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Year: 1874

In Saxony there are very few
forests. Often for miles not tree
can be seen save the fruit trees that
skirt the highways; but in North
ern Germany there are more forests.
They are mostly Of modern growth,
having been planted and carefully
cultivated. The general growth is
pine. Adjoining almost every vii
lage in North Germany is a small
piece of woods, which is guarded
and protected with the greatest care
The trees are planted in rows
When they are young they are used
for various purposes, but no one is
allowed to cut one except the man
who has charge of the forest
When q tree is cut down the price is
fixed, and the money paid to the for
estman. At the end of the year the
forest1an makes his report, and the
money it divided among those vii
Layers owning the forest, as the
woods is held in common. The
house in the village either does or
does not have the right of co1.mon
attached to it. One sees every
state Of growth in these forests,
from the little pines one foot high
to the trees of a hundred years.
they ascend like stars step from one
hight to the other, and thus show
what care this people are taking,
not. only to secure to themselves the
necessary wood for building and
furniture, but to leave the coming
generation a forest which like them
selves is growing up to maturity
Nothing but this wise foresight and
care has prevented Germany from be-
ing entirely without wood. Many of
the wooden toys, and, indeed, al.
most all we buy in America, are not
only made here in the Saxon Alps,
but the very wood out of which
they are made has been cultivated,
and the tree, before it is hewn down
into toys, has been the care and at
tention of several generations that
have passed forever from earthly
scenes.


It is very seldom that wood is
used for fuel. The houses of the
peasants are very warm, and do net
require the same amount of fuel
that ours do. I have not seen a
fireplace or CRATE in Germany
The stoves are mostly made Of
brick, and when heated in the
morning they keep the room warm
all day. In North Germany the
usual fuel is peat, which burns well,
and makes a far better fire than we
in America think. This fuel is very
cheap, four or five groshens buying
enough to last all day.
Year: 1874

A Danbury boy who reads the
papers went to his father with a
rope in his hands and told that
worthy if he did not give him fifty
cents to buy jack knife he would
forthwith hang himself. It was
the place Of the old man to say,
Heaven forgive you, my son, for
the awful thought-heres the fifty
cents" He didn't say it, however.
He merely twined his fingers in the
young mans tresses and bumped
his head against the door jamb un-
til the suicide thought it was Fourth
of jug night.-Danbury News.
Year: 1874

Too low an estimate is apt to be
set on the domestic value of news
papers. After reading them, and
putting ourselves, through their
agency, in mental correspondence
with the world, they are thrown
aside and forgotten. But to sup
pose their usefulness bounded by
their news columns and the waste
bag is thriftless mistake.


In the first place, there are the
household recipes, to be found in
stray corners, often excellent, and
deserving refuge on the fly leaf
of the family cookbook. Then
come the pretty verses, the strange
and droll stories, the brief bio
grahiea and "reminiscences which
pasted in scrap book, are source
Of never ending pleasure not only
to those who do not care for richer
intellectual food, but to those who
have only odd minutes for reading.


Notwithstanding the squibs jo-
cular Journalists have penned on the
use of newspapers for bed clothing,
we know from experience that these
are not to be despised. They may
not be as comfortable as your blank
cts, but certainly they keep out the
cold. Two thicknesses of papers
are better than pair of blankets,
and in tha case of persons who dis
like the weight of many bed clothes,
they are invaluable. A spread
made of a double layer of papers
between a covering of calico and
chintz is desirable in every house
hold. The papers should be tack
ed together with, and also basted to
the covering TO keep them from slip.
ping. An objection has been made
on account of the rustling, but if
soft papers be chosen the noise will
not be annoying, especially should
the spread be laid between blan-
ket and the counterpane.


As protection to plants against
cold both in and out of doors, no
thing is better. If newspapers are
pinned up over night at a window
between pots and glass, the flowers
will not only not be frozen, but will
not even get chilled, as they are so
liable to be at this season. In the
same way, if taken to cover garden
beds, on the frosty nights of early
autumn, they will allow the plants
to remain safely out doors some
time later than is common.


One of the oldest services to put
our journals to is the keeping of ice
in summer. An ingenious house
keeper recently discovered that her
daily lump OF ice would last nearly
twice as long when wrapped in
newspapers, and placed in any kind
of covered box, as when trusted
solely to refrigerator. This is very
convenient, since it is possible to
have the best and cheapest refriger-
ator constantly at hand


To polish all kinds Of glass after
washing, except table glass, no
cloth or flannel is half so good as q
newspaper and for bakers dozen
Of other uses, quite foreign to its
primal purpose, it is without q rival


[Scribner's.
Year: 1874




an elective affinity, based upon the
spiritual consanguinity W h c b,
though coexistent with, is differ
ent from any tie or instinct Of
blood relationship" Friendship
has its origin i'll the nature and
condition Of man. He is d social
being, and loves to frequent the
society Of those who arc like him
self: bat still he finds bis happi-
ness incomplete unless participa-
ted in by one in whom be places
his entire confidence and consid-
ers his friend. When in difficulty
and distress he looks around for
consolation and advice.


We can scarcely open any vol
ume Of antiquity without being
reminded how excellent a thing is
friendship. But it is to be feard
that, in modern times friendship
is seldom remarkable for similar
dcvotcdness.


What indescribable happiness
must it be to possess a real, true
friend-a friend whom we can re-
ly on; who when enemies gather
around, when sickness falls on the
heart, when the world is dark and
cheerless, will bear a willing part
in our calamity.


Adversely tries true friendship.
you have friend who loves
you, be sure to sustain him in ad-
versity. Let him feel that bis for
mer friendship is appreciated, and
that his love was not thrown away.
Real fidelity, while rare, still exists
in the heart. Who has not felt it's
power? They only deny its worth
and power who have never either
loved or laborcd to mako others
happy.


The good and kind, the affection
ate and virtuous, see and feel the
heavenly principle. They would
sacrifice worth and happiness to
promote the happiness of others ;
and in return: they receive the re.
ward Of their love By sympathi-
zing hearts and countless favors
when they have been brought low
by distress and adversely.


If you have friend try to re.
tain him, for the time will come
when you will be willing to give
all you have, and ever hope to
have, for one tlue and. sincere
friend.


Itis a favorite theory Of mind
that all rdisappointments and re-
verses arc the results of our own
folly. If We are truthful and hon
orable in all things, and do as near
ly right as We can, there'll not
much happen to disturb US. Our
friends will not forsake US with
out provoeation.


| don't mean those summer but
terfy fri n ds. They are not
worthy Of the name. But | do
expect you to be careful of the
few friends you have, and stand
by them through storm and sun
shine. Keep them for when the
dark day of your desolation comes
there is no anchor like the true,
firm friendship Of one YOU have
tried and not found wanting.
Year: 1874

That will be an expensive gauge which
the Government is To have in one OF the
towers of the Smithsonian Institute, with
its costly column OF mercury one inch i'm
diameter and 80 feet I'm height. Ii is to be
the standard gauge whereby all manufac-
turers of steam pressure-gauges, and all
supervising inspectors, may test the cor
rectness OF the instruments which they
make or use. BY means of this apparatus
any gauge may be subjected To mercurial
pressure Of 500 pounds to the square inch,
and as IL Is TO be constructed without re-
gard to cost, il will be as nearly accurate
In its gradations as human skill can make
IL. But as Ii cannot be expected that every
gauge hereafter manufactured or now in
use can be sent TO the Smithsonian Insti-
tute for the purpose of being tested, there
will have 10 be many other standard
gauges-fac SMILES of the government
one-erected i'm different localities. SO as To
leave no excuse for neglect or doubt; and
when these standard gauges have become
readily accessible, those who are found
running their steam machinery with i'm
correct gauges should be severely dealt
WITH TsehHoiogist.
Year: 1874




A successful Michigan orchardist gives his
method Of cultivation, in a communication to
the Pathological Society, as follows: man
age the field as though there were no trees--
plowing, cropping; seeding to grass, moving,
pasturing, &c. but do not forget my trees
nor allow them to take care of themselves.
l do not allow a living thing to grow under
them---grass, weeds or grain.


When the field is plowed, the plow is al
lowed to skim lightly over the roots, with care
not to cut many if any of them. l am also
particular to keep the trees well mulched
TlJn sUIaw Hitter, e1Uuer from tho bIrn-yard
or strawstack; the latter is preferable, as it is
not so apt TO be mixed with weed-seeds, and
not SO rich as the former. Too much manure
can be applied to fruit trees for their good;
but straw entirely clean and unbroken isl a
capital appcation-if little fine and slight
ly mixed with the droppings of stock as they
feed on it, all the better. Beneath each tree,
and as wide as the branches spread above
(wider if the trees are young) apply the clean
straw eight to twelve inches deep---one-half
or two.thirdssthis depth if the mulching is
finer and richer, as from straw-stack feeding.


In this practice, here is my theory for sue
cess in raising fruit: Plentiful mulching
serves the tree in many ways. First, it is a
fertilizer; second, it always keeps the root
bed soil mellow anG moist; third, it operates
as sponge, by catching and retaining the
water which falls oft-times in summer in
heavy dashing showers, until it gradually
sinks away beneath the tree root-bed, where
it is always much needed in the hot fruiting
season, but where it seldom gets where. turf
is allowed to form-often and nearly always
running of, and not wetting half an inch
deep during a good average shower the little
knoll on which an apple tree is too apt to
stand, SO the roots do not get taste of that
for which they are the most thirsting, and
must have to do well.


Lastly, 1 think in some way it favors the
destruction of the apple worm, which thrives
by thousands and millions in some orchards.
l have not seen a single nest or worm in my
orchard this season, nor do I remember of
seeing any last year, though l have had a
few years before, but never many. have
seen this year in a neighboring orchard ten
to thirty nests TO tree throughout the or
chard, and it looked nearly ruined. This
orchard is often cropped but never mulched
l have yearly uniformity iu bearing, and
enough in abundance to occasionally break
The branches.
Year: 1874

There is an old goat owned in
Detroit which has received a great
deal of training from the boys. Last
Fourth of July they discovered that if
they stuck re-cracke= in the end of
a cane and held it at William, he
would lower bis head and go for them !;
and they had practiced the trick so
much that the goat will tackle any
human being who points a stick at
him. A few days ago he was loafng
near the corner of Third and Lewis
streets, when a corpulent citizen came
up and stopped to talk with a friend.
They happened to speak of sidewalks,
when the corpulent citizen pointed his
cane just to the left Of the goat, and
said,-


CHATS the worst piece of sidewalk
in this town"


The goat had been cycling the cane,
and the moment it came up he lower
ed his head, made six or eight jumps,
and his head struck the corpulent citi-
zen Just on "the belt" The man went
over into a mass of old tin, dilapidated
butter-kegs and abandoned hoop skirts,
and the goat turned somersault the
other way, while slim citizen threw
stones at boy seated on q doorstep
who was laughing tears as big as
chestnuts, and crying OUT


ooh, it's 'nuf TO kill feller y
Year: 1874

MIR. SMITH has fine machinery for
LNL making all parts of watch or clock
that may be missing or broken. lie war
rants all his work. The patronage of the
citizens of Forest County is most respect
fully solicited, All he asks is fair trial


Aft
Year: 1874

Well, one day I st rted on my home
trip, full Of that go ID fellowship you
was imbbin' awhile ago. Made the en-.
gine whizz We was awful Jolly, the
fireman and me. Never was drunk
when | got Oh my engine before, or the
company would have shipped me.
Warn't no such time made on that road
before nor since. / had inst sense
enough to know what / was about, but
not enough to handl1 an emergency.
We fairly roarel down on the tres
tie that stood at the entrance of our
town.


had tipsy eye out, and, George,
as we was flynn through the suburbs,
| see my little girl on The track ahead,
wayin' a red flag and s.anliu' stock
still


The air seemed full Of Katies.
could have stopped the engine, if I'd
only had sense enough to know what to
take hold Of to reverse her But | was
too drunk And that grand little an
gel stood up to it, tryin' TO warn US in
time, and We just rushed along into o
pile Of ties some wretch had placed on
the track right over my baby oh!
my baby Go away, George.


There! And do you want me to tell
you how that maugled little ma killed
her mother? And do you want me to
tell you walk live muderer of my
own child who stood up to save me {?
And do you want me to tell you the
good'fellowship you were drinkin' awhile
ago brought all this on me?


You'll let this pass by, maxim mp your
mind to be moderate. Hope you will.
[ was a moderate 'un.


%, God ! Oh my baby >


| can'knock down any man twice my
size for good reason, George Burks,
but my heart just melts to water for
that little girl.
Year: 1874

Representative Bromberg's bill to es-
tablish national quarantine system is
opposed by many of the New York
members on the ground that it would
interfere with the state quarantine es.
tablishment. Mr. Bromberg replied to
this objection that this would not nee
essarily be the case, for the state off
cials could enforce any local regulations
after the government officers had exam


ined vessel. In reply to the objection
that it is not legitimate function of
the general government to look after the
health of the people, the author of the
bill refers to the fact that in 1865, when
the rinderpest prevailed in Canada, con
gress prohibited the transportation OF
cattle except under such regulations as
the president might prescribe If it is
competent for congress to legislate for
the health of the cattle of the country,
he thinks there can be no question as to
its power to mako regulations to guard
the health of citizens The chief OBJ
ject of the bill is to protect the south
ern seaports from the introduction of
yellow fever. Local quarantines have
been found to be insufficient They are
almost always enforced too late, because
the local authorities hesitate to admit
the danger that exists for fear of iniur-
ing business by creating alarm among
the people, and when they are enforced
they do not protect southern cities from
the introduction of the disease by per-
sons who have landed on other parts of
the coast and enter them by rail.
Year: 1874

When YOU see man going home at
two clock in the morning, and know
his wife is waiting for him, it Is likely to
be stormy.


Wheu man receives bill for goods
his wife has bought unknown to him.
look out for thunder and lightning.


When y man goes home and finds no
supper ready, the fire out and his wife
visiting the saloons with the rest of the
boys, il is likely to be cloudy.


When man promises to take his wife
to party, and changes his mind after
she is dressed, YOU may expect y shower


When Il man saves his cigar money
To buy his wife anew bonnet and the
children new shoes, it indicates spell of
sunshine.


When man dies and leaves nice
young widow with plenty of money, and
YOU see her walking out with the cxecu-
tor on Sunday afternoon, a change Is i'm
mineut
Year: 1874

The Bcecher Investigating Committee
hold AN informal meeting for consultation
at II o'clock tomorrow forenoon, and
hold Il formal session in the evening at
Mr. StorrS residence to take testimony
and perhaps close the investigation.
Year: 1874

Frank MOulton was before the Beech
or Investigating Committee about an
hour to-day. One halfof the time was
consumed in reading his statement and
the remainder in cross examination. Mr..
Moulton said to a reporter that his state
mcnt would max" about three quarters of
a column hut this is not believed to in
clude the documents submitted to the
committee. An arrangement was enter
I'd into between the committee and Mr..
made public until tomorrow morning,
when the injunction Of srcrosy would be
removed and copies be furnished to the
press
Year: 1874

kullman stood ON the pavement opposite
Bi>marckS house. Pastor Hanthalcr
found himself in what he thought bad
position on the other side of the street.
The wagon of the Prince drove ont of the
ward, and Hanthaler. thinking he had not
Il moment TO lose. and being exceedingly
short. sighted, ran across the road and
WIS slightly trippcd up in the middle OF
the road by his long coat, and the Prnc"s
coachman had to rein up suddenly to pre-
vent AN accident. At this moment a
,hot WAS fired, and Hanthaler knew IN
what critical position he had placed
himself, and therefore his desire To get
away as quickly rs possible. When Han
thalcr left the court the justice accompa-
MED him aS far rs the railroad depot, IN
order to prove To the outside world the
old mans innocence.


\ number of Dartmund gentlemen
offer prize of 1000 thalers for the best
musical composition, with or without
words. All the competitors are to send
in their work before the % Of September
next
Year: 1874

But few of those prominently connect
ed with the Plymouth Church investiga-
tiOn were in town yesterday. Beecher is
expected back on the early train this
morning. At three o'clock this after
noon Moulton read his statement before
the Investigating Committee.
Year: 1874

MEMPuIs, May l3.-About daylight
Yesterday morning the levee broke at
Appleton's plantation, opposite Friar's
Pint. At last accounts the crevasse
WAS one hundred and fifty yards wide,
and the water was spreading over
the plantation, one OF the finest in that
section. The crevasse at Miller's on
the Mississippi side is now six hundred
yards wide, and the water in the streets
at Friar's Point is three feet
deep. and Families are moving out
and the merchants are busily engaged
in removing goods. The whole coun-
try in the rear is rapidly being inunds-
ted Some idea may be formed OF the
power OF the water rushing through
this crevasse by its tearing up huge
cottonwood trees two aud three feet in
diameter, and scattering them over the
neigh boring plantations. The steamers
now all come through Council Bend
cutoff.


Harry Powers, Captain of the steam
er CIarksville, was held to answer IN a
sum OF $1,000 for hanging a young He
brew passenger to make him contess
having robbed a fellow-pssseuger, and
then putting him ashore with his hands
tied behind him.


The Mayor and Council called on
Ex- President Johnson last night.
Year: 1874

COLUMBUS, May l3.-TSe Ohio State
Eclectic Medical Association met in the
city hall this morning and was called
to order by II. Thomas, OF West New
ton, about thirty delegates being pres
ent


State Board OF fAgriculture.


The executive committee OF the State
Board OF Agriculture met here to-day,
to consult with the Franklin County
Agricultural society relative to the
buildings for tie coming State fair.
They will speedily announce a time
when they will pay the outstanding
premiums. The board have received
% per cent of the money which was in
bank at Mansfield at the time OF the
suspension, and expect shortly to re-
ceive an additional 80 per cent.
Year: 1874

In the Fall o1 1861, my son, Sydney G., entercti the Federal Army. leaving behind two tavorite dogs, both of whom greatly lamented his absence He was soon captured by the enemy and held prisoner until the spring Of 1869, when he was ex. changed; anu, on returning to his com. mand, came past the old homestead in the country, in Bollinger County, Mo. Both the dogs happened to be about 300 yards from the house, barking up tree at squirrel. After some time, however, the smaller one became tired and came to the house, the larger one remaining at the tree. The little fellow came bounding in the room where his young master, who had been SO long absent, was sitting, and recognized him, and, of course, had quite taking-on ove1 him. The pleasure of once meeting his kind master was too great to be enjoyed all alone, so he quickly turned his course in the direction of his companion in the woods, and in all speed made his way to the tree, and communicated to the large dog the fact of his young masters arrival nome; when, ln an instant, both the dogs were making for the house with all their might, the larger one, who had remained his speed until he bounded in the room where Sidney was. The strange part of this story consists in the fact that the small dog not only communicated to the large one the fact that Sidney had come home, but in some way told him the identical room ip which he would find him, as he ran around the house and in at the very door where Sidney was sitting, without ever halting oI even turning his head toward several other doors which he had to pass in making the circuit.-& Louis Globe.
Year: 1874

A correspondent of the Springfield Re-

 publican says: "A lady of delicate pl,v-

 slqne was complaining that for years she

 had been unable to sleep without taking

 some narcotic. Those who heard the re.

 marx were ct first tempted to condemn her

 TOT having frittered away her strength in

 Inc pleasures of society, until her story

 quietly and modesty told, showed that she

 had been through scenes of trial and suffer

 Ing that might affect the stoutest. The

 "l1e or United States naval officer, it was her late few years since to be on her way 10 join her husband at some port on the Pacific coast of South America at the time or the great earthquakes and tidal waves mat were so destructive to life and Drop- erty on that coast. Her ship had but just dropped anchor in Peruvian harbor when the tidal wave came that wrenched her from ner moorlng and swept her over a cliff forty feet high into an inner harbor. while before the eyes of our heroine, who was seated on the deck, the populous city fell down as if the block creation of child. Fortunately tue ship, unlike it's compeers m the harbcr, which were many of them dashed to pieces, had steam enough up to get out to sea with the receding wave. tnougn dry land seemed to pursue her for space in the redux. Proceeding down the coast that night, town after town was found 10 nave been swallowed up by the earth quake. How, for weeks this woman in q strange land, where she did not speak the language. sought her husband, not knowing whether he was alive or dead, and how he at distant port longed and prayed for and at last found her when she had almost given him up; how they met soon to part, as he was again called away for months-here s.. IS theme M 5Qr .las 1eftH 'ineHacganle marks on their lives. Is it any wonder that even in the soothing influence of this glorious sea air sleep comes but slowly to eyes that never close but to see pictured anew the great rush inland of mighty ocean and to hear lhe crashing of stone and timber and the shrieks of despairing humanity as a great city is widowed up in earth to the music of many waters'?"