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Year: 1877

Quite an original method of TAX
ing a fort is described in BIach-
GOODS Magaz,ne. In 1896, a large
Russion army besieged the Turkish
fort of Azof, which was situated on
a plain, strongly fortified, and had a
small but well-disciplined garrison.
No common approaches could be
made to it, and the Turkish cannon
swept the level with iron hail. In
thiscase the engineering skill OF the
Russians was baffled, but Gen. Pat.
rick Gordon, the right-hand man of
Peter the Great, and the only one
for whose death it is said he ever
shed a tear, being determined to
take the place at any cost, pro-
posed to bury it with earth
by gradual approaches. He had a
large army; the soil of the plain was
light and deep, and he set twelve
thousand men to work with spades,
throwing up high decentralization
or earth wall before them in advance.
The men were kept in gangs: work
ing day and night, the earth being
thrown from one to another like the
steps of stair, the top gang taking
the lowest place every half hour in
succession. In five weeks the huge
earth wall was carried forward near
ly one mile, until it rose to and
above the highest ramparts, and the
earth began to roll over them. This
caused the Turkish Governor to
hang out the white flag, and give In.
Had he not done so, Gen. Gordon
would have buried the fortress.
Year: 1877

Some thirty-odd years ago young
man and young girl in Sweden unit
ed their lives in matrimony, and soon
after migrated to America. Here
four children were born to them and
the father and mother were gathered
home. The children were provided
with homes, but the boys were dis
satisfied with their quarters and van
ished between two days. This was
the year before Sumpter was fired
upon. One lad went to Minnesota
and the other went South. When
the war commenced eac.. became 4
soldier-one in Minnesota regiment
and the other in the Confederate ar
my. In one of the fierce battles that
took place the two brothers met and
recognized each other. The meeting
was brief, but long enough for them
to Immediately pledge that when the
war was over they would unite and
not again separate. This they did
and settled in East Des MONIES,
where both are now residents, and
one Of them is a candidate for office,
to be elected or defeated next Mon
day. This sounds considerably like
a Observation-Disclosures novel in one col.
umn, but it's all true.
Year: 1877

LET EN- OUT.-A country friend
sends US word to - stir up" the candi.
dates and have them announce them
solves that the People may know who are
in the fed. We would inform our in
uocent friend that we have got back to
that good old condition of things often
talked Of but rarely seen, when . the Of
flee is seeking the man. That desirable
condition has existed but once before in
.our recollection, in this county, which
was during the Know Nothing" times
of 1856. That party had as one of its car.
dna principles that the office should seek
the man, and we saw printed list Of
member, Of that party who were perfect
Is willing to be found. We believe. how
ever, that John Watson was the only one
of the lot that the office succeeded in find
ing. We think that now, rs then, there
arc several ready to BE found, but our


country friend is about right VIXEN he
$tuy., Let 'cm come out"
Year: 1877

SCARCITY OF WATER water in
the well at the Oll Fellows Cemetery
ran down so low that none could be oh,
tanned for irrigating the flowers and
shrubbery, and it is now being sunk deep
er. There is a likelihood that well water
will be n scarce commodity in town be-
fore the Summer is over.
Year: 1877

To HIS OLD llAUNrs.-Tuesday's stage
brought back Charley Whillock, who has
been spending the time since last No
vember in Suckcrdom. Charley has the
same fault to find with the East common
to all old Californinns who revisit their
former homes-he don't like the climate.
We did not have time to interview him
long enough to end cut whether ho ran
in Che track of any of the zephyrs y
with which the Western States have been
blessed the past Summer.
Year: 1877

RENoyATING.-Mr. Oyer is engaged
in painting and stripping the Masonic Hall
Building, occupied by the Masons and
Karsky & Abrahms. Oyer has worked
a wonderful change in the looks of some
OF the buildings in town, and there are
several more which would be all the bet
ter if he touched them up.
Year: 1877

81. PAIHlCk'S CATHEDRAL.


THE CONTINUED NEGLECT OF ooD-DEATHDED


INSTRUMENTATION BY THE REV. FATHER


KANE.


Al the Cathedral yesterday morning the high mass
celebrated by the Rev. Father Hogan, and the
mon preached by the Rev. Father Kane who took his
from Matthew vi-"By their fruit you shall know
them" The preacher gave briof Instruction from
this text, IN which lie spoke OF the indifference
showed 10 their eternal salvation, which tho
real aud only object Of lifo. We saw every day
around us, he said, men who wore laboring with
the most praisoworthy ambition TO get along III the
world, and TO make their families happy aud com
Portable; but the real OBJECT life
foremost IN thor thoughtss We're they
remembering that there was Jay
which there was to be reckoning sor all
rejected graces Tor the spurning of Gods great favors


Tor the preference gwen worldly things instead OF
the heavenly gis which Gou nstillod INTO the soul
There was Impression among men that God would
bear with any amount OF insults-ior what was the
continued rejection oi God's graccs but an insult TO
HIS divine majesty and that this worlds prosperity
was all that was TO be accomplished We saw hourly
that alter Leading lie o Indifference the END was
drawing Tor people like inesc. and here II was
that the httleness OF the world appeared These
deuded people began realize that there was yet
some Tor Them do, ana that what they had 10
do was make their peace with God. But, even with
all Gods mercy before our eyes, was thers " DO NO
lnitr


People thought that they might 20 on and on put
ting this ncation with God until such time as
suited themselves needing Gods nvitations TO
return. What t.were they to expect from even the
most loving OF iathersf Could they hope that when
the worlds pleasures no longer 70 DO enjoyed by
them, that when their career was closing. that tnen
the a,yIne mercy would Still be shown to them, and


that they would choose God only whom they could not
indulge in the word's iasciuationsf THIS was wherc
came IN tnat dangerous chance OF savation-deathoed
repentance To any one who saw tho dying hours oi
brother there was need 10 explain now
weak The mental exertons OF the sufferer,
IL
how little could be the avail OF such last feeOe
struggle 10 compensate for Q whole lifetime oL neglect
Year: 1877

and sin And YET would not open their eyes and
the real importance OF lie. They would not
heaken to the voice OF conscience calling them 10 be
prepared for that hour whom they were 10 answer at
The nnal judgment seat. The grace which Goo gave
daily should be despised because He gave t SO
abundantly. We should not. even in ordinary graft.
tude a TO respond TO favors 80 abundanty conferred
upon
Year: 1877

REV. FATHER COTTON.


In ST. Stephens Church yesterday Rev. Father
Byron oniciaed at the hatpast ten o'clock service,
and Rev. Father Cotton preached. selecting his text
from the Gospel OF the day. Matt viL-"But he who
doe,h tho will OF my father who In heaven he shall
enter into the kingdom OF heaven" The reverend
father sad:-An things were created to gorfy God,
and all fulfilled end for which they were created
but man. And why SO man alone! Because he
created with frec will. The seasons come and 60 IN
regular order; the oua Of spring becomes the flower
OF summer aud nnay the fruit Of autumn the winds
and the ocean proclaim His power and obey HIS Will;


the sweet melody ot tne birds Is ne SOUND Oh ms praise
bcing, aim mnd end Of every man is happiness Some
seek II in one direction, some 10 another II IS Gods
will that we should suffer here, that We should be
tried gold IN the hro From our entrance into lie
to our gong out suffering our lot some will try to
urss OF the world, but when they are past remorse
misery take their place There is only one way Of
being happy IN this me- and that IS IN doing she wii
his misery. There Was time when he did not
know what misery was, when his whole being re-
aected. lt were, the true image OF Gods but when
he made an improper OF his Tree will all became 20
him CONFUSION and misery. We should endeavor, as
US lies, TO repair that evil The ancients had
only promises We have their tuflment; they had
symbols, have the realities. We navc nothing 10
tear from God, but everything TO fear from ourselves
he - His delight 10 be with the children Of
men. His will Is our sanctincation. II we have 10
suffer we know that In Him we have comforter.
Why are We sick when We have such physician, VINO
Is both Wiling aud able TO euro usY physician can
not be always Al the bedside Of each one OF his pa.
tents, but be bus assistant VINO faithfully carries
out his Instructions and that his remedies
properly administered. So II Is with our heavenly
Physician. He has HIS ministers who are empowered
to comfort and heal US by means OF the sacrament,
which He lett In His Church Tor that end. Truly may
saId that the wages OF sin Is death. sucn be
the why not endeavor TO DO happy here. and 10
OF tho means which He has prescribedY Let as then
renounce own will and seek HIS In all things
Year: 1877

A widow about forty years Of age,
living on High street, and having the
reputation of being one of the meekest
and humblest ladies in Detroit, pulled
hair with her servant girl before break,
fast the other morning, dubbed two boys
from the gate before eight o'clock; had
fuss with neighbor about parrot ere
the clock struck nine; run peddler out
of the yard at ten "sassed" two Of the
Sanitary police at eleven, and at high
noon she threw ashes over the alley
fence on man who was swearing at s
balky horse. During the afternoon she
was engaged in working the motto, Lee
thy light shine" a-
Year: 1877

Extract from letter from Atchison,
Kansas: "The ground is tremendously
dry here; the big rain OF last week did
not reach the ground the grasshoppers
stood on their hind legs and drank the
water as fast as it fell! 50 I AN in.
formed" easHf u
Year: 1877

How TWEED EsCArED.-Boss Tweed
has now told US how he managed to es-
cape. He had hired force OF men who
were experts in such matters, to get him
out aud the sign between himself and
them was a mark to be made on his own
doorstep. As he visited bis house regu-
larly and AT stated times he carefully
watched the doorstep and when he saw
the sign he was ready The arrangement
WAS that at precisely 6 O'Clock he was to
ttep out and be taken care of by his new
found friends, and he excused himself
from his attendant at the exact moment
on the plea that he wished to bajhe. He
d plain express wagon ready and
he was hastily driven off, stored away as
so much merchandise.


lie was taken to an obscure place on
East river, landed and Immediately plac-
ed in a row boat. Crossing to the Jersey
side another wagon was in waiting and
h. was driven to farm house where be
remained until March. about three
months. After this he was on Staten Is
land about two weeks. He then sailed
IN light, fast sailing schooner to Flori-
da, where he boarded with lighthouse
keeper, Afterwards sailing for Cuba in a
h'hing smack. The story is plausible and
ma be true. If the Boss will only 90 to
lecturing the yarn may be as profitable
as stealing
Year: 1877

JocKo, a pet monkey in the United
States arsenal at Summervile, Ga,
came to an untoward end lately. Joe ko
had been in the habit of watching the
artillerymen. One morning he slyly
approached the piece used for firing sa-


lutes, and pulled the lanyard. The
charge did not explode at once. Jocko
darted to the mouth to see what the
matter was, when suddenly report
was heard, and Jockos remains were
scattered over the sward. s
Year: 1877

AN impecunious man in Chicago an
nounees his golden wedding will come
on Just twenty years hence, and that,
seeing that the Centennial is jus: over,
he will allow a liberal discount on any
presents his friends design to make
him then, if they will hand them in noa0.
Year: 1877

MR.. EDIToR-Dedr Sir: The issue of
the 9th instant, in reporting about the
rain interfering with the horse jockeys,
was he or she not aware that that was
the time they did the most of their work
in the way of horse jockeying; and was
he not also aware that the leas. jockeying
there is done the more hard driving there
is? If not, what signifies the word jock


eying? Then again, if he pays strict at
tention to the horses he will find that
they are more in for race than person.
would suppose. And again he says "keep
the boys away" l suppose he was never
there; was he? If not, keep him away,
or he might find out what is against his
conscience to believe. If he was there
he is mistaken in his eye-sight; for he
was so prejudiced against the jockeys
that he never looked al, the horses trot,
but just supposed, JOCKEY.


1T is very likely that "Jockey" did not
like the reference to the swindling gam
blers that flock to race grounds; and he
may be one himself; but nevertheless pa
re ITS should not allow their children to
go to such places. We give tJockey"
place in defence of his bad business. But
he does not deny that great kegs of "red-
eye" flowed freely, and no doubt helped
to send many poor men home to thefr
wives with Redeemed countenances and
empty pockets.] .#,
Year: 1877

L made as above. only the cracker
crumbs are omitted and yellow corn
meal is stirred in theirplace. The meat,
however, is put back into the liquor in
which it wa boiled, after being chopped.
and all this is thickened, quite thick,
with corn meal and slowly cooked for one
full hour, then poured into large bowl
to cool. To be eaten hot, cut in slices
and fried brown and crisp This is a
western dish. and really very delicious,
and easily made. It will keep month
in cold weather.
Year: 1877

should be cut up in pieces about a.
large as chestnuts, few thrown into the
saucepan and rendered. Then put in the
rest and cook -lowly. Tbi- method is
far preferable to putting even q little
water in. as many do. If all pure lard
no salt is needed. and it will keep for
MANY months. WheE the pieces are
quite brown and shrunken. strain all
through q seive. One pound of lard thus
prepared is worth two bought all ready
for Use. \ large portion Of the latter is
water.
Year: 1877

After ham is nearly eaten, there
remains good deal that is not nice
enough for table. Cut this oil and chop
a. fine as powder put a layer of ham in
a jar, sprinkle pepper, cloves and vinegar
over it, then a layer OF ham, and 20 ON
until the jar is nearly full, finish with
spice, and cover with vinegar about an
inch in depth; let it stand two or three
davs. IL Is delicious for Ceaor luncheon.
Cold meat may be prepared in the same
way. and it is economical 81 well a. very
! nice.
Year: 1877

tie bit Of Pomade, make as follows .
Take about FIVE cents worth each Of
white wax. spemaceti and powdered
camPhor, and olive oil enough to make
it the thickness Of soap put it in a
gaIIipoc and let it stand in an oven to
melt mix it up. and, when cold, it win
he found very good for the hands.
Gloves, worn either in the da- or night,
will help to keep the hands white.
Year: 1877

We must come back to our point,
which is. not to urge all Of you to give
yourselves up to mission work. but to
serve God more and more in connection
with your daily calling. have heard
that a woman who bas mission makes
a poor wife and bad mother; this is
very possible, and at the same time very
lamentable; but the mission would
urge is not Of this sort. Dirty rooms,
slatternly gowns, and children with un-
washed faces are swift witnesses against
the sincerity Of those who keep others
vineyards and neglect their own /
have no faith in that woman who tells
of grace and glory abroad. and uses no
soap and water at home Let the but
tons be on the shirts, lot the children's
socks be mended, let the roast mutton
be done to a turn. let the house be as
neat as a new pin, and the home be as
happy as home can be Serve God by
doing common actions in a heavenly
spirit, and then, if your daily calling
only leaves you cracks and crevices of
time, fll these up with holy service.
-Spurgeon.
Year: 1877

heart than the more serious ones after
life produces No. it is witnessed in
the experience of every one in the
friendship of life, in the family circles,
in business; what Misunderstanding,
what ruptures, what chickering's, strife
and irreconcilable differences, have
arisen from one idle word it may have
been spoken in jest, in spirit Of levity,
in au attempt to be witty, or it may
have been said innocently or inadvert-
emily, With no motive and no intent,
and still for some cause which you we're
totally ignorant, certain party applied
the remark, and in a moment irebrand
was kindled. Jokes are dangerous
articles to play with; they are sort
Of meuth grenades that are apt to ex-
plode before you are aware of it. A
Joker should understand their nature,
and the nature Of his company well,
before be introduces tn m. He may
suppose they will recommend him to
favor, but he is frequently mistaken.
The man who labors to be witty, losses
bis breath and is considered to have
weak mind. Never was there a truer
sentence written, and one which, view
it in every way. must result in the same
conclusion, that "a silent tongue show
eth wise head"
Year: 1877

How Inadvertently spoken, and yet
how frequently with serious and painful
results? How many hearts has an
idle word severed-hoW many broken |?
For true it is that thoughtless express
sion will make breach between those
that fate, in its visitations, could not
divide hearts that would have strug-
gled together through the storms Of life,
that would have clung to each other for
strength when its bufetting had almost
overwhelmed them-that would have
braved all the changes Of fuctuating
fortune, and still see in their own un-
changing love a CLEAN of brightness
through the blackest cloud And vet
an idle word-one-has separated hearts
like these The breach once made,
others step in to make it wider aud
wider; false pride, mistaken feelings,
the sudden bitterness the heart can feel
even toward those it loves, all aid the
work Of cruelty: the distance increases
day by day. until, finding il impossible
to return, like the wrecked mariner,
they give up in dispair and sit down to
mourn over their fate, careless, it seems
whether they live or die. And this is
not the romance Of youthful affection,
though there is perhaps more suffering
from the early dissppOin.ments of tho
Year: 1877

TRIM THE HooFs on CoITs. In many
instances the inssnsibls portion Of the
hOOfs of colts and of young horses will
grow out 50 round and fat that frag-
msnts sometimes will be broken of.
This is more particularly the case if
colts are allowed to run at large occa-
sionally on hard ground and gravslly
and stony lands and hard roads; the
hoOfs will wear fast enough, as nature
evidently intended they should. But
If young horses are kept on smooth turf,
their feet must be kept short BY artif-
cial means. The most convenient way
to trim long hOofs is to let one person
hold block Of hard wood against the
hoOf, Or hold the hoof on the square end
Of the wood while an attendant cuts OF
small pieces with a sharp chisel and
mallst Use an inch finer chisel rather
than a larger one, as a tWo-inch chisel
win require heavier blows with NAL
let. A pair of sharp nippsrs (soms-
times vulgarly called snips) may often
be employed for such a purpose when
colt il 80 rsstivo that the chisel and
mallet cannot be used.
Year: 1877

Love Of honor is right; to be ruled
BY such love is sinful. The temptation
is strong to avoid posts of service, and
seek those Of fame. Many a man will
work well in the lead, but loses all in
terest when Others have cOntrol. Lust
for the uppermost seats distracts and
weakens many Christian church.
Ministers even are ensnared BY the
temptation, and neglect that work which
yields no sclat, and devote all their
powers where fame is likely to be won.
Do they not often hunger more Cor
throDgs Of hearers than saved souls ? Is
not love Of fame often at the root Of
eagerDess for pulpit notoriety? Those
do not save souls who preach to the
NEST people The best work that Is
done in the ministry is BY obscure men
quiet, everyday workers, who preach
from house TO house and win souls one
BY one 10 glory we shall be surprised
ut the wealth Of stars which fash from
the crowns of men never heralded as
great on earth. The sweetest. dearest
spot to live aud work is in forgetful-
ne'I Of honor and absorption in lsve for
the lost In such spirit, we delight
in hard, needy fields, more than Rhero
the people are cultivated, fashionable
and good; seek the morally sick and
degraded, because such are more needy,
rather than the well and honorable 4;
seek fruit rather than fame.
Year: 1877

PUMPKINS FOR Cows. From a peek
Of seed dropped and covered in the gaps
Of . corn 6eld, dairy Of nine cows has
been kept up to summer milking. and
the quality Of the butter is excellent.
and six Aeifer calves raised from the
above are as fat as molss The COWS
are fattsr, too. than a majority Of the
cattle slaughtered These cows have
been making about six pounds of butter
per week, besides supplying new milk
and cream fol . gsntleman's house with
sixteen inmates. The pumpkins are
chopped up in the managers with a
spade, morning, noon and night, about
. half bushel each time when cut into
pieces They eat while being MIXED,
morning and night, and they come to
the yard and go into the stable for half
an hour at noon Beets, carrots, and
some ether roots and small ears Of corn
will follow, SO as to keep up the milk
during the winter Country Gentle
man
Year: 1877

II is the experience Of old sheep men
that sheep kept in good condition thro'
the fall are not only enabled to stand
the winter much better, but yield a
much larger per centage Of wool the en-
suing summer. If the pasturage has
been good they win now be in good con-
dition generally. and the owner should
keep them SO il he would profit BY the
business. When the frosts come and
blight the grass ii is not near 50 uutri-
tiOus as before, and the sheep viii de-
cline unless they are given little some
thing extra A little grain, cut pump
kiDs, Or any other green food at com
mand-anythiug to keep up a growing,
thrifty stale-should always be given
them twice = day at the close Of the
vegetable season Especially does this
advice apply to breeding ewes If they
are permitted to run down during the
fall months its effect will be sure to show
itself a. lambing time in a stunted pro-
gepy. even if-the ewes succeed in wealth
eriDg it through themselves. Poor
sheep are bad stock at any time, but es.
pecially nov. when none but good sheep

will pay Common sense would there
fore prompt every man to Gull bis flock,
pick out the poor. the old, the lame,
the halt and the blind. separate then
fTUul the 0tiISTEI tut tattefl tte ttfetn IN
pen BY themselves. 1t is astonishing
how easily this can be done Give
them little meal twice day, with good
hay and plenty Of water, and they viii
fatten more readily than a hog Atall
events, dispose in some way Of all such.
and thus have your flock composed of
none but the best, and the next years
clip Of wool and frisky lambs will fully
demonstrate the wisdom ofsuch a course.
Year: 1877

Been in general use for twenty years. Everywhere
proved the most SAFE, SIMPLE, ECONOMICAL and
EFFICIENT medicines known. They are Just what
the people want, saving time and money averting
sickness and suffering. Each single specific the we'll
tried prescription Of an eminent physician
Year: 1877

Are generally preceded by moisture, like per
spiratOn distressing itching, as though worms were
crawling in and about the rectum particularly nights
when undressing in bed after getting warm often


times shows itself around the private parts and fire.


quently females are sorely afflicted, extending into
the vagina, proving very distressing Cases of long
standing are permanently cured by simply applying