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Year: 1874

The Boston Traveller, In comment
ing on the prevalence of rudeness,
tells the following incident that hap.
pened some years ago: There was
very plainly dressed elderly lady who
was frequent customer at the then
leading dry goods store in Boston.
No one in the store knew her even by
name. All the clerks but one avoid
ed her and gave their attention to
those who were better dressed and
more pretentious. The exception was
young man who had conscientious
regard for duty and system. He new.
er left another customer to wait on
the lady, but when at liberty he wait
ed on her with as much attention as
though she had been princess. This
continued a year or two, until the
young man became of age One morn
ing the lady approached the young
man, when the following conversation
took place:


Young man, do you wish to 60 into
business for yourself?'


Yes na'am," he responded, "but l
have neither money, credit, nor
friends, nor will any one trust me-"
"Well,' continued the lady, "you
60 and select a good situation, ask
| what the rent is, and report to me"
handing the young man her address.
The young man went, found a capital
location, good store, but the land.
lord required security, which he could
not give. Mindful Of the lady's re-
quest, he forthwith went to her and
reported.


WELL" she replied, you go and
tell Mr.. that l will be RESPONSE
ble."


He went, and the landlord or agent
was surprised, but the bargain was
closed. The next day the lady called
to ascertain the result. The young
man told her. but added, What am I
to do for goods? No one will trust
me-"


"You may go and see Mr.. -, and
Mr.. and Mr.. -, and tell them
to call on me-"


He did, and his store was soon
stocked with the best goods in the
market. There are many in this city
who remember the circumstances and
the man. He died many years since,
and left a fortune of 100000. So
much for politenss, SO much for civil
ity. and so much for treating one g
elders with the Difference due to age,
in whatever garb they are clothed.
Year: 1874

A correspondent of the London
journal j. 1Ha of Hor1eulture il reference
an old country poultry keeper told me
he could distinguish the sex in eggs.
| laughed at him, and was none the
less skeptical when he told ME the
following secret: Eggs with the air
bladder on the centre Of the crown of
the egg will produce cockerels; those
with the bladder on one side will pro-
duce pullets.' The old man was so
certain of the truth of this dogma, and
his poultry yard so far confirmed it,
that l determined to make expert
ments upon it this year. I have done
SO, crrefully registering every egg
bladder vertical Or bladder on one
side, rejecting every one in which it
was not decidedly one or the other, as
in some it is only very slightly out of
the centre. The following is the re.
suit: Fifty-eight chickens were hatch
ed, three are dead, eleven are yet too
young to decide upon their sex; Of
the remaining forty-four, every one
has turned out exactly true to the old
mans theory. This, of course, may
be an accidental coincidence, but |
shall certainly try the experiment
again."


A poultry keeper in Westchester
county, Penn, sends local paper an
account Of the results of some expert
ments in this direction, as follows:


Last summer l hatched 122 chicks
from eggs selected on this principle,
119 of which were pullets. l always
select eggs of medium size, believing
them to be the best for this purpose.
then get large lamp (keroscne) and
take an egg in my right hand, between
the thumb and the two fore6ngers,
big end uppermost, and hold it as
near the light as possible; then lay
the little finger of the left hand across
the middle of the egg. This will
throw the light in the egg; then turn
it round slowly, and you will perceive
a dark spot the size Of a three cent
piece directly in the centre of the
large end or on one side. As l raise
poultry for eggs and for market, I, oi
course, set only eggs for pullets, with
a few for cockerels to replace cocks o
last year"


The 122 eggs which were hatched
all had the air bubble on one side, anG
were expected to hatch nothing bu
pullets, and only one and one half PEI
} cent. did fail to hatch pullets.-Coun
try Gentleman.
Year: 1874

The political situation in Wiscon-
sin in regard to the election of sue.
cessor to Senator Carpenter is rath-
or interesting The Republicans have
q majority on joint ballot of twenty
nine votes,and can easily elect a Sen
ator if they can unite on candidate.
But there is bitter opposition to the.
re eletion of Carpenter, and G. G.
Washburne will be supported by a
strong wing OF the Republican par
ty. A number of leading REPUBLICAN
papers have declared in opposition
to Carpenter. and the indications
are that he will not be elected. In
case he and Washburne defeat each
other, it is thought that ex Govern
or Lucien B. Fairchild may come
in. The Democrats will support ex-
Senator Doolittle
Year: 1874

Here ia journalistic biography.
condensed from Max Adeler in the
Danbury News: Colonel Bangs, ed
itor of the Morning Argus. became a
journalist because he couldn't help it.
Shortly after he was born, the doctor
ordered that the baby should be fed
upon goats milk. This was procured
from a goat in the rear of the Office of
the Weekly Startler, and fed chiefly
upon the exchanges which came to
that journal. The consequence was
that young Bangs was fed entirely
upon milk that was formed from di-
gested newspapers, and he throve on
it, although when the Irish woman
mixed the Democratic journals care
lessly with the Wing papers, they dis
agreed after they were eaten, and the
milk gave the baby the collie. Old
Bangs intended the boy to be minis
ter; but as soon as he was old enough
to take notice, he cried for every
newspaper that he happened to see.
de ran away from school four times
to enter a newspaper Office as a devil,
and finally when old Bangs put him
in the House Of Refuge, he started a
weekly in there, and called it the
House of Refuge Record; and one
day he slid over the wall, and went
down to the Era office, where he
changed his name to Whangs, and be-
gan his career on that paper with an
article on Our Reformatory IDstitu-
tions for the Young Then old Bangs
surrendered to what seemed to be a
combination Of manifest destiny and
goats milk, and permitted him to
pursue his profession. But you would
hardly believe this story if you ever
read the Argus. I often suspect,
when l am looking over that sheet,
that the nurse used to mix the goat 9
milk with an unfair proportion Of wa
ter"
Year: 1874

In making frosting for cakes or
puddings, little lemon juice, tartaric
acid or cream of tartar is a very pleas
and addition to the taste, besides
making the frosting much lighter.


In cooking oatmeal, hominy, wheat
en- grits, cracked wheat, or any of
those nice breakfast dishes. cook it in
covered tin dish set in kittle of
boiling water. In this manner there
is DO danger of scorching. Cornstarch
pudding, sea moss farine, and all other
articles mixed with milk can be cook
ed in the same manner.


In roasting poultry, one thickness
Of writing or nice brown wrapping pa.
per. tied around the wings and drum
sticks, will keep them from being
baked to crisp and spoiled,
Bleeding from the nose may be
stopped by putting bits of lint into the
nostrils, and raising the arms over the
head.


Vegetables should never be cooked
| in iron pots unless the latter are en-
ameled or otherwise coated internally
A correspondent writes to the Sci
entifc American that the worst tooth
ache, or neuralgia coming
from the teeth, may be speedily and
delightfully."- ended by the application
of small bit of clean cotton, satura-
ted in strong solution of ammonia,
to the defective tooth. Sometimes
the late sufferer is prompted to mo-
mentary nervous laughter by the ap-
plication, but the pain has disappear
ed.


At this time of the year it is OF
great Importance to arrange plants in
houses SO that they shall have a sup.
ply of light somewhat equal to the
climate from which they came. All
retarded autumn should have as light
a situation as possible-near we'll.
cleaned glass and not far from quiet
Year: 1874

Give us the hand that will strike blow
In the open market place,
While the well reused blood from the angry


heart


Inf1ames the answering face!
Rather than that sly, stealthy hand


That aims blow In the dark,
And leaves. like a poisoned surpent's fang,
A sure and deadly mark.
The tale that the smooth tongued slanderel


tells


Behind her fair friends back,
That grows and grows, as it onward goes,


With the sound of the mills click-clack
The doubtful story set afioat


BY some secret, dangerous band,
To rob a man of his fame or name,


Are blows from the unseen hand.
Give us the open light of day,
With the clear sun shining bright,
Rather than shadows grim and gray,
Or the dark gloom of night!
Give us a hand that will deal a blow
AS a flint will strike a spark,
Rather than that sly, stealthy one
| That aims a blow in the dark.
Year: 1874

II would be glad to see more pa
rents understand that when they spend
money judiciously to improve and
beautify the house and grounds about
it they are paving their children a
premium to stay at home as much as
possible to enjoy it; but when they
spend money unnecessarily ON fine
clothes and jewelry for their children,
they are paying them premium to
spend their time from home, that in
those places where they can attract
the most attention and make the most
display"
Year: 1874

Here's consolation for those profess
ed temperance people who voted the
Democratic State ticket:


1.-THE Mooresville Enterprise asks
the question: What will the Demo-
Gratis do with the Baxter bill?" Bury
it so deep that no one will ever know
there was enough faDatacisln in Indi-
ana to ever imagine so great farce"
Morgan County Gazette.
Year: 1874

ventilation. A strong draft of air is
injurious to them.


There is rarely, if ever, any need of
using soap on the face, except for dirty
people. or where there is much oil Sc
creted by the skin. Pure soft water
is generallyquite sufficient. AS a rule,
avoid the free use of soap on the skin,
except the mildest kinds. Face pow
ders injure the skin just as dirt does,
by obstructing the pores. If there is
any poison in the face powder, as there
often is, it only adds poison to dirt,
and makes the matter SO much the
worse.


To any quantity OF glue use common
whisky instead of water. Put both
together in a bottle; cork tight, and
set it away for three or four days. 1t
will then be fit for use, without the
application of heat. It will be found
a usef1l and handy article in every
household.
Year: 1874

pons, but that they have reached the
conclusion that in the face of active and
accurate and long-range artillery the
mitrailleuse can accomplish very little.
There seems good ground for believing,
however, that for the defence of works.
of defles, or Of position of limited
extent, the mitrailleuse, or still better,
the Gatlin gun, will prove to be very
reliable adjunct.


The effect of the modern improvements
upon the infantry has been no less
marked than upon the other arms of the
service. If on the one hand their new
weapon has freed them from all danger
from the once dreaded cavalry, on the
other hand the new artillery is so formi-
dable as to render a resort to new for
nations and new methods OF attack
obligatory, fer the dense columns and
successive parallel lines Of former years
cannot withstand the distant, rapid and
accurate FIRE of modern guns, Neither
can these old formations possibly succeed
in the attack of positions held by good
infantry armed with breech-loaders.
Destruction and wild disorder must be
the results of any such attempt.
Year: 1874

General George B. Mcclellan, in an
article in Harpers Magazine for August,
says:


The long ranges and rapid and accu-
rate firing of the small arms and field
guns of to day have seriously affected the
uses and mode of employing the different
are of service. The employment of large
masses of cavalry on the field OF battle
will probably not occur again, unless
under some very exceptional circum-
stances, for where the ground is sutfi
ciently open for them to form and act
they will be fully exposed to such fire
as will prevent their advancing, or even
retaining,their position. :The experiences
of the war of l870-7l, as far as it went,
proved that cavalry could not attack
good infantry armed with breech-loaders,
without incurring certain destruction.
Again, in reference to the other duties
of the cavalry such as escort and patrol
duty, il is quite cartain that the breech-
loader will enable very small bodies OF
infantry to at least annoy cavalry par.
ties so much as to hamper them exceed
ing in their operations. The fact that
small parties Of the German cavalry
ranged so far and freely in France will
not serve as a rule for other cases. In
moderately broken or wooded country,
two or three good men with breech-load-
ers could, with entire safety to them
selves, very soon put an end to the
movements of ordinary cavalry patrols.
1t is quite probable that the future
changes in the calvary organization will
be in the direction of assimilating a
Lar ge part of it to mounted infantry.


While the cavalry has lost something
of its importance, the artillery, on the
other hand, has gained in power and
independence. The breech-loading field
guns can be so readily placed under
cover and fired so rapidly that it is pos
sible to place them in position that the
old muzzle-loaders could never have
held, and also to trust them to themselves
with very slight infantry supports. In
1901, especially in the latter part of
the war, the German artillery was usually
in advance of the infantry line, and often
really decided the battle when practically
entirely without their infantry supports.
The changes now being made in Europe
seem TO be in the direction OF small cali
bres, heavy charges, fiat trsjectories and
long ranges; all this accomplished by
means of a material so light that It can
pass over rough ground, and find posi-
tions almost anywhere. A consequence
of all this will probably be a large in
crease of the relative strength of the
artillery. In regard to the mitraillense
and similar inventions for the rapid and
Concentrated discharge Of small arm
bullets, opinions vary exceedingly.
There is reason to believe that the last
war diid iii moi impress the Germans with a
very high idea Of the value Of such wea-
Year: 1874

From the Territorial (Ney.) Enterprise.l


A New York exchange gives a glow
ing account of the success of naturaliz.
ing Augora goats on the Pacific coast.
The article is in the main correct, ex-
cept that the preference is given to Cali
forna as the place where those animals
thrive best. This is not true. Califor-
MIA is too moist country in winter, and
too warm-at least in the valleys and
foothills-in summer, for the raising Of
Angora goats to perfection. These ami
mails can bear any amount of cold, aud
live on the toughest kind of food; but
they cannot endure the winter rains of
California. After few weeks old. in
ordinary weather, they will get along
we'll enough; but a baby Argora is al
most as helpless and needs almost as
much attention as a human baby, and
one cold rain on youngster of the mo-
hair family is a finisher for him. Again,
the staple of this goat is neither so long,
fine nor heavy in California as Nevada.
They are essentially an animal of high
attitudes aud do not seem to either
thrive well or produce an average fleece
near the level of the sea, even with the
most faithful aud careful attendance.
In Nevada they get along splendidly,
and probably all over the Great Basin
tbev will do well. The business of rails.
ing these beautiful animals will doubtless
increase greatly in this region when it
gets to be better understood. Those en-
ployed in the business become wonder
fully attached to their pets, for there is
as much difference between an Angora
and common goat as there is between
a four mile blood horse, with his grand
ways. and a villainOus broncho; or be-
tween rosy, radiant American girl be-
fore q grand piano, and a moon-eyed,
pautaletted she pagan humping on a
one-stringed banjo. We heard once q
man who owns fock Of Angoras expa-
Year: 1874

Va srs sxossdinaly sorry 70 SEQ that
President sGrsat has ssnt : special nsssass
70 Consrsss. urging Congressional aid for
the proposed Centennial Exposition &
Philadelphia. L may be III very nice in
theory to have : big time over the ono
hundredth. anniversary Of the national
birth day. to meet in the city Of William
Penn. and old Independence Hall, for the
purpose Of self-elori6cation, and spreading
the eagle on thick, but let those who par
ticipate in this great luxury foot the bills,
and them only. Of what possible benefit
or advantage could such an occasion be to
the laboring classes Of the country! How
ever great, grand. glorious, and successful
the enterprise may be, they cannot possi-
bly, attend it. More especially would this
be the case in the West and South, where
not one out Of 10000 could attend, and
those only of the wealthier classes.
If our friends in the East desire to spread
themselves upon this occasion, we have no
possible objection, but that they should call
upon us to help them foot the bills, is a
piece Of presumptuous effrontery, and
shameless audacity. If Congress has any
thing to give away, for heavens sake let it
be given to the poor settlers on the from
tier, who, in addition to the privations and
hardships incident to life in q new country,
have been overtaken by special reverses
and misfortunes; until thousands have been
brought face to face with famine and starva :
ton.


A strong and determined effort will, un-
doubtedly, be made to secure large ap-
preparation for the centennial splurge, and
in fact we shall not be surprised if it is OBJ
tanned, especially since the President has
favored it with a special message. True,
the national debt during the fall and win
ter has been increasing at the rate of from
four to nine millions per month until the
last month True, Mr.. Dawes, Chairman
of the Finance Committee in the House of
Representatives, has shown that the ex-
penses Of the national government have
been increasing at an alarming rate
True, our greenbacks, the notes Of the gov
erument, are worth six per cent. less than
they were some months ago, yet these are
arguments that cannot be supposed to have
any effect upon Simon Cameron, and the
class Of politicians who are clamoring for
this appropriation.


We appeal to those in the East, who are
not under the control Of the magnates and
tyrants Of Congress, We appeal to every
western and southern member to oppose
this abominable attempt to pay the bills of
one portion of the country out Of the pock-
cts of another portion. We warn them that
the people will not look upon this matter
with more favor than they did upon the
Credit Mobilier frauds and the Back Pay
Steal. Death to the Congressman who
comes back to his constituency with the
smell of the Centennial fraud upon his gar
ments.
Year: 1874

Limitation of the currency" is the lat
est name for counterfeiting. We might
here say that as yet there is no bill before
Congress-, providing for this particular
mode Of imitation.
Year: 1874

To understand the philosophy of this
beautiful and often sublime phenome
non, so often witnessed and so very es
sential to the existence of plants anG
animals, few facts derived from OBJ
servation and a long train of expert
ments, must be remembered:


l. Were the atmosphere here, every.
where and at all times, of a uniform
temperature, we should never have
rain, hail or snow. The water absorbed
by it in evaporation, from the sea and
the earth's surface, would descend in an
imperceptible yapor, or cease to be
absorbed by the air when it was once
fully saturated.


2. The absorbing power of the at
mosphere, and consequently ita capac-
ity to retain humidity, is approximately
greater in warm than in cold air. The
air near the surface of the earth is
warmer than it is in the regions of the
clouds. The higher we ascend from the
earth the colder do we find the atmos-
phere. Hence the perpetual snow on
very high mountains in the hottest
climate.


Now. when from continued evapora-
ton the air is highly saturated with
vapor, though it be invisible and the
sky cloudless, if its temperature is sud-
denly reduced by cold currents de-
scending from above, or rushing from a
higher to lower latitude, by the mo
ton of a saturated air to a lower lati-
tude, its capacity to retain moisture is
diminished, clouds are formed, and
rain is the result. It condenses, it
cools, and like a sponge filed with
water and compressed, pours out the
water which its diminished capacity
cannot hold,
Year: 1874

There is not function nor position
in life in which reliability is not the
most valuable Characteristic. Genius
which sends scamped work as often rs
noble effort, and the main-stay of an
undertaking not to be trusted for time
or punctuality; energies which are he
roic on ono occasion, then sink below
tie measure of child's strength on an
other; love that burns like the sun to-
dav. and is dead and cold as a mere
heap of ashes to o-morrow-whO cares for
such gifts as these? Beautiful as they
are when they come, they are intrinsi.
cally worthless, because so entirely un-
reliable and qualities which have not
half the show and shine of these have
twice their value, because always at
hand when wanted, always to be trusted
in and relied on when they have work
to do and responsibilities to fulfill.
Yes, 1t is a grand quality; we know
none grander. 1t is the very crown, the
gathering in of so many notable virtues
which without it are of no account, that
we might part with many good gift
bestowed by nature upon man rather
than with this which gives vitality to
all-this supreme excellence of relia-
bility. With it a boor has his worth I;
without il demi-god his dangers and
his valuelessness. 1t means everything
that is solid, everything that is trust
orthy, and no one is 80 great that he
can do without it, no one so humble
that he is not ennobled and made of
value with it.
Year: 1874

In all places in China you may see a
string of coolies rushing through the
streets carrying loads of money. There
is not a policeman to be seen, except
occasionally at the gates or IN time OF
trouble. You may see shrotf with
lot of dollars in a fiat tray, examining
them intently as they pass, click, over
his thumb sometimes posse of idlers,
consisting of chair bearers, coolies,
cooks and servants, all looking On.
There does not seem to be even the sus-
picion that any one might attempt to
kick the tray over and bolt with what
he could get in the scramble. Why,
even in that nest of niquity, Hong
Kong, you NAV see at that most COM
Portable of building, the Oriental bank,
a lot of Cinnamon counting and exam
lining, perhaps, thousands of dollars that
are being paid to them, and some of the
greatest scoundrels unhanged passing
constantly: perhaps they think the men
in the streets would most likely be hon
est enough to catch them, but it is
rather doubtful if they dare, Money
Year: 1874

A devout clergyman sought every op-
portunity to impress upon the mind of
his son the fact that God takes care of
all His creatures that the falling spar
row attracts His attention, and that His
loving kindness is over all His works.
Happening, one day, to see a crane
wading in quest Of food, the good man
pointed out to his son the perfect adap-
tation of the crane to get his living
in that manner. "See," said he, chow
his legs are formed for wading What
long slender bill he has Observe
how nicely he folds his feet when put


ting them in or drawing them out of
the water He does not cause the
slightest ripple He is thus enabled to
approach the fish without given them
any notice of his arrival. by son,
said he, cit is impossible to look at
that bird without recognizing the good