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Year: 1877

It is an easy thing to be civil, and all though, in the language of the old pro- verb, fine words butter no parsnips, ,' they frequently. nay, almost invariab- ly, have kindly effect, and influence the mind as we'll as the heart. Never theless there are certain persons who go through the world as if determined never to utter 8 civil phrase, never to do 8 civil turn. The are naturally rough, harsh. peevish and dissatisfied, and even when appealed to in matters of business they will indulge Tn such a spirit and assume such an air, as to make the intercourse cold, formal and repulsive. A sad mistake in every point of view. All of us are more or less dependent upon civility. It softens and sweetens the intercourse between man and man-it breaks down barriers and impediments that would otherwise exist, it appeals to the higher and more refined qualities of our nature, and it bespeaks not only intelligence and pol ish, but clearness of head and goodness of heart.
Year: 1877

The navigation of the Don is much more difficult than that of the Volga. The river is extremely shallow, and the sand banks are continually shifting, so that many times in the course of the day the steamer runs aground. Some times she is got off by simply reversing the engines, but not unfrequently she sticks so fast that the engines have to be assisted. This is effected in a curious way. The captain always gives a num- Der of stalwart Cossacks free passage on condition that they will give him the assistance he requires; and as soon as the ship sticks fast, he orders them to jump overheard with stout hawser and haul her of! The task is not a pleasant one. especially as the poor fel- lows cannot afterward change their clothes; but the order is always obeyed with alarcity and without grumbling. Cossacks, it would seem, have no per- sonal acquaintance with colds and rheu- matism. In the most approved manuals of geography the Don figures as one of the principal European rivers; and it's length and breadth give it right to be considered as such, but it's depths in many parts is ludicrously out of propor. tion to it's length and breadth. I re- member one day seeing the captain of 8 large flat bottomed steamer slacken speed, to avoid running down man on horseback, who was attempting to cross his bows in the middle of the stream Another day not less characteristic incident happened. A Cossack pas. senger wished to be set down at place where there was no pier, and on being informed that there was no means O. landing him, coolly jumped overheard and walked ashore. This simple method of disembarking cannot, of course, b. recommended to those who have nt special local knowledge regarding tht exact position of sand banks and deer pools.
Year: 1877

"I wonder" said Henry Harvey "why girls and boys ought to mind at once when they are spoken toq Right off now! they keep saying, just as my boat Is ready to swim, or a wheel just ready to fasten to my wagon; it's something all the time! will be glad whenl'm a man, and there'll be no one to say right off now! be quick as you can y and all those unpleasant things"

 once is one of the best habits in the world. It makes prompt, active, ener- getic business men. Why, it is the "now at once, right off," that leads all the work in the world, and gets the pay for it, too. A boy that is prompt and ready will be just the boy that will get | recommended for place in store, or an office. and when he gets the place he will keep it until he gets promoted, till finally he becomes membe of the firm, and probably it's manager. All this because lLe is on hand, ready and prompts; sees what needs to be done, and is ready to do it.

 It is not the ito -morrOws" that do the work of the world, it's the ito day" Tomorrow never comes. A boy that knows he could do thing tomorrow, or the next, would probably never do it.

 l once read of a man all whose work was to bring a pail of water every morning. He grew to dread it so much that he finally brought it the night before i; and then it came to be con stant dread all day-that pail of water that he would have to bring at night. That something to do in the future came to be the dread and misery of his life. If some one had told him, ''Go at once and bring pail of water,' and he had obeyed, it would have saved him days and nights of suffering.

 The boy who Is prompt makes an ef-

 icient man. Work quickly and cheer fully, boys; you will thus be happy Tn your work and make others happy. Re solve to do your work in the world promptly, cheerfully, and as we'll as it is possible for you to do it, and most of life's troubles will be conquered. When your mother asks you to do thing obey her at once show her that you like to do her bidding it is the only manly way, and it makes her happy. When your father makes request of you show him that you know how to obey and will be man some day yourself The best generals are those who once knew how to obey orders. In short dear boys, practice quick and ready obedience to all who have the right tC command you. So will you be worthy to fill high stations, and know how tt command others.
Year: 1877

FOR ridding lawns of unsightly weeds, such as plantain and dandelions, the following plan is recommended by an experienced gardener: To the end of light wooden rod attach small sponge, or better, wind a few thick nesses of cloth around it, dip the sponge In oil of vitriol, and with it touch the heart of the weed. The oil of vitriol may be carried in a wide mouthed bottle at the end of another rod.
Year: 1877

WE call attention to the advertisement of the Hot Blast Oil Stove. We can recommend it as very desirable article for Summer use It is the latest improvement of a most useful article
Year: 1877

THE Danbury Ne,os has discovered that turing the bed of river will keep boys from going in swimming. They go ill once, but the rest of the summer is used up in scraping the tar off their heels.
Year: 1877

THE following is said to be cure for bleeding at the nose: Take equal parts of burnt alum, white sugar, and white of an egg. Mix we'll, make swab by rolling cloth hard the size of the nostrils, saturate the mixture, and in- sert in the nostrils. The bleeding will immediately cease.
Year: 1877

VINEGAR CANDY.-One cup white sugar, one-half cup vinegar; boil till it crisps in cold water. This makes an excellent candy, and something benefi cial also, as it is good for colds. If the vinegar be very strong, take little less of it and some water; but for us the strength of the vinegar never hurts. When done, pour out on buttered plates, and either mark off in squares all inch or two wide as it cools, or else, when cool enough to handle, draw it until it is nice and white; then cut it into sticks.
Year: 1877

Coop DRAINAGE-From the fowl yards is as important consideration towards keeping the stock in health and thrift as is plenty of sunlight in the houses and thorough ventilation, at any season of the year.

 . Surface water should never be allowed to stand upon the ground where the poultry run. A knoll, bank or hill, is the best location for the chicken house and the yards where the fowls are kept. Unless the premises are well drained, either naturally or artificially, disease will generally be generated from the wet surface of the ground; and a flat or concave yard, in or upon which the rains may settle, and form pools around it, is wretched place, indeed, in which to attempt to keep the birds.

 A knoll or mound may be raised by blowing the ground over several times, throwing the soil constantly toward the centre, or by "back-furrowing, as it is called by farmers in certain sections. A common ditch inside the yard is of little account, unless the incline outwards is very sharp. A narrow, small ditch will soon get filled up by the hens scratching loose earth into It. A ditch around a yard outside, leading to lower ground, is of far greater service.

 But, through whatever means the drainage is affected, it, should be thor oughlg done where the land lies flat around the fowl houses, Even if the top-water does not show itself, such grounds are always excessively damp and very unhealthy. And this fact, ex- isting in many instances, may give many poulterers the clue to the causes of diseases with which they often find their fowls afflicted, and which they at tribute to all else save this bad or insuf- cient drainage of their grounds Poultry World,
Year: 1877

CIDER JELLY.-Soak half box, or one ounce, of gelatine in quart of sweet cider for ten minutes; add small cupful of quince or crab-apple jelly, chop fine, and place in the pan over the fire until all is dissolved; then add small cupful white sugar, while hot. Strain into metal molds, previously oiled, to prevent its sticking.
Year: 1877

THERE is story told of two Scotch lads who knew little of gunnery and Natural history, but were familiar with King James's Bible, and of the winged heads that pass for cherubs in painting and sculpture. Going out gunning together, one of them shot a bird and the other ran to secure the trophy. Coming near where it had fallen, he found an owl so sprawled in the grass as to present to his view only head with staring eyes and a pair of wings attached. Instantly he shouted ill dis may: ''We're in for it now, Jack ; we've shot a cherubim !"
Year: 1877

Last week q man by the name o! 8.
l.. Durant, living short distance be,
low Don Stevenson. shot himself. JUS
tice Dion vas notified of the fact, and
Immediately held an inquest over the
remains of the unfortunate man, the
verdict being suicide, but the cause for
his doing the rash act is not known.
Mr.. Durant leaves a wife acd family II
St. Paul. He had no letters on his per


son. but in his valice was the picture of
his wife and large switch Of her hair.
Year: 1877

Thomas Morton who started out from
Lincoln on the 18th ult., arrived home
Saturday-evening. He had no particular
trouble in getting through to Tongue
River, with the exception OF being de-
layed day or two while on his way up
there. He saw small party of Indians
on this side of the bad lands, but not be-
ing perceived by them, he was soon ena-
bled to get out of their reach. Then he
saw another party of red skins some dis
tance off, on the other side of the Little
Missouri who we're travelling northward,


but were soon out of sight. He crossed
the trail of about three hundred Indians
in the bad lands, who are supposed to be
the ones that made SO much trouble IN
the Black Hills about a month ago. They
don't seem to belong to either the Nez
Percez or to Sitting Bulls command, but
are renegades from agencies looking out
for small unprotected parties to pick them
up. In ether words they are outlaws and
should be locked after. They are not
over one hundred miles from here, and it
would be but little trouble to clean them
out and rid the country of set of worth
less vagabonds. Aside from the country
on the Little Missouri, both on this side
and the other, there were no Indians to
be seen. After stopping one day with
Gen. Miles, he boarded the steamer Rose
Bud and came home. Tom is an excel
lent man for the business, and General
Miles would certainly be glad to secure
his services He is like all frst-class
scouts, quiet and genial in his general de-
pertinent, but as determined as Sitting
Bull himself when he has duty to per-
form.
Year: 1877

An Irishman went to theater tor the
first time. Just as the curtain descended
on the first act. an engine in the base
ment exploded, and he was blown
through the roof, coming down IN the
next street. After coming to his senses,
he asked. s:An' what piece do yez play
next:
Year: 1877

An exchange says: "Shall we cherish
the beautiful - OF course we shall-two
or three at once, if necessary. It is
pretty mean sort of man who will not
do all the cherishing he can when the
preponderance of woman is as three to
one. We have found, however, that 1t IS
not we'll to cherish more than one in the
same town.
Year: 1877

from the effects of the warm weather and are de-
bilitated, are advised by physicians to take mod
crate amounts of whisky two or three times during
the day In little while those who adopt this ad-
vice frequently increase the number of drinks"
and in time become confirmed inebriates. bev-
erage which will not create thirst for intoxicating
liquors, and which is intended especially for the
benefit of debilitated persons, whether at home or
abroad, is Dr. Schpncks Sea Weed Tonic. Con-
tanning the juices of many medicinal herbs, this
preparation does not create appetite for the in
toxicating cup. The hOurishing and the life sup
porting properties of many valuable natural pro-
ductions contained in it and well known to medi-
cal men have q most strengthening influence. A
single bottle of the Tonic viii demonstrate its val


liable qualities. For debility arising from sickness
over exertion or from anY cause whatever wine


glassful OF Sea Weed Tonic taken after meals will
strengthen the stomach and create an appetite fol
wholesome food. EO all who are about leaving


their homes we desire to say that the excellent ef
fects of DR.. Schenck's seasonable remedies, Sea
Weed Tonic, and Mandrake Pills, are particularly
evident when laken by those who are injurlously
| affected by change of water and diet, No person


should leave home without taking supply of these


safeguards along. For sale by all druggists.
Year: 1877

The St Louis Times very wickedly re-
quests its Methodist brother Hayes to
have the kindness to pack erring Brother
Key down in ice, SO that he may keep for
the remainder of the season. He may be
useful hereafter as an awful example for
the orators of the Murphy movement.
Year: 1877

We shall, from time Ia time, with the consent of the authors, copy compositions (originaD, or so much of them as We find sufficiently entertaining and well composed as to justify their publication. We have been permitted, by some of the scholars, 10 use their ideas committed to writing and read on Friday at the school house. We will state in connection with this, that the following subjects were selected by the scholars and written during the morning. without aid from parents or others, and are entirely original The name of the author of each subject we give as we'll as age. The reader. therefore, will have the better Op- portunity of judging of their merits. We have quite a number of other compositions which we shall take occasion to publish at some future time, all of which are full of originality, and portray the thoughts of the young authors most viyidly and with won- derful naturalness.
Year: 1877

Twenty miles from Camp Mcdowell, A. T., situated in beautiful little valley, on the Verde River, is an old Aztec ruin. It is supposed to have been about four stories high, the parts of the wall that remains be- ing some twenty feet in height. There are about four hundred rooms on the basement floor and some large cedar pillars for the purpose of holding up the second floor On digging down through the dirt, which had filled the rooms, there were found stone axes and dishes, and in one place small fan beautifully carved out of stone, and vari- ous things used by the Aztecs for cooking utensils and outdoor work, very curiously wrought out of stone and burnt clay. The surrounding country for eight miles is thick ly dotted with ruins of smaller dimensions, giving it the appearance of a large town or city, the large ruin being used as kind of block-house to protect the people from the wild savages who then infested Arizona.

 PAULIN s. 0sBoRN-age 16.
Year: 1877

time before it is high tide. When it is full tide. it would be impossible to reach the caves, ss they would be filled with water. Full tide only occurs once year. IL Is when the moon Is in certain position. By standing on these rocks and looking out into the ocean, you will see whales, seals and porpoises, which dart into the water and come out far beyond. Often the first notice you have of the whales approach, is by noticing the water which they spout up in the air. The prettiest of all of the scaly tribe, that l have seen in the water, Is the fying-fi which is white, and quite small. They suddenly appear from under the water, and then fly for several yards, and then dart under the water again. There are great many strange things to be seen there for those not accustomed 10 seeing the many wonders of the Ocean.

 LILLY BAsHFoRD-13.
Year: 1877

In company with my mother and few friends We stepped upon the cage, and were lowered into the shaft. The many levels re- minded me of the stories of ancient castles and their subterranean passages Upon ar irving at the eighth level we found many miners at work extracting ore. They were working by candle-light. The ore was hoisted to the surface in cars. While we were there they set of great many blasts, which frightened us very much. We also found specimens of lime, which were formed by the water dropping from the top of the tunnel, and were very pretty when brought to the light. It was very dark when we were coming up, and on arriving at the top we could hardly see.

 HETTTE CURTIs-age 13.
Year: 1877

Charles Tienan, a gentleman gambler,
roc dealing the cards not a stones throw
som the Southern Hotel, st. Louis, when
.ho cry of fire ran through the streets. He
jronped the cards and elbowed his way
thrdnch the crowd in front of the hotel.
The shrieks of affrighted women rang in
his ears; lie sprang to the rescue and
taking helpless woman in his arms carried
bor ont TO the street. Then he went back
and rescued another woman from death.
He was terribly scalded, but there were
voices still pleading for help, and he went
hack into the fiery furnace only to meet
his own death. All that was left of the
heroic gambler was laid out in a handsome
coffin, and the reporters state that many
ladies and gentlemen called at the gam
bling.house on Wednesday to look upon
his face and grieve over his untimely fate.
"Whatever of offenses," says the Republican,
Imay have stained his soul were wiped
out by the encircling flames, and from
that baptism of fire the spirit of Charles
Tienan rose pure and undefiled, while his
name will live for years in the memory of
those who read of his heroism as that of as
true a hero as history knows" The out
cast who preys upon his fellow-men for
years and then perishes on an errand to
save is popular type of character in the
West. 1t is John Oakhurst or Jack
Hamlin with more of the saving grace.
Heroism is heroism the world over, in
sinner or saint, gambler or deacon. But il
is easier for a gambler to sacrifice his life
under the pressure of excitement than it is
for an ordinary sinner. His habits of life
make him reckless in taking enormou,
risks. To place his own life at stake anC
to play with fire for another life-it i
herOism under the guise of game o
chance.-N Y. Tribune
Year: 1877

Ex-GOv. Fenton of New York gave some
OF the results of his observations in the
south and other parts of the country to
the editor of the jamestown Journal a few
days ago. Of the Southern whites he said /:


They have come to feel the importance of
better understanding between classes and
sections. The real cause of alienation,
secession, and war having disappeared,
they find at last that their peace and pros
perty are intimately connected with the
people OF the North and that their in.
terests are and must be, in the nature oi
thlngs, common interests. The violence oi
feeling against the colored race was now
restricted almost wholly to what was gen


orally known as the poor whites, between
whom there has always been more or les:
conflict In the late political canvass the
oetter portion, which was the controlling
cement cement of the white population, cared
httle whether the President was Republi
can or Democrat, so that the policy Of the
administration was pacific and they coulC
secure the control of their State affairs.
Year: 1877

A new departure in Matchmaking is an
nounced at Auburndale, Mass. With the
ordinary watch a chief item of expense is
in adjustment. This is now performed by
hanging the watch in various positions, as
certaining thus whether the balance wheel
is heavier at one point than at another,
and tightening the wheel wherever it is
too heavy. There is further adjustment
needed to compensate for differences of
temperature.) The new watch contains
fewer works than the ordinary one, and
these are set around the center and driven
by handspring beneath them. By means
OF toothed rim around the watch, inside,
all the works are made to perform COM
plete rotation around the center of the
watch-aside from their own proper
motions-completing the performance
once every two hours. Any irregularity
from difference Of weight of parts of the
machinery is thus wholly compensated,
no matter what may be the position in
which the watch is carried, since in any
and all positions the centre of gravity for
the machinery, for any two hours as a
whole, will be uniform. A factory has been
started to make the new watches, and it is
expected that they will be cheaper than the
old ones. At all events the invention can
be properly designated as a revolution in
Matchmaking.
Year: 1877

Some conceited goose thinks that
in the event of Pho Mono s death, the
chance of succession wi l lie between
Cardinal Manning of London and
Cardinal McCloskey, of New York.
There is about as much probability
of our inheriting the fortune of Miss
.Burdett COutts.
Year: 1877

Col. Valentine Baker, who served
q year in Horsemonger Lane Jail for
an attempt at rape on an English
girl, has been made chief of cavalry
and mounted police in the Turkish
service. He may live to have a
seraglio of his own and---cut his
throat with pair of scissors.
Year: 1877

A great man never dies in goodly
circumstances, but terrible row is
made over his gold before he is
fairly laid in the ground. Should
he die comparatively poor--as did
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster,
who were not Credit Mobilier states
men-his relatives content them
selves with their consanguinity; but
if he leaves a goodly heritage of
coin or greenbacks, then scene of
domestic pickering commences fol-
lowed by legal steps to prove the
testatOr's insanity at the time the
will was executed.


1t would seem as if the will Of
Cornelius Vanderbilt, man of re-
markable tenacity both of intellect
and bodily vigor, is to be attacked
in this way because he left the lions
share to his son William, to whose
prudence and caution he was on
more than one occasion indebted for
his largest gains. The contest comes
from the daughters and their hus-
bands. The eldest married Daniel
B. Allen the second James NJ Cross;
the third, Daniel Torrance; the
fourth, George A. Osgood. the turf
man and yacht racer; the fifth was
partially insane and unmarried; the
sixth married Horace F. Clark, and
since died; the seventh, Mons La
-ftte; the youngest married Nathan
B. Labau. When the Commodore
married his second wife Miss
Crawford, of Mobile) some of these
young ladies were bitterly opposed
to it and one of them circulated in
famous stories about her step
mother, alleging that the marriage
was a compromise to avoid shoot
ing scrape. The birth of the Com
modore's first child by his second
wife gave the lie to that. business.
however.


The idea that the old mans mind
was out of order at the time of his
executing his will, or at any time
more than ten days before his death,
is not to be entertained by anybody
who knew that erect figure and
piercing gray eye. He was man
who would have lived a hundred
years had his business operations
been ON less gigantic scale. As it
was, the labor of the mind wore out
a herculean body. Temperate liv
ing alone had kept the brain cool
when the wiry frame began to droop
and the sinewy limbs to atrophize.
No sane man who knew the old
Commodore during his lifetime,
will credit this story of his insanity.
He belonged to race of men who
are fast passing away, men who
never jeopardize health in the pur-
suit of pleasure. 1t won't do to tell
us he was crazy--too thin, my lords.


The Portland Standard says that
the papers with patent outsides"
are refreshing their readers with the
Vicar of Wakefield" We know a
paper that don't use patent out
sides" and which palmed off the
principal portion of Victor Hugo's
work on the sewers of Paris from
sthe 9th Book of Les Mtsera5les, as
Original.