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Year: 1877

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Correspondence of the Milwaukee News.I


In 1865 l made experiments to see
how soon locusts would drown. After
confning them in water twelve hours
they soon showed signs of life when
placed in the sunshine, and in a few
minutes began TO move. I tried freezing,
and came to the conclusion that they
could be frozen up any length of time,
and the warm sunshine would revive
them. In 1S47 tried animal poisons to
see what effect they would produce on
locdsts. l put the poison on celery,
which the locusts prefer to other vege-
tables, and after observing the effect
formed the opinion that they could eat
their weight of any animal poison with
out i'll effect to them. As soon as they
Matched out and began eating in April,
1875, l took a can of coal oil and pan
for the purpose of making fagot to burn
some that had just began to eat my
wheat, coming, from sandy knoll in the
field. 1 poured the oil in the pan, and
in moving about the pan caused two or
three to leap into it. 1 perceived that
they changed color instantly, and to all
appearance were dead. 1 then forced
them in and observed the same results.
On placing them in the sunshine it failed
to bring them to life again. 1 Iafterward
tried coal-tar with the same happy re-
suit. Turpentine, alcohol, alkali and
croton oil will kill them, and from the
results of my experiments l believe that
anything that will kill vegetable life
will destroy locust life under the same
conditions.


know no insect that exhibits the cum
ming of locusts after they are four weeks
old. Wien very young they appear to
have no sense, as they will leap into
water or fire if in their course. After
four weeks old they will perform acts of
cunning that are incredible to the unob-
serving. In 1875, after they ate my
neighbor's crop on the east, they set out
for my field. turned water between his
and my field, and caused it to flow four
or five feet wide in places, and let it flow
through the wheat ten or fifteen feet wide
in places. I soon found them crossing
by thousands, swinging from blade to
blade of the wheat that stood in the run
ming water. 1 then cut the wheat out,
but at the junction of ditch l had left
two fence poles in the form of letter v,
the lover ends crossing near the water of
the creek, and the upper ends on either
side of the ditch. They soon found pas
sage, and would and did climb down a
pole fifteen feet long over the water of
Bear Greek, and up the other pole into
my field. They were making the pas
sage in one continuous stream when
made the discovery, and the ground and
wheat were covered near the passage by
those that had crossed.
Year: 1877

An eminent French Psychologist holds
that the numerical proportion of giants
in each generation is the same, and that
taking a hundred of the tallest men of
any generation they will present just
the same varieties of stature as the
hundred tallest men of the preceding
ones
Year: 1877

Editors Telegraph-The author of the
accompanying verses now residing at BAY
City, Mich, is our old friend, and former
fellow citizen, Thos. Pendleton. While at
Bay City recently l had the pleasure of
having very interesting little visit with
him. found him to be very warm sd-
vocate os temperance. He said he wished
all his old associates would follow in the
same train with him. Thinking that the
following lines will be read with interest
by his many friends, offer them for pub
heation in the TELEGRAPH. By the way
Tom has taken to himself a wife to help
him along through life's rough journey.
May peace, happines, and long life he their
portion is the wish of P.


Ashtabula Dec. 8. 1877.


In all our dealings with others,
With conscience let's always confer,


And Wen not go far WRONG oh my brothers,
Though in life it is human 10 err.


Let US never be guilty OF blaming
Others for what We have done,


Nor charge all the crimes Of our drinking
To venders of whisky and rum


'Tis true true well we all know IL,
Though 10th we may be TO confess


Twas our fault, not theirs. that we drank
OF their whisky and beer TO excess.


To our appetites then we gave needing,
And they forged every link in the chains


Which bound down our manhood all bleed


ing,


Whilst for whisky we squandered our gains.
But now, thank God. we are freemen;
Free from their sOul-damning yoke.


And our future with sunshine is cleaning
Since from their base thralldom we broke.


Now we will night out Iife's battles
Unshackled by whisky and rum.


And we'll try to atone in the future
For what in the past we have done.


Stand by your pledges men, steady,
And for temperance strongly combat,


You'll be blessed by your dear wives and


children,


And there's millions on millions in that.
Let US never disgrace our Red Ribbon,
'Tis OF far more value than wealth,


For the world doth honor the courage
OF the man who conquers himself -
The Ribbon, my lads, is a tailsman.
That will guard when the tempters assail,
Then wear it in sunshine and shadow,
And DER them you'll surely prevail,
With the warriors front let's go forward,
With 'Dare to do right for our guide,
And if we prove true to ocr colors,
We will end with the conquerors stride.
Year: 1877

along the narrow strip of pathway
to the river. The boat was soon
rocking on the water, and then Ar
mlda threw off the gipsy's hood, in
which he had entirely enveloped
her head, aud for the first time saw
that Alice, too, was beside her.


Montani slept sOundly until his
strange nOn-appearance set the house
hold wondering. When he awoke il
was broad noon, and his first thought
was of Armida. He went Instantly
to the tower, and his rage at not find
ing her may not be described.


The old Count secretly reioiced
that she had escaped. He believed
ner safe, because Alice ,oj was miss
ing, and ne felt assured that the little
maiden had possessed herself of his
key to free her mistress. He inward
ly exulted that Montani could no
longer touch him through the suffer
ings of his grandchild.


Now he resolved to do what ba
ought long before to have done-to
confess his long ago crime at the feet
OF royalty, and rid himself of the in
c1bus that had weighed upon him
SO long IN the tyranny of M0ntani.


Committed so far back in the past.
ne readily found his pardon. The
dead man had no friends to revive
the memory of his crimeSor TO re-
qulre his life or liberty to appease
vengeance, and royalty not onlv ao-
corded full and free pardon to the
aged Count, bat also banished his
tormentOr to a distant shore.


These tidings reached Julio and
Armida in their hiding place, and
brought them back to the home
where Carai's heart was yearning for
his lost child. Enough was left of
his possessions to make them all ham
Ply, although Montani had done his
best to rob and desDoil. No one but
little Alice ever suspected that the
gypsy fOrtune-teller was other than
she seemed. Even the old Count al
ways believed that Alice planed the
escape of her mistress.


The Count Luani solaeed himself
with a more willing pride-one far
more suitable to his age, aud who
brought m.untOld wealth to COM
pensate for her want of beauty and
intelligence.
Year: 1877

Each one is a perfect horseman,


Each man did not simply ride his


horse, but was in the habit of liv.
ing with it and upon it, and was
consequently in perfect rapport.
Each one of these put in force every
art known to him to exhibit the spir-
it and beauties of his horse. As they
passed down the one street of the
town the correct thing was for peO-
pie from the side to advance aud
throw fre-craekers in mass under
the horses feet; the firing of pistols
was OF course; no end of little shrill
screams, laughter, voices in every
varying lntonation, couplets sung to
the ar which was being PLAYED, and
taken up with shouts of laughter;
the chorus by every one who took
the local allusions. With all this
the musicians played with as much
steadines and animation as though
seated on a platform instead of the
saddle.


The third day feel myself incom-
petent to describe. They had their
field sports for that day on the large
open green just by my perch in the
hammock. And here the evolutions
IN small space-the rush with
which they would go, as though shot
from bow, across the plain; the
bringing up all standing, without
any Stacking of the speed, leaving
them motiOnless as an English horse
guard on duty; the continuous whirls
III small circle, winding nearer and
nearer in toward the central point,
untilit seemed as though man and
horse must fall from sheer dizziness;
the mounting of a vicious, screaming
young horse, which would spring
like cat into the air, with all its
legs stiffened out and its back bowed,
making one jump this way, another
that, until it would seem as though
every thing would dislocate in its
rider-were a part of the exhibition
which perfectly fascinated me.


Harper's Magazine for January.
Year: 1877

pear 10 have been worked earnestly, and at present there are strong indica- tions of renewed vigor in that respect. The Miami mill IS just completed, and will commence working ore at once. The mine is being rapidly developed, and more ore is being extracted than ever before. l understand that the mill will be worked under thorough system, and that ores will be purchased from other mines. By this system the poorer miners will be enabled to dis pose of their ores, which will aid them essentially in their further develop ment of their mines. This system will prove of great benefit to the camp, as it will have the effect of distributing money among the miners generally, and enable them to the further devel- Opment of their claims. 1 look forward to the fast approaching year as one that will prove this camp one of the live Hest and most prosperous in the Ter ritory.

 NC MIJLENVILLE.

 Here the Stonewall Jackson mine or the McMillen Silver Mining Com pany are working a large force of men. They have already for shipment nearly six tons of very rich ore, which will run from sixteen to twenty thousand dollars per ton. This will be the larg- est yet made by the Company. The Little Mac mine, which is owned byl the same Company, and which adioins the Stonewall, is turning out some rich chloride ore. Thel mines of this Company appear to be ! greatly improved since my last visit. The Hannibal mine, the first extension ] north of the Stonewall, is putting on a force of men to open and develop it. l From those already shown l look for ward to another very rich mine. The Lee mine, the first extension south of the stonewall, and on the same veIn, has force of men at work. They are daily to cut the same vein of metal as that appearing in the Stone wall. The Henry Clay, joining thel Lee on the south, and on the same vein, l are preparing to open up their mine Native metal has been found all alOngI this great mother vein in large chunks, | proving cOnclusiYely to me that there are other rich deposits on the vein out side the Stonewall claim. The campl looks prosperous, and the work of pros necting and developing increases daily. ! believe that this will prove one of he great mining camps of the country.

 VIATOR.
Year: 1877

DRADwooD, March GA hold at
tempt to rob the Cheyenne and Black
Hills stage bound north was made
near here last evening. As the coach
was coming down Whitewood canon.
about two and half miles from Dead
wood. five masked men walking along
the road before the stage suddenly
wheeled, ordered the driver to stop
and instantly commenced firing on the
coach. At the first fire Johnny Slaugh-
ter, the driver, was killed, and Walter
ller, of Deadwood, slightly wounded
in the head and arm. The horses
started suddenly, throwing the driver,
lier and another passenger off the
coach. The stage was not stopped till
II had arrived in town, leaving the
driver on the road dead. About twenty
shots were fired at the coach, but all
the passengers, except Her, were uu-
hHrt. A party went out and found
the body of the driver, with a charge
OF buckshot in his breast. The rob
bers got DO booty. The sheriff and a
party are in pursuit of the road agents.
he sheriff offers $500 reward for
them. dead or alive,
Year: 1877

For STARCHING LINEN. Sc one
teaspoontul or borax to one quart Of boil
ing starch; it will improve the stiffness
and gloss.


BOILED EGGS. TO boil eggs and have
the yellow cooked and the white not too
hard, put them in a basin of hot water,
and let them stand ten to fifteen minutes
on the back Of the stove. This method
of cooking eggs gives the very least
trouble Of all.


EGG OR BUTTER GRAVY. Put into Il
tin dish cup of butter and Il large table
spoonful of flour. Set on the stove and as
the butter melts stir in the flour until
smooth, or free from humps then pour
on nearly a pint of boiling water. Slice
into the gravy bowl two hard boiled eggs,
pour the gravy on them and serve. Salt
and pepper.


THE BEST SOAP for cleaning paint is
made by taking one ounce OF pulyerlzed
boraX, one pound best brown soap, cut in
small pieces, and three quarts OF water :;
put all in a kettle ; set it on the back part
OF the stove or range, until the soap is
dissolved, stirring frequently. 1t must
not come to a boil; use with a piece OF
Old, soft, white flannel. 1t ceanses paint
without lniuring it; it is also beneficial
for the hands, and much better than any
other soap.


To TAKE RUST OUT OF STEEL. If
possible, place the article in a bowl con-
tanning kerosene oil, or wrap the steel up
in soft cloth we'll saturated with kero-
sene; let it remain twenty four hours or
longer; then scour the rusty spots with
brick dust; if badly rusted, use salt with
hot vinegar; after securing rinse every
particle of the brick dust or salt off with
boiling hot water; dry thoroughly with
flannel cloths, and place near the fire to
make sure; then polish off with clean
flannel cloth and little sweet oil.
Year: 1877

In speaking of a persons faults.


Pray don't forget your own:
Remember those with homes Of gla,,
Should never throw Il stone.
II we have nothing else to do


But talk of them who sin,
lis better We commence at home
And from that point begin.
We have no right to Judge a man.


Until he's fairly tried
Should we not like his COMPANY


We know the world is wide:
Some may have faults-and who has not
The old as we'll as young:
Perhaps we may for ought We know,
Have fifty to their one.
Ill tell You Of better plan.


And hud it works full well;
To try my own defects to cure


Before OF Others tell
And though | sometimes hope to be
No worse than some know.
My own shortcomings bid Inc let
The faults of Others go.
Then let us all, when we commence
To SANDER friend or foe.
Think of the harm one word may do
70 those we little know:
Remember curses, sometimes, like
Our chickens, roost at home
Don't speak Of others faults until
" e have known our own.
Year: 1877

A Canaan, n. H., farmer recently saw
two men attempting to drive a hog past
his house, but the brute was Obstinate
and they told the farmer, that if he would
kill it for them they would give him half
of the meat. He was glad enough to do
it, and so butchered the hog and received
his half. But when at night he went to
feed his own pig, the pen was vacant, and
it did not take him long to discover that
he had killed his own property, receiving
half Of it for his trouble.
Year: 1877

Il shall die happy" said an expiring husband to
his wife who was weeping most dutifully at his
bed side, If you will promise not to marry that
object of my unceasing jealousy, your cousin
John Make yourself quite easy, my love- said
the eXpectant window, - am engaged to his
brother Bill ~
Year: 1877

Hon. Andre,o johnson, President United


States:


Dear Sir,-Sincc the publication of your
message l have conversed with number of
the first men in New York, in the financial
and commercial departments OF business,
and have found all to heartily approve it.


I cannot be mistaken in the opinion that
the great body OF the people in the North
will endorse your doctrines and policy, and
this the members OF Congress will find out
before they are ninety days older. The
tirmncsS with which you may stand to them
will make you friends and conquer opposi-
ton. 1t is as l expected, and, believe,
told you-Congress would would begin with
q majority against your policy, but there
should be nothing dishcartening in this, for
it will surely melt or break to pieces in short
time. Were / in your place | would not
fail to employ every power and in
strumentalty in my hands to sustain
my policy and the friends who sus-
tain it. While it is understood that
members OF Congress can oppose you, and
in breaking down your policy break down
your administration, and yet control your
patronage, you may expect to have opposi-
ton and to fail. The resolute welding Of
your patronage in favor OF your friends
luSluc tuc OutOu Jii itN Sduuot All W uultu
you up with the people and disarm the op-
position in Congress.


Believing you to be right, and guided
solely by the desire to rebuild permanently
our broken and disordered country, and.
besides, feeling great interest In your per
sonal success, / trust you will excuse the
freedom OF these suggestions.


The Joint resolution which has passed the
House to which is to be referred the ques-
ton Of the admission OF southern members
is cunningly devised, and is intended to
entrap your friends in such manner they
cannot escape. How can either House make
the question OF admitting members depend
upon the action of the other? /" Each House
shall be the Judge OF the qualification of its
members" says the Constitution. and the
power can neither be abdicated or delegated
to the other.


am sorry to say my health is no better.
NV arrangements are made to sail next
Week-on Wednesday.


With earnest wishes for your health and
success, remain your friend,


o. =. MORTON.
Year: 1877

TIE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT GAS
WoRKs.-Thc United States Government
having contracted with Tiffany & Co., a
northern firm, for the erection Of suitable
apparatus with which to manufacture gas
for the custom-house building. the work OF
excavating place for the location Of the
same was on yesterday commenced. The
spot selected by the contractors for the cs-
tabIishment OF the works Is in the corner
bounded on one side by Shafer's building
and on the other by the high granite wall,
which is about thirty or forty feet south Of
Bank street; Bank street being elevated q
considerable distance above Main, and this
wall having been placed there to continc the
cmbankment. The eXcavators will not only
20 below the foundation Of the Shafer build
Ing at that end. but below the level OF Main
street, it is stated. The apparatus will be but
a short distance removed from the pave
ment on the south side Of Bank street. The
city authorities have, however, not yet con-
sidered whether or not The lives OF the peo-
Die travelling that thorougbfare may be en-
dangered. Mr.. Shafer is reported to be
greatly aSerse to the location of the gas
works so near his building, and Willappeal
TO the Government authorities to have it put
further off from him. - i. ~


1t seems that in the act OF the Legislature
granting the United States Government au-
thority to purchase that lot OF land the State
of Virginia reserved for herself concurrent
jurisdiction with the Federal Government,
Year: 1877

REDUCTION m TIE EXPENSES OF THE CITY
GovERNMENT.-The city government will
be short this year about $4,000, and it will
be necessary to curtail expenses in some
way in order to make up the deficiency.
The Joint Committee on Retrenchment and
Reform held a meeting in the Council
chamber yesterday morning, at which a
statement from Mr.. NJ. L. Straus was made
that in view Of the deficiency mentioned it
would be necessary either to increase the
taxation TWENTY-FIVE cents on the one hun
dred dollars or to materially curtail the eX-
penses OF the city. The Committee OH Re-
trenchment and Reform adopted resolu-
ton calling on the chairmen of the several
Council Committees to convene their COM
mittees at cnce and make such reduction in
the city departments as in their judgment
may be equitable. .
Year: 1877

DIRECT IMPoRTATIoN.-W. d. BLAIR 6 Co.
have received another lot of that really fine TABLE
SHERRY, which they offer at 3240 per gallon. The
quality Of this wine for the PRICE is unsurpassed.
Year: 1877

LAST Sunday was an extremely hot
day, unaccompaDied by any breeze, some
thing unusual here us we have breeze
drawing up river from the sound al
most every afternoon in pleasant wealth
er. Monday was IL light showery day
with light thunder and lightning,
Showers may be expected from this on.
The melting Of ice in the polar regions,
which commences in July and is greatest
this mon tn, is the cause Of heavy show
ers, hail and rain storms ut this season
OF the year, while evaporation in south
crn attitudes produces the heavy snow
fall and intense cold of winter
Year: 1877

for a bond only changes the form of the
debt, greatly to the disadvantage of the gov
ernment, because the latter has then to pay
interest equivalent to 10 or 10 per cent. on
the market value of the debt"
Year: 1877

I April. In the last few days session,
as those OF legislative eXperier ell know,
| it Is difficult to get any measure through
upon which discussion Is likely to arse, as
| there is invariably scramble in favor OF
uncontested private bills and great public
measures. .fa'g


II it is the sincere desire of the City
Council to have any amendment to the char
ter to reGrganize the Police Board adopted,
they should move forward to the accom-
plishment OF the object more rapidly than
they now appear to be doing. 1t will take
two or three weeks for the bill, when pre-
pared, to be introduced, referred to COM
mittee, acted upon, reported, brought up,
and passed, say by the House. Then it will
have to go to the Senate.


Any delay is dangerous to the measure,
and none not necessary ought to be made.
1t is not absolutely indispensable to have
the countenance Of the City Council in
this matter, but it is better to get it. The
people can present their views by petition
or by personal representation, and the Le-
gislature will hear them and accord them
such consideration rs they appear to be
worth. only after the Council neglects to
act, or when tits evident that procrastina-
ton will defeat the whole scheme, should
those who favor Reorganization Of the Po-
lice Board.


Whether the new Board should be em-
powered to re6rganize the force is a matter
about which there is two opinions; but that
the Board itself ought to be re6rganized is
a thing about which ninety-nine out Of
every hundred citizens are agreed.


.E = CITIZEN
Year: 1877

/. THE AIRLINE AND IT'S DEvELoPMFNTs.-
Our readers are doubtless aware that the
Atlanta and Richmond Airline railway
has at last emerged from its protractcd liti-
CATION by sale under decree OF the Fed
eral court, which was confirmed by final
order OF the court some three weeks ago.
By this sale the bondholders became the
owners of the road, who will perfect their
organization by the election Of officers with
in the next thirty days. Now, for the first
time, this road may be said to be In an un-
embarrassed condition., and to be upon q
footing to look to the development OF the
country through which it passes. 1t
has been obvious, from the time OF
its construction up to the recent
sale, that it had to be sold, and
therefore those in possession We're COM
PEELED, upon correct business principles, to
look not to the development Of its interests
that would yield results at q future time,
but to the immediate present. They could
not in the past with propriety inaugurate a
policy looking to the development OF the
country through which the road passed,
and to which it must, in O great measure,
look for support. 1t has at last. however,
passed through that stage which great
many important enterprises, it seems, must
pass through-to-wit, u failure in the hands
OF those who build them, and transfer to
other parties who are to profit by them-and
we can now look forward to greater I'M
provements In the country along the line
EpaTtQnburg Herald.