which shall they face
which iy?
Year: 1874

If additional testimony be wanting to
prove that the English language is rapidly
becoming the universal tongue, the card of
hotel proprietor at Havana is herewith
offered to supply the lack: "The Both Void
Hotel, Mum San Ignaeio street, Plaza
Vieja. In this establishment set as the Eu-
ropean style, receives dodgers which will
find an splendid assistance SO in eating as
in habitation, therefore the master count
with the elements necessary"
Year: 1874

The rubber which lines the tail of a
lady's dress is bad thing for man with
weak lungs. Itmakes so much noise, as
it sweeps over the brick pavement, that the
young man is compelled to whisper his
sweet nOthings in voice of thunder.
Year: 1874

NEW YORK, June S.-The great trOt at
Prospect Park Fair Grounds took place to-
day between Goldsmith Maid and Judge
Fullerton. The betting at the start was
500 TO So on the Maid. Fullerton won
the first heat in PIG. The Maid was still
the favorite, 500 to $50. Goldsmith Maid
won the second heat in S2:1Si. The bet
ting was 500 TO $50 on the Maid. She
won the third heat in 2:2S. There was no
betting thereafter. The Maid won the
fourth heat and the race in 2:215.
Year: 1874

The Senate Committee on Commerce to-
day, on motion of Mr.. Conkling, decided
to lay on the table House bill to revise,
amend and consolidate the laws relating to
the security of life on vessels propelled
wholly or in part by steam, commonly
known as the steamboat bill. This action,
unless the Senate vote to discharge the
committee from its consideration, will pre-
vent action being taken on the bill by the
Senate this session. The vote was unani-
nous with the exception of Chandler.
Year: 1874

day next, the 29th inst, when a large party OF
boys and girls from the tenement quarters OF the
seventeenth ward will embark on board the barge
Republic and proceed to Oriental Grove, opposite
CITY Island, on Long island sound. Captain John A.
Mount has already circulated the intelligence OF the
coming event, and the tickets Will be distributed
Tomorrow afternoon by MIR. Williams at the Fifth
street ponce station. THIS picnic will be the last
one given this season under the auspices of the
Free Excursion Fund, as the season ior such les
tivities Is nearly ended.
Year: 1874

The following letter was yesterday received from
Governor Dix Dy friend of the convict Christian
Mayer, who was sent TO state Prison Tor his par
ticipation in the communist riot In TompKins
square some months ago.
Year: 1874

Whether it is true or not that the
Welsh are quarrelsome people, WE
cannot undertake to say; the following
laughable anecGote, however, would
seem in some measure to countenance
the conclusion (and Shakespeare, VIC
believe. almost invariably represents his
Welsh characters as touchy to degree
that there is modicum Of truth in the
charge. But to the story. A Scotch
peddler, without the remotest intention
on his part Of getting into a quarrel OF
fight with any man, had put up with
his pack) for the night, at a country
ale-house bordering on Wales, where, as
the fates would have it, he found a mot
ley assemblage in the kitchen OF the
inn, Of not the most desirable individ-
uals; and, among the rest, Welshman,
whose aim, from the very first, it seem
ed to be to get into hot water with poor
Sawney. The latter, sagaciously ap.
preciating the true character of his tor.
mentor, and determined to get rid of
him in the quietest way possible, told
him that he "did not want to fght."-
This only excited to still higher pitch
the brauado of the Welshman, and he
told the Scotchman that he would make
him fight "Well," says Sawney, elf
must fight, let me say my prayers be
fore fight" which the Welshman con
ceding, the Scotchman fell upon bis
knees, imploring his Maker to pardon
him for "the t,ca men he had already
killed, and for the one that was aboo
to die" The Scotchman slowly rose
from his knees, but not before thu
Welshman had made precipitate re
treat from the room.
Year: 1874

Some of the Saginaw Indians are
great wags in their way. One of them
having given a trader some annoyance,
was told that in case he was seen again
with q bottle, it would be taken from
him ard thrown into the fire. A few
days after the Indian appeared with a
pint flask in his blankets as usual; but
the trader was as good as his word, and
demanded the bottle, which the Indian
gave up, and started for the door The
trader threw the flask into the stove, and
out came the windows and the trader
following close behind The next time
that man burns an Indians whisky
bottle he will examine it to see whether
its contents are whisky or gunpoWder.


An italian Jury recently acquitted a
prisoner on a most ingenious plea. A
tax-collector of Naples absconded with
large sum of the public money. He
was caught, brought back, and tried,
but the jury acquitted him because the
money he had stolen was the peoples
money; and, as he was one of the peo
pie, he was part owner OF that money,
and of course it would be monstrous to
convict a man of stealing what was his
own.


General Cowan, acting Secretary OF
the Interior, has given his decision that
the Cherokees have right to tax Texas
cattle driven across their reservation, land
in default of payment to seize cattle and
hold them for taxes.
Year: 1874

The British Medical Journal publish
es an article by DR.. Horace Dobells, in
which that distinguished physician states
that he has observed that peculiar and
rather common deformity Of the chest
is caused by the habit of sucking the
thumb in infancy and early childhood
He says that the weight Of the arm on
the thorax of the child, during sleep,
produces depression of the ribs in the
line occupied by the arm when the
thumb is placed in the mouth. The
Doctor thinks this is very important
effect Of the habit of thumbsucking--
one which has never before been poin
ted out-and he regards it o: sufficient
consequence to be put on record for the
benefit of other observers.
Year: 1874

TYING her bonnet under her chin,
She tied her golden ringlets in;
But not alone in the silken snare
Did she catch her lovely floating hair;
For tying her bonnet under her chin,
She tied young mans heart within.
They were strolling together up the hill,
Where the wind comes blowing, merry and


chill,


And it blew the curls frolicsome race
All over the happy peach-colored face,
Till scolding and laughing she tied them in
Under her beautiful dimpled chin.
And it blew color bright as the bloom
OF the pinkiest fuchSla's tossing plume
All over the cheeks y ne pretiiest girl
That ever imprisoneda romping curl,
Or. in tying her bonuet under her chin,
Tied young mans heart within.
Sleeper and sleeper grew the hill;
Madder. merrier, chillier still


The western wind blew down, and played
The widest tricks with the little maid,
As tying her bonnet under her chin
She tied young mans cart within.
o western wind. do you think it was fair
To play such tricks with her floating hair
To gladly, gleeiully, do your best
To blow her against the young mans breast
Where he, as gladly. folded her in,
And kissed her mouth and dimpled chin
O, Ollerv Vane! you little thought
An hour ago, when, you besought
This country lass to walk with you
After the sun had dried the dew.
What perilous danger you'd be in,
As she tied her bonnet under her chin.
Year: 1874

EXTREMES Women, says COM
munlcation in the Chicago Tribune, al
ways 90 to extremes They never have
anything but what they wish it bigger.
Give woman ten story house and she
will sigh for an attic. If only had
some place to store things you knowe
DO you know why waterfalls went out Of
fashion, II was because they got so
big they could no longer carry them.
Don't you remember at first they were
as big as your two fists; then the size Of
sugar bowls and then they grew rapidly
to dinner, market, and bushel-basket
size, and their proportions and weight
were so cumbersome that they suddenly
went out. 1t was SO with hoops. Our
daughters commenced with keg hoops
and went ont with hogheads, and then
they went out. Then came the hustle
which grew so rapidly that it took four
spiral bed springs to make it stick out;
and--now like Toby's candle--it is lick
ering out aud now comes buttons.