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Year: 1877

All day. all night can hear the jar
OF the loom of life, and near and far
1t thrills with its deep and muffled sound,
As the tireless wheels go always round.
Busily, ceaseessly goes the loom,
In the light of day and the midnight's gloom,
The wheels are turning early and late,
And the woof is wound in the warp of fate.
Click, clack there's a thread of lcve wove in 4;
Click, clack another of wrong and sin;
What checkered thing will this life be
When we see it unroled in eternity
Time, with face like mystery,


And hands as busy as hands can be,
Sits at the loom with its arm outspread,
To catch in its meshes each glancing thread.
When shall this wonderful web be done?
In thousand years, perhaps, or one;
Or tomorrow. Who knoweth? Not you or 1,
But the wheels turn on and the shuttles fly.
Ah sad-eyed weaver, the years are slow,
But each one is nearer the end know;
And some day the last thread shall be woven in,
God grant it be love instead of sin.
Are we spinners of wool for this life web-say +?
Do we furnish the weaver thread each day?
1t were better then, oh my friend, to spin
A beautiful thread than a thread of sin.
Year: 1877

The Roumanian soldiers look SO well
when they are on dress parade at Bucha-
rest that some of the war correspondents
have been beguiled into the notion that
they can fight. An incident which
correspondent of the London News re-
lates shows that they would not have
offered much resistance to the Turks if
an attempt had been made from Rust
chuk or Widdin to forestall the advance
of the Russians. There was corps Of
observation stationed at Giurgevo to
watch the Turks, and it occurred to the
minister of war that it would be good
thing to exercise these troops and accus-
tom them to the sounds of war. SO one
night he ordered the alarm to be sounded.
He has been heard to say that he bitterly
repented having taken 30 bold measure,
for it took him week to get the detach-
ment together again.
Year: 1877

considered valuable medicine for horses.


Injury to Trees by Bleeding Sap.


NJ. A. j., Quakertown, Penn, writes !;
What is the cause of sap running from
apple trees and killing the limbs and
trunks of the trees where it flows. 1
have some trees that have been trimmed,
and where the branches have been'cut
off they are partially healed over, when
a sour water will start out of the center
of the stump and will soon kill the por-
ton of the tree over which it runs.
Sometimes the trunk of the tree will
crack of itself, and this sour water will
start from the crack. Can you tell me
the cause and the remedy?


REPLY.-The mischief is caused by
too late pruning, and by not covering
the wounds with some impervious coat
ing. Sometimes no harm is done, but
when there is an excessive flow of sap it
exudes from the wounded surface, and,
containing considerable sugar, it be-
comes sour and damages the bark over
which it flows. To prevent it the prun-
ing should be done very early in the
spring, and when any branches of con-
blOSIdDIo SlAG are CtlG Oll UICJ SlIOluu DC
cut very smoothly and even with the
bark, and the stump be covered with
common oil and lead paint or q coating
of shellac varnish


How to Apply Paris Green, and also Ashes


to Potatoes.


L. II. M. asks if common plaster is as
good mixed with paris green as flour of
gypsum; also, which is the best way for
using ashes for potatoes, in or on the
hill?


REP1Y.-Common plaster is the flour
of, or finely ground, gypsum that has
been treated to drive off the water OF
crystallization, of which about twenty
one per cent. is contained in it. When
this is freed from water it is used as
plaster, and when mixed with water
again it chemically combines with it and
forms a solid mass. 1t will not answer
to use this with paris green, but instead
of it the raw, finely ground gypsum, ol
agricultural "plaster, " should be used
A very good way to use ashes on pota
toes is to scatter them about the hills
now, and hoe them in when the crop il
hoed, which, by-the-bye, may be done
now very usefully.
Year: 1877

A little son of James Chapman, aged
five years, had very narrow escape
from death lately, says the New London
Telegram. He was playing ON the en-
bankment at the lower end of Briggs
pond, when he slipped and fell into the
flume of the old oakum mill, and was
carried rapidly down the stream, being
tossed about by the rushing waters like
q chip. 1t was thought that when he
reached the old wheel his brains would
be dashed out against it, as the space
beneath was not large enough to admit
of his passing safely through. But he
shot under it like fish, and went under
the bridge at Cedar street, and into the
trough through which the water is con-
Quoted to Smiths organ factory. Here
he succeeded in clutching ioist fasten-
ed across the trough, where he clung n
til he was rescued. His first words,
after lie had been put in a place of
safety, were where's my top?"
Year: 1877

THE RUSSIAN RULER's COURTESY. -
The czar ought to be a popular sovereign
for he knows how to ride and be courte-
ous to his subjects. His horsemanship
is perfect although his face is scanned
and careworn, in the saddle he shows no
sign of age. At Odessa he noticed a
poor woman by the roadside, who saluted
him as he rode by. Turning in the
saddle and looking back, he bowed and
touched his cap to her as politely as


ough she were princess,
Year: 1877

In this issue of the REGISTER we
print the full text OF the points decided
by the Supreme Court, on Saturday, in
the somewhat notorious case OF the ne.
gro wlfe-murderer, TAYLOR STRAUDER


The history OF the whole case Is doubtless
familiar 10 the mind: o. cur readers 1t
is now over five and q half years since
the commission of the murder. The CIR
cumstanCes attending it We need not re


iterate. The preparation OF the
crime created grea. excitement among
the people OF his own color in the city
at the tiRe. He was arrested, tried and
convicted OF murder in the first degree


and the death sentence would have been
executed against him had not his counsel
succeeded in getting . Suspension thereof
until the Supreme Court OF Appeals
could be heard upon the point made tina.
ne mad not had \ preliminary eXamina-
ton before the county court IN ADVANCE
OF his triai in the Circuit Court Thus
does red tape defeat justice. Some two
years after the preparation Of tue deed,
the Supreme Court decided to remand
the case back to the County Court, where
by our Constitution, 1t should have gone
at first. He was again indicted, tried,


convicted and sentenced to deatn; and
again was the execution of the sentence
suspended, until the Supreme Court Of
Appeals should decide whether he was
entitled, under the amended Constitution


OF the United SLates and the Congres-
sional acts passed to enforce these amend
ments, to be tried by jury composed
partly or wholly OF his own color. The
Court decides that the point is not well
taken, and remsnds the case back to the
Year: 1877

Coy. Hampton is fine specimen of
physical manhood, standing full six
feet high in the clear, barring boot
heels. His form is willowy, but well
knit and compact. His complexion is
swarthy, tinged with enough of the
roseatc hue 10 indicate good liver
one who does not intend to die in debt
to his stomach. In his movements he
is quick, and his manners graceful.
His eyes are a deep brown, almost
black, and they sparkle with good
deal of animation. They are expires
i've eyes, of the Kind which reflects the
inner feeling. His hair is black, though
there are places where the gray is MAX
ing cad inroads. He wears side whis-
kers and mustache, the latter ending
where the former begins, something
after the style of Senator Burnside,
though the whiskers do not stand out
so prominently as do those of the
Rhode Island Senator. Both mus
tachc and whiskers are tinged with
just enough gray TO serve as remind
er of the inroads of time. lie wears a
faultless white shirt front, with pearl
buttons, and full black suit, the coat
cut frock. He is Of that class of men
who have attraciiveness which isnOtic-
ed in crowd Exchange.
Year: 1877

Fearfully and wonderfully made is the
obituary notice of Admiral Semmes which
appears in the Mobile Register. GAS the
slow, rising tide of the moonlit waters of
the bay was yestermorn moanfully beating
her sandy shores, life was fast ebbing out,
whose glorious career had been spent on
that liquid plain which encircles the globe,
zone as the sea, distinct as the billows.'
Within the sound of those plaintive waves
in which he had once sought the refuge of
death, sooner than submit to the disgrace
of surrender-the noble, the grand Raphael
Semmes was breathing the last expiring
throb of his great SOUL" This is undoubt-
edly rhetorical and more or less beautiful,
but scarcely true. The Admiral jumped
into the water because his vessel was sink
ing, and he did not care to 60 down with
her. The Alabamd sank about twenty
minutes after the white flag was displayed.
The yacht owned by Summes's English
friend, Lancaster, was within two hundred
yards of the wreck, and the Admiral was
among the first to be rescued. His friends
yacht, rather than death, was the "refuge'
which he sought, "sooner than surrender y
Enthusiasm over this Southern sailors ex
ploits was to be expected, but who would
have imagined that twelve years after the
close of the war, Southern editor could SC
far forget himself as to denounce Abraham
Lincoln as "a bloody butfoon"?
Year: 1877

WILL He SUCCEED Pin nine cases out of
ten, mans life will not be a success if he
does not bear burdens in his childhood. If
the fondness or the vanity of father or
mother have kept him from hard work, if
another always helped him out at the end
of his row-in short, if he has been per-
mitted to shirk, until shirking has become
a habit unless miracle has been wrought,
his life will be failure, and the blame will
not be half so much his as that Of his weak
and foolish parents. On the other hand, if
a boy has been brought to do his part,
never allowed to shirk any legitimate re-
sponsibility, or to dodge work, whether or
not it made his head ache, or soiled his
hands, until bearing burdens has become a
matter of pride, parents as they bid him
goodbye may dismiss their fear. The
elements of success are his, and at some
time, and in some way the world will recog
nize his capacity.
Year: 1877

Mr.. Rorbert J. Burdett, the Burlington
Heoicye humorist, sent a copy of his book
to a Georgia editor, with the following
written on the fly-leaf: " My Dear Brother
Quill: If the North never sent the solid
South anything worse land l don't see
very well how it possibly could) than my
book, you might come to Iowa in about
three weeks and run for Governor, while l
could come to Georgia and run for my life.
l am really fiattered to think you should
give my poor book thought, and l send
you this copy with my compliments"
Year: 1877

PEACH CoBBLER.-Male a rich biscuit
crust; put it rolled thick around the dish
put in layer of peaches, then butter and
sugar, and very little flour; then peaches,
and so on till the dish is full; cover with a
thick crust, cut slit in the centre, and
pour in boiling water till full bake in q
moderate oven.
Year: 1877

DRIED BEEF.-The incest way | ever saw
dried beef served is as follows: Heat milk
and water (about one-half of each), and
thicken with a beaten egg and little
flour; when nicely boiled add the beef,
which of course should be sliced as thin as
possible, and Immediately removed from
the fire, as the less it is cooked the better ;
if the beef is very salty it will need freshen-
ing little in hot water before going into
gravy, but if not, it will season it just right
without freshening.
Year: 1877

SICK HoRsEs.-At this season of the year
horses that are pastured are unusally
liable to disease. This comes from two
causes; the first of which is thinness of
blood and debility from two steady and ex-
elusive feeding on grain, without a supply
of good grass and the second is from
being poisoned, either by spider webs on
pastures. Avoid both causes by keeping
them out of the pastures, and feeding them
on grain and good cured hay or fodder.
Do this at once and save your horses.
Year: 1877

ABOUT BABIEs.-Different countries have
different methods of dealing with their
young. The Greenland baby is dressed in
furs and carried in a sort of pocket in the
back of the mothers cloak. When she is
very busy and does not want to be bothered
with him, she digs hole in the snow and
covers him all up, but his face, and leaves
him there until she is ready to take care of
him again. The Hindoo baby hangs in a
basket from the roof, and is taught to
smoke long before he learns to walk.
Among the Western Indians, the poor
little tots are tied fast to board, and have
their heads fattened by means of another
board fastened down over their foreheads.
In Lima, the little fellow lies all day in a
hammock swung from tree-top, like the
baby in the nursery song. In Persia he is
dressed in the most costly silks and jewels,
and his head is never uncovered, day or
night; while in Yucatan, pair of sandals
and straw hat are thought to be all the
clothing he needs, and in America they
fix the baby in nice little carriage and
knock the underpinning from below the
harmless pedestrian as the mother calmly
propels the vehicle and gazes in the shor
windows at the spring bonnets.
Year: 1877

BOILING VEGETABLEs.-In boiling beef
and vegetables, put tea cup of vinegar
into the pot when the water is cold, and
the beef will be much tenderer, and cab
bage and beets better favored and will not
fill the house with unpleasant smell. The
vinegar will not affect the taste of the
food
Year: 1877

NAIL IN FoOT.-As soon as the nail is ex-
tracted apply bruised peach leaves to the
wound. Confne with a bandage, and the
cure is as if by magic. Renew the applica-
ton twice a day if necessary. One is
generally sufficient.
Year: 1877

A widow in Baltimore put Grape on her
door. The Grape remained there about a
week before the landlord made bold to
interrupt her grief, and when he entered
he found nothing there but the house.
The debt for rent remains uncanceled.
And yet they say women are not caculated
for business.
Year: 1877




The speeches of the temporary and permanent
chairman OF the Republican state convention the pug
liz, Pat brought forward by CODklng also the speech
OF the himself must be taken as the Inerpreta
ton Of the resolutions OF the convention Tho quntes
ence OF the proceedings Of the convention il betrayal
by Senator COnklng and his body guard Of the Repub


n party and resistance % every attempt made by the
Administration 10 bring about reform by progressive
policy OF which COnkling mas himself been agitatOr
for years We denounce every paragraph OF the platform
az a piece OF Jesutism perfdiOus lie, and hope that
tbe people OF the State of kewYork WILL at last,
longer believe these liars and cheats at the risk OF
having the Republican party defeated at the coming
elections victory while in League with COnkng would.
we believe the most serious defeat that the Repub
licap party can sustain, and defeat consequence
the Democrats thereby carried Ia power would be
moral triumph. We placed little worth upon whether
the Administration would be landed In many or few
words but we expected that at least such principles
would be adopted IN the platform, and That such
speeches would De made as would unmisakably show
that the Republican party Of the state OF Newfok ap-
DrOyes OF the reforms Of inner policy. But OF CON
yeutOn that offers undcserved incense To the regime or
General Grant and which denies all recognition To the
present Administration. can say nothing more than
that the Republican banner under which II marches has
been purpOsely, and with reconciliation, exposed 10 the
world 10 be scOrned. Nevertheless there was In the
convention small group OF men who dd not participate
I'm tins shameful attack upon the Administration. This
minority deserves the more praise IN Wow OF the
strength OF the enemy TO whom 1t was opposed
Year: 1877

The ticket is not, i'll one sense, a strong one !,
and yet its weakness in that sense may prove lts
strength In another The Republican factions will the
more readily come together in its support because the
men are not OF prominent standing anywhere IN the
nght tha was fought out in the convention and
eequenty not personally offensive for antagOnsm
IL wise counsels prevail aud judicOns nominations be
made at Albany next week. the Democratic party has
every prospect Of success before it, The Republican
convention OF yesterday and to-day furnishes several
lessons that ought needed by those who have been
engaged In fomenting strife and dsoOrd in the Demo-
cratic ranks, and who, IL IS threatened will attempt in
the Democratic convention OF next week to carry
programme OF dctaton arrogant and demOraziug IN


s way as that imposed upon opponents by Senator
COnkng.
Year: 1877

TRIBUNE OFFICE, Sept. 30, a. ma further fall OF
airpressure took place last evening Little evidence Of
the cyclone of the probable at this locality The
variations Of temperature we're less than usual drring
the day and it did not fall much at night The moisture
OF the air is excessive.


Cloudy and rainy weather IL probable to-day, ana NJ
least partial clOudiness tomorrow, with no remarkable
change OF
Year: 1877




Mr. COnkling had his way, as was expected,
at the NcwYOrk convention, ana while he gave sort Of
an Endorsement to the Administration devoted a con-
siderable part OF the platform 20 defence OF the right
OF the place-hOders TO run the machine. Mr George
William Curtis made gallant fight for an unqualified
approval OF the OF the President but nobody
pectcd succeed The adopted by Mr. Conk-
ling is be regretted because Will prove to be unwise
calculated ret rd the igOratiOn Of the Re
publican parry, which must come with "a hearty and VI
reserved adoption OF the progressive policy of the Ad-
Year: 1877

From The Ne1o Haren Journal and Courier lRep)


If the Senator thinks To weaken President
Hayes with the people bv this attack ne makes grave
mistake. The people believe IN the President and will
sustain him, against Senator COnkling Senator
Blaine any other Republican leader ali the other
Republican leaders put together, as they will
tain. The President IL in the right in this matter, and
his opponents in the and II the old Republican
leaders succeed In seducng the party away from the
right, and enlistng IL in their selfish and unpatrOtc
canse. much the worse for the party If n does not
sustain President Hayes II will die the death at the hands
Of the indignant people, and it will deserve TO.
Year: 1877

OPENING OF THE ART STUDENTS LEAGUE.


The classes of the Art Students League will
be opened on October l. They will comprise three daily
life classes and school In portrait painting with sketch
and somposlon classes which will be formed they
ara required The usual Lectures anatomy. perspec
Year: 1877

party These stubborn facts that the people clearly
see and Understand aud have only that the
great Republican leaders OF New-York the conven-
ton. did not both the wisdom and foresight
magnify these facts, and give voice to the Republican
sentiment OF the state, which, truth does approve
them and does cordially sustain the Administration In
tts efforts to promote them
Year: 1877

remembered that the common basis Of prices


is very different from that which prevailed


previous to the panic. We are now


practically on specie basis, instead OF


m inflated and fuctnating currency


basis. The new structure Of business


prosperity will be erected on this


foundation. The relative improvement in


prices must be gauged by this new condl-


ton. It is not likely TINT prices will go


ballooning asthey did before the gas was let


out Of the bag; nor is it desirable they


should, because that would merely be q
repetition Of the speculative folly for which
We have already suffered years Of depression,
and which would surely be followed by a
similar punishment sooner than the country
would be able to endure it as well as the
hard times have been tolerated for the past
four years. The business prosperity which
all signs now point to in the near future
Will be of q more substantial and permanent
character than that which preceded the
panic and rested upon IN uncertain cur
rency, and, without the interference OF. I
some unfortunate event like the War of the |
it will endure longer. Il
Year: 1877

comes up next week, We may expect some
strong utterauces of positive opinions A
few Of those quietlooking, much-enduring
men have not hesitated to give expression to
their dissatisfaction with some of the unpleas-
ant peculiarities of their place Of meeting.
We may rest assured TINT if they have any,
thing to say we shall not misunderstood their
thoughts and feelings On other topics.
Year: 1877

Between broad fields of wheat and corn,
Is the lovely home where / was born;
The peach tree leans against the WALL
And the woodbine wanders over all
There is the shaded doorway still
but strangers foot has crossed the SILL
There Is the barn-and, as of yore,
can smell the hay from the open door,
And see the busy swallows throng,
And hear the pewee's mournful song,
But the stranger comes, . painful proof
Wis sheaves are piled to the heated roof.
There is the orchard-the very trees,
That knew my childhood so we'll to please,
Where watched the shadowy moments run,
Till my life imbibed more of shade than sun
The swing from the bough still sweeps the air
But the strangers children are swinging there
1t bubbles, the shady spring below,


With its bulrush brook where the hazles grow
Twas there found the calamus root,
And watched the minnows poise and shoot,
And heard the robin lave his wing
But the strangers bucket is at the spring.
oh, ye who daily cross the sill,
Step lightly, for love 1t still


And when you crown the old barn caves,
Then think what countless harvest sheaves
Have passed within that scented door,
10 gladden. eyes that are no more.
Year: 1877

g. If you are determined to get the
beam out of your own eye before you put
your fingers into your brothers. eye to
get his mote out, you will probably be
very busy for the next few years.