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Year: 1874

How TO TAKE THE ''Cowf" ODUi: ouT
OF MILk One OF the difficulties the
mlkman and cheese factory have to con-
tend with is the "cowy' odor in freshly
drawn milk. 1t is worse even than the
animal heat, or rather more troublesome
to get rid OF. 1t is much more perceptihlc
in hot weather than it is in cold. and
varies in intensity with the health and
condition Of the COW. TO remedy this an
inventor has contrived the following: 1t
is tin pail, the bottom of which is
perforated with one or two rows of holes.
The milk is turned through a straincr
fastened over the top, and ii comes out
through the holes Ii starts in streams,
but before it gets down a foot or fifteen
inches il is separated into drops and all
aerated All know what deodoriZer
pure air is. Almost any farmer can get
up simple arrangement which will serve
the purpose very well, or if he can't do 1t
himself he can 90 to the tinman and get
him to punch holes in the bottom of pail
and hang it up over can or other vessel,
so that in dropping down through the air
it will be thoroughly aerated. But it must
be in pure air. The air Of a filthy COW
house will not do it,
Year: 1874

"A good mother trying to explain
to young hopeful the other day about
fighting against the devil. After
telling the little fellow who the devil
was and how hard it was to success
fully resist, he turned around and
said '.Mama, I'd be scared of the old
devil, but if was to come across one
of his little devils I'd knock the stuff
ing out of him"
Year: 1874

Having full faith in the country, they mean to stay by 1t until the day of general jubilee shall come, when all can rejoice together in It's peace and prosperity.

 Drop in and examine our stock.

 Exchange sold on all parts Of the world.

 Telegraphic transfers made with any section 1.-the country.

 A few moro of those sDonH mention them" left.
Year: 1874

OHNEsoRGEN & BLAND mean business at San Pedro Station. A station keeper who maintains the right kind of hostelrie on the long dry roads of Arizona is ben efactor to the human race. Tn addition to other comforts, the above firm have added a fine bar to their station.
Year: 1874

s. HUGHES knows how to make money as we'll as any other gentleman in town, but then he isn't mean. The public school house faces to the west and during the last and hottest half Of the day the sun pours on the walls and collects its rays in the corners and creeps through the crevices and makes things hot generally. That's the way it was, but not as it is. For Sam my has thrown ramada along the whole extent of the building. It looks cool and pleasant and is a most decided improve ment. We believe the school authorities paid for some of the labor required in put ting it up and MT. Hughes did the rest, but 1t is so good an act, and so modest withal, that we will just give the latter the whole credit.
Year: 1874

THE QUEENS HOTEL. QUEENSTOWN.


This well known first class hotel he wing recently
changed proprietors wll he found OF most
comfortable In the South OF Ireland Being situate close
TO the landing and railway depot will found
most convenient to American tourists arriving by the
several steamerS
Year: 1874

LAVE PROVED, FROM THE MOST AMPLE
efficient and reliable They are the only medicines
perfectly adapted to popular use-so simple that
mistakes cannot be made In using them; 30 harm


less as to be free from danger; and 80 efficient as
TO be always reliable. They have the highest COM
mendation from all, and will always render stats
fact
Year: 1874

assume that there is no point of
view to be regarded as belonging to the
deceased person, and that no one be-
Eeyes that the dead have any interest in
the matter. We who live may anxious
ly hopc-as / should hope at least-to
do no evil to survivors after death,
whatever we may have done of harm to
others during life. But, being deceased,
l take it we can have no wishes or feel
ings touching this subject. What is
best to be done with the dead is, then,
mainly question for the living, and to
them it is one of extreme importance.
When the globe was thinly peopled,
and when there were no large bodies of
men living i'll close neighborhood, the
subject was an inconsderable one and
could afford to wait, and might indeed
be left for its solution to sentiment of
any kind. But the rapid increase of
population forces it into notice, and
especially mans tendency to live in
crowded cities. There is no necessity
to prove, as the fact is too patent, that
our present mode of treating the dead,
namely, that by burial beneath the soil,
is full of danger to the living. Hence
intramural interment has been recently
forbidden-tirst step in series of re-
forms which must follow. At present
we who dwell in towns are able to escape
much evil by selecting portion of
ground distant-iu this year of grace
1S74-some five or ten miles from any
very populous neighborhood, and by
sending our dead to be buried there
laying by poison nevertheless, it is
certain, for our children's children, who
viii find our remains poliuting their
water sources, when the now distant


plat is covered, as it will be, more OF
less closely, by human dwellings,. For
it can be a question of time only when
every now waste spot will be utilized
for food production or for shelter, and
when some other mode of disposing of
the dead than that of burial must be
adopted. If, therefore, burial in the
soil be ctrtainly inj urious, either now or
in the future, has not the time already
come to discuss the possibility of re


placing it by a better process We
cannot too soon cease to do evil and
learn to do we'll. Is it not indeed Il
social sin of no small magnitude to SOW
the seeds of disease and death broad
cast, caring only to be certain that they
cannot do much harm to our own gem
Grafton 1t may be granted, to antici-
pate objection, that it is quite possible
that the bodies now buried may have
lost most, if not all, their power of do
ing mischief by the time that the par


ticular soil they inhabit is turned up
again to the suns rays, although this
is by no means certain; but it is be-
yond dispute that the margin of safety
as to time grows narrower year by year
and that pollution of wells and streams
which supply the living must ere long
arse wherever We bury our dead in this
country.-IOpU'ar Science MOnHly.
Year: 1874

In viewing that tiny bit of steel called
q needle, it is hard to realize that seventy
pairs of hands are required to make it
perfect. Seventy pairs of hands to
make needle and each pair necces-
sary to make the needle perfect. If
only one pair refused to do their part,
the whole would be a failure-not a
needle would be right. 1t is painstak-
ing in little things and i'll small parts
which leads to excellence and success.
We are apt to slight bits of work, think
ing it is no matter and of no account.
But it is not so. The details Of plan
must be faithfully carried out in order
to make the plan success. If the
parts of work are all well done, the
whole will be complete, and only then.
Year: 1874

\ correspondent of the Baltimore
Imericun says: "The ordinary plan
Of drawing the steer down to the block,
and striking him on the head with an
AK, is too slow for the wholesale butch
cry carried on here. About one dozen
head are driven into a small pen, Just
sufficiently large to hold that number
closely packed, and gate forced to be-
hind them. This pen has an open slat
platform across the top of it, upon
which two men are stationed, with sharp
pointed knives fixed on the end of them.
With rapidity acquired by long prac-
tice, they plunge their spears into the
necks of the aifrighted animals, cutting
| the jugular vein, and each successfully
falls as if struck down with on ak. The
blood spurts out in streams as if from Il
dozen fountains, and i'll less than a
minute the whole penful are down quiv-
ering in the throes of death, and COW
cred with blood. The door of the pen
leading into the rendering room is then
| thrown open, the animals drawn out III
succession, knife rapidly splits the
skin around the neck and down the
stomach A rope is attached to the
upper part of the hide by a clamp, at
the other end of which is a mule, which
leisurcly walks off down the yard, car
rying the skin of the animal with him.
and leaving the carcass still quivering
with animal life. A tackle hoists the
body up to level with the mouth of
one of the immense cauldrons, and IN
less time than we have takento describe
the process, it is in the seething and
boiling mass. There are four or five
of these cauldrons, each large enough
to hold dozen beeves, and they are
kept constantly going during the killing
season. The tallow is drawn off into
hoSsheads, and the remains of these
great soup kettles are carried out to
what is called the "hash pile" consist
ing of bones, horns, and the animal
matter from which all the substance
h1s been extracted.
Year: 1874

Be kind to all, rich and poor alike.
The great duty of life is not to give
pain; and the most acute reasonor can
not find an excuse for one who volun-
tarily wounds the heart of fellow
creature. Even for their own sakcs,
people should show kindness and regard
to their dependents. They are often
better served in trifes, in proportion
as they are rather feared than loved
but how small is this pain compared
with the loss sustained III all the
weightier affairs of life. Then tho
faithful servant shows himself at once
as Il friend. while one who serves from
fear shows himself us an enemy.
Year: 1874

As a portion of the community may
possibly expect from me some notice OF
the insulting and grossly aspersive
letter over the signature Of Jefferson
Davis, which yesterday morning made
its appearance in the columns of the
Capital, though the glaring mendacity
of all the allegations of fact contained
therein might well Justify me in treat
ing the letter itself and its Infamous
author with cool and passionless con-
tempt, yet, for certain reasons, not
difficult, 1 imagine, to be OWNED, |
have thought proper to take somewhat
different course.


l shall not now go into detail Of past
occurrences with a view to my own vim
dication. 1t is not possible for the
ruined and disgraced champion of dis
union to say aught of me, or my public
career, which could in the least degree
disturb my equanimitv. He has cher
ished an undying hatred for me ever
since his own presumptuous arrogance,
on very noted occasion, compelled me
to slap his jaws, in this city, in the win
ter of 1S47.4S. The hostility thus en-
gendered, was afterward much height
ened by my defeat of his reasonable
aspirations to the Office of governor of
Mississippi, as a secession candidate in
1851. Ny constant and unyielding op-
position to him, and his nefarious
schemes in Richmond, during the war
of rebellion, for three years, was not at
all calculated to assuage his enmity.
My free, but unanswered, and, ven
ture to say, uuanswerable exposition,
last summer, of his indecent and sedi-
tious attempts to keep alive in the
bosoms Of his countrymen, feelings of
irritation and alienation. which ought
never to have been brought into exist
ence. have doubtless much inAamed the
malignity which was slumbering in the
recessas OF q heart capable Of all mis-
chief l rejoice to know that the
blighting curse of Mr.. Davis COM
mendation it never can now be my i'll
fortune to incur. But bid this mighty
man of Gath, who writes so blustrously
for publication in the newspapers, that
! do not live in absolute coucealment u;
my whereabouts may be easily found by
him or his idolizing confederates. He
knows, as thousands of others know,
that for full twenty years | have stood
ready to accord to him such satisfaction
as he might deem necessary to his deep
ly-wounded honor and that, whatever
gcacroi views may entertain touching
the propriety of settling such issues as
have arisen between him and myself in
the mode referred to, yet that, from
special reference to him, shall be alto
gether induced to make his an excep-
tional case. The habitual calumniator
of honest and patriotic men has no
right to skulk behind the hypocritical
pretense5 of extreme piety.


Fl. S. FooTE.
Year: 1874

The table published by the Chronicle
shows that the entire railroad extension
of 1878 was only about one-sixteenth MS
much as in 1872, and in the western
states it was only about one-twentieth
as much. 1t is apparent that the great
game of building railroads with the
proceeds of the sale of bonds, and Gre
ating a vast amount of stock which cost
the first holders of it nothing, but still
serves to keep control of the property,
has been played out. If justice We're
done, at least two-thirds OF the stock
created in 1872 on the $1,000 miles of
railroads built in that year should be
wiped out, and the railroads handed
over to the bond holders and the towns,
counties and cities that haTe donated
money to aid in the construction. These
are, in fact, the only parties who have
put any considerable amount Of capital
into the roads.


The full extent, however, of the re-
vulsion in railroad building, has evil
IDENTIFY not been experienced yet Many
of the railroads-and even some of those
whose stock is even yet salable in the
market-have gone on piling debt upon
debt, by the issue of more and more
bonds, until it is apparent that many of
them must go into bankruptcy, that the
capital stock, the possession of which
puts the property in the control of those
who never put dollar into the con-
struction of the roads, must be wiped
out, and the property handed over to
the frst-mortgage bond-holders. When
this process begins, rs it undoubtedly
will with some OF the heavily y-indebted
roads in the western states before next
spring, it may unsettle the whole mar
ket for railroad stocks, to greater OK.
! tent than the panic
Year: 1874

ONLY one eclipse will be visible from
this continent in 1874, of the moon,
total-midnight October 24.25. There
will be one other eclipse of the moon,
partial, and two of the sun, during the
YEAR, but those will not Visible here.
'Fhn great astronomical event Of the
year will be the transit of Ve-us, on
Dec. s, across tho face Of the sun,
Year: 1874

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Sept 9.-The 1st of
November has been fixed the date for running the
first train through the Hoosac Tunnel The Governor
and Council meet to-day to raty a contract with the
Messss. shanley whereby steel rails TO be laid
through the tunnel instead Of iron rails provided
the original contract The State will pay the difference


in cost 1t thought the track be connected at the
east end and laid through the tunnel in four weeks
steel being already the 1t is possible that
the running OF trains may be delayed until the LIST OF
December of delay in the construction Of
bridges on the new track this side the mountain
of which has been recently contracted for An arrange
ment is be made with the contractor for the arched
work the central shaft, permit the running Of
freight and train each way each day
Tns work will be prOraoted six months. The repairs
OF the Troy and Greenfield Road to be begun next
week. Tue whole line is TO be reaid with steel OFT
Year: 1874

veterans who propose TO start from Bismarck as early
In the Spring as permission can be obtained An effort
will be made during the Winter to secure legislation
from Congress that will permit such expeditions 10
march. The Wyoming company proposes to take out
full mining outfits and six months rations.
Year: 1874

LETTER FROM MR.. POLAND WITHDRAWING FROM


THE CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST AND STATING THE


CAUSES OF HIS RECENT DEFEAT.


RUTLAND, VT, Sept. 9.-Judge Poland will
publish letter In The Rutland Herald tomorrow morn
ing his from the contest for Congress
in the lid District He states at length the causes
which have led to his political defeat and says that
he had known certainly that Mr. Denison had intended
TO be candidate he should have withdrawn his name
before the Convention but the Convention was fairly
conducted. and he received nearly unanimous nom
nation he supposed the contest ended. He denies
emphatcay the use Of improper influences to secure
election and says that his upon the matters
stgmazed Salary Grabbing, Credit Mobilier, White
washing, and Press Gagging will bear the closest
scrutiny and that he has desire to change it, He
fers to his aborous in Coz ss and says that II
he could believe that the district had lost confidence in
his integrity 1t would give him great pain. He ex-
presses his gratitude for the ong,ontinued favor and
confidence exhibited by the people OF the district II
that confidence is longer felt he has the consolation
of believing that its withdrawal has not been merited
by any act or omission OF his.
Year: 1874

by dissensions not only about men but about
radical principles that they could not unite upon
candidates for State officers and there had been
such opportunity TO send complete representation
Of the Democratic principles OF the Commonwealth to
govern the Commonwealth for the next year.


CHOICE OF PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.


The Chairman was greeted with applause as he sat
down. and Col. Green Of The Boston Post received
with three cheers as he rose to nominate for per
manent President the Hon. Leverett Saltonstal
OF Newton. He was unanimously chosen, ana
upon taking the chair, expressed his thanks
for the conferred and congratua ted the Con
ton large attendance. and the accession TO the
Democratic ranks Of many who heretofore had op
pouents but who desired to act with the organza
tion opposing the corruption and abuses OF party
In power. He welcomed all these, and expressed
the hope that the action Of the day would be
such TO redeem the honor OF the State, and COM
mend the Democratic nominations TO the good will
and Endorsement Of q majority Of the people Of the
State. as q step towards the restoration Of peace
throughout the country, and elevate 1t among the
Of the earth. He could not. In the brief time
his command. arragn the Republican party for all Its
misdeeds the nine years war The question
not what good IL has done, but what imaginable
evil IL had not done preudicia 70 the best interests OF
the country.


The necessary committees on organization were then
chosen but strong opposition the cut and dried way
Of doing business developed q motion for q com
mittee 10 nominate the 10 members OF the State Central
Committee large. Mr. Pratt Of Brantree stoutly op
posed this method Of selecting the State Central Com
mIttee he wanted the dstrcs 10 select the whole Com
| mittee, 70 avoid packing and prearrang ngements. He
moved that the whole question Of State Cenirsl Com
mttse b committed 70 the dstxcts esoh 70 select s
Year: 1874

The following is an extract from an able
and exhaustive paper read at recent meet
ing of the Michigan Pathological Society by
Mr.. Sigler, upon the culture of foreign grapes: !:


In preparing the soil before setting the
vines it has been my practice TO spade the
earth about two feet deep and pulverize well.
If the soil is reasonably rich, use no ma
nure before setting. But after the vines have
got good start, l use manure freely on the
surface of the earth and keep putting it on
yearly, as it answers two-fold purpose, for
a mulch and feeder. The treatment of the
vine the first year is not to let but one shoot
grow, and pinch that one off about the last
of August, so the wood will ripen up to stand
our winter better. About the last of Novem-
Der or the first of December, take tie vine
Year: 1874

TIE objection to the proposed change
of the course Of Wheeling creek, that
it would create q bar in the river and
thus destroy the good character Of the
steamboat landing, may be obvisted, it
seems to ua, by giviugthe creek chana
mel a southwark bend before it's juno
ton with the river. In that case there
would probably be less deposit Of sedi-
ment at the mouth OF the creek than
there is now, the present course enter
ing the river at right angle.
Year: 1874

A strange affair took place at Preston, England,
lately. Shortly alter two O'Clock little girl, two
years Of age, daughter OF Mr.. B. Fshwick publ.
can, was sent out 10 play near the house, which is
situated in Stonygate, Preston. About three
O'Clock her parents sent out for her, but she could
not be found. The parents searched the whole
district for their child, but their efforts were fruit
less. A number OF neighbors volunteered their as.
sstance, and they secured the whole locality with.
out the slightest trace of their child The search
continued unti about nine O'Clock at night, when
a number OF men, on searching q woodyard con-
faint cries. The cries apparently proceeded from
under ground, and one or the men, on looking
about, discovered small hole IN the ground
about ten inches wide, at the corner OF
nng6am. lie called down the hole the
name OF the little girl, and he received
from the distressed and frightened chd the
reply pad" On the discovery being made known
large numbers OF persons locked to the spot and
very soon number OF willing hands were en-
gagged IN the rescue. The place In which the Child
was discovered Is sewer and how she had got In
IS II complete my mystery. The work Of rescue was O
very difficult one, IL beiDg feared that some OF the
bricks OF the archway or the sewer would fall on
the child while an opening was being made At
ten O'Clock an opening OF sufficient size was made
TO let q lad down. The child in the meantime was
crying bitterly, Notwithstanding the encouraging
expressions which were made. The lad crept
discovered the child unharmed, al 'hOugh consider
ably exhausted. He raised her through the hole
ana she was lifted out OF the sewer amid the
applause OF the crowd TO the great delight OF the
parents. The poor child had been imprisoned in
the sewer seven hours


The sewer abOunds with rats and vermin from
the neighbourlhg slaughter houses, bur the child
had apparently not been touched by them.
Year: 1874

William Mcdonald, who made contract for
supplying materials to tho Superintendent OF
Roads, brought suit against the city for the
amount and the referee found in his favor The
defence was that certain formalities were neg
lected by the superintendent. and that ne there
lore had no authority TO make the contract. On
appeal by the city, the General Term supreme
Court gave decision yesterday through Judge
DAVIS. 10 whioh stress Is laid on the necessity OF
carving out the prescribed rules by officials. and
the necessity that contractors srouid KNOW tnose
rules and tue Judgment is reversed
Year: 1874

The suit OF Kelty W. Long was an action for
goods sold and delivered. The defence was that
defendant was q married woman, had no separate
estate, ana the goods 10 question were not for the
Ucne6t OF q married woman's separate estate.
rbe proof showed that the defendant went 10 the
Year: 1874

When one woman attempts to pass anoth
er woman going down church aisle, and rips
off that other woman's hanging pocket in do
ing it, even the most cursory examination of
the latters countenance will make it plain
that the Sabbath in her soul has fed.
Year: 1874

THE IRREGULAR FINANCIER ABRoAD.-A
story comes from Stamboul that Yankee
went to the Imperial Ottoman Bank there aud
on a forged letter of credit enriched himself
with $1,000 of the banks money. Then he vis-
tied another bank and applied for S45O0. His
need of so much money on one day that two
banks had to be drawn upon, was too much for
the dreamy Turks in the latter institution and
aroused them to an Investigation, which result
ed in the incarceration of the dishonest infidel
and the restoration of $3.50 of the money.
Year: 1874

Harry, after looking on while his new lit
tie sister cried at being washed and dressed
the other day, turned away, saving, eff she
screamed like that in heaven don't won
der they sent her off,"