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Year: 1874

How TO GROW FAT.-If any one
wishes to grow fieshy, a pint of milk
taken before retiring at night will
soon cover the scrawniest comes.
Altogether nowadays we see great
many fleshy females, there are many
lean and lank ones who sigh for the
fashionable measure of plumpness,
and who would be vastly improved
in health and appearance could their
figures be rounded with good solid
flesh. Nothing is more coveted by
thin woman than full figure, and
nothing will so rouse the ire and
provoke the scandal of one of those
"clipper builds" as the conscious
ness of plumpness in rival. In
cases of fever and summer compaint,
milk is now given with excellent re-
sults. The idea that milk is ''tever-
ish'' has exploded, and is now the
"physician's" great reliance; brings
through typhoid patients. or those
in too low state to be nourished by
sold food. 1t is mistake to scrimp
the milk pitcher. Take more milk
and buy less meat. Look to your
milkman; have large sized, we'll
filled milk pitchers on the table each
meal, and you will also have sound
flesh and light doctors bills.
Year: 1874

y Give us call. Price our Goods and inspect out STOCK. We will make It to your advantage SURE to dn so; Our Goods are FRESH and NEW. Our Prices LOW. Our facilities SU UPERlOR and we are always ready and prepared to satisfy everyone of these facts.
Year: 1874

1t it suggested that if Congress re
fuses to recognize polygamy in the
person of Bishop Cannon, the Mormon
delegate from Utah, or refuses him a
seat after the proposed investigation,
because he is practical polygamist, 3"
he can assume the role Of a bachelor
and take his seat in spite of the House,
his qualifications being in all other
particulars correct.
Year: 1874

TIE FIRST CoLoRED NAN IN THE
SPEAKERS GUAR On the Indian
appropriation bill Speaker Blaine call
ed Mr. Rainey, from South Carolina,
to the chair In the committee of the
whole This is the first time in the
history of the Government that coli
ored man has occupied the chap in
the House of Representatives. With
a colored man in the chair, number
of white members on the floor were
speaking in favor Of civil rights for
the Indians Washington special,
Year: 1874

There has been a curious story going
the rounds of the London clubs 10 the
effect that the Prince Napoleon. weary
OF maternal control aud Woolwich dis
cipline, and so impressed by the dis
play of French feeling at the recent
celebration at Chiselhurst, had sud
denly determined to start for France,
and to initiate his father by suddenly
landing at Boulogne and appealing to
the sympathies of the fshwomen OF
that port. The story says that the
Prince actually got as far as Dover
but that he was there stopped by a
faithful adherent, whose age aud ex
perience were sufficient excuse Tor hts
skepticism of French Enthusiasm Tor
Lc Petit Grtcol0fc,
Year: 1874

IT WILL be gratifying news to the
people of Memphis that the branch of
the Iron Mountain railroad to this city
is under survey, and that in few weeks
the route will be located, when work
will be begun and prosecuted as rapidly
as men and money can push it. AS
this branch is directly on the line TO
Kansas City, it has double interest fer
us, and is worthy Of every effort we can
make in its behalf.
Year: 1874

EAPAY Rising FALLACY.-In olden
times children were early taught that the
Instant they woke in the morning they
must bounce out Of bed, not waiting for
moments consideration until they were
safely landed on the floor. Some wide
awake children, whose eyes naturally
opened with the coming dawn, could ca
silly accomplish this task but, alas for
the poor creatures who found it nearly
impossible to shake off the drowsiness
that pervaded their entire systems In
pitiful state Of semi-sleep they dragged
themselves from bed and tried to Dress
Those who retain vivid remembrances Of
such experiences of childhood will be
gratfed to know that Dr. Hall says that
up to eighteen years every child should
be allowed to rest in bed after sleep is
over, until they feol as if they had rather
get up than not that it is very great
mistake for persons, old or young-espe-
ciallv children and feeble or sedentary
persons--to bounce out of bed the mo-
ment they wake up that fifteen or twen-
ty minutes spent in waking up, after the
eyes are opened, and in turning over and
stretching the limbs, do as much good as
sound sleep, because the operations set
the blood in motion by degrees, tending
to equalize its circulation; for during
sleep the blood tends to stagnation, the
heart beats feebly and slowly, and any
shock to the system sending the blood in
overwhelming quantities to the heart is
the greatest absurdity.
Year: 1874

A COUNTY in Nebraska has been agita-
ted by an extraordinary bit Of polemic. -
The question was, Whether, when a
minister refuses to call off the sets at n
dance it is sufficient evidence of heretical
tendencies ?" The debate was not 50 an
imated as it would have been if anybody
except the minister himself could have
been found to uphold the negative. The
decision was against this over-scrupulous
gentleman, and the indignant population
gave him twenty-four hours in which to
leave the county, with his baggage and his
Bible, which he had studied to so little
purpose.
Year: 1874

The PRINTING OFFICE AS A SCHOOL,
For young man who is not altogether q
fool, who has had the advantages of an
ordinary education, the printing Office is
undoubtedly capital school for intel
lectual advancement. In regard to gem
eral knowledge, no class of men who la
Dor for living can approach the printer.
The studious among them, if their nat
ural gifts be not below mediocrity, have
equal chances with the members of the
so called professions, to acquire both
worldly honors and literary fame. From
the day of Caxton to those of Franklin,
and from his day to our own, the craft
has produced eminent men in every walk
of life.


A good printer is generally q critic,
not only of language and punctuation,
but of the intrinsic literary merits of
whatever comes under his hand. 1t is
impossible that it should be otherwise,
since so great part of his life is made
up, as it were, of facts that enforce re-
Election. The labor that employs his
hand gives his mind neither exercise nor
care. His fingers move intuitively to the
exact points requisite for the proper ap-
pointment of his work, while his mind
seizes the idea sought to be conveyed by
the writer whose work he is engaged on,

and is only expelled therefrom after his
judgment has passed sentence upon its
merits.


Many one, without knowing it, pos
sibly, owes some unknown compositor or
proof reader more for his reputation as a
writer than he would be willing to ac-
knowledge. If by changing the reading
of a sentence without affecting its mean
ing, he can give it strength or smooth
ness, good printer asks no questions
about the matter, but changes it at ore.


There are some prir .ers, it is true who
can never learn the plainest ruesot com
position or punctuation. Tc such one
might we use the identical words spoken
by well known divire, speaking to n
young, but particularly silly candidate
for ministerial oriers Young man,
you have makeA mistake you have been
called to another feld-the cornfeld."
Year: 1874

A BROOKLYN young woman, who
abandoned her old husband, says HE
was too soft. couldn't be hugging and
kissing him all the time-it isn't my dis
position. couldn't bear to be obliged
to sit on his lap and cuddle him every
time wanted a cent"
Year: 1874

Everybody is wondering why the BAZAAR
Is selling their goods SO cheap. The reason Is
they must clear out their Spring and Sum-
mer goods to make room for the immense
stock of Fall and Winter goods which they
Will soon receive.
Year: 1874

A favorite amusement with my children
is, TO cry, "GueSs what see in this room,"
beginning with giving the initial letter OF
something in the room each child is allow
ed to guess in rotation till one is successful,
when that child has the privilege of giving
cut the next thing u be guessed.


This game will commend itself to moth
els who are very busy, as it does not in the
least interfere with their work, even if they
participate, Us l often do, in tile game.


My children have been Interested in It for
hours together; often puZzling their elders
and contributing greatly to the amusement
Of us all


remember an instance in which our lit
tie seven years old daughter gave cut G. S.


Her comrades all tried it many times in
despair and came to mammal even she
could ind nothing IA the room answering 10
the initials; grandma and great grandma
tried in VAIN.


Our little Pnzzler was in ecstacies and all
the others much chagrined, and obliged to
confess themselves unable to solve the ques-
tiOn.


Grease spot it proved to be-; our little girl
ntu ulScONeIeu u Slnall one Ou llc carpet.


When thoy tire of this, say, My ship is
coming in loaded with" naming some ar
ticle begnning with A,


They 20 on, each naming IN turn some
thing beginning with that letter, till they can
think Of no more; then they take b. and 50
on through the alphabet.


Mammals dignity will not be at all COM
promised by taking part in these simple
aniusements, and the little ones will enjoy
them much better than if playing by them
selves.


They have also several sets of the alpha
bet, cut singy. One child selects the letters
nUcessary TO spell any word which sho
chooses, without naming It, and after mix
ing them together, requires another 10 place
them in proper order to spell the word


These games are, vi course, adapted only
" those who know something OF spelling,
but will tend 10 improve them in that art,
and they possess the desirable qualifications
of amusing without noise VI trouble and
make no litter.-Litie Corporal.
Year: 1874

In the FIRST place, If you have not manure
to use, get some. commercial fertilizer to
start the crop, though l have but very little
faith in any Of the concentrated patent or
commercial mAnures so rife az the present
day. They may be good to give an early
start 10 the spring where the soil is favora-
bic 70 produce satisfactory farm crop, as
stimulus or helper. They may be used in
some localities to advantage in connection
with other manures, Of the utility Of which
every farmer must judge for himself.


One thing have noticed is, that those
who are first to try new fertilizer are the
last TO save what barn manure they have at
home. The liquid portion OF animal manure,
we are told by chemists, is Of more value
than the solid, and yet few farmers are TAX
ing much pains to save it. Il is not the
general practice to lay up supply OF dry
material under cover, that can be used in
the stalls every day in the year, and in suI-
6cient quantities to absorb all the liquids
from animals; nor Is it by any means the
universal practice to protect the solid por-
tiOns from waste BY washing. Those cOnical
shaped manure heaps under barn windows
are not yet entirely among the things Of the
past.


1t seems 10 me where the land is naturally
the best, the least pains is taken to make or
save barn manure. In neighborhoods where
the soil is poor, if near a good milk market,
the farmers have learned to save everything
that will fertilxe their lands and produce
crops that will compare favorably with those
from more favored localities. AS farmers
We are too Indifferent in our own affairs; We
do not prepare the soil as we ought to re-
ceive the seed; we are in too great hurry
or do not manure as we ought; therefore
We do not get so large crop as expected.
| think it requires as much study to be a
good farmer as to succeed in any other Occu-
patton.


Ashes is a valuable fertilizer. will cite
an instance which occurred in our town
Mr.. Fairbanks bought pasture of worD-oui
land and bought between one aud two hun
dred bushels OF ashes and sowed them on the
land in the spring aud received great bene6
therefrom.


But the true means Of renovatiug the worn
lands of Vermont is within the reach ol
every farmer, lies nearer home, and is much
cheaper. | believe there is not worn oui
field or farm anywhere in Vermont, that il
not barren rock or loose, blowing sand
but possesses-the life-giving germ for its owl
renovation. If given back and placed agaiI
under the fostering care Of Nature, she woult
in due time overcome their sterility, and b.
the annual growth OF vegetation restore bacl
to them that fertility they once possessed.


The thousands of acres of rough, broken
and forbidding-lOOking lands that have with
in the last few years been robbed of thei
timber will, il left to the care of Nature, be
come again clothed with valuable wood an
timber, as in their primitive days, and thil
TOO, without any expense or outlay on tn
part of the owner Of these lands.


o. f. RUSSELL.
East So. Johnsbiry.
Year: 1874

Baked BeaaS-It is singular that many


people do not understand how ~ have nice
baked MEANS, But their difficulty Is in not
baking them sufficient length OF time. No
either ol brown bread IRON Tic oven aud
have them of tho cherry red and delicious
flavor that our fathers used 10 have In ''ye
olden time,n unless thOy have baked more
than three or four hours, the time only that
many allow them 10 stay in the oven. Bake
your beams all day Saturday, and If cOnyen-
lent let them ptay IN over night, baking fall
twenty -four hours, and our word for II, your
bsans wall come out ~ the morning smOk
lug with flavor lllat will make your mouth
water TO taste of them, aud your breakfast
will be the bsst you ever E1cldi.ye,
Year: 1874

As the time for planting potatoes is near,
would ask light Of some OF your patrons
who may have experimented to lind what
kind OF seed is most profitable to plant
whether large or small, cut or uncut and
how much seed In hill. II cut, how small
and which way, lengthwisc or crosswise.
win they lavor us with tho result Of their
trials3 These are still open questions, and
more light is wanted. ID. T. A.


A few years ago we planted part Of a
piece with four eyes in hill, part with six,
and small corner with two, the potatoes
being cut as was convenient, having regard
only to the number Of eyes on piece, and
we received the best results from that plant
ed with four eyes in hill. We always Sc.
lect the largest aud best looking potatoes for
seed, and are convinced that it pays to plant
large potatoes and reject small ones.
Year: 1874

In answer to Mr.. Kings inquiry about
scab in sheep would say that have found
the following sure cure. Steep equal guam
titles OF poke-root and tobacco. and to the
tea add quantity OF sulphur. Place this in
hogshead, and after shearing dip each
sheep in the solution. twill not only cure
sclb but will kill every tick on the animal.
Have platform slanting into the hogshead
on which TO stand the sheep to drain few
minutes aitor dipping, To prevent waste Of the
liquid. SUBSCRIBER


In answer to the inquiry Of IL. Z. King |
would say that thirty or forty years ago what
WAS known as scsb was the prevailing dis
ease among Spanish Merino sheep. To such
degree did 1t rage that often in the winter
and early spring the sheep would lose hall
their fleece. But for several years this dis.
ease has not prevailed, though 1t is now max.
ing Its appearance in some localities again
Sulphur fed with salt is good preventive
but a sure remedy is to dip the sheep in 9
strong decoction Of tobacco. II would not be
advisable to do it in cold weather with a
heavy fleece on. The disease may be check
ed by applying the liquid to the parts affected
until the sheep are shorn, and then thorough
treatment will finish the scab. E. w. b.
Year: 1874

Few men are so capable of making the worse
appear the better reason


But after all, it is open to serious disputationf
whether the precedent which such an approprl-
alton would have helped to establish, is not
fraught with too much danger, 10 be ventured
upon under any circumstances. And even If
we leave this consideration out of view, for the
moment, there is room for doubt, whether the
kind of celebration contemplated, would be at
all appropriate to our present circumstances 1t
strikes me that the best way to commemorate
the hundreth year of national independence,
would be to make it jubilee over the Iestora-
tion of America to perfect solvency. The civil
war cannot be said to have ended till we have
put our currency back to the standard, whence
the necessities of the awful struggle diverted
it. 1t is almost universally conceded that de-
preciated paper money system is an evil which
should be corrected. The only real question of
the hour is how and when the remedy can be
applied. And herein lies the test of the true
greatness of the Republic. Until we have ac
| complished this indispensable duty, we are IN
| no condition to invite company from abroad
| Genuine pride, of the manly, healthy sort, sug-
gests that rst of all we make suitable prepara-
| tions to extend our hosptalities to Trans-Atlan-


tic guests. Then, if we see fit to get up an .ex-


hibtlon and there happens to be an ample bal


ance in the Treasury of actual cash-either


gold or its equivaent--it will be well enough to
| enter upon the consideration of the main ques-
| ton. There will be room for argument as to


the propriety of such mode of employing
moneys accumulated for the regular expenses
| "a hut if thara oOu1d hQ a


reasonable excuse profered for doing thing


which is quite inconsistent with that strict con-


struction of the functions of government


which best comports with Republican simplici-


ty, it would be when we are asked to devote a


portion of our surplus funds to the celebration


of an event so august as the restoration Of the


country to financial stability and honor.


| XARM0ITII
Year: 1874

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
<.tions The name and address of the writer are in
ali cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
bat as a guaranty OF good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve COM
ra unicatons that are not used.
Year: 1874

A WORD OF CoMMENDATI0N,-A A patron
writes from Fryeburg to say the following:


cannot forbear to express to you my earnest
thanks for the worthy position you are taking
against church gambling, intenperance, with
their kindred evils. 1t Is refreshing to
the people to see such a course aiken by lead
ing journal in these times Of subservency to
power, party or interest.
Year: 1874

The human hand has often been taken
to illustrate Divine wisdom-and very
woll. But have you ever examined your
horses hoof 1t is hardly less curious in
its way. It's parts are somewhat less
complicated, yet their design is simple
and obvious. The hoof is not, as it APP
pears to the careless eye mere lump of
insensible bone fastened to the leg by a
joint. 1t is made up by series Of thin
layers of leaves or horn, about Eve bun>
dred in number, and nicely fitted to each
other, and forming lining to the foot it,
self. Then there are as many more lay.
erS belonging to what is called the coffin
bone," and fitted into this. These are
elastic. Take quire of paper and insert
the leaves one by cne into those Of anoth>
er quire, and yci will get some idea Of
the arrangement of the several layers.
Now the weight of the horse rests on as
many elastic springs as there are layers In
his four feet-about four thousand anil
all this is contrved, not only for the con


veyance of his own body, but for wha .
ever burdens may be laid on him..
Year: 1874

Union Pacific and Pacific Mail were the leading
stocks at the Exchange to-day, and gave tone and
character 10 he whole list Orders TO buy Pacific
Mail were distributed in the forenoon, and the
price soon advanced TO about the highest quotations
OF tie day under the bids of prominent broker
for one lot of 5000 shares. Later a similar
movement was made in U0iOn Pacific. and
amid much excitement and an apparently
large bu ulucss, the price advanced from
., TO D. . which bad the effect of stiflening the
entire list. The movement was aided early in the
day 10y a Ielot. hat the Supreme Court OF Wiscon-
sin had refused to grant the injunction applied for
~ the AttnDcy-General of the State restraining
railroad officials from violating the " Potter law,n
which caused an advance in the Grange stocks, but
they weakened again upon denial of the report
Just before the close of the Exchange the report
was again circulated as being positive, so that
these stocks and the market generally closed
al about the highest prices of the day. The report
lowcy,t was untrue, the fact being that the Court
had adj .uruel until the 18th inst without giving
any indication to what the decision will be. All
this goes TO show upon how slight point dull and
inactive market may be moved, for the question as
20 whether is proper for Court to issue an injunc
ton restraining a law-breaker from violating a
statute really does not in way affect the valid
ity of the law itself So the Potter law is no more
or less law with its remedies and penalties, what
ever may be the decision of the Court to the
proprcty of ganting the injunction prayed for The
Exchange is scantly attended and there is still that
marked absence Of leading lights, without whose
manipulating fingers all operations seem inane and
Of little moment. The aggregated business was
small as has been usual of late, and the prominen:
stocks Of the list were Pacific and Western Union
Telegraph Union Pacific, St. Paul. Northwestern,
Lake Shore, (which was about the weakest stock
upon the lisQ and Wabash The advance from last
nights closing prices ranged from to per cent,
Northwest and Pacih: Mail advancing each Erie.
-. Paul and Union Pacific, each c. c. q l. c.. Z!


and Lake Shore Ohio and Mississippi Rock Island
Toledo and Wabash and Western Union, each per
cent. The general market closed strong The open
ing highest lowest and closing prices Of active
stocks sold to-day were as follows:
Year: 1874




Jack Pelham, of Penn valley, passed
through town yesterday, with his
band of stock, which he had been
herding in the mountains during the
Summer. When the storm set in he
started to get out with them, and
barely succeeded in doing so. At
Bear Valley the snow was three feet
deep. He had to take the strong
est cattle and lead them, so as to
break path for the Others to follow.
They cauld go but a short distance be-
fore becoming so fatigued that they
would stop to rest. The snow came
down 50 rapidly that the path would
fill up as soon rs they had
passed. BY the most strenuous efforts
Pelham succeeded in getting them
below the snow-belt. He says that
the mountains are filled with cattle
and sheep, and they must all perish if
heavy and warm rain does not
come on Immediately. The cattle
may live on browse week, but if it
keeps on storming they will be showed
in so deep that they cannot even get
around to get browse. Colley, of this
city has large numder sheep there,
and SO has Henry Everett of Birch
Vile. The loss of stock will be fear
ful. The number that died last Win
ter has made beef cattle scarce this
Summer. If those which are now
showed in are not rescued, all kinds of
meat will bring high price this
Winter.
Year: 1874

lNA> A~A~S5AN~t


The chief authorities Of the Church
have decided to hold a great interna.
tional Catholic congress in London,
with the object of maintaining the doc
trine of Papal infallibility, reasscrting
the Pope's right to temporal as we'll as
spiritual power, and proclaiming it the
bounden duty of all Christians to re
turn to allegiance to Rome. 1t is
stated that this determination is the
result Of direct instruction from the
Vatican, and some Of the highest dig
nitaries Of the church will attend the
Congress. Abp. Manning, in speech at
Westminster, admits that the spiritual
influence Of the Pope had greatly in
creased since the loss of his temporali-
ties. If arbitration was ever to super.
cede war, the Pope would be the only
possible authorized arbitrator Of the
Catholics. The world, he added, was
threatened with a controversy on all
the DEGREES of the Ecumenical council.
There was undoubtedly approaching
one of the mightiest contests the reli-
gious world had ever seen. Therefore it
was necessary to fearlessly assert
through the free press of England, the
Pope's right and his pretensions to
world wide allegiance.