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Year: 1877

| At last Louisiana, ruled for many
years as a conquered and half rebelious
territory, resumes its proper place in
the American Union. The reconstruc


ton Of the State as a political entity,
which Gen. Grant spent SO long time
in a vain effort to accomplish by mill
tary force, Is achieved by President
Hayes In short space of weeks, with.
out violence, without bargains, without
a doubtful exercise Of authority, and
without any compromise Of principle.
So easily has the work been effected
that the nation asks In amazement why
1t SHOULD not have been done before.
Only yesterday there were two rival
Governors glaring at each other
behind barricades; two rival Legisla-
lures went through the forms of law
making under the protection of an
armed guard; threats of battle dis
turbed the daily currents Of life and
the calculations Of commerce. and the
clatter Of muskets echoed through the
streets of New Orleans. This morning
we awake and rub our eyes. The whole
apparatus Of conflict has vanished like
a nightmare. Mr.. Packard's Legisla-
ture is no longer in existence. Melting
suddenly into its constituent elements,
it has left SO little trace Of the conflict
that already 1t Is hard to realize that
there ever was such an organiza-
tion. There was brief shout
ing and scuffling in a caucus one
day; then there was headlong rush
for Odd Fellows Hail aud ctamor for
pay and mileage; and that was the end.


Mr.. Packard himself will figure for a
while in politics as fugitive claimant,
and few irreconeilables at the North
will continue to believe in him, as the
Jacobites in the last century clung to
and obstinately drank the health of the
king over the water. But that is of
little consequence. He can no longer
vex the course Of national politics. The
insubstantial pageant Of his admins


tration has dissolved like the baseless


fabric Of q vision, leaving not a rack


behind: We can almost fancy that the


actors in 1t
Year: 1877

And this bubble is the government
which the whole power of the Federal
Administration has been invoked to
sustain! How can we see it collapse
into nothingness without shame at the
recollection of the part which a President
and an unfaithful Congress have played
in supporting the imposture, and the
part which some honest Republicans
would have Mr.. Hayes play in his turn?
ln the face OF the events of the last week
domestic violence' and unlawful
"com binations. Common-se sense re-
cognizes the sham which these
familiar phrases are intended
to disguise, and understands that the
Packard administration has been moth
ing but fiction from the start. Presi-
dent Hayes has had no choice except to
govern Louisiana himself by the agency
Year: 1877

proportioncd to the actual undlspnt- ed debt, whatever that may turn out to be, without regard to the estimate of the whole debt, made in your pro position"

 And the Governor proceeded, in this immediate connection, to state that the actual amount of the undis putcd debt would be carefully com puted, and the result published, as it now is.

 It is to be distinctly understood that this is the ground upon which the Board undertakes the recolnmcn dation of the plan to the favorable consideration of the Legislature.

 The reasons of the holders of the undisputcd debt for being willing to concede something to holders Of other bonds, ill order to get new bonds issued by . State having no
Year: 1877

Place the frame where the bed 1t Is
10 stand, fronting 10 the south or
southwest mark the ground all
around on the inside OF the frame and
dig out space about eighteen inches
deep, and replace the frame, which
will res: immediately on the edge OF
The pit. Then procure some stable
manure, which ought TO be fresh from
The stable, and place ii near IN heap.
Shake every fork full well, mix the
long manure with the short. Now
begin 10 hl the pit; when you have
shaken dung 10 The thickness OF hVe
or six inches, beat well down, anil 50
on I'LL the manure Is about nine inches
from the top of the front OF the box
now see that it is qui level, and pa;
on the sash. The heat will begin 10
rise next day, AID on The second dag
it will be ready TO receive the earth,
which should be dry, not like dust. bat
not too vet, and should be rich and
fresh. The bed should be filled up
abou; six inches with il then put on
the sash aGI let them remain twenty
four hours; then take theln of and
,tir the earth well. The earth Is 10
he level, not sloping like the glass
The glass Is sloplng 10 meet the suns
rays, and TO carry OF the walef. The
earth which was taken out o. the pit
should be put around the outside Of
the frame 40 that no water Will run
into the bed. When ready to SOW the
seed, lake off the sash and make little
drills from the back of the bed to the
front, drop the seed along the drills
regularly, cover all over smoothly,
write the names OF the seeds aud date
Of the sowing On small piece OF
paper, put in the cleft OF little stick,
aud stick it into the ground at the
eud Of each drill, and pat on the sash.
The main principle is to give always
as much air as the plants will endure,
taking advantage of every mid day
to remove the sash for this purpose L:
:hey have not enough air they Will
grow up spindling, and will have
small seed leaves, End, indeed, If too
much deprived OF air, viii die. Let
them grow strong rather than tail !;
short stems and broad, dark green
seed leaves are signs of good plants.
Out of a hundred failures in hot bed
culture, ninety-nine arise from giving
too little air. When it is necessary 10
wafer, do it with a watering pot that
does not pour out heavily. Water at
sunset and shut down the sash tight.
Should high winds or sharp frost set
III, protect your beds with straw or
straw mats.
Year: 1877

To FnY APPLES AND PORK CHoPs.-
Season them with salt and pepper and
a little powdered sage or sweet mar
ioram, dip them into beaten egg and
then into beaten bread crumbs. Fry
about twenty minutes, or until they
are done. Pit them on a hot dish.
Pour off part of The gravy, to serve
with them. if YOU choose. Then fry
apples which you have sliced about
two thirds of an inch thick, cutting
them around the apple so that the
core is in the center of each piece.
When they are Drowned on one side
and partly cooked, turn them care
fully with a pancake turner, and let
them snish cooking. Dish around the
chops on or separate dish.
Year: 1877

THE radical rel uhlicanS were well
satisfied with Rntherfraua'S inaugural
until ne began to act upon it They
had not believed that such things
could be The indications are that
the winter of their discomfort has
scarcely hcgnn.
Year: 1877

\ BoLD DAYLIGHT RoBRERY.-At noon or
last saturday, John OothOui of Jersey City, q
proprietor in am iron foundry, returned from
the bank with 500 To pay his hands. While
alone I'm his Office, counting the money Soma
one crept behind him. struck his head with an
iron bar, Snatched his money and fed. He has
been unconscious ever since. and the police
must await his restoration before they can oh
tain clue. Last night his symptoms were no6
favorable. What first was thought to be- a case
of assault may become a ease of murder
and robbed i'm his Office AT midday. i'm the heart
OF populous city, and the police be unable
even 10 point the finger Of suspicion at the
perpetrator, Is, 10 say the least, strange. Il ".
N,fu
Year: 1877

BLINDS OR AWNINGS For at least nine
months of the year in the latitude of any
part of New England the sun should be
considered most welcome visitor in every
home, and its presence should be studi.
ously courted. If we have anything in the
living rooms of the house liable to injury
from its effects the sooner such articles are
abolished the better. If in rare cases of
illness the light of day must be excluded
let it be done by some temporary contri-
vance which may be dispensed with along
with nurse and doctor and rs cheerfully.
Of course temporary screens are ut times
needed for windows in order to secure n
certain amount of privacy, although much
of this seclusioG is the result of a question
able change in habits of living; but let
these consist of one simple set of rolling
shades of some color pleasant to the eye,
and let the material be as transparent as
is consistent with their intended use. For
protection against the fierce heat of the
few tropical days of our climate, Italian
awnings to exposed windows are n
good contrivance to exclude the sun while
allowing free passage to the air These
may be removed in winter.


The custom which prevails with some
housekeepers of closing doors and windows
in the early morning of hot day in order
to secure cooness is most pernicious. The
atmosphere thus obtained has the chill and
impurity of the cellar, and is not fit for
human life.


If people must live indoors, the nearer
their habitations approach the character
of greenhouses the better. The old
fashioned rooted piazza is fast giving place
except in houses for summer use only, TO
the uncovered terrace. This latter can be
sheltered by Italian awnings from the rays
of the MONDAY sun Or from the evening
dews. or it can he provided with light
wooden framework to support II canvas
cover that can be easily rolled back, like
the awning over city shop front. On
the score of expense these useful devices
are much more economical than the uni
versal blinds The first cost of the latter
with the additional outays for pcriodical
painting and repairing, will far exceed that
of their substitutes. 1t seems rather ab-
surd for a sensible people to spend so much
money in making and glazing windows
only to spend IL great deal more in devices
for obstructing them.-BoSton Journal of
Ghe11iSL1U
Year: 1877

A year went by, and the return of au-
tumn found jamie once more at his own
home. Oddly enough, as before, Alice
Budlong was the first to meet him. She
was coming down the walk after n visit to
his mother, when he met her. Was it any
wonder that Mrs. Eastman, Stealing glances
at the pair from behind the window cur
tain, thought her son long in coming into
the house? Not hat she was sorry, either
when at length Jamie turned his face from
Alice and she read what was written there
on. And still James Eastman had not
spoken the word which might win Alice
for a wife. Would he ever, when he knew
that Joe Hyatt was stopping at the Bud
longs'P


" You will not fail to come over soon p
Alice had said. Joe Hyatt is there for a
few days; you will be pleased to meet
her."


Then she is Joe Hyatt still?"


" Yes, Joe Hyatt still, and more beauti-
tul than ever, and more sensible and wo-
manly by far than when you knew her."
said Alice, quietly.


Mr.. James Eastman lost little time in
calling on bis old neighbors, the Bud
longs. Miss Hyatt took the honors of his
visit quite to herself. He had loved her
once passionately, as she was very certain
Did he love her stillP That, with her, was
the all-important question. Ifnot, was it
too late to win him?


lie came often, and Joe, pleased and
fiattered, did her best to captivate him, un-
til one day, going into the garden when
she supposed James at home, she found
James and Alice standing under vine
from which hung few clusters of grapes,
and talking in that peculiar undertone
which lovers affect. Something, too, in
the attitude of the parties, told her she had
nothing to hope from in that quarter, and
so the next mornings train bore he awayr
rhagrined and disappointed beyond meas
ure. Farmer Eastman thought she was in
II mighty hurry, all of IL sudden, and
might, at least, have waited till after the
wedding, which it was arranged should
take place soon.


There was no going back to the business
in town. A farmers life was what suited
James the best, and Alice was well pleased
when farm was purchased not far from
their old home.


To the day of his death no man was ever
prouder of his son, or his sons cozy and
pretty home, than was farmer Eastman.
He delighted, too, in telling his friends
how well james was getting along, and
what II knack he had of getting everything
nice arourd him though for his own part,
he declared, he could never see the sense
ont, A farmer hadn't ought to be SGT up
to live like IL king.


If James did not live quite like n king,
he was certainly us happy as one, and no
brighter or more hOmc-Ijke home could be
found anywhere in the broad West than
was his.
Year: 1877

BORROWING TRoUBLEs.-We have real
troubles enough, most of us, without bor-
rowing any from the future and the past,
and why not borrow joyP The skies will
always be blue though clouds may over
cast them mt intervals; the spring will
never fail to come, with its wealth of
growing green, and we have the promise
that, while the earth remaineth, secd.time
and harvest shall not cease. So will there
ever be reason for thanksgiving, causes
for satisfaction, sources of joy in even the
coolest dreariest life, if SO be the eyes arc
open to see them and the heart to feel
To illustrate: Not long ago we rode
through II charming section Of country
with an intelligent and cultivated lady
whose conversation was not about the pic
turesque landscape were passing over, the
bewitching melody of birds that sang from
every bough, the vernal airs that playeC
about us, the wealth of blossoms that re-
minded us of the Garden of Eden, but O
petty housekeeping cares and small domes
tic lroubles-the little foxes that spoil SC
many women's lives, She was borrowing
trouble from the past instead of opening
wide her heart to all the beauty and fra
grance and melody that sought an inter
prefer. Was that wisdom ?
Year: 1877

EFFECT OF WRAPPINGPAPERs ON DYES
1t has been found that wooden fabrics dyed
in aniline colors, particularly magenta,
have faded or changed color when wrapped
in whitepaper. Investigation has shown that
white paper prepared from rags, straw or
other materials that have been bleached with
chlorine, retains a portion of the chlorine
for some time after it is made. Aniline
colors are susceptible to the influence of
chlorine, and change their shade when in
contact with it, and even the exceedingly
small quantity of chlorine in sheet of
wrapping paper is reported to be sufficient
to change the shade Of dyed fabrics so that
the colors are disfgured and spoiled. To
avoid this difficulty it is recommended to
use blue wrapping papers for such goods,
as these papers are colored with ultramarine,
which tends to neutralize the effects of the
chlorine.-,ScriJner for October.
Year: 1877

NOVEL ACCIDENTAL DIsCOvERY.-Nore
novelties are the result of accident than is
generally supposed. The origin of blue
tinted paper came about by mere slip of
the hand. William East, an English paper
maker, once upon a time set his men to
work, and went away on business. While
the men were at dinner, Mrs. East ac.
cldently let blue bag fall into one Of the
vats OF pulp. Alarmed at the occurrence.
she determined to say nothing about it.
Great was the astonishment of the work.
men when they saw the peculiar color of
the paper, and the great anger of Mr.. East
when he returned and found that the
whole vat of pulp had been spoiled. After
giving the paper made from it warehouse
room for four years, Mr.. East sent it up to
his agent in London to be sold "for what it
would fetch"


. For what it will fetch = said the agent,
misunderstanding the meaning. Well, it
certainly Is novelty, but he must not ex-
pect too much"


So he sold the whole at a considerable
advance upon the market price, and wrote
to the mills for as much more as he could
get The surprise of Mr.. East may be
imagined. He fastened to tell his wife,
who found courage to confess her share in
the fortunate accident and to claim a re-
ward, which she received in the shape of a
new cloak. Mr. East kept his secret, and
Tor a short time supplied the market with
the novel tint, until the demand far ex-
ceedcd the supply, and other makers, dis
covering the means used competed with
him.
Year: 1877

The Baltimore Eccning Nc,cs says: In
the year IS, as the mail train on the
Baltimore ~ Ohio railroad bound west to
cumberland, i'll charge of the late Captain
George A. Rawling, conductor, was APP
preaching the Doe Gully tunnel, the en-
glne struck and killed COW belonging to
the widow of watchman at that point
who lost his life in the service.


The accident brought to the scene quite
number of the people living in the imme-
dlate ncighbOrhoOd, and among them the
widow OF the watchman and her five small
children, who were crying most piteously
at their loss, and using the most heart
rending expressions. Rawling, who was
provcrbial for his kindness of heart, took
up subscription, the passengers and train.
men contributing, and he soon collected
seventy dollars and handed it to the widow.


With tears in her eyes, she turned to
him and said You will never regret this
kindness to the poor widow and her five
children, and it will come home to YOU
some day or other"


Time rolled on and the incident was
nearly forgotten, when one night Rawling
left Cumberland on his East bound trip in
a terrible rain storm, and after passing
through Doe Gully tunnel, his engineer
blew for brakes in sharp and quick blasts.
indicating sudden and unexpected danger.


The train was brought to a standStill
within fifty feet of an immense landslide.
covering the track for distance of fifty
yards, close to which largo bonfire had
been built, and standing within a few feet
OF it was the widow, with a blazing pine
knot in her hand, waving and shouting.
" W here is the conductor? Where is the
conductor?''


Rawling soon appeared, and going up to
him, she said, g told you you never would
regret your kindness to the poor widow
and her children. heard the fall of rock
and earth in the cut, and knew you were
coming down and built fire to warn YOU
OF the danger. God bless the man who
thought of the poor widow and her chill.
dren when they We're in trouble


The scene moved Rawling deeply.


This act Of the widow saved the lives of
the passengers and trainmen, and to this
day Tommy Beckett, who ran the locomo-
tive DcIu~arc on the occasion, and who is
still running on the Washington branch.
ripe III years, no doubt very often thinks
OF the widow with the blazing pine knot.
who signaled him at Doe Gully tunnel
Year: 1877

Secretary Thompson says his wife greatly
enjoyed the jokes made about him when
he was appointed Secretary of the Navy,
until one was made at her expense. That
was different thing. "You know" he
explained "that the New Orleans Times
told a story that when Mrs. Thompson
heard of my appointment, she said: THE
idea of making my husband Secretary of
the Navy Why Dick can't SWIM, Could
anything be more absurd? If there is any
one thing that l can do better than
another, it is swimming. l have always
been capital swimmer
Year: 1877

a story is told of two New England
deacons, between whom bitter fued had
long existed concerning some contested
point. Neither would yield, and the
matter threatened to be handed down to
the next generation, when one day Deacon
Smith appeared before his old enemy and
solemnly said: Brother Sodes, it is a
shame that this quarrel of ours should
bring scandal upon the church. | have
prayed earnestly for guidance in the
matter, and have come to the conclusion
that you must give in--for | cannot"
Year: 1877

The wives Of the Presidents have in
every instance been ladies worthy of the
position they occupied, and in many in.
stances they have greatly adorned and
elevated it by the exercise of their personal
attributes. Mrs. John Adams was a
woman who even after this lapse of time
lives III the memory Of this people as a
Spartan spirit Of the revolution as a char
acter sufficiently strong and self-contained
to have performed the duties of her hrs
bands high office, if the emergency had
demanded. Mrs. Madison was social
queen. In some particulars she never had
an equal among her cOuntrywomen. Born
Quaker and reared one, marrying in her
own faith, and living, during her husbands
short life, in the exclusive society of her
sect, she emerged like chrysalis into a
society lady after her union with Mr.. Madi.
son, the then law student Of Philadel.
phia.


Miss Lane had the strongest personal in.
tluence Of any of the later-day ladies of the
White House. She went to il a blushino
young girl of great beauty, and She left it
the idol Of Washington people; and not
only of Washington people, but of great
numbers who had made her acquaintance
during the time of Mr.. Buchanan's ad.
ministration. She was popular because of
her exceptional sweetness of disposjtion
and high bred, refined ways. Her in.
huence and power were not exerted beyoud
the social kingdom in which she refined
supreme, because Of her youth. and the fact
that she was peculiarly situated, having no
near relative to share with her the position
she held and be in a sense her counselor
But she made the domestic life of tho
White House ideal in its delightfulne,s.
and she ranks in history beside Mrs. Madi
son IN popularity, while she stands alone in
her unique place as the first woman in
America, who, while occupying neither the
position of wife or daughter held the first
place in society as the representative of the
President.


Mrs. Hayes is in no respect like Miss
Lane, and yet in certain ways she is her
immediate successor. Unlike Mrs. Grant
she Is an interested observer of public
affairs, and an ardent and interested actor
IN the events transpiring about her. She
does not content herself with social duties.
nor yet does she ignore them. Like Miss
Lane, she IS intently watchful and careful of
the fame and name of the chief magistrate
and no act, however insignificant of itself
IS deemed too slight to be considered if its
results will add to the better public nm.
derstanding Of his efforts. Throughout the
northern and eastern trip she was re-
ceived, with the other ladies of the party.
in the most respectful manner, but it re-.
mained for southern audience to give her
welcome in a specially complimentary way,
and to pay her husband honor by showing
her exceptional attention. Her presence
was in every instance the signal for the up.
lifting Of hats and spontaneous welcome
from every man before her. Brooklyn Sun.
dug Eagle.


When the oxyhydrogen microscope was
Year: 1877

PRESERVING FLOWERS, ETC.-Many flowers
and leaves may be beautifully preserved by
covering them in every part with melted
sperm. The simplest way is to cut a
candle into pieces and melt it in an old
saucer on the back of the range--it must
not be hot enough to smoke First din in
the stems; the sperm will harden almost at
once, so that the stem may be held while
immersing the flower or blade Of the leaf
Dip but once and that quickly. The pro
cess Is too severe for delicate petals, melting
them as it were together; of others the
heat will change the colors. Variegated
leaves such as those Of the Pelargoniums.
Naples, lyies and fancy leaved Caladiums
will perhaps give the best satisfaction.
When arranged into bouquets or wreaths
they are less liable to curl if protected bv 4
glass globe, like those used for wax flowers:
still, if not protected with little care in
keeping them out of the dust and in a
coollsh atmosphere they will retain their
form and colors for months.


Ferns may be selected any time during
the summer, but one must carry large
book while gathering them. Subject the
book to pressure until the fronds are per-
lectly dry. 1t is well then to press them
with an iron.


Perhaps the best way to preserve Autumn
leaves is to iron them Immediately after
gathering with moderately warm iron
upon which white wax has been rubbed
iron each surface but once; apply wax for
each lCaf-RUdi Nc1o Yorker.
Year: 1877

GoING UP STAIRs.-Young people and
elder ones of super.abundant vitality enjoy
running up stairs one, two, three and four
steps time,-but there are not few to
whom long flight of stairs is terror, which,
when overcome, leaves them breathless
and Tor time the exhausted. Such will find
that II they go up stairs slowly, straighten-
ing each limb before the other is raised
upon! higher step, very much of the