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Year: 1877

ALLthe fashionables of Rio de Janeiro
turned out the other day to see Sunday
bull fight, for the benefit of. a local
charity, an episode of the performance
being collection for the distressed
mother of national poet.
Year: 1877




Tue Japanese have the story of Rip
Van Winkle in another form. A young
man fishing in his boaton the ocean was
invited by the goddess of the sea to her
home beneath the waves. After three
days he desired to see his old father and
mother. On parting she gave him a
golden casket and key, but begged him
never to open it. AT the village where
he lived all was changed, and he could
get no trace of his parents until an aged
woman recollected having heard of their
names. He found their graves a hun
dred years old. Thinking that three
days could not have made such change,
and that he was under spell, he opened
the casket. A white vapor rose, and un-
der its influence the young man fell to
the ground. His hair turned gray. his
form lost its youth, and in a few, mo.
mentshe died of old age. .- . .
Year: 1877

Y In their desperate efforts to get up list
of delegates opposed to the reelection of Mr.
Leland, the Balletins grand army corps give it
out that their ticket is to be composed of Hub
bard men. Is Hubbard still runningf We
thought he had gone to the mountains. Even
that tremendous issue will not avail them.
Better get up some living issue, of vital interest
to the people-for instance, let your ticket be
composed of men who are pledged against San
ia Anna having his leg shot off, some fifty years
ago.
Year: 1877

The Hayes papers have been busy, the past
week, trying to explain the Republican defeat
in Ohio. They enter into elaborate arguments,
and sssign variety of causes; but all explana-
tions that leave out Hayes policy rs the main
and only cause, omit the true reason. 1t is all
very well to lay the blame upon the Working
men and the Greenbackers, but the fact that
$1,000 Republicans remained from the polls,
speaks for itself. Conventions, choking down
their own disgust at the betrayal and abandon
ment of Republican principles by the President,
may endorse his policy as wise and patriotic; /;
but there are tens of thousands of Republicans
who will not sanction the endorsement, by vot-
ing the ticket placed upon such platform.


wrotby Ohio Republican, recently writing
us relative to something We said about the false
position of the party in that State, after throw
ing up all the spiteful things he could think of,
Indignantly informed us that Hayes was not q
candidate, and that there was no use in ham
mering away against his policy. Perhaps he
thinks, by this time, that Hayes ras a candidate.
If he was not what sense was there in making
an approval of his policy the leading plank in
the platform, when it was known that there
were SO many Republican opposed to it They
knew that the party needed all the votes it could
possibly get in the State; and they knew that
q Republican victory would have been heralded
far and wide as an endorsement of the Pres-
dents policy. Did they think they could force
all Republicans to accept that PLATFORM If
they did, they were very short-sighted; and If
they did not, they deliberately gave the party
away. The Republicans of Ohio are in o worse
condition than they have ever been since the or
ganizstion of the party-and all on account of
their "favorite son"-the small bore statesman
whom they managed to foist upon the party, by
taking advantage of the rivalry beteen able men.
Violations of the laws of nature will invariably
produce o revolt, sooner or later, and this is .
notable instance. The Ohio Republicans are
the first to be whacked on the head by their
own boomerang. Verdict, good for them.
Year: 1877

V Jay Gould has decided to make St. Joseph
the transfer terminus of the Union Pacific Rail-
road, between the East and the West. This will
make the St. Joseph and Denver City Road the
main line of the Union Pacific Road, from Fort
Kearney
Year: 1877

z Isn't the editor of the Atchison Champion
able to take care of himselfi If he is perhaps
the Holton Recorder had better let him do it; OF,
at least, not put in until the Champion calls for
belp,
Year: 1877

The RESULT OF CoxPRoNIsE.-Daviess County is
one Of the wealthy, popuous Counties of North Mis-
souri,. 1t had bonded debt of 500 900, which was
incurred in subscribing stock to two Railroad Com
panies. of the legality of this debt there was not
particle Of doubt The County Court refused to levy


tax to pay the interest the debt The result has
been that in the past year Daviess County has COM
promised $50 of this debt from 25 to 40 cents
on the dollar, the creditor taking his pay in per
cent. bonds; and will have the balance comprO
missed Mt so cents the dollar, paying in per cent
bOnds-iSt. Joe Chronicle.


And something very similar to this, is what
the County Board will accomplish for Doniphan
County, if the bond holders find that the people
are determined to back the Board in their &C
ton. But the Troy Bulletin and its followers
arc working every day, nights and Sundays, to
repudiate the Board, because it does not belong
to that gang. We think the people Of the Coun-
to understand that the surest way to encourage
the bond holders to hold on for their full pound
of flesh, is to encourage this squad of malcon-
tents in bounding the men who have undertake
en- the task Of releasing the people of = burden
of debt that threatens to crnsh them
Year: 1877

An sASoxALr.-Spotted Tail with plug hat on was
greater anomaly than the good old Buckeye State
is, with Democratic Governor at her head.-N. Y.
Commercial Advertiser.


And the country is indebted for both these an
omalies, to the "Great Father" at Washington
Year: 1877

y The people of st. Joe. are agtated over
the question of giving away their bridge to Jay
Gould, on condition that he make that city the
terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad. They
will probably turn it over into the hands Of
this great .monopolist. If they do, they will
soon be mighty sick of it, and curse them
selves soundiy for their foolishness.
Year: 1877

ASTONISHING PRIcEs.-Anything in the hne
of prices will have to be Gerry lou to be at all astonish
ing for the bottom long since seems to have been
kuocked out of everything. and man or woman win
cash in hand has for some time been enabled TO get
amoet any article for about his own price But with
such enterprising merchants the Danzgers in the
field there is no telling what will happen next E1.
perisnced and wide awake themselves, they keep men
of the stripe watching the markets North and II
Europe all the time TO pick up all the advantageou
bargains may ofsr, and hence. buying to wonder
full advantage they and do sell at G's'n'shn9 IoS
prices In proof this point to the list published


n their column advertisement v hich appears on ou


fifth page: Let the ladies call aud examine for them
selves or of persons living outside the city
send for samples
Year: 1877

ing time iew more words on the subject
may not I've entirely uss;sss The seed
| OF the annual grass called cheat or chess
is nearly as large as small grains OF
wheat, especially II the latter are little
shrunken, and this mean "cheat," like
some Others, is very difficult OF expulsion
from good company. Where seed wheat
IL large and plump, !; long seive in a good
wind will. with the right mesh, send
nearly all the cheat into box
below. Good wheat is heavier than
cheat, and If both are placed in tub Of
water, the wheat will sink while much
of the cheat will swim; but plump,
heavy cheat will sink with the wheat.
All light wheat and cheat should be
taken of and ted TO poultry or pigs.
The trouble Of removing this fast is 80
great hat another plan may be practiced.


We have long preferred hand-picking
in the field before wheat harvest. After
wheat is headed nothing is easier seen
than bunches Of chea. or cookie, which
may I've pulled up or dug up with hoe
over all the ground. Where wheat is
intended for seed, II this work is carefully
done before harvest not seed of cheat
or cookie will be found in the wheat thus
treated. All other hurtful weeds are To
be dealt with in similar manner But
how is the filthy parasite called "smut"
to be got out of seed wheat? Long
neglect has made this enemy very in
furious on some farms Washing wheat
in bluestone water is the most common
and popular remedy. In hand.pickiDg
seed-wheat our practice has been to
gather and burn every smut head OF
wheat to be found TO lessen the seed,
whether fungus or apguille or both.
We are all too thoughtless of parasites
and too lenient.


These living creatures require more OF
our attention and careful study. We
often husband smut and rust on wheat
when we should make war on both, and
destroy them. Neither can appear in
any crop or field without living parents,
the same as man or horse No weed
or parasite, whether large or small exists
without parents and antecedent life, In
planting seed wheat, oats, corn or cotton,
why shsuld any use infected seed TO
lnjure the valuable plants cultivated 2
This practice is short>sighted and exceeds
ingly harmful Hence, We should clean
and purify all seeds planted, all fields
and the whole farm. Sound agriculture
isa war of determination against natural
enemies. We all want healthy bread.
meat, milk, vegetables and fruits.
Many cows and steers are poisoned by
masses of smut that grow on corn and
other cereals eaten by stock Nashville
American.
Year: 1877

A Michigan farmer says; ] have
never known Of an instance Of cholera or
any other sickness among hogs that had
clean quarters, and were fed regularly,
kept warm and dry, although fed exclu-
sively on corn, and II they had pure
drink. do not attribute this disease
(hog cholers) to any one cause, but a
combination Of them. To put heg in N
cold, wet, muddy place; expose it to hot
and chilly nights; allow it to pick it's
food from the dirt, and drink from some
filthy pond, is enough to make a hog
sick, and to invite every known disease
hog-Aesh is heir to.


This is true, and farmers everywhere
will study their interests by keeping
swine in clean, pleasant pens.
Year: 1877

fire Gin a larger psn Of boiling water is
best,. pour IN half a cup of sherry very
gradually, stirring very briskly all the
while. When somewhat thickened re-
move from the fire and add the juice Of
small lemon.


MILK SAUCE.


Into a saucepan put one pint OF milk.
four spooniuls of sugar, one OF Hour and
four yolks Of eggs, essence TO flavor. and
beat we'll set on a quick fire and stir
constantly till it begins to thicken, when
il is ready to serve.


MADEIRA SAUCE.


Pu. one ounce Of butter on the fire in
a ssucepan when melted add half a
spoonful of -four, stir till it turns yellow (;
then add one pint Of water, four ounces
of sugar, and a few drors ofburnt sugar !;
boil gently about twenty minutes add
one gill Madeira wine T; boil again and
serve from a sauce tureen. Rum sauce
is made the same. using half gill OF rum
in place of Madeira. Brandy sauce is
made the same only adding brandy
according to quallty ana strength


CARAMEL SAUCE.


Into halt a pint OF boiling water, put
six ounces of loaf sugar, a stick Of emma
mon, little lemon juice and three
cloves, and boil for five minutes. Then
add two ounces more of loaf sugar which
have been dissolved and boiled until
brown, with this; give one boil, remove
from the fire and stir in three spoonfuls
OF sherry. -,
Sauces of different kinds for fish and
meats will be given in my next.-lfrs. j.
II. WorsieH
Year: 1877

Rats can be banished by covering the
floor near the rat,hele with thin layer
of moist caustlc potash. When the rats
walk on this it makes their feet sore.
These they lick with their tongues,
which makes their mouth sore, and the
result is that they not only shun this
locality, but appear to tell all the neigh
boring rats about it, and eventually the
house is entirely abandoned by them.
Year: 1877

Heat milk and water (about one-half
of each), and thicken with beaten egg
and little flour; when nicely boiled
add the beef, which, of course, should he
sliced rs thin rs possible and Immediately
remove from the fire, rs the les it is
cooked the better; if the bsef Is very
salty it will need refreshening in little
hot water before going into the gravy
but If not, it will season it just righ,
without freshening.
Year: 1877

Boil two full cups of sugar with three
spoonfuls of water, until it thickens (;
then remove from the FIRE, and stir in q
piece of butter, the size OF an egg, and
the juice Of a lemon, or haver with wine
or brandy, or even the. syrup from fruit
preserves
Year: 1877

Beat half a cup of butter.and two cups
of sugar to cream; add two eggs, well
beaten and half nutmeg then beat
half pint Of sherry or Madeira as hot
as possible, without boiling; bring one
pint of water to boiling in another
saucepan, and stir in three spoonfuls OF
corn starch, smoothed in little cold
water. Cook rapidly Tor few moments,
remove from the fire and stir in the two
mixtures together.


WHIPPED CREAM SAUCE.


Have a plate full of whipped cream
highly favored add the beaten whites
oftwo or three eggs, and powdered sugar
TO the taste. Pile upa pyramid OF this
in the center OF a large platter, and ar
range blanc manges fruit puddings or
corn starch puddings, cooled in cups
around it, or pile the puddings in the
center OF the platter and pour the sauce
around. A rich boiled custard can be
used as a sauce in the same WA.


FRUIT SAUCES.


These are all very rich and delicious,
for puddings, and, used as gsrnish also,
tnev auu RItdti! W tie Ucautv oi tne
pudding when ready fer serving. The
preserve juice is to be somewhat thick.
ened with corn-stsrch and boiled then
the fruit thrown in, and all poured over
the pudding together. Msrmalades and
stiff jelles make good garnishes for pud-
dings.


PLAIN. SAUCE.


Beat half a cup of butter and one cup
of sugar to cream then add two spoon.
fuls of wine and little vanilla. Just
before serving add the white of one egg
beaten to froth, and stir in halt wine
glass of boiling water and heat all to a
foam.


FRENCH PUDDING sAUCE.


Into a small saucepan put one whole
egg and two yolks, with half cup OF loaf
sugar. Beat them well and set over the
Year: 1877

A thrilling incident occurred on the
stage route between Ellenville, Ulster
county, and Summitville, on the New
York and Oswego Midland Railway, On
Friday afternoon last when the courage
and extraordinary nerve of woman
saved the lives of herself and her two
children. Just this side of Ellenville
there is a long and steep declivity in this
road, known as Budd's Hill. The Sum.
mitville stage had just began the descent
of the hill, when the pole of the stage
slipped through the neckyoke, and let
vehicle, with considerable force, against
the horses. They began plunging and
running, and the driver, a strong fellow
named Lord, instead of putting on the
brake and stopping the stage, as he might
have done, became frightened, threw
down the reins and jumped from his seat
to the ground, and was thrown violently
several feet down an embankment. An.
other man who sat on the seat with him
jumped also, and was thrown down the
bank. The other passengers in the stage
were Mrs. Hollingsworth aud her two
small children. As soon as the horses
were free from the restraint of driver
they dashed furiously down the hill,
threatening momentary death to the in.
mates Of the coach. Mrs. Hollingsworth
saw that they must meet with certain
destruction at sharp curve there was in
the hill some distance ahead, unless the
horses could be checked in some way.
Her children were clinging to her and
screaming in terror, but she hastily tore
herself away from them and cambered
over the three seats that were between
her and the drivers. On reaching that
seat she saw with horror that the reins
were trailing in the road, out of her reach.


Her extraordinary presence of mind
and courage never forsook her, however,
for she climbed over the dashboard to
the whitfle-trees, and thence walked along
the pole of the stage, between the plung-
ing horses, until she could reach the
reins as they lay on their backs. Secur-
ing them, she made her way back to the
drivers seat, land put forth all her strength
in attempting to get some control over
the team. She succeeded far enough to
prevent the capsizing of the coach at the
curve. A hundred yards or so beyond
the curve the high bank at the lawn side
eased off in a gentler slope. Here Mrs.
Hollingsworth succeeded in turning the
horses, and ran them into fence. They
could not get another start, and several
men who had seen the runaway were soon
on the spot and secured them. The chill
dren and their courageous mother were
taken to a house near by, where they all
soon recovered. Mrs. Hollingsworth was
able to proceed on her journey in a short
time. The driver and his companion in
cowardice were both badly hurt. They
were received with shouts of derision and
great indignation when they were found,
however, and received sympathy in no
quarter. Lord is an experienced driver,
and his codardly action on this occasion
is inexplicable.--N. Y, Times.
Year: 1877

Every man who has o plot or fe@
acres of ground sholid labor 20 secure
a supply of good fruit for family use
especially, and if there ia city OF vii


,sge market near let there be an sddi


tionsl supply; the refuse may be used
to good advantage in feeding the hogs.
Two main points to be considered ia


accomplishing this object. the frst Ia 10


be careful to secure varieties adapted to
the latitude in which you reside, and
secondly let the selection be so made
that there nay be supply Of fruit all
the season from the earliest 10 the nal
est, that there shall not be q day daring
the year that there be not q supply of
some kind, both for family use and tos
the market; this is possible unless there
be failure of the apple crop. In Or
der to reach this end, if you have not
the experience to made selection, then
you will have to call to your aid an ex-
perienced horticulturist; in this be sure
that you trust noEe but such as are
known and tried men, as mistake
would deter the whole object Now
is n good time TO plant out trees. Let
each one make a beginning, and as lie
has means and opportunity continue
it from time to time, until the object ia
accomplished. remembering that.that
effort in the end, if properly made, vii!
result handsomely in pecuniary point
OF view, and in the meantime give him
q worla of pleasure to see the lucious
fruit growing and enjoying the luxury
at tho table and otherwise.
Year: 1877

4 correspondent OF the AmeffcaS
4 qricuiturist says: II wish TO describe
to you method of making fruit trees
besr that l blaudered on. Some fifteen
years ago 1 had an apple tree that leaned
considerably. drove stake beside it.
tied string to limb and fastened it
to the stake. The next yenr the limb
blossomed full and not another blossom
appeared on the tree, and, as Tom
Bunker said, 1t set me thinking, and
1 came to the conclusion that the string
vas so tight that it prevented the
sap from returning to the roots; conse-
.uuently it formed buds. Having q
couple of pear trees large enough TO
bear but had never blossomed, / took
coarse twine and wrapped it
several times around the tree above the
lower limbs and tied as tight as could.
The next spring all the top above the
cord blossomed as white as sheet, and
there was not blossom below where the
cord was tied. have since tried the
experiment on several trees almost with
the same result. / think it is a much
better way than cutting of the roofs.
In early summer, say in June or July.
wind o strong cord around tree, or
single limb, and tie, the tighter the
better; and you will be pleased with the
result: the next winter or spring ths
cord may be taken of.
Year: 1877

Never be idle. If your hands cannot
be usefully employed. attend to the cul'
tivation Of yonr mind Always speak
the truth. Keep good company or
none. Mako few promises Live up
to your engagements. Keep your own
secrets. il you have any; When you
Good company and good conversation
are the very sinews OF virtue. Good
character is above all things else. New
er listen to loose or idle conversation.
Ynu had better be poisoned in your
blood than in your principles. Your
character cannot be essentially inlure
except by yonr own acts. If any one
speaks evil of you. let your life be 50
virtuous that none will believe him
Drink 10 intoxicating liquors. Ever
live, misfortune excepted, within your
income. When you retire to bed, think
over what you have done during the
day. Never speak lightly of religion
Make no haste to be rich, il you would
prosper Small and steady gains give
competency with tranquility of mind
Never play at any game Of chance.
Avoid temptation through fear thst
vou may no. withstand it. Earn your
money before you spend it. Owe no
man any thing Never borrow if you
can possibly avoid it, Be just before
you are generous. Keep yourself inuo
cent il YOU would bo happy. Never
think that which You do for religion is
time or money mis- spent. Read some
portion OF the Bible every day. Seek
first the kingdom Of God and His
righteousness.
Year: 1877

Mr.. Moody delivered the following
opinions in reply TO queries in the
s'unestion drawer"


II would not hurry people into the
Church; | am growing conservative
about that. I woull not get a child to
sign covenant not to swear or drink !;
he relies on that instead of Christ l
would not get children to speak IN gen
eral prayer meeting; il makes them sci:
righteous I would pns life into q
prayer meeting hy first getting it in my
own heart. and get nv church to work
by going to work myself. would get
all Christians united in work. l have
always found that our work is in pro
portion to the number of churches that
get enlisted in it. / would have the
same speaker night after night in evan
gelistic meetings. Different preachers
scatter interest rather than gather it.
One man on fire is better than dozen
without fire. Where there is ono mar
anxiou, for souls, there will be those
about him anxious for their own souls.
Year: 1877

Ir takes time aud money to make s
good farm Of one that is all run ont
Take small piece at timo. save and
use all the home made fertilizers econ>
but do not spread them over
too much ground. Yon have no labor to
waste in tending crops on two acres.
rhioh could better be grown on ono.
Year: 1877

THE Shoe and Leather Reporter says the
condition of the boot, shoe and leather
trade continues 10 be satisfactory. The de-
mand is active enough to keep tolerably even
pace with an abundant supply, prices a:e
firm without materially tending upward, and
the transactions that are taking place are to
meet actual-not conjectural wants. The
shoe buyers complain that they have to pay
more for standard lines of goods than they
did last year. The manufacturers object
that they cannot get difference enough in
price to make up for the advance of ten per
cent in material which has taken place with
in twelve-month. Nevertheless they buy
freely and sell freely. There seems to be no
anticipations of radical changes to check the
current of traffic. The customers are not de-
TERED from making purchases by expecta-
tions OF doing better by and by, and those
who serve them accept orders with alacrity,
based on the quotations of the hour. Cour-
age and confidence prevail on both sides, but
there is no excitement. There is as little
fear of fall on the one side as hope of rise on
the other. Consequently the business is easy
steady, and reciprocally beneficial