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Year: 1877

his horse, and it appears, a real pride in


his profession.


There are DO studs as in Russia for the


supply of horses to the cavalry. Each


regiment has remOunt officer, who has


the duty of buying young horses and OF
taking charge of the remount depot,


where thirty-six men Of the regiment are
stationed to look after the youngsters.
The remount officer buys horses between
| the ages of one and three years. He
has all Russia to select from; but the
horses for the most part are brought by


owners and dealers to the depots, which


are located chiefly in the governments of
Tambof and Narousin on the Nolga,
since in these governments horses suited
for cavalry purposes are more plentiful
than in other parts of Russia. The limit
of price permitted 10 the remount officers
is 133 rOubles for horses destined for the
cavalry of the line for the liberal impe-
| rial guards the limit rose to 300 rOu-
bles. AT the age of four the young
horses, which have previously been
| handled but not broken in, are drafted
into the reserve squadron, where they


remain for year, during which time
| they are broken in; and at the age of
| five join the re9iment and service. A
horse is supposed to last seven years from


the date of his joining the regiment, 80
that the remOunt officer has to furnish
young horses nearly to the amount OF
one seventh of the total service strength.
The reserve squadron in peace time is
about one hundred strong, but in war
time it is increased to twice or thrice
this strength to meet drafts made upon
it to supply vacancies of men and horses
~ la ffaI Irtr 10
who come from all parts of Russia, but
are chiefly drawn from little Russia, the
people of which are extremely good
hOrse-masters and fond of riding, are sent
direct to their respective regiments, and
are considered fit to be dismissed from
recruit drill in three months. Formerly
the period of training was nine months,
but now they work harder, it seems, and
are sent to duty sooner. | think man
is likelier to be a good duty-soldier at
the end of nine months fair training
than at the end of three months forcing


but then it appears tuition is sedulOusly
kept up after the dragoon is sent into the
ranks, and the accelerated training is of
course a desideratum in war, or when it
is desired quickly to increase the strength
of the army. The cavalry soldiers term
of active service is nominally ten years,
with five years in the reserve; but in
practice he is sent home after having
served four or five years, with liability to
be called from this long furlough at
days notice. Non-commissioned officers
may 90 down or remain with the regi-
ment at their option; if they engage for
a second term of service they receive
additional pay. Private soldiers are not
allowed to re-engage.
Year: 1877

Since we now have an active volcano
in the United States, the subterranean
disturbances of our neighbOrs will begin
to be of some interest to us. Many of
the Mexican volcanoes have been silent
ever since the discovery of America, and
others are on record as having famed
out for the last time shortly after the
Spanish invasion. Among those that
have been the longest quiet was the
mountain CebOruco; but in 1870 it broke
forth after sleep of centuries. 1t has
been noticed that earthquakes, formerly
frequent in its vicinity, have not taken
place since it's last eruption, and there Is
a notion that the vent given by the
volcano has served as a relief TO pent up
gases and materials that otherwise would
have caused disturbance. If this theory
holds good, California may be saved from
another earth-shaking by the activity Of
the vet unnamed volcano in her south
western corner. The eruption is said TO
have taken place. about sixty miles
north of Yuma. That place always had
a queer reputation. There is a story Of
the ghost of dead soldier being interrO-
gated by the spirit-rapping process as to
whether his present abode was hot
eyes" was the reply, otis awful hot;
but it isn't any hotter than Fort Yuma.
-NeJr YOrE Tribune.
Year: 1877

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Graphic outlines new and
curious theory broached in Washington.
He says:


A combination to depreciate silver has
been projected by the great Jew bankers
of the world. These people have studied
the whole question of currency in a very
practical way, and understand it not only
much better that the community at
large, but better also than the Christians
associated with them in business. They
realize that the demonetization Of silver
means an era Of low prices. In other
words, the artificial enhancement of the
price of gold reduces the measure of
prices all over the world. BY their di-
Scandinavian states, Germany, and the
ceeded in partially demonetizing silver.
The low price which has resulted, and
the destruction to the trade of the world,
they have taken advantage of in the
purchase of all manner of staple proper
ty. When they have secured enough
they will again become converts to the
desirability Of using silver, which will be
remonetized all over the world, where
upon prices will rise, and these gigantic
operators expect to sell out at extrava-
gantly high prices. These rich Jewish
capitalists find it necessary to influence
only few people in each administration.
As bankers they have direct access to
secretaries and treasures and finance
ministers, and the people who manipulate
the press of the world. Upon various
plausible pretexts they get laws passed
demonetizing silver; which being effected,
they take advantage of the ruinous fall
in prices which occurs all over the world.
From this they know there will be a re-
action in favor of the two metals; and
they will profit, by the addition in the
market value of what they bought at
low figures, and sell out. 1t will be
noticed that the Syndicate represents an
immense Jewish interest, who have been
the most active monOmetalistt since the
beginning of the controversy.
Year: 1877

We have some idea of the amount of
water that must pass through corn
plant, a wheat plant and cotton plant,
to organize pound of each of these i'm
portant staples; and we regard with
lively interest the waterworks with which
cities are supplied with water as throws
ing light on agricultural engineering and
the future supply Of fertilizers to the
country. An enormous engineering
work is in progress to supply Baltimore
with water, the present supply being
bad in quality and Inadequate in guam
tity.


The new source is the GunpOwder river,
nine miles from the city, and the water
is to be brought through a tunnel seven
miles long, cut through a mountain. This
will be the longest tunnel in America,
circular in shape. and twelve feet in dia-
meter. Five miles of the distance is
very hard rock, and the drilling is done
by manual labor, power drills being i'm
practicable i'll such small space. The
rest of the way will he bricked. Fifteen
shafts have been sunk. The cost is esti-
mated at $3,000,000, about 800 men
are employed, and the tunnel will pro-
badly be completed in three years. The
employees are mainly negroes, who live in
miserable log cabins; and the contractor
says that his greatest difficulty is not of
an engineering kind, but comes from
drunkenness among these men. Liquor
dealers infest the temporary villages with
portable bars. and sell vile whisky so
cheap that the laborers buy extensively.


Few have any conception what moving
water will do in this country in three
generations from this time. If congress
will do nothing else for agriculture, it
ought at least to establish one institution
to teach agricultural engineering as
thoroughly to 300 pupils as military
science is taught at West Point. We do
not object to the scientific education of
cadets and military officers, but we do
affirm that engineering skill applied to
irrigation will be quite as useful to man
kind as il can be in war. Educated Off
GERS often make superior farmers, and
one of the greatest lawyers in the city of
New York is doing a creditable work by
improving old fields in Virginia. When
shall we learn that knowledge is power?
Year: 1877

The kicking tendency of mules has
made the points for great many funny
stories, but there is serious side to the
subject. No kind OF items are more
common in southern newspapers than
those telling of serious injury or death
caused by mules kicks
Year: 1877

Is the great blood purifier, Syphilis, and re-
moves implies and Humors on the face


Reason should teach us that blotchy, rough or
pmpled skin depends entirely upon internal
and no outward application can ever cure the
defect.
Year: 1877

A friend Of the writer was oaee travelling
in stage-coach in New England, and ar
rived at village at nine O'Clock in the
evening, where the vehicle was to remain
until moring. Having some acquaintaaces
in the town he went ont Immediately to
call upon one of them. Returning to the
tavern at midnight, he found all the beds
in the house occupied but one Of dozen
cots that had been put up temporarily in
the parlor, for it was "court week at that
county seat. During the day my friend
had been greatly amused by fellow pas
senger, q lively young Frenchman. Where
he was that night my informant did not
know when lac retired to the unoccupied
cot in the parlor, but he soon found out.
The sleepers i'm the other cots were making
"night hideous" with their snoring in
varied cadences, some putting with long
drawn nasal sounds, and all in discord.
At length one of the snorers brought up
with q snort and was suddenly silent,
when the young Frenchman, who occupied
a cot at the further end of the room, and
had been annoyed by the noise of the
sleeps. cried out, "Tank God, Won ees
deadv'- -Harper's Magazine.
Year: 1877

Down on the Shore on the sunny shorel


Where the salt swell cheers the land:
Where the tide moves bright under boundlesslpht
And the surge on the glittering strand;
Where the children wade In the shallow pools.
Or run from the froth in play;
Where the swift little boats with mik-white WINGS
Are crossing the sapphire bay,
And the ship in full sail, with fortunate gale,
Holds proudly on her way;
"here the nets are spread on the grass to dry,
And asleep hard by the fshermen,lie,
Under the tent of the warm blue sky.
With the hushing wave on its golden floor,


To sing their lullaby
Down on the shore. on the stormy shorei
Beset by growing sea,
Where mad waves leap on the rocky steep
Like wolves up travellers tree,
Where the foam flies wide, and an angry blast.
Blows the curlew off with screech;
Where the brown sea-wrack, torn up by the roots,
Is flung out of fishes reach;
Where the tall ship rolls on the hidden shoals
And scatters her planks on the beach
Where slate and straw through the village spin,
And cottage fronts the hercest din,
With sailors wife sitting sad within,
Hearkening the wind and waters roar


Till at last her tears begin.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, April l2.-Senstor Pat
terson, of South Carolina, informed the
President yesterday that he thought he
(the President) had made a mistake IN
his course toward that state. The Presi-
dent replied that 1t WAS an experiment,
but from representations received and
pledges made by Governor Hampton and
subsequent dev elopments, there was rea-
son to believe it would be successful.
The Senator said he would rs soon have
Hampton as Chamberlain for Governor,
provided his accession TO thst office should
bring prosperity to the state, and Hamp-
ton should treat all citizens alike and pro-
vide means tor fair election, as he
promised to do.


In conversation te.day. Senator Pat
terson remarked that, not as a Republl
can but belie"ing IN the
right OF instruction, If the
legislature of South Carolina
should instruct him to vote in favor Of
the admission of Butler or any other
Democrat to the Senate, he would do SO,
and besides, he would vote for the ad-
mission OF Democratic Senators from
Louisiana. This would interfere with
his RepubIicsnism, but his action would
be based on the ground that a State
ought to be represented according to tho
wishes of the people, as represented in
their State government.


1t can be stated on authority that the
President made no bargain whatever
with, or promise, to Chamberlain, as a
condition OF his retiring from the gov
ernorship.
Year: 1877

CHICAGO, April IA press dispatch
from New York intimsted that vessel
owners and the freight agents Of the
trunk lines here had agreed to sustain
rstes to the seaboard TINS summer. This
was not founded on official action. These
gentlemen have been in session for two
days, but have not agreed on any such
measure. 1t is probable that MANY vessles
will lie idle and many cars unemployed
during the summer, on account of the
scarcity of produce IN the northwest.
Year: 1877

THE Council will meet tonight for
the purpose of concluding the consider
Alton of the license ordinance. AS
passed by the Second Branch, Tuesday
night, this ordinance Is almost a copy of
that OF last year, except requirement is
stded that the saloons be closed rem IL


s:,ock a. night until in the morning
Year: 1877

SAN FRANCISCO, April l2.-To-day
an order was issued from the Twelfth
District Court, on the petition of the
Spring Valley Water Company, COM
manding the Mayor and Board OF Super
visors to refrain from carrying out the
provisions recently adopted in the city
ordinance, empowering the Mayor to re-
store the connection Of water pipes with
the public squares and other places when
broken by the water company. This
morning the water was again cut off
from the public squares by the company.
The Mayor learning OF this movement,
after arriving from the country, employed
plumbers to restore the connections, and
directed the police officers to prevent
any one from turning of the water here
after. The Spring Valley Company
threaten to have the mayor arrested for
contempt OF court in disobeying the re.
strsining orders issued by the court. The
president OF the water company has ad-
dressed q communication to the mayor
protesting willingness to enter into an
agreement. The case is TO be submitted
to the Supreme Court at the present term
to determine what is meant by the term
."grest necessity" under the statute affect
ing the water company, and whether the
supply for ordinary uses of the munich
pslity is included in the terms, the
decision to end the controversy between
the city and the company, and the case
TO include the stipulated amount to be
accepted by the company in discharge OF
its claims for past service in case judg-
ment il rendered in favor OF the CON-
nRnV
Year: 1877

The dispute between the United States
and the Oakland Waterfront Company
has been amlcsbly settled, the company
deciding to the United States its title to
all submerged lands on the water 'front.'
age necessary for carrying out the gov
erhment's plan for the improvement of
the harbor. The bill appropriating funds
for the improvement of the harbor is e1-
pected to be passed at the extra session of
Congress, the present arrangement re-
moving the only objection to the passage
of the bill,
Year: 1877

LAUGHTER.-Laughter very often shown
the bright side Of man. 1t brings out
his happier nature, and shows of what sort
of stuff he is made. Somehow we fell as
if we never thoroughly knew man until
We hear him laugh. We do not feel "at
home" with him till then. We do not
mean mere snigger, but good hearty
round laugh. The solemn, sober visago,
like Sunday s.lress, tells nothing Of tho
real man. He may be very foolish, or very
profound, very cross or very jolly. Let us
hear him laugh, and We can deoipher him
at once, and tell how his heart beats.
Year: 1877

To MAKE A Cow GIVE MILK-A wri-
ter who says that his cow gives all the milk
that is wanted in family of eight persons,
and from which was made 200 pounds of
butter in the year gives the following as the
treatment. He says:


If you desire to get large yield of rich
milk, give your cow, three times day, wa.
ter slightly warm, slightly salted, in which
bran has been stirred, at the rate of one
quart to two gallons of water. You will
find, if you have not found this by easy
practice, that your COW will gain twenty five
per cent, Immediately under the effect OF
it! She will become so attached to the
diet as to refuse to drink clear water unless
very thirsty, but this mess she will eat al
most any time, and ask for more. The
amount of this is an ordinary water pail full
each time. morning, noon and night. Your
animal will then do her best at discountins
the lacteal. Four hundred pounds of but
ter is often obtained from good stock and
instances are mentioned where the yield
was even at higher fgurc.-E:cchangc.
Year: 1877

LEMON PUDDING.-Ono pint of fac
bread crumbs, one quart Of sweet milk, one
cup of sugar, yelks of two eggs, grated rind
of one lemon beat the yelks well add the
other ingredients, with a little salt, pour into
a woll-buttered pudding dish and bake
until done When the pudding is cod
beat the whites of the eggs to stiff froth
add one teacup of pulverizcd sugar and the
juice of one lemon spread this on the pud-
ding put it in the oven until it is delicate
brown. To be eaten with cream.
Year: 1877

WHY Nor Grow MORE BARLEY ?-The
successful growth of barley is only possible
with good farming, just as large crops of
roots need the best culture. To admit that
one cannot grow barley is admitting himself
a poor farmer. Our poor farming is the
reason why 100000 bushels of barley are
imported into the United States every
year, crop subject to much risk in market
ing, but there is no better grain for horses
when ground it is excellent food for COWS,
producing rich flow of milk it is proba-


bly, the best food for poultry, and when bar
Icy meal is mixed with boiled potatoes and
fed to pigs, it makes the very best favored
pork and that, too, more rapidly than any
other food we have used. With all these
advantages why not grow moro barley p
Year: 1877




I THE|FARMBR. When farmer can SO
manage his farm as to make both ends of
the year meet even if it be with the most
| rigid economy, he should be contented with
his lot. If We take. a survey Of the bust
ness men of our villages and cities, we find
that only three or four in hundred realize
a competency for" old age. Then iaiagine
the uuhappincss of those VIII, sooner or
later, fail to support themselves and fami-
lies rcspectably-thc cares and anxieties
that constantly produce pangs and tortures
that no farmer ever felt These men may
! apparently lead pleasant lives, Is the out
side world cannot witness the emotions of
man who daily strains every financial
nerve to meet his notes falling due at the
bank. The time between one and three
o'cleck brings more anxiety to business men
than all the farmers OF the United States
realize in lifetime. No, farmers, your lot
is not a hard one. Your food may be plain
and the cuts of your coats may not be as
those of the merchants of the day; but
when you lie upon your pillow your repose
is sound and sweet. The horrors of pro.
tested notes seldom keep you awake at
night; and in the morning, as you go around
to feed your focks and view your crops that
have visibly grown while you were in the
arms of Morpheus, you may take more
real enjoyment Of life in QUE hour than
many city merchants and manufacturers do
in year. Our advice, therefore, is, be
not discouraged. The times may now be
hard, but you are promised seed time and
harvest, to the end, and with hard labor
and judicious management, you come out
in the end Yictorious.-RuraLN Ne,o Yorker.
Year: 1877




SOUTHERN BREEDERS OF THOROUGH.
BRED SToCK.--In view of the profits attach
ing to the breeding of thoroughbred stock
it is surprising that there are so few South
ern breeders. The report of the breeders
in the State of Tennessee is that all of the
surplus stock there has been taken by South.
crn purchasers. There should be in the
South a sufficient number of Southern breed.
ers to supply the Southern demand. The
loss, especially in cattle, from acclimation,
when purchased in more Northern latitude,
is fearfully large. This fatality deters man
from investing, as it is not possible for South
ern breeders to supply the demand. Rath-
or than not purchase at all it is better that
this risk be taken and the basis secured for
thoroughbred herds. In the case ofhorscs,
sheep and swine. if proper care be used,
there is but little risk from this source
No one should be deferred from engaging
in the breeding of thoroughbred stock from
an apprehension that there will be no de-
mand for his stock. The Southern people
are just beginning to appreciate the fact
that there is no profit in rearing scrub-stock
of any kind. AS improved stock increases,
the contrast will become so marked, as to
emonstrauo-Af-lsa h .er economy ofthe one
over the other; .Ifaa ! equally profitable,
there is certainl- =. "nipc and
breeding the b. ~ Ia
4 /
Year: 1877

Z. 81 forgot to state very important
item, namely, that we can cultivate any
rich piece of land too small or inconvcnient
to fence, and you can about make your
bread OH the fence rows.-1nderSon H.
tclItgcnccr
Year: 1877

The contest that has opened in the
Senate on the subject of the Presiden-
tial nominations is one that will be
watched with intense interest from the
centre of national politics at the White
House to the widest circumference of
the country. The Senate is distinctly
at issue with the President upon a
question of very grave Importance, and
although it is foolishly given out from
Washington that the President is quite
Indifferent to the result, every observer
must see that upon that result his
future influence and official position
largely depend.
Year: 1877

THE division of California into two
separate states is again under discus
sion. The people in the lower part of
the state want a capital of their own
and government of their own, and
they would locate both in Los Angeles.
This idea was exploded soon after the
opening of the war, when it was raised
by the same parties.
Year: 1877

THE Denver newspapers are still
actively building railroad to the
mountain towns by the Ralston Creek
route, and the mountains respond
amen! The latest rumor in the railroad
world is that the Denver and Rio
Grande company are about to come into
possession of the Denver and South
Park road, and push'it with all speed
to California gulch.
Year: 1877

THE 3-for-a-quarter and 2-for-15-
cents system is humbug and a swim
die. The circulation of the honest
penny will abate the nuisance that has
already too long been imposed on the
publip
Year: 1877

Good and bad men are less SO than
they seem.


A wise man will make more oppor-
tunities than he finds.


A man may weaken himself by al
ways poring over his own weakness.


Little drops of rain brighten the
meadows, and little acts OF kindness
brighten the world.


There are thousand hacking at the
branches of evil to one who is striking
at the root.


To make the most Of the good and
the least of the evil OF life, is the best
philosophy of liie.


There are some kinds of men who
cannot pass their time alone. They
are the fails of occupied people,


Sunday dog fights are advertised
with other amusements considered
appropriate to the day in the New
Orleans newspapers.


a Georgia negro stole ten cents
from bis brother, bought powder
with it, and went hunting. On re-
turning he WIS shot dead for the Of
fence.


A modest person seldom fails tc
gain the good viii Of those he con
verses with, because nobody cnvics
man who does not appear to be
pleased with himself-&eele.


With every exertion, the best mar
can do only moderate amount Of
good; but it seems in the power o.
the most contemplate individual tc
do incalcul able mischief Wasting
ten Zrging.