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Year: 1874

For pluck and practical sense
commend to Us Mrs. VIM. Chrisman
OF Cass County. She accidentally
stepped on q rattle.snake the other
day and the reptile coiled itself
around her ankle. By quick
glance she observed that her foot
rested on its body very near the
head, and knew that while in that
condition it could not bite. She
just threw her weight on that foot
and held its snakeship to the earth,
while one of her children brought
her stick with which she killed the
trightful thing.
Year: 1874

Yesterday morning boy saunter-
ed up to yard on Eighth street
where a woman was scratching the
bosom of the earth with rake, and
leaning on the fence, said "Are
you going around to the back yard
after while ?" The woman said
didn't know, maybe she would,
why ?" "Because," said the boy,
81 just seen the cistern lid drop on
the baby's head, minute ago, and
thought if you was going round you
might take it off," 1t is current
ly reported that the woman went.
Year: 1874

PARTY OR6ANIzATIoN.-An excellent ar
cle on party organization in this State is 10 the
Richmond Enquirer, from which We make the
following extract:


There was never greater occasion for
thorough organization in the Conservative party
of the State than there is:now, 10 view of the
election of our members of Congress next No
yember The Radicals are on the alert for an
opportunity to strengthen themselves in Vlr.
gluia through the agency of Independent
candidates, to whom they look loougin1gly. tor
diversions in the strong Conservative districts,
by which they may profit: And if they can
succeed by such strategy 40 once disorganizng
our party, they will then prepare, with earnest
hope, to dispute the State with us at the Pres:
ideuia election. The Conservatives should
be looking to their organization. ln every
county Of every district they should be 90 the
watch against the wiles ofthe enemy and where
Radical minorities are SO small as to seem to
be harmless, sharp eye should be kept upon
all aspirants disposed to be independent. ln
the last Congressional elections in Virginia the
Conservative party lost ground. That ground
must be regained next November, and, if pos
slbe, our colours advanced beyond it.
Year: 1874

KANSAS people are mysti6ed over the
wretched old man who was captured 10 the
mountains of Utah, aud placed in Jail at To-
ptka on the supposition that he is old Bender,


the father of the family Of the uurderers who
made cemetery of their yard in Western
Kansas Some persons who knew the man
are positive that the captive is him; others are
equally certain that it is not, and meanwhile
he waits in prison, rarely opening his lips to
speak and saying nothing that would be avail
able as a clue to his deutity. He was taken in
the mountains after having been tracked
through the snow by the shapeess marks OF
the Old ootlegs which he wore tied around
feet that were too sore to permit of any other
covering From the wild region where he was
captured come rumors of young man and wo-
man hiding like wild beasts in the, mountalo
solitudcs, and they are supposed to be the son
and daughter of old Bender. The mother has
probably perished in the suffering and destitu-
ton the party has met in their flight from the
scene of their crimes, but it was only the other
day that harmless old lady, travelling mis-
siouary, was arrested for ber and badly frigh ght-
cned befor she could establish her identity.
The detectives have their professional reputa-
ton, as we'll as large amount of money at
stake, and they are bringing witnesses from
far aud near to look at the taciturn, gray-head-
ed man in prison.
Year: 1874

WATER thrown into red-hot metallic
vessel ooes not boil, as we should expect,
but quietly gathers itself together, form
ing more or less perfect sphere, and in
that condition floats about gracefully on
the hot surface as 1t slowly evaporates
away. If at the same time very vapor-
liable substance, as liquid sulphurous acid,
is thrown in, the water may actually be
frozen in the red hot vessel.


Water boiled in glass flask until the
upper part of the vessel is entirely filled
with steam, and then dexterously corked
before air can ainadmission, and placed
in cold water, recommences 10 boil. The
boiling is produced by cold instead oi
heat, and the experiment is known as the
ordinary paradox.


If steam from water boiling at 212 de
grees is passed into solution of salt in
water the temperature of the solution
Year: 1874

gold by selling our bonds in
Europe; others to fund portion OF the
legal tender notes in bonds bearing 5 per
cent. interest, and retire them in that way,
to bring the rest to par by contraction; /;
others to fund them into bond-bearing 5
per cent. interest, to be Issued and again
funded.


While the Government is pledged to
redeem the legal-tender notes in coin, at
the earliest practicable period-while the
purpose to do so should ever be kept in
view--yet that period is by many not
deemed TO be practicable when there is
great stagnation of business, much labor
unemployed, the revenue largely fallen
off, and much distress and suffering in
every part of the country.
Year: 1874

A GOOD fly paper is made as follows
Boil together equal parts by weight Of
glue and molasses spread it over COM
mon brown paper while hot with a brush.
Place sheet of the paper in every room
in your house. 1t win capture every fly
In the room within the day. The paper
can be thrown into the fire when covered
with the captured flies and a new one
used.
Year: 1874

"A recent advertisement contains the
following startling information; "If the
gentleman who keeps a shoe store with a
red head will return the umbrella of q
young lady with the ivory handle TO the
slate.roofed grocer's shop he will hear of
something to his advantage as the same is
the gift of a diseased mother now no
more with the name engraved upon it,"
The man who would keep an umbrella
after such an appeal is unfit TO live.
Year: 1874

The reforms that are needed in the Re-
publican party can only be accomplished


from within, and the surest way to accom-
plish them is to support worthy


candidates on an unimpeachable plat
form. 1t is only by this means that
party can be purified and led on to higher
ground. The Republican party has still
future before it, for it has still work to
accomplish. Those who speak for re-
forming it and Christening it by allowing
the Democracy to defeat it really wish it
to be destroyed And when the Republi-
can party is destroyed what is to take It's
place? Not new party formed of the
purest and best of both the old ones, but
the party which honored Tweed as a
statesman, and to-day honors Fernando
Wood and accepts him as the expounder
of its nciples.-NetO HdUen Palladium
Year: 1874

Mayor Hunter was served yesterday with an
Injunction issued by Judge DonOhue OF the supreme
Court requiring him TO prevent the draw6rdge across
approach from the river 1t is made returnabe Oct H.


John Kelly, a boy in the employ OF the
Brooklyn City Railroad Company, was standing on tne
front platform OF driving his horse, on feD. 10
when car coming the opposite direction ran on the
track and came into collision with the one on when
Kejjv stood causing the Iatters DEATH The father,
owen Kelly as administrator brought SUIT yesterday IN
the Brooklyn City Court against the railroad company
claiming IS 900 damages for the OF his Counsel
for the defense claed that the Company was not re-
sponsibe for the death Of empioye caused Dy tn9
acts of another emplOye and Judge Nelson deciareu
the pon we'll taken and dismissed the complaint
Year: 1874

Tho Convention and Its Nominee


It ls not necessary for US to speak a
length In this column this morning in re
gard to the Convention that met In thC
Opera House yesterday and nominated
General NATHAN Corr of Harrison coun
ty as the anti Bourbon and anti Ring
candidate Tor Congress in this District
The full report Of the proceedings of tho
Convention which VIC publish this morn,
ing speaks for itself, II shows that tho
proceedings from beginning to end were
characterized by intelligence, dignity and
harmony, and that they wound up at the
close with display Of good feeling and
enthusiasm that augurs well for the sue
cess OF the nominee in the canvass
b2Iore US. The Convention itself
was large and respectable. Tho
superior character OF its person.
mel attracted general attention yesterday
aud can be judged Of by the list OF Ohio
county delegates. We doubt il more
solid and influential body ofmen ever be-
tore met in Congressional Convention
in this District. AS to the nominee, We
do not need to explain to the public who
he is. lie Is well and Iavorably known
throughout this District as man Of
character and ability. lie was before the
people in 1870 and made q gallant can
Vass under uniavorable circumstances
against the Democratic nominee. He
now goes forth as the choice OF united
convention and with other faVoring au.
spices that awaken high hopes on his be-
half. The undertOne OF public sentiment
in his favor yesterday was very marked.
The prevailing expression was give us
GoFF and VIC can make en- enthusiastic
CANVASS" His record is Of a character 10
awaken this feeling. lie was good SOL
der in the war and has proved himself
to be useful, upright, able and success
iul tfllccr OF the government in his Ca
pacity as United States Attorney for the
District Of West Virginia. He has the
ability, courage and character necessary
TO lead in canvass against the Ring De.
mOcracy in this canvass. We doubt if q
stronger nomination could have been
made. 1t gives enthusiastic satisfaction.
We congratulate the Convention upon Its
choice and pledge him our hearty support.
Year: 1874

The following record will show the changes In
the temperature during the past twenty.our hours
IN comparison with the corresponding day OF last
year, as recorded at Hudnuts pharmacy, Herald
lIfilc
Year: 1874

The financial aspect of the temper
ance movement is not the least :mpor-
tant of its phases. 1t is shown that in
eleven districts in Ohio the revenues
have fallen off more than $350,OO0 per
month, at least so per cent. of the
revenue from these districts being
from the manufacture of malt and dis
titled liquors. Reports from all the
leading cities show an enormous falling
off in the wholesale liquor trade. The
Enquirer says that the trade of Cinein-
natl alone is 6amaged to the extent of
$40, 900 day. All this will be hailed
with joy by the friends of temperance.
The money not put into liquor is being
used for other and better purposes, so
that the owners of large stocks of liquor
are the only immediate sufferers If
those who are trying tn scare the tenn
perance women by attempting to show
that the movement entails serious loss
to business, would balance the books by
placing to the credit of the women the
amount of money saved to the drinkers
and to their wives and children by the
closing of the saloons, they might be
surprised at the state of the balance
sheet. The further increase of the rev.
enue deficiencies by the breaking up Of
the liquor traffic is not cause for
alarm. There is no burden the people
can so well afford to bear as an increase
of taxation for such a reason.
Year: 1874

When once one has fairly started on
journey and has but to go and go, by the
impetus received, it is surprising what
entertainment one finds in very small
things. The traveller's.humor falls up
on us, and surely it is not the unwisest
the heart knows. 1 don't envy people,
at any rate, who have outlived or out
worn the simple satisfaction of the
sense of being settled to go somewhere,
with bag and umbrella. If we are set
tied on the top of coach, and the
somewhere" contains an element of
the new and strange, the case is at its
best. In this matter wise people are
content to become children again. We
don't turn about ON our knees to look
out of the omnibus window, but we in
dulge in very much the same round
eyed contemplation of accessible OBJ
jects. Responsibility is left at home,
or, at the worst, packed away in the
valise, in quite another part of the dill
gence, with the shirts and the writing
case.--Henry james, Jr., in the GALAXY
fod April.
Year: 1874

Now that spring and the planting
season are approaching, it is often i'm
portant to test the vitality of seeds be-
fore sowing them. The following is
given as simple and easy method de-
scribed: Fill box, pan or flower pct
partly with rich, mellow earth, make
the upper surface perfectly smooth, and
on this surface draw straight cross lines,
and drop seed at each intersection, 50
that they may be easily counted. Then
take hoop or frame, and make bot
tom to it with cloth stretched across, so
rs to resemble sieve. Place this upon
the seed, and fill. it with enough fine
mould to form sufficient covering for
the seed, which should generally be four
OF five times the diameter Of the seed
for the depth. Keep the soil sufficient
ly moist and in warm place. The
sieve can be lifted easily and the seeds
examined without disturbing them. In
this way corn, wheat, clover seed, tur-
nip seed and many other kinds can be
easily tested, which may be of consider
able importance where the age or fresh
ness of the seed Is not certainly known.
Year: 1874

dress and with a few orange flowers ir
her hair, walked up the. aisle on Toms
arm, and there, in the solemn quietness
Of the church, with the voice of God:
tservant sounding in their hearts they
were made one.


KNEW had not lost my daughter
l knew that her love was mine that day
tomorrow, forever; just as it was when
she sat ON my knee, but still, perhaps
am growing childish, 1 could not keeI
back the tears.


aNot crying, Dickr' said Kitty; and
her own voice was not too steady.


EYES," said 1, s.but don't know why.
am certain We have not lost our child.


"That we haven't" said Kitty; ''she
will always be eur child.


There was no party after the ceremo-
ny. Toms people and our family made
good number to gather around the
table,. and we fingered long over our
dinner as if we dreaded ito part. But
the hour Of parting came; Tom and
Nelly were obliged to hurry to catch
the train that was 70 carry them to a
quiet place by the seaside, where they
were to spend-not all, please God-but
the first two weeks of the honeymoon.
Such pleasant letters as came to US
from them both in those days! Nearly
every day Grace brought me one and
called all the family around that they
might listen to what Nelly said. '


When they came home they found
Toms father and myself had not been
idle. We had bought them handsome
cosy little cottage, and furnished en-
ough SO that they could 60 into it at
once.


l met them at the depot and as we
had arranged beforehand, drove them
to their own house.


"We must get cut here moment"
said, and they both stepped out Of the
carriage at once, though with somewhat
wondering faces. fiin. oi1i se=e


'will we 60 in? ?'' Tom asked. ass


eyes for moment" and we walked
to the door. Kitty and our children
and Toms people were standing in the
hall to receive them, and such shouting
and kissing and explaining i never
heard before,


l took Tom and Nelly one side when
they had greeted every one; my heart
was too full for a speech before them all.


"This is your house Children" said
and it is for you to make it a home. 1
pray God that you may find in it the
peace and happiness you desire, and
that your children may be all as great
joy to you as you have been to u.s."


Kitty placed Nelly at the head of the
table. at is your table and your house..
said Kitty, Sand your place is here al
ways" and we sat down to the first
meal in our children's house.


That is the house on your left as you
gs down the road. There is Nelly now
playing with her little boy in the yard.
That is your Dick, and he and I are
capital friends and companions. And
we have not lost our daughter; no, she
is our Nelly to-day as she always was,
and I think she will be our daughter
just the same when we are gathered
around the throne of God.
Year: 1874

An English writer asserts that shon-
ey proper is not found in flowers; that
the sweet juice found there is collected
by bees and afterward converted by
them into honey proper-marketable
and presentable." He claims that the
sweet juice gathered by bees and depos-
ed during the day in the comb is re-
swallowed ere it is manufactured into
honey; that the juice Is net honey
when gathered more than cream is but
ter before it is churned. He adds:


"For the sake of others who may wish
to see for themselves, let me suggest a
very simple experiment. Some warm
summer msrning put strong swarm
into a hive-full or half full of empty
combs-say at O'Clock A. n. Weigh
hive and bees before the latter begin to
work. This swarm will probably collect
five pounds of crude honey the same day
before z O'Clock P. NJ. Remove the bees
into another hive and extract the hon.
ey. 1t will be found crude still, and as
unlike honey as cream is unlike butter.
No process or amount of evaporation
will remove its crudeness. 1t will
mould; it will become sour. l have
never seen it crystalline like proper
honey.


"If this is not conclusive evidence,
put another swarm into another hive
with empty combs. 1t may collect the
same weight Of crude honey in the
same space of time; but let it remain
in the hive, and if the bees be prevented
from gathering more by rain or artifi-
cial means, for thirty-six hours, all the
crude stuff will be changed into honey
proper, and slowed away on the out
side of the combs. When bees come
home from the fields they empty their
sacs in the first empty sells they can
find, and 60 back to the field, for more;
hence on lifting and examining hive
at the close CT hard days work, we
find the clear, limpid but crude fluid
gathered that day among the brood
combs; there, for convenience, to be
re-swallowed, and stored away at
night"
Year: 1874

At three O'Clock yesterday afternoon an
inspection along the line of the jackson
railroad, from Bonnet Carre to Kennerville,
and from that point to the city, showed
everything safe and secure. To provide
against any emergency that may arise,
however, the steamer Garryowen left last
evening with about 400 hands, lumber. i'm
plements, ETC., for Bonnet Carre, to be on
hand at the first sound of danger.


Yesterday the Southern train was eight
hours behind time, and this fact gave rise
to numerous exciting rumors of disaster
The truth is the train was delayed the
evening previous at point sixty miles
above Canton, on account of a severe
storm. Trees were thrown down across the
track by the gale, and it would have been
extremely hazardous to have attempted to
run train through in the night.
Year: 1874

The law establishing the Superior Crlm-


inal Court for the parish Of Orleans is pro-


mulgated this morning. The jurisdiction


it gives is carefully defined, and embraces


all the higher grades of crime. The court
will also take cognizance of the returns of


elections instead of the First District Court,


which is divested Of all powers hitherto


exercised in cases now only to be tried in


the new court. A judge and clerk are to be


appointed to serve till the next general


election. The act provides also for the
drawing of jurors. Two commissioners, at
a salary of $500 each, appointed by the
Governor, are to select 500 names from
among the citizens of New Orleans and de.
liver list of them to the clerk, who, with
the sheriff. shall select by lot each month
forty-eightnames to constitute the petty jury.
Seventy names are to be drawn when grand
jury is to be impaneled, from which the
judge is to select those who are to compose
it. Drawings for the civil courts are made
by the commissioners and the civil sheriff
in presence Of the criminal sheriff, who is
at all times to have the custody of the box.
Only thirty-six jurors are to be drawn for
the First District Court. Challenges to the
array are regulated. All indictments are
to be found in the new court. Witnesses
may be required to give security for ap-
pearance on the oath of the prosecuting
attorney, and when confined the case is to
have speedy trial. The judge may recuse
himself and appoint an attorney to act
The city of New Orleans is required to pro-
vide court room and bear the expenses of
the court The law is to 60 into effect i'm
except as to the sessions of the
court, which are to commence as SOON as
Year: 1874

Tomorrow, If it don't rain, the races will
| commence. As far as the track is con.


cerned. it sheds water like q ducks back,


but as shower baths and races are not com.


monty supposed to 60 together, any open


Ing on the part Of the celestial sluice- gates


will result in an immediate closure of the


Fair Grounds gates.


We hope, however, that we will have a


fair day. A good track may be confidently
promised, tor the recent improvements
thereon, made under the supetintendence
and direction of Captain William Conner,
give us grounds for making an unqualified
promise to that effect.


The first days sport will consist of a race
for all ages, distance one mile and a quar-
ter; the contest for the Pickwick stake,
mile heats for three year olds, and q three
mile race for all ages.


For the Pickwick stake there are thirty.
two nominations. As these are stabbed
here for appearance at the present meeting,
more horses than have ever been gathered
here at one time, either before or since the
war, 1t may reasonably be expected that at
least dozen of these nominations will
start. Among the most prominent of the
flyers that will probably come to the post
may be mentioned the bay gelding Bay
Rum, the bay filly Nettie Norton, the
chestnut colt Stampede and the chestnut
flly Paralee. To add eclat to the contest
for the Pickwick stake, the Pickwick Club
offers, as an additional prize to the winner
valuable and handsome gold mounted
whip.


The sale Of pools Will take place to.nisb.
at Hawkins club room as advertised, We
shall all find out then, how the knowing
ones rank the feetfooted beauties in a
financial and speculative point OF view, and
casual indulgers in fancy stock of q turf na-
ture will have quotations to 90 BY Then
can the sportive Chloe and the dashipg
Daphne have reliable data on which to base
their predictions in the way of naming
the foremost horse and winning the con.
gloves.


For the sterner sex there will be the at
traction of the Paris pools, which were 80
popular at the last meeting.
Year: 1874

THE following is an instance of the Sc
verely calm style of Western reportorial
description: Yesterday morning a
boy sauntered up to a yard on Eighth
Street, where a woman was scratching
the bosom of the earth with a rake, and
leaning on the fence asked, Are you
going round to the backyard after
while p The woman said she didn't
know, maybe she would; why ? Be
cause the boy said, l just saw the els
tern lid fall on the baby's head a minute
ago, and / thought if you went round you
might lift it off, 1t is currently reported
that the woman went"
Year: 1874

A YOUNG lady who prides herself on
her propriety, lately wrote home to her
parents regarding her boarding school
associates. She said: "The girls are
awful slangy. One of them told me the
first day | came here that ! had better
walk off on my ear The little chit.
felt just like putting tin roof on her.
And they use such disgusting phrases as
you bet and bully 1 have pitched
into them several times for their slang,
but they tell me to cheese it., and if they
go on in this way, l shall git up and git,
you bet."
Year: 1874

Thus The Columbus, GA Enquirer
sings verse of the song Of the South =
A sorry sight it will be to see n spike
team, consisting Of skeleton steer and a
skinny, blind mule, with rope harness
and squint-cyed driver, hauling a bar
rel Of new whisky over poor roads, on a
hermaphrodite wagon, into farming
district whore the people are in debt and
the children are forced to practice scant
attire by day and hungry sleeping by
night"
Year: 1874

AS an instance of the vilestingrattude
on record we refer to Newburgh billy
goat, who after having his head extricated
from picket fence through which he
had thrust it to reach some tempting
mouthfuls of grass, turned and butted his
benefactor into the gutter.