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Year: 1878

THE Horse AND HIS RIDER.-In the
history of Rome it is related that in 331 =,
B. C., great chasm opened in the mid
die of the forum, which it was found
impossible to fill. The sooihsayers said it
would close when it contained wha Rome
possessed of most value, and then the
state would be perpetual. A noble youth
named NJ. Curtius, demanded if Rome had
anything of more value than arms and
valor. He mounted his horse richly
caparisoned, and amid the silence of the
people spurred him over the brink of the
tremendous precipice (Uid6 Liv. 1. vii. g..
have seen striking picture ofthis some
where. 1t represented the horse and
rider after they had passed the brink and
were descending to the unknown depths.
There was remarkable contrast between
the fright of the brute and the unruffled
self-possession of the man. The limbs
Of the horse were frightened to his body
and the muscles of his neck drew his head
to his chest, and shuddering terror ex-
pressed itself in the flash of his starting
eyes. The rider was serene and calm


with q solemn expression of majesty on
his face, as of one who lived with high
thoughts. If | were set to Spiritualize
this picture, should say that it was no
mean representation Of a ripe Christian
departing this life. The horse is the body
and the rider is the spirit. Flesh shrink.
lngs spirit steady and calm and solemn


Flesh dreading the terrible shock, and
spirit wrapt in the glory of action, de.
scending that il may nd.-COOk.
Year: 1878

A CHAPTER on STINGs. -- The pain
caused by the sting of plant or insect
is the result of certain amount of acid
poison injected into the blood. The first
thing to be done is to press the tube of
small key firmly on the wound, moving
the key from side to side to facilitate the
expulsion Of the sting and its accompa-
nyng poison. The sting, if left in the
wound, should be carefully extracted,
otherwise it will greatly increase the
local irritation. The poison of stings
being acid, common sense points to the
alkalies as the proper means OF cure.
Among the most easily procured RENE
dies may be mentioned soft soap, liquor
of ammonia Spirits of hartshorn), smell
ing salts, washing soda, quick'lime made
into paste with water, lime-water, the
juice of an onion, tobacco juice, chewed
tobacco, bruised dock leaves, tomato
Juice, wood ashes, tobacco ash and car
Donate of soda. If the sting be severe,
rest and GOODNESS should be added to the
other remedies, more especially in the
case of nervous subjects. Nothing Is SO
apt to make the poison active as beat,
and nothing favors its activity less than
cold. Let the body be kept cool and a.
rest, and the activity Of the poison viii
be reduced to minimum. Any active
exertion whereby the circulation is quick
ened will increase both pain and swell,
ing. If the swelling be severe the part
may be rubbed with sweet oil or q drOP
or two of laudanum. Stings in the eye,
ear, mouth or throat sometimes leau ~
serious consequences; in such cases meal,
cal advice should always be sought ~
soon as possible, e,--GardeR.
Year: 1878

TO WASH BLACK CASHMERE Take a
hard soapsuds, wash your goods thor
oughly, and after you have rinsed them
in warm water, rinse them in warm Cof-
fee, with a teaspoonful OF gumarabic wa
ter to every pound of goods; take a piece
of dark flannel or place layer of flan-
mel and then one of goods, and so on un-
til you have finished then roll up tight
and leave until morning, then iron on the
wrong side. You can also wash soiled
velvet this way


To WASH CHAMoIs SKINs,--Wash in
cold water with plenty of soap, and rinse
we'll in clear, cold water; thus treated
the skins will never be hard, but soft and
pliable.
Year: 1878

VEuETINE.-W tho blood becomes lileloss
and stagnsnt either from change of weather or
of climate want of exercise. irregular diet,
or from any other cause the Vegetine will ro-
new the blood, carry of tho putrid humors.
cleanse the stomach, regulate tho bowels, and
impart tone of vigor to tho whole body.
Year: 1878

TIE ARMy STAFF.-The House COM
mittee on military affairs have found that
the staff of the army, as at present exist
ing, is large enough to govern the com
bined armies of Russia and Germany, and
they propose 10 bring in bill for its re-
duction TO the proper standard. Very
little, If any reduction Is contemplated III
the number of enlisted men, but the
committee think that heavy cutting
down of the staff can be done with benefit
to the service. In the course of their III
yestigationS the committee have discover
ed that quite frequently paymaster is
sent To pay OF from three to seven men,
and that his own salary foT the time that
h is thus engaged, Is nearly equal 10
that OF the entire force that he pays off.
Another bad feature is the fact that young
blood is driven ont of the army because
the staff is So large that there is but little
chance Of promotion from the ranks. In
view of all this 1t seems important that an
immediate reduction III the number of
officers should he made. EVERYTHING
should be done that will increase the
efficiency of the army. save money and
give encouragement to the private soldier.
Let the staff be chopped down without
mercy
Year: 1878

lhave lined my poultry buildings through
out with tarred paper Tor two years, putting
1t between every piece OF board or timber,
and even into nests and so far have not seen
A louse about. had a hen-houSe overrun
with hce Years ago. but upon lining it with
tarred paper they disappeared and have not
been seen since.
Year: 1878

The rank and file of the regular army
has been reduced, till now there are bat
eight men to every officer. Wit, all allow
ance for the facts that many army officers
are employed by the Government in capaci-
ties which are more scientific ihan military,
and that in skeleton organizations like ours,
the number of officers IS always dispropOr-
tionate to the actual files, this is too small
quota of men for the officers, or too large
quota of officers for the men. The pay Of
the officers now amounts to more than that
of the enlisted men.
Year: 1878

WANTED-AN OLD LADY WOULD LIKE


w to obtain board In q private family whore
she will pc we'll taken care Of. Address, stating
number in family location and price Of board.
Old LADY. DemOcrat Office nc1a Is
Year: 1878

of the holy communion. Immense piles
of bread were carried about, every Nor
mon, big and little ate thereof, and
then drank from the cup of cold water.
There was such a suggestion of crumb-
ing bread for the ducks and chickens.
in the way those saints manipulated
things-I could see nothing sacred about
it.


Various decorations are about the
place, among others this motto: "CHIL-
DREN-UTAH's BEST CROP"


And you would think it her largest
crop could you see the Tabernacle on a
Sunday.


The Endowment House is the place
where polygamous marriages are con-
tracted. The last Thursday in each
month being set apart for the observance
Of this rite. The secrets of this gate
way to sorrow are sacredly kept, but
the effects are seen in every Mormon
house. TRUFAx.
Year: 1878

l. Let every youth be taught some
useful art and be trained to industry
and thrift.


2. Let every young man lay aside
and keep sacredly intact certain pro-
portion of his earnings.


3. Let every youth set out with fix
ed determination to engage in business
for himself, and let him put his deter.
mination into practice as early in life as
possible.


4. Begin in small safe way, and ex-
tend your business as experience shall
teach you is advantageous.


5. Keep your own books and know
constantly what you are earning and just
where you stand.


6. Do not marry until in receipt of a
torerable certain income-suficien to
live on comfortably.


Z. Never get into debt. A man who
owes nothing can never tall.


s. Let every man who is able to buy
a farm upon which to bring up his sons
do SO. It is on the farm that the best
men morally and Intellectually are
turned out.


g. Bear in mind that your business
less YOU share Its auvan0ages qu1rrJ
,,-luors. An all turkey, all
buzzard system of business, can never
succeed in the long run. Both parties
to transact must be mutually benefited
if the trade is kept up.


10. Experience has shown that a
scrimping policy with employees is not
the most paoftable. Live and let live
is the better theory.


IL. Never get your business SO much
extended that you are driven to take
in partner. If you engage in part
nership at all, let it not be forced upon
you.


II. If you find yourself incompetent
to manage a business successfully, set
tie down contentedly to work for wages,
do your best for your employer, make
his interest your interest, and shape
your expenditures so as to live within
your income. Every one is not qualified
by nature to manage successfully; but
as much real happiness is enjoyed in
salaried position as any ether, if the
individual be only frugal and content.


Is. Don't seek political office.


IA. Aim to be just and fair in all
your dealings, and cultivate good
reputation for paying promptly.


If these rules were generally observed
we should hear but little complaint Of
hard times.
Year: 1878

Suffering well borne is better than
suffering removed. When We reach the
blessed garden above, We shall find that
out of the very bruises and wounds over
which we sighed and groaned on earth,
have sprung verdant branches, bearing
most precious fruit for eternity.
Year: 1878

LINIMENT FOR BURNs.-Take one
pint of lime water (made by pouring
water on unslacked lime and letting it
settle) and one pint of common olive or
linseed OIL Shake together in bottle
and cork tightly for use. Always shake
it when it is to be applied. 1t isa sure
cure for burns and scalds, and is excel
lent for poisoning by ivy, and scrofula
or sympathetic abrasions of the flesh.
Year: 1878

We have repeatedly presented on this
page brief argument in behalf of the
inspiration of the scriptures or in answer
to the objections of infdelity. We ven-
ture now upon another. Scepticism
constantly assails the miracles of the
Bible, declares them to be. impossible,
and holds them up to derision. No
miracles are more wonderful than those
performed by our Lord Jesus Christ. He
healed the sick, opened the eyes of the
blind, fed thousands of hungry men and
women by increasing a few loaves and
fishes, cast out devils and raised the dead


Is not the manner in which these mira
cIes are recorded a proof of irresistible


power that they really occurred Con-
slider such a sentence as this: "They
brought to Him the lame, the halt, the


blind and those that were sick of divers
diseases, and many that were possessed


with devils, and He healed them all"


Such an artIess statement of such won
derful deeds is to be found, if we remem-
Der correctly, more than twenty times in
the gospels. Is 1t possible to conceive of
any impostor who would content himself
with such an announcement If a writer
was drawing upon his imagination, if
he was fabricating an account to in
crease the fame of his Master, would he,
could he, stop with so simple, SO gen.
eral an account? Is there an instance
anywhere of falsifying in this fashion ?
Is it human to manufacture such a rec
ord :? Would not an impostor tell the
number, and magnify the number of the
cases? Would he not describe the Sc
verify, the hopelessness of their sickness
Would he not draw a picture of the
suffering man, accompanied by his de-
pendent family, brought by his anxious
and sorrowing, yet hopeful friends
Would he not tell, what years of tortur-
ing pain the invalid had endured how
vainly he had sought help from man;
what sum he had spent in endeavoring
+o obtain relief Is it conceivable that,
tn use plain words, a liar could have
contented himself with saying: "They
brought the lame, the halt and the blind
and he healed them all ?' Is not the
conclusion irresistible that these miracles
were actually wrought, that they were a
common occurrence? But is there not
also another conclusion just as irresisti-
ble. namely, that the writers of such an
Year: 1878

One chief danger from colds is the ex-
hausted state of the body that first oc-
ours, so it is not able to resist unfavora-
BILE influences. People who are not very
vigorous should avoid overexertion and
keep the strength up TO the highest
point. twill help those prone to cold
to sleep all they can. Another cause of
colds is eating too heartily after DAYS
work, when there are not forces enough
to digest the food and keep up the circu-
lation. Eat moderately at night, if YOU
weuld avoid cold. cold in it's early
stages may be broken up by hot foot.
baths, warmth to the body, especially
hot pack or hot bath in the middle of
the day, with much friction and quiet in
a comfortable room. 1t is not advisable
to take a hot bath at night, in such
cases. When you have cold, don't eat
much or work much, unless you have
great physical strength, when a hard
days work may be a good thing to
equalize the circulation and restore the
action of the skin, which always suffers
when one takes cold.-HeraL3 Of Health.


The Chinese question-Any washee-
washee
Year: 1878

The angler sometimes hooks salmon
that has had piece bitten out of the
shoulder by the rapacious seal, and GER
tainly the seal lives by masticating fish
in whole or in part. 1t is rare, however,
that a combat between the fish and the
mammal is witnessed, even on the Oak
land Ferry route, which, to the natural
lists eyes, is so prolific in incident,
ranging from the gobbling of garbage by
the gulls to the dipping of divers and tKs
pop and roll of the porpoises. Yesterday
morning the passengers on the ten o'clock
boat from Oakland witnessed a tough
fight between a surgeon and a sea-lion.
The former had swan away from the nu
tritive mud of the San Joaquin in quest
of something to suck in the bay, and its
fippered enemy had entered the bay on
prowl. One wanted to eat and the other
to escape. The seal saw its chance for a
magnificent meal on what is too often sold
as sea-bass in chOwder, and the sturgeon
was painfully conscious that nature ought
to have endowed it with sharks teeth and
the capacity to crush like the squid.
Fish and mammal came to the surface,
the former to breathe and the latter be-
cause it couldn't stay down. The seal
bit viciously at the gill openings of its
adversary, and showed superior tnessee in
planning the campaign, while the stur-
geon lashed the water powerfully with its
unequally lobed tail, and occasionally
administered a stunning blow to the seal.
Blood flowed profusely, and the water
was dyed for yards around, but eventually
the sturgeon yielded up the ghost, being
seized unluckily by the tail and paralyzed
in movement by having its only propeller
nearly bitten off. Thus wounded and
circumvented, it speedily desisted from
battle, and the seal administered the coup
de grace and towed his dinner beneath
the waves. The spectacle was an exciting
one.-iSdn Francisco Call
Year: 1878

An English lady who can cook
enlarges in a lively letter to the
London Standard on one of the real
grievances of the present day, to-
wit, the number of utterly useless
and idle young wives who, being
incapable themselves, spoil their
servants and then wonder that the
husband leaves the i'll cooked meal,
perhaps ill-served, also. to dine at
his club. They say contemptuously
that they were not brought up to
that kind of thing, and consider it
beneath them. This lady replies
that she was not brought up to it
either, but she denies that it is be-
meath any gentlewoman to try to
contribute to the comfort of those
around her. If she need not abso-
lutely work with her own hands,
the mistress of a house should Ger
tainly have sufficient knowledge Ia
direct ter subordinates, or they
will soon discover her Ignorance
and become insubordinates. Nol
need the absolute performance o.
these duties interfere with Other
pursuits. This lady confesses that
after pastry and cake making il
the morning her hand is somewha
too tremulous for her favorite OF
painting or to help her husband il
the preparation Of objects for hi
microscope, but it is easy enough t.
find some other occupation whel
this is the case; and she has no
lost her love for art nor her appre
citation Of science because she
happy enough to be a lady who Ca
cook.
Year: 1878

well, however she may be dressed.
She rides with a certain dash which
is very charming, and in the win
ter she is often seen in the hunting
field, brown-habited and excellent
ly mounted.
Year: 1878

of the Bank yesterday, leaky, had got about $50
miles west of Eagle Island when she had to turn back
She has been berthed in the Albert Hsrbor to dis
charge her ballast after which she will be docked
fnr
Year: 1878

Memphis Herald.


Ifsilyer is renonetized resumption
will be practically accomplished.
There is not a man 10 the country
but would prefer holding the green>
backs to exchanging for silver, and
there win be no need of resumption,
except in name, or in other words
the complete reconciliation, because
it will place the government in q
position to resume without redeem
ing the greenback currency. 1t il
now @ foregone conclusion that the
reconciliation act will pass, the
only fear is that the coinage will be
go limited and restricted that the
country will be deprived Of the
greatest benefits that will accrue
from reconciliation.
Year: 1878

Hartford Times.


1t is now certain beyond denial
that there is to be not merely q re-
publican break with Mr.. Hayes,
but break that goes widely and
radically dove through the middle
Of the party to it's very roots.
Year: 1878

New York Commercial Advertiser.


This Internecine war OF delama ;
ton now raging SO furiously in the
republican party must end in demor
alizing and weakening the party.
We have had enough oil il.
Year: 1878

The introduction of glass printing
types, though perhaps not thing OF
the very near future, would still,
if accomplished, work quite revolu'
tion in the healthfulness of the printers
trade and in the appearance of the
printing office, Toughened glass is
now being largely experimental with,
in hopes of lis substitution Tor lead for
types,
Year: 1878

In Kentucky the present punish
ment for petty thieving does not pre-,
vent the crime. Every county Jail in
the State has its assortment of such
thieves, who doze away the winter
months, in no great discomfort at pub
lie expense. They do not relish the
thought of the lash, and they are at
the bottom of all the hubbub about the
whipping-post. Many kind-hearied
and ordinarily sensible men are de-
ceiving themselves in this matter, and
are wasting sentiment that might
more worthily be bestowed.-lCourier
Journal.
Year: 1878

II is only when we reach the sneak
thief that our tender sensiblities
overrun our common sense. Our
daughters may have mn unwonted
pink in their delicate ears. our little
boys may not care " sit down, their
big brothers may endeavor for day
to prevent contact between their hacks
and their coats, but the hide of the
sneak-thief must be preserved unblem-
ished-there must he no mark to mar
the manhood Of his immaculate and
noble back. That is all stuff and non-
sense. Ii has no foundation in hu-
mancness. II is nothing more than
the fearful apprehension that when we
fog a thief we strike voter.
Year: 1878

The argument against the punish
ment Of whipping for petty thieving
that Il is blow aimed at the poor
man is ms gross an insult rs was ever
put upon the poor and honest men Of
this State. When poor men congre-
gate ami declare that this is thing
designed especially for themselves,
they simply write themselves Gown as
thieves. The proposed law says that
any thief stealing property under the
value Of ten dollars may he nogged
by the sentence Of a competent court.
The honest poor man, be he white or
black, is in no more danger than the
honest rich man under the law Of be.
ing whipped. No one but a convict
ed petty thief eau be hogged, and
thieves who do not want to he whip
ped can refrain from stealing.


All punishment is degrading, and
II il were not So il would he no pun
ishmeni. II is degrading to be con.
fne'l in Jail. II is degrading to he
sent to the penitentisry and dressed
up like harlequin in stripped clothes.
II is degrading to he expelled from n
public body or impeached in high Of
fee. The whole effort Of the law is
to degrade offenders. As to the hu.
mnnity of the punishment Of whip
ping, it is quite rs humane under the
circumstance Of crime ns many other
punishments.
Year: 1878

The true girl has to be sought for.
She does not parade berself as show
goods. She is not fashionable. Gener-
ally, she is not rich. But oh, what a
heart she has when you find her, so
large and pure and womanly. When you
see it you wonder if those snowy things
outside were women. If you gain her
love, your two thousand are millions.
She'll not ask you for a carriage or
frst-class house. She'll wear simple
dresses, and turn them, when necessary,
with no vulgar magniticat to frown upon
her economy. She'll keep everything
neat and nice in your sky parlor, and
give you such welcome when you come
home that you'll think your parlor high
er than ever. She'll entertain true
friends on dollar, and astonish you
with the new thought how little happi-
ness depends on money. She'll make
you love home Gf you don't you're a
brute, and teach you how to pity, while
you scorn poor, fashionable society
that thinks itself rich, and vainly tries
to think itself happy.


Now, do not, | pray you, say any
more, Il can't afford to marry. Go,
find the true woman, and you can.
Throw away that cigar, burn up that
switch cane, be sensible yourself, and
ask her to be your wife in a sensible way.
Year: 1878

A brochure on the sinfulness of dane
ing that was remarkable for the free
dom with which the authors views
were expressed, was recently published
in this country, but the work has been
left severely alone by the press, for the
reason, apparently, that the writer was
not in his right mind. His criticism


however, was simply an exaggeration of
the views put forth by more reputable
and better known people The last per-
son to come forth and denounce dancing
is the Rev. Matthew Hale Smith, who
declares it is not only sinful, but foolish.
The grand argument against dancing is
that it is destructive to the morals OF
young women. No doubt young women
have been ruined by dancing, but so
they have by being allowed to walk the
streets, by going to church, by looking
out of window. The young lady of old
who was imprisoned in a brazen tower
could not be kept out of difficulty. 1t
is questionable, however, whether as
many lives have been wrecked by the
dance as its opponents imagine. Dane
ing in public places is to be condemned.
but there is little danger that the road
to destruction will be made broad and
smooth in any gentleman drawingroom.
The world has danced since the begin
ming, and it may be taken for granted
that it will until the end of the chapter.
Like most other things that human be-


ings are addicted to- it can be carried to
excess; but since some one Will abuse
it, is every one who innocently indulges
in it to be branded as liable to fall?