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Year: 1878

Miss Nellie ThurstOn made a balloon
ascension from Oneida the other day,
and after a journey of sixty miles
landed safely at Burlington Flats,
OtsegO county, making the distance in
forty minutes. She took with her a
hOming pigeon of the Oneida COmmu-
nifty, and when she reached an altitude
of three miles, undertook TO release it.
Miss ThuTstOn opened the cage. but
the bird would not fly. She then put
it on the edge of the basket and it
Immediately jumped down to the bot
tom and nestled by her in a manner
which seemed to SAY: please protect
me" Miss ThurstOn SAYS she felt
sorry for the pretty little bird, and
dreaded to throw it out, but thought
she would try it again, and see if il
would not 90 willingly; so she sat it
on the edge Of the basket again, when
II Immediately alighted on her should
eT. She then took it in her hand, gave
it a gentle toss. but instead of starting
for the world below, it sailed around
the balloon several times and alighted
again in the basket. She took il again
into her hand, petted it, and with
words of sympathy and assurance she
gave il kiss, saying. Birdie, you
viii go home all right and the pigeon,
as if cOmprehending the words of
kindness and assurance, flew from her
hand and was soon lost sight of. 1t
did not, however, reach its home


until the next day.
Year: 1878

Among other curiOsities on eXhibi-
ton at the American Department Of
the Paris Exposition was a spring
chicken from an American boarding
house. The chicken was taken TO the
guillOtine one morning, but when the
heavy knife fell on its neck the fowl
gave frightened Sqawk. and after one
or two tremendous pulls jerked its
head away from under the knife and
made its way back to the coop in the
Exposition. The knife was sent TO the
the foundry for repaiTs.-BHrlingtOn
Ha10keye
Year: 1878

DEALS IN
Government and Local Bonds and Sc


curities.


GOLD AND SILVER COIN,
Foreign and Domestic Exchange.
From and after this date this bank Will issue
Certificates Of Deposit bearing interest as per
agreement Discounts paper Of every descrip-
lion and does general banking business.
Year: 1878

and promise an abundant yield. The
cotton crop also is not only a large
one, 80 far as respects acreage, but it
is also unusually early and gives all
the promise OF large yield that eau
be afforded at this stage Of the growth
Of the plant. With the present. pros
poets of the maintenance Of peace in
Europe. we cannot reasonably antici-
pate high prices for our exports OF
breadstuffs; but what ws NAV lose ia
that respect we shall far more than
gain on the vastly larger home con-
sumption, cheap bread being always
conducive To general prosperity and
popular content.


The foregoing changes in conditions
OF the kind which most vitally affect
confidence and national prosperity
have all come into play quite recently:
aud, without desiring to exsggerats
their importance, we submit that they
warrant'the hope OF a very substantial
improvement in business during the
second half Of the year.
Year: 1878

has been going down, down ever since,
has been turned out home and church,
and any day we may hear ofa corouer's
inquest over man found dead 10 that
Office


So l had seen one drmkard made.
That glass / saw Richard l.. put to his
lips was said to be his first, and ruined
him. In sight of that closed door, and
remembering the poor victim inside, |
resolved, God helping me, never again
to stand by while the tempter shared
another soul. even though the hand
and voice off friend were enlisted in
his unholy service.
Year: 1878

At a farmers meeting in Barre,
Mass, a member asked why it is that
one-third more seed is required now in
planting grain than in former years e.
fore the threshing machine was inven-
ted,' Another thought that the germ
mating power of large portion Of Il C
grain was destroyed by the lightning
speed of the cylinder OF late years he
has used the fail and the result had JUS
tilted his conclusion. The suggestion
was made that there might be other
causes, perhaps Of an insect origin.
Year: 1878

Farmers OF Van Bursn County will take no
tice that the Old, Reliable. and Ever Ready
rhoenix Mills has been lately thoroughly over.
hauled aad repaired. and by the addition OF
separators, Purifiers and other improvements,
rs now prepared to do all kinds OF Custom and
Merchant Milling on short notice and in first
class style and guarantee good satisfaction.
remember our motto: Forty Pounds oil
A No. Flour to the Bushel."


Our facilities for grinding coarse grains are
complete, and as We have Power Corn Shelter
TO shell your corn Free OF Charge, we would be
glad to have you bring along your grain AND
give us trial, and We think You will be con
vinced that we can give you larger and better
yield OF hour than any mill in the county.


Then come along, come right along.


AT what they say don't be alarmed,


FOR when you see the yield of Flour


Wek know you cannot help be charmed.


For every one will get the same


When with good grain his bags he fills;


they never will keep the grist tor toll


When you drive to the Phoenix Mills.


Paw Paw. June 20. 1877
Year: 1878

A Coon INCOME FOR SOME ENERGETIC LADY
OR GENTLEMAN. The Ohio Scale Works. of
Cincinnati, have just completed and are now
introducing to the public, under the title OF the
Universal Family Scale an article that has
always been needed in every household and,
in communication addressed to the publishers
Of this paper the proprietors ask US TO refer
them 10 some reliable party who viii represent
them in introducing 1t TO the people OF this
county. 1t is very seldom that new article
steps so suddenly into universal favor. House
keepers are loud IN its praise, for 1t possesses
the merit OF beng always ready: there are no
weights TO hunt up and adjust: is always reha-
ble-will not ge. ont OF order-and is an orna-
ment to the kitchen. The description is simply
base surmounted by a hollow column, in
which works spiral spring. so scientifically
gagged and adjusted. as to weigh anything up
to twelve pounds with perfeet accuracy. On
! the top OF the column is the platform on which
the articles TO be weighed ara placed. By the
mere turning OF screw, the tare OF the dish,
plate, or whatever you may use IN weighing, is
| taken out, and the net weight given. House
keepers at once see it's vaiue In weighing sugar
or fruit, in making preserves or jellies, or IN
testing the butchers or grocers weight, and
| the thousand and one cases that occur where
something that should be weighed accurately
is necessary. The scales are handsomely
painted and bronzed, and are sold at about
one-third the price charged for the inferior
scales OF the same capacity. 1t seems to US
that nearly every family In this country would
want one, and it is certainly rare opportunity
for some smart and energetic party to pick up
quite nice little income during the next Few
months. The Company has agents in no more
favorable locations who are making S5 to sc
per day, and there are certainly several in this
vicinity who can do as well. We recommend
such to address the Ohio Scale Works, Elm and


George streets, Cincinnati, o.. and all informa-


ton, &c, will be cheerfully gwen them by


mentioning our paper.
Year: 1878

acih the gloss and freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is thickened, falling hair
checked, and badness often, though
not always, cured by its use. Moth
ing can restore the hair where the
follicles are destroyed, or the glands
atrophied and decayed. But such as
remain can be saved for usefulness
by this application. Instead of foul
ing the hair with a pasty sediment, it
will keep it clean and vigorous. It's
occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling of, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances
which make some preparations dam
gerous, and injurious to the hair, the
Vigor can only benefit but not harm
it. If wanted merely for a
Year: 1878

TooTLE, LIVINGSTON & co. offer the ony frs, class
stock Of ladies' misses and chdens coaks and fine bawls
10 the city Special is taken the selection and purchase
OF the stock for this depamenhe selections being made
entirely from the leading fashionable manufacturers New
YORK Every garment being we'll made cut the latest
and the material and trimmings used of the quality


we take great pride in calling the attention purcbssers


similar establishment not only in this city, the entire
vest Our new Alaska Beaver Velvet Broche and Shetland
Shawls embracing the production everything choice and
ana beautiful to be found in the New York market
Year: 1878

The following rales from the papers
of DR.. West, according to his mem
oraDdum, are thrown together as gen.
eral waymarks in the journey of life:


Never ridicule sacred things or what
others may esteem as such, however
absurd they may appear to you.


Never show levlty when people are
engaged in worship.


Never resent a supposed injury till
you know the views and motives of the
author of it. Aud on no occasion re-
late it.


Always take the part of an absent
person, who is sensured in company, so
far as truth and propriety will allow.


Never think worse of another on ac-
count OF his differing from you in poll
tics and religious subjects.


Not to dispute with a man who is
more than seventy years of age, nor
with a woman, nor with any sort of
enthusiast.


Not to effect to be witty, or Jest so
as to hurt the feelings of another.


To say as little as possible of myself
and those who are near me.


To aim at cheerfulness without levity.


Never to court the favor of the rich
by fattering their vanities or their
riches.


To speak with calmness and delibera~
tion on all occasions, especially of cir>
cumstances which tend to irritate.


Frequently to review my conduct and
note my feelings.
Year: 1878

The first thing to be leaned by boy
or young man, or anyone else having
the least ambition to become useful
member of society, is the habit of say


ing. No matter if a boy or girl has
wealthy parents, each should learn to
save, if for no other reason than that
riches are we'll known ito take to them
selves wings and fly away" Few are
SO well-to-do as to be secure against
poverty and want.


1t is especially important that the
children of people III moderate cirs
cumstances and of the poor, should
learn to take care of the money they get.
boy who is earning fifty cents, SEVEN
ty-fve cents, or o dollar a day, should
manage to save portion of it, If pos
sihle. If he can lay by only twenty
five cents week, let him save that. 1t
doesn't amount to much, it is true; it is
only thirteen dollars year, but it is
worth saving; it is better than wasted;
better saved than fooled away for to-
bacco or beer, or any other worthless or
useless article or object. But the best
thing abont it is, that the boy who
saves thirteen dollars year on very
meager salary acquires habit of taking
care of his money which will be OF the
utmost value to him.


The reason why workingmen as a
class do not get ahead faster-are not
more independents that they have
never learned to save their earnings.
1t does not matter great deal whether
q man receives salary of q dollar a
day or five dollars,ssif he gets rid of it all
during the week, so that there is moth
ing left Sunday night, he will not get
rich very rapidly He will never have
much ahead. But the individual who
receives one dollar per day and is able
to save twenty cents, or the one getting
five dollars who ls careful to lay up o
dollar, is laying up something for o
rainy day.


This is the first lesson to be learned,
and the youth who cannot master it
will never have anything. He will be
menial, dependent.
Year: 1878

It is marked feature of social life in
England, and certainly one of its specs
ial charms, that N others and daughters
are so uniformly seen together ut home.
Not only is the mother the first lady to
whom you are introduced at the house
where You visit, but she is mistress of
the ceremonies throughout; not only
does she preside at the dinner table,
but at all evening parties she sits as
queen. Whatever may be your first
impressions of such an arrangement, if
it happens that your sympathies are
with the younger ladies, you will very
soon learn to think that the mother 8
absence would be very sincerely regrets
ted by the daughters. AS picture, all
must admit the arrangement to be per-
feet. The portly form and matronly
dignity of the mother are an exquisite
foil to the youthful beauty and maiden
ly coyness of the daughters. And You
will find nothing to mar, but everything
70 enhance, the interest of the picture.
The mothers presence never seems to
operate as an unwelcome restraint
Between her and the daughter you will
mark the most joyous, playful, loving
freedom, without the sacrifice of
little of maternal dignity and authority
on the one hand, or of sweet and grace
full duty on the other. 1t may be said
of English families, generally, that
these two things are emiEently charac.
teristic, namely uniform parental su-
thority, and the most charming freedom
of intercourse between parents and
their children.
Year: 1878

A bit of advice to young men who
gre trying to get ahead: Never COM
plain That your employers are selfish.
Not that they are otherwise, but it will
not help matters to growl abont it.
They are selfish. Their employers,
when they were young, were 30 doubt
selfish, and from them they learned the
lesson. You, too, will learn it, and
when you become employers yOu'll be-
come selfish, too. 1t is from selfish
motives that men engage in trade and
seifshness rules their actions. OF
course it would be better, and wiser,
and all thai, it they were not selfish,
but they are. Now, what are you go-
ing to do about it? Why, make it for
their selfish interest to do better by
you, and they will. Respect yourselves
and you will make them respect you.
Remember that you are at disadvan-
tage, aud that there are a hundred
others ready to climb iIto your place If
you do not Eli it, and that those who
employ you are fully aware OF the fact
and ready TO make the most they can
out of it. Remember that if you are
getting 81 900 this year and want 81, 500
next year, you have got to earn 81, 500
this yer. You have got to pay for
promotion, often an exhorbitant price.
and as you have no other means to pay
with, you've got to pay in work. OF
course it's unjust, of course it seem
hard that your employers should keep
and spend money that You have justly
earned, but, Causeur's word for it. it


won't pay to fret or growl about it.
Never be satisfied with having learned
your money" Earn more than your
money, and then in manly, straight>
forward, business-like way, ask for
more pay. Ten chanches to one you'll
get it. If you don't, look about, and
as soon rs you have found better
place, discharge your employer. The
hard work that you have done, the re>
cord of it, aud the reputation you will
have established for hard work, will
make the task of finding new employ
ment comparatively easy. Your capao,


ty for work is your only capital. In-
vest heavily and you are sure to win.
Year: 1878

Iron nails thrown into the drinking
water will make good tonic for the
fowls.


A London editor says that the hens
don't do near the damage in a garden
that women do throwing sticks at them.


In onion is strength for fowls, ac-
cording to the Poultry World. Chop
fine and feed three times week, as
many as will be eaten clean.


Where waste fish can readily be OBJ
tanned they make q. valuable food,
when boiled and fed, but do not feed
too literally, or you may cause your
birds to ''scour" badly.


While all breeders like to have and
to breed "heavy weights, and customs
ers buying breeding turkeys all call for
large birds, it is fact that, for market
purposes, moderate sized, and even
small turkeys command q more ready
sale than do largo ones.
Year: 1878

It's no wonder women can't vote
It's no wonder men fear to. trust the
ballot in the hands of people who can
not manage their own offairs. No per-
son should be allowed to vote who cam
not dress without the assistance of a
paper of pins. Now, if a mans tailor
should send his suit home in the fear,
fully incomplete and unfinished state
in which new dress reached It's wears
er, how quickly it would be sent back,
tied up in bundle Of "cuss words.
But woman receives her new dress
from the dress makers gladly, ioyfully,
contentedly. and fills her mouth as full
of pins as it will hold before she puts
it on, knowing that she will need every
one of them aud more before the dress
is on. Oh woman, woman, if you only
knew how your husband hates the man
that makes pins.
Year: 1878

a Mothers Blue and Gray.
Each thin hand resting on grave,
Her lips apart in prayer,
A mother left her tears


Upon the violets there;
Ger many a road or vale and lawn,
OF hill and forest gloom.
The reaper, Death, had reyeled in
His fearful harvest home.
The lest unquiet summer shone
Upon fruitless fray;
From yonder forest charged the Blue,
Down yonder slope the Gray.
7 he hush of death was on the scene,
And sunset DER the dead,
In that oppressive silentness,
A pail of glory spread;
know not, dare not question how


met the ghastly glare
or each upturned and starless face


That shrunk and withered there,
I knew my noble boy had stood


Through all that withering day
| knew that Willie was the Blue,


That Harry was the Gray.
thought Of Willie's clear blue eye,


His wavy hair Of gold,
That clustered on fearless brow


OF purest Saxon mold;
OF Harry with his raven locks,


An eagle glance of pride;
Of how they clasped each others hand,


And left their mothers side;
How hand in hand they bore my prayer,


And blessing on the way
A noble hear. beneath the Blue,


Another 'Eeath the Gray.
The dead, with white and folded hands,


That hushed our village homes.
I've seen laid ca!my, tenderly,


Within their dark ened rooms;
But there saw with distorted limbs,


And many an eye aslare,
In the soft, purple twilight OF


The thunder-smitten air;
Along the slope and on the sward,


In ghastly ranks they lay,
And there was blood upon the Blue.


And blood upon the Gray.
| looked and saw his blood and his


A swift and vivid dream
OF blended years flashed DER me; then


Like some cold shadow came
A blindness of the eye and brain


The same that seizes one
When men are smitten suddenly,


Who overstare the sun
And while blurred with the sudden stroke


That swept my soul, lay:
They buried Willie in his Blue,


And Harry in his Gray.
The shadows fall upon their graves,


They f II upon my heart,
: ID through the twilight OF my soul,


Like dew, the tears will start;
rhe sta, Eight oonies so silently -
And fingers where they rest,
So hopes revealing starlight falls


And sinks within my breast,
They will no. ask in yond.r Heaven


Where smiles eternal dav,
Why Willie went to wear the Blue,


Why Harry wore the Gray.
Year: 1878

There is a thing of which l want to
speak and that is of the behavior of
girls to young men who are not lovers,
but SIMPLY friends. Let me tell you
plainly that our sex were not meant to
be wooers. The custom prevalent
among a certain class of young ladies of
asking, directly or indirectly. the at
tentions of young gentlemen, is not an
admirable custom. my son." said q
lady to me not long since, sis much
prejudiced against young girl whom
admire, because she is constantly
sending him notes, inviting him to be
her escort here and there, and plann.
ing to have him with her."
Year: 1878

A YOUNG fellow in San Francisco sud-
denly snatehed kiss from q lady
friend. and excused himself by saying
that it was sort of temporary insanity
that now and then came upon him.
When he arose to take his leave the
pitying damsel said to him: ''If you
ever feel any more such fits come right
here, where your infrmity is known,
and we will take care of you"
Year: 1878

Select perfectly ripe ounces, and
have them all about Of sizs. Bake
them in the oven as you would a sweet
apple. Do not pare them, but take out
the stem and eye. When they are per
fectly cooked. arrange them on dish
and serve them with powdered sugar
and cream. Very nice for dessert, lunch
or supper.
Year: 1878

with low bow; and looking straight
at me, be added: l believe you, sir, is
the son of an old timey planter.


Raising on nay horse l babe Uncle
Ned adieu, reminding him to keep a
sharp eye on the crane. He bad
probably been the favorite boy servant
of some rich planter, whose pleasant
duty was TO attend to small things
about the great house, and drive the
young ladies to church or school.
Year: 1878

TIE TICKET The Democratic Non
Partisan Convention, which embled
in Sacramento last week consisted of
Delegates from only fourteen counties.
All that was done BY the Convention was
to indorse the non partisan District nom
nations already made and recommend
them 10 the support of citizens of all po-
litical compilations. This action places
the Citizens Ticket, rs published at the
head of our columns, prominently before
the people of the whole State, as the best
ticket in the field and we feel that it will
be generally supported. While it con-
tains few names that are Objectionable


some from one cause, Some from an
other-taken as whole we think it as
good as can be had. Many of the nomi-
nations epsde are Of the best and there is
not enough of the other kind to do much
hurt.
Year: 1878

Hon. JOHN j. DE HAVEN has been
nominated by the Republicans of Hum
boldt to represent that county in the
Constitutional Convention. He will have
no opposition, the Democrats being
awarded the Senatorial District delegate
We are glad to note this nomination, as
Mr.. De Haven is young man Of fine
ability aud whose judgment and honesty
can be relied upon at all times. lie will
do the State good service and be an hon
or to his county.
Year: 1878

DEMOCRATS DIssATIsFIED.-A good
many Democrats are dissatisfied with
Representative Potter's letter, believing
that it will go to convince many people
that the purpose Of the investigation
started is question OF Hayes title. 1t
Is known that some of the Democratic
members of the Potter Committee are
already sick of the proposed investiga-
ton, and are ready to drop 1t. The COM
mttee have not yet been able to agree
upon line Of action.
Year: 1878

The amendments to the Army bill for
the transfer Of the Indian Bureau to the
War Department, and prohibiting the use
OF troops for civil purposes unless special
ly authorized ~ Act of Congress, were
agreed to in the House Tuesday, and the
bill pissed.
Year: 1878

Editor Democrat Perhaps you will kindly
favor me with little space In your valuabl g
paper. I want to call the attention OF that
minimizing old shopkeeper to the fact
that for thirtyeight years / toiled hard
in the workshop, many years of the
time from 4 in the morning till at might,
and never saw the face of my family
by the light of the sun, Sundays, excepted,
and what for? Not to make myself rich, SO
could go into shopkeeping. No, but to enrich
Just such men as that old shopkeeper, who WI us Is
misfortune to lose any of his limbs, so he can
work at his trade no longer, nor help to
enrich his employer, pauperism is good
enough for such trash.


Well, any way, let the old shopkeeper give
us our true calling. He surely is deaf, or he
would have heard US say, we did not sell var
ish, but that we made it our study to gather
information from the solid brain of the nation
and we endeavor to impart the same to 9TH
ers, and we will not exclude the old shop
keeper; and il he will come to our office, 12e
Carondelet street, we will show him testI'
monials from men who are head-and-shoul
ders above an old shopkeeper in mechanical
science. May the Lord enlighten an old shop
keeper.


NOLD DISABLED MECHANIC.