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Year: 1877

Encouragement too often overtakes
those whose lives pass in the petty de-
tails OF common existence. The mother
whose narrow round of duty confines
her to the range of two or three rooms !;
the primary teacher whose life is
passed i'm the monotony of the school !;
the mechanic whose days are, filled
with activity that never varies-these
typical individuals find it hard to keep
buoyant. hopeful, fresh and resOIute.
But this is just what they must do or
dwindle into ciphers. Or all things
when the mood OF discourageInent
thing else but his own troubles, and
more than this. should take measures
at once to follow new currents of
thought and feeling. Sometimes it is
purely the result of bodily conditions
and requires for its cure sleep, or ex-
ercise in the open air, or change of
diet, or simple waiting till it passes
away of itself, When it springs from
causes not connected with the body,
theu the cure must be spiritual or in
tellectual. An intensely interesting
book, visitations among the poor,con-
slant intercourse with fresh minds,
change of scene, travel, the study of
science new to the patient, anything
that will absorb the brain and keep it
from consuming itself is good medi-
cine. The world is full of beauty and
sunshine. sit is right, meet, and our
bounden duty" that we should open
our hearts to ali the soothing, healing,
invigorating influences of the sky that
bends over US in unchanging love, the
balmy air, the ten thousand voices
with which nature speaks to him
whose ears aae opened TO receive her
gentle teachings.
Year: 1877

manage to drop into each store just as
[ have concluded the bargain. and
I'll be greatly surprised to see you.
Then I'll pretend didn bring money
enough along to pay my expenses,and
will ask you to pay hundred on the
note. Then you can pay me the hum
dred and offer to pay the whole note
for u discount of five percent. l won't
do that ot course, as am sure to get
the whole Of it when it is due. This.
you see, will give me all the credit
want lafs
The idea struck me as a good one,
so down we went to Cincinnati. The
plan worked to dot, followed Pete
into five stores, and paid him one hum
dred dollars each time. on that note,
Pete told the merchants that business
was rushing up here in Kokomo, and
that he must have the goods shipped
at once by express, SO that the clerk
could supply bis customers, and away
went the goods. After making the
last purchase Pete said he had to 60
over the Rhine to zee surly old uncle
OF his, and t)ld me to go to the Gal,
House where we were stopping, and
wait till he came back. alzf


Well | waited all night and he did
not come, and waited till noon the
next day and he didn't come. Fer 3
day and night hunt ed for him. but
all to no use. 1 was afraid he had
been killed or something awful had
happened to him, SO l came home.
When [ got here [ found that Pete
had been at home three days and had
had big auction and sold everything
at big discount. l thought this was
little curious, but that night l went
to see Pete and divide the money.
Well. What dye think? When l
spoke of il he pretended not to know
what was talking about, and said he
hadn't any money to divide with me
nor any body else,


Says to Pete. yell give me back
the five hundred let ye have. any
how?' and darn my buttons eff lie
didn't look perfectly astonished.


you didn't give me any money.
says he, and bc pulled out that note.
You paid me five hundred dollars on
this note, and gave you credit for II.
I'm willing to act fair, and bein's it's
! you, Sam, Ill throw off half of the
one thousand dollars that's due on it,
Give me Eve hundred dollars more
and we'll call it a square DEAL


1 went to see old lawyer Clark
about it, and he told me that the less
said about it the better for me. That's
the reason I won't trust a Dutchman
any further than l can throw three
year old bull by the TAIL
Year: 1877

1t is an old adage older than Priam
that everything is fair in love. An
honest and honorable suitor will never
agree that there is grain of truth in
the ancient bushel OF chat, and accord
ingly disdains rival who would win
heart by other means than fairness :
This idea about wooing is prevalel t
among the gayer Frenchmen of to day,
and, unhappily, among people of more
national phlegma. Such al adage has
brought into being another; every
thing is fair in business. Aud this is
the rock ahead of all young men who
set out to get days march ahead of
poverty, and eventually become mill
lionairs. The story below is illustra-
tive of the cultivation of those sharp
practices which lead to temporary
gain. There are few men who have
not seen, in one way or another, one
sided conspiracy.


'I'll never trust a Dutchman again.
said Sam Rodgers to a lot of his cro-
nies, with whom he was drinking corn
whisky in the back room of a corner
grocery in Kokomo, Indiana, one
night. Sam had the reputation of
making money by sharp practices,an
his reputation was well deserved. He
was an expert in gambling, 'hoss-
trading,' and all manner of confidence
operation-.' No, stree, he continued
sIIl never trus, Dutchman again. If l
know myself.


why, Sam?' asked companion,
Has some putchman been getting
ahead Of yOu:'


Il should say SO, and ef you'll pass
the Ticker, and agree to say nothing
about it I'll tell you how it was done.
You all know Pete Snyder, who used
to keep the little notion store down
on the next corner? Well, he is the
one that socked me for a cool five hun
dred just before he lit out of here for
tall timber. He came to me one day
aud said


Sam, I've got a plan for making
two thousand dollars out of five hun
dred dollars, aud still have the five
hundred. All l want is a partner with
the money and we'll rake in two
thousand dollars in week, and the
other fellow will have the five hun
dred dollars TO boot


Il told him could raise the amount.
and then he gave me his plan. 1t was
to go to Cincinnati and buy two thou
sand five hundred or three thousand
dollars worth of goods and notions on
sixty days, bring them back, sell them
for cash at a shave, and then pocket
the money and bust up. 'All l need
of money! said he, lis to show that
am doing a good business. / won't
buy all the goods at one place. I'll
go to five or six stores and get bill
| of four or five hundred at each place.
So far SO good. Then l want some-
| thing to show them that their money
is ready when the sixty days are up.
You give me your note for one thou
sand five hundred dollars, payable
sixty days after date, and we'll pre-
tend it's for farm you've bought of
me. I'll show the wholesalers this
not to convince them Fm solid. You
20 to Cincinnati along with me, aud
Year: 1877

caH in Wall street You would call j,
Wall street you would hear something
to your advantage


Il did, replied the doctor.
sWen?'


Il called accordingly, and did heal
something to my advantage
'What?' Top looked very mnci
surprised and disappointed at the
same time. 'And did you not write
me similar one last April.
Il am above such cold hearted cruel
ty, SIR said the doctor in tone that
marked his real feelings. The person
who could do such thing must have
something bad about his character
ana l want nothing to do with him.


Good morning DOCTOR said Mr.
Top.


The two gentlemen bowed stillly
and parted. Top felt very uncom fort
able. He finally decided to call at the
place referred to in his letter. Think.
ing 1t might still be an April fool trick
he made a few purchases in the store
and gave his name.


benjamin Top said the person
with whom he was dealing. 'Do you
reside in the city p


Top told him the name of the vi
lage in which he lived.


Did you ever receive letter frc m
this house


Il did /; but it was dated the first day
of April, and | thought it was an
April fool trick. and never replied to
it."


'Far from it, answered the man.
San old gentleman from Ohio came
here about that time, and said he had
brother living in this State, aud he
was looking for him or his children.
We heard that a gentleman by the
name of Benjamin Top lived in your
village. and dropped him line; but
as no answer came, we thought that
the information must be Incorrect


where is he now p asked Mr.. Top


Dead. Your sister, Mrs. Jessup
who resides near this city, answered
the letter we wrote her, iii person
She took him home with her, and 8
short time after arriving there he died
leaving her the whole of his property
amounting 20 fifteen thousand dollars.


He was my uncle,' said Top.


Then by not attending to our lie ttel
you are the loser by at least one hal
of his property


Top went home sadder man thar
when he left it. lie knew that il
would be in vain to appeal to his sis
ter's generosity, for she was widow
and when poor, with five children de
pendent upon her, he had treated hel
with unkindness and neglect. and
there was little likelihood of her shar
ing her good fortune with him.


Top WAS after all, the real April fool
and 40 great was his disappointment
and chagrin that never afterward was
he known to send an April fool letter.
or to play trick on his friends.
Year: 1877




TINS following from the Louis
willie Courier.Journal is applicable
to this as we'll rs o,hcr places IN
this country:


Don't SIT down and say, " Damn
the Dutch" Do like they do. Get
up aud go To work II things amt
lively enough; put your shoulder
TO the wheels OF commerce and trade
aud aid ~ getting the road wagon
of iogyism out OF the mire. Hitch
the mule OF energy in the shafts,
take the whip of enterprise in your
hand ana make the dust fly along
the road OF progress Get up dod
blast your lazy hides, adver ise
your business, let people through
out the country know who you are
and what you've got to sell and our
word for it you'll have something
else to do and think about tins fall
than to set around and wait for bu
sincss TO come TO you @nd cusS
the Dutch. "
Year: 1877

The following were the receipts and shipments
Of the leading articles Of produce this city during
the twenty four hours enLins at T O'Clock on
Saturday morning, and for the corresponding
time last year:
Year: 1877

The testimony of Miss Jane Parry, the
plaintiff in breech-of-promise case, which
came before the Queens Bench Division,
London, fortnight ago, is as racy as any
thing between the covers of "Pickwlck Pa
pers." She explained to the jury she was
"the proprietress of shell fish shop" and
that the defendant "was in the bottle way
and such like" After telling her that his
home was furnished '' beautiful and that
he was seeking wife, he added:


"Well, what do you say for yourselfe
Your are good daughter to your parent" !"


She answered that she would never leave
her parent. When the old lady died and
the whole shell-fish business became hers,
the defendant said to her:


Your mother is dead now.''


81 must show my parent proper respect
therefore not before six MONTHS she an
swered.


At the end of six months he again asked
her to marry him, and she told him that he
was foreigner and had better marry one
of his own country women who could speak
his sentiments which she could not. He
replied that they must be married the next
day.


81 am in deep mourning" she quickly
objected.


"Never mind" said he, it will be soon
over and very economical"


"The next morning." said the witness
very archly to the jury, 81 got up and
dressed myself for the occasion. was
still in mourning, but covered it up with q
nuns white wall ..#... ....e


The wedding was postponed and the lady
her mourning and her shell-fish.
The suit was renewed and broken off again
and again. the defendants affection SEEM
ing to be in accord with his appetite for
oysters. He first fell in love with her
while he was eating one Of her "stews,"
as she undertook to prove by memoran-
dunn book. There was no entry on the
pages, but she accounted for it's absence on
the theory that she "did not put any in
ward feeling on what he then said to her."
She remembered his asking her if she was
and Englishwoman and that she answered,
Sc ham,
Year: 1877

| The Virginia (Nev) Enterprise tells this
affecting story: "Charles Kaiser, who


has the only hive of bees in town, says


that when he first got his swarm his old
cats curiosity was much excited in regard


to the doings of the little insects, the like
Of which she had never before seen. At


first she watched their comings and goings
at II distance. She then f1attened herself
upon the ground and crept along toward


the hive, with tail horizontal and quivering.


1t was clearly evident that she thought the


bees some new kind of game. Finally she


took up position at the entrance of the


hive, and when bee came in or started
out, made a dab at it with her paws. This


went ON for time without attracting the
special attention of the inhabitants of the
hive. Presently, however, old Tabby'
struck and crushed a bee on the edge of
the opening to the hive. The smell of the
crushed bee alarmed and enraged the whole
swarm. Bees by the score poured forth
and darted into the fur of the astonished
cat. Tabby rolled herself in the grass,
splitting, sputtering, biting, clawing, and
squalling as a cat never squalled before.
She appeared n mere ball of fur and bees
as she rolled and tumbled about: She was
at length hauled away from the hive with
a garden rake, at the cost of several severe
stings to her rescuer. Even after she had
been taken to distant part of the grounds
the bees stuck in Tabby's fur, and abont
once in two minutes she would utter an
unearthly 'yowl' and bounce full yard
in the air. On coming down she would
try to scratch an cal, when sting ON the
back would cause her to turn succession
of back somersaults and give vent to
running fire of squalls. Like the parrot
that was left alone with the monkey, old
Tabby had dreadful time. Two or three
days after this adventure Tabby was caught
by her owner, who took her by the neck
and threw her down near the beehive.
No sooner did she strike the ground than
she gave fearful squall, and at single
bound reached the top of fence full six
feet in height. There she clung for mo-
menl, with tail as big as q rclling-pin,
when with another bound and squall she
was out Of sight and did not again put in
an appearance for over a week
Year: 1877

Whenever fly, or other insect, small
flying seed, quick-lime, dust, or any other


minute object, gets into your eye, do not


adopt the common habit of rubbing. or


even washing with water, but gently raise,


or get gentle hand to raise for you, the
eyelid, aud bend the head forward. In
keeping thus the eyelid elevated, and the
eye quiesceut for few moments, one feels


the flow of tears starting from the organ


which seldom fails to bring along with it


the cause of the pain, or at least carry it


toward the corner of the eye next the nose,


from whence it may he removed by fine


handkerchief folded to a point. If this


operation is not sufficient, then finger
ought to be passed frequently, yet gently,


from the exterior corner of tae eye toward
the interior corner, by which means the


substance is made TO descend toward the


the lachrymal glands, from whence it may
be drawn by a fine hair pencil. If the ir-
ritating substance still remains, then we
are further instructed that "the upper eye
lid must be taken as before, and kept ele-
waited as much as possible, and the eye
being then turned toward the nose, very
fine camePs-hair pencil dipped in cream,
oil. or perfectly fresh butter, without an


atom of salt in it, remember, must be in
troduced between the eyelids and the body
of the eye, beginning at the exterior cor
ner and ending at tie interior corner.
If the very fine hair pencil is not success
fnl, you win be almost certain to succeed
with one rather larger. Should all these
efforts fail, which is extremely unlikely if
they are properly performed, do not set to
work rubbing or washing the eye, as you
must obtain professional assistance. Be
sure TO bathe the eye in cold water as soon
as, and for some time after, the substance
has been extracted.
Year: 1877




The sweetest oratory that have listened
to on cliff or in forest was when awoke
froin twilight dream which had overta-
ken ME as sat leaning aginst the base of a
monster tree. They were upon the oppo-
site side, and could not run. This il
what she said


"Since we were children ] have felt a
deep interest and fliendliness In your wei
fare. and since I came to know the blessed
ness of hope have louged to share my joy
with you. Win you give your heart to
your Maker % -9


He said 81 can't do that, Molly. l
would if could, because you wish it. I
gave it to You last winter during our meet
ings of the 'Jsu d'esprit,' and if you really
don't want to keep it yourself, If you really
don't in the least care for it, you may give
it to whoever you like, for shall never
have any use for it. would like, you
know. to share a blessedness of hope very
likely much the same as yours if you would
only arrange things SO that I might have
you all the time to divide the joy with me
which hope you mean; can't you do that,
Molly s''


She said, 80 John y and then there was
a fnmbling, and if he didn't kiss her, and
she didn't kiss him, why g Katy Did," and
the woods are full OF them. Then she said,
" You must tell pa how you feel" and he
said


"Isn't it too soon after getting new
heart to tell a fellows experience ?'' and
she said


g Not at all. It is proper, and am very
happy"


He said Not as happy, Molly. as Ii I
had given my heart to the Lord are you ?'
He asked his question in pathetic and
apprehensiye tone, and she replied


!" It's all the same, John. I'll see that
the good Lord gets it last


Then they went off to inform pa, and get |
~ earthly blessing from him, for John is
in the leather business and very prosperous.
Chicago Times Camp Meeting Letter.
Year: 1877

The Right of Petition.-A petition WAS
being circulated yesterday praying the
Legislature not to amend the charter OF the
city without giving the opponents OF the
measure bearing. Many taxpayers are
opposed to the further issue OF bonds, and
it Is suspected that the said amendment has
this object in view
Year: 1877

w
the committee first awarded the contract he
met Mr.. Ellyson, and remarked that he was
sorry to part with him, but that it was So,
that the State had underbid him. That was
the only time he ever spoke to him as to the
States bid.


Mr.. Pickrell said he was sorry TO differ
with the committee, but he thought this
was matter that should be investigated
by special committee, and he would pre-
sent resolution to carry out that idea.


Dir. Manly said he thought there ought to
be competition in this as we'll as in every
other business.


Bfr. Wagner opposed the motion for Sc
1ect committee.


Mr.. Kellam said that the report belonged
TO the Common Council, and not to this
BODY: that it seemed to have been made in
response to o resolution from that body.


Mr.. Williams said that he desired the
Board should have the information on the
subject, that it was customary for a report
to be made to the body in which the chair
man of committee had q seat; but IL 1t
was the pleasure OF the Board he would
withdraw the report and submit it to the
Common Council. - a..


Mr.. Todd said it was not necessary for
the committee to report its action; that 1t
was empowered by ordinance by the Coun-
Gil to award contracts for printing and ad-
yertising.


The resolutions were withdrawn, and it
was agreed that, the Beard having the in
formation, the report should be presented to
the Common Council.


THE PUBLIC PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.


Mr.. BeaIi presented the report Of the
special committee appointed to examine
the places OF public amusement in the city,
and with it q Joint resolution referring the
report to the Committee on the Fire De-
partment, with instructions to see that the
measures therein referred to be carried into
effect. Il ssl 4 5$s
On motion Of Mr. Todd, the report was
Year: 1877

l. an increase Of egg be desired in
tie poultry yard. before large sums of
money are expended in the purchase o.
everlasting LAYERS. we would recom-
mend he system Of keeping 10 hens az
ter the first, or, at the most, their second
wear Early pullets give the increase,
and The only wonder i that the people
persist as they do in keeping up hens
which lay one day and stop three, in-
stead OF laying three days and stopping
one. In some parts OF England il is the
inyariable rule to keep tie pullets only
one year. Feeding will do a great deal
a surprising work indeed-in the pro-
ddction of eggs, but not when old hens
are concerned; they NAV put on fat, but
they cannot pat down eggs. The tale
is told, their work is over; nothing re-
mains to be done with them bur to give
them a smell of the kitchen fire, and the
sooner they get that the better. OF
course there are some old favorites
must lifCo jug III " OC epdICu d lOug
as they can send forth their representa-
tives. Judicious mating, by which we
mean the advantage of a comparatively
youthful cockerel, may be the means of
even exhibition poultry making their
appearance from the eggs of the good
old hen, and here we have the excep-
ion to the rule oupn which we insist
London Agricultural Gazette.
Year: 1877

Many farmers have 10 convenient
place in which to store their ashes. and
consequently they put them in barrel,
out of doors. Too often these are len
uncovered, or the covers blow of. leav-
ing the ashes exposed TO the damaging
influence Of the rain and dew. Evil
dcuiiy they do not realize the great ,..l-
ne which ashes contain a. lerii,izing
agcnt. II they did they would never
allow them to run 10 waste. CA She
contrary. they would apply them to
their crops. Ii 4 man has a good place
in which to keep them, one in which
they cannot be injured by rain and in
which there i no danger from fire. il i,
well enough to let years stock accu
mulate and apply them in the SPRING
This. however, in case part OF them are
not needed for crops in the summer.
some OF our readers who have ashes
which they think they ought TO dispose
OF in order TO prevent loss, NAV here in
quirc to what speGFarcrops they should
be applied at this season Of the wear
We reply that for onions, ashes are
among the very best Of fertilizers. For
this crop, il applied now, they should
be strewed along the rows lengthwise.
and the cultivators should be run be-
tween them or else they should be hoed
by hand. Applied to Indian corn.
handful to each hilg Immediately before
a rain, or Just before the crop +, hood.
they give good returns. They are also
very good Tor vines in the garden. H.
moist seasons the application Of ashes
10 grass land Immediately after the first
crop of hay has been removed, has a
very fine effect and iusures good crop
OF rowen. There are WAYS enough in
which all the ashes that are made can be
protitably used on the farm, and they
certainly ought to be saved and used TO
the best possible advantage. - V. T..
Homestead
Year: 1877

To fatten horse that has fallen of in
flesh, is sometimes a tedious business
indeed, the work OF Months. The fol-
lowing suggestions to accomplish it,
however, though without pertcrnity.
look to US as wise and to the purpose.
Many good horses deyour large quanli-
ties OF grain and hay, and continue Thin
and poor; the food ea'en is not proper
~ assimilated. Ii the usual food has
been unground grain or hay, nothing
but change will effect any desirable
alteration in the appearance OF the ami
nal. In case oatmeal cannot be obtain
ed readily. mingle bushel of fax seed
with bushel of barley, one of oats and
another of Indian corn, and let il be
ground into a fine meal. This will be
fair proportion for all his feed Or
the meal, or barley, oats and corn, in
equal quantities. may be produced, and
one-iourth part of oil cake mingled on
cut food. Feed two or three quarts Of
this mixture two or three times daily,
mingled with a peck of cut hay and
straw. If the horse will eat greedilv,
let the quantity be gradually increased
/ until he will eat four or six quarts ey-
cry feeding. three times day. SO long
as the animal will eat his allowance, the
quantity may be increased a little every
day. Avoid the prac ice of allowing a
horse 10 stand at rack well filed with
hay. In order TO fatten horse run
down in fish, the groom should be very
particular to ieed the animal no more
tLan he will eat up clean and lick his
manger for GermdntO,cn Tele-
graph.