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Year: 1878

One of the strange developments of the
telephone tests recently, has been that
sounds are transmitted from one wire to
another even when the wires are not
connected. In Rochester the other day,
u telephone gave out the full notes OF
some singing in Buffalo, much to the
surprise of the people in the office where
it was located. Investigation showed
that the telegraph wire approached a:
one point within ten leet of the Western
Union wire used in the cuncert. BY
what mysterious force the sounds were
carried across the ten feet of air, and
along the second wire has puzzled elec.
triciyns to explain. For practical uses
tins new irenk OF the telephone is a
drawback rather than an advantage, rs
people employing the telephone in bust
ness do not care to have their business
made public.
Year: 1878

A man should never be ashamed to
own that he WAS in the wrong, which is
but saying that he knows more to day,
in other words, than he did yesterday.


When a girl begins to take an interest
in the arrangement of young mans
necktie it is an inhllible sign of some
thing more serious that sisterly regard.


A distinguished Indianian says; 1T
you will walk along the street and lay
claim to the umbrellas you meet, one
half of the carriers will admit the owner
ship"


Kindnesses do not always produce what
we expect; from hand which we hate
they are regarded as oifenses; the more
we lavish upon one who may hate us, the
more arms we give hm who wishes to
betray us.


A writer in a medical paper asserts
that nervous diseases are on the decrease
because Of Il higher and better mode OF
living, a more bouutitul use of nutritious
food and indulgence in recreation; the
tendency to diminish the increase of fam
ihcs and the declining influence of the
te:rors of a dogmatic theology.


The seventh article in the will of a
late citizen Of New Orleans reads: where
as, it seems that my son John seems ln-
clined to play poker, which is danger
Gus game to tinker with unless you know
what you are doing, therefore leave my
son John $4,000 that he may 20 to Hal
flax, North Carolina, and learn to play
the game"


A fair and buxom widow who had
buried three husbands, recently went
with gentleman who, in his younger
days, had paid her marked attentions, to
inspect the graves of her dears departed.
After contemplating them in mourniu
silence, she murmured to her companion:
"Ah, James you might have been in that
row now if you had only have had a little
more courage"


One day you will be pleased with a
friend and the mex, disappointed IN him.
It will be 50 to the end; YOU must make
up your mind to it and not quarrel unless
tor very grave causes. Your friend, you
have found out, is not perfect. Nor arc
you; and you cannot expect more than
you give. You must look for weakness,
foolishness and vanity in human nature
it is unhappy if you arc too sharp in see
ing them.
Year: 1878

There is a possibility that you may not fully
understand our principles and doctrines, and
TO take our paper for year, which many could
afford out OF mere curiosity to do, would bc
sure method OF becoming fully informed con.
cerning our faith, our works and our hopes.
Year: 1878

Editor Florida Agricuturist: w


Thinking that some of the outer
world would like to know what is
going on in Sorrento. / shall through
the medium of your paper try to in
form them. I do not suppose all
know where Sorrento is, so will state
that it lies eighteen Fla. miles S. w.
from Hawkinsville. The village is
situated on the highest and most
healthy land there is in the State.
We have special post-office and
store at which you can buy anything
from a stove 10 a box of matches.
There are several fine young orange
groves coming up and give promise
of putting their owners "on the top
shelf in few years. We have a
Literary and Musical society of Al
members. who meet every Tuesday
night at the house of Mr.. A. X.
Reive. The members of the associa-
ton are now at work on hall 25 X
35 in which to hold their meetings.
They hope to have it finished next
month. l will not forget to say that
after the meeting closes terpsichore
is courted until a late hour, by the
lads and lassies. There are a great
number Of homesteads in this vicinity
that have been taken up by specula-
tors who never mean to settle here


but hold the lands and let them lie
iGle, while other men are working
! theirs; Z, j,,.s Some hays never even built
they still hold the warrants thus
keeping honest men out. These
lands are open for confession but
that involves so much trouble and
time that few like to undertake it.
Notwithstanding the pine are being
dotted with "shanties which we
hope some day to see superseded by
brick mansions. If you should send
any emigrants this way first enquire
if they are bachelors, if they are for
the lords sake do not send them. 1t
would be like carrying Goals to New
castle. MARS.
Year: 1878

Editor Florida Agricu1tanfSt


During the last year or two an un-
usually large number of desirable va
,rieties Of this fruit have made their
appearance. For many years back
the Wilson's has reigned supreme
in most Of our gardens, its acid and
moderate sized berries being only toll
Grated because no better variety for
general use was known. Then the
"Monarch of the West" appeared,
winning many an admirer by means
of its beautiful, bright red berries.
1t still remains a favorite, but stands
out like solitary star, to mark the
period between 1872 and 1876-the
time when all other varieties were
eclipsed by it. Very different have
been the past two years, as fully a
dozen varieties of unusual merit have
appeared in the fruit world during
this time, bringing joy and pleasure
to those who grow them, and causing
many an exclamation of delight from
those who see them. Fruit growers
and lovers of this fruit have bright
outlook before them, and it may not
be long before in nearly every house
hold, will be seen mammoth berries
measuring 5 to 10 inches around, in
stead of the diminutive fruitthat is
too often permitted to occupy our
Year: 1878

pure and noble men in that State, and
the vilest criminal need not fear but
that he will get every consideration
that the law allows. To say that these
revenue officials will have justice done
them would simply be insuring their
speedy execution, in my opinion; and
if resistance to their arbitrary exact
ion in tho performance OF their official
duties be disloyalty, then, Mr.. Speak,
er, my constituency are of all men
most disloyal.
Year: 1878

BY CHARLES GAvAN DUFEY,
Ye who despoil the of toll ye this sight tc.
When stalwart trade, in long brigade beyond kings
Marched in TIE blessed light Of heaven, beneath the
Strong in the might of sacred RIGHT, than dare
These are the Slaves the needy knaves ye slit upon
The spawn Of earth of nameless BIRTH basey bred
Yet know 5e soft and silken Lords the thing
Your broad domains. your coffered gains your lives


were ours to-day.
Measure that rank from flank to flank; It's fifty thou
And marx you here in front rear brgades as deep
And know that blade of foe. or Abrams deadly
Tried by assay Of storm fray dauntess hearts
The sinewy smith, little recks of his ohid-the
The men q gear think they fear their handiwOrk-
And undlemayed yon of trade might see the bat
Who bravey BORE bowed before, the deadler face


of want.


What lack we here of chow or form, that lure your
Not serried banda, snewy bands, musc's
And if we broke the bitter yoke our suppHant race
No robbers we-but obivalry-tbe Army of the Poor.
Shame on ye now e Lordy crew. that do your betters
We no base aud braggsrt mob. but NJ ercfnl snd
Your henchmen vain, your vasssl train would fly


first defiance;
uS-ln preastS-aDides your sole


reliance.
Aye keep them all, castle and hall, cosIs and costly


jewels


Keep your vile gain and in its train the passion that
We envy not your loIdy lot-is bloom it's decay


ance;
But ye hare that claim ours-our right in long


allegiance:
Leisure to live, leisure to love- leisure to taste


freedom
Oh suffering pOor oh patient poor, how bitterly you
Ever to moil to toll" that your social char
And city slave peasant serf the toer s its martyr
Where Frank Tuscan shed their sweat the goodly


crop is theirs-
If Norways toll make rich the SOIL she the fruit


she
Der Names green sward there rules no lord, saving


the Lord on high;
But saves in our own land-proud masters. tell


why
The German buIgher and his men, brother with broth
While toll must wait without gate what gracious


crusts you give.
Long il your sight. for right we've bent, and
Why did we bowl why do we now proud masters this


must end.
Perish the pasta generous land Is this fair land
And enmity may man see between its Towns and


Towers.
Com Q, join bands-here take hands-now shame


on him that fingers,
Merchant Peer you have fear from Labor's Bills


tered fingers
Proud old frank hearts and bold. come Join


and be our iesders.
But know. ye lords, that be your swords with


with our wrOnRer
Heaven be guide for will bide this lot Of shame


no longer
Year: 1878

correspon den, who thinks that substitu-
tion of green backs for national bank notes
would not and could not result in the payment
of the bonds ON which the national bank cur
rency is based, and therefore "the government
would not save farthipg of interest by re-
pealing the national bank law" He argues
that the bonds held by the national banks
would still belong to them after the bank act
was repealed; that these bonds are not get pay
able, and the banks would not be willing to
have them paid before they became due ; and
further, that these bonds, when payable, are
payable in coin, and the government would
have 30 right to pay them in greenbacks.


In reply We state that the proposed substi-
tuition does not require the payment of the
particular bonds belonging to the national
banks and deposited with the United States
object would be accomplished by using the
$322. 900 coo new greeabacks to pay other bonds
that are payable. There are several hundred
millions of these payable bonds they bear 6
and per cent, and the Secretary Of the Treas,
ury is DOW calling them in, paying them end
issuing per cent in their stead. When the
national bank notes are recalled the govern
ment would issue an equal amount of new
greeDbscks in place Of them, and these new
greenbscks would be used to take up these IL
tereet bearing bonds that are now pay able and
this would certainly save q SOM equal to the
interest on the bonds.


It makes little difference whether the bonds
are pay able in coin or greenbacks. They were
payable originally in greenbacks in 1869 an
act was passed making them payable in coin,
but it would be easy and not unjust to pass
another act making them payable in green
backs. But even admitting that they should
one per cent. to do this. as green backs are now
worth 994, gold being 100. We assert again,
therefore, that it would be Q saving to substi.
tute greenbacks for the national bank cur
rency, and Secretary MoCrsry was speaking
without warrant when, in his Keokuk speech,
he assert ted the contrary.
Year: 1878

that "living they should be debarred entrance
into the church and dying be deprived of
Christian sepulture."


This is q privilege granted to BshoTs which
they may use or not at their discretion. In no
case is the carrying out of this penalty within
the competence of parish priest. He can not
aeny any member of his congregation entrance
into the church neither can he refuse him
Christian sepulture.


But the Ritual itself is the best authority on
this subject. Therein are given all the reasons
for denying Christian sepult1re. As to those
who neglect their Easter obligations it pro-
vides that they may be deprived of Christian
burial if they died without Civ ing any sign OF
contrition. Some priests have interpreted this
provision with horrible rigor. They demand
proof of contrition, when the burden of the
proof rests on themselves; and o sign not an
argument of contrition is all that 10 required. J..
Calling for priest is q sign Of contrition. So
is the invocation of the sacred names, the ut
tering of Q prayer, the making of the sign of
the cross. The new work of Father Kane IS ex-
cellent authority on this subject. As to those
who neglect their Easter duties he says the
parish priest may publicly exhort his people
to perform their paroohial obligs tion, especial
ly at the close of the pasohal period. If that
should fail he may privately remonstrate with
him. Should that too prove unavailing, he
may denounce him to the ordinary. "a priest
can not 60 farther than this" he says. Should
any further measures be Iesorted to the au-
thority of the Bishop must be invoked.


Priests should bear in mind that they must
not be wiser or more prudent than the Church.
Where she chooses to show mercy they may
not be severe. They should bear in mind, also,
that the Church's laws are made for priests as
well as for people. The priest who denies
Christian burial without cause is as guilty as
the layman who negleots his Easter duty
without Cause. When Doctor johnson COM
posed his dictionary, be defined pastern, "the
knee of O horse" When asked what caused
him to make the blander he answered "lgno-
rance, pure ignorance" Those priests who re-
fuse Christian burial solely on the grounds of
failure to make Easter duty can claim the
Johnsonian exten uetion.
Year: 1878

Wouldst thou that God should hear thy
pray ers, hear thou the voice of the poor.
Wculdst thou that God should anticipate
thy wants, anticipate those of the
INDECENT, nor wait for them to beg of thee.
Above all supply the needs of those who
are ashamed to ask. To make these beg
an aims is to make them buy it.
Year: 1878

and the most out of the way ever heard
OF. will be found. though yeu have
lived long III the world and heard and
read OF many . thing. Oh. you will
never guess it, your honor. 20 I may ~
well tell at once. We are going to cut
the legs of dead man.


Whist J cried his hearer, ashast, you
donuot mean


Yes, indeed. it is true tor me, and
here is how it came about Poor Mary
Neils husband-s carpenter like our :
selves and an old comrsde-has been
sick ell the Winter, aud departed life
last Tuesday. What with the grief
and the being left on the wide world
with her i've orphans. and no one to
earn . BIZ. or sup for them, the cray.
thur is fairly out Of her mind-stupid
from the crying and the fret. for what
does she do, poor woman. but send the
wrong measure for the coffin, and
when it came home 1t was ever SO
much too short. Barney Neil was .
tall man, nigh six feet we reckoned
him. He could not be got into it, do
what they would. aud the craythur
had not what would buy another.
Where would she get it, after the long
sickness himself had, and with child
dren to feed aud clethes So, your
Honor. all that is in it is to cut the legs
off him. Me and my comrade here is
going to do it fDr the desolate woman.
We will just take them of at the knee
Joints and lay them alongside of him
In the coffin. l think, sir, now have
told you our job. you will say it is the
quarest ever you heard of.


Oh cried the old gentleman, such .
thiog must not be done. 1t is impos-
sible How much would q new coffin
cost?


The carpenters named the sum,
which was immediately produced and
bestowed on him with injunctious to
invest forthwith in the net essary pur-
chas. The business. however. took
quite an unexpected turn. Mr..
Plunket. on his return home, related his
matutinal adventure to his family at
breakfast. the future Chancellor then
q young barrist.r. being at the table.
Before the meal was ended the csrpen-
tsrs made their appearance and made
apologies, rendered back the coin they
received. He who had bean spokes-
man in the morning explained that, on
seeing the gentleman in advance OF
them in the road, he had. fer lark,
made bet with his companion that he
would obtain tho money. which, ha wing
won his wager. he now refunded.
Year: 1878

There Is one great maxim regarding
steWs which is rarely attended to. and
which as essential to their perfection.


nay, even to their goodness-canpot be
repeated too often: "Never allow a stew
to boif." The moment the water hollis
1t coagulates the albumen in the pores of
the meat, and the result is watery and
tasteless potatoes or vegetables, and hard
unsatisfactory meat. 1t is often difficult
to spare time to watch the stew. and then
a method must be sought of keeping il at
just such distance from the fire as will
retain it at steady temperature ofa few
degrees below boiling point. Most cook
cry books instruct learners to allow the
stew to boil first, but this is utterly wrong
the temperature, however, may be raised
nearly to boiling point, and then allow
10 iall few degrees, and the meat to
stew gently. Another Important point in
stewlng is to keep the pot closely cover
ed, so as TO preserve all the aroma of the
meat and vegetables. The meat for stew
ing, Ike that for soup, need not be of
the hnest quality, and more fat can be
utilized than in soup making. Any re-
mains OF cold meat may be used up in
slew, but, of course, fresh meat is very
much more notrilious and more tasty
Butchers scraps will serve very well, OK
tails. when cheap, make good stew, be-
divided at the joints, mutton kidneys
make an excellent stew by themselves or
with other meat, bullock's liver and beef
Kidneys are better as an addition than
as forming the whole meaty part of the
stew. The meat for a stew should al
ways be cut into pieces about two or
three Inches square so as TO be thorough
ly cooked.


Any kind and every kind of vegetable
may be used to stew with the meat, cab
bage potatoes, onions, turnips and car
roLs being the most generally in request.
In any case the vegetables must be
thoroughly tender, though not reduced to
a state of pulp. The amount of water to
be put in the pot depends very much up
on the vegetables used.Dur as a rule from
half to quarters of pin flor each pound
OF meat IS ample. If you have any broth
liquor ii is, OF course, better than water.
Stews require good deal of cooking,
generally from two hours TO two and a
half hours, and should be well seasoned.
Year: 1878

The Springfield Republican OF Monday
relates the following:


The ease Of Miss Maria Baldwin oi
West Granville. who was bitten in the
face by mad dog in April and last week
gave signs of hydrophobia, is peculiarly
interesting as another and strong evil
dcnce that the disease is not altogether
one Of the imagination She had always
firmly held that no one need 60 mad from
a dog bite, and since she was bitten had
showed no nervousness concerning il, go
ing about her duties as usual The dog
had also bitten two other dogs and two
sheep. One dog was killed at once, but
the other and sheep have since gone mad
and been killed. Moreover, one OF the
sheep bit hen and the bird also went
mad showing its condition by running
about wildly and pecling at its fellows
until it also was killed.


But Miss Baldwin was not told of this,
and thought lightly of her own ease until
last Monday, when she suddenly found
herself unable to swallow water. Later
she was thrown into spasms and foamed
at the mouth, when she gave up hope,
but would allow none of her friends to
come near her. lest the saliva should in
oculate them also with the disease. The
spasms became more frequent and severe
through the week, the doctors being able
to do nothing but administer Opiates, and
Miss Baldwin is now either dead or at the
point of death. She was so years old, q
woman Of great kindness of heart and
much beloved by all her friends, and was
relative of Mrs John Kent Of this city,


How to make Il barrel of flour 90 great way
Send it to the starving Chinese.
Year: 1878

AHorI NEWSPAPERS. Apropos Of thc
deccase Of 4 newspaper in its Vicinity, the
Elmira Gazette remarks that it Is one
thing to start a newspaper and another
thing to cstubi,sh it. There is enough in
that remark to furnish 4 text for a score
Of sermons on journalism. The ratio Of
successful newspapers established 10 those
started is so small that it is iniiniteSlmal.
Papers are not made; they grow. At
the outset they are weakly plants: any
sudden cold current is apt to nip their
young buds ana to Wthcr the tender
roots which are 50 near the surface.
Money and brains are the fertilizers
needed. Careful watching and watchtul
care are required. There have been and
are now uncounted numbers Of men who
fully believe that they can step out of an
office or workshop, start a paper and es-
tablish it, and stand at the counting
room door working ten hours day SHOW
cling in the gold that will flow to them
The experience Of others teaches the con
trary. but only ordinary fools are taught
in that school extraordinary ones buy
their own learning.


After a newspaper has struggled for
years if it has mission, if it still owns
brains and money, it may be considered
established When this ultimate is reach
ed the rivals who seek to displace it dash
their heads against a stone wall and pour
their money into bottomless pit. The
annals Of journalism do not show single
successful attempt to kill an established
newspaper but they do show thousands
of unsuccessful efforts. The field is open
however. Anybody has right to start
newspaper and Alright to fail.


bill to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors
within four miles Of the California University is
called by San Francisco paper, AN act to pro
mote pedestrlanlsm among students.
Year: 1878

SCIENTIFIC PATcuNG In these hard


Hc~ maDg families have to resort to the
aaJ ola fashion Of 'patching' the old


3thes at east for everyday wear, and


well tO know how 70 d0 il dettly and
HeatIE. \ Massachusetts woman, writing
NJ THE New York Evening Post, gives the
o5oWing sensible hints on the subject:


shall begin with the perhaps original
axiom that patch must be rectangular
y round OI a '.cr0Oked' one will ineyita-
0.H thrust itself into notice, as it is impOs-


Die to match the threads. Then patch
should never be "laid on" but always
sat in" To this end first cut away
carefully by a thread all that is in the
least worn, and turn back and baste down
an even seam all around. The corners
may be slashed slightly in a diagonal di-
iection to keep them square Then to
this opening fit the patch exactly. with
the edges turned and basted; and SOW it
over and over on the wrong side with
hread Of the precise shade and very fine,
sewing alternately opposite sides to avoid
trouble with the corners. The extra
thickness caused by the folded corners of
the patch itself should be cut out after
sewing, and a lttle fine darning added to
Keep them secure. Now slightly dampen
and press on the wrong side, and you
have neat piece of mending which can
not be seen few feet away. Figures
and striped goods must Of course be
carefully matched heavy woolen fabrics,
such as men and boys wear, need not
have seems turned, the clean-cut edge
being strong enough to hold.
Year: 1878

Milwaukee, August S.-About O'Clock this
morning, Henry Yauryn, residing at $50 Eleventh
bed room floor with his throat cut from ear to ear.
Yauryn hsd quarreled with his wife during the
night, and fhe states that al about O'Clock this
morning, after truce had been declared, she was
awakened by a crushing blow upon the temple.
She sprang from the bed aud found her husband
standing before her with a bar Of iron. His man
per was so threatening that she fed down stairs.
While bathing her head she heard a noise over
heard as Of some one falling. Ascending the
stairs she discovered her husband lying upon the
floor in a pool of blood. Near at hand was an
open razor with which it is supposed he had COM
mitted suicide There are some who are unwill.
ing TO accept Mrs. VauTyn's version of the affair,
and think she is implicated to greater extent
than she is willing to admit The COIoner's Jury
has not yet concluded its investigation.