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Year: 1879

A NEW WAY TO SMOKE HANS
Smoke the barrel, in which the hams
are to be picked, by inverting 1t over
a kettle containing slow fire of hard
wood, for eight days (keepiug water
on the head to prevent shrinking)
in this barrel pack the hams. and pour
over them. after it has cooled, brine
made in the proportion of four gallons
of water, eight pounds of salt, five
pints of molasses, and four ounces
saltpeter, boiled and skinned in the
usual manner. They will be cured
in eight or nine days. and they may
be kept in the pickle for a year with
out damage.
Year: 1879

Soon after I was married, says an
English lady. We had new Brussels
carpet laid down in the dining room,
and it began to unravel like a knit.
ing. l sent for the man who had sup.
piled it. and, although he changed it,
he yet showed me that it was partly
my housemaid's fault. and he showed
me how. Neither the housemaid mol
| knew that there are two ways of the
carpet pile, just as in velvet; but be
asked me to stoop down and feel, and
1 found at once how great the differ
ence is. and that if the carpet is brush
ed against the grain, it soon wears,
and looks scratched up. How easy it
is to teach this to a housemaid, and
never have 1 found one who knew 1t
before told her; and yet what ex-
pensive things carpets are, to be left
to the care of ignorant and careless
servants boston Transcript.
Year: 1879

There is no one day so sacred, but
the laugh of child will make it bo-
lier still. o weird musician, thy Tyre
is strung with Apollo's golden hair.
Blow, bugler, blow, until your
silver notes do touch and kiss the
moonlit waves, and charms the low
ers wandering on the vine clad shores
but know your sweetest strains are
discord all compared with childhood s
merry laugh that fills the eyes with
light. o rippling river of laughter,
thou art the blessed boundary line be-
tween the beast and man, and every
wayward wave of thine doth drown
some fitful fiend of care. Laughter
should make dimples of joy enough
in the cheeks of the world to catch
hold and glorify the tears of grief
IngerSoU.
Year: 1879

A clergyman was once forced to say
to a congregation that persisted in
dropping buttons in the contribution
box: Brethren who wish to contrib
ute buttons" said the financier, "wiIl
please not hammer down the eye; for
while that process does not increase
their value as coin, it does impair
their usefulness as buttons.''
Year: 1879

A philadelphia paper gives this inter-
esting account of the monkey recently
born there: THE mother sits medlta'
lively in her cage, holding the little one
tight to her whenever she moves, and
glancing around with quick, suspicious
glances at everything and everybody.
Part of the time she will sit next to the
partition that separates her apartment
from the main cage and call leYee OF
her friends, and as to hold circle OF
admiration. One large female mandrill
will sit for hours at the partition watch
lng the little one, and, with its puaed
and purplish- black cheeks, looks as if it
were mourning in solitary widowhood
and envying the happy mother. When-
ever she can reach Little Buttercup, the
mandrill pokes its fingers through The
wires of the cage as if it were a luxury
to touch the baby even, and gives some
shriIl notes of satisfaction in dong so.


AT one time the keeper, to show the
affection of the mother for its young, and
also the communion of feeling between
the whole family, suddenly opened the
door of Rosie's apartment and reached
ir. at the same time saying, sharply,
Il am going TO take that baby The
mother, as quick as llghtniug, leaped to
her feet, grasped the little one and stood
up in the furtherest corner at her full
height. at the same time raising one
nav. as if to ward of blow. and utter
no shrill shrieks that sounded like
Help! help!


THE effect was certainly remarkable.
Before the cries were heard the whole
family were engaged in running around,
leaping from rope to rope and fighting
with each other, as they will do; but no
sooner did they hear the calls than they
all leaned to the floor Of the cage and
formed a circle around the place where
Rosie was, and stood in an attitude OF
defiance, ready to attack anything.


''What would they do if you were to
20 INTO the cage now p asked reporter


''Dos' replied the keeper; they
would tear me to pieces. Whenever
they hear that cry for help they drop all
their quarrels and form solid for attack
1t was only necessary to look at the
flashing eyes and the teeth showing TO
know that lie was about right.


The mother is young monkey, not
over sixteen years old, and the father
not over twenty three, and are remark
ably fine specimens Of their family
Except the little one that was born last
yeor. it forms about the sole representa-
tive its race born in this country Ii
is much the more perfect ofthe two, and
bids fair 10 attain its full growth.
Year: 1879

4 Georgia Judge recently remarked
in court that lie saw a revolver protrud-
Ing from the pocket ola man in the
room. and further added that if he
would come forward and deposit the
weapon on bis desk, together with one
dollar bill. he would not have him ar
rested. The fine for carving concealed
weapons in Georgia is $50, and the man
who thought his weapon had been acs
cidentally discovered came forward and
deposited the ivory handled shooter >
and a dollar on the desk. But the
.Judge said he wasn't the person whom
he meant; that there was still another
man in tie room who carried pistol in
his pocket. Another lawyer came for
ward and made his deposit. He also
proved not to be the man referred to;
and one after another came forward and
placed their pistols, OF every style and
variety, on the desk in front OF the
Judge. until no less than twenty-one,
with as many 81 bills, were exposed 10
the view Of the audience. The Judge
then gave the offenders a sound lecture
on the cowardly habit of carrying con-
cealed weapons, after which the wheels
of justice were set going, and the law
yers settled down to business like lot
OF school boys who had just been pun
lshed for truancy.
Year: 1879

The covetous man dei,es and pol
lutes his heart, which is the temple oil
the Holy Ghost, as the Jews de6ed and
polluted the temple efJerusalem' by set
ting up the tables of the msney-chan-
gers in it, and filling 1t with buying and
selling. Thus does the covetuous man
6ll the temple of his heart with busy
thoughts of money getting, and buying
and selling. lie sets up the abomlna'
ton of gain in what ought to be the sane
tuary of the Most High.
Year: 1879

During his first visit to Paris, N. Las
sale. a distinguished German, presented
himself at the house Of a wcll-known
lady. to whom he had letters Of intro
duction in advance. When the servant
opened the door and received his card
she conducted him to the boudoir and
told him TO be seated, saying: Mad
anne will come Immediately


Presently the lady entered. She WIS
in dishabile and her feet were bare,
covered only with loose slippers. She
bowed to him carelessly and said; 'Ah,
there you are; good morning.


She threw herself on a so a, let fall
slipper and reached out to Lassalle her
very pretty foot.


Lassalle was naturally completely as
founded, but he remembered that at his
home in Germany it was the custom
sometimes to kiss a lady's hand and he
supposed it was the Paris mode to kiss
her foot. Therefore he did not hesitate
to imprint a kiss upon the fascinating
foot so near him, but he could not avoid
saving 1 thank you madame, Tor his
new method of making lady's acquain-
tance. It's much better and certainly
more generous than kissing the hand q


The lady jumped up, highly indieS
nant. who are you sir, and what do
you mean"


He gave his name.


You are not, then, corn DOCTOR =


L am charmed to say, madame, that
| am not.'


But you sent me the corn doctors
card


1t was true. Lassalle in going out
that morning had picked up the card OF
a corn doctor from his bureau and Put it
in his pocket. This, without glanc.ng
at, he had given 10 the servant, who had
taken It to her mistress. There was
nothing TO do but laugh over the joke.
Year: 1879

A few days ago Mr.. Andrew Daily,
fireman on the middle division, had oc-
casion to move his quarters, and, there
fore, rented house on Sixth avenue.
The house was "a good one and the rent
extremely low for the character of the
premises and the rate of rents in this
city, being only four dollars a month.
Mr.. Daily was wondering to himself
why he was so fortunate in this respect.


Last week he went to the house with an
assistant for the purpose of putting it in


"apple-pie order" preparatory to taking
up his abode therein. While thus en-
gagged some of the neighbors startled him
with the information that the house was
haunted that no one could live in it,
and that was the reason why the rent
was put to him at such Il low figure. To
an ordinary man this would have been
enough, but Mr.. Daily was made of
sterner stuff, and went on with his clean
ing operations all the same, inwardly
resolving to solve the specter in the
house if it was within the compass of
human prowess and skill. While at
work he and his companion heard pc
culiar noise proceeding from the aper-
ture between the roof and the ceiling.
Armed with light and strong cudgels, it
was but the work of a moment to mount
IllIOugu lll6 IIdp uOOI lHlO lllG lOlJ.
Here they were confronted, in peering
around in the darkness. by snake with
large flattened head kissing furiously
at the intrusion into his domains. A
blow was struck at his snakeship, which
missed its mark, when it disappeared in
one corner of the attic beneath the caves
of the roof Mr.. Daily determined that
he would not live in the same house with
such venomous dweller, and proceeded
to dislodge the reptile. He tore away
! the cornice and discovered not only Il
blowing viper two feet in length, but
also a large house snake, both of which
were killed. There have been no spec
| ter noises around the house since, and
! this resOlute work has completely solved
the mystery of the haunted house on
! Sixth avenue. How the reptiles got in
to such lofty retreat is now more of a
mystery than was the occasion of the
strange noises that have frightened away
every tenant who has essayed to occupy
the premises for n good while past
Johnston (Pa.) Tribune.
Year: 1879

They have new game in Virginia
City, New. 1t is called "the pot game. "
The Chronicle of that city says it is very
simple; that almost anybody who has II
pair of legs, IA big club and n pot can
play it. In the first place you lay an
earthen pot on the grass, next you blind
fold lady and give her a soven-foot club.
You then lead her off about twenty PAGES
and turn her round and round until she
thinks that northeast is southwest. Hav-
ing collected her senses, she begins to
hunt the pot, and when she gets on to the
patch of grass, where she supposes it is,
strikes vigorously with her club, geHer-
ally missing it by about twelve yards.
The other day a lady who was taking a
hand in the pastime struck blindly in the
air, knocking down faro dealer. He
was completely stunned for a few Sc
conds, and, as his back was turned to-
ward the woman when the blow was
struck, he had no idea of what had hit
him. When he recovered his senses,
however, the woman had handed the
club to the master Of ceremonies, who


was holding the bludgeon in his hand
when the faro man turned round. The
/ faro man assaulted the master of cere-
monies. The pot game soon became q


riot, and the faro expert and his crowd
! had thrashed seven men before the sport
was satisfactorily explained"
Year: 1879

According to this computation there
exists at present a wheat deficit in Eu-
rope of 60,000,0OO bushels, upon which,
counting upon reasonable advance
upon present prices, the authorities men
toned estimate that France alone will
be obliged to expend 5000, 100000 for
foreign wheat.


After it is conceded that the foregoing
figures are based upon the poorest imag-
Unable prospects of the European crop
and the best conceivable of our own and
other exporting countries, enough re-
mains to show that the United States
will be heavy exporter of grain this
year, which prospect gathers especial
Importance from the fact that we are by
a wide margin the largest exporters of
grain in the world, and also from the
fact that Southern Russia, from which
the above estimates expect 10000, 900
bushels, will not be able to spare that
amount because of the damage already
done her own crop by the drought and
vermin. While lamenting the misfor-
tunes of our neighbors across the water
in the serious matter of their food sup
ply, we trust there is no bad taste in our
being thankful that, while we are able
to do so much to meet their wants, we
are at the same time helping in this way
to keep the balance of trade in our favor.
-NeoO York Graphic.
Year: 1879

When DIR. Thompson was port physi-
clan, says Il New York paper, a West
India captain told him that on approach
ing Havana in yellow fever times he al
ways served out to every one in his YES
sci tablespoonful of pulverized char
coal in a wine glass of water three times
a day. and that none of his men were
ever affected, even when yellow fever
was epidemic all around them.
Year: 1879

People who have warm friends are
healthier and happier than those who
have none. A single real friend is a
treasure worth more than gold or prec
ious stones. Money can buy many
things, good and evil. All the wealth
10 the world could not buy a friend or
pay you for the loss of one. "f have
wanted only one thing to make me hap.
py," Haslett writes, but wanting that
have wanted everything; and again,
my heart shut up in prison OF rude clay
has never found. nor will it find, hear,
to speak to-" We are the weakest oi
spendthrifts if we let one friend drop
off through inattentiop, or let one push
away another; or if we hold aloof from
one for petty jealously or needless slight
or roughness. Would you throw away
a diamond because It provoked you
One COED friend is not to be weighed
against the jewels Of the earth.--Lon
don Truth.
Year: 1879

saving life was ny an immediate and
terrible operation. The choice was sub.
mitted to her Of certain death, or this
fearful passage to recovery. The poor
creature sank at frat from even life at
such price; then, trembling, she
said: IL think il Lady Augusta Stan.
y were but with me l could 20 through
it.


ln haste a messenger ives sent to the
deanery, where Lady Augusta was
found, dressed in readiness to fulfill an
engagement at Buckingham Palace.
Without a moments hesitation, she
wrapped cloak over her magnificent
attire, and went straight to the hospital.
Where Christ called her, in the person
of His suffering poor, there royalty it
self must wait. She stayed with the
poor, tortured woman, nerving her to
endurance by the strength of her sym.
pathy and presence, until the surgeon .
work was ended, and relief and rest
had come; and then from the hospital
ward went to the palace to apologize to
the Queen for he r late appearance.
There are not many. either men or
women, to whom IT. can be said "Go
and do thou likewise" for the souls are
few IN this world who have won to such
Christ-like powers of sympathy that
their very presence carries with it
strength and comfort in lfe's sorest
need.-- Globe.
Year: 1879

Railroads must and will be built.
We can not go backwards. The OK
wagon is no more, and it only'remains
for the people of Austin to make
railways q blessing and means of en-
riching and zggrandIzing the capital
and the country about it, or they must
witness the slow decay of the most
beautiful little city in America. Self
ishness and greed betrays you to your
rum. You lean upon boarding houses
and public pap in vain, and Austin must
either force the roads of Texas to be-
come tributary to herself or see her
self destroyed by them. To concen-
trkts IN Austin the commercial wealth
and business of Central aud North
western Texas it is only necessary to
start q narrow gauge towards FL Paso.
The Colorado system of roads will
meet it. Such are the statements con-
tanned in private letter from one Of
the wisest and most successful business
men and bankers in the United States
who now resides in New York
Year: 1879

TNothi ing is more inter esting than to
see an army of ants engaged in divestin9g
q tree of it's foliage, In doing so, they
manifest an intuitive system and order
which is truly surprising. A regular file
is continually ascending on one side OF
the trunk, while another is descending
upon the opposite side, each one of the
ants bearing a piece of leaf of the size OF
a sixpence in his mouth. A large mum
Der appear to be stationed amoung the
upper branches for the sole purpose OF bit
| ing off the stems of the leaves, and thus
causing them to fall to tho ground. a
the foot of the tree is another department
whose business is evidently that of cut
ting the fallen leaves into small pieces TO


transportation. A long procession


kept constantly marching laden with tn
| leaves.
Year: 1879

EYn"Oh the tickle, springtime weather,
When man is puzzled whether
By the feeling of it's pulse, te:
Wear his duster or his ulster.
If he goes without umbrella


IT. is sure to wet q feller;


IF he thinks he'll have to use it.
He will set it down and lose it,"
Year: 1879

TIE PAPFR-MAKERS To RESUME.-The paper
mills which have been shut down since the Dist
ult., in accordance with the agreement made
last November, will generally begin running
again tomorrow. 1t is thought that the manu-
faithfully. and that the mill-wheels have stood
idle altogether about month, thus practically
taking 1000 tons of paper out of the market
The result has been to make prices firm rather
than to advance them, and the dealers profess
to be highly satisfied. The manufacturers OF
fire writing paper will have another convention
In this city on the 10th, to talk up the interests
OF the trade. The men who have been thrown
out OF work by the present stoppage hayI been
thankful for this much at least, that their Va
cation came during the holidays.-[Spriagfe,d
lNGss J Republican. Jan l.
Year: 1879

NEW YORK, Jan. 3-The extreme cold caused
the water in the locomotive boilers of the New
York elevated railroad to freeze during the
night, and this morning trains were deiayai
from three-fourthS OF an hour to an hour and a
half. Above Hob0ken tne ice extends from
shore TO shore. On Cortland street ferry one
boat WAS an hour and fort Y minIlfes crnSSin.r
Year: 1879

as much at fault as ever. and that Lord Lytton,
burning to advance on Cabul, is checked by per-
emptory orders from home-orders which supply an
apt commentary upon the eulogy which Lord Sails
bury less than two months passed upon the DIS
cretion and general governing capacity OF this I'M
pulsive and poetic young man. From Burmah there
is not q word of news.


BY way of making things thoroughly pleasant
at home as they abroad, the engineers have or
ganized a great strike. They hold demonstration
in HYDE Park this afternoon. Sections of them
have Just marched mp 1t. James-st. on their way
thither. From the window where l am writing l
have had the pleasure of gazing their procession
Some 500 men, altogether, / judge. fairly we'll
dressed, of cheerful mien n little mixed with def
ance, quite indifferent TO the seet and snow which
are pouring down; many OF them smoking. some
singing some on horseback; and with five brass
bands to make their melancholy moan more audible
to the general ear All this may not enlist much SYM
pathy but il adds something to the feeling OF I'M
easy expectation which ovcrsprcads the country.
For if the alleged grievances of these men and their
comrades be not real, this angry advertisement ot
them is not less significant of discontent G ". s.
Year: 1879

DAN RICE, the veteran Snowman
and clown, after making half dozen
farewell tours" and failing in business
as many times or more, has at last
come out as an Evangelist, and will no
doubt rival Moody and Sankey. Old
Dan was born in New York State in
1922, and has had checkered career
as a Snowman. He is Better known
and has a wider scope of personal
acquaintance than any man in his
line in the United States. When he
took the bankrupt act few years ago
he owed over 100000, and his assets
consisted of one suit of clothes valued
at $50. Being thus equipped he will
be prepared to go forth without en-
cumbrances, not even owning a blind
horse, and can come about as near
taking no thought for the morrow as
any who have yet been called to
preach. There is no doubt but that
he will appeal to sinners in an unc-
tious, vigorous manner, and that for a
time at least he will draw well. Moody
and Sankey should look out for their
laurels.
Year: 1879

The Pennsylvania Republican con
vention will meet on the 22nd of Feb
ruary-ahead Of any other State.
Efforts are being made to work up a
feeling in favor of Grant, and to have
the delegates instructed for him. This
accounts for much of the enthusiasm
and display on the recent occasion OF
Grants visit to Philadelphia. Penn
sylvania was formerly known as the
keystone State; now it is merely a
boomer.
Year: 1879

will give Memphis the benefit of near
ly all the trade from Upton, Lauder
dale, Dyer and Obion connties. These
are among the wealthiest and most
prosperous counties in West Tennes-
see, and will give an immense addition
to our cotton receipts and general
trade, and, besides, will afford another
direct outlet by rail to the Ohio river
Year: 1879

A New York correspondent of the
Chicago "Trihune" declares that Til
den is a physical wreck that "the old
man is almost ready TO go across the
range, and though, in his declining
years, he clings, like the vine to the
mouldering wall, to the hope that some
political mantle may fall on his shiver-
ing shoulders, he still recognizes the
fact that he is not the ssgacious man
he used to be in politics, and ho notices
with a sorrowful squint the plying
glances his warmest friends cast upon
him." But it is noteworthy that this
dilapidated ruin of man is making a
very strong fight in New York; and
while his barrels are full and he has
strength left to sign checks for his
young nephew, Pelton, it will be folly
to count him out of the race. The
Democratic party do not care for mus
cular strength SO long as the dollars
are plentiful.
Year: 1879

A correspondent complains that a
butcher in the Second street market
sold a colored woman piece of beef on
Saturday, which she inadvertently left
on the stall. On returning for it some
time afterwards the butcher admitted
that he had sold it to another party,
but refused to give her another piece of
beef or refund the money, claiming that
her oversight justified him in pursuing
this course. Every one can make their
own comments on such conduct.
Year: 1879

The waters roll up on the rock strewn beach,
WIN music too deep and sweet for speech.
sometimes they are merry and glad and free
Anu they dance and sparkle and laugh with


glee.
Sometimes they are sulen and capped will
And they smite the shore with fierce de


light;


Through chasms secret and underground
Ihey press their way with a thundcrous sound,
And they boom and break, and dash and roar,
In their Wild and passionate rage with the


shore.


Butthe dark, gray rocks on either hand
Ever like faithful sentnels stand,
Lstless and cold when the waters play.
Dauntless and bold when the angry spray
OF the storm-drven waves dashes higher and


higher,
And theocea seethes in its mad desire
Now, once and forever, to break its bands.
And sweep in triumph the desolate lands
So about our lives the currents flow,
NOW wild and swirl, now gentle and slow,
Now Turing us on to soft delight
Now shifting with almost rcsistless might
God grant that we all, like these strong, gray


rocks,
Unmindfu alike of the tempest shocks,
Aud OF sweet beguiline that smiles and sings,
May Keep irm oW hold on eternal things,
-lsunday Afternoon for August