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Year: 1879

The editor of the Buffalo Ne,Us has been
camping out, and tells his experience to his
readers. He took with him one wife, three
fishing rods, two babies and a shotgun, with
the necessary clothing, kettles. pans and
the rest Of the paraphernalia. His tent was
pitched next to that of newly married
couple on one side, and that of two elderly
maiden Sisters on the other side. "Elysium
was fool to that camp" says the editor,
and we can. well believe it. 'rThere were
shade trees, brooks, moons and poisoning in
abundance, and when we all retired for the
night, there was not heart unmoved by the
solemn stiffness of the scene" But the
editors tent was too near that Of the newly
married couple. The young man was read
ing Tennyson out loud to his bride by the
light Of kerosene lamp, three kisses to
each line. The old maids on the other side
kept whispering: "Amanda, suppose man
was to come to our tent |" There was a
wild shrek, and everybody rushed out in
his night clothes, thinking that one of the
ancient virgins had been bitten by a rattle
snake OF course she hadn't. A cow began
believing for her lost calf, and everyone
swore 1t was a bear. The men got out with
their guns and killed one of the wagon
horses. The tent fell down about three
o'clock in the morning, and heavy shower
Of rain about daybreak soaked everyone to
the skin. The oditors family all have the
bronchitis, and he announces that his tent
and complete apparatus for camping ont
are for sale. U,
Year: 1879

The captain Of a steamboat gave q st.
Louis reporter the following inforMa-
ton concerning mosquitoes on the up
per Missouri: "Well, sir, we saw poor
cattle rush down into the water and
wade IN until e1erything was covered
but their heads, and then tho pests
would alight on their heads, in swa rms
and bite their noses, and every place
they could settle on, until the poor
things beloved in their agony, and
tossed their heads. If they were hu-
man they would commit suicide. AS it
Is they are driven mad, Poor things.
they are nothing but skin and bones;
mere skeletons, clothed In swollen and
liberated skins. Some of the boys kill
ed few Of them, but they were not fit
to bring on board. Same way with all
the animals. Antelope and deer we're
reduced to nothing but skeletons by the
vampires. If you held your hand out
for quarter Of a minute, it would be
covered so thick with mosquitoes that
that it would look like you had glove
on. The suffering of the mon was aw-
ful. will tell you how we were able
to get through. took down my stove
pipes and kept smoky fires burning all
the time, [ had to have two small hand
furnaces making smoke in the pilot
house all the time, so that the pilota
could work. The men were all broke
up. Every limb was swelled and
you could not have recognized the
features Of your own brother. The
smoke was the only protection, and it
oes pfffty sy yess Hsso 81 PAD %eS We We're biood


shot. Life was misery. The mosqul-
to latitude begins about seventy-five
miles below Bismarck, and is good for
seventy-fve miles above that point.
There never was season like this one
before. For the first time In many
years they had up there what you
would call an open winter. There was
no ice or snow. At Fort Benton, and
just look at your map and you will find
1t about forty seven degrees latitude.
and that's pretty far north, they didn't
put up ton of ice. About the first of
March the rainy season set in. There
has not been twelve good days since.
I will venture to say, and mind you l
know all about that country, more rain
has fallen In that latitude than In the
last fifteen years previous. Vegetation
is rank and tropical in Its luxuriance.
| Weeds of unusually ordinary growth
are higher than mans head, and from
| the water mosquitoes are bread by
the million. If you publish what l
have been telling you about the pests,
some people will laugh and call 1t ex-
ageration. Young man couldn't begin
to give you an idea Of their numbers.
They fly in clouds. They obstruct the
light of the sun. They are ravenous.
They are as bad in the day as In the
night. They drive a man almost crazy.
just think of preferring to sit in a
binding and Sitting smoke rather than
venture outside where the mosquitoes
would get at them. Rather would l
promenade twenty hours day through
the yellow fever district of New Or
leans than go through tho experience
with the mosquetocs that 1 had this
summer. 1t IS awful. I can give you
no idea Of the nuisance, the torture /"
and the captain aimed vicious blow
at sleepy fly and walked vigorously
around to shake off tho memory of this
Missouri mosquito misery. tp.-


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Year: 1879

II The military court that has been trying
FitzJohn Porter, has found him not guilty.
This will restore him to his rank in the army,
and give him about $4,000 back pay. Now that
rebel testimony can he procured, which is more
reliable than the testimony of loyal men, why
not investigate the cases of Wirz and Wilkes
Booth, and establish their innocence They
cannot be brought to life; but they may be
proven martyrs, and monuments erected to their
memory.
Year: 1879

Y Another Office has been grated upon the
State of Kansas, to snck an appropriation at
every session of the Legislature. 1t is the Office
of Fish Commissioner, whose duty is supposed
to be to stock the Kansas streams with fish, 1t
is all useless. They have large Salmon out at
Junction City, that is big enough to supply eggs
to stock every watercourse in the State.
Year: 1879

AnC u AAoE5Cs


We have always combated the idea of the
ordinary farmer attempting to raise fast trot-
ers or running horses that must be left to
the gentle nan of leisure, who has plenty of
money and breeds horses simply to crafty
his tastes, or as recreation. But the man
who depends upon the proceeds of his farm
for living cannot afford to indulge in any
such expensive luxury as breeding tor speed
has proved to be. But there is type of
horse that farmers can breed with certain
profit, and that is the heavy, blocky, active,
quick, stepping horse, weighing from !, 800 to
1000 pounds. No man ever raised horse
of that description at loss, and no farmer
ever raised such horse that would not read
lily sell at a handsome profit. 1t is the little
spindle-shanked, lank, long legged weed that
remains on the farmers hands-a drug in.
the market-an unstable useless product.


How shall we breed such horses? Well,
to breed anything in the shape of horse you
need brood mare, and the nearer the mare
fills the bill herself, the better; but any ordi-
nary good mare bred to a clean-limbed,
sound-footed, active, wide.awake, purely y-bIed
Percheron- Norman stallion will, nine times
out of ten, produce just such horse as We
have described, that is always salable. There
may be stations of other breeds that, when
properly mated will get equally as good off
spring as the Percheron-Norman but we
hazard nothing in saying that, as race, no
horses, not even the English thoroughbred,
breed so true and stamp their own character
upon their part bred offspring with so much
certainty, because they are themselves the
purest race of horses of which we have any
knowledge. Like begets like, or the likeness
OF some of the ancestors; and when, as is the
case with the Percheron.Norman race, the
ancestry has for many generations been of
the same character, the chances of variation
from this inbred type in the progeny are
very small. This is law which all ex-
perienced breeders know to be true; it forms
the very centre stone of all improvements,
and when farmers understand as fully as
they ought that we have breed thorougly
established, that make horses salsble and
valuable, they will not be slow to avail them
selves of the services of stations of that
breed, instead of patronizing miscellaneously-
bred ones, that have no fixed type, and
whose ancestry is a mixture of everything
from Mexican mustang to an English cart
horse - ErehnDne
Year: 1879




The necessary implements are gilt flower
cutters for small blossoms like verbenas and
helotropes, leaf moulds appropriate to the
blossoms, bristle brushes for coloring, sable
brushes and camels hair pencils for painting
and veining. wooden moulding tools and
steel pins with glass heads for shaping and
rolling the wax. palette and palette knife
for mixing the paint, small pointed scissors
not too tight In the rivet: fine wire, covered,
some with white, and some with green, and a
variety OF wax in sheets; double and single
white, one shade of yellow, three of green
and TOR autumn leaves variegated in assorted
Shades, will do to commence with. The
colors come in little bottles and are prepared
la fine dry powders expressly for coloring
wax. The most necessary are carmine, blue,
yellow, burnt umber and fake white. Arrow
, root, transparent liquid gall. aud thin gum
arabic water will also be needed. All shades
of pink may be obtained by rubbing little
dry carmine with some of the arrow-root
the blue may be shaded in the same manner,
anc trifie of carmine mixed with it will give
violet. Yellow in place OF the carmne will
give green, and If the yellow wax is painted
the powder is used dry, apply it rapidly with
one of the stiff brushes held upright. Have
q separate brush for each color. Use thin
mucilage water and transparent gall for mix
ing the paint for veinings and shadings.
Where soft velvety surface of uniform color
is desired, the dry powder will be the proper
thing to use; in applying it the wax should
be slightly warn, ,and particular pains should
be taken to keep the lower portion of the
petals free from paint, in order that they
may be fastened securely to the foundation OF
the flower. A knowledge of painting in
water colors will aid one very materially in
Initiating natural fowers,as so much depends
on the proper shadings and blendings.


In cool weather one should always sit near
fire while working with wax, in order to
Keep it pliable. Spread sheet of white pa
per over the table,before putting yonr work
on it, as the wax is easily soiled. In cutting
the petals, place the pattern on the dull side
OF the wax; dip the scissors in water and cut
with long smooth motion, so that tie
edges may be as smooth as possible. Always
cut the same number of petals as is found in
the natural flower and arrange them with
like regularity and symmetry-Boston Guilt
UGtOr.
Year: 1879

the PRESS will be devoted as in the past to dis
eliminating support OF the Republican Party and
will stand through thick aud thin for an honest and
stable currency and the equal rights of all citizens
throughout the length and breadth of the Republic
1t will always speak out for education, good morals
and Just laws, believing that the safety OF the nation
depends upon these things.
Year: 1879

The proposition pending in the
Legislature to cut off large portion of
the city of Austin, putting it beyond
the corporate limits and hence beyond
the payment of taxes, is very good
thing for about one thousand and five
hundred of its population, but unjust
upon the balance. If one part of our
people can thus legislate in behalf of
their pockets let US all go and do like
wise, abolish the city charter and pay
nothing forever more.
Year: 1879

SENATE-AF SESSION.


Washington, April 17.-On the ex-
piration of the morning hour the army
appropriation bill was taken up.


Voorhees, said the protection of the
ballot-box had been wrested from the
proper local officers and given to COR
rupt federal officials. The spirit that
dictated this law was distrust of the
people and their capacity for self-gov-
ernment under free elections. The
whole power Of the constitution was
thus perverted. The people would re-
sent this insulting tyranny when the
facts should be clearly presented to
them. He implored the people not to
forget that their liberties are trampled
under foot with scorn and contempt.
Under the vague pretext of keeping the
peace, the president, as commander-in-
chief of the army and navy, could give
such orders as would tend to crush the
liberties of the country, after the man
ner of Cesar, Napoleon the Great and
Napoleon the Less.


Teller said the democratic party had
heretofore sustained the exercise of the
veto power by democratic presi-
dent, and he could not recall single
instance to the contrary. The proper
place TO test the validity of law was
in the courts of the country, and all
parties should be willing to submit to
such arbitration. He deprecated the
use Of the army to enforce civil pro.
cesses, except in extreme cases, but
said the democrats had not always been
30 afraid Of the military power as they
now were. He cited frauds in Kansas
in 1852 and 1854, in Louisiana in 1864,
and in New York city in 1858; he did
not desire to misrepresent the south,
but would only state facts in regard to
that section which, y his opinion, made
federal supervision necessary to fair
election. In conclusion, Teller said he
did not think any threat to deprive the
army of its sustenance would affect the
action of any republican senator nor Of
the PRESIDENT


Conkling asked If vote could not
now be taken on the pending (Blaine)
amendment; but Butler thereupon
moved to 60 into executive session.
Agreed to. The senate then adjourned.


HoUsE-AFTERNooN SESSION.


Washington, April 1.-THE house
being in committee of the whole on
the legislative appropriation bill, KEEL
ley, of Pennsylvania, said he would
vote for q repeal of the test oath for
jurors should it come before the house
as a separate measure. During the
last congress he had advocated the re-
peal of the provision requiring that
oath, and he said now, as he had said
then, that it was an exasperating in
congruity in the law, and should be re-
pealed.


He also said that to vote for this
provision In the army bill, which had
passed the house, which was provis-
ion in restraint of the use Of the mill
tary as 1t now stood would be an injus-
tice to the republican party, which,
when it had two-thirds in each house,
mad passed 1t, and to the memory OF
Abraham Lincoln, who had given il
mis- presidential sanction.


But he would not vote for the repeal
OF essential modification of the Law
authorizing the appointment and fixing
sne duty and power Of the supervisor.
Of elections.


oisciaiming all knowledge Of the
Year: 1879

The following is from an illustrated paper


by Oliver Thorne in St. Nicholas for


April:


OF course, you know that not all
the good times come to the chill.
dren of grand houses; small houses
cottages, and even roOms," hold
many happy little folks. The cost
of thing about us doesn't add to
our comfort. China dolls give as
much pleasure as great play ladies
of wax; in fact the most dearly
loved and cherished doll that i
ever saw, was "ragbaby."


Sometimes in the streets of the
city you will see little children
dressed very poorly, with perhaps
an old shawl over each tumbled
head. 1t doesn't loOOk is if any
good times came to them; but you
will be glad to learn that even to
the children of that class who live
In New York, happy days have
really come. 1t is simply because
one kind lady has. thought of way
to make them glad every day, and
while they are playing, and having
delightful times, to teach them
what will really open to them a
better life when too old for play.


A school!-yes, even school,
but one OF "a new kind, where toys
and games take the place of books,
and SO charming that the little
scholars mourn over holiday,
and fairly cry when threatened
with vacation 1t is pleasant
sight, vet one that somehow brings
tears to grown-up eyes, to see a
room full of these little ones, gath
cred in from the streets aud alleys
of the great city, hands and faces
washed and all at happy play, while
really learning to be neat little
housemaids, ready when big enough,
TO become busy with honest work,
instead of with mischief. wish
every one of you could look in on
the scene, but at least you may see
part of it pictured, while you
hear how this wonder is wrought.


Fancy poor little girl, not more
than five or six years old, brought
Year: 1879

There is II legend regarding the in
PRODUCTION of lace into Flanders. A
poverty y-strcken, but Plus young girl
was dying of love for young man.
whose wealth prccludcd all hopes of
marriage. One night as she sat weep
ing Mt her sad fate, beautiful lady en-
tered the cottage aud without saying II
word, placed ON her knee u green cloth
cushion, with its bobbins filled with
the fine thread, aud which on
Autumn evenings floats in the aiI ,
and which the people call 'ils de la
Vicrge The lady though of romantic
bearing was a practical manufacturer.
She sat down in silence and with her
nimble fingers taught the unhappy
maiden how To make all sorts of pat
terms and complicated stitches. As
daylight approached the maiden had
learned her art, and the mysterious Wis
itor hat disappeared. The price OF the
lace soon made the poor girl rich. She
married the man other choice, and sur
rounded by family, lived happy and
rich, for she kept the secret for herself
One evening when the little folks were
praying round her knee by the llreside,
and the husband sat watching the
happy group, the lady suddenly APP
peared among them. Her bearing was
distant; she seemed stern and sad, ana
this time addressed her protcge in
"A trembling voice :"Ilerc," she said,
'you enjoy peace and abundance while
without are famine and trouble.
helped you; you have not helped your
ncighbOrs. The angels weep for you
and turn away their faces" so the
next day the woman arose, aud going
forth with her green cushion aud the
bobbins in her hands, went from cot
tagc to cottage Offering TO all who would
be taught to instruct them i'm the art
she had herself miraculously learned.
50 they also became rich, and Belgium
became famous for TN is manufacture.
Year: 1879

When Admiral lIoratiO Binnacle, the
venerable retired sea-serpcnt, who lives on
West Seventy seventh street, saw roast duck
on the bill of fare recently, his always
pleasant face took on an added ray of
cheerfulness, but those who sat near him
observed that after he had eaten his portion
his brow was corrugated Later, as he
stood before the parlor fire, the Admiral
said


81 lived once, gentlemen, in a house
which the boarders left in body. We had
one night for SUPPER roast duck 1t was
served in rough, jagged pieces, but we
thought nothing of that perhaps the cary
ing axe was dull. II was rough That
was to be expected. Tasteless2 OF course.
But when we had nearly finished it, old
Commodore Zelotes Finnerty held up a
piece ON the end Of fork, and said


admiral -


Commodore.


"Nails ~


''And sure enough, gentlemen, ~ the
Commodore turned that piece Of duck on
his fork ! saw sticking through it the points
of three nails. II was wooden decoy
duck that we had eaten, served by the
landady because it was cheaper than the
ducks that are sold in the poultry marketl
She was safe in her assumption that we
would not discover in the taste any differ
ence between that and many other ducks
we had eaten from the same table; but
unfortunately she forgot to pull out the
nails.


cit was too much for the old Commo-
dore. He went to his room, got out the
old-fashioned, alligator-mouthed carpet-bag
that he always carried, and began TO stow
his dunnagc. His example was infectious
Within half an hour every bit Of baggage,
from trunk TO grip-sack, was out of the
house, and the boarders were seeking other
feeding grounds.


mo, don't mean 20 say, gentlemen,
that the duck we had for dinner tonight
was a wooden duck understand me, saw
no nails hui-lN
Year: 1879

The new Board Of Sandy township
have organized for the current year.
James G. Beard is Secretary, and P. s.
Weber President. They decided to
open their schools on the first day OF
June and to continue eight months
with o vacation.
Year: 1879

Theory OF teaching is made special
ty in the Curwensville school. Tuesday
evening OF each week IS. devoted to
discussions of live subjects pertaining
to the work Of the school room.
Year: 1879

SERIOUS RESULT OF AN EARLY MORNING EN-


coUsTER WITH A JEALOUS AND TIPsY HUs-


BAND.


When Alice Smith, young variety actress em-
ployed in one of the Bowery theatres. her
way home yesterday morning she met at the
northwest corner of Grand street and the Bowery by
her husband, Charles Smith, For time past the
pair have not lived together because, Mrs Smith
states, her husband Jealous arr bad-teInpered
man. Smith, who was slightly Under the influence
of liquor, accosted his wife and in threatening
said, is alleged. "Alice. il you don't come home
with me I'll shoot you." The woman replied. Il
won't, and you had better pass .me by" and then
walked on toward her apartments. which We're at
No. los Bowery. She had hardly crossed the street,
however. when her husband started in pursuit. Mrs.
Smith heard his footsteps, but did not look around.
She had reached the opposite corner when he drew
from his pocket q revolver and fred at her. The
ball struck her i'll the head, and caused her to stag
ger ana fall to the SIDEWALK. Apparently satisfied,
with his work Smith crossed the Bowery and wa1
soon lost sight Of The wounded woman quickly
recovered alld upon regaining her feet walked down
Grand street. Although the shooting was wit
messed by number OF men who were
to render the unfortunate woman any assist
to cause her assailant's arrest. Some
time later Mrs. Smith entered the Mulberry street
station house. She was then covered with blood.
which had flowed from the wound in her head.
The sergeant immediately telegraphed for an am-
buiance. Upon the arrival of the surgeon he
examined the wound and ascertained that the bullet
had entered the back part of the head. 1t took an
upward course aud passed out short distance
from the place 1t had entered. The skull was
not fractured, and on that account he said
her injuries not serious. Mrs. smith
was, however. suffering from shock. and tho
physician thought it advisable to take her to Belle
yue Hospital. Captain Brogan obtained an accurate
description Of her husband and with his detectives
is hunting for him. Mrs. Smith said that she was
married some years ago. and that for time she lived
happily with her husband. He then became jealous
OF her. and while in that mood he accustomed,
she said to abuse her She then determined to leave
him, and since she has supported herself. Smith
frequently threatened to shoot her. she but she
paid attention to his threats and did not think
he would put them into execution.