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Year: 1874

A correspondent speaks as follows of life
IN German Students Club


During the evening two persons have had
quarrel, in the progress of which one has
called the other a bcevunger. This is an in
suit which cannot be forgiven, and the
insulting party is Immediately challenged
A Judge is appointed, who fills Two large
glasses with beer, and gives one to each
contestant. The glasses are drained, at the
given signal, to the bottom and he who has
breath enough to cry JecJungcr is proclaimed
victor, amid tie shouts of the company He
has now the RIGHT 20 dictate to his rival any
thing he chooses, and the yanquishcd party
must obey at peril Of expulsion from the
club. These societies are extremely ropu-
lar and nearly all the students participate in
them.


The fighting mcn-abont one third Of the
student,-arc divided into five corps, diStin,
guished by the color Of their cap~. Duc.s
are restrained to these corps; and the ocr.,-
sions for the wounded honor to yindicatc it.
self arc 80 numerous, that it is necessary to
devote two afternoons week to this barbArc
custom. The government Of the university
is silent about these little affairs of honor,
and so is considered as sanc,ioniny them.
The ducIs are fought in a beer house ,iirst
across the Neckar. The swords are short,
and very sharp at the extreme point The
surgeon of each corps is present to stop any
unnecessary flow Of blood. The combatants,
stripped to their waists, their arms bandaged
at the elbows, that they may inHict no dead
ly wounds, strike right and left, up and
down, with remarkable precision and swift
ness. The aim Of the duelist being to mark
the face Of his antagonist, the head is the
principal point of attack and at the end
of one of these fights the floor of the room
looks like that Of successful barber's shop.
Vengeance is not appeased by the first blood
that is drawn, bat they often contend until
one or the other is exhausted 1t is nothing
uncommon to see Il noble, manly fellow,
with his face so disfgured with ugly and
ghastly wounds rs to render him most re-
pulsiye sirht
Year: 1874

We protest against somnambuiiIts. Did
any one ever hear that one of these unfor-
tunatcs performed a good action? Usually,
their career is one of evil. In proof comes
an incident from the South, concerning a
newly married couple who declared that
their house was entered night after night,
silver, clothes, etc, stolen, choroorm ad


ministered to the inmates and copieus
supply of light-wood and kerosene found in
some portion Of the house nearly every
morning. Private watchmen were employed
to watch the premises, and two young men
spent almost every night in walking around
the house, resembling two movable armor-
les, but all 70 no purpose. Five or six times
during the night the young married man
would suddenly rise up in bed and fire his
pistols in rapid succession toward IL window,
and break the glass into atoms, while his
wife would scream at the top of her voice
and arouse the neighbors. This state of af-
fairs continued for two or three weeks, at
the end of which time several mysterious
robberies had been made--no one could tell
how the burglar got into the house-and all
the glass was shot out OF the window, and
the blinds were ridlled with pistol balls


Investigation proved that the newly married
man was the robher and woull-be inccndia
ist-also Il somnambIlist. Do not most
ghost stories arise lronl.cau>ea like this?
Year: 1874

A young man writes for the best way to
gain entrance to our most respectable fami-
lies. We like to see our young people aim
to improve themselves, and in no way can
they do this as surely as by good books and
the society Of the refined To gain entrance
to our best families, the easiest and most
direct way would seem to BE- by the front
door, although our young fiknd might tun>
mel under the sidewalk and come up through
the cellar.
Year: 1874

Lignum Vitae is a well-known hard
and heavy wood of America; its
weight is 71.8, its specific gravity is
LIZA. When first cut it is easily worked,
but becomes intensely hard on expos
ure to air. The wood is cross-grained, +,
and contains quantity of resin, which
makes it very durable in water. 1t is
used in machinery, wherever much fric-
ton is required, and wherever hard
ness and strength are necessary. The
fibrous structure of the wood is very
remarkable, the fibres crossing each
other very obliquely; it can hardly be
split, and can only be divided by the
saw its fracture resembles more that
of a mineral than ordinary wood. Chlps
will burn readily from the amount OF
resin they contain.
Year: 1874

The New Grand Opera House of


Paris.


The Grand Opera House of Paris, sit
uated at the junction of the Rue de la
Paix, the Rue Scribe, the Rue Nuove
des Maturins, and the Rue Halevy, on
the Place de POpera, is beyond doubt
the finest piece of modern architecture
extant. 1t covers nearly one acre of
ground, and is completed externally,
having cost thus far the sum of nine
million six hundred thousand dollars.
It is estimated that it will require Just
about as much mole to finish the inside
after the original plans projected by
Napolean III. It was pet idea with
" the nephew of my uncle" and he had
doubtless resolved to leave as q sort of
rich memorial of himself of all the
grand, costly structures of Europe this
National Academy of Music, as in
scribed in golden letters upon the
facade, is far the most superb and un-
approachable in point of architectural
splendor. The most elaborate descrip-
tion of this building would give but O
faint idea of its marvellous detail and
artistic beauty. In the outside inches
are marble busts of all the famous mu-
steal composers of the world, besides
groups in heroic size of appropriate
allegorical designs upon roof and IA
cade in all directions. Variegated and
costly marbles in artistic combinations,
and groups in bronze as we'll as marble,
are mingled in profusion. A few work
men are still engaged upon the interior,
but it would require hundreds of me
chanics and years of time to complete
it suitable for opening.
Year: 1874

Train is on the rampage again. He
has written a letter to Tweed, in which
he SAYS "You possess secrets against
nnblic men, that in my hands will re-
lease you and put them in your place.
Will you speak? If SO, name the time
that 1 can visit you. I represent the
coming revolution. Two millions of
working men will soon be clamoring for
bread. My last letter to you was from
the Bastile of Lyons, France. You are
the first victim of the gigantic con-
spiracy to change our form of govern
ment. Act quickly, for desperate men
sometimes resort to poison" There is
hint of happy relief in the closing SEN
tence, which a Ion suffering public
will hail with peans of Joy, and it is to
be hoped that Tweed will not heed the
injunction to "act quickly"
Year: 1874

An old Scotch lady had an evening
party, where a young man was present
who was about to leave for an appoint
ment in China. AS he was exceedingly
extravagent in his conversation about
himself, the old lady said when he was
leaving: Take guide care o'yoursep
when ye are ava; for, mind ye, they
eat puppies in Cinema p
Year: 1874

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Jan. 1.-THE Repub-
lican leaders are dismayed by the aspect Of
affairs, and are in fear of the farmers.
They are determined to make a desperate
struggle to carry the State at the next cleo
ton, and, knowing there is nothing in the
administration Of national affairs which
they can use as battle-cry, they are cast
ing around to invent some measure of i'm
portance to the State which they can credit
to the party. What more natural thar
that they should


TURN THEIR ATTENTIONsTo THE RAILRoAI
Year: 1874

thinks his defeat was a mistake, as he is
eminently fit for the place, and that the
lawyers in the Senate should have brought
about his defeat because he differed from
them is unworthy of lawyers and Senators.


An effort will be made next week to
Year: 1874

and take the wind out of the sails of the
farmers, by passing some bill to meet the
popular demand At the caucus held
Thursday night this subject was talked
over and postponed to await fuller meet
ing. which will be held early next week.
1t will then be decided whether the Republi
cans will make party-question of
Year: 1874

this he could not be made to saw a
word.


The party carried with them an
ample lunch, and offered the poor out
cast apples and other creature com
forts. lie declined to receive them.
Ed. Nj. Skinner then offered him his
hunting coat and he would not have
that. As the party were leaving thew
observed that his fire had gone out
and they offered him matches. These
also he declined to receive.


One of the party had heard of this
mans being on the Peninsula for a
long while. Who is he? That he is
demented his whole appearance be-
speaks. How fe lives, or on what. is
a mystery. Nobody seems to know.
Is it not time that he should be looked
after by the authorities?
Year: 1874

No housekeeper should be without
a bottle Of spirits Of Ammonia in the
house, for, besides its medical value,
it is invaluable for household pur-
poses. 1t is nearly as useful as soAp,
and its cheapness brings it within tie
reach of all. Put teaspoonful Of
ammonia to quart Of warm soap
suds, dip in q flannel cloth, and wipe
off the dust and fly specs, and see for
yourself how much labor it will save.
No scrubbing will be needful., II
will cleanse and brighten silver wen
derfully; to a pint Of suds mix q tea
spoonful Of the spirits, dip in your
silver spoons. forks, etc., rub with
brush, and polish with chamois skins.


For washing mirrors and windows
it is very desirable; put u few drops
Of ammonia on a piece of paper, and
it will readily take off every spot or
finger mark on the glass. 1t will take
out grease-spots from every fabric;


put on the ammonia clear, lay o blot
ting paper over the place, and press
o hot fiat iron on it for few mo-
ments. A few drops in quart Of
water will clean laces, and whiten
them as well; also muslins. Then it
is q most refreshing agent at the toi-
let table; a few drops in q basin Of
water will make q better bath than
pure water, and, if the skin is oily,
It will remove all glossiness and dis
agreeable odors. Added to footbath,
it entirely absorbs all noxious smells
SO often arising from the feet in warm
weather, and nothing is better for
cleaning the hair from dandruff and
dust. Fer cleaning nail and hair
brushes it is equally good.


Put a teaspoonful OF ammonia into
one pint of water. When they look
white, rinse them in water, and put
them in the sunshine, or in warm
place to dry. The dirtiest Of brushes
will come out of this bath white and
clean. For medicinal purposes am
monia is always unriyalled. For the
headache it is q desirable stimulant,
and frequent inhaling Of its pungent
odors Will often entirely remove &C.
tarrhal cold. There is no better
remedy for heartburn and dyspepsia,
and the aromatic spirits of ammonia
is especially prepared for these
troubles. Ten drops of it in wine
glass of water are often a great re-
lief. The spirits Of ammonia can be
taken in tho same way, but it is not
palatable.


In addition to all these uses, the eff
feet Of ammonia on vegetation is ben
e6cial. If you desire roses, gerani-
ums, fuchsias, etc, to become more
dourishing, you can try it upon them
by adding five or six drops to every
pint Of warm water you give them,
but don't repeat the dose oftener than
once in five or six days, lest you
stimulate them too highly. SO bo
sure and keep a large bottle Of it
in the house, and have a glass stop
per for it, as it is very evanescent,
and also injurious to corks.
Year: 1874

be found in wealth.


I have only hinted at his faults,
few as they were. l have no heart
to dwell upon his feelings. He had
the egotism Of genius and the impa-
tience of fanatical conviction. He
may be said to have lived alone, never
knowing pleasant companionship,
and meeting the world only to be
dattered and admired or to be fought.
His, however, were faults we can
readily forget, and failings we are
willing to forgive,


He is gone from among us. His
chair in the Senate, to which all eyes
were turned when any great question
agitated that grave body, will never
be filed by public servant more
pure in his motives, more elevated
and courageous in his action, OF
truer to his convictions. Let us keep
his virtues in remembrance. May his
monument be Of spotless marble, for
it cannot be purer or winter than his
1ifa
Year: 1874

Our whole Indian policy must nee
essarily be changed with the opening
of the remote West to settlement,
and the force Of circumstances will
not permit the change to be long
delayed. We have already outgrown
the folly of treating the Indian tribes
as independent nations with whom
we can do nothing except by solemn
compacts and treaties. We must
treat them with kindness and hui
manity; but it must not be the alb
surd coddling kindness which has
been attempted by the adIninistra-
ton Of President Grant and his
Quaker advisers. Our attitude
toward the Indians must not be one
of persuasion or supplication, but of
frm, peremptory authority, which
speaks only to command, and com
mands with q fixed determination to
compel. Whatever policy we adopt
must, therefore, be backed by ire
Slsuble physical force. Our klnd-
ness must follow and accompany
obedience, and it will be all the more
eifectual when the Indians see that
it is not extorted from weakness nor
offered in the spirit of a bargain to
purchase their good behavior. They
must be taught that we shall execute
our policy in any event, and that
they can escape our severity only by
compliance. When they have learned
this lesson kindness will tell; but not
before. Their forcible settlement
on reservations, with division of
the land in small parcels, is the cor
ner stone Of the only sound policy,
but the plan of the edifce to be built
upon this corner stone requires tho
exercise of much thought and wis
dom.
Year: 1874

II you wish TO drown yourself,
kick aud splash about as violently as
you can, and you will soon 60 to the
bottom. But if you remember that
you are lighter than water, and ifyou
calmly and stoailyIrefrain from darwp-
ing your breath while under tho wa
ter, keep your head raised and your
arms under. you viii soon learn to
swim and 1oat like a duck.
Year: 1874

A good story comes from Scotland.
1t seems that in certain Scotch county
parish, a church officer filled the office
of grave digger for the long space OF
fifty years. Suspicion had long been
entertained that he was in the habit of
helping himself out of the collection
plate whenever an opportunity per
mitted. 1t was difficult, of course, to
prove this. At last, however, the sum
of one pound was distracted from a
missionary box, which stood in the
vestry, and everything combined to
point out this man as the culprit. The
elders told the minister that something
must really be done. The minister
said, Leave him to me, and I'll see
what can be dOne.r-The following
Sabbath, after the forenoon service, the
minister was taking off his gown and
bands, and being alone In the yestry
with the suspected man, he thought
the opportunity too good to be lost; SO
he said, Andrew, have you heard OF
the money that is missing from the
bOxr "Oh, ay," said Andrew, 81 was
hearing something about it, can
drew, continued the other very gravely,
1.-The matter lies between you and me.


We are the only two who have access
to the box. Either you or must be
the thief Deed, sir" reiOined the
imperturbable Andrew, 'it's just as
you say, we're the only two that have
access to the box, and | think the best
way'll be for you to pay the half and
pay the ither, and say nae mair about
Year: 1874

the air goes through the shell and keeps
up kind of respiration. An egg soon
becomes stale in bad air, or in dry air
charged with carbonic acid. Eggs may
be dried and made to retain their good
ness for long time, or the shell may
be vanished, which excludes the air,
when, if kept in a moderate tempera-
ture, they may be kept for years. The
French people produce more eggs than
any other, and ship millions Of them
to England annually. Fresh eggs are
more transparent at the centre, old ones
on the top. Very old ones are not
transparent in either place. In water,
in which one-tenth of salt has been dis
solved, good eggs sink and Indifferent
ones swim. Bad eggs float in pure
water. The best eggs are laid by young
healthy hens. If they are properly fed,
the eggs are better than if they are
allowed to eat all sorts of food. Eggs
are best when cooked four minutes.
This takes away the animal taste that is
offensive to some, but does not harden
the white or yolk as to make them hard
to digest. An egg if cooked very hard
is difficult of digestion, except by those
with stout stonachS such eggs should
be eaten with bread and masticated very
finely. An excellent sandwich can be
made with eggs and brown bread. An
egg spread on toast is food fit for n
king, if kings deserve any better food
than anybody else, which is doubtful.
Fried eggs are less wholesome than
boiled ones. An egg dropped into hot
water is not only clean and handsome
but a delicious morsel. Most people
spoil the taste of their eggs by adding
pepper and salt. A little sweet butter
is the best dressing. Eggs contain
much PHOSPHORUS, which is supposed
to be useful to those who use their
brains much.
Year: 1874

Probably the Oldest timber in the
world which has been subjected to the
use of man is that found in the ancient
temple of Egypt, in connection with
the stone-work, which is known to be
pt least four thousand years old. This,
the only wood used in the construction
of the temple, is in the form of ties,
holding the end of one stone to another
to its upper surface. When two blocks
were laid in place an excavation about
an inch deep was made in each block,
into which tie shaped like an hour
glass was driven. 1t is therefore very
difficult to force any stone from its po-
sition. The ties appear to have been
of the tamarisk or shittem wood of
which the ark was constructed, a
sacred tree in ancient Egypt, and now
very rarely found in the valley of the
Nile. The dove-tailed ties are as sound
now as on the day of their insertion.
Although fuel is extremely scarce in
the country, these bits of wood are not
large enough to make it an object with
the Arabs to heaye on layer after layer
of heavy stone to obtain them. Had
they been of bronze half of the old tenn
pie would have been destroyed years
ago; so precious they would have been
for various purposes.
Year: 1874

Would it not be wise to substitute
more eggs for meat in our daily diet
About one-third of an egg is solid nutri.
rnent. This is more than can be said
of meat. There are no bones and tough
pieces that have to be laid aside. a
good egg is made up Of ten parts shell,
sixty parts white, and thirty parts yolk.
The white Of an egg contains eighty-si1
per cent. water; the yolk ifty-two pei
cent. The average weight OF an egg If
about two ounces. Practically an ege
is animal food, and yet there is none oi
the disagreeable work Of the butcher
necessary to obtain it. The vegetarians
Of England use eggs fry, and many
of these men are eighty and ninety
years old, and have been remarkably
Tree from illness. A good egg is alive


The shell is porous, and the oxygen ol
Year: 1874

Did it never strike you Gt is my ambition
to let little vein of philosophy run through
this dull drossy ore Of my discourse) that
royal personages must needs have music at
their fessts, not only to save their guests
from embarrassment and discomfort, but to
aid in tiding over the dreary time Of their
own state dinner hour? l say state, for
have heard that some royalties have been
accustomed to make their real dinner at
in the afternoon instead of 8, and at the
former rational hour have regaled very
heartily and merrily indeed on roast shoul-
der of mutton, with onion sauce. But apart
from such furtive indulgence in repasts not
strictly sanctioned by etiquette, must not
the royalties spend the major portions Of
their lives in a well-nigh intolerable state
of boredomf They are the salt and SAVIOR Of
the earth, il is certain; but must they not
grow tired of being perpetually assured
orally. in pictures and in print, that they
are salt and savory, or sweet and smiling
l have often wondered why Princes and
Princesses were so inordinately fond OF
having their eartes de uisite taken. To judge
from the avalanches of eartes in the shop
windows, the gIand folks must spend half
their time in Photographic studio; and at
first was inclined to think that vanity, IA
failing from which not even royalty il ex-
emp,, had something to do with this addic-
tedness to being focused. On reflection 1t
has occurred to me that photography must
be a relaxation and q relief to overbored
ROYALTY. The deferential chat Of the opera
tor may prove as amusing to the crown head
as the Sinking gossip Of the court barber
used to be in old days. The operator must
talk-how otherwise is he to tell you how
to hold your leg, and on which leg to stand,
and at what object pinned on the curtain BY
the side of his camera to look! And you
must answer him, too, all grand as yon may
be. Then he arranges the folds OF your
dress. or puts a book in your hand or q


flower between your fingers; and all these
petty services and inevitable familiarities
may be so many distractions" and "deia'se-
ments- to the grandse oppressed with too
much grandeur.-GeOrys Aasustus Sdld.
Year: 1874

TRAY ASA CAIcHRR.-To our surprise,
when walking through Lafayette Square
we saw a bevy of boys playing base ball
with dog in the capacity of catcher
a middle-sized yellowlsh dog, half
pointer-catching the ball in his mouth
with an accuracy that was really aston
ishing. For half an hour, during which
we witnessed this novel game of base
ball, the dog did not miss the ball a
single time. And more than this, when,
at our request, one of the boys threw
the ball into the grass for distance OF
about fifty fet, his canine catcher
found it in an instant, and brought it
back. The dog is evidently trained for
the national game. and may yet make
his mark as the champion catcher IN
this city.-NeiG Orleans Times.
Year: 1874

A THoUGHTFUL BoY.-"The birds get
very tame here, in spite of the noise of
the crowds in the streets. Just under
my window, in comparatively shell
tered place, lad has placed four bricks
for walls, and filed the enclosed space
with bread crumbs; the birds soon
found ont the supply, and came in
amazing numbers to feed there. At
one time / saw six little brown sparrows
and robin in a circle on the bricks,
all eating from their sunken table ; then
came two pigeons, who were so big that
there was only room for two or three
81 rrows while they were there, but
twenty or thirty sat on the fence wait
ing, and the trees were full of the
cheerful twittering of many more. Two
or three times a day horses kick the
bricks away and trample down the
bread but the boy sets up his free
eating-room again, and his patrons
come at once. 1t is pretty thing to
see"
Year: 1874

The COrOner's jury in the case of VIM.
Mccormick, who recentlydied of hydrOphO-
bia in New York City, was composed en-
tirely of physicians, and in connection with
their verdict they make the following val
liable suggestions:


We regard hydrOphObia as communicate
ed only by innOculating with specific vi
rus, and not capable af transmission from
nOn-rabid animals. As a means of pre-
vention, we recommend hatpersOns bitten
by any dog or animal, shall at once, if the
wound is received on a part where it is
proper to practice excisiOn, have the
wounded part thoroughly excised, and
that the wound be allowed to bleed for a
few moments in a basin of warm water,
and finally that the wounds be cauteriZed
with nitrate of silver, nitric acid, caustic
potassa, a hot iron, or burning coal. In
case a surgeon cannot be found to prac-
tice excision, the patient should apply a
cord about the wound and then suck the
part, provided he has no excavations in
his mouth, and at the first opportunity ap-
ply some one of the caustics mentioned.
At any period prior to the development of
the disease, it will be proper to excise the
cicatriX and cauteriZe.