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Year: 1874

DIR. HAYES letter to the N. Y Herald
recounting the scenes at tie lcelandiC
millennial celebration contains the fol.
lowing description of the ladies' costumes
as displayed at the cathedral where the
exercises of the occasion took place.
The ladies' faces, he says, were bright
and happy, and they were arrayed in
their very best. A few gay bonnets were
to be seen here and there, but for the
most part the head-dresses were of the
native costume. The poorer people wore
the universal little black patch of black
silk or cotton, about the size of saucer
which is pinned to the hair on the top of
the head and has a long tassel dangling
from the left side with silver or brass
ornament attached thereto. 1t seemed
to me very useless piece of female fur
niture; but here, as elsewhere, it seems
that the head of women furnishes field
whereon women's fancy may work its
will in defiance of all utilitarian ideas
and who is there that is not pleased with
the gentle vanity which makes awoman's
hair so important in her thoughts? Those
who could afford more expensive dress
and were not corrupted by European
travel wore the genuine full-dress Ice
landic costume, and very pretty and be-
COullHS IL is, anu NilLdl NcIl COotlJ' lhS
skirt, of any dark stuff, is cut quite
short and the jacket richly embroidered
with either gold or silver. But the head
dress is the cunningest thing imaginable
1t consists of sort of helmet of white
silk, about the height of mans stove
pipe hat, curved forward, and is pinned
to the hair. Around the base of it thin
white veil is fastened with gilt or silver
Ornaments sometimes in great DrOfusiOn
1t is long enough to reach the waist and
wide enough to encircle the body; but il
is not suffered to hide the face, for it il
lifted up and thrown back over the hel
met and makes an exceedingly graceful
head dress. In such were all the fifteer
or twenty girls who sang in the choir OF
the cathedral on this millennial Sunday
arrayed, and it was pretty picture tC
look upon. There were about an equa
number of members, dressed in all sorts
of fashions.
Year: 1874

A writer in New York paper says ;
"The advantages attendant upon the thorough


currying and washing Of the hair and hide are
additional beauty, better digestion, hence
greater ease of fattening and on less amount
of food, and, directly and indirectly, an in
Auence for good on the whole animal
health, among which may be mentioned less
liability to diarrh ea. Every stable, wheth,


sr for COW or horse, should have its curry
comb and brush to these, some add the
card and there should be also a tub Of
water, or weak sOap-sudS, and sponge.
These should be used at least once in two
days in warm weather, and any farmer who
has never tried it will be astonishsd by the
marked improvement in his cattle if he will
only adopt this plan as an experiment even
for few days, Everyone who has ever en-
jOysd the luxury of shampOOing by skillful
barber, after long, dusty ride, can have
some idea of how improved COW or OK
will feel to have his or her skin we'll cleansed
Year: 1874

There is little danger of dressing infants
too warm. The Germans have n proverb
that all winds are cold to child. If the
skin is very sensitive, garment of delicate
cambric may be worn next the body; but
flannel, thick, soft, and all wool, should
come next. All compression of the body
and limbs should be avoided, the skirts and
dresses hang from the shoulders, and never
from the waist. If the baby sits on the floor
it should have spread under it on the carpet
a thick wooden shawl or blanket; if it creeps
or walks, its lower eXtremites should be
warmly encased in wooden stockings and
shoes. After its daily bath lay it on the
floor or on a lounge, and let the direct rays
of tho sun fall upon its body, shielding the
eyes from tho excessive light. These sun
baths are excellent for invalids and for well
people also. The sunniest room in the
house should be the family room. Open the
blinds, and raise the shades put back the
curtains, and let the glory and health flood
all the apartment-never mind if tho carpet
fades; better faded carpet than pallld faces
and peevish dispositions. No sensible moth
er dresses q child in low neck and short
sleeves, unless she is desirous to lay it under
the snow before spring; neither does she
give it that enemy of babyhood, " soothing
sirup.n
Year: 1874

a Country Girl " writes TO ask " how the
shirt bosoms Of city gentlemen are made to
look so shiny" she has tried her best with
starch and Hat iron and failed.


The art of polishing linen is one full of
mystery to others than our country friend.
but is after all ono requiring little but care,
some experience and good deal of " elbow
grease.


Various substances are used to give the
linen gloss and keep the irons from stick
ing. Some use little lard or butter and 4
few shavngs of white soap are stirred in the
starch Just after the hot water is poured over
it; others use n teaspooniul of white sugar1or
Il bit of wax candle or little gum arabic
water. If one is disposed TO polish her lin
en-, u polishing iron can bo purchased at any
house furnishing or hardware store. 1t is a
small steel faced IRON with bulge at the
acute end, and costs from 75 cents TO 81.
The articles to be polished are first ironed in
the ordinary way. then dampened by laying
on them wet cloth, then placed on board
and rubbed hard with the bulge of the iron
till they shine.-Mrror and Farmer
Year: 1874

This years record of the Peerless will in
no way avert the failing fortunes of this
once promising candidate. Its good quail.
ties are dropping of one by one, and at this
time know of none to append unless it is
productiveness. The past season it has rot
ted worse than any other of dozen varieties
that grew. Out Of 100 bushels more than
half rotted before they were we'll in the GEL
lar, and if 1 had kept them three week $
later, the whole would have gone the same
way. While was selling Early Rose for
81 bushel, 1 sold the Peerless at half that
price, in order TO get clear Of them before
they all rotted. In quality the Peerless are
no better than the rejected Harrisons, at least,
whengrown on heavy clay soil in New Jersey.
1t is now unpopular among dealers as we'll
as consumers in the New York markets, and
those who grow it next year for this market
will have their prejudice to contend against.
p. T. Quinn, ESser Co., ". J.
Year: 1874

of dust after a long, hot summer day. The
COW thus treated will yield more and better
milk the OK or wOsh.horse, after his skin
is cleaused, sleeps we'd and is rested the
next morning he goes brth to his work with
an elastic step, and consciousness in every
movement Of health and strength. The
time and care taken in cleaning their skins
is more than returned in better product
or increased labOr"-And after proving the
benefits Of scrubbing upon his stock, let the
owner try it, carefully, upon bis own
hide. There are cases reported in which it
has worked we'll.
Year: 1874

Paper read NJ the FarmerS meeting Ol
the state Board OF Agriculture, &o., at
East Montpelier, by Nathaniel DaAIs, Jr.


1t is generally admitted that Vermont has
all the requisites for manufacturing superior
products Of the dairy. Her reputation ia
good, but far below what it ought to be. A
neighbor Of mine made statement before a
meeting of the Board at Montpelier two
years ago that not three tubs in ten Of the
butter sent to market was Of an extra quail
ity. This is an astounding revelation of the
loose manner in which we execute our work
as dairymen and the same is no less true
with cheese.


With our favorable climate, our pure cool
springs of water, and our sweet pastures,
there remains nothing but a better UNDER
standing Of the process of manufacture to
render Vermont butter and cheese equal to
that of the best, counties of New York or
Pennsylvania.


Dairy Stock and their Treatment.


have yet to learn that there is any stock
superior to the native for cheese making. II
is absolutely necessary to have good cows
and this implies good milkers-capable oil
producing milk for at least three pounds
each Of new milk cheese per day during the
best months of the season. In order to do
this COW must be we'll kept during the win
ter, and furnished with abundance Of good
pasturage in the milking season. An ample
supply Of pure water is particularly re-
Year: 1874

4, 1874.


We came here the first day Of October
day hotter than any saw in Vermont
last summer. The yards and gardens were
full of flowers, and it seemed as if there
could be no winter in this sunny spot. |
never saw such roses as were then in bloom.
longed to send some Of them to you,
but knew four days ride in mail bag
would change them to a handful Of with
cred leaves, so l did not attempt to send
them. October continued very hot and dry,
but in November we had some cold days.
December was delightful, aud January was
quite pleasant. There were nine days dur
ing the month in which l had no FIRE and
sat by an open window.


Raleigh is a queer old town-wide streets,
we'll shaded with fine old oaks, some Of
them the original forest trees, some fine
buildings, but more ready to tumble down.
Everything is behind the times and slow.
Half the teams that come in from the coun-
try consist Of one ox-sometimes no larger
than six.months-old calf ought to be-
harnessed up with ropes and driven by one
rope line, and have seen two or three carts
with the wheels cut from solid piece ol
wood, like the wheels of play carts have
seen boys in tho North make. The houses
have no conveniences whatever. Even the
water has to be got from wells. The idea
of carrying it.into the house by pipes is
something quise too modern for their slow
ways. A house consists Of the house prop
or, usually two stories, with hall running
the entire length Of it, both up stairs and
down, with two rooms on each side opening
into the hall, but never into each other
Every room has fire place, for stoves are
considered unhealthy. Then there will b
kitchen some rods from the house, from
which all the victuals are brought to the
dining room. (If you ever come here keeI
out of the kitchen if you expect to eat any
thing) In another corner of the lot wil
be wash house somewhere else hous,
for servants quarters; somewhere else I
smoke-house, and various other little build
ings 60 to make up the "house and lot
Every family keep from one to a dozeI
servants, "on the lot," aud though they
profess hearty hatred Of the colored folk
do not see how they could manage to dis
pense with their services. Almost the Ell
tire care Of children from the time they
come into the world until they are six OF
eight years of age is deputized to servants
A black nurse is an indispensable luxury
l hear 4 great deal of complaint about clay
niggers," miserable servants" ETC., but
do not often see one idle, about this house
at least aud as a race they certainly dc
better than from their training we have any
right to expect them to do. NJ. has larg
experience with the country people, an'
finds their condition far worse than in Vir
giniA, Not long since he stopped at tn
house of wealthy planter in the southern
part Of this State. The building was one
story log house, plastered with mud, will
huge chimneys and fire places of stone
with hardly any windows and only one door
Brussels carpets covered the floors aul tw
or three paintings in oil were in the room
Everything went at loose ends, as it doe
mostly everywhere here.
Year: 1874

must Immediately pull out his stomach and
disclose the brand.


These brands are applied in such man
ner that ] am enabled to show you that they
will wash.


was here interrupted, Mr.. Editor, by a
volley fred into the open window, evidently
intended for ME. But fortunately I escaped
without n scratch, and, which Is of more
consequence, succeeded in fetching off my
precious manuscript.


This Is about all there Is in the ceremony
of any Importance. 1 must leave the coun-
try at once armed men are at my heels
they know | am writing this to expose them
Cor Eg.
Year: 1874

meet one another in the street and sing
out: Merry Christmas" and Same to
you" without the least care whether
the other As merry or sad, gay or
gloomy. The newspapers repeat the
same old story, and inform their readers
that Christmas grew out Of the Satur-
MALTA, a ID that in olden times it was
celebrated with great ceremonies by our
English ancestors and much more to
the same effect. The words of Tiny
Tim are repeated year after year, and
We are tolerably familiar with The
Night Before Christmas" We miss
the story that we used 20 look for at
this time, since the hand of the master
has grown cold. and this, too. gives us
a feeling OF sadness.
Year: 1874

We took JT ground yesterday
that the trial and the decision were
both the result OF . "ihin" conspiracy
to render the recent overwhelming
Democratic victory practical nulli-
III. That such is really and truly the
case, no one who reads the text of
the decision can fail TO see. The
whole weight Of Tic matter is simply
this: The mock prisoner, Roderiguez
will be discharged aud the question Of
the validity of the election remain un-
touched, unless, unhappily, itreceives
the sanction Of Executive endorse
ment. It's properly, as we said yes.
day, a question for the Legislature
alone to decide. Were it otherwise,
a matter to be determined alone by
the Judiciary, then the will of the
people must seek the Supreme Court
channel to the, surface. The idea is
simply monstrous. If the Legisla


ture is organized, and if the Execu-
tive respects their Constitutional
power and privileges, the case weakly
sprung upon the Courts, and corrupt
ly entertained and dishonesty de-
cided, will have no standing, and the
result win be, that the decision will


be looked upon AS only one of the fol,
lies of par,i.an zeal, contemplate
alike in the personal importance Of
the offender and his would-be Judges.


Should Governor Davis himself
sanction this wicked and disgraceful
attempt upon the liberties of the peo,
pie, and back it with Executive power
the complicatlous will develop results
alike disastrous to the hopes of the
country and the pr sperity and well


being OF the State. The era of prosper
icy hayiiY entered upon by this State,
will0c rolled back indefinitely, and the
day OF her. .. perfect redemhlion COM
pletely lost sight of. The worst pas
sions engendered by the late war,
which are now fast being put away
and forgotten, vii be turned loose
again; and will rage with renewed
force, and an added bitterness. 1t is
plain to every attentive observer that
the nation is sick OF these outrares.
and we doubt if the country will
stand quietly by, aud see one OF such
magnitude as this, perpetrated upon
the people by pretext that does not
embody a single charge of violence,
nor even the baselcss shadow of n
fraud, and who have violated no law
either in fact ,..orsn intent. 1t will
take the Whole power at executive
command to force the people of Texas
to bow in submission to wrong Of
such fearful magnitude as this would
be. We trust, for the good of all
concerned, that the fearful expert
mentwill not be made. Gov. Davis
as Yet, has made no sign. We have
seen nothing from him looking to
even remote endorsement of this
fearful wrong. We express the hope
that for once the suborned and drag,
gled judicial ermine,. wraps alone the
body Of it's own truculent time-sery-
ing enormily. ., f
Year: 1874

The Los Angeles Water Company
has sued the Herald for twenty five
thousand dollars damages. The al
legged cause of this damage is para
graph which appeared in the HERALD
some days ago, from which the infer
ence might be drawn that the water
furnished this city was not as pure as
an angels dream or as promotive of
longevity as virtuous, habits and a
clear conscience. To the truth or falls
ity of this intimation it Is not neces-
sary teldevote time and space. The
Courts will determine that point But
of the Company's claim something
may be said. That they think they
are damaged to the extent claimed,
we shall not dispute, for thecomplaint
must be sworn to; therefore we shall
not assume to dispute q mans belief
in what he under oath solemnly af-
firms. That the Company is damaged
to the. extent, of a single cent through
the HERAL Ids article is something We
cannot bring ourselves to believe. We
reach this conclusion through a calm
and dispassionate consideration of
few facts: First, asno other company
is furnishing this city with water,
those who use the article atall must
patronize the Water Company or re-
sort to the zanjas, and the Express has
shown that to adopt the latter alterna-
tive is simply TO fly in the face of
zanja water is deadly
poison. Second, the Company have
no water metres; they do not sell
water by the foot or pound or ton. A
houseusing the Company's water is
required to pay so much money per
month in advance for water--not for
SO, many thousand feet of water, as in
the case of gas. For instance, we will
suppose JOHN SMITH pays the Water
Company four dollars per month for
water used at his residence.
Well, one, morning. JOHN SMITHS
wifeI or Chinese i servant draws
the leg eofNa frog, the bead
of lizzard or the entirety of a
young snake from the water fawcet.
JOHN SMITH is disgusted; he vows he
will drink no more Los Angeles water.
He keeps that VOW and takes to lager
beer and Cucamongo wine; but does
his water bill decrease and is the
Water Company loser through his
vowing q vow and religiously keeping
that vow? Not u cent. JOHN SMITHS
water bill is precisely the same as be-
fore the leg of a frog, the head of a liz
zard or the entirety of a young snake
made its entry into his house through
the Los Angeles Water Company's
pipes. How, then, can the HERALD's
statement injure the Water Company?
The thing cannot be done. We would
as soon undertake to move the world


without y fulcrum as to injure the Los


Angeles Water Company. They are


imp egnable as the rock of Gibraltar.


You must buy their water or drink
".-,"nJ. I",' may V""o o"r o"o,Uo,


but you must pay your money-in adj
vance. -tHt tL
Year: 1874

. S--S --S~N
zon and the atmosphere is luried with
the flashing anger of an indignant
people. The third term advocates are
trembling with fear and the apologists
for the Presidents Southern policy
know not where to hide their heads.
AS the election returns come in they
Increase the evidence that the reck-
lessness, extravaganza and stupidity
of the administration have goaded the
people to that point beyond which en-
durance ceases to be virtue. The
reign of those who have for years led
the Republican organization is over,
and if the party ever regains its SUI
premacy, it must march to victory
under new leaders and return not
only to, but obey those principles
upon which it attained the dimen-
sions of the great party of the nation.
GRANT need no longer hesitate to avow
that he is not q candidate for the
third term.
Year: 1874

THE Spring street railroad earned
two and three-quarter per cent. on its
capital stock last month and Its busi


ness is steadily increasing from month
to month. This is an important fact,
and one which the owners of the Main
street railroad franchise should heed.
The last named road will pay rs well
as the Spring street road and its pro-
jectors should lose no time in getting
Year: 1874

PRESIDENT GRANT is a money
making President. He has not made
a great deal for the nation, nor has he
reduced the public debt to any great
extent, but he has done well for him.
self and al his relatives. GRANT will
go out of the White House rich man
something that no President before
him who went in poor succeeded in
doing. GsS ~-tAef@ O. o ~'fs,
Year: 1874

They went away from that crowded city,
where no breath of free air came to cool
the fevered brow of the sufferer-away
into the quiet of the country, and the re-
pose Of a solitude so complete that it SEEM
ed almost never to have been broken.


The dwelling which old Janet had chosen
was perfect bird's-nest of place a
quaint, rambling cottage covered with
balconies and porches, where the creeping
roses grew in unpruned luxuhianoe, with
many cornered rooms filed with the fra
GRANGE Of the blossoms swept in at the open
windows by every passing breeze.
Year: 1874

rom was a strapping, healthy boy,
with a great appetite. He lived up i'm
the mountains among the cha rcoal
burners until he was nineteen. Then
he went out into the valley and hired
out to a farmer. Tom was a sculliOn
and drudge, and first along the farm
er hesitated to trust even the hogs to
his care. But there was a glimmerinr
Of something in him that showed lust
q little through his uncouthness. After
a year or so he became a full farm
labOrer-a brOad-shouldered, deep
chcsted, powerful fellow, who made
himself clumsily useful. Well, about
that time the farmers daughter came
home from school. What revelation
she was to Tom. He never knew un-
til then what it was to worship any
thing, nor how awkward and coarse
he was: He would have given all he
had, which wasn't much, to learn how
to get into a room without hitting the
door, or what to do with his hands, or
how to sit down right. lie began to
change his clothes for better ones
when he came in from the DAYS work,
and there was about him dawning of
improvement. Finally the great day
came. He stood trembling behind the
farmers daughter, the hard word was
spoken, and she didn't repulse him. 1
think there is nothing in the life of
man which so rouses and stirs him as
love. Tom vert to the wrestling
matches, and what vim there was in
him. lie read, he went to church, he
wanted to see how people acted. And
when, after a good life, he grew to be
an old man, he talked in a trembling
voice to his grand children, and used
to say, so, what a wife she was to me.
Whatever l became she made me"
The world is full of just such instances
of blessed influence.
Year: 1874

A LAKEv1LLE man has caught a"fisher, ' kind of otter it seems.-A man who re- fused to pay his railroad fare was fined $S by Justice Tupper, last week.

 FALLS VILLAGE is much excited over the liquor traffic and it is thought that prosecutions will soon be started for the enforcement of the law.

 At WEST CORNWALL, D. Adams who was arrested for secreting stolen property has been tried and honorably acquitted and now sues the arresting party before the District Court for false imprisonment.

 NoLcoTrNI1LE is to act on the sale of it's old school houses.-A curious sys- tenn of robbery was accidentally discover ed here recently. A sort of box wagon was overturned about half mile east of the village and man who came to help the driver who was considerably hurt, dis covered two copper ingots, regarding which the proprietor of the establishment re- turned an evasive answer and soon after disappeared. On examination 30 ingots of copper were found worth about $12O, and it was suspected that they had been stolen from the brass factory. Other ev- idence came to light and the man has been bound over for trial at the Superior court.
Year: 1874

EDITOR ENQUIRER:-I feel great sympa- thy with type setter. He must be pa- tient, plodding body, and it is too bad to call him what they do. Still. do not like to be misprinted, as I was by yours, the last time wrote you. He made me say repeat instead of refsste.

 In your fine articles about society in villages, last year, you said there was no common rendezvous for all classes now, as in olden time, and that the left-out ones, were thus driven into danger. The lodges of Good Templars, are designed to meet this want. Here we gather on common ground, and furnish one evening at least week of rational enjoyment to all who will come. Orenaug lodge in Woodbury has an organ, library, and the care of a ssBand of Hope," thus offering entertain ment, improvement and useful work for all members. @

 You know, Mir. Editor, was not convert ed by you in the matter of our icence law, last year. l still cling to the idea that no moral wrong has any right to be licensed. If, however, our present law were execu- ted, it would almost put an end to selling let a lone the local option. But what if .