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Year: 1877

Speaking of his retirement, re-
Gently, Prince Bismarck remarked {:
" When IA man starts early in the
morning on a cunning expedition,
he commences by firing at any
game which comes in his way, 60
ing even out Of his way to kill a
quail or a partridge. Later in the
day he becomes more fastidious,
and as night approaches, with his
game bag well filled, wearied with
the heat and toll of the sport, he
cares not to cross the field to kill
even hare which his dog has start
ed from covert. But should some
one say to the sportsman, Just
below here you will find a wild boar,
a superb fellow = it awakens his
ardor and inspires a wish to crown
the days work by a conquest OF
some Importance. | have been on
my feet a long time. | am tired,
Let Bulow or Camphausen bring
down the duais or the hares.
Should you find a wild boar call
upon me. ! will come" Is the
wild boar another name for the
Russian bear?
Year: 1877

1t should be remembered that the
special feature Of the legislation had last
winter, affecting our city affairs, was that
estimates, as nearly accurate as possible,
should be made for each department
and the amounts arrived at laid before
the Council, in order that taxes may be
levied accordingly and special appropri
ations made. 1t is OF Importance to bear
in mind that no expenditures will be
lawful except under such appropriations
There will not be much difficulty, We ap'
prehend, in determining the amounts nee
essary to be appropriated for the several
departments with the exception Of the
department ofStreets and Alleys. Upon
the cleaning Of streets and alleys alone
there has heretofore been enormous and
extrNVagant expenditures, aggregating at
the end oieach year far more than any
Council within our remembrance would
ever have appropriated for the purpose
at tho beginning Of any fiscal year.


The difficulty in this particular depart,
ment is in securing any basis of calcula,
ton which will llapprOuch acurate results
Indeed it is questionable whether the
committee can estimate from the month
ly returns OF the Street Commissioner
the actual cost OF cleaning the
streets of this city. We offer as a sug'
gestion for the consideration Of the Com,
Year: 1877

New YoRK, April "A supposed
Frenchman entered a house on 9th
street last evening, and taking Lucy
Freeman aside and upbraiding her be-
cause Of the lie she was leading, lighted
amatch and set her clothing on fire., The
girl ran into the parlor and thence into
the street, where the police extinguished
the flames, but not before the girl was 80
badly burned that she died soon after
being admitted to the hospital.
Year: 1877

THE BOZ. THAT LAUGHS.
I knew funny little boy,


The happiest ever born
His face IS like beam of joy.
Although his clothes are torn.
saw him tumble on his nose,
And waited for groan
But how he laughedi Do you suppose
He struck his funny bone
There's sunshine in each word he


speaks,


His laugh is something grand
Its ripples overrun his checks,


Like waves on snowy sand.
He laughs the moment he awakes,
And till the day is done
The school-room for a joke he takes,
His lessons are but fun.
No matter how the day may go,


You cannot make him cry;
He's worth dozen boys know.
Who pout, and NOPE, and sigh.
Year: 1877

The Post was established, no doubt, for
Some purpose, but for what peculiarly, the
unfolding of itself up to the present hour
has not clearly developed. It may be to
make money but unless its ventures and
efforts in future shall exceed those of the
few past days it has lived in this troublous
world, it will pass into history and take up
its position in the tomb among its illustri-
ous predecessors, MS impecunious as II en-
tered upon its brief career. But this is not
what we started to discuss. We are pleased
to notice that our enterprising cotemporary
has taken the President in hand and is ad-
ministering to him all sorts of advice as to
what Is wsest and best regarding the con-
duct of his administration. II says, for in
stance


Just now he is in the position of desertor
half way between the two lines, and under FIRE
from both. To stand where he Is means GER
tain destruction. To go back to the camp he
hus Just LETT means punishment To push on
aud get into our lines means protection al
least.


This is, no doubt very disinterested adj
vice. The President holds in his possession
the ammunition chest and the COM
missary stores of power, and with
these his capture would =. be
very important to the Democratic party
Without them the President would be MS
valucless to that side as the yeriest tramp in
the land. 1t is plunder they want They
are lamishing for the spoils, and ii the Presi-
dent will only enter the Democratic camp
with his baggage he would be despoiled oi
it in day, and stand before the country as
poor and as offensive rs LAZARUS. Already
they assume to intimate terms to him
relating to his desertion of the party
which elected him. 1t proposes the follow
ing conundrums for his consideration during
the present recess of Congress


Does 1t not begin to strike Mr.. HAVE
family that there has beon too much scHuhi
and too little American common sense in hi
administration thus far2 Has II not feebl,
dsw ned upon him that the system OF party or
ganization, which has been good enough for
Year: 1877

II Is now intimated by certain presses,
which, like MAcAwBER, live in the hope
that something may yet turn up to their
advantage, and which seek every possible
occasion to manifest their devotion to men
irrespective Of principle, are now charging
upon Senator CoNKLISG a coalition with
Democrats because few Democrats voted
with him to reject two of the New York
custom-house nominations where the terms
Of the incumbents had not terminated.
This is broad stretch Of prejudice to get
in a blow upon the New York Senator, but
il 10 made available and the blow is struck.


Tho papers that strike at Senator CoSK-
LING under these circumstances are of q
class who have become the peculiar cham
pions of President HAYES in all that marks
his administration with inconsistency re-
garding the principles and usages of the
party which made him President. They
forget their duty to their party and entel
upon system of man worship that excludes
every other feeling except that of sheer
sycophancy. While it is desirable and best
to sustain the President in all that is honest
and strictly Republican in principle and
policy, there is great question about the
propriety of accepting all the dogmas of the
hour as orthodox Republicanism.


Now, If it is coalition on the part Of
Senator CoNKLING with the Democrats to
have few Democrats voting with him on
peculiar question in the Senate, how much
I, 49,,
the President, who has put rebel General
Democrat in his Cabinet, and who has since
given more important official positions to
the Democrats than there were Democrats
found in the Senate voting with Senator
CoNKLINd on q question of confirmation tc
Office. We commend to our friends who
are thus throwing stones little more dis
cretion, for there may be glass to be broker
on the side of Executive power.
Year: 1877

The Post seems to be constantly haunted
by the spectre of an ex-Public Printer. II
has informed the public that THE REPuB-
LICAN is edited by an ex-Public Printer, as
If that question had become an important
factor m the matter Of discussing the
merits or dement's of journalism. 1t has
announced that the President removed thS
editor of THE REPUBLICAN from the posi-
ton of Public Printer-when that pleas
ure was denied him-all of which occurred
months before the proprietors Of
the Post conceived the bright
idea of illuminating Washington with
their delightful presence, and had long
ceased to be news when the Post began to
play upon the circumstance us upon harp
with thousand strings. Itnow ruthlessly
attempts to tear our good nature into in
Vulnerable shreds by mixing the eX-Public
Printer up in some way with JUDAS Is
CARROT The Office Of Public Printer has
been regarded of sufficient consequence
In the governmental scale to be con-
stituted by law; and the ex-Public
Printer who haunts the Post so in
eessantly was so unfortunate as to hold
the position for eight long years and more
"nid the jars and taunts OF his opponents
and in spite OF repeated attacks and efforts
~ bounce him" II We were guilty OF
wrong, which we contend we were not, and
which our prosecutors failed to establish by
the most rigorous application Of the drag-net
system during most of the time that the
"Old Government Printer held the position
why, now that our accounts are all balanced
at the Treasury in manner
entirely satisfactory and honorable
to all concerned, are we tC
be hunted by these brilliant and enter
terprising young men who have so recently
invaded the city with unbounded enter
prise9 Perhaps we ought not to object, aut
Ii 10 affords them enjoyment we will not
for We are always gratiAed when We know
that we have added to the measure Of hu
man happiness. Go ON, young men, tax,
your comfort and be happy, and the "olC
Goyernment Printer will not exclaim will
King LEAR:


S.1 not s x. G H eS rough &c wod Si
blFeloh him out longer,


Go ahead, and be happy while you can
Year: 1877

THE Rev. Mr.. FRoTHINaHAM, q Unitarian
clergyman of Buffalo, recently made the
silver question the subject of a discourse,
ip which he indulged bitter TRADE against
the measure now pending in Congress as q
bill Of denominations. This divine has un-
doubtedly mistaken his subject. Instead
Of discussing the silver question, of which
he seems to be profoundly ignorant, he
should turn his attention to the golden
streets Of the new Jerusalem.
Year: 1877

This office has an extensive Job Printing
Establishment, at which all kinds of holi-
day job printing can be executed in the
very best styles, on short notice, and on the
most favorable terms Give Il trial
Year: 1877

The natural inclination Of land on side
hills is deceptive. Most persons of an mex
perieuced age will invariably tip the post
down hill. A level, or long-handled shovel
held between the thumb and finger if turned
one way will make the post nearly
plumb. A post set plumb, or little down
hill will invariably fall down hill sooner or
later, If the land is moist aud the fence is
subject to strong wind it will fall quicker.
Hence we see all over the country fences tum.
bIed down the bank. The best remedy l
know offs to set the posts tipped up hill from
three to six inches according to the steepness
Of the bank and the moisture Sf the land.
If the posts are thus tipped they will seldom
fall down hill. Also when a string Of fence
fence is built down a steep hill the same pre-.
caution should be exercised, if not the whole
string in the course Of time will slant down
hill If the posts are tipped up hill little
and occasionally an extra post is set more
braciOg between the others, such fence will
stand. HORACE A. BARNES.
Year: 1877

plished, he receives for reply Twelve all
been busy and no time has been lost" The
reply may be true as the help look on the
case buthad the employer been present one
third more work would have been done, aud
the help would not have been overworked iu
the least. AZ is the loss Of minutes that
causes lessnFork to be done than coald have
been easily accomplished. One stopping here
and another there yarn to be spun by A..
to which all must listen, and, if the sun is
hot, get into the shade aud loll for half an
hour, and in numerous ways to pass of the
time.


Nor are but few hired men trusty in other
respects. Teams are used harshly and inn
properly fed unless the eye Of the owner is
constantly on them, which cannot always be
the case. The great want of farmers is
trusty help, and the lack of such hands often
makes farming uphill work. One man hires
tramp that comes along and he knows but
little about driving cattle, and the farmer
sends him to the mill to get few boards to
build fence around piece he contemplates
plOughing up ami planting to corn; the cattle
run off and coming in contact with tree
one of the oxen is killed; loss of Gfty
dollars just in the busiest time when he
needs them so much and he has to purchase
another yoke at an exorbitant price and
this tramp likes cider so we'll he would keep
drunk half Of his time; the farmer forbids
him the cider, he flares up and quits; in a
few weeks his splendid barn is burnt one
night; cause unknown.


Very many farmers are so harsh with
their boys they leave the old homestead the
first opportunity and in many cases run away,
and these men will hire hand not half as good
their own sens and will let them do Just
about as they please, and why 2 because they
are afraid Of them; but they must have
something to spit their spite out on, hence
their patient, dutiful wife, whom they have
promised IN the sight OF high heaven to love
and protect, has to have double dose as the
son is away. Poor wife afar from her kin
dred, welded to such a monster-not man,
for no man would be guilty of such usage.
What happiness can the wife take now Her
only hope is in religion, aud future life uu-
Darred by any of the ills that beset us here,
and she constantly prays for her husband
and his reformation. j. l.. HERsEY.
Year: 1877

1t is getting to be well understood that a
large majority Of farm hands, at the present
day, take little interest 10 the success Of
their employer beyond his ability to pay them
their monthly wages. One cause of this state
of things is the fact that they are less inclin-


ed to be contented in one place, than hands
used to be 20 or 30 years ago aud the result
is, farmers are changing their help too often
for their own interest and the interest Of
those they employ. 1t is almost impossible
for a farmer to find hauds who will work
faithfully unless he is constantly with them,
To this fact many farmers can testify in
Verne at as we'll as We here IN New Hamp.
shire. The employer being away the hired
help take it easy, and when he returns and
says, "HOw is this2 l expected you would
have done much more than you have accom-
Year: 1877

These should be built with an eye moro to
the comfort Of the birds intended to occupy
them, and adapted to the locality and situa-
ton rather than with an idea Of producing
an effect to the landscape surrounding. A
snowy house, or one erected with an eye to
style, never yet produced a beneficial effect
upon the hens intended to occupy and to
detray the expense thereof. In the first
place, select dry foundation, and one that
commands the sunshine all day long. This
Is especially beneficial in the winter season.
II surrounded by shade trees it is all the
better for summer, only the trees should not
be so situated as to hold the dampness,
Dampuess does not agree with fowls any
more than 1t does with human beings, They
can endure a dry, cold atmosphere better
than warm, damp one. Even the combed
varieties will stand low temperature if ac-
customed to it gradually as the cool season
comes on in the fall. Approaching by de-
grces from cool to cold, they become habit
uated to it, and it does not injure them, but
the hens will not lay as well. This is more
apt TO be the case with the later broods
The heat develops the combs OF both cocks
and hens. The combed varieties will winter
we'll in rather an open, sunless house, if ha-
bliuated, as said before, by degrees be
remarkably healthy and make good spring
aud summer layers but VIC require winter
eggs, as they are in that season not only 8
luxury TO our tables but are also very re-
munerative. For this We find it necessary
to prepare and give our layers sunny build
ings.


The buildings, or rather the foundations
should have proper drainage. The position
may be dry in the summer, but it is the thaw
ing of the winter and spring SHOWS that W,
must guard against. There is nothing tina
will produce roup sooner than damp grounC
or board floor upon which the rays of the sui
daily pour with q sitting heat at MONDAY
There is moisture arising thorefrOm that i
sickeniug both to fowls aud their attendants
Besides, oltentimes the temperature sinks be
low freezing in these buildings before morn
ing, even when the day before q summer hea
reigned therein. This moisture is congeale
on the ceilings and walls of tho buildings t
again be evaporated through their breathin
space. There should be ample ventilator'
either in the roof Of the building, arranged 8
that they can be closed at night, or il tn
windows be in the slope of the roof the
should be fixed to shove down at the toE
This admits the fresh, pure air, that drive
out the dead, stagnant vapor, and thus tn
atmosphere is kept in a healthy condition
The building should have dry, airy situa
ton, with a graveled or cemented floor, IN
this should be we'll sprinkled with dry WOO
ashes, or Air.slAked lime. The ashes frOl
coal are not at all suitable TO sprinkle on th
flooring, as when they once collect mois
ure it is next to an impOssibility to dry the


again. Ii placed in the buildings the
may readily be removed when they beeou
impregnated with filth.
Year: 1877

OLD-FAsHIONED FARMING. - Many we'll
meaning men are disinclined to attempt new
methods, to try experiments, to vary from
the traditional style of their fore-fathers;
and yet climate, markets, circumstances may
be entirely different to-day from the sur
roundings Of fifty years ago. We should
smile at the man who set his clock five years
ago and refused to change the hands regard
less of its accuracy. We should esteem q
captain of passenger steamer guilty Of q
crime who neglected to consult his compass
every hour during the voyage. and govern
his course in accordance Herewith. We
should esteem the merchant who based his
business calculations on q price current OF
twenty years ago, fit candidate for lunat-
ic asylum. The world moves; wise men
have not labored in vain; the means of
knowledge have increased the forces Of ma
| ture are better understood, and no one needs
to take advantage Of this advance more than
the farmer, whose whole success depends on
the workings Of natural laws, and yet no
GLASS are SO decidedly opposed to any change
in present routine. Open the windows OF
your minds, let in the sunlight of progress,
prepare the way to conviction on such points
as your common sense approves, regardless
of the antiquity Of former errors, customs
and traditions. Participate in the discussions
at your clubs, invite practical and scientific
men to relate their experience at your
meetings, read the agricultural journals OF
the day, accept information from any legeti-
mate source and profit thereby.-American
CultiUator.
Year: 1877

the roots are essential to the health Of the
stock.


How is il with the oat crop ? The aver.
age yield of oats 10 1875 was 80 bushels per
acre price SO cents $3.50 per acre. Can
we do better with our land than 10 grow
oats : Some Of our good farmers are cutting
their oats when just in the milk, saving them
for hay instead Of letting them mature for a
grain crop. This practice will be increased
l think with many dairymeu who are maxi
ing milk a speciality. Other grains are
raised in such limited quantities as to vary
essentially the result. In the opinion Of
some good farmers India wheat is the only
paying, or the best paying one in the state.
In this county il is on the increase according
TO the statistical returns. 1t has been called
the poor mans crop, growing where no other
crop would. 1t looks very much like aban-
douing the grain crop when India or buck
wheat is the best paying crop of grain grown
10 the state. Now, gentlemen Of the board
and brother farmers, what are We going to
do about ii ? have in my illogical aud in-
coherent way stated few facts in regard to
the grais crop Of Vermont and close by re-
newiug the question, must the grain crop be
abandoned in this state If have said any
thing that will direct the attention Of the
farmers present to this important subject,
leave it for them to discuss hoping that some
plan can be devised whereby the farmers of
our beloved state can grow again their own
bread, and not depend, as now, upon others
for our daily food.
Year: 1877

OLD MAN.-Bow low the head, boy; do
reverance to the old man as he passes slowly
along. Once like you, the vicissitudes Of
life have silvered the hair and changed the
round face TO the worn visage before you.
Once that heart beat with aspirations CO.
equal to any you have felt aspirations crush
ed by disappointment, as yours are perhaps
destined to be- Once that form stalked
proudly through the gay scenes of pleasure
the beau ideal Of grace; now tho hand of
time, that withers the flower Of yesterday,
has warped that figure and destroyed that
noble carriage. Once, at your age, he had
the thousand thoughts that pass through your
brains-now wishing to accomplish some
thing worthy of nook in fame; anon imag-
lining life dream that the sooner he woke
from the better. But he has lived the dream
very near through. The time to awake is
very near at hand yet his eye kindles at
old deeds of daring, and his hand takes
6rmer grasp of the staff. Bow low the head,
boy, as you would in your old age be reVer-
enced.
Year: 1877

Lamartine gives this illustration;
In some spring freshet, river wildly
washed ITS shores and rent away a
bough vhereon a bird had built a cot.
tage for her summer home. Down
the white and whirling stream drifted
the green branch, with its wicker cup
Of unAedged song, and futtering he
side il went the mother bird. I'm
needing the roaring river, or she went,
her cries Of agony and fear piercing
the pulses in the storm. How like
the love Of a.. old-fashioned mother,
who followed the child she had pluck
ed from her heart, all over the world.
Swept away by passion that child
might be, it msttered not. though he
was bearing away with him the rag
rance Of the rose-tree, yet that moth
er was with him, Ruth through all
his life; and Rachel at his death.
Year: 1877

A farmer being poorly provided
with materials of sustenance for his
men, fed them with pork cooked with
the rind upon it. A Young man Of
the company, not liking that outer
portion Of the food, was observed by
the host to be carefully removing the
outside covering, whereupon the latter
said-"Young man, we eat the rind
and all here" to which the youth re
piled, IAN right. sir, I'm cutting il of
for you.'
Year: 1877

Have you noticed an icicle how it is
formsdl You noticed how it frore one
drop at time, until il was a foot
long or more. II the water was clean,
the icicle sparkled brightly in the sun
but II the water was slightly muddy
the icicle looked foul. and its beauty
was spoiled. just 30 our characters
are forming. One little thought OF
feeling at a time adds its in auence. i
eachthought be pure and right, TIN
soul will sparkle with happiness. bu
il impure and wrong. there will be
final deformity aad wretchedness.
Year: 1877

The owners of the Mammoth Cave
now search visitors, to be sure that no
instruments are taken in by which the
bearings Of the cavity can be ascer.
tanned. They fear that an entrance
may be made on somebody elss's land
and the profits of the cave be thus di
vided.
Year: 1877

Offensive breath can be easily got
rid OF. for six or eight drops Of the
concentrated solution OF soda in wine
glassfull of pure fresh water, taken
Immediately after the ablutions Of ths
morning are completed, will sweeten
the breath by disinfecting the stomach
which. far from being njured. will b
benefited by the medicine. If neces
sary this may be repeated in the mid
die OF the day. In some cases the
odor from carious teeth is combines
with that of the stomach. II th'
mouth is well rinsed with a teaspoon
ful OF the solution Of chloride in ,
tumbler of water, the bad odor of tn,
teeth viii be removed ftnff
Year: 1877

1t was the dying wish of a Rhode
Island lady that her remains should
not he buried. Her husband accord
iugly built a stone cottage on the
shore Of Narragansett Bay, and fitted
up room with the furniture which
they had in their parlor when they
first went to housekeeping. The re-
mains are in the cellar, and the sur.
viving members Of the family occa'
sionally spend an hour in the parlor.