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Year: 1878

strong passions shorten life. Strong bodied


men often die young-weak men live longer
than the strong, for the strong use their
strength and the weak have none to use. The
latter take care of themselves, the former do
not. As it is with the body, so it is with the


mind and temper, the strong are apt to break,
or like the candle to run ; the weak burn out.
The inferior animals which live, in general,
regular and temperate lives, have generally
their prescribed term of years. The horse
lives twenty-five years; the OK fifteen or
twenty the lion about twenty the dog ten
or twelve the rabbit eight the guinea.pig six
or seven years. These numbers all bear a
similar proportion to the time the animal
takes to grow its full size. But man, of the
animals, is one that seldom comes up to this
average. He ought to live hundred years,
according to this physiological law, for five
times twenty are one hundred but instead of
that he scarcely reaches, on an average, four
times his growing period; the cat six times !;
and the rabbit even eight times the standard
of measurement. The reason is obvious
man is not only most irregular and the most
Incorporate, but the most laborious and hard
worked of all animals. He is also the most
irritable of all animals and there is no rea-
son to believe, though we cannot tell what an
animal secretly feels, that more than any 9TH
er animal man cherishes wrath to keep it warm,
and consumes himself with the fire of his
own secret reflections.
Year: 1878

Marancy Hughes was married in Sep
tember last to a person who was known
as Samuel M. Pollard. Her relatives
opposed the match, and she elOped and
was married without their knowledge,
and a short time after their marriage
Pollard confessed to her that she was a
woman; that she had trouble with her
relatives in the East; had lost her prop
erty, and assumed the disguise OF man
for the reason that avenues for making
money would be open to her in that
character which would be closed to her
as a woman. Pollard has never given
her any particular reason for doing her
this great wrong, but is believed to have
been actuated by foolish pride in ap-
pearing in the character of married
man. The victim was ashamed to ac-
knowledge that she had been so i'm
posed upon, and Shrunk from admitting
the truth. Pollard, without actually
threatening her life, repeatedly init
mated that it would be bad for her if
she exposed her, and so she kept 81
lence uatil a fortnight ago, when her
aunt got an intimation of the fact, and
questioned her closely, and she related
to her the whole story. The victim
says that the woman's real name is Sa-
rah NJ Pollard, and that her trunk is
filled with feminine apparel, A COM
plant was filed yesterday by j. C.
Howerton, accusing Pollard Of perjury
IN swearing when he took out the mar
riage license that he was male.-IuS-
Car0ra (NeUada) IjmeS-ReUjeW.
Year: 1878

1t is proposed in Utica, n. Y, to
reduce the school course to y years
The Herald of that city says: "The list
less, idle method Of dragging through
the common-school system is practical
denial to large number of approach to
the academy, and often to the advanced
school. The average pupil will adhere
to the course set before him. He will
not run before it. He will be more
likely to fall behind it. Yet the average
pupil has no sixteen years which he can
afford to give up to education.
Year: 1878

Geo. Baldwin who owns shingle mill some we railas north of the station has sawed three of his fingers; one of them, clear OH.

 The attempt to rob the depot last Thurs day night did not meet with much success only nine cents taken. They were probably professionals, prepared to blow open the safe, as the smell of chemicals proved. A gentle man on the cars had lost his pocket book, that day, and, returning from Wolcottville, had searched with lantern around the depot Not finding the purse, he called Clark Herbert up, to search in the depot, thinking he might have left it there As sooa as MT. Herbert opened the door, he detected peculiar smell and on opening the office door discovered the whole game. They had probably seen the lan- tern, and had removed themselves to a safe distance. This was about ten o'clock. They entered the office by taking out a pane of glass and tearing away the easement. Some two weeks ago person had begged the privilege of the use of the desk for a few minutes, want ed to do little writing Clark told him ''cer- tainly." He seemed to take more interest in the make and situation of the room than he did in his writing. Clark noted him carefully and mentioned the circumstance to Mr. Kill borne at the time. The wire was cut between here and Thomaston so as not to allow any communication with Supt. Beach.

 Page & Dains are running nights now.
Year: 1878

This celebrated starch is manufactured
from an entirely new process and Is
guaranteed strictly pure. The Uioss
Starch is unequalled in the laundry and
the Peerless Corn bas no equal any.
where. Wholesale by Henry Darts Sons
Rcck Island. o-lds l0W
Year: 1878

sons OF limited means, if you are
willing to begin in a very small
way. A very small sum will pur-
chase an acre Of land, and after that
is purchased, it will seem to you,
who never owned foot Of land be
fore, quite a territory. If you plant
and till it yourself the products of
the soil will, in short time, pay
back and double the amount paid
for it. Or, if your Immediate needs
require You at your clerks desk, or
your workshop, the rent OF your
land is coming in to aid youth your
efforts to force living out of your
small earnings. Meanwhile, your
land is yearly increasing in value,
and is safe amid all the fluctuations
attendant upon other investments.
In a few months, by economy and a
few acts of self-denial, you will be
able to buy little more, and so on,
from time TO time, until you become
an extensive landowner"
Year: 1878

Central will be forced to seek the
d'rect line to the Northern Pacific,
and all other developing enterprises
to give Superior the cold shouI-
der and bear fruit in rival localities.


We rather think, however, that
the visit of Mr. Walbridge has set
the people to thinking, ana that
good may yet result from it. 1t is
possible and even probable that had
the people met Mr.. w. in a friendly
way with counter propositions, a
settlement satisfactory to all would
have been arrived at. But we fear
they let a good opportunity pass.
Still, tho matter should hot be
abandoned, ard if any one has any
plan, and wishes to lay it before the
people, the columns of the TIMES
are open to him; or if be will
state 1t to US verbally we viii en-
deavor to put it into shape for the
consideration Of our readers.


In order that all may understand
the subject fully we win next week,
or as soon as time permits,
make mp history and review of
the case from tie papers and rec
ords IN the court house, and pub
Iish them in the TINES. We had
hoped toreach the matter this week,
but want Of time prevented.
Year: 1878

Never be idle.


Never gamble.


Make few promises.


Always speak the truth.


Drink no Intoxicating liquors.
Keep good company or none.
Live up to your engagements.
Never speak lightly Of religion.
Be just before you are generous.
Never borrow ifit is possible to
avoid it.


Good character is above all things
else.


Never listen to idle and loose con
versation.


Keep Yourself innocent if YOU
would be happy.


Make 10 haste to be rich if you
would prosper.


Ever live misfortune excepted
within your income.


When you speak to any person
lock him in the face.


Save when you are young and
spend when You are old.


Never run in debt unless you see
a way to get out again.


Your character cannot be essen
italy injured except by your owl
acts.


Good company and good con
versation are the very siuews 0
virtue.
Year: 1878

LAND OWNING.-The Real Estate
Bulletin has some good hints on
young farmers making an effort to
run their own land. 1t says: "As
men advance from youth to middle
age, they learn many important les
sons from that indetatigable and un-
erring neutrality-suspicious.. One
is, that by their own unaided labor,
they can obtain little beyond a bare
support for themselves And so it
occurs to reflective and sagacjous
minds to make an effort to secure
the cooperation Of some one, Or
something else, to make some one,
or something, to work with or for
them. This is done in various
ways. Perhaps the most certainly
profitable assistant man can have
is old Dame Nature herself. 4 man
who holds a good tile TO we'll
chosen piece efland has secured the
services ola faithful worker, whose
labors cease not while he rests, and
who viii work necessarily when
sickness or accident render him I'M
able to work himself.


1T is not such hard thing to
become land owner, even for per-
Year: 1878

One ofthe mean acts of John Sherman
is that he still boards all the gold in the
country, and endeavors to annoy the peo-
pie by forcing the clumsy trade dollar on
them. 1t is difficult to make such a
stubborn jack believe that the people see
through his tricks. They know full we'll
that Sherman is reversing the French and
English custom. Those governments
hoard silver and circulate gold for the
convenience of the people. But the anti
silver men want to hoard gold and sell it
instead of circulating it freely among the
people. They will do anything now tc
cover up their ignorance, of which they
are heartily ashamed. Let Mr.Shermar
do what Congress and the people have
ordered him to do-pay out gold anC
store silver in the sub-treasury vaults in.
stead.
Year: 1878

THE Republican, ,of this city, seems
especially annoyed at the fact that the
white people of the south have undertake
en- to govern themselves again, and ex-
press themselves with disgust at the late
misgovernment of their States by the ne
groes, through which the States were run
so deeply in debt. At this our neighhor
is so filled with horror as to pronounce
this as the time for the organization of
rifle clubs and white leagues, just as if it
were necessary for this to be done to carry
South Carolina by Wade Hampton, after
all the suffering the negroes have inflicted
on their own race and the whites of that
State in the last ten years previous to the
election of Hampton to the Executive
chair thereof. OF course this is all
done to make the Republican popular
with its negro readers. The white people
know that. But the negroes are not de-
ceived wholly. They like that paper al
an organ, but they swear they will moi
pay the tdreS and vote unless they ar,
put on the ticket for the Council or tn,
Legislature; and there is little use il
coaXing them to do so.
Year: 1878

Both parties feel and admit that the
House of Representatives to be elected
this fall will be of Importance in relation
to the election of President in 1880. Conse
quentty a supreme effort will be made by
each to secure the majority in that body.
As between the Democrats and the Re-
Year: 1878

CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES are the
latest inventions by which Congressman
cheat the people out OF large sums of
money for very little service; and even
that service should be done during the
hours of the session and could be done,
provided more able and Industrious men
were selected. But asset of indolent, in
competent men were sent, that prefer to
sit idly in the House and do nothing.
Year: 1878

THE next Sheriff of New Castle county,
farmer Pyle, makes his bow to the voters
of the county to-day; and he is no doubt
busy. in his harvest field while the reader
is perusing this issue of the DAILY GA


ZETTE,
Year: 1878




The Scientific american saws: "There
is no greater fallacy than the opinion
held by many, particularly the young
and strong and vigorous, that winter, es-
pecially sharp, frosty one, with plenty
OF snow-is the most healthy season of
the year. Very few persons seem to re-
alize the fact that cold is the
condition of death, and that in both
warm and cold climates it is our uncon-
scious effort TO maintain our bodily heat
AT temperature of YS degrees that wears
us out. To this temperature, called
blood heat every cubic inch of oxygen
that serves to vitalize our blood must be
raised by our own bodily heat or life
ceases. Since in cold weather the MAIN
tenance of sufficiently elevated bodily
temperature becomes very often diff
Guilty too great for our strength, the adj
vent Of severe winter is really more
TO De dreaded Than the visitation of q
pestilence.


The saying, "Heat is life-cold is
death" has a striking illustration and
continuation i'll the reports now regular
ly submitted by Dr. Russell to the Glas-
gov Sanitary Committee. The death
rate rises and falls with the regularity of
the thermometer. So many degrees less
heat, so many more death, and vice
versa. In recent fortnightly report Dr..
ANe"'oSh says Iht utdtI Idbt III IIe
ilrst week of the fortnight was twenty
one, and in the second week twenty-five.
Inc mean temperature in the former
week was 40.8 degrees Fahrenheit, in
the latter 80 degrees. He attributes
the low rate of the first week to the high
mean temperature of the preceding fort
night, which was 47.3 degrees, and adds:
"Ihis is good illustration of the law
which we frequently observe in these re-
fam aft,r.. I.
That a week of low temperature and
produces rise in mortality the week
| following"


In our climate it would probably be
dlfncult to find Il more frequent cause of
serious ailments than taking cold. What
ever weak place we have, whatever con-
stitutional disorder we be subject to, cold
will surely discover. We take cold be.
cause our vitality is too low to ward off
the effects of the reduced temperature
| around us. AS matter of first impor.
tance, then to resist cold and the various
dlsarrangements of the system conse-
| quent, 1t is necessary by proper nutrition
| to maintain our natural animal heat
second TO retain this heat by sufficient
quantity of clothing third to regulate
with care the temperature of the air we
breathe; Contrary to the opinion current
among lovers of cold weather, fire in q
bedroom in the winter is cheaper and
better than doctors bill; for, owing tc
our inactive condition during sleep, the
circulation ofthe vitalizing blood is botl
slow and imperfect, and hence the danger
OF taking cold by breathing cold air i,
greatly increased.


A cold is the beginning of everything
that is bad. If any one conscious of hav
ing caught one feels cold chills creeping
up the back, let him apply mustard
plaster to the bottom of the spine ant
lower part of the back at once and by S,
doing he may avert a dangerous illness
before 1t is too late and medical advic,
can be procured. 1t should never b,
forgotten that cheat is life-cold is death. ,
Year: 1878

or basin of water, that is, the roots are.
but the tops are kept out in the dry.
They are one by one taken out, put in
the holes, pressed firm and the job is
done. They need no more water than
this, do not wilt much, and grow right
away much better than treated to a
shower bath in the regular old fashioned
sort Of way.


But suppose the weather continues dry,
are they never watered? They are; but
even here progress has found better plan
than that of the olden time. The earth
is removed by hoe, just little about the
stem; the water is poured into the basin,
and in an hour or 80 after the water hiss
all soaked away, the earth is all drawn
in. and the whole surface is as before.
This ia a once-for-all operation and let
the weather be ever 80 dry it is seldom
that plant requires more than one or
two water doses of this character during
the dry spell.


We often pity the garden hand who,
night after night, is seen carrying water
to his droughty garden beds. The more
he gives the more they want. Lst him
study these modern plans of watering,
and he will have the time hang rather
heavy on his hands.
Year: 1878

Editorial Correspondence Cleveland Leader.


The passengers were all detained for
the purpose of having their baggage
luggage, as the English call it-exam-
imed for contraband tobacco, spirits,
perfume water. ETC.. The trouble with
me was to get my box and halt of
cigars through without paying duty.
The officers inquired of me if had any
cigars, etc. Imeekly replied that L had
a few for my own use." He requested
me to unlock my trunk, which did,
and he waded through my effects and
captured my two boxes of union club
cigars and politely informed me that
he would have to infict duty of five
shillings pound for the benefit of her
gracious majesty. And I followed him
to the farther end of the room, where he
weighed the cigars and I disbursed for
the benefit of the aforesaid most gracious
majesty the sum of 1926. / stated that
/ was going direct to Paris, and that I
ought not to pay duty twice. He then
informed me that by his sealing the box
and giving me an order on the collector
at Dover the amount l paid would be
refunded. Accordingly he sealed up the
boxes, gave me an order, required me to
afix my signature to couple of docu-
ments, and after going through all this
fuss, which took fifteen minutes, the
official coolly informed me that when l
arrived at Dover the following morning
I would have to lie over there in order
TO collect my 1926 and take the night
boat. Then informed the official that
her majesty might keep the money as a
present from me. I went back to my
trunk, where several passengers of the
Baltic were showing their ivcries at my
having been captured.
Year: 1878

Among the first things that strike the
traveller in Japan are the wooden sandals
worn by these S6,OOO,OOO people. They
have separate compartment for the
great toe, and make creaking noise ON
the street. Straw slippers are also worn,
and traveller setting out on journey
will strap supply of them on his back,
that he may put on new pair when the
old ones are worn out. They cost but
three farthiugs pair, and, leaving the
foot free to the air, we never see those
deformities Of the foot in Japan which
are so frequent in this country. They
are never worn in the house, being left
outside the door. Passing down a street
you see long rows of them at the doors,
old and new, large and small. It is sur
prising to see how readily the Japs step
out of them and pick them up again with
their feet, without stopping, when leav-
ing the house. Constant habit makes
them dexterous.
Year: 1878

OF keeping properly have more to do
with it The American Cultivator says:
"The milk of Jersey COWS, on account OF
the peculiarly of the globules, is unified
for the retailer of milk. The cream
rising to the surface during the interval
between the milking and the delivery
does not readily mix again with the
milk"


Of top-dressing grass land, writer in
the Country Gentleman says: "When
the land is thin and the grass intended
for hay or grazing, ] know of nothing
equal to liberal dressing with well rot
ted manure, applied during the early
winter mon his. If a sufficient quantity
of manure can not be obtained to give a
liberal dressing to the entire tract of
land go over portion of it, and finish
the next winter. For red clover top.
dress with lime and salt, mixing one part
to two parts Of good slaked lime, and
sowing broadcast early in the spring FIVE
or six bushels of the mixture to be an
excellent fertilizer for all kinds of grasses
and wheat"
Year: 1878

All dried fruits sell principally by
color, which should be bright, and to
obtain the same in apples and peaches
they should be prepared for drying be-
fore fully ripe. Sliced apples, if not
bright, do not pay for the trouble Of
slicing, and the finest qualities should
be packed in new barrels, top and bottom
lined with paper Bright quartered ap-
pies, we'll colored, uniform in cut, are
always more or less in fair demand, and
more attention should be given to them.
Peeled peaches should be sliced or cut
NET ghths, and invariably of a bright
olor. Dark qualities rule low, and slow
of sale. Unpeeled peaches should be
selected for halves, size being consid-
GRAFTON in them, while the smaller fruit
is full desirable to be cut for quarters.
They should be kept entirely separate,
as when mixed they will not generally
sell at over the price of quarters.


Blackberries should be particularly
well dried, or they are liable to sweat or
sour, and pack only in new barrels
Kansas Farmer.
Year: 1878

The season of strengthening is at hand,
and to know how best to prepare wool
for market is what many sheep raisers
have to learn. Each may think his way
the best, and whether it is or not, if the
buyer can not be made to think 80, it is
of little avail. A fleece of wool should
be i'm such a condition that it may be
unrolled or spread out like a piece of
cloth for examination. It should 20 to
market clean and white and we'll tied up,
showing no tears or ragged edges. A
dirty, carelessly handled lot of wool can
never be made to bring what it would sell
for if care and skill were exercised in its
preparation for market. There has been
a tendency in the past to find some ex-
euse for sending wool to market in an
nncleaned.state, but we think the mis-
take has been discovered, and the wool
crop beginning to receive the attention
it did thirty years ago. Give your wool
the greatest attention; if you expect
the best offers. see that it is cleaned from
all dirt by washing, either on the sleeps
back or after shearipg, and every fleece
put up in good style. When this is done,
the full value of the article will be paid
you by the purchaser, and no discount.
ESQ., Rural World.
Year: 1878

Much grain is lost by over-ripening.


Green rye is not suitable for milch
COWS.


Set fence posts inverted from the way
they grow.


Sheep can be proitably kept on al
most every farm.


Halt-bred Jerseys or Alderneys are
among the best of dairy cows,


Weeds cost more than labor, and, like
evil habits, feed upon their ow n growth.


Glover is as good for pigs as it is for
COWS.


Pork can be made cheaper in sums
mer than in winter.


Whether you keep one COW or ten, do
not forget to have few turnips TO help
the winter feeding.


The Maine beet sugar company have
contracted largely for the raising of
sugar beets all over the state.


Potatoes Cut week or ten days before
planting will grow better than those cut
and planted the same day.


Sow hundred pounds OF plaster or
some good fertilizer over your grass
lands as soon as cut. 1t will pay largely.


The shipment OF horses to England is
becoming an important export. Some
of the stesmers have one hundred stalls.


The Prairie Farmer says: "Trad;.
tion in agriculture is one of the greatest
hindrances in the way of rural progress y
aud, we say, nowhere does this apply
more iorcibly than within a circuit OF
thirty miles of Philsdelphia.
Live cattle to England are being ship
ped instead OF dressed beef. The hot
| weather is said to be the cause. We
| rather think that the cooling too rapidly
with water and not yet having the means