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Year: 1879

THE LOVE OF HoME.-A man who is
not ashamed of himself need not be
ashamed of his early condition. 1t hap
pened to me to be born in log-cabin,
raised among the snow drifts of New
Hampshire at a period SO early that
when the smoke first arose from its rude
chimney and curled over frozen hill,
there was no similar evidence of a white
mans habitation between it and the
settlements on the rivers of Canada. It's
remains still exist; | make it an annual
visit. | carry my children to it to teach
them the hardships endured by the gen.
erations which have gone before them.
| love to dwell on the tender recollections,
the kindred ties, the early affections and
the narrations and incidents which min
gle with all | know of this primitive
family abode. weep to think that
none of those who Inhabited it are now
among the living; and if ever | fail in
afectionate veneration for him who
raised it and defended it against savage
violence and destruction, cherished all
the domestic virtues beneath its roof,
and through the fire and blood of seven
years revolutionary war shrunk from no
toll, no sacrifice to serve his country,
and to raise his children to a condition
better than his own, may my name and
the name of my posterity be blotted for
ever from the memory of mankind
Daniel WebSter.
Year: 1879

Toll AND BE HAPPY.-The Christian
at Work thinks Ruskin never said
truer thing than this: "If you want
knowledge, you must toll for it; if food,
you must toll for it; if pleasure, you
must toll for it" Toll is the law. Pleas
ure comes through toll, and not by self
indulgence and Incidence. When one
gets to love work his life is happy one.
Said poor man in Brooklyn the other
day, with family of eleven to provide
for: "If were worth million dollars,
I should not wish to do much different
than I do now every day, working hour
after hour. | love it thousand times
better than to rest. He has for nearly
half century been surrounded by work.
ers, and has caught the spirit of industry.
He loves work better than food or sleep.
He is happy who has conquered lazlness.
once and forever.
Year: 1879

know two eyes, two soft brown eyes,
Two eyes as sweet and dear
As ever danced with gay surprise,
Or melted with tear;
In whose fair eyes heart may bask-
Their shadowed rays serene
But, little maid, you must not ask


Whose gentle eyes | mean.
I know voice of fairy tone,


Like brooklet in the June,
That sings to please itself alone,


A little old-world tune;
Whose music haunts the listening ear,
And will not leave it free;
But shall never tell you, dear,


Whose accents they be.
know golden hearted maid


For whom l built shrine,
A leafy nook ofmurlnurons shade,


Deep in this heart of mine;
And in that calm and cool recess
TO make her home she came
But, oh! you'd never guess


That little maiden's name.
Year: 1879

Somd time ago a citizen Of this place
was very ill. He fell into a stupor
which lasted three or four days.
He was carefully watched by his wife
and one or two ladies from the neigh
borhool. One afternoon the attending
physician said he could not live through
Year: 1879

Nlw YORK. February IL. An Omaha des-
patch contains an interview with Wild Hog,
who with other Indians were brought into
Sidney by the cavalry.


Wild Hog says his tribe were forced to go
South, and while there the agent did not give
them the supplies intended for them, but
starved them. The country was bad and the
agent was bad, and they had always been fed
and treated well in the North, He said fur
ther that the government had not kept its
treaty with US, and still we stayed there wait
ing until we had used up everything we had,
buying provisions.


When we had sold everything and were
starry ing. we had to come. We came up poor.
We thought we had a right to come, because
government had not kept the treaty with us
in any respect. Nothing promised was done.
Did leave the reservation like man who
wanted to fight? | did not take horse that
did not belong to me, nor touch anything.
That is all have to say.


Attempts to elicit information regarding
trouble at Camp Robinson, and Wild Hogs
attempting his own life, failed.


Big Grow, another chief, makes similar
statements, and says the outbreak at Camp
febiason was the result of fear of being taken
back 80 be starved to death in Arkansas, by
the sgess there.
Year: 1879

Now the sun is getting round where the
house plants gets his rays, and begin to grow
and flower, get some of those pretty flower
frames and trellises which are sold at Par
tridge's Drug Store.
Year: 1879

At the joint democratic caucus Monday, it
was ae reed to attach to the sundry civil bill a
section repeating the jurors test oath, and
another section repeating the federal super
yisor's law.
Year: 1879

| hEMAEh ABLE ABGEillf- of hEl1ll-i-sf IA Il


AND RABBITS EXTERSIINATED.


From the Philadelphia Recordl


As feeder the snake is mighty irregu
lar, and his appetite is always about foul
times too large for his organs of diges
ton They have long since found this
out at the Zoo and Mr.. Brown, the
Superintendent, is Just now in dilemma
to know how he will be able to find the
proper food for the serpent family under
his care. The small species of lant
snakes feed on toads. lizards, grasshop
pers and other members of the insect and
reptile world, and at times il is very diff
ficult to supply the demands of these in
satiate ''varlnints The king and calico
snakes belong to this same class, but if a
famine should occur these two species
are cannibalisticallv inclined, and would
weather the hard times by swallowing
each other


In the big case i'll the snake house are
twenty-six boas, the largest of which is
| II feet in length and 2i inches in circum-
| ference. The business OF the bon is simply
to load his stomach to repletion, and then
to tie himself up in graceful knot and
doZe camiy for several weeks, while the
spectators gaze on him and speculate on
his easy job, and what they would do if
they were to encounter him alone in II
jungle with nothing but Barlow knife
as weapon of defence.


Though not particular 10 . shade as to
what their diet shall be, yet
your geological boa is something Of
an epicure in his way. Nature has pro-
vided him and other members of the rep
tile family with an accommodating head.
the roof Of which i'll manner lifts off and
allows the introduction of toothsome
morsels that would crowd quarter peck
measure to hold. Up to the present time
these monster boas have been fed upon
rabbits and rats, and Just now rabbits
and rats are becoming scarce. They have
been tempted with sportive and innocent
little kittens, and an occasional pup has
been placed at their disposal, and at
times spring chickens and pigeons ; but
the boa cannot stomach cat, has little
appetite for the dog, and goes square
back on the feathery tribe Hence it is
that his diets reduced right down TO rats,
with now and then rabbit to regulate
his liver.


Everyzoological garden grows immense
crops of rats. and rabbits are popped into
Ine world III astonishing numbers but
the appetites of the snakes at the Zoo
have been telling on both families, and
the prospect is that the supply Will short
ly have to obtain from the outside Each
Of the twenty-six boas consumes from
three to four month, and in the course
of II year they manage to absorb about
four tons of these little animals. Not
long since prairie dog was forced into
the cage, but the big snake only winked
at him and allowed him the liberty Of the
inclosurc without moiestation.


Having coiled its body about its little
victim, and squeezed the life ont Of it,
the snake proceeds to swallow it leisurely
Having got it bacl. Of lis jaws. it coils up
gracefully, drops into "A torpid state. and
remains oblivious to the peanut mum
chers and nervous old ladies who peep at
1t through the glass from day to day.
Year: 1879

bench was greatly indebted to the bar in the
trial Of eases and was certain that this as
sociation would do much, not only to elevate
the standard of the legal profession, hut to
prevent pcttifogging
Year: 1879

The Commissioner of Indian affairs has reiterated his promise 20 cause the extensioa of the wire to the San Carlos Agency, sad We presume to this place, although Mr Hart did net affirm the Commissioner promlse to complete the line this sar. Doabt- less an omission on tue part of MI. Hart.
Year: 1879

The Black hills are not alone valuable
pr the precious metals which they con-


Ain, but for their granite. A large
Bmount of the latter recently arrived in
Ban Francisco for the erection of q
monument there, and it is said to be of
very fine suality, fully equal in appear
ance and durability to the celebrated
Scotch granite.
Year: 1879

IT is said that several thousand Ger
Jams from the southern states have sig


fled to the Canadian government their
Mention of leaving the states and set
ing in the northwest, If the government
Its literally toward them.
Year: 1879

AN ingenious Nevada lawyer has raised
4 novel point of law in behalf of a man
who is under sentence of death. During
the trial this prisoner was compelled to
expose his arm and show certain marks
that a witness asserted were there, thus
proving his identity. His counsel OBJ
jected on the ground that this was COM
pelling q witness in effect to testify
against himself-a thing prisoner can
not be forced to do in a criminal prose-
cution, and on this ground q new trial
is demanded.
Year: 1879




A civil action has been pending in the
municipal court for some time between Ru-
dolph Lueck and Mrs. Braunsweig, to COM
pei Mrs. Braunsweig to vacate the premises
on the corner of Third street and Twentieth
avenue south. The suit was decided in favor
of Mrs. Braunsweig, the judgment being
that as she had paid one months rent of the
new year she was entitled to possession for
the year. Yesterday Mrs. Brunsweig came
to the municipal court and stated that on Fri
day afternoon lawyer named Il. E. Ransom
came to the house, and after throwing part
of her furniture out Of the house told her
that he had purchased the premises, and that
she must not enter the house, and that if she
did SO he had a revolver which he should use
to enforce possession. He then told her
Penses of moving.


After hearing her story she was advised
to take out warrant against him,
which she did,, and the matter will
be investigated before Judge Cooley
Monday morning. A GLOBE reporter
called at Mr.. Ranson's Office, last evening,
and asked him what he had to say in regard
to the college. lie stated that Mrs. Brauns-
weig's story is not true. He went to the house
on Friday, and after locking the door put
the keys in his pocket he did noS say he
would use revolver, but offered her money
to move with and to find her place to move
to, but she refused. He said that he had a
right to the premises, and did nothing more
than what the law would carry him out in
as would be shown in the examination on
Monday. '- .H. -}..
Year: 1879

Total IbStiNeNce CONVeNtiO3t.


The Total abstinence State Convention,
which meets in this city on June 18th and
continues in session two days, will we of
more than usual interest to those interested
in the cause. The grand parade Of the So
Year: 1879

Among the wonderful and useful in
ventions of the times is the common sand
blast. Suppose you desire to letter q
piece of marble, you cover the stone
with sheet of wax no thicker Than q
wafer, then cut in the wax the inscrip-
tion desired. Now pass it under the
blast and the wax viii not be injured al
all, but the sand viii cut the letters deep
into the stone, Or If you desire raised
letters, flower, or other emblem, cut
the letter, flower, etc., i'll wax and stick
them upon the stone; then pass the stone
under the blast, and the sand viii cut it
away. Remove the wax and you have
the raised letters. Or take piece of
French plate glass, say two feet by six
and cover it with fine lace; pass it under
tho blast and not thread viii be injured
but the sand viii cut deep into the glass
wherever it is not covered by the lace.
Now remove the lace and you have every
delicate and beautiful figure raised upon
the glass. In this way beautiful figures
of all kinds are cut in glass, and at q
small expense The workmon can hold
their hands under the blast without harm
even when it is rapidly cutting away the
hardest glass, iron or stone, but they
must look out for finger nails, for they
will be Whitfield of hastily. Wrap
piece of soft cotton around the nails, and
they are safe. The sand whittles away
and destroys any hard substance, even
glass, but does not affect substances that
are soft and yielding, Ike wax, cotton or
fine lace, or even the human hand.
Year: 1879

From the Home and Farm.


LAKE GEORGE, FLA, June y.


The great number Of letters of in
quiry received from all parts of the
United States in relation to the eli
mate and production of this State,
and more particularly the orange,
shows the growing interest being felt
throughout the country. Such cor
respondence has not only become
burdensome in time of labor, but
quite expensive, as many neglect to
inclose a stamp. 1t always affords
me pleasure 10 impart information
when 1 am able to do so, and l have
concluded that it would be more sat-
isfactory for me to prepare an article
for your widely circulated journal
that will cover the ground OF most
inquiries.


have been both an amateur and
professional horticulturist and nur-
seryman for more than thirty years,
the last five of which all my time and
attention has been devoted to orange
culture. Ii my experience has not
taught me something worth knowing,
1 certainly have lived and labored to
but little purpose.


In nearly all letters of inquiry l
receive the question is propounded
+" Whether l consider Florida well
adapted to orange growing, if so,
what part of the State l would ad-
wise strangers to settle in ?" In re-
ply I would say that, in my opinion,
Year: 1879

By the old plan (see Fig. 1.-C.) the


bark will never grow over the parts
d. d., because bark grows laterally
and not perpendicularly. If por-
ton OF bark is removed from the
trunk of any tree, the bark grows
over the exposed part from each side.
About four years ago 1 girdled a
branch of an apple tree by the old
plan, and painted the exposed part
with thick white lead in oil, to pre-
vent dry rot. The branch is still
sound, and bears fruit of good quail
ity. The branch above the girdling
has increased in diameter, while the
Year: 1879

The Echo, the BEST AND CHEAPEST week
ly newspaper in the state, is published by the
proprietors of the Evening News, and is now
entering upon its second year. In clubs of
four or more 1t can be had for the small sum
of Is cents year..
Year: 1879

"My dog! Where is my dog?" were
Prince Bismarck's first words on alight-
ing on the platform of the Westbahn
Railway Station last night, and, sure
enough there he was, the sleek quad
ruped who SO seriously imperiled
the precious existence of Prince Gort-
schacoff during the Congress. With a
bound, Su tan, who had Travelled second
class, was at his masters side, covering
him with boisterouS manifestations of
canine affection, and not taking the
slightest notice of Count Andrassy and
Prince Reuss, who kept II respectful dis
tance until Sultan had satisfied himself
that the Prince was none the worse for
his Journey The meeting between
Count Andrassy and his illustrious guest
was cordial one, and arm-in-arm they
walked to the court carriage, private
brougham of the Emperor's, that was
hotel where he is staying


Hardly were the two statesmen seated
and ready to start ere down went the|
window on the near side, and Il stento1 !
rian voice cried out =" Mein hind, W
ist mein hund?" If any thing had be
fallen that blessed dog while Prince Bis
marck's attention was mOmentarily
turned in another direction, it is my firm
belief that it would have been all up wit
the Austro-German alliance, and tn
incensed Chancellor would have take
the next train back to Berlin
Sultan is, however, an experienced
traveller, and has a very good MOTTO
of how to take care of himself. In
twinkling he was at the carriage doc
and, assisted by two court tlunkeys, B
sedately took his seat on the rug at I'll
feet of the two gentlemen insid
Judge of the stupefaction of the CROW
assembled outside the Hotel Imperial
seeing the four-legged occupant of t
court brougham leap out with bar
and, contrary to all etiquette, greet
nearest bystanders in most unplea
antly demonstrative style. l never s.
such ridiculous sight in my life. p
pie fled in all directions, for Sultan
a bad reputation. He nearly upset


Congress by an unjustifable attack


on the Russia Plenipotentiary, and 81
then he has MANNED one of the Be-


Foreign Office officers for life, beca


he sat down on the chair usually oC


pied by Prince Bismarck. The wors


it is that he is not the genuine histor


favorite of the Chancellor, but on


spurious imitation. Sultan-the orig


Sultan-I learn was poisoned a col


of years ago. and nothing can 81


Prince Bismarck's conviction that it
two Social Democrats who did


VIen,la Cor. London Standard.
Year: 1879

EXPERIMENTS in II deep lake near
Berlin have shown the practicability of
Il new and ingenious plan for raising
sunken vessels and other heavy objects
lost in water. The invention is that of an
Austrian engineer, and consists of an
uninilated balloon, containing II bottle
of sulphuric acid packed in salt, which,
when exposed To the action of the acid,
generates carbonic acid gas. The bal
loon is taken under water by Il diver and
fastened to the object that is to be
raised. Then Il screw is turned that
libcrates the acid, gas is formed, the
balloon expands and rises, and it is only
a question of the size of the balloon, the
strength of the tackle, and the weight of
the sunken object, whether it shall he
raised or not. The experiments near
Berlin were successful.
Year: 1879

LIME will renovate and purify out
buildings, sheep shelters, cow stables


pig stys and hen roosts. AT the end of
the summer season Il coat should be
spread over the inside of these build
ings in order to destroy all vermin or
eggs that remain secretcd in the crevices
and cracks, ready to prey on the ami
mails, when they come home to their
quarters in the chilly autumnal nights.
Year: 1879

Judge Gildersleeve yesterday opened the August
Term Of the Court of General Sessions. Only eight
teen of the Grand Jurors summoned to serve re-
sponded to their names. In delivering his charge
Judge Gildersleeve called attention the various
violations of law set forth by statute. In relation
to their investigation of the cases coming before
them he said it was necessary to rigidly adhere to-
and base ali their conclusions upon the legal testi-
mony before them and to be led indifference
by the apparent unm portance and trviality OF an
offence urged hastily TO actions by reason
OF the revolving heinous character of alleged
crime. The Grand Jury should never forget they
had sworn to present no one from envy, hatred or
malice, aud to leave no one unpresented through
fear. favor affection hope of reward. All classes
OF offenders deserved that calm, dispassionate and
unbiased consideration that should characterize
every act Of the Grand Jury.
Year: 1879

ANiLhEollN1 MOkIGASrE QUESTlON.


The Special Term of the Court of Common Pleas
has just decided question of importance to invest
ors on bond and mortgage. The point arose in the
case OF Henry Sidenberg VS.. Catherine Ely and
Others which was brought for the foreclosure OF
by William G. Ely. in 1926 to secure the OF
$4,000 and interest. In 1872 the Excelsior Life In
surance Company took assignment of the mort
gage knowing that there were taxes unpaid upon
the property to the amount Of some $1.640. which
they paid. claiming the right to add the sum
pended to the mortgage debt In 1875 Mr.. Sidcn-
berg took an assignment Of the mortgage and it's
accumuiatons from the Excelsior Company, and
taxes to the amount OF about $500 remaining un-
paid. He paid the same and subsequently brought
this action to foreclose for the original
principal sum of the mortgage. together with
the amount paid for taxes by the Excelsior Com
pany and himself. The property before the accumu
laton OF the taxes paid having been devised for


life to one OF the defendants and the remainder hav


ing been devised to certain others OF the defendants
the remainder men claimed that. the life tenant
was bound to pay the taxes, the mortgage could not


intervene and pay the same and then add the amount
to the mortgage debt charging the estate of the
remainder men with an expenditure the life tenant
should have borne The plaintiff on the other hand,
claimed that the equities between the life tenant and
the remainder men could not limit his right to pay
taxes for the protection OF his mortgage security,
especially as the law provides way by which the
remainder men could have compelled the payment
OF the taxes and SO have prevented their accumua-
tion The Court sustaining the plaintiffs
proposition, has decided that the plain
tiff is entitled to judgment Of foreclosure
for the amount paid for as we'll as for the
original sum secured by the mortgage. Another
interesting point decided that when interest only
is due at the time of the commencement of fore
closure action but the principal falls due before the


trial. decree may be had for princ pal well il
terest and the plaintiff will not be put action
for the principal sum. The importance to the pubic
OF this determination is that 1t gives holder Of
mortgage right to pay which the owner of
the property allows to remain unpaid, and to add the
sum expended TO the sum secured by the mort
gage. Such provision is usually expressly inserted
in mortgages and is known the .'tax clause but
this decision secures such right to a mortgage
whether he has such clause incorporated in his
mortgage not. Mr. William Strauss appeared for
the plaintiff and Messrs. j. w. Howe AID jeremiah
Lodcr tor the defendants.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


Since tho consolidation Of the sixth and Four.
teenth wards and removal of the station house the
old Sixth ward has become the camping and battle
ground for night hawks ani tramps from all parts
of the country. Here they luxuriate in all the
ecstacies of freedom fight their battles and drink
whiskey, with no to make them afraid. At
nirht the noise and disorder are terrific. When the
night hawks and tramps come III collision the
whoops and yels of the combatants scarcely
euualled by the Indians in battle the piains In
fact this part of Mulberry street s the veritabc Bad
Lands. Nor is this all. The night hawks make it
their business TO drag the female tramps into hall
ways and the best police when arresting female
tramp that makes resistance have tho gentle habit Of
putting q club down her throat as u sencer. such
is life ia this part OF the Sixth ward vt the present
time. DECENT RESIDENTS.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HEIALD:-


The people living on Houston street. between
Lewis and Cannon streets. would like to know what
has become of tho Board Of Health. They talk OF
the way they guarding against the yellow fever
and still they allow the body Of horse that was
killed in this street Saturday night at O'Clock
to lie and tester in the long enough to inject
that part Of tho city. We would like to know what
has become of them before we die W. ]. G..
Year: 1879

tNorE-Letters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's full name and address to
insure attention. Compainants who are unwiving to
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing.
Write only on side of the paper-ED. HERALD
Year: 1879

To EDITOR OF fHE HERALD


Please give small space in your Complaint
Book to q neighborhood much worse than the Five
Points used to be. 1t is to be found at Elizabeth
street. from Canal to Bayard street. and on Bayard
street to the Bowery. Night and day you will find
there the worst classes, both male and female. Tho
language they is disgusting to hear and their
actions indecent. w. B.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALp:-


l have been stockholder in the Brooklyn City and
Coney Island Railroad for the past ten years. and
have never received dollar in dividends. Now that
all other roads that run to the island are making
money, will the officers please inform when
may expect dividend? POOR SrOCKHOLDER.