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Year: 1879

The Russians have one custom which is
common in the farming districts of Europe
generally. Instead of having each house
near the centre of the farm and the houses
long distance apart, as with us, the
farmer does not generally live upon his farm.
The houses are built in village, with
may be the the barns and granaries near
the house, or on the home lot, but the land
that is cultivated may be two or three
miles away. The people have to travel
far and spend much time in going to and
coming from work, but it makes farm life
moro sociable, as the people can see one
another aud enjoy many things that are
not possible where all are scattered far
and wide. II might be well if We adopted
something Of this plan in this country;
both methods have their advantages and
people are slow TO give up their old ways.
One writer says, that he travelled in Russia
for miles aud miles, and saw nothing but
wheat field after wheat field, varied with
wide tracts where horses aud cattle pas
tured, but no fences anywhere. At last
he saw some curious green objects in the
distance shaped like enormous pears, Al
length he made out that these were cupo
las Of the church, and before he was awar,
Of it, he was upon the village, with nc
other warning than the barking of dogs
Russian farmers like poor people every
where, keep an abundance Of WORTHLESS.
ours. The small log houses are all alike
and arranged in several rows, with wild,
streets between them half mile or NOR
long At one end Of the village is tn
church with its odd eupolas, at the othe
the larger house of the land owne
who rents the farms to the tenants
Small granaries-square huts without win
dows-stand in the middle Of the street
long rows Of tall poles, show the water
raised here by the old-fashioned we
sweep. In some places, where logs ca


only be laid by hauling for great distance.
the villages are of mud houses, built q
bricks merely dried in the sun. The bes
Of these houses are not as good as Amer


can COW stables. Pigs, poultry and eur


run at large in the streets, aud when


stranger enters these make great fus


Not very attractive picture Of farm-lii
you will think, yet many thousands {
people live in just this way, and it is we
TO know IT,
Year: 1879

SINGULAR REpTILE-Therc is species
of singing scorpion found in the river
bottoms OF western Texas. Immediately
after The birth Of her young the female
places them in basket-shnped receptacle
on her back, where they at once attach
themselves and begin sucking her blood.
OF course the mother soon succumbs to
this uDiilial treatment, and begins TO droop
The young ones are BY this time sufficient.
" nourished TO demand more substantial
food, and they kill their mother and de-
vour hcr. Should ono Of the young ones
become detached from the living nest, ii
Is at.once killed and fcasted upon by its
mother. Thus Il seems that while the ie-
male willingly sacrifices her life to her
offspring, yet she docs not hesitate to kill
them should they be so devoid of instinct
as to refuse to remain whore she places
them after birth. While this is going on
the male parent stands around.
Year: 1879

Bons.--A most soothing application
for boil is cream poultice, made in the
following manner Take sweet cream and
put it on the Gre, and whom boiling hot
stir in -four mixed in a little cold milk
until il i thick enough for a ponlticc; ap-
ply warm and renew whenever It becomes
dry and hard. This viii give ease when
hardly any application viii.
Year: 1879

The New York papers say the actors in plays that run for many nights are very tired, almost worn out, in fact. It must become terrible monotonous to re- peat night after night week after week, exactly the same words, no matter how interesting they may be to one who hears them for the first few times. "Our Boys was played in London for more than three years continuously, and by the end of that time it had killed three of the actors and sent two more to the lunatic asylum. These long runs may be fun for the author. manager and

 public, but they are hard on the actors

 indeed far harder than if they were

 obliged to learn new parts every week ol two.
Year: 1879

CRUEIrY.-The astounding cruelty of Mary B. Morris to her. daughter, in Charlestown, Mass, appears to have been the result of mania. The girl is IA years old, and until a few days ago, when there was an official interference m her behalf, she had never been of the family premises and seldom out of the house. She was compelled to do all of the drudgery of the household, was de- priyed of education, and outrsgeousIy whipped on sEght provocation, even for going to a window to look out.
Year: 1879

The tide of negro immigration into
Kansas has begun to .ebb. A party of
fifty left st. Louis on the way back to
their old homes Tuesday evening, having
seen all they wanted of the promised
Northern Paradise. The relief commit
tee have been furnished money from the
South to pay the expenses of all who
want to return, and the prospect is good
that the exodus will soon be setting the
other way. s..e., MAXI.
Year: 1879

A new device has been designed by
which linen ulster can be used all win
ter and appear as warm Us a beaver over
coat. The old plan Of putting q fur
collar on O linen coat has been done
away with, and now fireplace is painted
on the tail OF the linen ulster. in natural
colors, and the wearer looks as though
he was In 9 profuss perspirasion in the
coolest weather.
Year: 1879

Man was made in dry weather.


He was made of dust.


Quite number have never recov-
cred from their creation-they are
still dry.


It's mans nature to be discon-
| tented.


Adam had monopoly but couldn' t
be happy without somebody to crow
over.


For while he knocked around
over the Garden of Eden and then
went to the house; but he had to
cook his own supper; there was no
stove wood chopped, and things were
in bad shape generally.


The next morning it was the same
way. He had to make up his bed
and sweep out. His socks were dirty
and his arm would run through a
hole in his sleeve. So he was dissat-
isfied.


The next night, when he went to
sleep, the creator punished him, by
making one of his ribs into woman
Il great misfortune to the race.


1t has been 5000 years since that
rib was lost, and yet men continue
feeling for it.


This is very feeling subject.


Pursuit in this case is said to be
sweeter than possession.


After Eve got acquainted with her
mate, she vowed that all the men in
the world were not worth A dam.


GolIah was man.


He was a bigger man than old
Grant, but he couldn't stand as many
slings.


(Whiskey slings.)


Goliah was superior to Adam.


He had wider eXpanse OF shirt
bosoms to spit on.


But before the transgresslon, Adam
had less trouble in splitting over his
shirt collar.


A fOp is male who is ashamed of
his sex and attempts to conceal the
fact that he is man.
Concealment in such cases is at
tended with but little trouble. 1t is
only necessary to part his hair in the
middle.


The man family resembles an oys-
ter on the half-shell.


The shell is shown at home-the
soft side abroad.


Some men carry this resemblance
in their faces. A great many men
have countenances like oysters.


Man sometimes live in barbaric
state.


Kansas, for instance.


This is not his natural state; it
was acquired from the grasshoppers
u short time since.


Job is said to have been very
patient man.


He had boils all over him,


Many man now boiIs all over
himself, when the preacher reaches
thirteenthly on hot summer day, and
never thinks of the granduer of Jobs
example.


1t is but natural for a man to dis
regard good example.
Year: 1879

The traveller who is fortunate
enough to see Babylon in April can
not call it desolate. The date groves
and gardens along the banks of the
Euphrates are then things of beauty
in their fresh spring vendure, and the
plain itself is laid down with crops.
Irrigation canals cross it here and
there, and give trouble to the horse
man. No grass grows upon the
mounds, and there are patches of the
level white with the nitre which is to
be found here as in other parts OF
Mesopotamia but the surface of the
soil is on the whole green and pleasant
to the eye. The glad waters of the
river flow now in the bright morning
sunshine, with palm and mulberry
hanging over its banks, drinking in
sap and life. The great city which
counted its population by millions,
and filled the world with arenown
not yet forgotten has disappeared I'M
der the dust of twenty centuries; but
nature is as fresh and as jocund as
when Babylon was still unbuilt.
Birds sing overhead in the pleasant
spring air; balmy odors regale the
senses. 1t is difficult under the cir
to feel as one perhaps
ought to feel for the great capital
which once numbered the ground; for
nature makes its grave beautiful.
Year: 1879

IHE DISTRICT .COMMISSlONERSHlP In CAbiNEf
MEETING.-At the Cabinet meeting this after
noon there was some discussion of the District
Commissionership vacancy, but no final conclu-
sion as to appointment The name most promi-
nently considered was that OF General Halbert
E. Paine, at present Commissioner of Patents.
The President is In favor of his appoint
ment. The matter was thus left. General
Paine is the choice Of the President for the place
and he Will very likely appoint him, though this
is not finally determined. The appointment will
not likely be made until next week. 1t is under
stood that the only thing in the way OF ap-
pointing General Paine is the fact
that the Interior department does not
want him to leave his present position, the
duties of which he has performed in more
than satisfactory manner. General Paine has
not been an applicant for the place, He has
dis suaded all delegations that wanted to rush
into the breach in his behalf, and has
said that he did not desire the position.
He would take it though coming without any
effort Of his to seek it. The objection OF the
Interior Department to his leaving will most
likely be overcome, and the President appoint
Commissioner OF Patents of his choosing.


A dead set has been made against Major Nor
gan, on the ground that he is not republican.
A paper has been presented to the President
wherein is given list of those who contributed
to the Democratic campaign iund for Ohio. OPP
posite Major Morgan's name is $50.
Year: 1879

A LOST BABE IN THE WOoDs.-The body of the
little Ploof girl, who recently disappeared near
West jay, Vt, has been found in the forest, ly-
ing partially covered by leaves at the foot Of a
Year: 1879

DINNER FOR Two.-H. Quick, young New
York grocer, whose wife is In Ohio, ordered
dinner for two on election day, to be served at
his house from neighboring restaurant and
soon afterwards disappeared and has not since
been heard from
Year: 1879

FIENDIsH CRuELTY.-At the recent election
dred, Talbot county, Md, openly voted the DEM
ocratic ticket couple OF days later, on enter
ing his stables, he found that some unknown
valuable animal The ears Of the poor brute
were sawed OF close to his head, the tall cut on
at the top, and the nose also hacked away. The
citizens have offered liberal reward for the
arrest Of the culprit
Year: 1879

SECRETARY MCCRARY has about finished his
annual report. 1t will be short document, de-
voted mainly to an epitome of the work done by
his department during the year. About the only
recommendation that he will make will be that
included in General Sherman's report: That the
army be established on a basis of 25, 900 men,
rank and file, not including the men detailed for
special duties, and who are not, in a proper
sense soldiers.
Year: 1879

q EDITOR INrELLIGENcER: - Having
waited for long time for some one to
speak out in regard to the desirability of
having our legislature take some steps
toward the enactment of law which
shall encourage the early payment of
taxes, and having waited IN vain, have
concluded to speak myself. If any body
else feels interested in the subject, it is
high time to wake up.


Everybody knows that during the last
week OF December. it is almost impos-
sible to get within speaking distance of
the collector. During all the year no.
body has seemed to care anything about
him; but now everybody in the county
seems anxious to give him all the money
they can raise. His sudden popularity
is bewildering. Is it strange. that amid
the hurry and hustle some mistakes
happen Is it not strange that more
do not occur, when the work that
might be gone through with, quietly and
carefully in the space of four or six
months, is crowded into few days?


Moreover, every farmer knows that
his taxes become due just when he has
the least money.


From the grain harvest. OF from the
fruit harvest, enough might have been
spared to pay taxes, but then he must
lose the use of his money Tor several
months. For though the penalty is
exacted for delinquency, no discount is
made for prepa, ment. and the tempta-
| tion to otherwise invest the means is
yielded to; perhaps they are tooIlshly
wasted, and payday finds him borrow
ing funds with which to pay his taxes.
That men should be more provident,
is fact that has not the iorce of an
argument in this case, since you cannot
make fnanciers of the multitude, and
the insane asylums do not contain all
the insane.


Let the penalty laws stand, but let
some discount be allowed tor pre- pay
ment if possible. Other states prosper
under such laws. why should not ours
Let the newspapers throughout the
country give US the views of the tax.
payers, in time for some legislation IN
this matter. Yours, &c.


TAX-PAYFR.
Year: 1879

A Minneapolis cat has achieved kit
ten with five heads, and we can imagine
how sweet it will be when that cat at.
tans its majority, to have it sit on the
back fence and commune with itself
Year: 1879

II know where there is another arm
just as pretty as this one," said young
Oil Citizen to his sweetheart, as he
pinched her lair arm one evening. The
storm that gathered upon the lady's
brow as quickly passed away when the
young man pinched her other arm and
said: Its this one, my dear"
Year: 1879

1t is learned from an official source
that the English Government is not dis
posed to Interfere with the importation
of cattle from the United States, because
the trade has become 30 extensive. But
should future arrivals prove the exist
ence OF disease among American cattle
as generally prevalent or infectious. the
government will then be compelled to
take precautionary measures.
Year: 1879

SAN Francisco, Sept. 26.-The Public
Banquet Committee waited on General
Grant with regard to fixing the date on
which the affair should take place. The
General informed them that he was await
ing dispatch from General Sherman in re-
iaton to meeting of the veterans of the
Army of the Tennessee. He intended to 70
to the Yosemite next week, and his future
movements would depend upon the nature
of Sherman's reply. He therefore preferred
that the committee should wait till his re-
turn from the Yosemite before fixing the
day for the banquet.
Year: 1879

WHAT DELAYS THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN IN


PASSING THE RESOLUTION PERFECT1NG THE


TITLE.


Alderman Burns undertook about four weeks ago
to introduce resolution In the Common Council
perfectng the title of the United States to the land
at the Battery designed for the site of the Barge
Office. 1t Secretary Shermons expressed wish
in a letter to Congressman Muller, that this should
be done without delay. SO as to remove the only
manning impediment to the prosecution of the work
OF constructing the building. As the title to the
land stands its reverts to the city in
the United States should use it for other
Burns resolution. in conformity with the desire the
Treasury, to waive this claim of the city aud
allow the government the privilege OF using the
Barge Office at future time for whatever purpose 1t
pleased. Owing to the went of q quorum on the day
the resolution Vas intended to be introduced there
was no chance even to mention it, but three meet
ings OF the Board have since been held and nothing
has been heard about it, As Congryss will be apt to
adjourn in few days. and the Secretary OF the
Treasury may take q vacation Immediately after and
not to Washington for time, there need
for prompt disposal of the resolution in question.
1t is suspected by that the resolution is held
the Secretary OF the Treasury to promise them pat
ronage for the favor they asked to confer The
prompt passage of the resolution, 1t is claimed by
the friends of the scheme would remove the only
obstacle to the immediate prosecution of the work
and the employment of three or four hundred men.
and the motive for delaying it longer will be too
easily perceived to pass unchalenged.
Year: 1879

New YORK, March !, 1879.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


The HERALD pridcs itself In giving warning to the
shipping interest that vessels may have notice Of
the coming storm. Now. would suggest that those
living inland have timely notice of what will in all
probability happen when the breaks the fettcrs
Of the ice king.


when the snow melts there will come o food"
and most likely the greatest we have in years.
Let the HERALD give special warning, that
those living on or near rivers be prepared.
to higher ground. and movable property
of any kind that will be exposed to high water
should BE- provided and removed before the food
reaches it. The levees on the Mississippi should be
looked after now, while there is tiinc and weak
points strengthened. In conclusion IL the HERALD
will spare a column in giving warning on this sub
jcct it may save millions of dollars and receive the
thanks of the people of the whole country.


DANIEL W. McCAUIEY.
Year: 1879

applause, and at its close was warmly
congratulated.


At this point the general debate closed,
and the bill was considered under the
five-minute rule.


Mr.. Garfield said that during the past
four days fifteen or twenty demolitions
of his argument OF last Saturday had
been made in the presence OF the House
and Of the country. All OF them
save one had alleged that
he held it to be revolutionary
TO place this legislation on an appropria-
ton bill. II they had any particular
pleasure in setting up man OF straw to
knock him down again, they had en-
loved that pleasure. He had never
claimed that il was either revolution
ary or unconstitutional to put a rider
upon an appropriation bill no man on
the Republican side had claimed that,
the most that had been said was, that 1t
was considered a bad parliamen-
tary practice, which all parties in
the country had repeatedly said.
The gentleman from kentuckey Black
burn had thought that he was espec.
tally severe in showing that he Gar
field1 had insisted on the passage Of the
conference report in 1872 in an appro-
priatlon bill that had rider 10 IT, and
had said that it was revolutionary in the
Democratic party to resist. What he
lGarfield had said on that occasion, and
what he said now was, that it was reyo-
lutionary in the gentleman party TO
refuse to let the appropriation bill be
voted on.


Mr.. New offered an amendment pro-
viding that nothing in the section shall
be construed aa abridging or affecting
the duty or power Of the President, un-
der the Constitution, to send troops on
the application Of the Legislature or
Executive of State.


Mr.. Baker, Ind, offered an amend
ment TO the amendment making 1t un-
lawful for any person TO have on his
person firearms, bowie knives, clubs or
bludgeons in the vicinity OF the place
where an election is being held.


The Chairman in ruling out MIR.
Bakers amendment as not germain TO
any army bill encountered good share
of opposition from Mr.. Conger, against
whom he threatened TO call in the ser
vices of the Sergeant at-Arms, To which
Mr. Conger replied with defiance.


Finally, however, the angry passions
subsidized, the committee rose and the
House, after ordering all debate on the
bill and amendments to close at 1890
O'Clock tomorrow, took a recess till ii
o clock tomorrow.
Year: 1879

NFN3NN IV.NF n IIII u TOT q
Special Dispatch to the Register.


This evening a man named Henry
Sumers, living at water station 10, was
picking up coal on the track and was
instantly killed by a freight train
coming west, which he did not see or
hear. He was about forty-fve years OF
age and leaves wife and a large family
with no means of support.
Year: 1879

There will be an exhibition game Of baseball ON
Ground No. l. Prospect Park this afternoon between
leading professionals. who are Qusrtering in this
vicinity during the winter months. This will be the
last game in which many OF thom will take part
prior TO their departure for tho summers campaign.
Ferguson. Cassidy. Pike and Corcoran report for
duty Tuesday. April 1, at Springfield. Mass. and on
the same day Farrell leaves for washington, Start
for Providence and Doescher for Troy.


II Is thought that the coming will be Of
tho finest in tho history OF the national game. Tho
clubs much bcttor eQualxod than the start Of
any previous season, ard firm determination to
win Is shown by tho management Of the clubs on
tered for the chanipionship in each association.


There will be several strong local teams in this
vicinity during the coming to contest for tho
local championship and play against visiting clubs.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


As there appears to be some doubt as to the final
resting place of the check for $l,75O that the
editor of the HERALD declined to hold on the plea
that in case of dispute he did not care to
act as referee OF the ladies' walking match beg
to state that when 1t was returned to me maie
arrangements with Mr.. w. Il. Curtis OF the
Spirit Of the Tsmes IN whose hands IL now is and who
has kindly consented to that it is properly dis
tributed. The bolt is now being manufactured by
Tiffany, and will be exhibition in the Garden on
Saturday. f. r. WALTON =
Year: 1879

Eighteen women started on their long tramp Of
six days on Wednesday evening at Gilmoro's Garden.
Seven have dropped out since. The names of those
who remain the track and their achievements up
to midnight may be seen from the following
schedulc:-


The HERALD reporter carefully kept count Of the
scores last evening and found that they differed not
in the slightest degree from the records OF the
official registers. The following are the scores
Year: 1879

can be made. In case any genu-
inc representative OF the Chinese
Government should turn up, he
would be allowed an interview, but
put Off from time to time, the con.
spirators feigning sickness, etc.
The humbug was to have been
kept going as long as possible, and
when the denouement came the
two were to write a book giving
description of their travels and ad-
ventures, and then, taking the
back track, lecture again in the
same towns they had humbugged
before.


WHY IT FELL THROUGH.


The parties in Virginia who
agreed tv back the scheme with
$1,000 went down to San Francisco
to make arrangements, where they
were met by Hansbrough with a
proposition to throw Hull over
board. This finally led to a row
between Hull and Hansbrough,
and after the trouble the hackers of
the scheme thought it hazardous to
start out as long as Hansbrough
was in the secret, and Hull declined
to start with so unreliable and
tricky a person in the company.
The scheme then fell through and
Hansbrough turned it to his own
account and got money from the
Six Companies to 60 East witt
Chan PAX Kwai and manufacture
public opinion for the Chinese rs .
financial speculation. The idea
originally of Hull and Davis wa
to manufacture an all-eclipsing
gigantic hoax on the American
public, and have good time in thu
East at the expense of the parties
humbugged.


Before the start was made in Sai
Francisco the various representa-
tives of Eastern journals would bt
furnished with curious history o
the bogus Chinese noblemen ant
their mission, which would prepar


the East for them in advance. Th
only hitch in the programme wa


the trusting of the scheme to Hans


brough, whose contemplate cupid


ty got the best of his professional


honor, and, to use common ex
preston, the scheme was dished.